Trying For Gold (USA)

Dam of Phantom Gold (GB), Fictitious I (GB), Gold Award (GB)

Country: USA
Sire: Northern Baby (CAN)

Winners (GB & IRE): 6 of 12 runners (50%)
Wins (GB & IRE): 13 from 96 runs
Progeny prize money (GB & IRE): £207,739 GB
Best progeny OR: 128
Black-type winners (GB & IRE): 2
Foaled: 1986 · out of Expansive (GB)

Progeny

All known progeny


1991	Pandrop (GB)	0	-	I A Balding	filly	Sharrood (USA)	1	0	0	0.0%	-	£0	7 Jul 93
1992	Phantom Gold (GB)	4	Group 2 winner (3 black-type wins)	Lord Huntingdon	filly	Machiavellian (USA)	11	1	2	36.4%	-	£134,719	17 Aug 96
1994	Tempting Prospect (GB)	1	Black-type placed	Lord Huntingdon	filly	Shirley Heights (GB)	6	1	1	16.7%	95	£10,889	13 May 98
1996	Fictitious I (GB)	2	Listed winner	Sir Michael Stoute	filly	Machiavellian (USA)	6	0	1	33.3%	104	£24,480	23 Jul 99
1997	Amritsar (GB)	0	-	Ken Wingrove	gelding	Indian Ridge (IRE)	29	2	3	0.0%	75	£4,308	5 Oct 04
1999	Welsh Gold (GB)	0	-	Simon Lewis	gelding	Zafonic (USA)	11	0	1	0.0%	89	£624	16 Oct 05
2000	Flash Of Gold (GB)	0	-	Sir Michael Stoute	filly	Darshaan (GB)	6	2	0	0.0%	80	£3,360	3 Oct 03
2001	Day Of Reckoning (GB)	1	-	Sir Michael Stoute	filly	Daylami (IRE)	2	0	1	50.0%	-	£4,195	23 Aug 04
2002	Money Market (IRE)	0	-	Richard Hannon Snr	gelding	Machiavellian (USA)	5	1	0	0.0%	70	£1,075	10 Oct 05
2003	Gold Award (GB)	4	-	Nicky Henderson	gelding	Daylami (IRE)	9	1	0	44.4%	128	£15,818	17 Mar 10
2005	Trianon (GB)	1	-	Roger Charlton	filly	Nayef (USA)	8	1	0	12.5%	78	£8,272	13 Sep 08
2007	Olympic Medal (GB)	0	-	Roger Charlton	filly	Nayef (USA)	2	0	0	0.0%	-	£0	16 Jun 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


17 Aug 96	Phantom Gold (GB)	Newbury	Tripleprint Geoffrey Freer Stakes	Group 2	-	£42,824
22 Jun 95	Phantom Gold (GB)	Ascot	Ribblesdale Stakes	Group 2	-	£55,332
21 Oct 95	Phantom Gold (GB)	Newbury	Perpetual St Simon Stakes	Group 3	-	£22,380
26 Jun 99	Fictitious I (GB)	Newcastle	E.B.F./Kronenbourg 1664 Hoppings Stakes	Listed	94	£18,468
17 Jan 10	Gold Award (GB)	Ffos Las	totesuper7 Handicap Hurdle	Class 3	117	£4,879
16 Feb 08	Gold Award (GB)	Ascot	Gardiner & Theobald Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race	Class 3	-	£4,554
26 Oct 96	Tempting Prospect (GB)	Newbury	Whatcombe Conditions Stakes Class C	Class 3	-	£4,793
27 Feb 09	Gold Award (GB)	Doncaster	Danethorpe Racing Partnership Conditional Jockeys' "National Hunt" Novices' H…	Class 4	-	£3,253
27 Oct 07	Trianon (GB)	Newbury	Relyon Cleaning Newbury E B F Maiden Stakes (Div II)	Class 4	-	£6,153
23 Aug 04	Day Of Reckoning (GB)	Windsor	Sharp Minds Betfair Maiden Stakes Class D	Class 4	-	£3,523
13 May 99	Fictitious I (GB)	Salisbury	Netherhampton Maiden Fillies' Stakes (Div I)	Class 4	-	£3,272
13 Sep 94	Phantom Gold (GB)	Sandown	EBF Wey Maiden Fillies' Stakes Class D	Class 4	-	£4,188
14 Jan 08	Gold Award (GB)	Fakenham	Great Fransham Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race	Class 6	-	£1,370

Top 20 wins, highest grade first.

Produce by sire


Sharrood (USA)	1991	1	1	0	0	1	0	0.0%	£0	-
Machiavellian (USA)	1992-2002	3	3	2	2	22	6	27.3%	£160,274	Phantom Gold (GB)
Shirley Heights (GB)	1994	1	1	1	0	6	1	16.7%	£10,889	Tempting Prospect (GB)
Indian Ridge (IRE)	1997	1	1	0	0	29	0	0.0%	£4,308	-
Zafonic (USA)	1999	1	1	0	0	11	0	0.0%	£624	-
Darshaan (GB)	2000	1	1	0	0	6	0	0.0%	£3,360	-
Daylami (IRE)	2001-2003	2	2	2	0	11	5	45.5%	£20,013	Gold Award (GB)
Nayef (USA)	2005-2007	2	2	1	0	10	1	10.0%	£8,272	Trianon (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 Trying For Gold produced?: Trying For Gold (USA) is the dam of 12 runners in Britain and Ireland since 1990, 6 of them winners, with 13 wins from 96 runs between them. Runs abroad are not included.
Who is the best offspring of Trying For Gold?: On British and Irish black type and ratings, the best offspring of Trying For Gold (USA) is Phantom Gold (GB), by Machiavellian (USA), a Group 2 winner; the top win came in the Tripleprint Geoffrey Freer Stakes (Group 2) at Newbury on 17 August 1996.
How many black-type winners has Trying For Gold produced?: Trying For Gold (USA) has produced 2 black-type winners in Britain and Ireland.
How much prize money have Trying For Gold's offspring won?: The offspring of Trying For Gold (USA) have earned £207,740 in Britain since 1990.
What is Trying For Gold's pedigree?: Trying For Gold (USA) is by Northern Baby (CAN) out of Expansive (GB).
Did Trying For Gold race?: Yes. In Britain and Ireland: 1 run, no wins. Runs abroad are not included.
Which stallions has Trying For Gold been mated with?: The known produce of Trying For Gold (USA) is by 8 different stallions, most often Machiavellian (USA) (3 foals).
Have Trying For Gold's daughters produced runners?: 8 daughters of Trying For Gold (USA) have produced runners in Britain and Ireland.
Which family does Trying For Gold belong to?: Trying For Gold (USA) belongs to the Expansive (GB) female family.

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