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Horse profile

Desert Courier

Sex
colt
Foaled
1992
Record (GB & IRE)
1 win from 2 runs (50%)
Prize money (GB & IRE)
£6,270 GB
Last run (GB & IRE)
7 May 1995, Newmarket (2/7)
Last win (GB & IRE)
17 Sep 1994, Newbury
Recent form
12

Form

Race record

DateCoursePosSPBtnJockeyTrainerRaceClassTypeDistGoingWgtWinner / 2ndWinner prizeDaysFuture form
7 May 95Newmarket2/79/2nkW R SwinburnSir Michael StouteLords Taverners Sunday Express Conditions Stakes Class CClass 3Flat Turf7fGood to Firm9-1Peace Envoy (GB)£5,7202321/6
17 Sep 94Newbury1/159/2won hdPaul EdderySir Michael StouteEBF Harwell Maiden Stakes Class DClass 4Flat Turf6fSoft9-0Didina (GB)£4,150-1/13
  • 2/77 May 95 · Newmarket9/2

    Lords Taverners Sunday Express Conditions Stakes Class C

    Class 37fGood to Firm

    All fields
    Date
    7 May 95
    Course
    Newmarket
    Pos
    2/7
    SP
    9/2
    Btn
    nk
    Race
    Lords Taverners Sunday Express Conditions Stakes Class C
    Class
    Class 3
    Type
    Flat Turf
    Dist
    7f
    Going
    Good to Firm
    Wgt
    9-1
    Winner / 2nd
    Peace Envoy (GB)
    Winner prize
    £5,720
    Days
    232
    Future form
    1/6
  • 1/1517 Sep 94 · Newbury9/2

    EBF Harwell Maiden Stakes Class D

    Class 46fSoft

    All fields
    Date
    17 Sep 94
    Course
    Newbury
    Pos
    1/15
    SP
    9/2
    Btn
    won hd
    Race
    EBF Harwell Maiden Stakes Class D
    Class
    Class 4
    Type
    Flat Turf
    Dist
    6f
    Going
    Soft
    Wgt
    9-0
    Winner / 2nd
    Didina (GB)
    Winner prize
    £4,150
    Days
    -
    Future form
    1/13

Every British and Irish run since 1990, latest first. Btn is the overall distance beaten (lengths). Where the horse won, the runner-up and winning margin are shown.

Future form: next-time-out winners from this horse's races

DateCourseRaceThis horseWinner next timeTheir posWon onAtRace won
7 May 95NewmarketLords Taverners Sunday Express Conditions Stakes Class C2/7Peace Envoy (GB)127 May 95KemptonCrawley Warren Heron Stakes (Listed Race)
17 Sep 94NewburyEBF Harwell Maiden Stakes Class D1/15Didina (GB)220 Oct 94NewburyEBF Theale Maiden Stakes Class D
  • 2/77 May 95 · Newmarket

    Lords Taverners Sunday Express Conditions Stakes Class C

    All fields
    Date
    7 May 95
    Course
    Newmarket
    Race
    Lords Taverners Sunday Express Conditions Stakes Class C
    This horse
    2/7
    Winner next time
    Peace Envoy (GB)
    Their pos
    1
    Won on
    27 May 95
    Race won
    Crawley Warren Heron Stakes (Listed Race)
  • 1/1517 Sep 94 · Newbury

    EBF Harwell Maiden Stakes Class D

    All fields
    Date
    17 Sep 94
    Course
    Newbury
    Race
    EBF Harwell Maiden Stakes Class D
    This horse
    1/15
    Winner next time
    Didina (GB)
    Their pos
    2
    Won on
    20 Oct 94
    Race won
    EBF Theale Maiden Stakes Class D

Other runners from this horse's races (latest 20 races with a next-time-out winner, up to 40 rows) that won on their next start in Britain or Ireland. FF on the race record = next-time-out winners / runners that have run again (this horse excluded).

Trainer changes

TrainerFirst runLast runFirst run for yardRunsWins2nd3rdWin %Place %Prize GB (£)Prize IRE (€)
Sir Michael Stoute17 Sep 947 May 951/15211050.0%100.0%£6,270€0
Sir Michael Stoute
First run
17 Sep 94
Last run
7 May 95
First run for yard
1/15
Runs
2
Wins
1
2nd
1
3rd
0
Win %
50.0%
Place %
100.0%
Prize GB (£)
£6,270
Prize IRE (€)
€0

Trained by one trainer throughout its British and Irish career.

Stats

Career summary by code (GB & IRE)

CodeRunsWins2nd3rdWin %Place %Prize GB (£)Prize IRE (€)First runLast run
Flat211050.0%100.0%£6,270€017 Sep 947 May 95
Flat
Code
Flat
Runs
2
Wins
1
2nd
1
3rd
0
Win %
50.0%
Place %
100.0%
Prize GB (£)
£6,270
Prize IRE (€)
€0
First run
17 Sep 94
Last run
7 May 95

Placed = 1st in 2-4 runners, 1st-2nd in 5-7, 1st-3rd in 8+.

