Carries Darling (GB)

Dam of What's Up Darling (IRE), Your Darling (IRE), Cj's Darling (IRE)

Country: GB
Sire: Flemensfirth (USA)

Winners (GB & IRE): 3 of 3 runners (100%)
Wins (GB & IRE): 12 from 44 runs
Progeny prize money (GB & IRE): £108,327 GB · €72,545 IRE
Best progeny OR: 144
Black-type winners (GB & IRE): 1
Foaled: 2007 · out of Knock Down (IRE)

Progeny

All known progeny


2015	Your Darling (IRE)	7	-	Ben Pauling	gelding	Shirocco (GER)	22	1	3	31.8%	144	£103,235	€0	2 May 26
2017	What's Up Darling (IRE)	4	Grade 3 winner	Gordon Elliott	gelding	Shirocco (GER)	19	4	3	21.1%	138	£5,093	€66,645	2 Oct 25
2020	Cj's Darling (IRE)	1	-	Gavin Cromwell	mare	Idaho (IRE)	3	0	0	33.3%	-	£0	€5,900	13 Jul 25

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


18 Nov 23	What's Up Darling (IRE)	Navan (IRE)	Bar One Racing For Auction Novice Hurdle	Grade 3	-	€20,650
26 May 24	Your Darling (IRE)	Uttoxeter	Clarke Chase (For The Sir Stanley And Lady Clarke Challenge Trophy)	Class 2	137	£20,812
24 Nov 23	Your Darling (IRE)	Ascot	S.A.F.E. Handicap Chase	Class 2	128	£18,211
18 Nov 22	Your Darling (IRE)	Ascot	Royal Ascot Racing Club Handicap Chase	Class 2	123	£18,211
30 Mar 26	Your Darling (IRE)	Ludlow	Weatherbys Racing Bank Handicap Chase	Class 3	139	£8,886
12 Oct 21	Your Darling (IRE)	Huntingdon	Racing TV Novices' Handicap Chase	Class 4	119	£4,357
6 May 21	Your Darling (IRE)	Huntingdon	Racing TV Novices' Handicap Hurdle	Class 4	116	£3,159
15 Jan 20	Your Darling (IRE)	Newbury	Premier Food Courts Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race	Class 5	-	£2,274
2 Oct 25	What's Up Darling (IRE)	Clonmel (IRE)	Irish Stallion Farms EBF Captain Christy Rated Novice Chase	Non-handicap (unclassified)	130	€11,800
21 Aug 25	What's Up Darling (IRE)	Killarney (IRE)	Peadar's Pub Glenbeigh Beginners Chase	Non-handicap (unclassified)	130	€6,490
13 Jul 25	Cj's Darling (IRE)	Sligo (IRE)	CT Electrical Maiden Hurdle	Non-handicap (unclassified)	-	€5,900
4 May 23	What's Up Darling (IRE)	Tipperary (IRE)	Millennium Surveys Ltd (C & G) Point-To-Point Flat Race	Non-handicap (unclassified)	-	€6,195

Top 20 wins, highest grade first.

Produce by sire


Shirocco (GER)	2015-2017	2	2	2	1	41	11	26.8%	£108,328	€66,645	Your Darling (IRE)
Idaho (IRE)	2020	1	1	1	0	3	1	33.3%	£0	€5,900	Cj's Darling (IRE)

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 Carries Darling produced?: Carries Darling (GB) is the dam of 3 runners in Britain and Ireland since 1990, 3 of them winners, with 12 wins from 44 runs between them. Runs abroad are not included.
Who is the best offspring of Carries Darling?: On British and Irish black type and ratings, the best offspring of Carries Darling (GB) is What's Up Darling (IRE), by Shirocco (GER), a Grade 3 winner with a best official rating of 138; the top win came in the Bar One Racing For Auction Novice Hurdle (Grade 3) at Navan (IRE) on 18 November 2023.
How many black-type winners has Carries Darling produced?: Carries Darling (GB) has produced 1 black-type winner in Britain and Ireland.
How much prize money have Carries Darling's offspring won?: The offspring of Carries Darling (GB) have earned £108,328 in Britain and €72,545 in Ireland since 1990.
What is Carries Darling's pedigree?: Carries Darling (GB) is by Flemensfirth (USA) out of Knock Down (IRE).
Did Carries Darling race?: Yes. In Britain and Ireland: 13 runs, 2 wins. Runs abroad are not included.
Which stallions has Carries Darling been mated with?: The known produce of Carries Darling (GB) is by 2 different stallions, most often Shirocco (GER) (2 foals).
Which family does Carries Darling belong to?: Carries Darling (GB) belongs to the Goolagong (GB) female family.

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