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Family profile
The Colonial Debut family
Best known: Dawn Approach (IRE), Herald The Dawn (IRE), Sanus Per Aquam (IRE)
- Founding mare
- Colonial Debut (USA)
- Winners
- 11
- Descendants ran
- 27
- Black-type winners
- 3
- G1 winners
- 1
- Generations
- 4
- Prize
- £865,858 GB · €563,666 IRE
Tree
Name winnerG1 Group 1 winnerBlack type black-type winnerW wins · R runs
Founding mareColonial Debut (USA)
Hymn Of The Dawn (USA)Generation 1 · 0W · 5R
Fainne (IRE)Generation 2 · 0W · 1R
Bedecked (IRE)Generation 3 · 0W · 9R+ 2 more
Prudent Approach (IRE)Generation 2 · 0W · 2R
Dawn Of A New Era (IRE)Generation 2 · 0W · 6R
Hymn Book Too (IRE)Generation 2 · 1W · 12R
Broodmares
- Colonial Debut (USA) 5 runners · 3 winners
- Hymn Of The Dawn (USA) 10 runners · 4 winners
- Fainne (IRE) 5 runners · 2 winners
- Prudent Approach (IRE) 3 runners · 2 winners
- Dawn Of A New Era (IRE) 1 runners · 0 winners
- Hymn Book Too (IRE) 1 runners · 0 winners
- Bedecked (IRE) 2 runners · 0 winners
Winners
Black-type winners
- Dawn Approach (IRE)Generation: 2 · Sex: colt · Foaled: 2010 · Dam: Hymn Of The Dawn (USA) · Sire: New Approach (IRE) · Runs: 11 · Wins: 8 · Best OR: 125 · Black-type wins: 6 · Black type: Group 1 winner (6 black-type wins) · Best win: Qipco 2000 Guineas Stakes (Group 1), Newmarket 2013 · Prize GB (£): 764975 · Prize IRE (€): 177425 · Last run: 2013-10-19
- Herald The Dawn (IRE)Generation: 2 · Sex: colt · Foaled: 2013 · Dam: Hymn Of The Dawn (USA) · Sire: New Approach (IRE) · Runs: 8 · Wins: 2 · Best OR: 113 · Black-type wins: 1 · Black type: Group 2 winner · Best win: Galileo European Breeders Fund Futurity Stakes (Group 2), Curragh (IRE) 2015 · Prize GB (£): 0 · Prize IRE (€): 149311 · Last run: 2017-08-31
- Sanus Per Aquam (IRE)Generation: 3 · Sex: colt · Foaled: 2013 · Dam: Fainne (IRE) · Sire: Teofilo (IRE) · Runs: 13 · Wins: 3 · Best OR: 110 · Black-type wins: 1 · Black type: Group 3 winner · Best win: Somerville Tattersall Stakes (Group 3), Newmarket 2015 · Prize GB (£): 82155 · Prize IRE (€): 50075 · Last run: 2017-12-08
Highest level first.
All winners
- Dawn Approach (IRE)Generation: 2 · Sex: colt · Foaled: 2010 · Dam: Hymn Of The Dawn (USA) · Sire: New Approach (IRE) · Runs: 11 · Wins: 8 · Best OR: 125 · Black-type wins: 6 · Black type: Group 1 winner (6 black-type wins) · Best win: Qipco 2000 Guineas Stakes (Group 1), Newmarket 2013 · Prize GB (£): 764975 · Prize IRE (€): 177425 · Last run: 2013-10-19
- Herald The Dawn (IRE)Generation: 2 · Sex: colt · Foaled: 2013 · Dam: Hymn Of The Dawn (USA) · Sire: New Approach (IRE) · Runs: 8 · Wins: 2 · Best OR: 113 · Black-type wins: 1 · Black type: Group 2 winner · Best win: Galileo European Breeders Fund Futurity Stakes (Group 2), Curragh (IRE) 2015 · Prize GB (£): 0 · Prize IRE (€): 149311 · Last run: 2017-08-31
