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Horse profile

Vertical Speed

Sex
colt
Foaled
1994
Record (GB & IRE)
0 wins from 1 run (0%)
Prize money (GB & IRE)
£67,784 GB
Last run (GB & IRE)
13 Sep 1997, Doncaster (2/10)
Last win (GB & IRE)
Never won
Recent form
2

Form

Race record

DateCoursePosSPBtnJockeyTrainerRaceClassTypeDistGoingWgtWinner / 2ndWinner prizeFuture form
13 Sep 97Doncaster2/107/23Olivier PeslierA FabrePertemps St Leger StakesGroup 1Flat Turf1m6½fGood to Firm9-0Silver Patriarch (IRE)£183,7760/8
  • 2/1013 Sep 97 · Doncaster7/2

    Pertemps St Leger Stakes

    Group 11m6½fGood to Firm

    All fields
    Date
    13 Sep 97
    Course
    Doncaster
    Pos
    2/10
    SP
    7/2
    Btn
    3
    Trainer
    A Fabre
    Race
    Pertemps St Leger Stakes
    Class
    Group 1
    Type
    Flat Turf
    Dist
    1m6½f
    Going
    Good to Firm
    Wgt
    9-0
    Winner prize
    £183,776
    Future form
    0/8

Every British and Irish run since 1990, latest first. Btn is the overall distance beaten (lengths). Where the horse won, the runner-up and winning margin are shown.

Trainer changes

TrainerFirst runLast runFirst run for yardRunsWins2nd3rdWin %Place %Prize GB (£)Prize IRE (€)
A Fabre13 Sep 9713 Sep 972/1010100.0%100.0%£67,784€0
A Fabre
Trainer
A Fabre
First run
13 Sep 97
Last run
13 Sep 97
First run for yard
2/10
Runs
1
Wins
0
2nd
1
3rd
0
Win %
0.0%
Place %
100.0%
Prize GB (£)
£67,784
Prize IRE (€)
€0

Trained by one trainer throughout its British and Irish career.

Stats

Career summary by code (GB & IRE)

CodeRunsWins2nd3rdWin %Place %Prize GB (£)Prize IRE (€)First runLast run
Flat10100.0%100.0%£67,784€013 Sep 9713 Sep 97
Flat
Code
Flat
Runs
1
Wins
0
2nd
1
3rd
0
Win %
0.0%
Place %
100.0%
Prize GB (£)
£67,784
Prize IRE (€)
€0
First run
13 Sep 97
Last run
13 Sep 97

Placed = 1st in 2-4 runners, 1st-2nd in 5-7, 1st-3rd in 8+.

Pedigree

Pedigree

Sire branchBering (GB)

Parent · 1

  1. SireBering (GB)

Grandparents · 2

  1. Sire's sireNot traced
  2. Sire's damNot traced

Great-grandparents · 4

  1. Sire's sire's sireNot traced
  2. Sire's sire's damNot traced
  3. Sire's dam's sireNot traced
  4. Sire's dam's damNot traced
Dam branchVictoire Bleue (GB)

Parent · 1

  1. DamVictoire Bleue (GB)

Grandparents · 2

  1. Dam's sireLegend Of France (USA)
  2. Dam's damVosges (GB)

Great-grandparents · 4

  1. Dam's sire's sireNot traced
  2. Dam's sire's damNot traced
  3. Dam's dam's sireNot traced
  4. Dam's dam's damNot traced
Not traced
Not traced
Vosges (GB)
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced

Breeding card

HorseVertical Speed (FR)
Sexcolt
Foaled1994
SireBering (GB)
DamVictoire Bleue (GB)
DamsireLegend Of France (USA)
2nd damVosges (GB)
Dam's produce0 winners from 1 runners

Female line

  1. Victoire Bleue (GB) · by Legend Of France (USA) · 0 winners from 1 runners
  2. Vosges (GB) · 0 winners from 1 runners

