Valiant Friend (USA)

Dam of King Darius (IRE)

Country: USA
Sire: Shahrastani (USA)

Winners (GB & IRE): 1 of 4 runners (25%)
Wins (GB & IRE): 5 from 68 runs
Progeny prize money (GB & IRE): £69,869 GB
Best progeny OR: 95

Progeny

All known progeny


1995	King Darius (IRE)	5	Richard Hannon Snr	gelding	Persian Bold (IRE)	26	1	5	19.2%	95	£64,282	2 Oct 99
1997	Tennessee (IRE)	0	Sean Woods	gelding	Blues Traveller (IRE)	10	0	1	0.0%	76	£545	1 Jul 01
1998	Diamond Jayne (IRE)	0	J Hetherton	filly	Royal Abjar (USA)	6	0	0	0.0%	40	£0	12 Jun 01
2000	White Park Bay (IRE)	0	Leo J Temple	mare	Blues Traveller (IRE)	26	2	5	0.0%	76	£5,042	27 Jan 07

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


29 May 99	King Darius (IRE)	Kempton	Interoute Telecommunications Handicap Class C	Class 3	83	£6,507
4 May 99	King Darius (IRE)	Chester	Walker Smith & Way Stakes (Handicap) Class C	Class 3	77	£10,762
4 May 98	King Darius (IRE)	Kempton	Rothmans Royals North South Challenge Series Handicap Class C	Class 3	77	£7,165
17 Aug 98	King Darius (IRE)	Windsor	Quortina Challenge Cup Handicap Class D	Class 4	79	£3,747
1 Jul 97	King Darius (IRE)	Chepstow	Bream Claiming Stakes Class F	Class 6	-	£2,513

Top 20 wins, highest grade first.

Produce by sire


Persian Bold (IRE)	1995	1	1	1	26	5	19.2%	£64,282	King Darius (IRE)
Blues Traveller (IRE)	1997-2000	2	2	0	36	0	0.0%	£5,587	-
Royal Abjar (USA)	1998	1	1	0	6	0	0.0%	£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 Valiant Friend produced?: Valiant Friend (USA) is the dam of 4 runners in Britain and Ireland since 1990, 1 of them winners, with 5 wins from 68 runs between them. Runs abroad are not included.
Who is the best offspring of Valiant Friend?: On British and Irish black type and ratings, the best offspring of Valiant Friend (USA) is King Darius (IRE), by Persian Bold (IRE), with a best official rating of 95; the top win came in the Interoute Telecommunications Handicap Class C at Kempton on 29 May 1999.
How much prize money have Valiant Friend's offspring won?: The offspring of Valiant Friend (USA) have earned £69,869 in Britain since 1990.
What is Valiant Friend's pedigree?: Valiant Friend (USA) is by Shahrastani (USA).
Did Valiant Friend race?: No British or Irish runs are on record for Valiant Friend (USA) since 1990; runs abroad are not included.
Which stallions has Valiant Friend been mated with?: The known produce of Valiant Friend (USA) is by 3 different stallions, most often Blues Traveller (IRE) (2 foals).
Have Valiant Friend's daughters produced runners?: 1 daughter of Valiant Friend (USA) has produced runners in Britain and Ireland.
Which family does Valiant Friend belong to?: Valiant Friend (USA) is the founding mare of the Valiant Friend (USA) family in RaceWatch records.

Updated 2010-12-17

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