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Horse profile

Taste The Stars (USA)

6yo gelding (at last run, Sep 2005) · Last trainer A De Royer-Dupre · Last owner Mme Didier Ricard
by Benny The Dip (USA) out of Sassy Bird (USA) (Storm Bird)
3 runs · 3 courses · from Jul 2005
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 21 Sep 2005 — 7,715 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Sep 2005 · 1st of 3 Won last time out 2 wins · Maisons-Laffitte (FR) & Deauville (FR)
KTB Profile

Taste The Stars (USA) is 2 from 3. Won last time out at Maisons-Laffitte (FR). Each win came on a first visit to the course.

Based on 3 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 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
Benny The Dip (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 7.4% of 203 runs since Jan 2008 (21 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm400%−7.4—
Good to Firm27311.1%+3.7—
Good5858.6%+1.21 from 2
Good to Soft3825.3%−2.11 from 1
Soft3712.7%−4.7—
Heavy24312.5%+5.1—
Standard (AW)1516.7%−0.7—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1218.3%+0.9—
6f – 7f2500%−7.4—
1m – 1m1f300%−7.4—
1m2f – 1m4f1000%−7.4—
1m5f – 2m6934.3%−3.12 from 3
2m1f – 2m4f47510.6%+3.2—
2m5f – 3m31619.4%+12—
Over 3m600%−7.4—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Sassy Bird (USA) (Storm Bird)

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

The wins came over 7f–1m2f; the highest grade won is Listed (Asawer (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Aquilifer (IRE)3047f–1mClass 5
Asawer (IRE)921m2fListed
Belle Watling (IRE)80——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 2 1 50% —
Good to Soft 1 1 100% —

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Maisons-Laffitte (FR) 1 1 100% —
Deauville (FR) 1 1 100% —
Chantilly (FR) 1 0 0% —

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Thierry Jarnet 2 1 50% —
Michael Poirier 1 1 100% —

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
2005 · 3 runs
21 Sep 05+38d Maisons-Laffitte (FR) Prix de Neaufles Saint-Martin (Claimer) (Left-Handed) 1m7f · Good · 3 ran 1/3 9-2 Michael Poirier —
14 Aug 05+20d Deauville (FR) Prix du Brevedent (Handicap) 2m · Good To Soft · 3 ran 1/3 9-6 Thierry Jarnet —
25 Jul 05 Chantilly (FR) Prix de la Grande Remise (Claimer) 1m7f · Good · 3 ran 2/3 1½ 9-4 Thierry Jarnet —

Quick answers

How many races has Taste The Stars won?
Taste The Stars (USA) won 2 of 3 archived starts in 2005, a strike rate of 66.7%. Placed 2 times in total (66.7% of starts).
Who trained Taste The Stars?
Taste The Stars (USA) was trained by A De Royer-Dupre on the most recent run on record, at Maisons-Laffitte (FR) on 21 September 2005.
Who is Taste The Stars's sire?
Taste The Stars (USA) is by Benny The Dip (USA) out of Sassy Bird (USA), whose sire is Storm Bird.
What is Taste The Stars's sire's record?
Benny The Dip (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.4% of 203 runs since Jan 2008 (21 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Taste The Stars's siblings?
Out of Sassy Bird (USA), Taste The Stars (USA) has 3 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Aquilifer (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Listed (Asawer (IRE)). The wins came over 7f–1m2f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from July 2005. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.