- Sanus Per Aquam (IRE)Generation: 3 · Sex: colt · Foaled: 2013 · Dam: Fainne (IRE) · Sire: Teofilo (IRE) · Runs: 13 · Wins: 3 · Best OR: 110 · Black-type wins: 1 · Black type: Group 3 winner · Best win: Somerville Tattersall Stakes (Group 3), Newmarket 2015 · Prize GB (£): 82155 · Prize IRE (€): 50075 · Last run: 2017-12-08
- Danticat (USA)Generation: 1 · Sex: gelding · Foaled: 2001 · Dam: Colonial Debut (USA) · Sire: Tale Of The Cat (USA) · Runs: 49 · Wins: 4 · Best OR: 105 · Black-type wins: 0 · Best win: Irish Stallion Farms Eurpean Breeders Fund Maiden, Tipperary (IRE) 2003 · Prize GB (£): 0 · Prize IRE (€): 43782 · Last run: 2009-09-11
- Comadoir (IRE)Generation: 2 · Sex: gelding · Foaled: 2006 · Dam: Hymn Of The Dawn (USA) · Sire: Medecis (GB) · Runs: 53 · Wins: 3 · Best OR: 80 · Black-type wins: 0 · Best win: Forest Row Handicap, Lingfield (AW) 2009 · Prize GB (£): 13067 · Prize IRE (€): 14366 · Last run: 2016-06-06
- Morning Mix (IRE)Generation: 3 · Sex: gelding · Foaled: 2012 · Dam: Fainne (IRE) · Sire: Teofilo (IRE) · Runs: 6 · Wins: 1 · Best OR: 100 · Black-type wins: 0 · Black type: Black-type placed · Best win: Clear Your Clutter With DoneDeal European Breeders Fund Maiden, Curragh (IRE) 2015 · Prize GB (£): 0 · Prize IRE (€): 21095 · Last run: 2015-10-11
- Atomic Cat (USA)Generation: 1 · Sex: filly · Foaled: 2000 · Dam: Colonial Debut (USA) · Sire: Tale Of The Cat (USA) · Runs: 8 · Wins: 1 · Best OR: 97 · Black-type wins: 0 · Best win: Gowran Park Nursery Handicap, Gowran Park (IRE) 2002 · Prize GB (£): 0 · Prize IRE (€): 12075 · Last run: 2003-08-04
- Keen Unity (IRE)Generation: 3 · Sex: colt · Foaled: 2019 · Dam: Prudent Approach (IRE) · Sire: Belardo (IRE) · Runs: 4 · Wins: 1 · Best OR: 81 · Black-type wins: 0 · Best win: Irish EBF Median Sires Series Maiden, Dundalk (AW) (IRE) 2021 · Prize GB (£): 0 · Prize IRE (€): 18975 · Last run: 2021-10-22
- Hymn Book Too (IRE)Generation: 2 · Sex: filly · Foaled: 2019 · Dam: Hymn Of The Dawn (USA) · Sire: Teofilo (IRE) · Runs: 12 · Wins: 1 · Best OR: 81 · Black-type wins: 0 · Best win: Tipperary Town Maiden, Tipperary (IRE) 2022 · Prize GB (£): 0 · Prize IRE (€): 13330 · Last run: 2022-10-06
- Approaching Bear (IRE)Generation: 3 · Sex: colt · Foaled: 2020 · Dam: Prudent Approach (IRE) · Sire: Belardo (IRE) · Runs: 9 · Wins: 1 · Best OR: 74 · Black-type wins: 0 · Best win: Fairyhouse Members Claiming Race, Fairyhouse (IRE) 2022 · Prize GB (£): 0 · Prize IRE (€): 12200 · Last run: 2022-10-14
- Galantas (USA)Generation: 1 · Sex: colt · Foaled: 2003 · Dam: Colonial Debut (USA) · Sire: Tale Of The Cat (USA) · Runs: 5 · Wins: 1 · Black-type wins: 0 · Black type: Black-type placed · Best win: Dawn Hi and Lo European Breeders Fund Maiden, Galway (IRE) 2005 · Prize GB (£): 0 · Prize IRE (€): 46639 · Last run: 2005-08-20
By black type, then wins.
Stats
Family record by code
No records available.
Runners counted in each code they ran in.
