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Family profile
The Willstar family
Best known: Red Letter (GB), Maire Rua (GB)
- Founding mare
- Willstar (USA)
- Winners
- 10
- Descendants ran
- 17
- Black-type winners
- 2
- G1 winners
- 0
- Generations
- 3
- Prize
- £120,296 GB · €288,027 IRE
Tree
Name winnerG1 Group 1 winnerBlack type black-type winnerW wins · R runs
Founding mareWillstar (USA)
Starfan (USA)Generation 1 · 1W · 5RBlack type
Star Quality (GB)Generation 2 · 2W · 17R
Fayetta (GB)Generation 2 · 0W · 28R
Purissima (USA)Generation 1 · 1W · 3R
Red Impression (GB)Generation 2 · 2W · 6RBlack type
Broodmares
- Willstar (USA) 3 runners · 2 winners
- Starfan (USA) 4 runners · 1 winners
- Purissima (USA) 5 runners · 4 winners
- Red Impression (GB) 3 runners · 3 winners
- Star Quality (GB) 1 runners · 0 winners
- Fayetta (GB) 1 runners · 0 winners
Winners
Black-type winners
- Red Letter (GB)Generation: 3 · Sex: filly · Foaled: 2022 · Dam: Red Impression (GB) · Sire: Frankel (GB) · Runs: 12 · Wins: 3 · Best OR: 111 · Black-type wins: 2 · Black type: Group 3 winner (2 black-type wins) · Best win: Snow Fairy Fillies Stakes (Fillies & Mares) (Group 3), Curragh (IRE) 2025 · Prize GB (£): 35475 · Prize IRE (€): 186780 · Last run: 2026-09-13
- Maire Rua (GB)Generation: 3 · Sex: filly · Foaled: 2024 · Dam: Red Impression (GB) · Sire: Frankel (GB) · Runs: 3 · Wins: 2 · Black-type wins: 1 · Black type: Listed winner · Best win: Ballylinch Stud Irish EBF Ingabelle Stakes (Listed) (Listed), Leopardstown (IRE) 2026 · Prize GB (£): 0 · Prize IRE (€): 78200 · Last run: 2026-09-12
Highest level first.
All winners
- Red Letter (GB)Generation: 3 · Sex: filly · Foaled: 2022 · Dam: Red Impression (GB) · Sire: Frankel (GB) · Runs: 12 · Wins: 3 · Best OR: 111 · Black-type wins: 2 · Black type: Group 3 winner (2 black-type wins) · Best win: Snow Fairy Fillies Stakes (Fillies & Mares) (Group 3), Curragh (IRE) 2025 · Prize GB (£): 35475 · Prize IRE (€): 186780 · Last run: 2026-09-13
- Maire Rua (GB)Generation: 3 · Sex: filly · Foaled: 2024 · Dam: Red Impression (GB) · Sire: Frankel (GB) · Runs: 3 · Wins: 2 · Black-type wins: 1 · Black type: Listed winner · Best win: Ballylinch Stud Irish EBF Ingabelle Stakes (Listed) (Listed), Leopardstown (IRE) 2026 · Prize GB (£): 0 · Prize IRE (€): 78200 · Last run: 2026-09-12
- Red Impression (GB)Generation: 2 · Sex: filly · Foaled: 2016 · Dam: Purissima (USA) · Sire: Dark Angel (IRE) · Runs: 6 · Wins: 2 · Best OR: 96 · Black-type wins: 0 · Black type: Black-type placed · Best win: 32Red Casino/British Stallion Studs EBF Maiden Fillies' Stakes, Kempton (AW) 2018 · Prize GB (£): 15434 · Prize IRE (€): 0 · Last run: 2019-11-21
