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Horse profile

Strive (GB)

3yo colt (at last run, Oct 2006) · Last trainer D Smaga · Last owner K Abdullah
by Dr Fong (USA) out of Silver Pursuit (GB) (Rainbow Quest)
4 runs · 3 courses · from May 2006
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 15 Oct 2006 — 7,318 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2006 · 8th of 9 Won at Longchamp (FR)
KTB Profile

Strive (GB) is 1 from 4. Hasn't won since May 2006.

Based on 4 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

No KTB Rating figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · 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
Dr Fong (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.4% of 4,593 runs since Jan 2008 (350 horses).

Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 5.1% from 158.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm4736.4%−3—
Good to Firm825829.9%+0.5—
Good1,113998.9%−0.50 from 1
Good to Soft553488.7%−0.71 from 3
Soft648609.3%−0.1—
Heavy227229.7%+0.3—
Standard (AW)1,17911910.1%+0.7—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1531610.5%+1.1—
6f – 7f915869.4%0—
1m – 1m1f890798.9%−0.50 from 2
1m2f – 1m4f1,0901049.5%+0.11 from 2
1m5f – 2m9609710.1%+0.7—
2m1f – 2m4f3994010%+0.6—
2m5f – 3m15885.1%−4.3—
Over 3m28310.7%+1.3—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 28 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Silver Pursuit (GB) (Rainbow Quest)

5 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Give Chase (GB) (1 win).

The wins came over 2m.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Give Chase (GB)912m—
Profit Commission (IRE)80——
Silver Sceptre (IRE)40——
Handel's Messiah (IRE)40——
Leahnor (IRE)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 3 1 33% —
Good 1 0 0% —

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Longchamp (FR) 2 1 50% —
Deauville (FR) 1 0 0% —
Saint-Cloud (FR) 1 0 0% —

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m – 1m1f 2 0 0% —
1m2f – 1m4f 2 1 50% —

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 Jockey SP
2006 · 4 runs
15 Oct 06+71d Longchamp (FR) Prix le Fabuleux () 9f · Good · 9 ran 8/9 nk 8-12 Dominique Boeuf —
05 Aug 06+65d Deauville (FR) Prix de Tourgeville () (Colts & Geldings) (Round) 8f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 7/10 nk 8-12 Dominique Boeuf —
01 Jun 06+18d Saint-Cloud (FR) Prix Bend'Or (Colts & Geldings) 10f · Good To Soft · 3 ran 3/3 hd 9-0 Dominique Boeuf —
14 May 06 Longchamp (FR) Prix du Pavillon 10f · Good To Soft · 4 ran 1/4 8-11 Dominique Boeuf —

Quick answers

How many races has Strive won?
Strive (GB) won 1 of 4 archived starts in 2006, a strike rate of 25%. Placed 1 time in total (25% of starts).
Who trained Strive?
Strive (GB) was trained by D Smaga on the most recent run on record, at Longchamp (FR) on 15 October 2006.
Who is Strive's sire?
Strive (GB) is by Dr Fong (USA) out of Silver Pursuit (GB), whose sire is Rainbow Quest.
What going does Strive prefer?
Strive (GB) has the best record on good to soft 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 Strive's sire's record?
Dr Fong (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.4% of 4,593 runs since Jan 2008 (350 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 5.1% from 158.
Who are Strive's siblings?
Out of Silver Pursuit (GB), Strive (GB) has 5 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Give Chase (GB) (1). The wins came over 2m. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from May 2006. 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.