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Family profile

The Imitation family

Best known: Ainippe (IRE)
Founding mare
Imitation (GB)
Winners
15
Descendants ran
27
Black-type winners
1
G1 winners
0
Generations
2
Prize
£139,946 GB · €297,043 IRE
AllWinnersBlack type

Tree

Name winnerG1 Group 1 winnerBlack type black-type winnerW wins · R runs
Founding mareImitation (GB)
Stealing Beauty (IRE)Generation 1 · 1W · 6R
Western Beauty (IRE)Generation 2 · 0W · 3R
Forged (IRE)Generation 1 · 1W · 4R
Tatamagouche (IRE)Generation 1 · 0W · 9R
She Knows It All (IRE)Generation 2 · 1W · 2R
Just Paul (IRE)Generation 2 · 6W · 43R
Free One (IRE)Generation 2 · 1W · 23R
Sestriere (IRE)Generation 2 · 0W · 27R
Tatafortino (IRE)Generation 2 · 0W · 1R
Hurry Up Helen (IRE)Generation 1 · 3W · 20R
Swansea Mile (IRE)Generation 2 · 3W · 18RBlack type
Make Up Your Mind (IRE)Generation 2 · 0W · 6R
Mount South (IRE)Generation 2 · 0W · 10R
Walhalla (IRE)Generation 1 · 0W · 3R
Swindler (IRE)Generation 1 · 1W · 3R
Kalanetta (IRE)Generation 1 · 1W · 2R
Ainippe (IRE)Generation 1 · 4W · 13RBlack type
Stream (GB)Generation 2 · 0W · 4R
Stunt (GB)Generation 2 · 0W · 4R
Exquisitely (GB)Generation 2 · 1W · 10R
Tourist (GB)Generation 2 · 3W · 19R
Andersen (HUN)Generation 2 · 0W · 4R
Insayshable (IRE)Generation 1 · 2W · 4R
My Mystique (IRE)Generation 1 · 2W · 13R
Eastern Capital (IRE)Generation 2 · 0W · 9R
My Oddessy (IRE)Generation 2 · 0W · 2R
My Laureate (IRE)Generation 1 · 2W · 17RBlack type
Broodmares

Winners

Black-type winners

  • Ainippe (IRE)Generation: 1 · Sex: filly · Foaled: 2012 · Dam: Imitation (GB) · Sire: Captain Rio (GB) · Runs: 13 · Wins: 4 · Best OR: 106 · Black-type wins: 3 · Black type: Group 3 winner (3 black-type wins) · Best win: Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund Brownstown Stakes (Fillies) (Group 3), Fairyhouse (IRE) 2015 · Prize GB (£): 8339 · Prize IRE (€): 164655 · Last run: 2016-07-10

Highest level first.

