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Horse profile

Secret Thoughts (USA)

3yo filly (at last run, Jul 2019) · Last trainer A P O'Brien · Last owner Mrs John Magnier Michael Tabor Derrick Smith
by War Front (USA) out of Chicquita (IRE) (Montjeu)
6 runs · 4 courses · from Jun 2018
As at 22 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 17 Jul 2019 — 2,653 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jul 2019 · 5th of 11 Won at Naas Last raced off OR 98
KTB Profile

Secret Thoughts (USA) is 1 from 6. Hasn't won since Jun 2018. Last raced off a career-high mark of 98.

Based on 6 archived runs · updated 22 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 109 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Killarney, 17 Jul 2019

How fast the horse ran, as points against the day-corrected standard time for its course and distance: 100 is the median GB Class 4 handicap winner on that code; one point is 0.1% of the standard time. A, B or C is how much the day's card could tell us, not how good the run was. What this means →

Flat 6 figures · best 109A · median 100
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Good to Firm3109C94—
Good1———
Good to Soft1———
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
6f – 7f4109C100—
1m – 1m1f1———
1m2f – 1m4f1———

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 6 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 88A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Leopardstown, 6 Apr 2019 Official rating 98 at the last run, 17 Jul 2019

What the horse achieved in each race, in pounds on the official-rating scale, from the weight carried, the lengths beaten and the race's own level solved across the archive — never the market, never the official rating as a starting point. The headline is the best of the horse's last three rated runs on that code. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Flat 6 figures · best 96A · median 82
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Good to Firm396A82—
Good1———
Good to Soft1———
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
6f – 7f496A85—
1m – 1m1f1———
1m2f – 1m4f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 6 runs · as at 4 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

Both figures are KTB's own, computed from the archive; no vendor rating enters either. Every run's figure is on its form line below with its grade. Grades measure how much the archive could see, never the merit of the run.

Run style is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
War Front (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 15.7% of 2,496 runs since Jan 2008 (297 horses).

Strongest on standard (aw) going: 18.9% from 923. Weakest on good going: 10.9% from 533. Strongest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 19.3% from 1,009.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm14321.4%+5.7—
Good to Firm4758317.5%+1.81 from 3
Good5335810.9%−4.80 from 1
Good to Soft2273716.3%+0.60 from 1
Soft2813211.4%−4.30 from 1
Heavy43511.6%−4.1—
Standard (AW)92317418.9%+3.2—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1713017.5%+1.8—
6f – 7f1,00919519.3%+3.61 from 4
1m – 1m1f81510512.9%−2.80 from 1
1m2f – 1m4f3805614.7%−10 from 1
1m5f – 2m9455.3%−10.4—
2m1f – 2m4f2414.2%−11.5—
2m5f – 3m300%−15.7—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 22 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Chicquita (IRE) (Montjeu)

3 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Emily Dickinson (IRE) (4 wins).

The wins came over 1m–2m; the highest grade won is Group 2 (Emily Dickinson (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Emily Dickinson (IRE)1741m2f–2mGroup 2
Nicest (IRE)611m—
Claret (IRE)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Firm 3 1 33% −0.25
Good 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 1 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Leopardstown 3 0 0% −3.00
Killarney 1 0 0% −1.00
Chester 1 0 0% −1.00
Naas 1 1 100% +1.75

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 4 1 25% −1.25
1m – 1m1f 1 0 0% −1.00
1m2f – 1m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Donnacha O'Brien 3 1 33% −0.25
Wayne Lordan 2 0 0% −2.00
Ryan Moore 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2019 3 0 0% −3.00
2018 3 1 33% −0.25

Splits include every sample, however small — muted rows are under 3 runs. A one-from-one record is a fact, not a trend: read the Runs column before the strike rate.

Form

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
17 Jul 19+70d Killarney Irish Stallion Farms EBF Cairn Rouge Stakes (Fillies' Listed) 8f · Good · 11 ran 5/11 ½ 9-1 98109A80A Wayne Lordan 13/2
08 May 19+32d Chester Arkle Finance Cheshire Oaks (Fillies' Listed) (For The Robert Sangster Memorial Cup) Class 1 · 11.5f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 10/11 13 9-0 9860C68C Ryan Moore 6/1
06 Apr 19+254d Leopardstown Ballylinch Stud 'Priory Belle' 1,000 Guineas Trial Stakes (Group 3) 7f · Soft · 14 ran 5/14 ¾ 9-0 93106C88A Wayne Lordan 14/1
26 Jul 18+29d Leopardstown Jockey Club Of Turkey Silver Flash Stakes (Fillies Group 3) 7f · Good To Firm · 6 ran 3/6 1¼ 9-0 —94A82B Donnacha O'Brien 11/2
27 Jun 18+20d Naas Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Maiden (Plus 10) 6f · Good To Firm · 16 ran 1/16 9-0 —109C96A Donnacha O'Brien 7/4J
07 Jun 18 Leopardstown Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Maiden (Plus 10) 7f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 2/9 4½ 9-0 —73A82A Donnacha O'Brien 7/4F

Quick answers

How many races has Secret Thoughts (USA) won?
Secret Thoughts (USA) won 1 of 6 archived starts between 2018 and 2019, a strike rate of 16.7%. Placed 2 times in total (33.3% of starts).
Who trained Secret Thoughts (USA)?
Secret Thoughts (USA) was trained by A P O'Brien on the most recent run on record, at Killarney on 17 July 2019.
Who is Secret Thoughts (USA)'s sire?
Secret Thoughts (USA) is by War Front (USA) out of Chicquita (IRE), whose sire is Montjeu.
What going does Secret Thoughts (USA) prefer?
Secret Thoughts (USA) has the best record on good to firm going: 1 win from 3 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Secret Thoughts (USA)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 98, from the run on 17 July 2019. That is also the highest on record.
What is Secret Thoughts (USA)'s sire's record?
War Front (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 15.7% of 2,496 runs since Jan 2008 (297 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on standard (aw) going: 18.9% from 923. Weakest on good going: 10.9% from 533. Strongest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 19.3% from 1,009.
Who are Secret Thoughts (USA)'s siblings?
Out of Chicquita (IRE), Secret Thoughts (USA) has 3 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Emily Dickinson (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Group 2 (Emily Dickinson (IRE)). The wins came over 1m–2m. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from June 2018. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.