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Horse profile

Venice Biennale (IRE)

5yo mare (at last run, Jul 2023) · Last trainer John Joseph Murphy · Last owner Mrs John J Murphy
by Farhh (GB) out of Art Festival (GB) (New Approach)
17 runs · 9 courses · from May 2021
As at 6 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 29 Jul 2023 — 1,195 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jul 2023 · 9th of 11 Won at Navan Last raced off OR 90
KTB Profile

Venice Biennale won her only race from 17 starts in the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Median Auction Fillies Maiden at Navan over 1m2f – 1m4f on soft ground in May 2021. The mare, by Farhh out of an Art Festival mare, reached an official rating of 94 and last ran off 90. She finished 9 of 11 in the Darley Rathbride Stakes at Gowran Park in Jul 2023. All her turf runs came on soft or quicker.

Based on 17 archived runs · updated 6 Nov 2026
Official rating90↓ 4lb off peak
90 86–94

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 128 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Limerick, 23 Jun 2023

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 17 figures · best 141C · median 101
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 6 Nov 2025
Soft8139C111—
Good to Soft4141C112.5—
Heavy3124C78—
Good296A79—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 6 Nov 2025
1m2f – 1m4f10139C112.5—
1m – 1m1f6141C95—
1m5f – 2m1———

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 17 figures from 17 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 77A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Limerick, 23 Jun 2023 Official rating 90 at the last run, 29 Jul 2023

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 17 figures · best 93A · median 78
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 6 Nov 2025
Soft893A77.5—
Good to Soft490A78.5—
Heavy387A79—
Good288B79.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 6 Nov 2025
1m2f – 1m4f1093A78—
1m – 1m1f690A82.5—
1m5f – 2m1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 17 figures from 17 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

Progeny in our archive have won 13.7% of 1,804 runs since May 2017 (164 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm5240%+26.3—
Good to Firm2523815.1%+1.4—
Good4114510.9%−2.80 from 2
Good to Soft2313213.9%+0.20 from 4
Soft2954515.3%+1.61 from 8
Heavy901617.8%+4.10 from 3
Standard (AW)5206913.3%−0.4—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1317.7%−6—
6f – 7f3814912.9%−0.8—
1m – 1m1f4977314.7%+10 from 6
1m2f – 1m4f5127614.8%+1.11 from 10
1m5f – 2m3213912.1%−1.60 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f69913%−0.7—
2m5f – 3m1000%−13.7—
Over 3m100%−13.7—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since May 2017 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Art Festival (GB) (New Approach)

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

The wins came over 7f–2m5½f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Valadon (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Valadon (IRE)1342m½f–2m5½fClass 3
Artful Approach (IRE)1917f—
Sidney Reilly (IRE)211m—
Happy Tercentenary (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 8 1 13% +0.50
Good to Soft 4 0 0% −4.00
Heavy 3 0 0% −3.00
Good 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Gowran Park 4 0 0% −4.00
Naas 3 0 0% −3.00
Curragh 2 0 0% −2.00
Killarney 2 0 0% −2.00
Cork 2 0 0% −2.00
Limerick 1 0 0% −1.00
Listowel 1 0 0% −1.00
Galway 1 0 0% −1.00
Navan 1 1 100% +7.50

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 10 1 10% −1.50
1m – 1m1f 6 0 0% −6.00
1m5f – 2m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Robbie Colgan 6 0 0% −6.00
Ronan Whelan 4 0 0% −4.00
Shane Foley 2 0 0% −2.00
Scott McCullagh 1 0 0% −1.00
Jamie Powell 1 0 0% −1.00
Luke McAteer 1 0 0% −1.00
Colin Keane 1 0 0% −1.00
Oisin Orr 1 1 100% +7.50

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 14 1 7% −5.50
Hood 3 0 0% −3.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2023 7 0 0% −7.00
2022 7 0 0% −7.00
2021 3 1 33% +5.50