Sire, dam and damsire

SireDamDamsireSexSire's avg winning distanceDamsire's avg winning distance
Bering (GB)Victoire Bleue (GB)Legend Of France (USA)coltFlat 9.7f · NH 2m2fFlat 8.7f · NH 2m5f
Bering (GB)
Sex
colt
Sire's avg winning distance
Flat 9.7f · NH 2m2f
Damsire's avg winning distance
Flat 8.7f · NH 2m5f

Progeny of Bering (GB) in this horse's best conditions

ConditionRunsWinsPlacedWin %Place %This horse runsThis horse wins
All Flat runs1,62618246211.2%28.4%10
At 14f and over14911407.4%26.8%10
On Good to firm or firmer going5387116313.2%30.3%10
At 14f and over on Good to firm or firmer going512123.9%23.5%10
All Flat runs
Condition
All Flat runs
Runs
1,626
Wins
182
Placed
462
Win %
11.2%
Place %
28.4%
This horse runs
1
This horse wins
0
At 14f and over
Condition
At 14f and over
Runs
149
Wins
11
Placed
40
Win %
7.4%
Place %
26.8%
This horse runs
1
This horse wins
0
On Good to firm or firmer going
Condition
On Good to firm or firmer going
Runs
538
Wins
71
Placed
163
Win %
13.2%
Place %
30.3%
This horse runs
1
This horse wins
0
At 14f and over on Good to firm or firmer going
Condition
At 14f and over on Good to firm or firmer going
Runs
51
Wins
2
Placed
12
Win %
3.9%
Place %
23.5%
This horse runs
1
This horse wins
0

Best distance band and going band are where this horse has most wins (then places, then runs) in its main code. Sire figures: all British and Irish runs by the sire's progeny since 1990.

Bering (GB) × Legend Of France mares (the cross)

CodeRunnersWinnersWinners %Black-type winnersRunsWins2nd/3rdWin %Prize GB (£)Prize IRE (€)
Flat100.0%01010.0%£67,784€0
Flat
Code
Flat
Runners
1
Winners
0
Winners %
0.0%
Black-type winners
0
Runs
1
Wins
0
2nd/3rd
1
Win %
0.0%
Prize GB (£)
£67,784
Prize IRE (€)
€0

Small sample (under 5 runners): read with care. Includes this horse.

Best of the cross

HorseRunsWinsBlack-type winsPrize GB (£)Prize IRE (€)
Vertical Speed (FR)100£67,784€0
Vertical Speed (FR)
Runs
1
Wins
0
Black-type wins
0
Prize GB (£)
£67,784
Prize IRE (€)
€0

Top 12 by best win level, then wins.

Family

Dam summary

Victoire Bleue (GB)

G1 winners
0
Produce
0 winners from 1 runners

Full siblings

Vertical Speed is the only foal out of Victoire Bleue (GB) to have raced in Britain or Ireland.

Half siblings

Vertical Speed is the only foal out of Victoire Bleue (GB) to have raced in Britain or Ireland.

Female line

  1. 1Victoire Bleue (GB) · by Legend Of France (USA)
  2. 2Vosges (GB)

Notable relatives

No black-type winners in this female family in GB or IRE since 1990.

View full Vosges family

In brief

When was Vertical Speed foaled?

Vertical Speed (FR) was foaled in 1994.

Who are the sire and dam of Vertical Speed?

Vertical Speed (FR) is by Bering (GB) out of Victoire Bleue (GB), a daughter of Legend Of France (USA).

Who trained Vertical Speed?

Vertical Speed (FR) was trained by A Fabre and owned by D Wildenstein at the time of the last run in Britain or Ireland.

What is Vertical Speed's race record?

In Britain and Ireland, Vertical Speed (FR) ran 1 time without winning. Runs abroad (for example in France, Dubai or the USA) are not included.

Is Vertical Speed still racing?

Vertical Speed (FR) last ran in Britain or Ireland on 13 September 1997 at Doncaster in the Pertemps St Leger Stakes (Group 1), finishing 2nd of 10, and has not run there since.

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