The Lion In Winter Racehorse Profile
The Lion In Winter is a 4-year-old Colt, trained by aidan o'brien, based at Curragh. With 12 career starts and 3 wins, it has earned $432,402.
- Age
- 4
- Sex
- Colt
- Trainer
- aidan o'brien
- Trained at
- Curragh
- Sire
- Sea The Stars
- Dam
- What A Home
- Sire of dam
- Lope De Vega
- Owner
- Michael Tabor, Derrick Smith & Mrs John Magnier
- Career
- 12:3-1-3
- Prize money
- $432,402
- Last start
- 24 May 2026
- Recent form
- 3230-1
The Lion In Winter Form Guide
The Lion In Winter — last 12 starts
| Date | Track | Dist | Class | Going | Bar | Wgt | Jockey | Result | Margin | Time | SP | Winner / 2nd |
|---|
| 16 May 2026 | Newbury | 1609m | Class 1 | Good | 5 | 128kg | Ryan Moore | 5 of 10 | 4.25L | 1:36.98 | — | Notable Speech (GB) |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Leopardstown | 1609m | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Heritage Stakes () | Yielding To Soft | 12 | 133kg | Wayne Lordan | 1 of 11 | — | 1:46.62 | — | The Lion In Winter (IRE) |
| 14 Dec 2025 | Sha Tin | — | Longines Hong Kong Mile (3yo+) (Course A) (Turf) | Good | 14 | 125kg | Ryan Moore | 12 of 14 | 5.75L | 1:34.44 | — | Voyage Bubble (AUS) |
| 1 Nov 2025 | Delmar | 1609m | FanDuel Breeders' Cup Mile presented by PDJF (3yo+) (Turf) | Firm | 4 | 123kg | Christophe Soumillon | 3 of 13 | 1.7L | 1:33.98 | 5.6 | Notable Speech |
| 18 Oct 2025 | G B - Ascot | 1609m | Class 1 | Good | 2 | 129kg | Christophe Soumillon | 2 of 16 | 1.3L | 1:38.56 | 13 | Cicero's Gift |
| 7 Sept 2025 | Fr - Longchamp | — | Qatar Prix du Moulin de Longchamp (3yo+) (Grande Course) (Turf) | Good To Soft | 4 | 125kg | Wayne Lordan | 3 of 12 | 0.4L | 1:35.48 | 37 | Sahlan |
| 17 Aug 2025 | Fr - Deauville | — | The Aga Khan Studs Prix Jacques le Marois (3yo+ No Geldings) (Straight Course) (Turf) | Good To Soft | 4 | 126kg | Ryan Moore | 10 of 10 | 10.8L | 1:36.14 | 4.7 | Diego Velazquez |
| 6 July 2025 | Fr - Deauville | — | Prix Jean Prat (3yo Colts & Fillies) (Straight Course) (Turf) | Soft | 4 | 128kg | Ryan Moore | 3 of 9 | 0.3L | 1:24.51 | 6.9 | Woodshauna |
| 7 June 2025 | G B - Epsom | 2419m | Class 1 | Good | 19 | 128kg | Colin Keane | 14 of 18 | 27.8L | 2:43.12 | 8 | Lambourn |
| 15 May 2025 | G B - York | 2063m | Class 1 | Good To Firm | 4 | 128kg | Ryan Moore | 6 of 11 | 4L | 2:12.23 | 1.73 | Pride Of Arras |
| 21 Aug 2024 | G B - York | 1408m | Class 1 | Good To Firm | 3 | 129kg | Ryan Moore | 1 of 11 | 1.8L | 1:21.58 | 3 | Wimbledon Hawkeye |
| 20 July 2024 | Ire - Curragh | 1408m | Juddmonte Chaldean Irish EBF (C & G) Maiden | Good | 11 | 131kg | Wayne Lordan | 1 of 12 | 2.3L | 1:25.38 | 6.5 | Currawood |
Record by Condition
Starts, record (wins-seconds-thirds) and strike rate by condition
| Condition | Starts | Record | Win % | Place % |
|---|
| Firm | 1 | 0-0-1 | 0% | 100% |
| Good | 6 | 2-1-0 | 33% | 50% |
| Soft | 3 | 0-0-2 | 0% | 67% |
| First-up | 3 | 2-0-0 | 67% | 67% |
| Second-up | 3 | 1-0-0 | 33% | 33% |
Record by Track
Record by Jockey