Tsar Bomba (USA)
Tsar Bomba (USA) is 1 from 8, the win coming at Class 6 level. Hasn't won since Feb 2011. The win came on the all-weather — 0 from 5 on turf. Last raced off a career-high mark of 63.
- 1–8Wins / Runs
- 12.5%Strike rate
- 2 (25%)Placed
- +3.00£1 level staken=8 at SP
- 0.84Fair A/E n=8 · 0.73 incl. margin
- 63Highest OR
- 99dAvg 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
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
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
Progeny in our archive have won 12.5% of 8 runs since Jan 2008 (1 horse). A small sample.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −12.5 | 0 from 2 |
| Good | 2 | 0 | 0% | −12.5 | 0 from 2 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −12.5 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 3 | 1 | 33.3% | +20.8 | 1 from 3 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 4 | 1 | 25% | +12.5 | 1 from 4 |
| 6f – 7f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −12.5 | 0 from 4 |
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
No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 3 | 1 | 33% | +8.00 |
| Good | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Class 6 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +9.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southwell (AW) | 3 | 1 | 33% | +8.00 |
| Redcar | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Yarmouth | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Doncaster | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 4 | 1 | 25% | +7.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Newman | 3 | 1 | 33% | +8.00 |
| Dean Heslop | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Jamie Spencer | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Graham Gibbons | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 3 | 1 | 33% | +8.00 |
| 2010 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
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 | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 · 3 runs | |||||||||
| 20 Apr 11+62d | Southwell (AW) | attheraces.com Exclusive Hugh Taylor Tipping Handicap | 6/6 | 3¼ | 9-13 | 63 | 52B | Lee Newman | 7/2 |
| 17 Feb 11+9d | Southwell (AW) | Download The Blue Square Iphone App Handicap | 5/7 | 1¾ | 9-2 | 57 | 62A | Lee Newman | 3/1 |
| 08 Feb 11+105d | Southwell (AW) | Southwell Golf Club Members Selling Stakes | 1/9 | 8-12 | 57 | 93A | Lee Newman | 10/1 | |
| 2010 · 4 runs | |||||||||
| 26 Oct 10+11d | Yarmouth | bet365 Handicap | 13/14 | 3¼ | 9-7 | 59 | 54C | Jamie Spencer | 7/1 |
| 15 Oct 10+43d | Redcar | Racing UK On Sky 432 Maiden Stakes | 3/17 | 1¼ | 9-3 | 62 | 81A | Graham Gibbons | 3/1J |
| 02 Sep 10+19d | Redcar | Subscribe To Racing Uk Maiden Stakes | 4/9 | nk | 8-12 | 62 | 72A | Dean Heslop | 2/1F |
| 14 Aug 10+446d | Doncaster | crownhotel-bawtry.com Maiden Stakes | 4/11 | 2¾ | 8-12 | — | 72A | Dean Heslop | 20/1 |
| 2009 · 1 run | |||||||||
| 25 May 09 | Redcar | Buy Your Tickets On-line At redcarracing.co.uk Maiden Auction Stakes | 5/12 | 1¾ | 8-9 | — | 67A | Dean Heslop | 16/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Tsar Bomba won?
- Tsar Bomba (USA) won 1 of 8 archived starts between 2009 and 2011, a strike rate of 12.5%. Placed 2 times in total (25% of starts).
- Who trained Tsar Bomba?
- Tsar Bomba (USA) was trained by David Barron on the most recent run on record, at Southwell (AW) on 20 April 2011.
- Who is Tsar Bomba's sire?
- Tsar Bomba (USA) is by Red Bullet (USA) out of Larry's Blackhoney (USA), whose sire is Hennessy.
- What going does Tsar Bomba prefer?
- Tsar Bomba (USA) has the best record on standard (aw) 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 Tsar Bomba's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 63, from the run on 20 April 2011. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Tsar Bomba's sire's record?
- Red Bullet (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.5% of 8 runs since Jan 2008 (1 horse), Flat and jumps together. A small sample.