- Star Quality (GB)Generation: 2 · Sex: mare · Foaled: 2014 · Dam: Starfan (USA) · Sire: Champs Elysees (GB) · Runs: 17 · Wins: 2 · Best OR: 88 · Black-type wins: 0 · Best win: 32Red Handicap, Kempton (AW) 2018 · Prize GB (£): 29381 · Prize IRE (€): 1685 · Last run: 2019-09-04
- Starfan (USA)Generation: 1 · Sex: filly · Foaled: 1999 · Dam: Willstar (USA) · Sire: Lear Fan (USA) · Runs: 5 · Wins: 1 · Best OR: 100 · Black-type wins: 0 · Black type: Black-type placed · Best win: Manny Bernstein Early Price Service Maiden Fillies' Stakes, Yarmouth 2002 · Prize GB (£): 9766 · Prize IRE (€): 0 · Last run: 2002-10-12
- Purissima (USA)Generation: 1 · Sex: filly · Foaled: 2006 · Dam: Willstar (USA) · Sire: Fusaichi Pegasus (USA) · Runs: 3 · Wins: 1 · Best OR: 95 · Black-type wins: 0 · Best win: Racing UK Maiden Stakes, Warwick 2008 · Prize GB (£): 3886 · Prize IRE (€): 0 · Last run: 2009-07-29
- Res Ipsa (GB)Generation: 3 · Sex: colt · Foaled: 2023 · Dam: Red Impression (GB) · Sire: Frankel (GB) · Runs: 5 · Wins: 1 · Best OR: 93 · Black-type wins: 0 · Best win: Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden, Limerick (IRE) 2026 · Prize GB (£): 0 · Prize IRE (€): 18115 · Last run: 2026-08-30
- Perigee (GB)Generation: 2 · Sex: colt · Foaled: 2013 · Dam: Purissima (USA) · Sire: Cacique (IRE) · Runs: 6 · Wins: 1 · Best OR: 80 · Black-type wins: 0 · Best win: £10 Free Bet At 32Red.com Maiden Stakes, Nottingham 2016 · Prize GB (£): 6520 · Prize IRE (€): 0 · Last run: 2016-06-23
- Ramshackle (GB)Generation: 2 · Sex: filly · Foaled: 2011 · Dam: Purissima (USA) · Sire: Dansili (GB) · Runs: 4 · Wins: 1 · Best OR: 75 · Black-type wins: 0 · Best win: Monsterbet Maiden Stakes (Tapeta), Wolverhampton (AW) 2014 · Prize GB (£): 3670 · Prize IRE (€): 0 · Last run: 2014-09-17
- Scoffsman (GB)Generation: 2 · Sex: gelding · Foaled: 2015 · Dam: Purissima (USA) · Sire: Dansili (GB) · Runs: 12 · Wins: 1 · Best OR: 62 · Black-type wins: 0 · Best win: Sky Sports Racing On Sky 415 Handicap, Yarmouth 2019 · Prize GB (£): 6608 · Prize IRE (€): 0 · Last run: 2021-08-05
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
- Frankel (GB)Sire: Frankel (GB) · Runners: 3 · Winners: 3 · Black-type winners: 2 · G1 winner: 0 · Runs: 20 · Wins: 6 · Win %: 30.0 · Prize GB (£): 35475 · Prize IRE (€): 283095 · Best runner: Red Letter (GB)
- Dansili (GB)Sire: Dansili (GB) · Runners: 3 · Winners: 2 · Black-type winners: 0 · G1 winner: 0 · Runs: 20 · Wins: 2 · Win %: 10.0 · Prize GB (£): 10278 · Prize IRE (€): 0 · Best runner: Scoffsman (GB)
- Champs Elysees (GB)Sire: Champs Elysees (GB) · Runners: 2 · Winners: 1 · Black-type winners: 0 · G1 winner: 0 · Runs: 45 · Wins: 2 · Win %: 4.4 · Prize GB (£): 38506 · Prize IRE (€): 4932 · Best runner: Star Quality (GB)
