La Chicana (IRE)

Dam of Desert Encounter (IRE), Shaheen (IRE), Fast Enough (IRE)

Country: IRE
Sire: Invincible Spirit (IRE)

Winners (GB & IRE): 4 of 5 runners (80%)
Wins (GB & IRE): 24 from 110 runs
Progeny prize money (GB & IRE): £640,335 GB
Best progeny OR: 118
Black-type winners (GB & IRE): 1

Progeny

All known progeny


2012	Desert Encounter (IRE)	10	Group 3 winner (6 black-type wins)	David Simcock	gelding	Halling (USA)	42	10	8	23.8%	118	£539,299	27 Aug 22
2013	Fast Enough (IRE)	2	-	Saeed bin Suroor	gelding	Kodiac (GB)	6	1	1	33.3%	77	£14,063	2 Jan 16
2015	Shaheen (IRE)	5	-	John Quinn	gelding	Society Rock (IRE)	17	2	4	29.4%	91	£44,486	15 Sep 18
2016	Desert Land (IRE)	7	-	Keith Dalgleish	gelding	Kodiac (GB)	43	4	8	16.3%	75	£42,487	21 Oct 22
2018	Mexican Song (IRE)	0	-	David Simcock	filly	Vadamos (FR)	2	0	0	0.0%	-	£0	3 Jun 21

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


21 Sep 19	Desert Encounter (IRE)	Newbury	Dubai Duty Free Legacy Cup Stakes (Formerly The Arc Trial)	Group 3	115	£34,026
24 Aug 19	Desert Encounter (IRE)	Windsor	Sky Sports Racing Winter Hill Stakes	Group 3	116	£34,026
2 Aug 19	Desert Encounter (IRE)	Goodwood	L'Ormarins Queen's Plate Glorious Stakes	Group 3	114	£56,710
23 Sep 17	Desert Encounter (IRE)	Newbury	Dubai Duty Free Legacy Cup Stakes (Formerly The Arc Trial)	Group 3	114	£34,026
25 Aug 18	Desert Encounter (IRE)	Windsor	Sri Lanka August Stakes	Listed	111	£20,983
13 May 17	Desert Encounter (IRE)	Ascot	Carey Group Buckhounds Stakes	Listed	102	£25,520
25 Jun 16	Desert Encounter (IRE)	Windsor	Sky Bet Handicap	Class 2	91	£12,938
14 May 16	Desert Encounter (IRE)	Newmarket	Betfair Acca Edge Handicap	Class 2	89	£18,675
6 Aug 18	Shaheen (IRE)	Windsor	Sky Bet Best Odds Guaranteed Handicap	Class 3	86	£7,246
11 Jun 18	Shaheen (IRE)	Pontefract	Mr Wolf Sprint Handicap	Class 3	75	£9,239
27 Aug 17	Shaheen (IRE)	Beverley	Educare Of Beverley Nursery Handicap	Class 3	73	£6,301
30 Jun 18	Shaheen (IRE)	Doncaster	Gilks Fencing "Here To Have Fun" Handicap	Class 4	81	£5,531
30 Apr 16	Desert Encounter (IRE)	Doncaster	SIS Apprentice Handicap	Class 4	82	£5,175
2 Jan 16	Fast Enough (IRE)	Chelmsford (AW)	Bet Scoop6Soccer At totesport.com Handicap	Class 4	77	£8,086
4 Oct 22	Desert Land (IRE)	Southwell (AW)	Cazoo Handicap (Div II)	Class 5	64	£4,536
2 Sep 22	Desert Land (IRE)	Newcastle (AW)	Download Vickers.Bet App For Welcome Offer Handicap (Div II)	Class 5	62	£4,536
19 Aug 22	Desert Land (IRE)	Newcastle (AW)	Join The Bet Club At vickers.bet Handicap	Class 5	58	£4,536
5 Jan 21	Desert Land (IRE)	Lingfield (AW)	Betway Casino Handicap	Class 5	66	£3,429
6 Jun 20	Desert Land (IRE)	Lingfield (AW)	Betway Heed Your Hunch Handicap	Class 5	63	£3,493
7 Aug 15	Fast Enough (IRE)	Brighton	EBF/Chestnut Tree House Maiden Stakes	Class 5	77	£3,235

Top 20 wins, highest grade first.

Produce by sire


Halling (USA)	2012	1	1	1	1	42	10	23.8%	£539,299	Desert Encounter (IRE)
Kodiac (GB)	2013-2016	2	2	2	0	49	9	18.4%	£56,550	Desert Land (IRE)
Society Rock (IRE)	2015	1	1	1	0	17	5	29.4%	£44,486	Shaheen (IRE)
Vadamos (FR)	2018	1	1	0	0	2	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 La Chicana produced?: La Chicana (IRE) is the dam of 5 runners in Britain and Ireland since 1990, 4 of them winners, with 24 wins from 110 runs between them. Runs abroad are not included.
Who is the best offspring of La Chicana?: On British and Irish black type and ratings, the best offspring of La Chicana (IRE) is Desert Encounter (IRE), by Halling (USA), a Group 3 winner with a best official rating of 118; the top win came in the Dubai Duty Free Legacy Cup Stakes (Formerly The Arc Trial) (Group 3) at Newbury on 21 September 2019.
How many black-type winners has La Chicana produced?: La Chicana (IRE) has produced 1 black-type winner in Britain and Ireland.
How much prize money have La Chicana's offspring won?: The offspring of La Chicana (IRE) have earned £640,335 in Britain since 1990.
What is La Chicana's pedigree?: La Chicana (IRE) is by Invincible Spirit (IRE).
Did La Chicana race?: No British or Irish runs are on record for La Chicana (IRE) since 1990; runs abroad are not included.
Which stallions has La Chicana been mated with?: The known produce of La Chicana (IRE) is by 4 different stallions, most often Kodiac (GB) (2 foals).
Have La Chicana's daughters produced runners?: 1 daughter of La Chicana (IRE) has produced runners in Britain and Ireland.
Which family does La Chicana belong to?: La Chicana (IRE) is the founding mare of the La Chicana (IRE) family in RaceWatch records.

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