Blessed Event (GB)

Dam of Sacrament (GB), Auspicious (GB), Top Flight Queen (GB)

Country: GB
Sire: Kings Lake (USA)

Winners (GB & IRE): 6 of 11 runners (55%)
Wins (GB & IRE): 11 from 65 runs
Progeny prize money (GB & IRE): £144,285 GB
Best progeny OR: 94
Black-type winners (GB & IRE): 1

Progeny

All known progeny


1989	Blessed Honour I (GB)	1	-	Sir Michael Stoute	filly	Ahonoora (GB)	1	0	0	100.0%	-	£2,566	25 Jul 91
1991	Sacrament (GB)	5	Group 2 winner (3 black-type wins)	Sir Michael Stoute	horse	Shirley Heights (GB)	15	0	2	33.3%	-	£109,585	15 May 97
1992	Awesome I (GB)	0	-	Richard Hannon Snr	colt	Machiavellian (USA)	1	0	0	0.0%	-	£0	20 Oct 94
1994	Monasaba Mubaraka (GB)	0	-	A Barrow	gelding	Rainbow Quest (USA)	9	0	1	0.0%	67	£153	5 May 99
1995	Confirmation (GB)	2	-	Sir Mark Prescott Bt	colt	Polar Falcon (USA)	5	0	1	40.0%	-	£9,605	20 Oct 97
1996	Auspicious (GB)	1	-	Sir Michael Stoute	filly	Shirley Heights (GB)	6	1	0	16.7%	94	£8,184	6 Nov 99
1997	Icon (GB)	0	-	David Arbuthnot	filly	Warning (GB)	6	0	0	0.0%	55	£0	17 Nov 00
1998	Ceremonial (GB)	1	-	Sir Mark Prescott Bt	filly	Lion Cavern (USA)	3	1	0	33.3%	-	£4,090	3 Aug 01
1999	Top Flight Queen (GB)	1	-	Chris Wall	filly	Mark Of Esteem (IRE)	12	3	1	8.3%	75	£9,808	26 Jul 02
2000	Testament (GB)	0	-	Sir Michael Stoute	filly	Darshaan (GB)	1	0	0	0.0%	-	£293	15 Oct 02
2002	Lord Normacote (GB)	0	-	Chris Dwyer	gelding	Loup Sauvage (USA)	6	0	0	0.0%	68	£0	16 Sep 04

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


16 Aug 94	Sacrament (GB)	York	Great Voltigeur Stakes	Group 2	-	£48,829
7 Sep 96	Sacrament (GB)	Kempton	Grosvenor Casinos September Stakes	Group 3	-	£19,470
30 Jun 94	Sacrament (GB)	Haydock	Classic Bloodstock Plc July Trophy Stakes	Listed	-	£12,055
4 Jun 94	Sacrament (GB)	Epsom	Energizer Conditions Stakes Class B	Class 2	-	£6,098
19 Sep 97	Confirmation (GB)	Ayr	Royal Caledonian Hunt Conditions Stakes Class C	Class 3	-	£5,112
21 May 99	Auspicious (GB)	Bath	Newton Fund Managers Median Auction Maiden Stakes Class D	Class 4	-	£3,773
8 Sep 97	Confirmation (GB)	Southwell (AW)	European Breeders Fund Cologne Maiden Stakes Class D	Class 4	-	£3,200
9 May 94	Sacrament (GB)	Redcar	Danby Maiden Stakes Class D	Class 4	-	£3,621
31 May 02	Top Flight Queen (GB)	Brighton	sportingoptions.co.uk - 'An Exchange For The Better' Fillies' Handicap Class E	Class 5	67	£3,484
3 Aug 01	Ceremonial (GB)	Nottingham	Peter Finn Construction Median Auction Maiden Stakes Class E	Class 5	-	£3,318
25 Jul 91	Blessed Honour I (GB)	Yarmouth	EBF Scroby Sands Maiden Fillies Stakes Class F	Class 6	-	£2,566

Top 20 wins, highest grade first.

Produce by sire


Ahonoora (GB)	1989	1	1	1	0	1	1	100.0%	£2,566	Blessed Honour I (GB)
Shirley Heights (GB)	1991-1996	2	2	2	1	21	6	28.6%	£117,769	Sacrament (GB)
Machiavellian (USA)	1992	1	1	0	0	1	0	0.0%	£0	-
Rainbow Quest (USA)	1994	1	1	0	0	9	0	0.0%	£153	-
Polar Falcon (USA)	1995	1	1	1	0	5	2	40.0%	£9,605	Confirmation (GB)
Warning (GB)	1997	1	1	0	0	6	0	0.0%	£0	-
Lion Cavern (USA)	1998	1	1	1	0	3	1	33.3%	£4,090	Ceremonial (GB)
Mark Of Esteem (IRE)	1999	1	1	1	0	12	1	8.3%	£9,808	Top Flight Queen (GB)
Darshaan (GB)	2000	1	1	0	0	1	0	0.0%	£293	-
Loup Sauvage (USA)	2002	1	1	0	0	6	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 Blessed Event produced?: Blessed Event (GB) is the dam of 11 runners in Britain and Ireland since 1990, 6 of them winners, with 11 wins from 65 runs between them. Runs abroad are not included.
Who is the best offspring of Blessed Event?: On British and Irish black type and ratings, the best offspring of Blessed Event (GB) is Sacrament (GB), by Shirley Heights (GB), a Group 2 winner; the top win came in the Great Voltigeur Stakes (Group 2) at York on 16 August 1994.
How many black-type winners has Blessed Event produced?: Blessed Event (GB) has produced 1 black-type winner in Britain and Ireland.
How much prize money have Blessed Event's offspring won?: The offspring of Blessed Event (GB) have earned £144,284 in Britain since 1990.
What is Blessed Event's pedigree?: Blessed Event (GB) is by Kings Lake (USA).
Did Blessed Event race?: No British or Irish runs are on record for Blessed Event (GB) since 1990; runs abroad are not included.
Which stallions has Blessed Event been mated with?: The known produce of Blessed Event (GB) is by 10 different stallions, most often Shirley Heights (GB) (2 foals).
Have Blessed Event's daughters produced runners?: 6 daughters of Blessed Event (GB) have produced runners in Britain and Ireland.
Which family does Blessed Event belong to?: Blessed Event (GB) is the founding mare of the Blessed Event (GB) family in RaceWatch records.

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