Spinning Top (GB)

Dam of Musical Comedy (GB), Handiwork (GB), Full Toss (GB)

Country: GB
Sire: Alzao (USA)

Winners (GB & IRE): 8 of 8 runners (100%)
Wins (GB & IRE): 33 from 236 runs
Progeny prize money (GB & IRE): £280,751 GB · €9,070 IRE
Best progeny OR: 142
Black-type winners (GB & IRE): 1
Foaled: 1997 · out of Zenith (GB)

Progeny

All known progeny


2002	Life's A Whirl (GB)	3	-	Christine Dunnett	mare	Machiavellian (USA)	34	2	1	8.8%	73	£13,221	€0	24 Aug 08
2006	Full Toss (GB)	7	-	Jim Goldie	gelding	Nayef (USA)	40	4	3	17.5%	100	£50,945	€520	27 Aug 13
2008	Humdrum (GB)	3	-	Richard Hannon Snr	filly	Dr Fong (USA)	9	3	0	33.3%	90	£25,190	€0	20 Aug 11
2010	Handiwork (GB)	6	-	Steve Gollings	gelding	Motivator (GB)	41	9	3	14.6%	142	£53,560	€0	30 Oct 19
2011	Musical Comedy (GB)	4	Listed winner	Mike Murphy	gelding	Royal Applause (GB)	36	5	2	11.1%	106	£59,170	€8,550	2 Jul 18
2012	Kinematic (GB)	1	-	Andrew Balding	filly	Kyllachy (GB)	10	2	2	10.0%	85	£17,521	€0	20 Oct 15
2013	Ring Of Truth (GB)	1	-	Richard Hannon	filly	Royal Applause (GB)	5	1	0	20.0%	85	£6,344	€0	2 Sep 15
2017	Otago (GB)	8	-	Jim Boyle	gelding	Cable Bay (IRE)	61	6	5	13.1%	80	£54,800	€0	16 Oct 25

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


16 May 14	Musical Comedy (GB)	Newbury	Bathwick Tyres Carnarvon Stakes	Listed	106	£20,983
27 Sep 14	Kinematic (GB)	Chester	Controlled Solutions Group Nursery Handicap	Class 2	78	£12,938
22 Oct 10	Humdrum (GB)	Doncaster	Betfair Supports Sia And Heartbeat Appeal Nursery	Class 2	76	£6,670
25 Oct 13	Musical Comedy (GB)	Newbury	Sir Gerald Whent Memorial Nursery Handicap	Class 3	92	£6,469
18 Oct 13	Musical Comedy (GB)	Haydock	ApolloBet Best Odds Guaranteed Conditions Stakes	Class 3	85	£8,086
25 Sep 10	Humdrum (GB)	Chester	Contract Services Maiden Fillies' Stakes	Class 3	70	£5,181
4 Feb 10	Full Toss (GB)	Wolverhampton (AW)	Bet In Running - Betdaq Conditions Stakes	Class 3	90	£6,939
30 Aug 08	Full Toss (GB)	Chester	Raymond Corbett E B F Maiden Stakes	Class 3	-	£7,318
22 Apr 23	Otago (GB)	Brighton	Mum Nanny Dolly - Queen Of Hearts Handicap	Class 4	65	£5,129
15 Jul 21	Otago (GB)	Epsom	Wells Handicap	Class 4	69	£4,752
28 Jun 19	Otago (GB)	Yarmouth	British Stallion Studs EBF Novice Median Auction Stakes	Class 4	-	£5,175
26 Apr 19	Handiwork (GB)	Doncaster	Watch Sky Sports Racing Virgin 535 Handicap	Class 4	82	£5,531
27 Apr 18	Handiwork (GB)	Doncaster	k8casino.com Handicap	Class 4	81	£5,531
28 Apr 17	Handiwork (GB)	Doncaster	Free Spins At 188Bet Handicap	Class 4	78	£4,852
27 Dec 13	Handiwork (GB)	Wetherby	William Hill - Bet On The Move Introductory Juvenile Hurdle	Class 4	-	£3,249
5 Dec 13	Handiwork (GB)	Market Rasen	32Red Casino Juvenile Hurdle	Class 4	-	£3,899
24 Aug 12	Full Toss (GB)	Newcastle	Have A Heart Trophy Handicap	Class 4	76	£6,469
31 May 12	Full Toss (GB)	Ayr	Follow Us On Twitter @Bluesq Handicap	Class 4	69	£4,075
1 Jun 11	Humdrum (GB)	Kempton (AW)	Racing At skysports.com Handicap	Class 4	80	£4,080
22 Dec 09	Full Toss (GB)	Southwell (AW)	totepool Racing's Biggest Supporter Handicap	Class 4	85	£4,857

Top 20 wins, highest grade first.

Produce by sire


Machiavellian (USA)	2002	1	1	1	0	34	3	8.8%	£13,221	€0	Life's A Whirl (GB)
Nayef (USA)	2006	1	1	1	0	40	7	17.5%	£50,945	€520	Full Toss (GB)
Dr Fong (USA)	2008	1	1	1	0	9	3	33.3%	£25,190	€0	Humdrum (GB)
Motivator (GB)	2010	1	1	1	0	41	6	14.6%	£53,560	€0	Handiwork (GB)
Royal Applause (GB)	2011-2013	2	2	2	1	41	5	12.2%	£65,514	€8,550	Musical Comedy (GB)
Kyllachy (GB)	2012	1	1	1	0	10	1	10.0%	£17,521	€0	Kinematic (GB)
Cable Bay (IRE)	2017	1	1	1	0	61	8	13.1%	£54,800	€0	Otago (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 Spinning Top produced?: Spinning Top (GB) is the dam of 8 runners in Britain and Ireland since 1990, 8 of them winners, with 33 wins from 236 runs between them. Runs abroad are not included.
Who is the best offspring of Spinning Top?: On British and Irish black type and ratings, the best offspring of Spinning Top (GB) is Musical Comedy (GB), by Royal Applause (GB), a Listed winner with a best official rating of 106; the top win came in the Bathwick Tyres Carnarvon Stakes (Listed) at Newbury on 16 May 2014.
How many black-type winners has Spinning Top produced?: Spinning Top (GB) has produced 1 black-type winner in Britain and Ireland.
How much prize money have Spinning Top's offspring won?: The offspring of Spinning Top (GB) have earned £280,751 in Britain and €9,070 in Ireland since 1990.
What is Spinning Top's pedigree?: Spinning Top (GB) is by Alzao (USA) out of Zenith (GB).
Did Spinning Top race?: Yes. In Britain and Ireland: 3 runs, 1 win. Runs abroad are not included.
Which stallions has Spinning Top been mated with?: The known produce of Spinning Top (GB) is by 7 different stallions, most often Royal Applause (GB) (2 foals).
Have Spinning Top's daughters produced runners?: 3 daughters of Spinning Top (GB) have produced runners in Britain and Ireland.
Which family does Spinning Top belong to?: Spinning Top (GB) belongs to the Soprano (GB) female family.

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