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Horse profile

In The Wings

Sadler's Wells (USA) × High Hawk (GB) (Shirley Heights (GB))
Sex
colt
Foaled
1986
Record (GB & IRE)
1 win from 2 runs (50%)
Prize money (GB & IRE)
£81,045 GB
Last run (GB & IRE)
28 Jul 1990, Ascot (5/11)
Last win (GB & IRE)
7 Jun 1990, Epsom
Recent form
15

Form

Race record

DateCoursePosSPBtnJockeyTrainerRaceClassTypeDistGoingWgtWinner / 2ndWinner prizeDaysFuture form
28 Jul 90Ascot5/113/1F7¾C AsmussenA FabreKing George VI And Queen Elizabeth Diamond StakesGroup 1Flat Turf1m4fGood to Firm9-7Belmez (USA)£284,715512/9
7 Jun 90Epsom1/615/8Fwon 1½C AsmussenA FabreHanson Coronation CupGroup 1Flat Turf1m4fGood to Soft9-0Observation Post (GB)£81,045-1/4
  • 5/1128 Jul 90 · Ascot3/1F

    King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Diamond Stakes

    Group 11m4fGood to Firm

    All fields
    Date
    28 Jul 90
    Course
    Ascot
    Pos
    5/11
    SP
    3/1F
    Btn
    7¾
    Trainer
    A Fabre
    Race
    King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Diamond Stakes
    Class
    Group 1
    Type
    Flat Turf
    Dist
    1m4f
    Going
    Good to Firm
    Wgt
    9-7
    Winner / 2nd
    Belmez (USA)
    Winner prize
    £284,715
    Days
    51
    Future form
    2/9
  • 1/67 Jun 90 · Epsom15/8F

    Hanson Coronation Cup

    Group 11m4fGood to Soft

    All fields
    Date
    7 Jun 90
    Course
    Epsom
    Pos
    1/6
    SP
    15/8F
    Btn
    won 1½
    Trainer
    A Fabre
    Race
    Hanson Coronation Cup
    Class
    Group 1
    Type
    Flat Turf
    Dist
    1m4f
    Going
    Good to Soft
    Wgt
    9-0
    Winner prize
    £81,045
    Days
    -
    Future form
    1/4

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
28 Jul 90AscotKing George VI And Queen Elizabeth Diamond Stakes5/11Belmez (USA)121 Aug 90YorkGreat Voltigeur Stakes
28 Jul 90AscotKing George VI And Queen Elizabeth Diamond Stakes5/11Charmer (IRE)718 Aug 90NewburyWalmac International Geoffrey Freer Stakes
7 Jun 90EpsomHanson Coronation Cup1/6Ibn Bey (GB)322 Sep 90Curragh (IRE)Jefferson Smurfit Memorial Irish St. Leger
  • 5/1128 Jul 90 · Ascot

    King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Diamond Stakes

    All fields
    Date
    28 Jul 90
    Course
    Ascot
    Race
    King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Diamond Stakes
    This horse
    5/11
    Winner next time
    Belmez (USA)
    Their pos
    1
    Won on
    21 Aug 90
    Race won
    Great Voltigeur Stakes
  • 5/1128 Jul 90 · Ascot

    King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Diamond Stakes

    All fields
    Date
    28 Jul 90
    Course
    Ascot
    Race
    King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Diamond Stakes
    This horse
    5/11
    Winner next time
    Charmer (IRE)
    Their pos
    7
    Won on
    18 Aug 90
    Race won
    Walmac International Geoffrey Freer Stakes
  • 1/67 Jun 90 · Epsom

    Hanson Coronation Cup

    All fields
    Date
    7 Jun 90
    Course
    Epsom
    Race
    Hanson Coronation Cup
    This horse
    1/6
    Winner next time
    Ibn Bey (GB)
    Their pos
    3
    Won on
    22 Sep 90
    At
    Curragh (IRE)
    Race won
    Jefferson Smurfit Memorial Irish St. Leger

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 (€)
A Fabre7 Jun 9028 Jul 901/6210050.0%50.0%£81,045€0
A Fabre
Trainer
A Fabre
First run
7 Jun 90
Last run
28 Jul 90
First run for yard
1/6
Runs
2
Wins
1
2nd
0
3rd
0
Win %
50.0%
Place %
50.0%
Prize GB (£)
£81,045
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
Flat210050.0%50.0%£81,045€07 Jun 9028 Jul 90
Flat
Code
Flat
Runs
2
Wins
1
2nd
0
3rd
0
Win %
50.0%
Place %
50.0%
Prize GB (£)
£81,045
Prize IRE (€)
€0
First run
7 Jun 90
Last run
28 Jul 90

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

Pedigree

Pedigree

Sire branchSadler's Wells (USA)

Parent · 1

  1. SireSadler's Wells (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 branchHigh Hawk (GB)

Parent · 1

  1. DamHigh Hawk (GB)

Grandparents · 2

  1. Dam's sireShirley Heights (GB)
  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
Sadler's Wells (USA)
High Hawk (GB)
Not traced
Not traced
Shirley Heights (GB)
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced

Breeding card

HorseIn The Wings (GB)
Sexcolt
Foaled1986
SireSadler's Wells (USA)
DamHigh Hawk (GB)
DamsireShirley Heights (GB)
Dam's produce5 winners from 8 runners
Notable siblingHawker's News (IRE)

Female line

  1. High Hawk (GB) · 5 winners from 8 runners

Sire, dam and damsire

SireDamDamsireSexSire's avg winning distanceDamsire's avg winning distance
Sadler's Wells (USA)High Hawk (GB)Shirley Heights (GB)coltFlat 10.8f · NH 2m2½fFlat 9.8f · NH 2m2f
Sadler's Wells (USA)
Sex
colt
Sire's avg winning distance
Flat 10.8f · NH 2m2½f
Damsire's avg winning distance
Flat 9.8f · NH 2m2f

