Melodrama (IRE)

Dam of Dramatic Sands (IRE), Many A Year (IRE)

Country: IRE
Sire: Oratorio (IRE)

Winners (GB & IRE): 2 of 7 runners (29%)
Wins (GB & IRE): 3 from 63 runs
Progeny prize money (GB & IRE): £29,109 GB · €3,580 IRE
Best progeny OR: 118
Foaled: 2009 · out of Lila (GB)

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Progeny

All known progeny


2016	Peckinpah (IRE)	0	Rob Summers	gelding	Excelebration (IRE)	26	2	4	0.0%	118	£8,774	€0	20 Jun 23
2017	Dramatic Sands (IRE)	2	Archie Watson	gelding	Footstepsinthesand (GB)	8	2	0	25.0%	84	£11,995	€0	4 Aug 20
2018	Art Of Persia (IRE)	0	Declan Wall	gelding	Footstepsinthesand (GB)	1	0	0	0.0%	-	£0	€0	8 Dec 21
2019	Many A Year (IRE)	1	John Butler	gelding	No Nay Never (USA)	13	2	0	7.7%	74	£8,340	€0	9 Oct 24
2021	Rehearsal (IRE)	0	Mrs John Harrington	filly	Calyx (GB)	3	1	0	0.0%	-	£0	€3,280	17 May 24
2022	Invigorated (IRE)	0	Mrs John Harrington	filly	Churchill (IRE)	7	0	0	0.0%	60	£0	€0	11 Aug 25
2023	Trumph (IRE)	0	Mrs John Harrington	filly	Starspangledbanner (AUS)	5	0	0	0.0%	70	£0	€300	9 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


7 Sep 19	Dramatic Sands (IRE)	Kempton (AW)	Follow Sun Racing On Twitter Nursery Handicap	Class 4	80	£6,469
23 Sep 24	Many A Year (IRE)	Hamilton	Hampton By Hilton Hamilton Park Confined Handicap (For horses With No Win In …	Class 6	52	£3,664
2 Jul 19	Dramatic Sands (IRE)	Chepstow	bettingsites.ltd.uk Median Auction Maiden Stakes	Class 6	-	£2,782

Top 20 wins, highest grade first.

Produce by sire


Excelebration (IRE)	2016	1	1	0	26	0	0.0%	£8,774	€0	-
Footstepsinthesand (GB)	2017-2018	2	2	1	9	2	22.2%	£11,995	€0	Dramatic Sands (IRE)
No Nay Never (USA)	2019	1	1	1	13	1	7.7%	£8,340	€0	Many A Year (IRE)
Calyx (GB)	2021	1	1	0	3	0	0.0%	£0	€3,280	-
Churchill (IRE)	2022	1	1	0	7	0	0.0%	£0	€0	-
Starspangledbanner (AUS)	2023	1	1	0	5	0	0.0%	£0	€300	-

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 Melodrama produced?: Melodrama (IRE) is the dam of 7 runners in Britain and Ireland since 1990, 2 of them winners, with 3 wins from 63 runs between them. Runs abroad are not included.
Who is the best offspring of Melodrama?: On British and Irish black type and ratings, the best offspring of Melodrama (IRE) is Peckinpah (IRE), by Excelebration (IRE), with a best official rating of 118.
How much prize money have Melodrama's offspring won?: The offspring of Melodrama (IRE) have earned £29,109 in Britain and €3,580 in Ireland since 1990.
What is Melodrama's pedigree?: Melodrama (IRE) is by Oratorio (IRE) out of Lila (GB).
Did Melodrama race?: Yes. In Britain and Ireland: 9 runs, 2 wins. Runs abroad are not included.
Which stallions has Melodrama been mated with?: The known produce of Melodrama (IRE) is by 6 different stallions, most often Footstepsinthesand (GB) (2 foals).
Which family does Melodrama belong to?: Melodrama (IRE) belongs to the Bint Pasha (USA) female family.

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