Gryada (GB)

Dam of Fame And Glory (GB) (Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby, Tattersalls Gold Cup, Coronation Cup), Grampian (GB), Rain Forest (GB)

Country: GB
Sire: Shirley Heights (GB)

Winners (GB & IRE): 9 of 10 runners (90%)
Wins (GB & IRE): 27 from 126 runs
Progeny prize money (GB & IRE): £835,000 GB · €1,549,056 IRE
Best progeny OR: 129
Black-type winners (GB & IRE): 1 (1 Group/Grade 1)
Foaled: 1993 · out of Grimpola (GER)

Progeny

All known progeny


1998	Guaranda (GB)	2	Black-type placed	William Jarvis	filly	Acatenango (GER)	8	1	1	25.0%	92	£15,592	€0	5 Oct 01
1999	Grampian (GB)	4	Black-type placed	James Given	horse	Selkirk (USA)	26	5	4	15.4%	105	£102,690	€0	3 Sep 05
2001	Graham Island (GB)	2	-	G Wragg	gelding	Acatenango (GER)	17	0	0	11.8%	86	£15,197	€0	17 Jul 07
2002	Gryskirk (GB)	1	-	Patrick O Brady	gelding	Selkirk (USA)	19	2	3	5.3%	67	£5,511	€5,987	11 Sep 05
2003	Gaze (GB)	0	-	William Jarvis	filly	Galileo (IRE)	9	0	2	0.0%	70	£1,998	€0	30 Oct 06
2005	Yummy Mummy (GB)	1	-	Francis Ennis	filly	Montjeu (IRE)	7	1	0	14.3%	79	£0	€12,683	8 Oct 08
2006	Fame And Glory (GB)	13	Group 1 winner (12 black-type wins)	Aidan O'Brien	horse	Montjeu (IRE)	22	3	1	59.1%	129	£675,314	€1,511,757	20 Oct 12
2007	Rain Forest (GB)	2	-	Aidan O'Brien	colt	Sadler's Wells (USA)	5	0	0	40.0%	100	£0	€18,630	25 Oct 10
2011	Grace And Favour (GB)	1	-	Andrew Balding	filly	Montjeu (IRE)	7	0	0	14.3%	83	£5,621	€0	24 Jun 15
2013	Great And Small (GB)	1	-	Andrew Balding	filly	Galileo (IRE)	6	1	0	16.7%	87	£13,079	€0	30 Apr 17

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


16 Jun 11	Fame And Glory (GB)	Ascot	Gold Cup	Group 1	122	£154,698
4 Jun 10	Fame And Glory (GB)	Epsom	Investec Coronation Cup	Group 1	128	£127,733
23 May 10	Fame And Glory (GB)	Curragh (IRE)	Tattersalls Gold Cup	Group 1	128	€139,500
28 Jun 09	Fame And Glory (GB)	Curragh (IRE)	Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby	Group 1	120	€843,000
8 Aug 10	Fame And Glory (GB)	Curragh (IRE)	Keeneland Royal Whip Stakes	Group 2	128	€60,000
10 May 09	Fame And Glory (GB)	Leopardstown (IRE)	Derrinstown Stud Derby Trial Stakes	Group 2	112	€78,000
15 Oct 11	Fame And Glory (GB)	Ascot	Qipco British Champions Long Distance Cup	Group 3	120	£113,420
3 May 10	Fame And Glory (GB)	Curragh (IRE)	High Chaparral European Breeders Fund Mooresbridge Stakes	Group 3	128	€48,750
19 Apr 09	Fame And Glory (GB)	Leopardstown (IRE)	P.W.McGrath Memorial Ballysax Stakes	Group 3	112	€42,315
20 May 12	Fame And Glory (GB)	Navan (IRE)	Vintage Crop Stakes	Listed	120	€26,000
29 May 11	Fame And Glory (GB)	Leopardstown (IRE)	Seamus & Rosemary McGrath Memorial Saval Beg Stakes	Listed	124	€30,875
17 Apr 11	Fame And Glory (GB)	Navan (IRE)	Vintage Crop Stakes	Listed	124	€26,000
16 May 02	Grampian (GB)	Salisbury	European Breeders Fund Durnford Classified Stakes Class B	Class 2	94	£12,511
7 May 02	Grampian (GB)	Bath	Tattenham Corner Classified Stakes Class B	Class 2	94	£10,095
23 May 05	Grampian (GB)	Thirsk	Herriot Happening Handicap	Class 3	93	£9,295
23 Jul 16	Great And Small (GB)	Chester	Chalice Maiden Fillies' Stakes	Class 4	-	£6,283
2 Aug 05	Graham Island (GB)	Catterick	catterickbridge.co.uk Handicap	Class 4	80	£6,952
16 Apr 04	Graham Island (GB)	Newbury	Peter Smith Memorial Maiden Stakes Class D	Class 4	-	£5,486
10 Aug 01	Grampian (GB)	Newmarket (July)	City Truck Group Maiden Stakes Class D	Class 4	-	£4,222
30 Jun 01	Guaranda (GB)	Chester	Cheshire Life Fillies' Handicap Class D	Class 4	85	£6,955

Top 20 wins, highest grade first.

Produce by sire


Acatenango (GER)	1998-2001	2	2	2	0	25	4	16.0%	£30,789	€0	Guaranda (GB)
Selkirk (USA)	1999-2002	2	2	2	0	45	5	11.1%	£108,201	€5,987	Grampian (GB)
Galileo (IRE)	2003-2013	2	2	1	0	15	1	6.7%	£15,077	€0	Great And Small (GB)
Montjeu (IRE)	2005-2011	3	3	3	1	36	15	41.7%	£680,935	€1,524,440	Fame And Glory (GB)
Sadler's Wells (USA)	2007	1	1	1	0	5	2	40.0%	£0	€18,630	Rain Forest (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 Gryada produced?: Gryada (GB) is the dam of 10 runners in Britain and Ireland since 1990, 9 of them winners, with 27 wins from 126 runs between them. Runs abroad are not included.
Who is the best offspring of Gryada?: On British and Irish black type and ratings, the best offspring of Gryada (GB) is Fame And Glory (GB), by Montjeu (IRE), a Group 1 winner with a best official rating of 129; the top win came in the Gold Cup (Group 1) at Ascot on 16 June 2011.
How many black-type winners has Gryada produced?: Gryada (GB) has produced 1 black-type winner in Britain and Ireland, including the Group or Grade 1 winner Fame And Glory (GB).
How much prize money have Gryada's offspring won?: The offspring of Gryada (GB) have earned £835,002 in Britain and €1,549,057 in Ireland since 1990.
What is Gryada's pedigree?: Gryada (GB) is by Shirley Heights (GB) out of Grimpola (GER).
Did Gryada race?: Yes. In Britain and Ireland: 8 runs, 2 wins. Runs abroad are not included.
Which stallions has Gryada been mated with?: The known produce of Gryada (GB) is by 5 different stallions, most often Montjeu (IRE) (3 foals).
Have Gryada's daughters produced runners?: 5 daughters of Gryada (GB) have produced runners in Britain and Ireland.
Which family does Gryada belong to?: Gryada (GB) belongs to the Grimpola (GER) female family.

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