Wedding Cake (IRE)

Dam of Brides Hill (IRE), Count Simon (IRE), Sposalizio (IRE)

Country: IRE
Sire: Groom Dancer (USA)

Winners (GB & IRE): 5 of 7 runners (71%)
Wins (GB & IRE): 25 from 179 runs
Progeny prize money (GB & IRE): £193,985 GB · €210,099 IRE
Best progeny OR: 154
Black-type winners (GB & IRE): 1
Foaled: 2001 · out of Greektown (GB)

Progeny

All known progeny


2006	Mehendi (IRE)	1	-	Brian Ellison	gelding	Indian Danehill (IRE)	15	2	1	6.7%	75	£4,356	€0	5 May 10
2007	Sposalizio (IRE)	1	-	C T Dawson	gelding	Dr Fong (USA)	23	0	1	4.3%	104	£2,054	€0	29 May 19
2008	Dolcezza (IRE)	0	-	Brian Meehan	filly	Dr Fong (USA)	6	0	0	0.0%	59	£0	€0	16 Oct 10
2009	Croquembouche (IRE)	10	-	Ed de Giles	gelding	Acclamation (GB)	64	11	3	15.6%	97	£94,076	€0	16 Sep 18
2010	Wedding Speech (IRE)	0	-	James Fanshawe	filly	Acclamation (GB)	6	0	0	0.0%	59	£0	€0	30 Apr 14
2014	Count Simon (IRE)	5	-	R W Varnham	gelding	Rip Van Winkle (IRE)	36	9	6	13.9%	134	£18,318	€57,384	5 May 23
2017	Brides Hill (IRE)	8	Grade 2 winner (3 black-type wins)	Gavin Cromwell	mare	Dylan Thomas (IRE)	29	6	5	27.6%	154	£75,180	€152,715	2 May 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


3 May 24	Brides Hill (IRE)	Punchestown (IRE)	Hanlon Concrete Irish EBF Glencarraig Lady Francis Flood Mares Chase	Grade 2	149	€47,200
25 Jan 24	Brides Hill (IRE)	Huntingdon	Pertemps Network Lady Protectress Mares' Chase	Listed	150	£28,978
23 Feb 23	Brides Hill (IRE)	Thurles (IRE)	Carey Glass Irish EBF Colreevy Mares Novice Chase	Listed	-	€17,700
26 Apr 19	Count Simon (IRE)	Perth	Scone Palace Handicap Hurdle	Class 3	133	£8,837
20 Aug 17	Croquembouche (IRE)	Pontefract	totepool Betting At betfred.com Handicap	Class 3	82	£8,410
12 Aug 13	Croquembouche (IRE)	Windsor	Download Coral Mobile From The App Store Handicap	Class 3	74	£7,439
27 Apr 15	Croquembouche (IRE)	Windsor	365 IT Handicap	Class 4	85	£4,690
14 Sep 14	Croquembouche (IRE)	Bath	Bathwick Tyres Chippenham Handicap	Class 4	82	£4,690
7 Aug 14	Croquembouche (IRE)	Sandown	Christmas Parties At Sandown Park Handicap	Class 4	80	£4,690
15 Sep 13	Croquembouche (IRE)	Bath	Bathwick Tyres Supporting Bath Racecourse Handicap	Class 4	81	£4,690
27 Jun 18	Croquembouche (IRE)	Bath	Daily World Cup Specials At 188Bet Handicap	Class 5	76	£3,752
29 Sep 17	Count Simon (IRE)	Haydock	JW Lees MPA Handicap (Div I)	Class 5	72	£3,558
26 Jun 13	Croquembouche (IRE)	Bath	Grande Jaguar Swindon Handicap	Class 5	69	£2,588
26 Jul 12	Croquembouche (IRE)	Folkestone	ladbrokesbingo.com Handicap	Class 5	70	£2,386
26 Jul 11	Croquembouche (IRE)	Beverley	EBF Holderness Pony Club Maiden Stakes	Class 5	-	£3,170
26 May 14	Sposalizio (IRE)	Cartmel	Hadwins Maiden Hunters' Chase (For the Fraser Cup)	Class 6	-	£1,560
1 Jan 10	Mehendi (IRE)	Southwell (AW)	Happy New Year Apprentice Median Auction Maiden Stakes	Class 6	61	£1,774
3 Dec 23	Brides Hill (IRE)	Fairyhouse (IRE)	Bar One Racing "Bet 10 Euros Get 50 Euros Sign Up Offer" Irish EBF Mares Hand…	Handicap (unclassified)	140	€15,930
27 Dec 21	Brides Hill (IRE)	Leopardstown (IRE)	Paddy Power "I've Had More Vaccines Than Nights Out" Handicap Hurdle	Handicap (unclassified)	121	€17,700
6 May 19	Count Simon (IRE)	Down Royal (IRE)	Belfast Live Hurdle	Non-handicap (unclassified)	134	€10,780

