Castellina (USA)

Dam of Saint Arvans (FR), Via Delle Volte (GB), Castle River (USA)

Country: USA
Sire: Danzig Connection (USA)

Winners (GB & IRE): 7 of 15 runners (47%)
Wins (GB & IRE): 18 from 240 runs
Progeny prize money (GB & IRE): £195,774 GB · €7,536 IRE
Best progeny OR: 129

Progeny

All known progeny


1998	Santa Vida (USA)	0	-	Jonjo O'Neill	filly	St Jovite (USA)	9	0	2	0.0%	67	£757	€0	4 Jun 02
1999	Castle River (USA)	3	-	O O'Neill	gelding	Irish River (FR)	45	3	3	6.7%	109	£21,507	€0	15 Oct 05
2000	Blaise Castle (USA)	1	-	Gerard Butler	filly	Irish River (FR)	9	1	3	11.1%	96	£19,620	€0	15 Oct 04
2001	Blaise Wood (USA)	1	-	Tony Forbes	gelding	Woodman (USA)	23	2	3	4.3%	91	£6,998	€0	7 Dec 05
2002	Blaise Hollow (USA)	3	-	John C McConnell	gelding	Woodman (USA)	34	0	3	8.8%	90	£16,065	€7,536	2 Oct 09
2003	Catabound (USA)	0	-	Rod Millman	gelding	Black Minnaloushe (USA)	7	0	0	0.0%	57	£0	€0	17 Aug 06
2004	Withywood (USA)	0	-	Gary Moore	filly	Woodman (USA)	6	0	0	0.0%	51	£178	€0	1 Oct 07
2005	Royal Tartan (USA)	0	-	Gary Moore	filly	Lemon Drop Kid (USA)	5	0	0	0.0%	51	£0	€0	29 Oct 08
2006	Castleburg (GB)	1	-	Gary Moore	filly	Johannesburg (USA)	13	2	2	7.7%	63	£3,616	€0	25 May 10
2007	Avon Castle (GB)	0	-	Ronald Harris	filly	Avonbridge (GB)	8	1	0	0.0%	65	£806	€0	29 Sep 10
2009	Miskin (GB)	0	-	Robert Stephens	gelding	Motivator (GB)	13	4	2	0.0%	57	£6,122	€0	28 Feb 19
2010	Castell Avon (GB)	0	-	Milton Bradley	filly	Avonbridge (GB)	5	0	1	0.0%	-	£596	€0	8 Sep 13
2013	Personal Coach (FR)	0	-	David Dennis	gelding	Motivator (GB)	6	0	1	0.0%	-	£978	€0	17 Sep 18
2014	Saint Arvans (FR)	8	-	Maurice Barnes	gelding	Motivator (GB)	48	7	10	16.7%	129	£98,144	€0	5 Oct 25
2015	Via Delle Volte (GB)	1	Black-type placed	Tom Lacey	filly	Motivator (GB)	9	4	0	11.1%	125	£20,386	€0	18 Apr 19

