Thea (USA)

Dam of Song Of Songs (GB), Dare To Dance (GB), Zone (GB)

Country: USA
Sire: Marju (IRE)

Winners (GB & IRE): 5 of 10 runners (50%)
Wins (GB & IRE): 14 from 114 runs
Progeny prize money (GB & IRE): £74,951 GB · €14,667 IRE
Best progeny OR: 144
Foaled: 1993 · out of Switched On (GB)

Progeny

All known progeny


1998	Dare To Dance (GB)	1	R Donohoe	gelding	Mtoto (GB)	28	1	4	3.6%	96	£673	€14,667	15 Nov 05
1999	Zone (GB)	1	Paul Cole	gelding	Zilzal (USA)	4	0	0	25.0%	90	£5,769	€0	14 Oct 02
2000	Rumour (GB)	1	James Fanshawe	filly	Lion Cavern (USA)	2	0	1	50.0%	-	£3,413	€0	6 Jul 04
2002	Song Of Songs (GB)	6	Jonjo O'Neill	gelding	Singspiel (IRE)	24	1	2	25.0%	144	£49,574	€0	2 Apr 11
2003	Sealed Bid (GB)	0	Michael Easterby	gelding	Zilzal (USA)	3	0	0	0.0%	-	£0	€0	14 Feb 06
2004	Sign Of The Cross (GB)	5	Conor Dore	gelding	Mark Of Esteem (IRE)	35	2	3	14.3%	82	£15,401	€0	19 Mar 10
2005	Bertha (GB)	0	Jamie Osborne	filly	Bertolini (USA)	2	0	0	0.0%	-	£0	€0	6 Jun 08
2006	Luckette (GB)	0	Mel Brittain	filly	Lucky Story (USA)	7	0	0	0.0%	56	£0	€0	1 Jul 09
2007	Marksman (GB)	0	Ken Clutterbuck	gelding	Mark Of Esteem (IRE)	2	0	0	0.0%	-	£0	€0	21 Oct 11
2008	Mulberry Brite (GB)	0	Alastair Lidderdale	filly	Librettist (USA)	7	0	0	0.0%	56	£120	€0	15 Sep 12

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


26 Dec 07	Song Of Songs (GB)	Kempton	stanjamesuk.com Novices' Hurdle	Class 2	-	£8,768
7 Mar 09	Song Of Songs (GB)	Sandown	Paddy Power Extra Places At Cheltenham Novices' Chase (for the Burnt Oak And …	Class 3	129	£6,505
24 Jul 05	Song Of Songs (GB)	Newmarket (July)	Whitworths Handicap	Class 3	82	£10,932
24 Feb 09	Song Of Songs (GB)	Leicester	ladbrokes.com Beginners' Chase	Class 4	-	£5,070
16 Feb 08	Song Of Songs (GB)	Wincanton	Bathwick Tyres Salisbury Novices' Hurdle	Class 4	129	£3,904
25 Jun 05	Song Of Songs (GB)	Doncaster	Go Racing In Yorkshire Racecard Competition Maiden Stakes	Class 4	-	£7,118
13 Jun 07	Sign Of The Cross (GB)	Nottingham	totepool Maiden Stakes (Div I)	Class 5	-	£2,267
9 Nov 01	Zone (GB)	Doncaster	Dransfield Novelty Company Median Auction Maiden Stakes Class E	Class 5	-	£4,680
2 Mar 10	Sign Of The Cross (GB)	Lingfield (AW)	Breathe Spa At Marriott Lingfield Handicap	Class 6	54	£1,774
19 May 09	Sign Of The Cross (GB)	Leicester	James Ward Selling Stakes	Class 6	72	£1,943
25 Apr 09	Sign Of The Cross (GB)	Wolverhampton (AW)	Starplan Elegant Bedroom Furniture Selling Stakes	Class 6	73	£2,047
14 Nov 08	Sign Of The Cross (GB)	Kempton (AW)	Betdaq The Betting Exchange Claiming Stakes	Class 6	78	£2,047
6 Jul 04	Rumour (GB)	Southwell (AW)	Music For Life Median Auction Maiden Stakes Class F	Class 6	-	£2,919
27 Aug 05	Dare To Dance (GB)	Wexford (RH) (IRE)	Ellickson Engineering Handicap Hurdle	Handicap (unclassified)	88	€9,329

Top 20 wins, highest grade first.

Produce by sire


Mtoto (GB)	1998	1	1	1	28	1	3.6%	£673	€14,667	Dare To Dance (GB)
Zilzal (USA)	1999-2003	2	2	1	7	1	14.3%	£5,769	€0	Zone (GB)
Lion Cavern (USA)	2000	1	1	1	2	1	50.0%	£3,413	€0	Rumour (GB)
Singspiel (IRE)	2002	1	1	1	24	6	25.0%	£49,574	€0	Song Of Songs (GB)
Mark Of Esteem (IRE)	2004-2007	2	2	1	37	5	13.5%	£15,401	€0	Sign Of The Cross (GB)
Bertolini (USA)	2005	1	1	0	2	0	0.0%	£0	€0	-
Lucky Story (USA)	2006	1	1	0	7	0	0.0%	£0	€0	-
Librettist (USA)	2008	1	1	0	7	0	0.0%	£120	€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 Thea produced?: Thea (USA) is the dam of 10 runners in Britain and Ireland since 1990, 5 of them winners, with 14 wins from 114 runs between them. Runs abroad are not included.
Who is the best offspring of Thea?: On British and Irish black type and ratings, the best offspring of Thea (USA) is Song Of Songs (GB), by Singspiel (IRE), with a best official rating of 144; the top win came in the stanjamesuk.com Novices' Hurdle at Kempton on 26 December 2007.
How much prize money have Thea's offspring won?: The offspring of Thea (USA) have earned £74,950 in Britain and €14,667 in Ireland since 1990.
What is Thea's pedigree?: Thea (USA) is by Marju (IRE) out of Switched On (GB).
Did Thea race?: Yes. In Britain and Ireland: 4 runs, 1 win. Runs abroad are not included.
Which stallions has Thea been mated with?: The known produce of Thea (USA) is by 8 different stallions, most often Zilzal (USA) (2 foals).
Which family does Thea belong to?: Thea (USA) belongs to the Switched On (GB) female family.

Updated 2012-09-15

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