The Black Tiger (USA)
The Black Tiger won the Hartes Group Irish European Breeders Fund Maiden at the Curragh in Jun 2023 on good ground over 1m2f – 1m4f. The gelding, by Justify out of a Sadler's Wells mare, has one win and one place from eight turf starts. He last ran at Bellewstown in Aug 2024, finishing 13 of 13 in the Ploughman Bar & Grill Handicap off an official rating of 72, which was 10lb below his highest ever mark.
- 1–8Wins / Runs
- 12.5%Strike rate
- 1 (12.5%)Placed
- −1.50£1 level staken=8 at SP
- 1.71Fair A/E n=8 · 1.39 incl. margin
- 82Highest OR
- 73dAvg between runs
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 87
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 →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 22 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 4 | 87A | 81 | — |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 76C | 72 | — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 22 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 5 | 84C | 67 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2 | 87A | 77.5 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1 | — | — | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 8 runs · as at 3 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.
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 17.8% of 523 runs since Jan 2008 (98 horses).
Strongest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 23.5% from 149. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 13.8% from 160.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −17.8 | — |
| Good to Firm | 75 | 15 | 20% | +2.2 | — |
| Good | 167 | 30 | 18% | +0.2 | 1 from 4 |
| Good to Soft | 57 | 9 | 15.8% | −2 | 0 from 2 |
| Soft | 71 | 16 | 22.5% | +4.7 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 26 | 3 | 11.5% | −6.3 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 126 | 20 | 15.9% | −1.9 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 3 | 2 | 66.7% | +48.9 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 149 | 35 | 23.5% | +5.7 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 160 | 22 | 13.8% | −4 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 173 | 25 | 14.5% | −3.3 | 1 from 5 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 34 | 8 | 23.5% | +5.7 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 4 | 1 | 25% | +7.2 | 0 from 1 |
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
9 siblings in the archive, 7 winners — best of them Ancient Rome (USA) (5 wins).
The wins came over 6f–1m2f; the highest grade won is Group 3 (Ancient Rome (USA)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ancient Rome (USA) | 28 | 5 | 7½f–1m2f | Group 3 |
| Most Gifted (USA) | 10 | 2 | 6f–7f | — |
| Just Before (USA) | 12 | 2 | 7f | — |
| Etoile (USA) | 2 | 1 | 6f | Group 3 |
| Pour Deux (IRE) | 11 | 1 | 1m | — |
| Etched (IRE) | 11 | 1 | 1m | — |
| Galateia (IRE) | 7 | 1 | 7f | — |
| Drive On There (USA) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jeux (USA) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 4 | 1 | 25% | +2.50 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curragh | 3 | 1 | 33% | +3.50 |
| Leopardstown | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Bellewstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gowran Park | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cork | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 5 | 1 | 20% | +1.50 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Moore | 4 | 1 | 25% | +2.50 |
| Ms Hannah Smullen | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Hugh Horgan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Blinkers | 3 | 1 | 33% | +3.50 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2023 | 4 | 1 | 25% | +2.50 |
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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Aug 24+31d | Bellewstown | Ploughman Bar & Grill (Q.R.) Handicap Held up at the back and losing touch early - driven from over 3f out but never threatened - well held at the finish | 13/13 | 4½ | 10-6 | 72 | 76C | 57C | Ms Hannah Smullen | 50/1 |
| 27 Jul 24+28d | Gowran Park | Gowran Park Handicap | 11/12 | 1½ | 9-9 | 80 | 87A | 65A | Hugh Horgan | 80/1 |
| 29 Jun 24+43d | Curragh | Kildare Village Ladies Derby Handicap | 10/11 | 3¾ | 9-4 | 81 | 4C | 63C | Ms Hannah Smullen | 28/1 |
| 17 May 24+322d | Leopardstown | Women's Irish Network For Racing Lady Riders Handicap | 8/11 | nk | 9-4 | 82 | 84C | 61C | Ms Hannah Smullen | 40/1 |
| 30 Jun 23+34d | Curragh | Hartes Group Irish European Breeders Fund Maiden | 1/17 | 9-8 | — | 78C | 88A | Ryan Moore | 11/2 | |
| 27 May 23+36d | Curragh | Bet Builder At Novibet Irish European Breeders Fund (C & G) Maiden | 5/12 | 1½ | 9-8 | — | 62A | 72A | Ryan Moore | 6/1 |
| 21 Apr 23+16d | Cork | Welcome To Ocana Fest 2023 Maiden | 8/15 | nk | 9-8 | — | 68C | 72A | Ryan Moore | 14/1 |
| 05 Apr 23 | Leopardstown | aparto Student (C & G) Maiden | 9/9 | 3 | 9-8 | — | 67C | 62C | Ryan Moore | 11/4F |
Quick answers
- How many races has The Black Tiger (USA) won?
- The Black Tiger (USA) won 1 of 8 archived starts between 2023 and 2024, a strike rate of 12.5%. Placed 1 time in total (12.5% of starts).
- Who trained The Black Tiger (USA)?
- The Black Tiger (USA) was trained by Ms F M Crowley on the most recent run on record, at Bellewstown on 27 August 2024.
- Who is The Black Tiger (USA)'s sire?
- The Black Tiger (USA) is by Justify (USA) out of Gagnoa (IRE), whose sire is Sadler's Wells.
- What going does The Black Tiger (USA) prefer?
- The Black Tiger (USA) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 4 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is The Black Tiger (USA)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 72, from the run on 27 August 2024. The highest on record is 82.
- What is The Black Tiger (USA)'s sire's record?
- Justify (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 17.8% of 523 runs since Jan 2008 (98 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 23.5% from 149. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 13.8% from 160.
- Who are The Black Tiger (USA)'s siblings?
- Out of Gagnoa (IRE), The Black Tiger (USA) has 9 other produce in our archive, 7 of them winners. Most wins: Ancient Rome (USA) (5). Highest grade won: Group 3 (Ancient Rome (USA)). The wins came over 6f–1m2f. As at Oct 2026.