Glenarff (USA)

Dam of Always Waining (IRE), Housemaster (IRE), Mastermind I (IRE)

Country: USA
Sire: Irish River (FR)

Winners (GB & IRE): 5 of 8 runners (63%)
Wins (GB & IRE): 21 from 131 runs
Progeny prize money (GB & IRE): £486,268 GB · €18,892 IRE
Best progeny OR: 147
Black-type winners (GB & IRE): 1

Progeny

All known progeny


1996	Housemaster (IRE)	1	Black-type placed	Michael Bell	gelding	Rudimentary (USA)	10	1	2	10.0%	117	£113,744	€0	19 Jul 99
1997	Mastermind I (IRE)	2	Black-type placed	Mrs J R Ramsden	gelding	Dolphin Street (FR)	11	2	2	18.2%	105	£32,863	€9,232	1 Jul 01
1998	Persian Pride (IRE)	1	-	P W Harris	gelding	Barathea (IRE)	13	2	0	7.7%	95	£6,962	€0	24 Jul 02
1999	Dahoar (GB)	0	-	John M Oxx	filly	Charnwood Forest (IRE)	3	1	0	0.0%	-	£0	€2,240	19 Nov 02
2000	Beckerson (IRE)	0	-	M J Grassick	filly	Alzao (USA)	7	3	1	0.0%	72	£0	€7,420	17 Sep 03
2001	Always Waining (IRE)	15	Grade 3 winner (4 black-type wins)	Peter Bowen	gelding	Unfuwain (USA)	74	2	5	20.3%	147	£325,703	€0	6 Apr 13
2003	Lolla's Spirit (IRE)	2	-	Michael Bell	filly	Montjeu (IRE)	11	1	2	18.2%	60	£6,998	€0	11 Nov 06
2006	Elusive Glen (IRE)	0	-	Mark Johnston	colt	Elusive City (USA)	2	0	0	0.0%	-	£0	€0	23 Apr 09

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


13 Apr 12	Always Waining (IRE)	Aintree	John Smith's Topham Chase Handicap	Grade 3	138	£56,270
8 Apr 11	Always Waining (IRE)	Aintree	John Smith's Topham Chase Handicap	Listed	133	£56,330
9 Apr 10	Always Waining (IRE)	Aintree	John Smith's Topham Chase (Handicap)	Listed	128	£56,330
27 Sep 08	Always Waining (IRE)	Market Rasen	32Red.com Handicap Chase	Listed	134	£34,206
5 May 07	Always Waining (IRE)	Uttoxeter	totesport.com Handicap Chase (For the Tom Wragg Trophy)	Class 2	134	£19,014
21 Apr 01	Mastermind I (IRE)	Newbury	Bet Direct Spring Cup Showcase Handicap Class B	Class 2	100	£16,797
13 Jun 08	Always Waining (IRE)	Aintree	Letheby & Christopher Handicap Hurdle	Class 3	120	£6,505
23 Mar 07	Always Waining (IRE)	Newbury	Montpelier Re Novices' Handicap Chase (For The Brown Chamberlin Trophy)	Class 3	121	£5,855
22 Apr 06	Always Waining (IRE)	Bangor-on-Dee	Brookes Bell Handicap Hurdle	Class 3	110	£6,181
19 Feb 05	Always Waining (IRE)	Uttoxeter	Eurofast Petrochemical Supplies Novices' Hurdle Class C	Class 3	115	£9,296
8 Feb 05	Always Waining (IRE)	Market Rasen	Mercedes-Benz of Hull Juvenile Novices' Hurdle Class D	Class 3	115	£4,833
24 Jul 04	Always Waining (IRE)	Ascot	South Africa Anniversary Diamond Rated Stakes (Handicap)	Class 3	86	£10,776
30 Jan 07	Always Waining (IRE)	Taunton	Orchard Restaurant Beginners' Chase	Class 4	-	£3,904
22 Jan 05	Always Waining (IRE)	Uttoxeter	Peter J Douglas Engineering Juvenile Novices' Hurdle Class E	Class 4	-	£3,445
15 Oct 04	Always Waining (IRE)	Newmarket	Sporting Index "Premier" Claiming Stakes	Class 4	93	£6,838
31 May 04	Always Waining (IRE)	Chepstow	Pete Smith Carsales@Wyvern-Carsales.co.uk Maiden Stakes Class D	Class 4	-	£3,614
15 Jul 01	Persian Pride (IRE)	Haydock	manchesteronline Maiden Stakes (Div I)	Class 4	90	£4,290
31 Jul 99	Mastermind I (IRE)	Newmarket (July)	EBF Express Racing Week Maiden Stakes Class D	Class 4	-	£4,386
4 Jun 98	Housemaster (IRE)	Yarmouth	European Breeders Fund Breckland Maiden Stakes Class D	Class 4	-	£3,131
11 Sep 06	Lolla's Spirit (IRE)	Wolverhampton (AW)	Ringside Suite 700 Theatre Style Handicap	Class 6	58	£2,730

Top 20 wins, highest grade first.

Produce by sire


Rudimentary (USA)	1996	1	1	1	0	10	1	10.0%	£113,744	€0	Housemaster (IRE)
Dolphin Street (FR)	1997	1	1	1	0	11	2	18.2%	£32,863	€9,232	Mastermind I (IRE)
Barathea (IRE)	1998	1	1	1	0	13	1	7.7%	£6,962	€0	Persian Pride (IRE)
Charnwood Forest (IRE)	1999	1	1	0	0	3	0	0.0%	£0	€2,240	-
Alzao (USA)	2000	1	1	0	0	7	0	0.0%	£0	€7,420	-
Unfuwain (USA)	2001	1	1	1	1	74	15	20.3%	£325,703	€0	Always Waining (IRE)
Montjeu (IRE)	2003	1	1	1	0	11	2	18.2%	£6,998	€0	Lolla's Spirit (IRE)
Elusive City (USA)	2006	1	1	0	0	2	0	0.0%	£0	€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 Glenarff produced?: Glenarff (USA) is the dam of 8 runners in Britain and Ireland since 1990, 5 of them winners, with 21 wins from 131 runs between them. Runs abroad are not included.
Who is the best offspring of Glenarff?: On British and Irish black type and ratings, the best offspring of Glenarff (USA) is Always Waining (IRE), by Unfuwain (USA), a Grade 3 winner with a best official rating of 147; the top win came in the John Smith's Topham Chase Handicap (Grade 3) at Aintree on 13 April 2012.
How many black-type winners has Glenarff produced?: Glenarff (USA) has produced 1 black-type winner in Britain and Ireland.
How much prize money have Glenarff's offspring won?: The offspring of Glenarff (USA) have earned £486,270 in Britain and €18,892 in Ireland since 1990.
What is Glenarff's pedigree?: Glenarff (USA) is by Irish River (FR).
Did Glenarff race?: No British or Irish runs are on record for Glenarff (USA) since 1990; runs abroad are not included.
Have Glenarff's daughters produced runners?: 3 daughters of Glenarff (USA) have produced runners in Britain and Ireland.
Which family does Glenarff belong to?: Glenarff (USA) is the founding mare of the Glenarff (USA) family in RaceWatch records.

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