Friendly Craic (IRE)

Dam of Three Musketeers (IRE), Royal Regatta (IRE), Royal Plaza (GB)

Country: IRE
Sire: Mister Lord (USA)

Winners (GB & IRE): 5 of 9 runners (56%)
Wins (GB & IRE): 23 from 160 runs
Progeny prize money (GB & IRE): £362,283 GB · €14,250 IRE
Best progeny OR: 158
Black-type winners (GB & IRE): 2

Progeny

All known progeny


2006	Edieskaia (IRE)	0	-	Tim Vaughan	gelding	Exit To Nowhere (USA)	2	0	0	0.0%	-	£0	€0	3 Mar 11
2007	Splendid Senorita (IRE)	0	-	Danielle McCormick	mare	Helissio (FR)	3	0	0	0.0%	-	£0	€0	30 Mar 12
2008	Royal Regatta (IRE)	7	Grade 2 winner	Philip Hobbs	gelding	King's Theatre (IRE)	27	2	4	25.9%	158	£150,985	€0	22 Dec 18
2009	Queens Regatta (IRE)	0	-	Bruce Mactaggart	mare	King's Theatre (IRE)	9	0	0	0.0%	94	£0	€0	13 Apr 15
2010	Three Musketeers (IRE)	5	Grade 2 winner (3 black-type wins)	Mrs Denise Foster	gelding	Flemensfirth (USA)	26	2	3	19.2%	155	£123,174	€14,250	10 May 21
2011	Royal Plaza (GB)	6	-	Katie Stephens	gelding	King's Theatre (IRE)	54	10	9	11.1%	127	£49,685	€0	10 Jun 22
2013	Fully Booked (GB)	0	-	Sandy Thomson	gelding	Beat Hollow (GB)	7	0	0	0.0%	99	£660	€0	3 Jan 20
2014	Jen's Boy (GB)	4	-	Nicky Henderson	gelding	Malinas (GER)	28	8	3	14.3%	115	£33,903	€0	8 Jun 23
2017	Lady Robinn (GB)	1	-	Ben Pauling	mare	Robin Des Champs (FR)	4	0	0	25.0%	72	£3,877	€0	27 May 23

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


19 Nov 16	Royal Regatta (IRE)	Ascot	Stella Artois 1965 Chase	Grade 2	149	£39,865
27 Nov 15	Three Musketeers (IRE)	Newbury	Fuller's London Pride Novices' Chase	Grade 2	-	£20,026
10 Jan 15	Three Musketeers (IRE)	Warwick	Neptune Investment Management Novices' Hurdle	Grade 2	-	£15,946
5 Apr 19	Three Musketeers (IRE)	Aintree	Merseyrail Handicap Hurdle	Grade 3	132	£42,203
18 Jan 17	Three Musketeers (IRE)	Market Rasen	Weatherbys Hamilton Graduation Chase	Class 2	150	£12,660
19 Dec 15	Royal Regatta (IRE)	Ascot	GL Events Owen Brown Graduation Chase	Class 2	145	£15,857
24 Jan 15	Royal Regatta (IRE)	Doncaster	TRM-Excellence In Equine Nutrition Handicap Chase	Class 2	138	£11,886
29 Nov 14	Royal Regatta (IRE)	Newbury	bet365.com Novices' Limited Handicap Chase	Class 3	130	£10,948
30 Aug 22	Jen's Boy (GB)	Newton Abbot	Newton Abbot Racecourse On Facebook Handicap Hurdle	Class 4	108	£1,982
15 Nov 21	Jen's Boy (GB)	Plumpton	Follow @attheraces On Twitter Handicap Hurdle	Class 4	106	£3,594
8 Apr 21	Royal Plaza (GB)	Taunton	Brian & Anne Derrick Diamond Wedding Handicap Chase	Class 4	85	£4,215
27 Sep 19	Royal Plaza (GB)	Worcester	Richard Wright Memorial Handicap Chase	Class 4	110	£4,289
17 Aug 19	Jen's Boy (GB)	Market Rasen	Speedy Kia Sportage Handicap Hurdle	Class 4	105	£6,498
26 Jul 19	Jen's Boy (GB)	Uttoxeter	Pollyb Travel Novices' Handicap Hurdle	Class 4	100	£3,769
16 Jun 18	Royal Plaza (GB)	Fontwell	netbet.co.uk Handicap Chase	Class 4	119	£4,614
16 Nov 16	Royal Plaza (GB)	Warwick	Jockey Club Ownership Syndicate Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle	Class 4	117	£3,249
6 Dec 14	Three Musketeers (IRE)	Wetherby	Play Today's Big Money Scoop6 Novices' Hurdle	Class 4	-	£3,249
1 Dec 13	Royal Regatta (IRE)	Leicester	Fernie Novices' Hurdle	Class 4	-	£4,549
27 Oct 13	Royal Regatta (IRE)	Aintree	EBF Stallions Matalan "National Hunt" Novices' Hurdle	Class 4	-	£5,198
18 Apr 22	Royal Plaza (GB)	Fakenham	Mama J 60th Birthday Celebration Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Chase	Class 5	80	£4,575

Top 20 wins, highest grade first.

Produce by sire


Exit To Nowhere (USA)	2006	1	1	0	0	2	0	0.0%	£0	€0	-
Helissio (FR)	2007	1	1	0	0	3	0	0.0%	£0	€0	-
King's Theatre (IRE)	2008-2011	3	3	2	1	90	13	14.4%	£200,670	€0	Royal Regatta (IRE)
Flemensfirth (USA)	2010	1	1	1	1	26	5	19.2%	£123,174	€14,250	Three Musketeers (IRE)
Beat Hollow (GB)	2013	1	1	0	0	7	0	0.0%	£660	€0	-
Malinas (GER)	2014	1	1	1	0	28	4	14.3%	£33,903	€0	Jen's Boy (GB)
Robin Des Champs (FR)	2017	1	1	1	0	4	1	25.0%	£3,877	€0	Lady Robinn (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 Friendly Craic produced?: Friendly Craic (IRE) is the dam of 9 runners in Britain and Ireland since 1990, 5 of them winners, with 23 wins from 160 runs between them. Runs abroad are not included.
Who is the best offspring of Friendly Craic?: On British and Irish black type and ratings, the best offspring of Friendly Craic (IRE) is Royal Regatta (IRE), by King's Theatre (IRE), a Grade 2 winner with a best official rating of 158; the top win came in the Stella Artois 1965 Chase (Grade 2) at Ascot on 19 November 2016.
How many black-type winners has Friendly Craic produced?: Friendly Craic (IRE) has produced 2 black-type winners in Britain and Ireland.
How much prize money have Friendly Craic's offspring won?: The offspring of Friendly Craic (IRE) have earned £362,284 in Britain and €14,250 in Ireland since 1990.
What is Friendly Craic's pedigree?: Friendly Craic (IRE) is by Mister Lord (USA).
Did Friendly Craic race?: No British or Irish runs are on record for Friendly Craic (IRE) since 1990; runs abroad are not included.
Which stallions has Friendly Craic been mated with?: The known produce of Friendly Craic (IRE) is by 7 different stallions, most often King's Theatre (IRE) (3 foals).
Have Friendly Craic's daughters produced runners?: 2 daughters of Friendly Craic (IRE) have produced runners in Britain and Ireland.
Which family does Friendly Craic belong to?: Friendly Craic (IRE) is the founding mare of the Friendly Craic (IRE) family in RaceWatch records.

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