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Family profile
The Shimmer family
Best known: Shimmering Surf (IRE), Sun On The Sea (IRE)
- Founding mare
- Shimmer (FR)
- Winners
- 8
- Descendants ran
- 14
- Black-type winners
- 2
- G1 winners
- 0
- Generations
- 4
- Prize
- £202,057 GB · €82,168 IRE
Tree
Name winnerG1 Group 1 winnerBlack type black-type winnerW wins · R runs
Founding mareShimmer (FR)
Moonlit Water (GB)Generation 1 · 0W · 4R
Sun On The Sea (IRE)Generation 1 · 1W · 5RBlack type
Shimmering Surf (IRE)Generation 2 · 2W · 14RBlack type
Kitesurf (GB)Generation 3 · 0W · 1R+ 1 more
Sparkling Surf (GB)Generation 3 · 0W · 1R+ 1 more
Tunduce (IRE)Generation 2 · 0W · 2R
Broodmares
- Shimmer (FR) 3 runners · 2 winners
- Moonlit Water (GB) 1 runners · 1 winners
- Sun On The Sea (IRE) 3 runners · 2 winners
- Shimmering Surf (IRE) 3 runners · 1 winners
- Tunduce (IRE) 2 runners · 0 winners
- Kitesurf (GB) 1 runners · 1 winners
- Sparkling Surf (GB) 1 runners · 1 winners
Winners
Black-type winners
- Shimmering Surf (IRE)Generation: 2 · Sex: mare · Foaled: 2007 · Dam: Sun On The Sea (IRE) · Sire: Danehill Dancer (IRE) · Runs: 14 · Wins: 2 · Best OR: 107 · Black-type wins: 1 · Black type: Group 3 winner · Best win: Grosvenor Casinos Pinnacle Stakes (Fillies & Mares) (Group 3), Haydock 2012 · Prize GB (£): 75118 · Prize IRE (€): 0 · Last run: 2012-07-07
- Sun On The Sea (IRE)Generation: 1 · Sex: filly · Foaled: 2000 · Dam: Shimmer (FR) · Sire: Bering (GB) · Runs: 5 · Wins: 1 · Best OR: 107 · Black-type wins: 1 · Black type: Listed winner · Best win: Swettenham Stud Fillies' Trial Stakes (Listed Race) (Listed), Newbury 2003 · Prize GB (£): 28352 · Prize IRE (€): 0 · Last run: 2004-05-12
Highest level first.
All winners
- Shimmering Surf (IRE)Generation: 2 · Sex: mare · Foaled: 2007 · Dam: Sun On The Sea (IRE) · Sire: Danehill Dancer (IRE) · Runs: 14 · Wins: 2 · Best OR: 107 · Black-type wins: 1 · Black type: Group 3 winner · Best win: Grosvenor Casinos Pinnacle Stakes (Fillies & Mares) (Group 3), Haydock 2012 · Prize GB (£): 75118 · Prize IRE (€): 0 · Last run: 2012-07-07
- Sun On The Sea (IRE)Generation: 1 · Sex: filly · Foaled: 2000 · Dam: Shimmer (FR) · Sire: Bering (GB) · Runs: 5 · Wins: 1 · Best OR: 107 · Black-type wins: 1 · Black type: Listed winner · Best win: Swettenham Stud Fillies' Trial Stakes (Listed Race) (Listed), Newbury 2003 · Prize GB (£): 28352 · Prize IRE (€): 0 · Last run: 2004-05-12
- Swiftmarc (IRE)Generation: 1 · Sex: gelding · Foaled: 2003 · Dam: Shimmer (FR) · Sire: In The Wings (GB) · Runs: 36 · Wins: 6 · Best OR: 121 · Black-type wins: 0 · Best win: Martinstown Opportunity Handicap Hurdle, Kilbeggan (IRE) 2014 · Prize GB (£): 0 · Prize IRE (€): 74453 · Last run: 2015-02-15
- Surfman (GB)Generation: 3 · Sex: gelding · Foaled: 2016 · Dam: Shimmering Surf (IRE) · Sire: Kingman (GB) · Runs: 5 · Wins: 2 · Best OR: 101 · Black-type wins: 0 · Black type: Black-type placed · Best win: B&M Installations Maiden Stakes (Div I), Nottingham 2018 · Prize GB (£): 26349 · Prize IRE (€): 0 · Last run: 2021-12-29
- Glittering Surf (GB)Generation: 4 · Sex: filly · Foaled: 2022 · Dam: Sparkling Surf (GB) · Sire: Oasis Dream (GB) · Runs: 6 · Wins: 2 · Best OR: 92 · Black-type wins: 0 · Best win: Virgin Bet Daily Extra Places/British EBF Fillies' Conditions Stakes, Kempton (AW) 2025 · Prize GB (£): 21017 · Prize IRE (€): 0 · Last run: 2026-09-17
- Noble Journey (GB)Generation: 4 · Sex: colt · Foaled: 2023 · Dam: Kitesurf (GB) · Sire: Frankel (GB) · Runs: 3 · Wins: 2 · Black-type wins: 0 · Best win: Unibet 3 Uniboosts A Day Novice Stakes, Kempton (AW) 2026 · Prize GB (£): 12056 · Prize IRE (€): 0 · Last run: 2026-10-05
- Brother Cha (IRE)Generation: 2 · Sex: gelding · Foaled: 2006 · Dam: Sun On The Sea (IRE) · Sire: Indian Ridge (IRE) · Runs: 5 · Wins: 1 · Best OR: 82 · Black-type wins: 0 · Best win: Double Dragon National Ale of Wales Maiden Stakes, Chepstow 2009 · Prize GB (£): 4775 · Prize IRE (€): 0 · Last run: 2010-05-28