- Dark Angel (IRE)Sire: Dark Angel (IRE) · Runners: 2 · Winners: 1 · Black-type winners: 0 · G1 winner: 0 · Runs: 11 · Wins: 2 · Win %: 18.2 · Prize GB (£): 15434 · Prize IRE (€): 0 · Best runner: Red Impression (GB)
- Cacique (IRE)Sire: Cacique (IRE) · Runners: 1 · Winners: 1 · Black-type winners: 0 · G1 winner: 0 · Runs: 6 · Wins: 1 · Win %: 16.7 · Prize GB (£): 6520 · Prize IRE (€): 0 · Best runner: Perigee (GB)
- Fusaichi Pegasus (USA)Sire: Fusaichi Pegasus (USA) · Runners: 1 · Winners: 1 · Black-type winners: 0 · G1 winner: 0 · Runs: 3 · Wins: 1 · Win %: 33.3 · Prize GB (£): 3886 · Prize IRE (€): 0 · Best runner: Purissima (USA)
- Lear Fan (USA)Sire: Lear Fan (USA) · Runners: 1 · Winners: 1 · Black-type winners: 0 · G1 winner: 0 · Runs: 5 · Wins: 1 · Win %: 20.0 · Prize GB (£): 9766 · Prize IRE (€): 0 · Best runner: Starfan (USA)
- Empire Maker (USA)Sire: Empire Maker (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: Imperial Policy (USA)
- Far Above (IRE)Sire: Far Above (IRE) · Runners: 1 · Winners: 0 · Black-type winners: 0 · G1 winner: 0 · Runs: 5 · Wins: 0 · Win %: 0.0 · Prize GB (£): 0 · Prize IRE (€): 0 · Best runner: Altoir Na Greine (IRE)
- Shamardal (USA)Sire: Shamardal (USA) · Runners: 1 · Winners: 0 · Black-type winners: 0 · G1 winner: 0 · Runs: 4 · Wins: 0 · Win %: 0.0 · Prize GB (£): 433 · Prize IRE (€): 0 · Best runner: Sharissima (GB)
- Zamindar (USA)Sire: Zamindar (USA) · Runners: 1 · Winners: 0 · Black-type winners: 0 · G1 winner: 0 · Runs: 27 · Wins: 0 · Win %: 0.0 · Prize GB (£): 0 · Prize IRE (€): 0 · Best runner: Fan Club (GB)
Sires of the family's descendants, most black-type winners first (max 40).
Record by generation
No records available.
Current
Descendants in training
- Red Letter (GB)Generation: 3 · Age: 4 · Sex: filly · Foaled: 2022 · Dam: Red Impression (GB) · Sire: Frankel (GB) · Runs: 12 · Wins: 3 · Best OR: 111 · Black-type wins: 2 · Black type: Group 3 winner (2 black-type wins) · Prize GB (£): 35475 · Prize IRE (€): 186780 · Last run: 2026-09-13 · Trainer: Ger Lyons
- Maire Rua (GB)Generation: 3 · Age: 2 · Sex: filly · Foaled: 2024 · Dam: Red Impression (GB) · Sire: Frankel (GB) · Runs: 3 · Wins: 2 · Black-type wins: 1 · Black type: Listed winner · Prize GB (£): 0 · Prize IRE (€): 78200 · Last run: 2026-09-12 · Trainer: Ger Lyons
- Res Ipsa (GB)Generation: 3 · Age: 3 · Sex: colt · Foaled: 2023 · Dam: Red Impression (GB) · Sire: Frankel (GB) · Runs: 5 · Wins: 1 · Best OR: 93 · Black-type wins: 0 · Prize GB (£): 0 · Prize IRE (€): 18115 · Last run: 2026-08-30 · Trainer: Ger Lyons
Ran in GB or IRE in the last 12 months, latest first.
Founding mare
Generation 1
Starfan (USA)
Purissima (USA)
Generation 2
Red Impression (GB)
Star Quality (GB)
Fayetta (GB)
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