Christinas Letter (IRE)

Dam of Leitir Mor (IRE), Intensical (IRE), Vocal Music (IRE)

Country: IRE
Sire: Galileo (IRE)

Winners (GB & IRE): 5 of 10 runners (50%)
Wins (GB & IRE): 8 from 147 runs
Progeny prize money (GB & IRE): £80,059 GB · €253,527 IRE
Best progeny OR: 117
Black-type winners (GB & IRE): 1

Progeny

All known progeny


2009	Invincible Vince (IRE)	0	-	J S Bolger	colt	Invincible Spirit (IRE)	3	0	0	0.0%	-	£0	€400	16 Aug 12
2010	Leitir Mor (IRE)	2	Group 3 winner (2 black-type wins)	J S Bolger	colt	Holy Roman Emperor (IRE)	31	8	5	6.5%	117	£68,550	€167,000	5 Oct 14
2011	Intensical (IRE)	2	Black-type placed	Ivan Furtado	gelding	Intense Focus (USA)	36	2	5	5.6%	105	£5,042	€30,995	9 Aug 17
2012	Letter Focus (IRE)	0	-	Brendan W Duke	gelding	Intense Focus (USA)	10	0	0	0.0%	67	£0	€620	22 Apr 17
2013	Open House (IRE)	1	-	J S Bolger	gelding	Vocalised (USA)	1	0	0	100.0%	-	£0	€6,765	27 Aug 16
2014	Litir Ghra (IRE)	0	-	Brendan W Duke	gelding	Intense Focus (USA)	6	0	0	0.0%	54	£0	€300	22 Jul 17
2015	Vocal Music (IRE)	2	-	J S Bolger	colt	Vocalised (USA)	19	4	3	10.5%	87	£0	€34,422	6 May 19
2017	Letter At Dawn (IRE)	0	-	Chris Down	gelding	Dawn Approach (IRE)	21	1	2	0.0%	82	£6,467	€0	26 Sep 22
2019	Litteratus (IRE)	0	-	J S Bolger	filly	Dawn Approach (IRE)	14	1	1	0.0%	70	£0	€3,710	31 Oct 22
2020	Johanna Whitty (IRE)	1	-	J S Bolger	filly	Teofilo (IRE)	6	0	2	16.7%	75	£0	€9,315	13 Dec 24

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


13 Jun 13	Leitir Mor (IRE)	Leopardstown (IRE)	Ballycorus Stakes	Group 3	107	€39,000
9 Sep 12	Leitir Mor (IRE)	Curragh (IRE)	Go And Go Round Tower Stakes	Group 3	99	€34,125
23 Apr 24	Johanna Whitty (IRE)	Gowran Park (IRE)	Racing Again Tomorrow Maiden	Non-handicap (unclassified)	-	€6,490
14 Oct 18	Vocal Music (IRE)	Navan (IRE)	New Troytown Bar Apprentice Handicap	Handicap (unclassified)	79	€7,392
31 Aug 18	Vocal Music (IRE)	Curragh (IRE)	Sycamore Lodge Equine Hospital Apprentice Handicap	Handicap (unclassified)	73	€8,008
27 Aug 16	Open House (IRE)	Navan (IRE)	Racing Again September 3rd Maiden	Non-handicap (unclassified)	-	€6,765
28 Apr 14	Intensical (IRE)	Naas (IRE)	Tote Punchestown Preview At Naas Handicap	Handicap (unclassified)	89	€13,000
30 Sep 13	Intensical (IRE)	Roscommon (IRE)	Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund Maiden	Non-handicap (unclassified)	-	€7,245

Top 20 wins, highest grade first.

Produce by sire


Invincible Spirit (IRE)	2009	1	1	0	0	3	0	0.0%	£0	€400	-
Holy Roman Emperor (IRE)	2010	1	1	1	1	31	2	6.5%	£68,550	€167,000	Leitir Mor (IRE)
Intense Focus (USA)	2011-2014	3	3	1	0	52	2	3.8%	£5,042	€31,915	Intensical (IRE)
Vocalised (USA)	2013-2015	2	2	2	0	20	3	15.0%	£0	€41,187	Vocal Music (IRE)
Dawn Approach (IRE)	2017-2019	2	2	0	0	35	0	0.0%	£6,467	€3,710	-
Teofilo (IRE)	2020	1	1	1	0	6	1	16.7%	£0	€9,315	Johanna Whitty (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 Christinas Letter produced?: Christinas Letter (IRE) is the dam of 10 runners in Britain and Ireland since 1990, 5 of them winners, with 8 wins from 147 runs between them. Runs abroad are not included.
Who is the best offspring of Christinas Letter?: On British and Irish black type and ratings, the best offspring of Christinas Letter (IRE) is Leitir Mor (IRE), by Holy Roman Emperor (IRE), a Group 3 winner with a best official rating of 117; the top win came in the Ballycorus Stakes (Group 3) at Leopardstown (IRE) on 13 June 2013.
How many black-type winners has Christinas Letter produced?: Christinas Letter (IRE) has produced 1 black-type winner in Britain and Ireland.
How much prize money have Christinas Letter's offspring won?: The offspring of Christinas Letter (IRE) have earned £80,059 in Britain and €253,527 in Ireland since 1990.
What is Christinas Letter's pedigree?: Christinas Letter (IRE) is by Galileo (IRE).
Did Christinas Letter race?: No British or Irish runs are on record for Christinas Letter (IRE) since 1990; runs abroad are not included.
Which stallions has Christinas Letter been mated with?: The known produce of Christinas Letter (IRE) is by 6 different stallions, most often Intense Focus (USA) (3 foals).

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