Opuntia (GB)

Dam of Boomerang Blade (GB), Point Of Dispute (GB), Polish Warrior (IRE)

Country: GB
Sire: Rousillon (USA)

Winners (GB & IRE): 9 of 9 runners (100%)
Wins (GB & IRE): 25 from 232 runs
Progeny prize money (GB & IRE): £349,528 GB
Best progeny OR: 103

Progeny

All known progeny


1993	Nameless (GB)	2	D J S Cosgrove	filly	Doc Marten (GB)	13	3	3	15.4%	64	£7,649	28 Feb 96
1994	Polish Warrior (IRE)	1	David Barron	gelding	Polish Patriot (USA)	10	2	2	10.0%	86	£9,588	20 Aug 97
1995	Point Of Dispute (GB)	6	David Evans	gelding	Cyrano De Bergerac (IRE)	53	6	6	11.3%	94	£56,854	24 Apr 05
1996	Boomerang Blade (GB)	3	Bryan Smart	filly	Sure Blade (USA)	25	3	2	12.0%	103	£196,352	4 Nov 00
1999	Twice Upon A Time (GB)	3	Bryan Smart	mare	Primo Dominie (GB)	34	3	3	8.8%	73	£25,488	15 Sep 04
2001	Pine Bay (GB)	1	Brian Gubby	filly	Sure Blade (USA)	18	3	2	5.6%	73	£10,826	21 Sep 05
2002	Pick A Nice Name (GB)	2	Richard Whitaker	mare	Polar Falcon (USA)	11	2	1	18.2%	77	£16,585	14 Jul 07
2004	Tubby Isaacs (GB)	5	Dean Ivory	gelding	Cyrano De Bergerac (IRE)	21	3	1	23.8%	77	£17,199	10 Aug 11
2006	Exopuntia (GB)	2	Julia Feilden	mare	Sure Blade (USA)	47	7	5	4.3%	57	£8,989	2 Oct 13

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 Sep 98	Boomerang Blade (GB)	Doncaster	£200000 St Leger Yearling Stakes Class B	Class 2	-	£178,500
2 Jul 07	Pick A Nice Name (GB)	Pontefract	EBF Park Suite Fillies' Handicap	Class 3	72	£9,348
24 Nov 01	Point Of Dispute (GB)	Lingfield (AW)	Tote Scoop6 Handicap Class C	Class 3	90	£12,296
4 Aug 00	Point Of Dispute (GB)	Newmarket (July)	Vardy Continental Handicap Class C	Class 3	80	£7,553
15 May 10	Tubby Isaacs (GB)	Doncaster	Replas Concrete Repair & Refurbishment Handicap	Class 4	70	£4,533
27 Sep 04	Pine Bay (GB)	Windsor	Windsor Fireworks Extravaganza Sat 6th November Maiden Stakes (Div I)	Class 4	63	£4,160
10 Oct 03	Twice Upon A Time (GB)	York	Haxby Handicap Class D	Class 4	70	£6,578
12 Jul 03	Twice Upon A Time (GB)	Nottingham	Tote Placepot Fillies' Handicap Class D	Class 4	63	£7,046
10 Nov 00	Point Of Dispute (GB)	Southwell (AW)	Ladbroke Handicap (An Arena Leisure 'Five Star Bonus' Race) (Div I)	Class 4	84	£3,705
20 Oct 99	Point Of Dispute (GB)	Nottingham	Derry Building Services Handicap Class D	Class 4	72	£5,345
15 Jul 98	Boomerang Blade (GB)	Folkestone	European Breeders Fund Spitfire Maiden Stakes Class D	Class 4	-	£3,662
3 May 98	Point Of Dispute (GB)	Salisbury	Woodford Maiden Stakes (Div I)	Class 4	-	£3,144
18 Sep 96	Polish Warrior (IRE)	Sandown	David Ward Benefit Nursery Class D	Class 4	78	£3,940
21 Apr 10	Tubby Isaacs (GB)	Kempton (AW)	Kempton For Conferences Handicap	Class 5	70	£2,590
19 Nov 07	Tubby Isaacs (GB)	Wolverhampton (AW)	Hotel & Conferencing At Wolverhampton Maiden Stakes	Class 5	-	£2,969
15 May 06	Pick A Nice Name (GB)	Redcar	Redcar Conference Centre Maiden Fillies' Stakes	Class 5	-	£3,239
26 Jun 02	Twice Upon A Time (GB)	Bath	Stowells of Chelsea Classified Stakes Class E	Class 5	68	£2,884
13 Aug 99	Point Of Dispute (GB)	Lingfield	Venner Shipley Handicap Class E	Class 5	69	£4,273
3 Oct 00	Boomerang Blade (GB)	Catterick	Derbyshire Apprentice Classified Stakes Class F	Class 6	79	£2,289
29 Apr 95	Nameless (GB)	Wolverhampton (AW)	Mordor Selling Stakes Class G	Class 6	-	£2,588

Top 20 wins, highest grade first.

Produce by sire


Doc Marten (GB)	1993	1	1	1	13	2	15.4%	£7,649	Nameless (GB)
Polish Patriot (USA)	1994	1	1	1	10	1	10.0%	£9,588	Polish Warrior (IRE)
Cyrano De Bergerac (IRE)	1995-2004	2	2	2	74	11	14.9%	£74,053	Point Of Dispute (GB)
Sure Blade (USA)	1996-2006	3	3	3	90	6	6.7%	£216,167	Boomerang Blade (GB)
Primo Dominie (GB)	1999	1	1	1	34	3	8.8%	£25,488	Twice Upon A Time (GB)
Polar Falcon (USA)	2002	1	1	1	11	2	18.2%	£16,585	Pick A Nice Name (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 Opuntia produced?: Opuntia (GB) is the dam of 9 runners in Britain and Ireland since 1990, 9 of them winners, with 25 wins from 232 runs between them. Runs abroad are not included.
Who is the best offspring of Opuntia?: On British and Irish black type and ratings, the best offspring of Opuntia (GB) is Boomerang Blade (GB), by Sure Blade (USA), with a best official rating of 103; the top win came in the £200000 St Leger Yearling Stakes Class B at Doncaster on 9 September 1998.
How much prize money have Opuntia's offspring won?: The offspring of Opuntia (GB) have earned £349,530 in Britain since 1990.
What is Opuntia's pedigree?: Opuntia (GB) is by Rousillon (USA).
Did Opuntia race?: No British or Irish runs are on record for Opuntia (GB) since 1990; runs abroad are not included.
Which stallions has Opuntia been mated with?: The known produce of Opuntia (GB) is by 6 different stallions, most often Sure Blade (USA) (3 foals).
Have Opuntia's daughters produced runners?: 3 daughters of Opuntia (GB) have produced runners in Britain and Ireland.
Which family does Opuntia belong to?: Opuntia (GB) is the founding mare of the Opuntia (GB) family in RaceWatch records.

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