- Gung Ho (FR)Generation: 2 · Sex: horse · Foaled: 2009 · Dam: Moonlit Water (GB) · Sire: Marju (IRE) · Runs: 8 · Wins: 1 · Best OR: 60 · Black-type wins: 0 · Best win: Brighton & Hove Streamline Taxis Handicap, Brighton 2014 · Prize GB (£): 2229 · Prize IRE (€): 0 · Last run: 2014-06-03
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
- Bering (GB)Sire: Bering (GB) · Runners: 1 · Winners: 1 · Black-type winners: 1 · G1 winner: 0 · Runs: 5 · Wins: 1 · Win %: 20.0 · Prize GB (£): 28352 · Prize IRE (€): 0 · Best runner: Sun On The Sea (IRE)
- Danehill Dancer (IRE)Sire: Danehill Dancer (IRE) · Runners: 1 · Winners: 1 · Black-type winners: 1 · G1 winner: 0 · Runs: 14 · Wins: 2 · Win %: 14.3 · Prize GB (£): 75118 · Prize IRE (€): 0 · Best runner: Shimmering Surf (IRE)
- Frankel (GB)Sire: Frankel (GB) · Runners: 2 · Winners: 1 · Black-type winners: 0 · G1 winner: 0 · Runs: 4 · Wins: 2 · Win %: 50.0 · Prize GB (£): 12056 · Prize IRE (€): 0 · Best runner: Noble Journey (GB)
- In The Wings (GB)Sire: In The Wings (GB) · Runners: 1 · Winners: 1 · Black-type winners: 0 · G1 winner: 0 · Runs: 36 · Wins: 6 · Win %: 16.7 · Prize GB (£): 0 · Prize IRE (€): 74453 · Best runner: Swiftmarc (IRE)
- Indian Ridge (IRE)Sire: Indian Ridge (IRE) · Runners: 1 · Winners: 1 · Black-type winners: 0 · G1 winner: 0 · Runs: 5 · Wins: 1 · Win %: 20.0 · Prize GB (£): 4775 · Prize IRE (€): 0 · Best runner: Brother Cha (IRE)
- Kingman (GB)Sire: Kingman (GB) · Runners: 1 · Winners: 1 · Black-type winners: 0 · G1 winner: 0 · Runs: 5 · Wins: 2 · Win %: 40.0 · Prize GB (£): 26349 · Prize IRE (€): 0 · Best runner: Surfman (GB)
- Marju (IRE)Sire: Marju (IRE) · Runners: 1 · Winners: 1 · Black-type winners: 0 · G1 winner: 0 · Runs: 8 · Wins: 1 · Win %: 12.5 · Prize GB (£): 2229 · Prize IRE (€): 0 · Best runner: Gung Ho (FR)
- Oasis Dream (GB)Sire: Oasis Dream (GB) · Runners: 1 · Winners: 1 · Black-type winners: 0 · G1 winner: 0 · Runs: 6 · Wins: 2 · Win %: 33.3 · Prize GB (£): 21017 · Prize IRE (€): 0 · Best runner: Glittering Surf (GB)
- Dubawi (IRE)Sire: Dubawi (IRE) · Runners: 1 · Winners: 0 · Black-type winners: 0 · G1 winner: 0 · Runs: 1 · Wins: 0 · Win %: 0.0 · Prize GB (£): 32160 · Prize IRE (€): 0 · Best runner: Kitesurf (GB)
- Gleneagles (IRE)Sire: Gleneagles (IRE) · Runners: 1 · Winners: 0 · Black-type winners: 0 · G1 winner: 0 · Runs: 6 · Wins: 0 · Win %: 0.0 · Prize GB (£): 0 · Prize IRE (€): 6220 · Best runner: Roboreti (IRE)
- Gutaifan (IRE)Sire: Gutaifan (IRE) · Runners: 1 · Winners: 0 · Black-type winners: 0 · G1 winner: 0 · Runs: 14 · Wins: 0 · Win %: 0.0 · Prize GB (£): 0 · Prize IRE (€): 1495 · Best runner: We're On The Way (IRE)
- Rainbow Quest (USA)Sire: Rainbow Quest (USA) · Runners: 1 · Winners: 0 · Black-type winners: 0 · G1 winner: 0 · Runs: 4 · Wins: 0 · Win %: 0.0 · Prize GB (£): 0 · Prize IRE (€): 0 · Best runner: Moonlit Water (GB)
- Tiger Hill (IRE)Sire: Tiger Hill (IRE) · 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: Tunduce (IRE)
Sires of the family's descendants, most black-type winners first (max 40).
Record by generation
No records available.
Current
Descendants in training
- Noble Journey (GB)Generation: 4 · Age: 3 · Sex: colt · Foaled: 2023 · Dam: Kitesurf (GB) · Sire: Frankel (GB) · Runs: 3 · Wins: 2 · Black-type wins: 0 · Prize GB (£): 12056 · Prize IRE (€): 0 · Last run: 2026-10-05 · Trainer: Charlie Appleby
- Glittering Surf (GB)Generation: 4 · Age: 4 · Sex: filly · Foaled: 2022 · Dam: Sparkling Surf (GB) · Sire: Oasis Dream (GB) · Runs: 6 · Wins: 2 · Best OR: 92 · Black-type wins: 0 · Prize GB (£): 21017 · Prize IRE (€): 0 · Last run: 2026-09-17 · Trainer: Owen Burrows
Ran in GB or IRE in the last 12 months, latest first.
Founding mare
Generation 1
Moonlit Water (GB)
Sun On The Sea (IRE)
Generation 2
Shimmering Surf (IRE)
Tunduce (IRE)
Generation 3
Kitesurf (GB)
Sparkling Surf (GB)
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