Distant Music (GB)

Dam of Sounds Of Thunder (GB), Spectacular Hope (GB), Desert Island Disc (GB)

Country: GB
Sire: Darshaan (GB)

Winners (GB & IRE): 7 of 9 runners (78%)
Wins (GB & IRE): 27 from 264 runs
Progeny prize money (GB & IRE): £150,235 GB · €30,101 IRE
Best progeny OR: 126

Progeny

All known progeny


1997	Desert Island Disc (GB)	11	Dr Jeremy Naylor	mare	Turtle Island (IRE)	106	10	12	10.4%	80	£102,836	€0	26 Jul 06
1998	Toccata Aria (GB)	3	Anthony Mullins	mare	Unfuwain (USA)	15	0	1	20.0%	53	£7,593	€5,528	28 Jun 05
2000	Spectacular Hope (GB)	1	Seamus Mullins	mare	Marju (IRE)	28	3	2	3.6%	89	£6,419	€0	1 Oct 05
2001	Rock Lobster I (GB)	2	James Given	gelding	Desert Sun (GB)	18	2	1	11.1%	73	£10,877	€0	10 Oct 05
2002	Sidney Charles (IRE)	0	Jim Old	gelding	Mister Baileys (GB)	8	0	0	0.0%	94	£0	€0	27 Mar 08
2003	Musical Echo (GB)	1	G C H Chung	filly	Distant Music (USA)	7	0	0	14.3%	65	£3,758	€0	23 Aug 06
2007	Sounds Of Thunder (GB)	5	Adrian McGuinness	mare	Tobougg (IRE)	63	5	5	7.9%	126	£8,786	€24,573	25 Aug 16
2009	Strictly Cissbury (GB)	0	Brendan Powell	gelding	Sakhee (USA)	6	0	0	0.0%	82	£0	€0	6 Mar 14
2010	Apache Rising (GB)	4	Bryan Smart	gelding	Sleeping Indian (GB)	13	0	3	30.8%	75	£9,967	€0	20 Sep 13

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


26 May 11	Sounds Of Thunder (GB)	Wetherby	Watch This Race Free Live On Racing UK Mares' Novices' Hurdle	Class 4	126	£2,114
28 Apr 11	Sounds Of Thunder (GB)	Perth	Free Replays On attheraces.com Intermediate Hurdle	Class 4	126	£3,253
2 May 06	Desert Island Disc (GB)	Bath	Weatherbys Insurance Fillies' Handicap	Class 4	71	£6,309
3 Aug 04	Desert Island Disc (GB)	Brighton	totesport.com Brighton Challenge Cup (Handicap)	Class 4	72	£13,650
2 Sep 03	Rock Lobster I (GB)	Southwell (AW)	European Breeders Fund Maiden Stakes (Div II)	Class 4	-	£2,912
13 Aug 03	Desert Island Disc (GB)	Salisbury	Goldring Security Services Fillies' Handicap Class D	Class 4	66	£5,629
6 Jul 02	Desert Island Disc (GB)	Leicester	European Breeders Fund Fillies' Handicap Class D	Class 4	54	£8,320
16 Jun 02	Desert Island Disc (GB)	Salisbury	Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry City Bowl (Fillies' Handicap) Class D	Class 4	51	£4,310
27 May 00	Desert Island Disc (GB)	Warwick	Market Rasen Handicap Class D	Class 4	66	£4,030
3 Apr 13	Apache Rising (GB)	Southwell (AW)	Corrugated Case Co Handicap	Class 5	68	£2,588
27 Mar 13	Apache Rising (GB)	Southwell (AW)	32RedBet.com Handicap	Class 5	62	£2,588
5 Sep 05	Desert Island Disc (GB)	Warwick	Syd Mercer Memorial Trophy Handicap	Class 5	61	£5,014
28 Sep 04	Spectacular Hope (GB)	Exeter	Haldon Club Frank Dodd Selling Handicap Hurdle Class G	Class 5	82	£3,052
28 Jul 04	Desert Island Disc (GB)	Kempton	Sharp Minds Betfair Apprentice Handicap Class E	Class 5	73	£4,037
24 Jul 04	Rock Lobster I (GB)	Nottingham	Happy Birthday Mark Bemrose Handicap Class E	Class 5	60	£4,160
8 Jul 04	Toccata Aria (GB)	Folkestone	Folkestone Fillies' Handicap Class E	Class 5	51	£3,504
4 Jul 04	Desert Island Disc (GB)	Brighton	stanjamesuk.com Classified Stakes Class E	Class 5	71	£3,692
30 Jul 03	Desert Island Disc (GB)	Kempton	Summer Apprentice Handicap	Class 5	62	£3,890
15 May 02	Desert Island Disc (GB)	Brighton	Integra Fillies' Handicap Class E	Class 5	41	£3,010
2 Jul 04	Toccata Aria (GB)	Warwick	Shoosmiths Maiden Handicap Class F	Class 6	45	£3,458

Top 20 wins, highest grade first.

Produce by sire


Turtle Island (IRE)	1997	1	1	1	106	11	10.4%	£102,836	€0	Desert Island Disc (GB)
Unfuwain (USA)	1998	1	1	1	15	3	20.0%	£7,593	€5,528	Toccata Aria (GB)
Marju (IRE)	2000	1	1	1	28	1	3.6%	£6,419	€0	Spectacular Hope (GB)
Desert Sun (GB)	2001	1	1	1	18	2	11.1%	£10,877	€0	Rock Lobster I (GB)
Mister Baileys (GB)	2002	1	1	0	8	0	0.0%	£0	€0	-
Distant Music (USA)	2003	1	1	1	7	1	14.3%	£3,758	€0	Musical Echo (GB)
Tobougg (IRE)	2007	1	1	1	63	5	7.9%	£8,786	€24,573	Sounds Of Thunder (GB)
Sakhee (USA)	2009	1	1	0	6	0	0.0%	£0	€0	-
Sleeping Indian (GB)	2010	1	1	1	13	4	30.8%	£9,967	€0	Apache Rising (GB)

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 Distant Music produced?: Distant Music (GB) is the dam of 9 runners in Britain and Ireland since 1990, 7 of them winners, with 27 wins from 264 runs between them. Runs abroad are not included.
Who is the best offspring of Distant Music?: On British and Irish black type and ratings, the best offspring of Distant Music (GB) is Sounds Of Thunder (GB), by Tobougg (IRE), with a best official rating of 126; the top win came in the Watch This Race Free Live On Racing UK Mares' Novices' Hurdle at Wetherby on 26 May 2011.
How much prize money have Distant Music's offspring won?: The offspring of Distant Music (GB) have earned £150,236 in Britain and €30,101 in Ireland since 1990.
What is Distant Music's pedigree?: Distant Music (GB) is by Darshaan (GB).
Did Distant Music race?: No British or Irish runs are on record for Distant Music (GB) since 1990; runs abroad are not included.
Have Distant Music's daughters produced runners?: 3 daughters of Distant Music (GB) have produced runners in Britain and Ireland.
Which family does Distant Music belong to?: Distant Music (GB) is the founding mare of the Distant Music (GB) family in RaceWatch records.

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