How High The Sky (IRE)

Dam of Up Above (GB), Mr Swivell (GB), Blackcastle Storm (GB)

Country: IRE
Sire: Danehill Dancer (IRE)

Winners (GB & IRE): 7 of 10 runners (70%)
Wins (GB & IRE): 21 from 161 runs
Progeny prize money (GB & IRE): £252,597 GB · €38,975 IRE
Best progeny OR: 97

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Progeny

All known progeny


2013	Heart Of An Angel (GB)	0	Henry Spiller	filly	Dark Angel (IRE)	9	0	0	0.0%	70	£0	€0	16 Feb 17
2014	Thora Barber (GB)	1	David Evans	filly	Rip Van Winkle (IRE)	4	0	1	25.0%	-	£8,801	€0	18 Jun 16
2015	Skydiving (GB)	0	Jamie Osborne	gelding	Al Kazeem (GB)	12	4	1	0.0%	76	£7,840	€0	4 Feb 19
2017	Blackcastle Storm (GB)	3	Matthew J Smith	gelding	Showcasing (GB)	41	5	0	7.3%	91	£10,505	€21,230	18 Oct 24
2018	New Heights (GB)	7	Jonathan Portman	mare	Intello (GER)	38	3	6	18.4%	79	£47,140	€0	31 Oct 24
2019	Up Above (GB)	1	M D O'Callaghan	colt	Bated Breath (GB)	6	0	1	16.7%	97	£0	€17,745	8 Oct 21
2020	Greased Lightning (GB)	2	Eve Johnson Houghton	gelding	Lightning Spear (GB)	14	1	2	14.3%	76	£13,970	€0	9 Oct 23
2021	Mr Swivell (GB)	6	Kevin Philippart de Foy	gelding	City Light (FR)	25	5	2	24.0%	95	£122,182	€0	9 Oct 26
2023	Mo Of Cairo (GB)	1	Kevin Ryan	colt	Havana Grey (GB)	11	3	1	9.1%	84	£39,499	€0	3 Oct 26
2024	Sky Symphony (GB)	0	Lemos de Souza	colt	Sergei Prokofiev (CAN)	1	1	0	0.0%	-	£2,659	€0	22 Aug 26

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


9 Oct 26	Mr Swivell (GB)	York	William Hill Gold Weekend Autumn Mile Handicap Stakes	Class 3	89	£15,462
31 Jul 25	Mr Swivell (GB)	Wolverhampton (AW)	Racing League Race 13 Handicap	Class 3	87	£25,770
1 Jun 25	Mr Swivell (GB)	Chelmsford (AW)	Sky Bet Proud To Support ROR Handicap	Class 4	80	£15,702
1 May 25	Mr Swivell (GB)	Yarmouth	Winning Experience With Moulton Racing Handicap	Class 4	77	£5,653
24 Feb 24	Mr Swivell (GB)	Southwell (AW)	Bet £10 Get £40 At BetMGM Restricted Maiden Stakes (Div II)	Class 4	-	£10,800
5 Jul 25	Mo Of Cairo (GB)	Beverley	EBF Maiden Stakes	Class 5	-	£4,050
16 Aug 24	Mr Swivell (GB)	Newmarket (July)	Jenningsbet Handicap	Class 5	72	£4,381
14 Sep 23	New Heights (GB)	Epsom	Odds On Emplas Handicap	Class 5	75	£5,234
20 Jul 23	New Heights (GB)	Epsom	Steve Donoghue Apprentice Handicap	Class 5	72	£5,234
27 Jul 22	New Heights (GB)	Sandown	Good Times Fillies' Handicap	Class 5	73	£3,996
14 Jul 22	New Heights (GB)	Epsom	Watch Racing Online Free With Coral Apprentice Handicap	Class 5	69	£4,536
28 Jun 22	Greased Lightning (GB)	Chepstow	Blake Morgan - Project & Cost Management Restricted Maiden Stakes	Class 5	-	£3,942
19 May 22	New Heights (GB)	Sandown	Play Coral 'Racing-Super-Series' For Free Fillies' Handicap	Class 5	65	£3,996
13 Aug 21	New Heights (GB)	Newbury	Always Bet Responsibly At BetVictor Apprentice Handicap	Class 5	64	£2,862
9 Oct 20	New Heights (GB)	Kempton (AW)	Unibet Thanks The Frontline Workers Fillies' Novice Auction Stakes (Div I)	Class 5	-	£3,429
13 Mar 20	Blackcastle Storm (GB)	Southwell (AW)	Bombardier British Hopped Amber Beer Maiden Stakes	Class 5	-	£3,429
25 Apr 16	Thora Barber (GB)	Wolverhampton (AW)	Award Winning Fine Dining At Horizons Novice Stakes	Class 5	-	£2,911
29 Jul 23	Greased Lightning (GB)	Windsor	At The Races App Market Movers Handicap	Class 6	64	£4,972
5 Jul 24	Blackcastle Storm (GB)	Bellewstown (IRE)	McNally's Pharmacy 365 Handicap	Handicap (unclassified)	61	€6,785
28 Aug 21	Up Above (GB)	Navan (IRE)	Irish EBF Median Sires Series Maiden	Non-handicap (unclassified)	-	€14,750

Top 20 wins, highest grade first.

Produce by sire


Dark Angel (IRE)	2013	1	1	0	9	0	0.0%	£0	€0	-
Rip Van Winkle (IRE)	2014	1	1	1	4	1	25.0%	£8,801	€0	Thora Barber (GB)
Al Kazeem (GB)	2015	1	1	0	12	0	0.0%	£7,840	€0	-
Showcasing (GB)	2017	1	1	1	41	3	7.3%	£10,505	€21,230	Blackcastle Storm (GB)
Intello (GER)	2018	1	1	1	38	7	18.4%	£47,140	€0	New Heights (GB)
Bated Breath (GB)	2019	1	1	1	6	1	16.7%	£0	€17,745	Up Above (GB)
Lightning Spear (GB)	2020	1	1	1	14	2	14.3%	£13,970	€0	Greased Lightning (GB)
City Light (FR)	2021	1	1	1	25	6	24.0%	£122,182	€0	Mr Swivell (GB)
Havana Grey (GB)	2023	1	1	1	11	1	9.1%	£39,499	€0	Mo Of Cairo (GB)
Sergei Prokofiev (CAN)	2024	1	1	0	1	0	0.0%	£2,659	€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 How High The Sky produced?: How High The Sky (IRE) is the dam of 10 runners in Britain and Ireland since 1990, 7 of them winners, with 21 wins from 161 runs between them. Runs abroad are not included.
Who is the best offspring of How High The Sky?: On British and Irish black type and ratings, the best offspring of How High The Sky (IRE) is Up Above (GB), by Bated Breath (GB), with a best official rating of 97; the top win came in the Irish EBF Median Sires Series Maiden at Navan (IRE) on 28 August 2021.
How much prize money have How High The Sky's offspring won?: The offspring of How High The Sky (IRE) have earned £252,596 in Britain and €38,975 in Ireland since 1990.
What is How High The Sky's pedigree?: How High The Sky (IRE) is by Danehill Dancer (IRE).
Did How High The Sky race?: No British or Irish runs are on record for How High The Sky (IRE) since 1990; runs abroad are not included.
Have How High The Sky's daughters produced runners?: 1 daughter of How High The Sky (IRE) has produced runners in Britain and Ireland.
Which family does How High The Sky belong to?: How High The Sky (IRE) is the founding mare of the How High The Sky (IRE) family in RaceWatch records.