Azia (IRE)

Dam of Hold Your Colour (IRE), Taste The Wine (IRE), Arcano Gold (IRE)

Country: IRE
Sire: Desert Story (IRE)

Winners (GB & IRE): 4 of 7 runners (57%)
Wins (GB & IRE): 15 from 174 runs
Progeny prize money (GB & IRE): £117,614 GB
Best progeny OR: 114
Black-type winners (GB & IRE): 1
Foaled: 2001 · out of Safdara (IRE)

Progeny

All known progeny


2006	Taste The Wine (IRE)	10	-	Bernard Llewellyn	gelding	Verglas (IRE)	122	18	11	8.2%	114	£52,395	6 Jul 18
2007	Hold Your Colour (IRE)	2	Listed winner	Brian Meehan	gelding	Verglas (IRE)	3	0	0	66.7%	87	£41,651	31 Aug 09
2011	Acquaint (IRE)	0	-	Tony Coyle	filly	Verglas (IRE)	18	1	1	0.0%	66	£1,636	26 Oct 15
2012	Arcano Gold (IRE)	2	-	Richard Fahey	gelding	Arcano (IRE)	15	2	3	13.3%	87	£13,392	18 Apr 16
2013	Apasiona (IRE)	0	-	Alan McCabe	filly	Invincible Spirit (IRE)	2	0	0	0.0%	-	£0	5 Aug 15
2015	Chess Move (IRE)	1	-	George Baker	gelding	Kodiac (GB)	12	2	2	8.3%	79	£8,540	26 Oct 18
2016	Mosharakka (IRE)	0	-	Richard Hannon	colt	Alhebayeb (IRE)	2	0	0	0.0%	-	£0	16 Oct 18

Every offspring with a British or Irish run since 1990, oldest first, plus unraced offspring we know of from profiles and forward entries.

Progeny's best wins


31 Aug 09	Hold Your Colour (IRE)	Ripon	Ripon Champion Two Yrs Old Trophy 2009	Listed	87	£17,031
22 Aug 09	Hold Your Colour (IRE)	Ripon	DBS St Leger Yearling Stakes	Class 2	-	£24,620
15 May 13	Taste The Wine (IRE)	Fontwell	Fullers London Pride Handicap Hurdle	Class 3	105	£5,393
18 Apr 16	Arcano Gold (IRE)	Pontefract	Rugby League Evening On Monday 6th June Handicap (Div II)	Class 4	79	£5,175
13 Jul 17	Chess Move (IRE)	Epsom	British Stallion Studs EBF Novice Stakes	Class 5	-	£3,881
7 Jul 17	Taste The Wine (IRE)	Newton Abbot	Visit attheraces.com Selling Handicap Hurdle	Class 5	85	£3,899
30 Jun 15	Taste The Wine (IRE)	Chepstow	Free Bets From thebookiesoffers.co.uk Handicap	Class 5	59	£2,911
5 Nov 14	Arcano Gold (IRE)	Nottingham	B&M Installations Maiden Stakes (Div I)	Class 5	79	£2,588
9 Apr 11	Taste The Wine (IRE)	Chepstow	John Smith's Novices' Handicap Hurdle	Class 5	92	£2,173
3 Jun 09	Taste The Wine (IRE)	Nottingham	Racing UK Live In Your Home Handicap	Class 5	61	£2,590
14 May 14	Taste The Wine (IRE)	Chepstow	32Red Free £10 Bonus Handicap	Class 6	58	£1,941
9 Aug 12	Taste The Wine (IRE)	Chepstow	Freebets.co.uk Handicap	Class 6	60	£1,617
29 Sep 11	Taste The Wine (IRE)	Warwick	Leamington Amateur Riders' Handicap	Class 6	57	£1,647
29 Nov 10	Taste The Wine (IRE)	Wolverhampton (AW)	Stay At The Wolverhampton Holiday Inn Handicap (For Amateur Riders)	Class 6	60	£1,593
26 May 09	Taste The Wine (IRE)	Chepstow	freebets.co.uk European Football Free Bets Handicap	Class 6	56	£2,267

Top 20 wins, highest grade first.

Produce by sire


Verglas (IRE)	2006-2011	3	3	2	1	143	12	8.4%	£95,682	Taste The Wine (IRE)
Arcano (IRE)	2012	1	1	1	0	15	2	13.3%	£13,392	Arcano Gold (IRE)
Invincible Spirit (IRE)	2013	1	1	0	0	2	0	0.0%	£0	-
Kodiac (GB)	2015	1	1	1	0	12	1	8.3%	£8,540	Chess Move (IRE)
Alhebayeb (IRE)	2016	1	1	0	0	2	0	0.0%	£0	-

Her known produce grouped by the stallion she was mated with, earliest foal first. Foal years come from age (unraced foals without an age are counted but not dated). GB and IRE records since 1990.

Quick answers

How many winners has Azia produced?: Azia (IRE) is the dam of 7 runners in Britain and Ireland since 1990, 4 of them winners, with 15 wins from 174 runs between them. Runs abroad are not included.
Who is the best offspring of Azia?: On British and Irish black type and ratings, the best offspring of Azia (IRE) is Hold Your Colour (IRE), by Verglas (IRE), a Listed winner with a best official rating of 87; the top win came in the Ripon Champion Two Yrs Old Trophy 2009 (Listed) at Ripon on 31 August 2009.
How many black-type winners has Azia produced?: Azia (IRE) has produced 1 black-type winner in Britain and Ireland.
How much prize money have Azia's offspring won?: The offspring of Azia (IRE) have earned £117,614 in Britain since 1990.
What is Azia's pedigree?: Azia (IRE) is by Desert Story (IRE) out of Safdara (IRE).
Did Azia race?: Yes. In Britain and Ireland: 10 runs, 1 win. Runs abroad are not included.
Which stallions has Azia been mated with?: The known produce of Azia (IRE) is by 5 different stallions, most often Verglas (IRE) (3 foals).
Have Azia's daughters produced runners?: 2 daughters of Azia (IRE) have produced runners in Britain and Ireland.
Which family does Azia belong to?: Azia (IRE) belongs to the Safdara (IRE) female family.

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