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Horse profile

Vinson Massif (USA)

3yo colt (at last run, May 2013) · Last trainer A P O'Brien · Last owner Mrs John Magnier Michael Tabor Derrick Smith
by Giant's Causeway (USA) out of Swan Nebula (USA) (Seeking The Gold)
4 runs · 4 courses · from Jul 2012
As at 6 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 15 May 2013 — 4,922 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2013 · 14th of 18 Won at Dundalk (AW) First-time headgear LTO Last raced off OR 90
KTB Profile

Vinson Massif (USA) is 1 from 4. Hasn't won since Aug 2012.

Based on 4 archived runs · updated 6 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

Best recent KTB Rating 96A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Dundalk (AW), 27 Aug 2012 Official rating 90 at the last run, 15 May 2013

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 4 figures · best 96A · median 73.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 6 Nov 2025
Soft276C69.5—
Standard (AW)1———
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 6 Nov 2025
6f – 7f271A67—
Under 6f296A86—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 4 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
Giant's Causeway (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.6% of 3,018 runs since Jan 2008 (320 horses).

Weakest on soft going: 7.1% from 394. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 8.3% from 422.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm3937.7%−3.9—
Good to Firm6058313.7%+2.1—
Good6556710.2%−1.4—
Good to Soft290227.6%−4—
Soft394287.1%−4.50 from 2
Heavy1582012.7%+1.10 from 1
Standard (AW)87712614.4%+2.81 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f27518.5%+6.91 from 2
6f – 7f5957312.3%+0.70 from 2
1m – 1m1f7368912.1%+0.5—
1m2f – 1m4f84610712.6%+1—
1m5f – 2m422358.3%−3.3—
2m1f – 2m4f202199.4%−2.2—
2m5f – 3m123118.9%−2.7—
Over 3m671014.9%+3.3—

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
Swan Nebula (USA) (Seeking The Gold)

2 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Elpida (USA) (1 win).

The wins came over 5f–1m4f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Elpida (USA)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Elpida (USA)611m4fClass 5
James Bond Girl (USA)1115fClass 5

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Standard (AW) 1 1 100% +4.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Naas 1 0 0% −1.00
Navan 1 0 0% −1.00
Dundalk (AW) 1 1 100% +4.00
Curragh 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 2 0 0% −2.00
Under 6f 2 1 50% +3.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Joseph O'Brien 3 1 33% +2.00
Colm O'Donoghue 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 3 1 33% +2.00
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2013 2 0 0% −2.00
2012 2 1 50% +3.00

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 ORKTB Jockey SP
2013 · 2 runs
15 May 13+8d Naas Woodlands 100 Club Handicap 6f · Yielding To Soft · 18 ran 14/18 ¾ 9-3 9063A Joseph O'Brien 10/1
07 May 13+253d Navan Proudstown Rated Race 5f · Yielding · 3 ran 2/3 ¾ 9-8 9076C Joseph O'Brien EvensF
2012 · 2 runs
27 Aug 12+57d Dundalk (AW) Info At dundalkstadium.com Maiden 5f · Standard · 12 ran 1/12 9-5 —96A Joseph O'Brien 4/1
01 Jul 12 Curragh Barronstown Stud European Breeders Fund (C & G) Maiden 7f · Soft To Heavy · 8 ran 6/8 3 9-5 —71A Colm O'Donoghue 16/1

Quick answers

How many races has Vinson Massif won?
Vinson Massif (USA) won 1 of 4 archived starts between 2012 and 2013, a strike rate of 25%. Placed 1 time in total (25% of starts).
Who trained Vinson Massif?
Vinson Massif (USA) was trained by A P O'Brien on the most recent run on record, at Naas on 15 May 2013.
Who is Vinson Massif's sire?
Vinson Massif (USA) is by Giant's Causeway (USA) out of Swan Nebula (USA), whose sire is Seeking The Gold.
What is Vinson Massif's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 90, from the run on 15 May 2013. That is also the highest on record.
What is Vinson Massif's sire's record?
Giant's Causeway (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.6% of 3,018 runs since Jan 2008 (320 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on soft going: 7.1% from 394. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 8.3% from 422.
Who are Vinson Massif's siblings?
Out of Swan Nebula (USA), Vinson Massif (USA) has 2 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Elpida (USA) (1). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Elpida (USA)). The wins came over 5f–1m4f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from July 2012. 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.