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Horse profile

Yankee Star (FR)

4yo gelding (at last run, Dec 2010) · Last trainer J Planque · Last owner Ecurie Du Trieux
by American Post (GB) out of Starry Steel (FR) (Shining Steel)
14 runs · 5 courses · from Mar 2009
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 22 Dec 2010 — 5,789 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Dec 2010 · 5th of 18 3 wins · Saint-Cloud (FR) & Deauville (FR) New yard First-time headgear LTO
KTB Profile

Yankee Star (FR) is 3 from 14. Hasn't won since May 2010.

Based on 14 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 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

No KTB Rating figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 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

Sire
American Post (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 10.1% of 2,964 runs since Jan 2008 (263 horses).

Strongest on good to firm going: 13.9% from 108.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm400%−10.1—
Good to Firm1081513.9%+3.8—
Good603569.3%−0.80 from 4
Good to Soft3443811%+0.91 from 3
Soft6487511.6%+1.51 from 2
Heavy2993110.4%+0.3—
Standard (AW)957848.8%−1.31 from 5
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1121210.7%+0.6—
6f – 7f6146811.1%+1—
1m – 1m1f883819.2%−0.91 from 3
1m2f – 1m4f793759.5%−0.62 from 10
1m5f – 2m212219.9%−0.2—
2m1f – 2m4f2543212.6%+2.50 from 1
2m5f – 3m75912%+1.9—
Over 3m2114.8%−5.3—

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

Dam
Starry Steel (FR) (Shining Steel)

3 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Coco Star (FR) (1 win).

The wins came over 1m1½f.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Coco Star (FR)311m1½f—
Una Star (FR)30——
Solo Star (FR)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 5 1 20% −3.00
Good 4 0 0% −3.00
Good to Soft 3 1 33% +1.80
Soft 2 1 50% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Deauville (FR) 5 1 20% −3.00
Longchamp (FR) 3 0 0% −2.00
Saint-Cloud (FR) 3 2 67% +2.80
Maisons-Laffitte (FR) 2 0 0% −2.00
Enghien (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 10 2 20% −2.20
1m – 1m1f 3 1 33% −2.00
2m1f – 2m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Williams Saraiva 5 3 60% +2.80
Christophe Soumillon 3 0 0% −3.00
Eddy Hardouin 2 0 0% −2.00
Mr Eric Selter 1 0 0% −1.00
Sylvain Dupuis 1 0 0% −1.00
Olivier Peslier 1 0 0% −1.00
Gerald Mosse 1 0 0% —

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 13 3 23% −4.20
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2010 10 1 10% −5.20
2009 4 2 50% —

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Flat 13 3 23% −4.20
Hurdle 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 Jockey SP
2010 · 10 runs
22 Dec 10+13d Deauville (FR) Prix Des Perrets (Claimer) (4yo+) (Fibresand) 9.5f · Standard · 18 ran 5/18 1½ 8-11 Williams Saraiva 14/1
09 Dec 10+72d Deauville (FR) Prix Du Pressoir (Claimer) (4yo+) (Gentlemen Riders) (Fibresand) 9.5f · Standard · 16 ran 4/16 1½ 10-10 Mr Eric Selter 12/1
28 Sep 10+59d Enghien (FR) Prix Ouargla (Hurdle) (Conditions) (4yo) (Turf) 17.5f · Very Soft · 13 ran 9/13 8 10-6 Sylvain Dupuis 14/1
31 Jul 10+20d Deauville (FR) Prix D'Yvetot (Claimer) (4yo+) (Fibresand) 12f · Standard · 16 ran 5/16 dht 9-3 Eddy Hardouin 16/1
11 Jul 10+11d Maisons-Laffitte (FR) Prix De Mericourt (Claimer) (4yo) (Turf) 12f · Good · 10 ran 3/10 2 9-0 Eddy Hardouin 48/10
30 Jun 10+16d Maisons-Laffitte (FR) Prix De Montesson (Claimer) (4yo) (Turf) 10.5f · Good · 15 ran 3/15 1½ 9-5 Christophe Soumillon 3/1F
14 Jun 10+22d Longchamp (FR) Prix De Compiegne (Handicap) (4yo) (Turf) 10f · Good To Soft · 18 ran —/18 8-11 Christophe Soumillon 34/1
23 May 10+15d Longchamp (FR) Prix Du Parc Monceau (Handicap) (4yo) (Turf) 10f · Good · 16 ran 8/16 nk 8-10 Christophe Soumillon 11/1
08 May 10+25d Saint-Cloud (FR) Prix De Malmaison (Claimer) (4yo) (Turf) 10.5f · Good To Soft · 20 ran 1/20 8-13 Williams Saraiva 19/5F
13 Apr 10+191d Saint-Cloud (FR) Prix De Provence (Handicap) (4yo) (Turf) 12f · Good To Soft · 18 ran 6/18 dht 8-13 Olivier Peslier 9/1
2009 · 4 runs
04 Oct 09+92d Longchamp (FR) Prix de Doha (Handicap) 12f · Good · 18 ran 6/18 nk 8-12 Gerald Mosse —
04 Jul 09+64d Deauville (FR) Prix du Lieu des Champs (All-Weather) 12f · Standard · 5 ran 3/5 shd 8-8 Williams Saraiva —
01 May 09+42d Saint-Cloud (FR) Prix du Prieure de Jardy (Claimer) 12f · Soft · 3 ran 1/3 9-0 Williams Saraiva —
20 Mar 09 Deauville (FR) Prix d'Hermanville (Claimer) (Colts & Geldings) (All-Weather) 9.5f · Standard · 3 ran 1/3 8-8 Williams Saraiva —

Quick answers

How many races has Yankee Star won?
Yankee Star (FR) won 3 of 14 archived starts between 2009 and 2010, a strike rate of 21.4%. Placed 5 times in total (35.7% of starts).
Who trained Yankee Star?
Yankee Star (FR) was trained by J Planque on the most recent run on record, at Deauville (FR) on 22 December 2010.
Who is Yankee Star's sire?
Yankee Star (FR) is by American Post (GB) out of Starry Steel (FR), whose sire is Shining Steel.
What going does Yankee Star prefer?
Yankee Star (FR) has the best record on good to soft 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 Yankee Star's sire's record?
American Post (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.1% of 2,964 runs since Jan 2008 (263 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 13.9% from 108.
Who are Yankee Star's siblings?
Out of Starry Steel (FR), Yankee Star (FR) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Coco Star (FR) (1). The wins came over 1m1½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from March 2009. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.