Folk Opera (IRE)

Dam of Folk Melody (IRE), Lyrics Of Life (GB), Folk Dance (GB)

Race record


Flat	8	3	2	2	37.5%	75.0%	£78,726	107


31 Jul 08	Goodwood	2/7	9/4F	shd	Frankie Dettori	Saeed bin Suroor	Flat Turf	Group 3	Moet Hennessy Fillies' Stakes	1m6f	Good to Firm	9-6	Gravitation (GB)	107
19 Jul 08	Newmarket (July)	2/10	5/2J	¾	Kerrin McEvoy	Saeed bin Suroor	Flat Turf	Listed	Plantation Stud Stakes (Fillies & Mares)	1m4f	Good to Firm	9-5	Dar Re Mi (GB)	107
5 Jul 08	Haydock	4/9	9/2	8½	Kerrin McEvoy	Saeed bin Suroor	Flat Turf	Group 2	bet365 Lancashire Oaks (Fillies & Mares)	1m4f	Soft	9-5	Anna Pavlova (GB)	107
24 May 08	Haydock	1/9	2/1F	won	Frankie Dettori	Saeed bin Suroor	Flat Turf	Listed	Betfred EBF Joan Westbrook Pinnacle Stakes (Fillies & Mares)	1m4f	Good to Firm	8-12	Under The Rainbow (GB)	94
14 May 08	York	1/12	6/1	won	Frankie Dettori	Saeed bin Suroor	Flat Turf	Class 2	William Birch And Sons Construction Stakes (Handicap)	1m2½f	Good to Firm	9-4	Tastahil (IRE)	94
12 May 07	Lingfield	3/7	11/4	¾	Frankie Dettori	Saeed bin Suroor	Flat Turf	Listed	totesport.com Oaks Trial (Fillies)	1m3½f	Good to Soft	8-12	Kayah (GB)	94
20 Apr 07	Newbury	1/15	9/2	won	Philip Robinson	Michael Jarvis	Flat Turf	Class 4	Robert Sangster Memorial Maiden Fillies' Stakes	1m2f	Good to Firm	9-0	Brisk Breeze (GER)	-
11 Oct 06	Lingfield (AW)	3/13	14/1	2½	Philip Robinson	Michael Jarvis	Flat AW	Class 5	Dawson News E B F Maiden Stakes	7f	Standard	8-12	Tybalt I (USA)	-

How many winners has Folk Opera produced?: Folk Opera (IRE) is the dam of 8 runners in Britain and Ireland since 1990, 7 of them winners, with 9 wins from 65 runs between them. Runs abroad are not included.
Who is the best offspring of Folk Opera?: On British and Irish black type and ratings, the best offspring of Folk Opera (IRE) is Folk Melody (IRE), by Street Cry (IRE), with a best official rating of 95; the top win came in the poptelecom.co.uk Maiden Fillies' Stakes at Newmarket (July) on 19 July 2013.
How much prize money have Folk Opera's offspring won?: The offspring of Folk Opera (IRE) have earned £90,896 in Britain since 1990.
What is Folk Opera's pedigree?: Folk Opera (IRE) is by Singspiel (IRE) out of Skiphall (GB).
Did Folk Opera race?: Yes. In Britain and Ireland: 8 runs, 3 wins. Runs abroad are not included.
Which stallions has Folk Opera been mated with?: The known produce of Folk Opera (IRE) is by 7 different stallions, most often Shamardal (USA) (2 foals).
Have Folk Opera's daughters produced runners?: 3 daughters of Folk Opera (IRE) have produced runners in Britain and Ireland.
Which family does Folk Opera belong to?: Folk Opera (IRE) belongs to the Skiphall (GB) female family.

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