English Spring (USA)

Dam of Fragrant Hill (GB), Englishtown (FR), Spring To Glory (GB)

Country: USA
Sire: Grey Dawn II (GB)

Winners (GB & IRE): 6 of 8 runners (75%)
Wins (GB & IRE): 21 from 164 runs
Progeny prize money (GB & IRE): £127,932 GB · €47,350 IRE
Best progeny OR: 125
Black-type winners (GB & IRE): 1

Progeny

All known progeny


1987	Spring To Glory (GB)	6	-	P Hayward	gelding	Teenoso (USA)	68	8	9	8.8%	112	£27,575	€0	11 Jul 01
1988	Fragrant Hill (GB)	3	Listed winner	I A Balding	filly	Shirley Heights (GB)	12	0	1	25.0%	101	£31,031	€0	2 Oct 92
1989	Brave The Wind (GB)	1	-	I A Balding	filly	Dancing Brave (USA)	10	0	0	10.0%	70	£3,794	€0	9 Oct 92
1994	Dancing Feather (GB)	1	-	B W Hills	filly	Suave Dancer (USA)	12	0	2	8.3%	65	£3,487	€0	3 Aug 98
1995	MufeedI (GB)	0	-	M E D Francis	gelding	Shirley Heights (GB)	1	0	0	0.0%	-	£0	€0	27 Nov 98
1997	Gweneira (GB)	1	-	John Gosden	filly	Machiavellian (USA)	2	0	0	50.0%	-	£4,310	€0	3 Nov 00
1998	Spring Oak (GB)	0	Black-type placed	Saeed bin Suroor	filly	Mark Of Esteem (IRE)	2	1	0	0.0%	-	£5,126	€1,300	29 Jun 02
2000	Englishtown (FR)	9	-	Jonjo O'Neill	gelding	Mark Of Esteem (IRE)	57	8	6	15.8%	125	£52,609	€46,050	5 Sep 11

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


22 May 91	Fragrant Hill (GB)	Goodwood	Lupe Stakes Class A	Listed	-	£17,625
12 Jul 09	Englishtown (FR)	Southwell	totesuper7 Handicap Hurdle	Class 3	120	£6,505
20 May 07	Englishtown (FR)	Fakenham	Russell Cooper 60th Birthday Handicap Chase	Class 3	110	£6,665
14 Jul 11	Englishtown (FR)	Cartmel	Burlington Stone Handicap Hurdle	Class 4	95	£2,599
7 Jun 09	Englishtown (FR)	Worcester	Coral Backing Sue Ryder Care Handicap Hurdle	Class 4	113	£3,578
31 Jan 07	Englishtown (FR)	Leicester	Thrussington Handicap Chase	Class 4	98	£4,554
13 Jul 05	Englishtown (FR)	Worcester	ladbrokes.com Handicap Hurdle Class E	Class 4	104	£4,154
21 Jun 05	Englishtown (FR)	Newton Abbot	Wellybute Handicap Hurdle Class E	Class 4	96	£3,453
18 Aug 00	Gweneira (GB)	Sandown	Dorking Maiden Fillies' Stakes Class D	Class 4	-	£4,310
16 May 00	Spring To Glory (GB)	Hereford	Lazy Punters Black Book Handicap Chase Class F	Class 4	79	£4,209
19 Feb 98	Spring To Glory (GB)	Taunton	Cheddar Handicap Chase Class E	Class 4	89	£3,680
16 May 92	Fragrant Hill (GB)	Newbury	London Gold Cup Handicap Challenge Cup Class D	Class 4	98	£5,114
28 Sep 91	Brave The Wind (GB)	Redcar	Tetley TeaBag Maiden Fillies' Stakes Class E	Class 5	-	£3,341
13 Jun 98	Dancing Feather (GB)	Bath	Bollinger Champagne Challenge Series Handicap For Gentleman Amateur Riders	Class 6	57	£2,374
12 Jul 03	Englishtown (FR)	Curragh (IRE)	Flemings Garage Handicap	Handicap (unclassified)	94	€17,550
10 Sep 02	Englishtown (FR)	Galway (IRE)	Long Walk Maiden	Non-handicap (unclassified)	-	€10,350
25 Aug 94	Spring To Glory (GB)	Worcester	Malvern Handicap Hurdle	Handicap (unclassified)	107	£1,975
14 Oct 93	Spring To Glory (GB)	Taunton	Resorcinol Handicap Hurdle	Handicap (unclassified)	90	£2,400
21 Sep 90	Fragrant Hill (GB)	Newbury	Jock Collier Memorial Stakes Graduation	Non-handicap (unclassified)	-	£7,960
15 Aug 90	Spring To Glory (GB)	Salisbury	Bembridge Claiming Stakes	Non-handicap (unclassified)	-	£2,807

Top 20 wins, highest grade first.

Produce by sire


Teenoso (USA)	1987	1	1	1	0	68	6	8.8%	£27,575	€0	Spring To Glory (GB)
Shirley Heights (GB)	1988-1995	2	2	1	1	13	3	23.1%	£31,031	€0	Fragrant Hill (GB)
Dancing Brave (USA)	1989	1	1	1	0	10	1	10.0%	£3,794	€0	Brave The Wind (GB)
Suave Dancer (USA)	1994	1	1	1	0	12	1	8.3%	£3,487	€0	Dancing Feather (GB)
Machiavellian (USA)	1997	1	1	1	0	2	1	50.0%	£4,310	€0	Gweneira (GB)
Mark Of Esteem (IRE)	1998-2000	2	2	1	0	59	9	15.3%	£57,735	€47,350	Englishtown (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 English Spring produced?: English Spring (USA) is the dam of 8 runners in Britain and Ireland since 1990, 6 of them winners, with 21 wins from 164 runs between them. Runs abroad are not included.
Who is the best offspring of English Spring?: On British and Irish black type and ratings, the best offspring of English Spring (USA) is Fragrant Hill (GB), by Shirley Heights (GB), a Listed winner with a best official rating of 101; the top win came in the Lupe Stakes Class A (Listed) at Goodwood on 22 May 1991.
How many black-type winners has English Spring produced?: English Spring (USA) has produced 1 black-type winner in Britain and Ireland.
How much prize money have English Spring's offspring won?: The offspring of English Spring (USA) have earned £127,932 in Britain and €47,350 in Ireland since 1990.
What is English Spring's pedigree?: English Spring (USA) is by Grey Dawn II (GB).
Did English Spring race?: No British or Irish runs are on record for English Spring (USA) since 1990; runs abroad are not included.
Which stallions has English Spring been mated with?: The known produce of English Spring (USA) is by 6 different stallions, most often Shirley Heights (GB) (2 foals).
Have English Spring's daughters produced runners?: 4 daughters of English Spring (USA) have produced runners in Britain and Ireland.
Which family does English Spring belong to?: English Spring (USA) is the founding mare of the English Spring (USA) family in RaceWatch records.

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