2013: two-year-old season Kingman's career began with a six-length win in a maiden race at
Newmarket under jockey
Ryan Moore. Moore was impressed by the colt but called the ante-post price for the
2000 Guineas of 10/1 an overreaction. His next race was the Group 3
Solario Stakes at
Sandown Park Racecourse this time with Khalid Abdullah's new retained jockey
James Doyle on board. Kingman won by two lengths from
Godolphin's colt Emirates Flyer. Following the win his price for the 2,000 Guineas was again cut. Gosden shared plans for a run in the
Dewhurst Stakes but these were scrapped following a bone chip.
2014: three-year-old season Following recovery from an operation to remove the bone chip, Kingman made his three-year-old debut in the
Greenham Stakes at
Newbury Racecourse. He accelerated in the final two furlongs to win by four and a half lengths. Following the victory the
Guineas price was once again cut with some
bookmakers making Kingman joint favourite to the
Aidan O'Brien trained
Australia Kingman started favourite for the 2000 Guineas at Newmarket but was beaten into second place by
Night of Thunder, with Australia in third place. On 24 May, Kingman recorded his first Group One success when he won the Irish 2000 Guineas at the
Curragh Racecourse. On 18 June at
Royal Ascot, Kingman reversed the Newmarket result, beating Night of Thunder by two and a quarter lengths in the St James's Palace Stakes. For his next race, the
Sussex Stakes at Goodwood, he was matched against the Richard Hannon-four-year-old
Toronado in what was billed as a second
Duel on the Downs. He won by a length from Toronado, with Darwin in third. The colt was then sent to France for the Prix Jacques le Marois over 1600 metres at
Deauville Racecourse on 17 August. He started the 2/7 favourite against four opponents, headed by the
Queen Elizabeth II Stakes winner
Olympic Glory. Doyle restrained him at the back of the field before taking the lead 200 metres from the finish and drew clear to win by two and a half lengths from Anodin, who beat Olympic Glory and
Rizeena in a close race for second. Kingman's retirement from racing was announced on 22 September. He had contracted a throat infection which prevented him from being trained for projected runs in the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes and the
Breeders' Cup Mile. == Stud career ==