Russian Countess (USA)

Dam of Alboostan (GB), Romanzof (GB), Russian Empress (IRE)

Country: USA
Sire: Nureyev (USA)

Winners (GB & IRE): 8 of 14 runners (57%)
Wins (GB & IRE): 16 from 135 runs
Progeny prize money (GB & IRE): £170,314 GB · €72,354 IRE
Best progeny OR: 107

Progeny

All known progeny


1991	Rousay (GB)	0	-	Clive Brittain	gelding	Reference Point (GB)	4	0	1	0.0%	70	£636	€0	6 Oct 93
1992	Romanzof (GB)	2	-	Sir Henry Cecil	colt	Kris (GB)	6	3	0	33.3%	99	£18,155	€0	9 Aug 95
1993	Cossack Count (GB)	3	-	Simon Dow	horse	Nashwan (USA)	14	1	1	21.4%	85	£2,921	€0	26 May 99
1994	Crown Of Light (GB)	2	Black-type placed	Saeed bin Suroor	filly	Mtoto (GB)	8	0	3	25.0%	-	£79,986	€0	19 Aug 98
1995	Alboostan (GB)	2	-	B W Hills	colt	Sabrehill (USA)	13	3	1	15.4%	107	£37,400	€0	18 Sep 99
1997	Lafleur (IRE)	0	-	Mick Channon	filly	Grand Lodge (USA)	6	0	0	0.0%	68	£0	€0	12 Jun 00
1999	Mandolin (IRE)	0	-	Sir Henry Cecil	filly	Sabrehill (USA)	1	0	0	0.0%	-	£0	€0	3 May 02
2000	Countess Guest (IRE)	0	-	Mick Channon	filly	Spectrum (IRE)	4	0	0	0.0%	65	£0	€0	4 Oct 02
2002	Russian Waltz (IRE)	1	-	D K Weld	filly	Spectrum (IRE)	3	0	0	33.3%	-	£0	€13,020	10 Oct 04
2003	Cape Courier (IRE)	0	-	Ian McInnes	gelding	Cape Cross (IRE)	6	0	0	0.0%	51	£0	€0	6 Jun 06
2004	Russian Empress (IRE)	2	Black-type placed	David P Myerscough	mare	Trans Island (GB)	23	3	4	8.7%	97	£540	€59,334	27 Nov 09
2006	Crimea (IRE)	3	-	David Nicholls	gelding	Kheleyf (USA)	24	1	3	12.5%	86	£15,282	€0	29 Sep 12
2007	The Hermitage (IRE)	1	Black-type placed	Mark Johnston	filly	Kheleyf (USA)	19	4	3	5.3%	85	£15,129	€0	16 Oct 10
2008	Alltherightmoves (IRE)	0	-	Eve Johnson Houghton	filly	Namid (GB)	4	0	0	0.0%	57	£265	€0	30 Aug 10

