Colourful Cast (IRE)

Dam of Golden Balls (IRE), La Coveta (IRE), Morning Glow (IRE)

Country: IRE
Sire: Nashwan (USA)

Winners (GB & IRE): 3 of 4 runners (75%)
Wins (GB & IRE): 8 from 44 runs
Progeny prize money (GB & IRE): £32,791 GB · €23,944 IRE
Best progeny OR: 86
Foaled: 1997 · out of Risky Game (GB)

Progeny

All known progeny


2002	Morning Glow (IRE)	3	Declan Gillespie	gelding	King Of Kings (IRE)	15	1	1	20.0%	69	£0	€23,944	28 Aug 07
2004	Golden Balls (IRE)	2	Richard Hannon Snr	colt	Danehill Dancer (IRE)	7	0	2	28.6%	86	£13,411	€0	8 Oct 06
2005	La Coveta (IRE)	3	Brian Meehan	filly	Marju (IRE)	15	0	1	20.0%	80	£18,995	€0	27 Oct 09
2008	Distinguish (IRE)	0	Gerard Keane	filly	Refuse To Bend (IRE)	7	0	0	0.0%	64	£385	€0	3 Feb 12

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


4 Jul 09	La Coveta (IRE)	Leicester	John Smith's European Breeders' Fund Fillies' Handicap	Class 4	75	£6,854
3 Jul 08	La Coveta (IRE)	Newbury	Coolmore Excellent Art Fillies' Handicap	Class 4	76	£4,857
3 Nov 07	La Coveta (IRE)	Newmarket	bet365 E B F Maiden Fillies' Stakes (Div I)	Class 4	-	£4,858
8 Oct 06	Golden Balls (IRE)	Bath	toteplacepot Novice Stakes	Class 4	85	£6,153
15 Jul 06	Golden Balls (IRE)	Salisbury	Heritage Audi Quattro Celebration E B F Maiden Stakes	Class 4	-	£4,858
11 Jul 05	Morning Glow (IRE)	Killarney (IRE)	O'Keeffee Marquees Rathmore Handicap	Handicap (unclassified)	64	€7,601
16 Jun 05	Morning Glow (IRE)	Clonmel (IRE)	Hyundai Handicap	Handicap (unclassified)	56	€7,610
27 May 05	Morning Glow (IRE)	Limerick (IRE)	Ladbrokes.ie Handicap	Handicap (unclassified)	45	€6,219

Top 20 wins, highest grade first.

Produce by sire


King Of Kings (IRE)	2002	1	1	1	15	3	20.0%	£0	€23,944	Morning Glow (IRE)
Danehill Dancer (IRE)	2004	1	1	1	7	2	28.6%	£13,411	€0	Golden Balls (IRE)
Marju (IRE)	2005	1	1	1	15	3	20.0%	£18,995	€0	La Coveta (IRE)
Refuse To Bend (IRE)	2008	1	1	0	7	0	0.0%	£385	€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 Colourful Cast produced?: Colourful Cast (IRE) is the dam of 4 runners in Britain and Ireland since 1990, 3 of them winners, with 8 wins from 44 runs between them. Runs abroad are not included.
Who is the best offspring of Colourful Cast?: On British and Irish black type and ratings, the best offspring of Colourful Cast (IRE) is Golden Balls (IRE), by Danehill Dancer (IRE), with a best official rating of 86; the top win came in the toteplacepot Novice Stakes at Bath on 8 October 2006.
How much prize money have Colourful Cast's offspring won?: The offspring of Colourful Cast (IRE) have earned £32,791 in Britain and €23,944 in Ireland since 1990.
What is Colourful Cast's pedigree?: Colourful Cast (IRE) is by Nashwan (USA) out of Risky Game (GB).
Did Colourful Cast race?: Yes. In Britain and Ireland: 4 runs, 1 win. Runs abroad are not included.
Have Colourful Cast's daughters produced runners?: 1 daughter of Colourful Cast (IRE) has produced runners in Britain and Ireland.
Which family does Colourful Cast belong to?: Colourful Cast (IRE) belongs to the Risky Game (GB) female family.

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