Pedigree

Pedigree

Sire branchGreen Desert (USA)

Parent · 1

  1. SireGreen Desert (USA)

Grandparents · 2

  1. Sire's sireNot traced
  2. Sire's damNot traced

Great-grandparents · 4

  1. Sire's sire's sireNot traced
  2. Sire's sire's damNot traced
  3. Sire's dam's sireNot traced
  4. Sire's dam's damNot traced
Dam branchPossessive I (GB)

Parent · 1

  1. DamPossessive I (GB)

Grandparents · 2

  1. Dam's sirePosse I (USA)
  2. Dam's damNot traced

Great-grandparents · 4

  1. Dam's sire's sireNot traced
  2. Dam's sire's damNot traced
  3. Dam's dam's sireNot traced
  4. Dam's dam's damNot traced
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced
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Breeding card

HorseDesert Courier (GB)
Sexcolt
Foaled1992
SireGreen Desert (USA)
DamPossessive I (GB)
DamsirePosse I (USA)
Dam's produce4 winners from 6 runners
Notable siblingPossessive Dancer (GB)

Female line

  1. Possessive I (GB) · 4 winners from 6 runners

Sire, dam and damsire

SireDamDamsireSexSire's avg winning distanceDamsire's avg winning distance
Green Desert (USA)Possessive I (GB)Posse I (USA)coltFlat 7.5f · NH 2m2fFlat 8.7f · NH 2m3½f
Green Desert (USA)
Sex
colt
Sire's avg winning distance
Flat 7.5f · NH 2m2f
Damsire's avg winning distance
Flat 8.7f · NH 2m3½f

Progeny of Green Desert (USA) in this horse's best conditions

ConditionRunsWinsPlacedWin %Place %This horse runsThis horse wins
All Flat runs10,1381,3113,21412.9%31.7%21
At 5f to 6f3,0104481,00814.9%33.5%11
On Soft going639591559.2%24.3%11
At 5f to 6f on Soft going20619519.2%24.8%11
All Flat runs
Condition
All Flat runs
Runs
10,138
Wins
1,311
Placed
3,214
Win %
12.9%
Place %
31.7%
This horse runs
2
This horse wins
1
At 5f to 6f
Condition
At 5f to 6f
Runs
3,010
Wins
448
Placed
1,008
Win %
14.9%
Place %
33.5%
This horse runs
1
This horse wins
1
On Soft going
Condition
On Soft going
Runs
639
Wins
59
Placed
155
Win %
9.2%
Place %
24.3%
This horse runs
1
This horse wins
1
At 5f to 6f on Soft going
Condition
At 5f to 6f on Soft going
Runs
206
Wins
19
Placed
51
Win %
9.2%
Place %
24.8%
This horse runs
1
This horse wins
1

Best distance band and going band are where this horse has most wins (then places, then runs) in its main code. Sire figures: all British and Irish runs by the sire's progeny since 1990.

Green Desert (USA) × Posse I mares (the cross)

CodeRunnersWinnersWinners %Black-type winnersRunsWins2nd/3rdWin %Prize GB (£)Prize IRE (€)
Flat2150.0%061316.7%£7,593€0
Flat
Code
Flat
Runners
2
Winners
1
Winners %
50.0%
Black-type winners
0
Runs
6
Wins
1
2nd/3rd
3
Win %
16.7%
Prize GB (£)
£7,593
Prize IRE (€)
€0

Small sample (under 5 runners): read with care. Includes this horse.

Best of the cross

HorseRunsWinsBlack-type winsPrize GB (£)Prize IRE (€)
Desert Courier (GB)210£6,270€0
Fatal Baraari (GB)400£1,323€0
Desert Courier (GB)
Runs
2
Wins
1
Black-type wins
0
Prize GB (£)
£6,270
Prize IRE (€)
€0
Fatal Baraari (GB)
Runs
4
Wins
0
Black-type wins
0
Prize GB (£)
£1,323
Prize IRE (€)
€0

Top 12 by best win level, then wins.

Family

Dam summary

Possessive I (GB)

G1 winners
1
Produce
4 winners from 6 runners

Full siblings

Half siblings

By Dara Monarch (GB)

By Shareef Dancer (USA)

By Caerleon (USA)

Female line

  1. 1Possessive I (GB)

Notable relatives

Half-sister

Nephew (out of a sibling)

View full Possessive I family

In brief

When was Desert Courier foaled?

Desert Courier (GB) was foaled in 1992.

Who are the sire and dam of Desert Courier?

Desert Courier (GB) is by Green Desert (USA) out of Possessive I (GB), a daughter of Posse I (USA).

Who trained Desert Courier?

Desert Courier (GB) was trained by Sir Michael Stoute and owned by Mrs Doreen M Swinburn at the time of the last run in Britain or Ireland.

What is Desert Courier's race record?

In Britain and Ireland, Desert Courier (GB) won 1 of 2 races (50%).

What is Desert Courier's biggest win?

Desert Courier (GB)'s only win in Britain or Ireland came in the EBF Harwell Maiden Stakes Class D at Newbury on 17 September 1994.

Has Desert Courier ever been beaten?

Desert Courier (GB) was beaten once in 2 runs in Britain and Ireland, on 7 May 1995 at Newmarket (2nd of 7).

Is Desert Courier still racing?

Desert Courier (GB) last ran in Britain or Ireland on 7 May 1995 at Newmarket in the Lords Taverners Sunday Express Conditions Stakes Class C, finishing 2nd of 7, and has not run there since.

Is Desert Courier related to any top horses?

Desert Courier (GB)'s black-type relatives in Britain and Ireland include Possessive Dancer (GB) (half-sister, Group 1 winner) and Maylane (GB) (nephew, Group 3 winner), from the Possessive I (GB) family.

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