Opening Ceremony (USA)

Dam of Olympic DreamI (GB), Geordie Man (GB), Pryers Princess (GB)

Country: USA
Sire: Quest For Fame (GB)

Winners (GB & IRE): 4 of 9 runners (44%)
Wins (GB & IRE): 5 from 116 runs
Progeny prize money (GB & IRE): £33,393 GB
Best progeny OR: 83
Foaled: 1999 · out of Gleam Of Light (IRE)

Race record

Her own record


Flat	36	6	5	4	16.7%	36.1%	£66,215	85

Her runs


11 Aug 05	Beverley	1/8	8/1	won	Royston Ffrench	Richard Fahey	Flat Turf	Class 3	Nick Wilmot-Smith Memorial Handicap	1m2f	Good to Firm	8-13	Dubai Venture (GB)	74
6 Aug 05	Haydock	4/5	66/1	11¼	Tony Hamilton	Richard Fahey	Flat Turf	Group 3	Petros Rose of Lancaster Stakes	1m2½f	Good to Firm	9-0	Notable Guest (USA)	76
30 Jul 05	Doncaster	8/19	20/1	6¾	Gyles Parkin	Richard Fahey	Flat Turf	Class 4	Weatherbys VAT Services Summer Cup (Handicap)	1m2f	Good to Soft	9-1	Perle D'Or (IRE)	76
23 Jul 05	York	3/7	6/1	3¾	Paul Hanagan	Richard Fahey	Flat Turf	Class 3	European Breeders Fund Fillies' Handicap	1m2½f	Good to Firm	9-2	Trew Class (GB)	76
16 Jul 05	Ripon	3/7	7/1	1	Paul Hanagan	Richard Fahey	Flat Turf	Class 4	LHF Healthplans Handicap	1m2f	Good to Firm	9-10	Clipperdown (IRE)	76
25 Jun 05	Newcastle	13/13	6/1	dist	Paul Hanagan	Richard Fahey	Flat Turf	Class 4	totesport 0800 221 221 Handicap	1m2f	Good	9-5	Dancer's Serenade (IRE)	75
22 Jun 05	Carlisle	2/5	9/4F	hd	Paul Hanagan	Richard Fahey	Flat Turf	Class 4	European Breeders Fund Fillies' Handicap	1m1f	Good to Firm	9-9	Graceful Air (IRE)	75
11 Jun 05	Ripon	6/11	12/1	4¾	Paul Hanagan	Richard Fahey	Flat Turf	Class 2	totescoop6 Handicap	1m1f	Good to Firm	8-11	Ace Of Hearts (GB)	75
2 Jun 05	Haydock	2/13	25/1	4	Tony Hamilton	Richard Fahey	Flat Turf	Class 4	Arnold Clark Renault Handicap	1m2½f	Good	9-1	Strong Hand (GB)	75
22 Sep 04	Lingfield (AW)	8/14	7/1	9¾	Tony Hamilton	Richard Fahey	Flat AW	Class 4	Pansy Classified Stakes	1m2f	Standard	8-12	Compton Drake (GB)	75
17 Sep 04	Ayr	4/20	9/1	7¼	Paul Hanagan	Richard Fahey	Flat Turf	Class 4	Westsound Handicap	1m2f	Soft	8-13	Straw Bear (USA)	75
29 Aug 04	Yarmouth	2/9	7/2F	1½	Paul Hanagan	Richard Fahey	Flat Turf	Class 5	Great Yarmouth Mercury Classified Stakes Class E	1m2f	Soft	9-5	Another Choice I (IRE)	75
8 Aug 04	Leicester	5/6	3/1	8¼	Tony Hamilton	Richard Fahey	Flat Turf	Class 4	Stuart Pearce Handicap Class D	1m2f	Good to Firm	9-6	Rotuma (IRE)	75
31 Jul 04	Doncaster	1/15	11/1	won	Tony Hamilton	Richard Fahey	Flat Turf	Class 4	Weatherbys Bank Summer Cup (Handicap) Class D	1m2f	Good to Firm	8-12	Tedsdale Mac (GB)	72
11 Jul 04	Haydock	5/10	9/2	5¾	Tony Hamilton	Richard Fahey	Flat Turf	Class 5	Paddy Power Dial-A-Bet Handicap Class E	1m2½f	Good to Soft	10-3	Jimmy Byrne (IRE)	76
10 Jul 04	Chester	1/15	9/1	won	Lee Vickers	Richard Fahey	Flat Turf	Class 4	Mercedes-Benz of Southport Handicap Class D	1m2½f	Good	9-4	Yenaled (GB)	70
4 Jul 04	Redcar	2/7	7/2	½	Tony Hamilton	Richard Fahey	Flat Turf	Class 5	redcarracing.co.uk Classified Stakes Class E	1m1f	Soft	8-11	Pawan (IRE)	70
25 Jun 04	Newcastle	4/11	7/2F	5¾	Paul Callaghan	Richard Fahey	Flat Turf	Class 6	cantorodds.com Handicap (For Gentleman Amateur Riders)	1m2f	Soft	11-9	Kingsdon (IRE)	68
17 Jun 04	Ayr	2/7	6/1	1½	Tony Hamilton	Richard Fahey	Flat Turf	Class 4	Saffie Joseph Handicap Class D	1m2f	Good	8-9	Kid'Z'Play (IRE)	68
25 May 04	Ripon	6/7	8/1	12¼	Tony Hamilton	Richard Fahey	Flat Turf	Class 5	Galphay Classified Stakes Class E	1m2f	Good to Firm	8-11	Polar Jem (GB)	68
28 Oct 03	Redcar	1/16	11/2	won	Royston Ffrench	Richard Fahey	Flat Turf	Class 5	Saltburn Classified Stakes Class E	1m2f	Good	9-0	Colway Ritz (GB)	65
12 Oct 03	Newcastle	3/15	10/1	2¼	Paul Hanagan	Richard Fahey	Flat Turf	Class 5	BBC Radio Newcastle Handicap Class E	1m2f	Good to Firm	9-9	Ruby Legend (GB)	65
19 Sep 03	Ayr	5/8	9/1	3	Paul Hanagan	Richard Fahey	Flat Turf	Class 3	Ayr Advertiser Fillies' Handicap Class C	1m2f	Good	9-6	Rani Two (GB)	65
3 Sep 03	York	15/19	6/1F	22	Dale Swift	Richard Fahey	Flat Turf	Class 5	Holgate Apprentice Handicap Class E	1m2½f	Good to Firm	9-2	Freeloader (IRE)	63
24 Aug 03	Beverley	3/8	4/1	1½	Dale Swift	Richard Fahey	Flat Turf	Class 4	Caledonian Building Systems Fillies' Handicap Class D	1m2f	Good to Firm	8-10	Tight Squeeze (GB)	63
15 Aug 03	Newcastle	1/14	9/1	won	Paul Hanagan	Richard Fahey	Flat Turf	Class 5	BBC Radio Newcastle Handicap Class E	1m2f	Good to Firm	9-4	Rotuma (IRE)	60
29 Jul 03	Beverley	8/17	20/1	7½	Joanna Badger	Richard Fahey	Flat Turf	Class 5	Dorothy Laird Memorial Trophy (Ladies Race) (Handicap) Class E	1m2f	Good to Firm	10-5	Rainstorm (GB)	63
18 Jul 03	Pontefract	9/12	25/1	14	Dale Swift	Richard Fahey	Flat Turf	Class 5	Tote Bookmakers Fillies' Handicap Class E	1m4f	Good to Firm	9-3	Classic Millennium (GB)	65
30 Jun 03	Musselburgh	6/12	9/2	6¼	Charlie Poste	Richard Fahey	Flat Turf	Class 5	McEwan's 60/- Claiming Stakes Class E	1m1f	Good to Firm	9-2	Sarraaf (IRE)	70
16 Jun 03	Musselburgh	6/7	6/1	7½	Paul Hanagan	Richard Fahey	Flat Turf	Class 5	Gilbert Associates Handicap Class E	1m4f	Firm	9-12	Tbm Can (GB)	72
30 May 03	Ayr	6/8	20/1	5	David Allan	Richard Fahey	Flat Turf	Class 3	Bob Dempsey Retirement Stakes (Handicap) Class C	1m2f	Good to Soft	8-8	Football Crazy (IRE)	75
10 Apr 03	Musselburgh	5/10	8/1	5	Paul Hanagan	Richard Fahey	Flat Turf	Class 4	Sean Graham Tele-Betting Freephone 08000 321 321 Classified Stakes Class D	7f	Good to Firm	9-9	Quito (IRE)	80
17 Aug 02	Newmarket (July)	7/10	9/1	12½	Darryll Holland	Amanda Perrett	Flat Turf	Class 4	Newmarket & District Hoteliers Classified Stakes Class D	1m2f	Good to Firm	9-1	Macadamia (IRE)	85
20 Jul 02	Warwick	5/6	3/1	10¾	Willie Ryan	Amanda Perrett	Flat Turf	Class 3	Stan James European Breeders Fund Classified Stakes Class C	7f	Good to Firm	8-8	Krugerrand (USA)	85
5 Jul 02	Salisbury	4/4	13/8F	6¼	Richard Hughes	Amanda Perrett	Flat Turf	Class 2	European Breeders Fund Nightfall Classified Stakes Class B	1m	Good	8-11	Seihali (IRE)	85
15 Oct 01	Leicester	1/20	8/1	won	Pat Eddery	Amanda Perrett	Flat Turf	Class 4	EBF Tom Fruit Maiden Fillies' Stakes (Div I)	7f	Good to Soft	8-11	Sunray Superstar (GB)	-

