Salsa (IRE)

Dam of Whirl (IRE) (Pretty Polly Stakes, Qatar Nassau Stakes)

Country: IRE
Colour: bay
Foaled: 17 April 2017
Sire: Galileo (IRE)

Winners (GB & IRE): 1 of 3 runners (33%)
Wins (GB & IRE): 5 from 11 runs
Progeny prize money (GB & IRE): £555,692 GB · €212,448 IRE
Best progeny OR: 117
Black-type winners (GB & IRE): 1 (1 Group/Grade 1)
Foaled: 2017 · out of Beauty Is Truth (IRE)

Next entry · 17 Oct · 15:40 Leopardstown · Irish Stallion Farms EBF Laidlaw Cup Fillies Maiden

Race record

Her own record


Flat	10	1	2	0	10.0%	30.0%	€12,834	88

Her runs


18 Oct 20	Naas (IRE)	11/14	22/1	12¾	Emmet McNamara	Aidan O'Brien	Flat Turf	Listed	Irish Stallion Farms EBF Garnet Stakes (Fillies & Mares)	1m	Soft	9-2	Parent's Prayer (IRE)	84
8 Oct 20	Thurles (IRE)	1/13	7/4F	won	Seamie Heffernan	Aidan O'Brien	Flat Turf	Non-handicap (unclassified)	Racing Again October 22nd Maiden	1m	Soft	9-2	Ballinlough Gale (IRE)	84
27 Sep 20	Curragh (IRE)	2/15	11/2	2¼	Seamie Heffernan	Aidan O'Brien	Flat Turf	Non-handicap (unclassified)	Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies & Mares Maiden	1m	Yielding	9-2	Secret Pulse (IRE)	85
19 Aug 20	Killarney (IRE)	5/10	5/2	8	Seamie Heffernan	Aidan O'Brien	Flat Turf	Non-handicap (unclassified)	Irish EBF Supporting Irish Champions Weekend Fillies Maiden	1m3f	Soft to Heavy	9-2	Shamiyna (IRE)	88
5 Jul 20	Cork (IRE)	9/11	16/1	14	Ben Coen	Aidan O'Brien	Flat Turf	Group 3	Munster Oaks Stakes (Fillies & Mares)	1m4f	Yielding	8-13	Snow (IRE)	88
21 Jun 20	Leopardstown (IRE)	8/8	9/2	17½	Wayne Lordan	Aidan O'Brien	Flat Turf	Group 3	Irish Stallion Farms EBF Blue Wind Stakes (Fillies)	1m2f	Good	9-2	One Voice (IRE)	88
13 Jun 20	Curragh (IRE)	2/12	9/2	¾	Wayne Lordan	Aidan O'Brien	Flat Turf	Non-handicap (unclassified)	Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Maiden	1m2f	Good to Firm	9-2	Snow (IRE)	73
19 Oct 19	Leopardstown (IRE)	6/14	25/1	6¾	P B Beggy	Aidan O'Brien	Flat Turf	Non-handicap (unclassified)	Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Maiden	1m	Soft	9-0	Amma Grace (IRE)	-
17 Aug 19	Cork (IRE)	6/10	4/6F	8¼	Donnacha O'Brien	Aidan O'Brien	Flat Turf	Non-handicap (unclassified)	Murphy's Irish Stout Supporting Marymount Hospice Irish EBF Fillies Maiden	1m	Yielding to Soft	9-0	Yaxeni (FR)	-
1 Aug 19	Goodwood	6/15	5/1	7	Ryan Moore	Aidan O'Brien	Flat Turf	Class 2	Markel Insurance British EBF Maiden Fillies' Stakes	7f	Good	9-0	Vividly (GB)	-

Quick answers

How many winners has Salsa produced?: Salsa (IRE) is the dam of 3 runners in Britain and Ireland since 1990, 1 of them winners, with 5 wins from 11 runs between them. Runs abroad are not included.
Who is the best offspring of Salsa?: On British and Irish black type and ratings, the best offspring of Salsa (IRE) is Whirl (IRE), by Wootton Bassett (GB), a Group 1 winner with a best official rating of 117; the top win came in the Qatar Nassau Stakes (Group 1) at Goodwood on 31 July 2025.
How many black-type winners has Salsa produced?: Salsa (IRE) has produced 1 black-type winner in Britain and Ireland, including the Group or Grade 1 winner Whirl (IRE).
How much prize money have Salsa's offspring won?: The offspring of Salsa (IRE) have earned £555,692 in Britain and €212,448 in Ireland since 1990.
What is Salsa's pedigree?: Salsa (IRE) is by Galileo (IRE) out of Beauty Is Truth (IRE).
Did Salsa race?: Yes. In Britain and Ireland: 10 runs, 1 win. Runs abroad are not included.
Which family does Salsa belong to?: Salsa (IRE) belongs to the Zelda (IRE) female family.

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