All winners

  • Ainippe (IRE)Generation: 1 · Sex: filly · Foaled: 2012 · Dam: Imitation (GB) · Sire: Captain Rio (GB) · Runs: 13 · Wins: 4 · Best OR: 106 · Black-type wins: 3 · Black type: Group 3 winner (3 black-type wins) · Best win: Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund Brownstown Stakes (Fillies) (Group 3), Fairyhouse (IRE) 2015 · Prize GB (£): 8339 · Prize IRE (€): 164655 · Last run: 2016-07-10
  • Just Paul (IRE)Generation: 2 · Sex: gelding · Foaled: 2010 · Dam: Tatamagouche (IRE) · Sire: Clodovil (IRE) · Runs: 43 · Wins: 6 · Best OR: 81 · Black-type wins: 0 · Best win: Weatherbys Bank Handicap, Musselburgh 2014 · Prize GB (£): 30691 · Prize IRE (€): 0 · Last run: 2016-08-12
  • Swansea Mile (IRE)Generation: 2 · Sex: gelding · Foaled: 2010 · Dam: Hurry Up Helen (IRE) · Sire: Dylan Thomas (IRE) · Runs: 18 · Wins: 3 · Best OR: 137 · Black-type wins: 0 · Black type: Black-type placed · Best win: Aherns BMW Castleisland Novice Hurdle, Killarney (IRE) 2015 · Prize GB (£): 15179 · Prize IRE (€): 19175 · Last run: 2016-07-10
  • Tourist (GB)Generation: 2 · Sex: gelding · Foaled: 2021 · Dam: Ainippe (IRE) · Sire: Zoustar (AUS) · Runs: 19 · Wins: 3 · Best OR: 88 · Black-type wins: 0 · Best win: Thames Alfa Romeo Slough Handicap, Windsor 2024 · Prize GB (£): 30353 · Prize IRE (€): 13520 · Last run: 2025-07-24
  • Hurry Up Helen (IRE)Generation: 1 · Sex: filly · Foaled: 2003 · Dam: Imitation (GB) · Sire: In The Wings (GB) · Runs: 20 · Wins: 3 · Best OR: 81 · Black-type wins: 0 · Best win: Weatherbys Insurance Handicap, Brighton 2006 · Prize GB (£): 10878 · Prize IRE (€): 0 · Last run: 2007-09-03
  • Insayshable (IRE)Generation: 1 · Sex: colt · Foaled: 2014 · Dam: Imitation (GB) · Sire: Rajj (IRE) · Runs: 4 · Wins: 2 · Best OR: 107 · Black-type wins: 0 · Best win: www.gowranpark.ie Race, Gowran Park (IRE) 2017 · Prize GB (£): 0 · Prize IRE (€): 21688 · Last run: 2017-07-22
  • My Laureate (IRE)Generation: 1 · Sex: mare · Foaled: 2016 · Dam: Imitation (GB) · Sire: Rajj (IRE) · Runs: 17 · Wins: 2 · Best OR: 102 · Black-type wins: 0 · Black type: Black-type placed · Best win: Crowne Plaza Hotel Dundalk Race, Dundalk (AW) (IRE) 2020 · Prize GB (£): 0 · Prize IRE (€): 32648 · Last run: 2021-07-23
  • My Mystique (IRE)Generation: 1 · Sex: filly · Foaled: 2015 · Dam: Imitation (GB) · Sire: Rajj (IRE) · Runs: 13 · Wins: 2 · Best OR: 83 · Black-type wins: 0 · Best win: Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Maiden (Div I), Dundalk (AW) (IRE) 2017 · Prize GB (£): 0 · Prize IRE (€): 19873 · Last run: 2019-07-03
  • Free One (IRE)Generation: 2 · Sex: gelding · Foaled: 2012 · Dam: Tatamagouche (IRE) · Sire: Fast Company (IRE) · Runs: 23 · Wins: 1 · Best OR: 105 · Black-type wins: 0 · Best win: Download The Ladbrokes App Median Auction Maiden Stakes (Tapeta), Wolverhampton (AW) 2015 · Prize GB (£): 6038 · Prize IRE (€): 0 · Last run: 2017-12-04
  • Forged (IRE)Generation: 1 · Sex: colt · Foaled: 2001 · Dam: Imitation (GB) · Sire: Peintre Celebre (USA) · Runs: 4 · Wins: 1 · Best OR: 79 · Black-type wins: 0 · Best win: Adrian Tate Handicap, Thirsk 2004 · Prize GB (£): 7898 · Prize IRE (€): 0 · Last run: 2004-07-23
  • Stealing Beauty (IRE)Generation: 1 · Sex: filly · Foaled: 2000 · Dam: Imitation (GB) · Sire: Sadler's Wells (USA) · Runs: 6 · Wins: 1 · Best OR: 76 · Black-type wins: 0 · Best win: Royal Bank of Scotland Maiden Stakes, Brighton 2003 · Prize GB (£): 2908 · Prize IRE (€): 0 · Last run: 2004-07-04
  • Exquisitely (GB)Generation: 2 · Sex: filly · Foaled: 2020 · Dam: Ainippe (IRE) · Sire: Zoustar (AUS) · Runs: 10 · Wins: 1 · Best OR: 72 · Black-type wins: 0 · Best win: foreverpuppy.co.uk Handicap, Ffos Las 2023 · Prize GB (£): 11058 · Prize IRE (€): 0 · Last run: 2023-10-16
  • Kalanetta (IRE)Generation: 1 · Sex: filly · Foaled: 2007 · Dam: Imitation (GB) · Sire: Kalanisi (IRE) · Runs: 2 · Wins: 1 · Black-type wins: 0 · Best win: Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund Fillies Maiden, Dundalk (AW) (IRE) 2009 · Prize GB (£): 0 · Prize IRE (€): 9329 · Last run: 2009-09-25
  • She Knows It All (IRE)Generation: 2 · Sex: filly · Foaled: 2007 · Dam: Tatamagouche (IRE) · Sire: Verglas (IRE) · Runs: 2 · Wins: 1 · Black-type wins: 0 · Best win: Award Winning Coachman Caravans Claiming Stakes, Beverley 2009 · Prize GB (£): 2590 · Prize IRE (€): 0 · Last run: 2009-07-04
  • Swindler (IRE)Generation: 1 · Sex: gelding · Foaled: 2006 · Dam: Imitation (GB) · Sire: Sinndar (IRE) · Runs: 3 · Wins: 1 · Black-type wins: 0 · Best win: Panoramic Bar & Restaurant Maiden Stakes, Kempton (AW) 2010 · Prize GB (£): 5481 · Prize IRE (€): 0 · Last run: 2010-04-07