Quick answers

How many winners has Opening Ceremony produced?: Opening Ceremony (USA) is the dam of 9 runners in Britain and Ireland since 1990, 4 of them winners, with 5 wins from 116 runs between them. Runs abroad are not included.
Who is the best offspring of Opening Ceremony?: On British and Irish black type and ratings, the best offspring of Opening Ceremony (USA) is Olympic DreamI (GB), by Kyllachy (GB), with a best official rating of 83; the top win came in the TSG Handicap at Newcastle on 25 June 2009.
How much prize money have Opening Ceremony's offspring won?: The offspring of Opening Ceremony (USA) have earned £33,392 in Britain since 1990.
What is Opening Ceremony's pedigree?: Opening Ceremony (USA) is by Quest For Fame (GB) out of Gleam Of Light (IRE).
Did Opening Ceremony race?: Yes. In Britain and Ireland: 36 runs, 6 wins. Runs abroad are not included.
Which stallions has Opening Ceremony been mated with?: The known produce of Opening Ceremony (USA) is by 8 different stallions, most often Kyllachy (GB) (2 foals).
Have Opening Ceremony's daughters produced runners?: 3 daughters of Opening Ceremony (USA) have produced runners in Britain and Ireland.
Which family does Opening Ceremony belong to?: Opening Ceremony (USA) belongs to the Gold Runner (GB) female family.

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