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Horse profile

Svalbard (GB)

3yo colt (at last run, Feb 2015) · Last trainer A Fabre · Last owner Godolphin Snc
by King's Best (USA) out of Snow Ballerina (GB) (Sadler's Wells)
1 run · 1 course · from Feb 2015
As at 14 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 25 Feb 2015 — 4,249 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Feb 2015 · 7th of 7 Beaten favourite LTO First-time headgear LTO
KTB Profile

Lightly raced, with 1 archived start in Feb 2015 as a 3yo colt. Finished 7 of 7 at Lyon-La Soie (FR) last time. By King's Best (USA), whose progeny in our archive have won 9.9% of 7,763 runs since Jan 2008.

Based on 1 archived run · updated 14 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Sep 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
King's Best (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.9% of 7,763 runs since Jan 2008 (574 horses).

Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 6.8% from 249.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm701420%+10.1—
Good to Firm1,1541018.8%−1.1—
Good1,8891678.8%−1.1—
Good to Soft95211612.2%+2.3—
Soft1,21612810.5%+0.6—
Heavy427399.1%−0.8—
Standard (AW)2,0532019.8%−0.10 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f156149%−0.9—
6f – 7f1,6051489.2%−0.7—
1m – 1m1f1,70217910.5%+0.6—
1m2f – 1m4f1,90119610.3%+0.40 from 1
1m5f – 2m1,3781299.4%−0.5—
2m1f – 2m4f7187810.9%+1—
2m5f – 3m249176.8%−3.1—
Over 3m54611.1%+1.2—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 14 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Snow Ballerina (GB) (Sadler's Wells)

7 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Snow Squall (GB) (2 wins).

The wins came over 5f–1m5f; the highest grade won is Group 3 (Powder Snow (USA)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Snow Squall (GB)1227f–1m5fClass 4
Sea Of Snow (USA)925fClass 3
Powder Snow (USA)811m2½fGroup 3
Equity Card (FR)1411mClass 5
Snow Forecast (GB)50——
Florestan (GB)30——
Stanislaw (GB)30——

Too few runs for meaningful splits. The full record is below.

Form

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt Jockey SP
25 Feb 15 Lyon-La Soie (FR) Prix Carnaval (Maiden) (3yo Colts & Geldings) (Viscoride) 11f · Standard · 7 ran 7/7 30 8-11 Pierre-Charles Boudot 6/5F

Quick answers

How many races has Svalbard (GB) won?
Svalbard (GB) has yet to win, from 1 archived start in 2015.
Who trained Svalbard (GB)?
Svalbard (GB) was trained by A Fabre on the most recent run on record, at Lyon-La Soie (FR) on 25 February 2015.
Who is Svalbard (GB)'s sire?
Svalbard (GB) is by King's Best (USA) out of Snow Ballerina (GB), whose sire is Sadler's Wells.
What is Svalbard (GB)'s sire's record?
King's Best (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.9% of 7,763 runs since Jan 2008 (574 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 6.8% from 249.
Who are Svalbard (GB)'s siblings?
Out of Snow Ballerina (GB), Svalbard (GB) has 7 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Snow Squall (GB) (2). Highest grade won: Group 3 (Powder Snow (USA)). The wins came over 5f–1m5f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from February 2015. 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.