Top 20 wins, highest grade first.

Produce by sire


Indian Danehill (IRE)	2006	1	1	1	0	15	1	6.7%	£4,356	€0	Mehendi (IRE)
Dr Fong (USA)	2007-2008	2	2	1	0	29	1	3.4%	£2,054	€0	Sposalizio (IRE)
Acclamation (GB)	2009-2010	2	2	1	0	70	10	14.3%	£94,076	€0	Croquembouche (IRE)
Rip Van Winkle (IRE)	2014	1	1	1	0	36	5	13.9%	£18,318	€57,384	Count Simon (IRE)
Dylan Thomas (IRE)	2017	1	1	1	1	29	8	27.6%	£75,180	€152,715	Brides Hill (IRE)

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 Wedding Cake produced?: Wedding Cake (IRE) is the dam of 7 runners in Britain and Ireland since 1990, 5 of them winners, with 25 wins from 179 runs between them. Runs abroad are not included.
Who is the best offspring of Wedding Cake?: On British and Irish black type and ratings, the best offspring of Wedding Cake (IRE) is Brides Hill (IRE), by Dylan Thomas (IRE), a Grade 2 winner with a best official rating of 154; the top win came in the Hanlon Concrete Irish EBF Glencarraig Lady Francis Flood Mares Chase (Grade 2) at Punchestown (IRE) on 3 May 2024.
How many black-type winners has Wedding Cake produced?: Wedding Cake (IRE) has produced 1 black-type winner in Britain and Ireland.
How much prize money have Wedding Cake's offspring won?: The offspring of Wedding Cake (IRE) have earned £193,984 in Britain and €210,099 in Ireland since 1990.
What is Wedding Cake's pedigree?: Wedding Cake (IRE) is by Groom Dancer (USA) out of Greektown (GB).
Did Wedding Cake race?: Yes. In Britain and Ireland: 5 runs, 1 win. Runs abroad are not included.
Which stallions has Wedding Cake been mated with?: The known produce of Wedding Cake (IRE) is by 5 different stallions, most often Dr Fong (USA) (2 foals).
Have Wedding Cake's daughters produced runners?: 1 daughter of Wedding Cake (IRE) has produced runners in Britain and Ireland.
Which family does Wedding Cake belong to?: Wedding Cake (IRE) belongs to the Greektown (GB) female family.

Updated 2025-05-02

Follow Wedding Cake (IRE) in Tracker+

Keep this record close when the next race is declared.

Join RaceWatch

Updated 2025-05-02

Go deeper before the next race.

Open every racecard in full and get your research done before they go to post.

14racecard tabs per race
20+bookmaker prices side by side
Trackeralerts when your horses are declared

30-day free trial

£0today

Start my 30-day free trial

By continuing you agree to our Terms and Intellectual Property and Acceptable Use policy.

£0 today. Card on step 2. £24.99 from day 31.Cancel any time.