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


24 Jun 23	Saint Arvans (FR)	Perth	racingtv.com/freetrial Kilmany Handicap Chase (For The Kilmany Cup)	Class 3	124	£10,714
17 Apr 23	Saint Arvans (FR)	Kelso	Ashleybank Investments Reg And Betty Tweedie Handicap Chase	Class 3	122	£7,922
11 Jun 22	Saint Arvans (FR)	Hexham	Stewy Hutton Memorial Race Novices' Chase	Class 3	117	£7,080
28 May 22	Saint Arvans (FR)	Cartmel	Alan Bolt Memorial Novices' Limited Handicap Chase	Class 3	112	£6,644
29 Oct 21	Saint Arvans (FR)	Wetherby	bet365 Handicap Hurdle	Class 3	114	£4,956
14 Apr 05	Blaise Hollow (USA)	Newmarket	bet365.com Handicap	Class 3	83	£9,662
1 Nov 02	Blaise Castle (USA)	Newmarket	Thurlow Conditions Stakes Class C	Class 3	-	£7,591
6 Sep 22	Saint Arvans (FR)	Hexham	Follow @AtTheRaces On Twitter Novices' Handicap Chase	Class 4	117	£4,901
6 Dec 20	Saint Arvans (FR)	Kelso	Racing TV Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle	Class 4	110	£3,931
24 Oct 20	Saint Arvans (FR)	Kelso	Watch On Racing TV "National Hunt" Maiden Hurdle (Div I)	Class 4	98	£3,769
29 Dec 18	Via Delle Volte (GB)	Doncaster	Napoleons Casino Restaurant And Bar Sheffield Fillies' Juvenile Maiden Hurdle	Class 4	-	£4,094
18 Jul 04	Castle River (USA)	Stratford	Maggie Conway Memorial Handicap Hurdle Class E	Class 4	95	£5,681
16 Oct 03	Castle River (USA)	Towcester	ladbrokespoker.com Novices' Hurdle Class E	Class 4	-	£3,402
25 Apr 02	Castle River (USA)	Beverley	Alwoodley Handicap Class D	Class 4	75	£4,466
19 Mar 10	Castleburg (GB)	Lingfield (AW)	Lingfield Park Fourball Fillies' Handicap	Class 5	60	£1,591
16 Nov 04	Blaise Wood (USA)	Towcester	Sky Bet Press Red To Bet Now Novices' Selling Hurdle Class G	Class 5	86	£2,905
8 Aug 04	Blaise Hollow (USA)	Windsor	Dine In The Castle Restaurant Today Maiden Auction Stakes (Div I)	Class 5	-	£3,484
14 Dec 08	Blaise Hollow (USA)	Cork (IRE)	Newmarket Novice Handicap Hurdle	Handicap (unclassified)	77	€5,874

Top 20 wins, highest grade first.

Produce by sire


St Jovite (USA)	1998	1	1	0	9	0	0.0%	£757	€0	-
Irish River (FR)	1999-2000	2	2	2	54	4	7.4%	£41,127	€0	Castle River (USA)
Woodman (USA)	2001-2004	3	3	2	63	4	6.3%	£23,241	€7,536	Blaise Hollow (USA)
Black Minnaloushe (USA)	2003	1	1	0	7	0	0.0%	£0	€0	-
Lemon Drop Kid (USA)	2005	1	1	0	5	0	0.0%	£0	€0	-
Johannesburg (USA)	2006	1	1	1	13	1	7.7%	£3,616	€0	Castleburg (GB)
Avonbridge (GB)	2007-2010	2	2	0	13	0	0.0%	£1,402	€0	-
Motivator (GB)	2009-2015	4	4	2	76	9	11.8%	£125,630	€0	Saint Arvans (FR)

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 Castellina produced?: Castellina (USA) is the dam of 15 runners in Britain and Ireland since 1990, 7 of them winners, with 18 wins from 240 runs between them. Runs abroad are not included.
Who is the best offspring of Castellina?: On British and Irish black type and ratings, the best offspring of Castellina (USA) is Via Delle Volte (GB), by Motivator (GB), a Black-type placed with a best official rating of 125; the top win came in the Napoleons Casino Restaurant And Bar Sheffield Fillies' Juvenile Maiden Hurdle at Doncaster on 29 December 2018.
How much prize money have Castellina's offspring won?: The offspring of Castellina (USA) have earned £195,773 in Britain and €7,536 in Ireland since 1990.
What is Castellina's pedigree?: Castellina (USA) is by Danzig Connection (USA).
Did Castellina race?: No British or Irish runs are on record for Castellina (USA) since 1990; runs abroad are not included.
Which stallions has Castellina been mated with?: The known produce of Castellina (USA) is by 8 different stallions, most often Motivator (GB) (4 foals).
Have Castellina's daughters produced runners?: 3 daughters of Castellina (USA) have produced runners in Britain and Ireland.
Which family does Castellina belong to?: Castellina (USA) is the founding mare of the Castellina (USA) family in RaceWatch records.

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