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


12 Sep 97	Alboostan (GB)	Goodwood	Bellway Homes Stardom Stakes Class A	Class 1	-	£13,248
10 May 97	Crown Of Light (GB)	Lingfield	Lingfield Oaks Trial Stakes Class A	Class 1	-	£12,464
16 Jul 95	Romanzof (GB)	Yarmouth	Broadland 102 Rated Handicap	Class 2	99	£7,962
11 Jul 09	Crimea (IRE)	Hamilton	McNair Builders Merchants Handicap	Class 4	78	£6,476
29 Jul 97	Alboostan (GB)	Beverley	European Breeders Fund Minster Moorgate Maiden Stakes Class D	Class 4	-	£3,782
27 Apr 95	Romanzof (GB)	Beverley	Ald. William Hodgson Maiden Stakes Class D	Class 4	-	£3,789
16 Jun 09	Crimea (IRE)	Thirsk	HBLB Maiden Stakes	Class 5	-	£2,590
14 May 09	The Hermitage (IRE)	Newmarket	IFF Charity Trust Median Auction Maiden Stakes	Class 5	-	£3,886
19 Dec 97	Cossack Count (GB)	Lingfield (AW)	Ladbroke All-Weather Trophy Handicap Qualifier Class E	Class 5	68	£2,921
12 Aug 96	Crown Of Light (GB)	Leicester	European Breeders Fund Menphys Median Auction Maiden Fillies' Stakes Class E	Class 5	-	£3,371
29 Jun 10	Crimea (IRE)	Hamilton	Scottish Racing Claiming Stakes	Class 6	80	£2,047
19 Apr 08	Russian Empress (IRE)	Naas (IRE)	Summer Barbeque Evenings Handicap	Handicap (unclassified)	77	€16,275
5 Oct 07	Russian Empress (IRE)	Dundalk (AW) (IRE)	Derrinstown Stud Apprentice Fillies Maiden	Non-handicap (unclassified)	70	€8,983
2 Oct 04	Russian Waltz (IRE)	Curragh (IRE)	E M S Civil Engineering European Breeders Fund Maiden	Non-handicap (unclassified)	-	€13,020
11 May 96	Cossack Count (GB)	Leopardstown (IRE)	Killiney Handicap	Handicap (unclassified)	-	-
24 Mar 96	Cossack Count (GB)	Naas (IRE)	TendRLeen Horse Feeds (C&G) Maiden	Non-handicap (unclassified)	-	-

Top 20 wins, highest grade first.

Produce by sire


Reference Point (GB)	1991	1	1	0	4	0	0.0%	£636	€0	-
Kris (GB)	1992	1	1	1	6	2	33.3%	£18,155	€0	Romanzof (GB)
Nashwan (USA)	1993	1	1	1	14	3	21.4%	£2,921	€0	Cossack Count (GB)
Mtoto (GB)	1994	1	1	1	8	2	25.0%	£79,986	€0	Crown Of Light (GB)
Sabrehill (USA)	1995-1999	2	2	1	14	2	14.3%	£37,400	€0	Alboostan (GB)
Grand Lodge (USA)	1997	1	1	0	6	0	0.0%	£0	€0	-
Spectrum (IRE)	2000-2002	2	2	1	7	1	14.3%	£0	€13,020	Russian Waltz (IRE)
Cape Cross (IRE)	2003	1	1	0	6	0	0.0%	£0	€0	-
Trans Island (GB)	2004	1	1	1	23	2	8.7%	£540	€59,334	Russian Empress (IRE)
Kheleyf (USA)	2006-2007	2	2	2	43	4	9.3%	£30,411	€0	Crimea (IRE)
Namid (GB)	2008	1	1	0	4	0	0.0%	£265	€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 Russian Countess produced?: Russian Countess (USA) is the dam of 14 runners in Britain and Ireland since 1990, 8 of them winners, with 16 wins from 135 runs between them. Runs abroad are not included.
Who is the best offspring of Russian Countess?: On British and Irish black type and ratings, the best offspring of Russian Countess (USA) is Russian Empress (IRE), by Trans Island (GB), a Black-type placed with a best official rating of 97; the top win came in the Summer Barbeque Evenings Handicap at Naas (IRE) on 19 April 2008.
How much prize money have Russian Countess' offspring won?: The offspring of Russian Countess (USA) have earned £170,314 in Britain and €72,354 in Ireland since 1990.
What is Russian Countess' pedigree?: Russian Countess (USA) is by Nureyev (USA).
Did Russian Countess race?: No British or Irish runs are on record for Russian Countess (USA) since 1990; runs abroad are not included.
Which stallions has Russian Countess been mated with?: The known produce of Russian Countess (USA) is by 11 different stallions, most often Kheleyf (USA) (2 foals).
Have Russian Countess' daughters produced runners?: 8 daughters of Russian Countess (USA) have produced runners in Britain and Ireland.
Which family does Russian Countess belong to?: Russian Countess (USA) is the founding mare of the Russian Countess (USA) family in RaceWatch records.

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