Italian Connection (GB)

Dam of Talyani (GB), I'vegotafeeling (GB), Elmetto (GB)

Country: GB
Sire: Cadeaux Genereux (GB)

Winners (GB & IRE): 6 of 11 runners (55%)
Wins (GB & IRE): 11 from 95 runs
Progeny prize money (GB & IRE): £61,936 GB · €18,020 IRE
Best progeny OR: 88

Progeny

All known progeny


1985	Ashford Connection (GB)	0	A J Keane	gelding	Ashford (USA)	6	1	0	0.0%	-	£0	€0	29 Jul 91
1986	Boro Dale (GB)	0	James Joseph O'Connor	mare	Furry Glen (GB)	8	0	0	0.0%	-	£0	€0	31 Oct 91
1987	Shabra Connection (IRE)	0	Patrick O Brady	gelding	New Express (GB)	22	0	0	0.0%	-	£0	€0	28 Feb 96
2011	I'vegotafeeling (GB)	1	C F Swan	colt	Rock Of Gibraltar (IRE)	5	1	2	20.0%	81	£0	€10,600	28 Mar 14
2012	Talyani (GB)	3	William Haggas	gelding	Halling (USA)	5	0	1	60.0%	88	£15,745	€0	21 Aug 15
2013	Lajatico (GB)	2	Ed Vaughan	filly	Equiano (FR)	6	1	2	33.3%	75	£8,430	€0	29 Jul 16
2014	Beaconsfield (GB)	0	Hughie Morrison	gelding	Foxwedge (AUS)	9	0	1	0.0%	70	£635	€0	9 Oct 17
2017	Elmetto (GB)	1	Hughie Morrison	filly	Helmet (AUS)	3	2	0	33.3%	79	£4,957	€0	30 Nov 20
2019	Libertus (GB)	1	James Fanshawe	gelding	Equiano (FR)	13	3	0	7.7%	73	£10,543	€0	30 Jun 23
2020	Cormac T (GB)	0	Denis Gerard Hogan	gelding	Nathaniel (IRE)	4	1	3	0.0%	78	£0	€7,420	17 Aug 23
2022	Campani (GB)	3	David Simcock	gelding	Time Test (GB)	14	3	2	21.4%	60	£21,627	€0	28 Sep 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


31 Jul 15	Talyani (GB)	Newmarket (July)	newmarketracecourses.co.uk Handicap	Class 4	76	£6,469
24 Jul 15	Talyani (GB)	York	Think As One Apprentice Stakes (Handicap)	Class 4	76	£5,175
22 Aug 22	Libertus (GB)	Southwell (AW)	signsolutions.org Maiden Handicap	Class 5	69	£4,536
29 Jul 16	Lajatico (GB)	Newmarket (July)	discovernewmarket.co.uk Handicap	Class 5	75	£3,235
20 Jul 16	Lajatico (GB)	Lingfield (AW)	£25 Free Bet At 188BET Fillies' Handicap	Class 5	69	£3,235
2 Jun 15	Talyani (GB)	Ripon	SIS Live Maiden Stakes	Class 5	-	£3,235
2 Jul 26	Campani (GB)	Yarmouth	Mark Sumner Handicap	Class 6	56	£3,768
11 Jan 26	Campani (GB)	Chelmsford (AW)	Betfred Play Fred's £5 Million Handicap (Rider Restricted Race)	Class 6	51	£6,281
6 Aug 25	Campani (GB)	Brighton	Download The Star Sports App Handicap	Class 6	46	£4,187
30 Nov 20	Elmetto (GB)	Wolverhampton (AW)	Bombardier "March To Your Own Drum" Median Auction Maiden Stakes	Class 6	79	£2,782
28 Mar 14	I'vegotafeeling (GB)	Dundalk (AW) (IRE)	Happy Mother's Day Weekend At Dundalk Stadium Median Auction Maiden	Non-handicap (unclassified)	81	€6,900

Top 20 wins, highest grade first.

Produce by sire


Ashford (USA)	1985	1	1	0	6	0	0.0%	£0	€0	-
Furry Glen (GB)	1986	1	1	0	8	0	0.0%	£0	€0	-
New Express (GB)	1987	1	1	0	22	0	0.0%	£0	€0	-
Rock Of Gibraltar (IRE)	2011	1	1	1	5	1	20.0%	£0	€10,600	I'vegotafeeling (GB)
Halling (USA)	2012	1	1	1	5	3	60.0%	£15,745	€0	Talyani (GB)
Equiano (FR)	2013-2019	2	2	2	19	3	15.8%	£18,973	€0	Lajatico (GB)
Foxwedge (AUS)	2014	1	1	0	9	0	0.0%	£635	€0	-
Helmet (AUS)	2017	1	1	1	3	1	33.3%	£4,957	€0	Elmetto (GB)
Nathaniel (IRE)	2020	1	1	0	4	0	0.0%	£0	€7,420	-
Time Test (GB)	2022	1	1	1	14	3	21.4%	£21,627	€0	Campani (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 Italian Connection produced?: Italian Connection (GB) is the dam of 11 runners in Britain and Ireland since 1990, 6 of them winners, with 11 wins from 95 runs between them. Runs abroad are not included.
Who is the best offspring of Italian Connection?: On British and Irish black type and ratings, the best offspring of Italian Connection (GB) is Talyani (GB), by Halling (USA), with a best official rating of 88; the top win came in the newmarketracecourses.co.uk Handicap at Newmarket (July) on 31 July 2015.
How much prize money have Italian Connection's offspring won?: The offspring of Italian Connection (GB) have earned £61,937 in Britain and €18,020 in Ireland since 1990.
What is Italian Connection's pedigree?: Italian Connection (GB) is by Cadeaux Genereux (GB).
Did Italian Connection race?: No British or Irish runs are on record for Italian Connection (GB) since 1990; runs abroad are not included.
Which stallions has Italian Connection been mated with?: The known produce of Italian Connection (GB) is by 10 different stallions, most often Equiano (FR) (2 foals).
Have Italian Connection's daughters produced runners?: 2 daughters of Italian Connection (GB) have produced runners in Britain and Ireland.
Which family does Italian Connection belong to?: Italian Connection (GB) is the founding mare of the Italian Connection (GB) family in RaceWatch records.

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