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

  • Captain Rio (GB)Sire: Captain Rio (GB) · Runners: 1 · Winners: 1 · Black-type winners: 1 · G1 winner: 0 · Runs: 13 · Wins: 4 · Win %: 30.8 · Prize GB (£): 8339 · Prize IRE (€): 164655 · Best runner: Ainippe (IRE)
  • Rajj (IRE)Sire: Rajj (IRE) · Runners: 3 · Winners: 3 · Black-type winners: 0 · G1 winner: 0 · Runs: 34 · Wins: 6 · Win %: 17.6 · Prize GB (£): 0 · Prize IRE (€): 74208 · Best runner: My Mystique (IRE)
  • Zoustar (AUS)Sire: Zoustar (AUS) · Runners: 2 · Winners: 2 · Black-type winners: 0 · G1 winner: 0 · Runs: 29 · Wins: 4 · Win %: 13.8 · Prize GB (£): 41412 · Prize IRE (€): 13520 · Best runner: Tourist (GB)
  • Sadler's Wells (USA)Sire: Sadler's Wells (USA) · Runners: 2 · Winners: 1 · Black-type winners: 0 · G1 winner: 0 · Runs: 15 · Wins: 1 · Win %: 6.7 · Prize GB (£): 2908 · Prize IRE (€): 4157 · Best runner: Stealing Beauty (IRE)
  • Sinndar (IRE)Sire: Sinndar (IRE) · Runners: 2 · Winners: 1 · Black-type winners: 0 · G1 winner: 0 · Runs: 6 · Wins: 1 · Win %: 16.7 · Prize GB (£): 5481 · Prize IRE (€): 0 · Best runner: Swindler (IRE)
  • Clodovil (IRE)Sire: Clodovil (IRE) · Runners: 1 · Winners: 1 · Black-type winners: 0 · G1 winner: 0 · Runs: 43 · Wins: 6 · Win %: 14.0 · Prize GB (£): 30691 · Prize IRE (€): 0 · Best runner: Just Paul (IRE)
  • Dylan Thomas (IRE)Sire: Dylan Thomas (IRE) · Runners: 1 · Winners: 1 · Black-type winners: 0 · G1 winner: 0 · Runs: 18 · Wins: 3 · Win %: 16.7 · Prize GB (£): 15179 · Prize IRE (€): 19175 · Best runner: Swansea Mile (IRE)
  • Fast Company (IRE)Sire: Fast Company (IRE) · Runners: 1 · Winners: 1 · Black-type winners: 0 · G1 winner: 0 · Runs: 23 · Wins: 1 · Win %: 4.3 · Prize GB (£): 6038 · Prize IRE (€): 0 · Best runner: Free One (IRE)
  • In The Wings (GB)Sire: In The Wings (GB) · Runners: 1 · Winners: 1 · Black-type winners: 0 · G1 winner: 0 · Runs: 20 · Wins: 3 · Win %: 15.0 · Prize GB (£): 10878 · Prize IRE (€): 0 · Best runner: Hurry Up Helen (IRE)
  • Kalanisi (IRE)Sire: Kalanisi (IRE) · Runners: 1 · Winners: 1 · Black-type winners: 0 · G1 winner: 0 · Runs: 2 · Wins: 1 · Win %: 50.0 · Prize GB (£): 0 · Prize IRE (€): 9329 · Best runner: Kalanetta (IRE)
  • Peintre Celebre (USA)Sire: Peintre Celebre (USA) · Runners: 1 · Winners: 1 · Black-type winners: 0 · G1 winner: 0 · Runs: 4 · Wins: 1 · Win %: 25.0 · Prize GB (£): 7898 · Prize IRE (€): 0 · Best runner: Forged (IRE)
  • Verglas (IRE)Sire: Verglas (IRE) · Runners: 1 · Winners: 1 · Black-type winners: 0 · G1 winner: 0 · Runs: 2 · Wins: 1 · Win %: 50.0 · Prize GB (£): 2590 · Prize IRE (€): 0 · Best runner: She Knows It All (IRE)