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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2023 · 7 runs
29 Jul 23+36d Gowran Park Darley Rathbride Stakes (Fillies' Group 3) 1m1f · Soft · 11 ran 9/11 2¾ 9-9 9074C72C Scott McCullagh 50/1
23 Jun 23+27d Limerick Tally Ho Stud Irish EBF Martin Molony Stakes (Listed) 1m4½f · Yielding · 11 ran 7/11 3¾ 9-4 92128A77A Jamie Powell 12/1
27 May 23+11d Curragh FBD Hotels & Resorts Orby Stakes (Listed) 1m4f · Good · 6 ran 6/6 ¾ 9-2 9396A71B Shane Foley 17/2
16 May 23+13d Killarney Killarney Outlook Race 1m6f · Good To Yielding · 7 ran 4/7 shd 9-2 93101A74A Robbie Colgan 11/2
03 May 23+12d Gowran Park Irish Stallion Farms EBF Victor McCalmont Memorial Stakes (Fillies' And Mares' Listed) 1m1½f · Yielding · 14 ran 6/14 4½ 9-9 9492C86A Robbie Colgan 22/1
21 Apr 23+26d Cork Irish Stallion Farms EBF Noblesse Stakes (Fillies' And Mares' Listed) 1m4f · Good To Yielding · 11 ran 6/11 hd 9-2 93101A78A Ronan Whelan 12/1
26 Mar 23+140d Naas Plusvital Devoy Stakes (listed) 1m2f · Heavy · 8 ran 7/8 1½ 9-2 9478A69A Shane Foley 12/1
2022 · 7 runs
06 Nov 22+47d Naas Finale Stakes (Listed) 1m4f · Heavy · 16 ran 5/16 ½ 9-2 94124C87A Ronan Whelan 33/1
20 Sep 22+3d Listowel Edmund & Josie Whelan Memorial Listowel Stakes (Listed) 1m1f · Good To Yielding · 16 ran 2/16 ½ 9-4 86141C90A Robbie Colgan 14/1
17 Sep 22+53d Gowran Park Denny Cordell Lavarack & Lanwades Stud Fillies Stakes (Fillies' & Mares' Group 3) 1m1½f · Yielding To Soft · 16 ran 7/16 nk 9-7 8698C87A Robbie Colgan 125/1
26 Jul 22+14d Galway COLM QUINN BMW Mile Handicap (Premier Handicap) 1m½f · Good To Yielding · 18 ran 10/18 nk 8-12 89124C79A Luke McAteer 25/1
12 Jul 22+69d Killarney Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Handicap 1m3f · Good · 6 ran 3/6 ¾ 10-0 8962A88B Colin Keane 7/2
04 May 22+18d Gowran Park Irish Stallion Farms EBF Victor McCalmont Memorial Stakes (Fillies' And Mares' Listed) 1m1½f · Yielding · 8 ran 7/8 4¾ 9-9 9290A67A Robbie Colgan 22/1
16 Apr 22+181d Cork Irish Stallion Farms EBF Noblesse Stakes (Fillies' And Mares' Listed) 1m4f · Yielding To Soft · 12 ran 9/12 shd 9-2 92124A78A Ronan Whelan 66/1
2021 · 3 runs
17 Oct 21+140d Naas Irish Stallion Farms Ebf Bluebell Stakes (listed) 1m4f · Yielding · 16 ran 10/16 nk 9-3 —139C74A Ronan Whelan 22/1
30 May 21+7d Navan Irish Stallion Farms EBF Median Auction Fillies Maiden 1m2f · Yielding · 14 ran 1/14 9-2 —130C93A Oisin Orr 15/2
23 May 21 Curragh Betway Irish European Breeders Fund Maiden 1m2f · Soft To Heavy · 13 ran 4/13 1¼ 9-2 —54C79A Robbie Colgan 28/1

Quick answers

How many races has Venice Biennale won?
Venice Biennale (IRE) won 1 of 17 archived starts between 2021 and 2023, a strike rate of 5.9%. Placed 2 times in total (11.8% of starts).
Who trained Venice Biennale?
Venice Biennale (IRE) was trained by John Joseph Murphy on the most recent run on record, at Gowran Park on 29 July 2023.
Who is Venice Biennale's sire?
Venice Biennale (IRE) is by Farhh (GB) out of Art Festival (GB), whose sire is New Approach.
What going does Venice Biennale prefer?
Venice Biennale (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 1 win from 8 starts (12.5%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Venice Biennale's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 90, from the run on 29 July 2023. The highest on record is 94.
What is Venice Biennale's sire's record?
Farhh (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.7% of 1,804 runs since May 2017 (164 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Venice Biennale's siblings?
Out of Art Festival (GB), Venice Biennale (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Valadon (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Valadon (IRE)). The wins came over 7f–2m5½f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from May 2021. 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.