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Horse profile

U S S Michigan (USA)

6yo gelding (at last run, Apr 2022) · Last trainer James Ferguson · Last owner Lloyd J Williams
by War Front (USA) out of Photograph (USA) (Unbridled's Song)
7 runs · 4 courses · from Jun 2018
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 15 Apr 2022 — 1,665 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Apr 2022 · 2nd of 8 Won at Dundalk (AW) Last raced off OR 93
KTB Profile

U S S Michigan won one of seven starts, the success coming at Dundalk over 6f to 7f on standard AW in Mar 2019. He raced three times at the Curragh without success and was placed four times overall. His last run, at Chelmsford City in Apr 2022, saw him finish second of eight in a Class 2 handicap off an official rating of 93, which was 8lb below his highest ever mark of 101.

Based on 7 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 114 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Chelmsford City (AW), 15 Apr 2022

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 →

Flat 6 figures · best 126A · median 101
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Standard (AW)3126A114—
Good to Firm263A57.5—
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
1m2f – 1m4f2114A88.5—
1m – 1m1f2126A116—
6f – 7f296A74—

Of 7 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 7 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 101B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Newcastle (AW), 4 Feb 2022 Official rating 93 at the last run, 15 Apr 2022

What the horse achieved in each race, in pounds on the official-rating scale, from the weight carried, the lengths beaten and the race's own level solved across the archive — never the market, never the official rating as a starting point. The headline is the best of the horse's last three rated runs on that code — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Flat 7 figures · best 101B · median 93
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Standard (AW)4101B97—
Good to Firm292A91—
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
6f – 7f394A92—
1m2f – 1m4f2100A95—
1m – 1m1f2101B97—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 7 runs · as at 4 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.

Run style is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
War Front (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 15.7% of 2,498 runs since Jul 2010 (297 horses).

Strongest on standard (aw) going: 18.8% from 924. Weakest on good going: 10.9% from 533. Strongest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 19.3% from 1,010.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm14321.4%+5.7—
Good to Firm4758317.5%+1.80 from 2
Good5335810.9%−4.8—
Good to Soft2283716.2%+0.50 from 1
Soft2813211.4%−4.3—
Heavy43511.6%−4.1—
Standard (AW)92417418.8%+3.11 from 4
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1713017.5%+1.8—
6f – 7f1,01019519.3%+3.61 from 3
1m – 1m1f81510512.9%−2.80 from 2
1m2f – 1m4f3815614.7%−10 from 2
1m5f – 2m9455.3%−10.4—
2m1f – 2m4f2414.2%−11.5—
2m5f – 3m300%−15.7—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jul 2010 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Photograph (USA) (Unbridled's Song)

2 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Green Dispatch (USA) (5 wins).

The wins came over 6½f–1m2f; the highest grade won is Group 3 (Green Dispatch (USA)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Green Dispatch (USA)851m1f–1m2fGroup 3
George Patton (USA)526½f–7½f—

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 4 1 25% −2.60
Good to Firm 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 2 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Curragh 3 0 0% −3.00
Chelmsford City (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Newcastle (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Dundalk (AW) 1 1 100% +0.40

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 3 1 33% −1.60
1m2f – 1m4f 2 0 0% −2.00
1m – 1m1f 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Seamie Heffernan 2 0 0% −2.00
Ryan Moore 2 1 50% −0.60
Adam Kirby 1 0 0% −1.00
Daniel Muscutt 1 0 0% −1.00
Donnacha O'Brien 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2022 2 0 0% −2.00
2019 4 1 25% −2.60
2018 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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2022 · 2 runs
15 Apr 22+70d Chelmsford City (AW) Betsi Handicap Class 2 · 1m2f · Standard · 8 ran 2/8 ½ 9-5 93114A100A Adam Kirby 9/1
04 Feb 22+987d Newcastle (AW) MansionBet Proud Partners Of AWC Handicap Class 3 · 1m · Standard To Slow · 6 ran 2/6 2¼ 9-6 90106A101B Daniel Muscutt 9/2
2019 · 4 runs
24 May 19+18d Curragh Kerrygold Gallinule Stakes (Group 3) 1m2f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 3/7 4¼ 9-3 9863A90A Seamie Heffernan 7/1
06 May 19+25d Curragh Coolmore Churchill Irish EBF Tetrarch Stakes (Listed) 7f · Good To Yielding · 10 ran 7/10 ¾ 9-3 10196A82A Donnacha O'Brien 4/1
11 Apr 19+41d Chelmsford City (AW) Woodford Reserve Cardinal Conditions Stakes (Plus 10) Class 2 · 1m · Standard · 9 ran 4/9 2½ 9-5 —126A93A Ryan Moore 15/8F
01 Mar 19+244d Dundalk (AW) Lengthen The Odds With BetVictor Maiden 6f · Standard · 13 ran 1/13 9-5 ——94A Ryan Moore 2/5F
2018 · 1 run
30 Jun 18 Curragh Dubai Duty Free Finest Surprise Irish EBF Maiden (Plus 10) 6f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 2/10 ½ 9-5 —52A92A Seamie Heffernan 13/2

Quick answers

How many races has U S S Michigan won?
U S S Michigan (USA) won 1 of 7 archived starts between 2018 and 2022, a strike rate of 14.3%. Placed 4 times in total (57.1% of starts).
Who trained U S S Michigan?
U S S Michigan (USA) was trained by James Ferguson on the most recent run on record, at Chelmsford City (AW) on 15 April 2022.
Who is U S S Michigan's sire?
U S S Michigan (USA) is by War Front (USA) out of Photograph (USA), whose sire is Unbridled's Song.
What going does U S S Michigan prefer?
U S S Michigan (USA) has the best record on standard (aw) 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 U S S Michigan's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 93, from the run on 15 April 2022. The highest on record is 101.
What is U S S Michigan's sire's record?
War Front (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 15.7% of 2,498 runs since Jul 2010 (297 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on standard (aw) going: 18.8% from 924. Weakest on good going: 10.9% from 533. Strongest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 19.3% from 1,010.
Who are U S S Michigan's siblings?
Out of Photograph (USA), U S S Michigan (USA) has 2 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Green Dispatch (USA) (5). Highest grade won: Group 3 (Green Dispatch (USA)). The wins came over 6½f–1m2f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from June 2018. 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.