Stallions that worked with this family
- New Approach (IRE)Sire: New Approach (IRE) · Runners: 5 · Winners: 2 · Black-type winners: 2 · G1 winner: 1 · Runs: 29 · Wins: 10 · Win %: 34.5 · Prize GB (£): 764975 · Prize IRE (€): 327675 · Best runner: Dawn Approach (IRE)
- Teofilo (IRE)Sire: Teofilo (IRE) · Runners: 6 · Winners: 3 · Black-type winners: 1 · G1 winner: 0 · Runs: 51 · Wins: 5 · Win %: 9.8 · Prize GB (£): 86485 · Prize IRE (€): 84500 · Best runner: Sanus Per Aquam (IRE)
- Tale Of The Cat (USA)Sire: Tale Of The Cat (USA) · Runners: 3 · Winners: 3 · Black-type winners: 0 · G1 winner: 0 · Runs: 62 · Wins: 6 · Win %: 9.7 · Prize GB (£): 0 · Prize IRE (€): 102496 · Best runner: Danticat (USA)
- Belardo (IRE)Sire: Belardo (IRE) · Runners: 3 · Winners: 2 · Black-type winners: 0 · G1 winner: 0 · Runs: 18 · Wins: 2 · Win %: 11.1 · Prize GB (£): 0 · Prize IRE (€): 31175 · Best runner: Keen Unity (IRE)
- Medecis (GB)Sire: Medecis (GB) · Runners: 1 · Winners: 1 · Black-type winners: 0 · G1 winner: 0 · Runs: 53 · Wins: 3 · Win %: 5.7 · Prize GB (£): 13067 · Prize IRE (€): 14366 · Best runner: Comadoir (IRE)
- Holy Roman Emperor (IRE)Sire: Holy Roman Emperor (IRE) · Runners: 2 · Winners: 0 · Black-type winners: 0 · G1 winner: 0 · Runs: 16 · Wins: 0 · Win %: 0.0 · Prize GB (£): 0 · Prize IRE (€): 2600 · Best runner: Highwater Express (IRE)
- Came Home (USA)Sire: Came Home (USA) · Runners: 1 · Winners: 0 · Black-type winners: 0 · G1 winner: 0 · Runs: 2 · Wins: 0 · Win %: 0.0 · Prize GB (£): 0 · Prize IRE (€): 0 · Best runner: School Of Cool (USA)
- Make Believe (GB)Sire: Make Believe (GB) · Runners: 1 · Winners: 0 · Black-type winners: 0 · G1 winner: 0 · Runs: 1 · Wins: 0 · Win %: 0.0 · Prize GB (£): 0 · Prize IRE (€): 0 · Best runner: Lightninghill (IRE)
- Peintre Celebre (USA)Sire: Peintre Celebre (USA) · Runners: 1 · Winners: 0 · Black-type winners: 0 · G1 winner: 0 · Runs: 1 · Wins: 0 · Win %: 0.0 · Prize GB (£): 0 · Prize IRE (€): 0 · Best runner: Fainne (IRE)
- Phone Trick (USA)Sire: Phone Trick (USA) · Runners: 1 · Winners: 0 · Black-type winners: 0 · G1 winner: 0 · Runs: 5 · Wins: 0 · Win %: 0.0 · Prize GB (£): 0 · Prize IRE (€): 615 · Best runner: Hymn Of The Dawn (USA)
- Rock Of Gibraltar (IRE)Sire: Rock Of Gibraltar (IRE) · Runners: 1 · Winners: 0 · Black-type winners: 0 · G1 winner: 0 · Runs: 7 · Wins: 0 · Win %: 0.0 · Prize GB (£): 0 · Prize IRE (€): 0 · Best runner: Wake Me Up (IRE)
- Space Blues (IRE)Sire: Space Blues (IRE) · Runners: 1 · Winners: 0 · Black-type winners: 0 · G1 winner: 0 · Runs: 2 · Wins: 0 · Win %: 0.0 · Prize GB (£): 1331 · Prize IRE (€): 0 · Best runner: Status Symbol (GB)
- Vocalised (USA)Sire: Vocalised (USA) · Runners: 1 · Winners: 0 · Black-type winners: 0 · G1 winner: 0 · Runs: 11 · Wins: 0 · Win %: 0.0 · Prize GB (£): 0 · Prize IRE (€): 240 · Best runner: Vocal Ring (IRE)
Sires of the family's descendants, most black-type winners first (max 40).
Record by generation
No records available.
Current
Descendants in training
- Status Symbol (GB)Generation: 3 · Age: 2 · Sex: colt · Foaled: 2024 · Dam: Hymn Book Too (IRE) · Sire: Space Blues (IRE) · Runs: 2 · Wins: 0 · Black-type wins: 0 · Prize GB (£): 1331 · Prize IRE (€): 0 · Last run: 2026-10-12 · Trainer: Ed Walker
Ran in GB or IRE in the last 12 months, latest first.
Founding mare
Generation 1
Hymn Of The Dawn (USA)
Generation 2
Fainne (IRE)
Prudent Approach (IRE)
Dawn Of A New Era (IRE)
Hymn Book Too (IRE)
Generation 3
Bedecked (IRE)
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