  • Tonkin (IRE)Sire: Tonkin (IRE) · Runners: 2 · Winners: 0 · Black-type winners: 0 · G1 winner: 0 · Runs: 11 · Wins: 0 · Win %: 0.0 · Prize GB (£): 0 · Prize IRE (€): 130 · Best runner: Eastern Capital (IRE)
  • Frankel (GB)Sire: Frankel (GB) · Runners: 1 · Winners: 0 · Black-type winners: 0 · G1 winner: 0 · Runs: 4 · Wins: 0 · Win %: 0.0 · Prize GB (£): 2772 · Prize IRE (€): 0 · Best runner: Stream (GB)
  • Jeremy (USA)Sire: Jeremy (USA) · Runners: 1 · Winners: 0 · Black-type winners: 0 · G1 winner: 0 · Runs: 6 · Wins: 0 · Win %: 0.0 · Prize GB (£): 0 · Prize IRE (€): 0 · Best runner: Make Up Your Mind (IRE)
  • Kameko (USA)Sire: Kameko (USA) · Runners: 1 · Winners: 0 · Black-type winners: 0 · G1 winner: 0 · Runs: 4 · Wins: 0 · Win %: 0.0 · Prize GB (£): 2900 · Prize IRE (€): 0 · Best runner: Andersen (HUN)
  • Muhaarar (GB)Sire: Muhaarar (GB) · Runners: 1 · Winners: 0 · Black-type winners: 0 · G1 winner: 0 · Runs: 4 · Wins: 0 · Win %: 0.0 · Prize GB (£): 735 · Prize IRE (€): 0 · Best runner: Stunt (GB)
  • Sassofortino (IRE)Sire: Sassofortino (IRE) · 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: Tatafortino (IRE)
  • Well Chosen (GB)Sire: Well Chosen (GB) · Runners: 1 · Winners: 0 · Black-type winners: 0 · G1 winner: 0 · Runs: 10 · Wins: 0 · Win %: 0.0 · Prize GB (£): 1825 · Prize IRE (€): 900 · Best runner: Mount South (IRE)
  • Westerner (GB)Sire: Westerner (GB) · Runners: 1 · Winners: 0 · Black-type winners: 0 · G1 winner: 0 · Runs: 3 · Wins: 0 · Win %: 0.0 · Prize GB (£): 0 · Prize IRE (€): 0 · Best runner: Western Beauty (IRE)
  • Zebedee (GB)Sire: Zebedee (GB) · Runners: 1 · Winners: 0 · Black-type winners: 0 · G1 winner: 0 · Runs: 27 · Wins: 0 · Win %: 0.0 · Prize GB (£): 300 · Prize IRE (€): 10969 · Best runner: Sestriere (IRE)

Sires of the family's descendants, most black-type winners first (max 40).

Record by generation

No records available.

Current

Descendants in training

  • Tatafortino (IRE)Generation: 2 · Age: 3 · Sex: gelding · Foaled: 2023 · Dam: Tatamagouche (IRE) · Sire: Sassofortino (IRE) · Runs: 1 · Wins: 0 · Black-type wins: 0 · Prize GB (£): 0 · Prize IRE (€): 0 · Last run: 2026-08-05 · Trainer: Gary & Josh Moore
  • My Oddessy (IRE)Generation: 2 · Age: 3 · Sex: filly · Foaled: 2023 · Dam: My Mystique (IRE) · Sire: Tonkin (IRE) · Runs: 2 · Wins: 0 · Black-type wins: 0 · Prize GB (£): 0 · Prize IRE (€): 0 · Last run: 2026-02-11 · Trainer: Jack W Davison

Ran in GB or IRE in the last 12 months, latest first.

Founding mare

Generation 1

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