Progeny of Sadler's Wells (USA) in this horse's best conditions

ConditionRunsWinsPlacedWin %Place %This horse runsThis horse wins
All Flat runs9,4831,4743,35415.5%35.4%21
At 12f to 13f3,0084671,05415.5%35.0%21
On Good to soft or yielding going1,56227459417.5%38.0%11
At 12f to 13f on Good to soft or yielding going4237015516.5%36.6%11
All Flat runs
Condition
All Flat runs
Runs
9,483
Wins
1,474
Placed
3,354
Win %
15.5%
Place %
35.4%
This horse runs
2
This horse wins
1
At 12f to 13f
Condition
At 12f to 13f
Runs
3,008
Wins
467
Placed
1,054
Win %
15.5%
Place %
35.0%
This horse runs
2
This horse wins
1
On Good to soft or yielding going
Condition
On Good to soft or yielding going
Runs
1,562
Wins
274
Placed
594
Win %
17.5%
Place %
38.0%
This horse runs
1
This horse wins
1
At 12f to 13f on Good to soft or yielding going
Condition
At 12f to 13f on Good to soft or yielding going
Runs
423
Wins
70
Placed
155
Win %
16.5%
Place %
36.6%
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.

Sadler's Wells (USA) × Shirley Heights mares (the cross)

CodeRunnersWinnersWinners %Black-type winnersRunsWins2nd/3rdWin %Prize GB (£)Prize IRE (€)
Flat665177.3%155269611818.3%£1,662,719€798,880
National Hunt261765.4%1424579113.4%£429,398€227,220
All runs715678.9%1595015320916.1%£2,092,117€1,026,100
Flat
Code
Flat
Runners
66
Winners
51
Winners %
77.3%
Black-type winners
15
Runs
526
Wins
96
2nd/3rd
118
Win %
18.3%
Prize GB (£)
£1,662,719
Prize IRE (€)
€798,880
National Hunt
Code
National Hunt
Runners
26
Winners
17
Winners %
65.4%
Black-type winners
1
Runs
424
Wins
57
2nd/3rd
91
Win %
13.4%
Prize GB (£)
£429,398
Prize IRE (€)
€227,220
All runs
Code
All runs
Runners
71
Winners
56
Winners %
78.9%
Black-type winners
15
Runs
950
Wins
153
2nd/3rd
209
Win %
16.1%
Prize GB (£)
£2,092,117
Prize IRE (€)
€1,026,100

All British and Irish runners by this sire out of mares by this damsire, since 1990 (includes this horse). Black type = Group/Grade 1-3 or Listed winner.

Best of the cross

HorseRunsWinsBlack-type winsBest winPrize GB (£)Prize IRE (€)
Alexandrova (IRE)843Group/Grade 1£459,834€250,174
In The Wings (GB)211Group/Grade 1£81,045€0
Prospect Wells (FR)2052Group/Grade 2£109,362€0
Subtle Power (IRE)421Group/Grade 2£95,713€0
St Expedit (GB)1432Group/Grade 3£117,760€0
Hawker's News (IRE)521Group/Grade 3£35,643€0
Puerto Rico (IRE)521Group/Grade 3£14,540€70,102
Scriptwriter I (IRE)4381Listed£97,822€0
Rostropovich I (IRE)4271Listed£45,475€112,005
Mikado (GB)3162Listed£42,193€86,425
Saafeya (IRE)1251Listed£53,557€0
Atlantic Waves (IRE)421Listed£22,137€0
Alexandrova (IRE)
Runs
8
Wins
4
Black-type wins
3
Best win
Group/Grade 1
Prize GB (£)
£459,834
Prize IRE (€)
€250,174
In The Wings (GB)
Runs
2
Wins
1
Black-type wins
1
Best win
Group/Grade 1
Prize GB (£)
£81,045
Prize IRE (€)
€0
Prospect Wells (FR)
Runs
20
Wins
5
Black-type wins
2
Best win
Group/Grade 2
Prize GB (£)
£109,362
Prize IRE (€)
€0
Subtle Power (IRE)
Runs
4
Wins
2
Black-type wins
1
Best win
Group/Grade 2
Prize GB (£)
£95,713
Prize IRE (€)
€0
St Expedit (GB)
Runs
14
Wins
3
Black-type wins
2
Best win
Group/Grade 3
Prize GB (£)
£117,760
Prize IRE (€)
€0
Hawker's News (IRE)
Runs
5
Wins
2
Black-type wins
1
Best win
Group/Grade 3
Prize GB (£)
£35,643
Prize IRE (€)
€0
Puerto Rico (IRE)
Runs
5
Wins
2
Black-type wins
1
Best win
Group/Grade 3
Prize GB (£)
£14,540
Prize IRE (€)
€70,102
Scriptwriter I (IRE)
Runs
43
Wins
8
Black-type wins
1
Best win
Listed
Prize GB (£)
£97,822
Prize IRE (€)
€0
Rostropovich I (IRE)
Runs
42
Wins
7
Black-type wins
1
Best win
Listed
Prize GB (£)
£45,475
Prize IRE (€)
€112,005
Mikado (GB)
Runs
31
Wins
6
Black-type wins
2
Best win
Listed
Prize GB (£)
£42,193
Prize IRE (€)
€86,425
Saafeya (IRE)
Runs
12
Wins
5
Black-type wins
1
Best win
Listed
Prize GB (£)
£53,557
Prize IRE (€)
€0
Atlantic Waves (IRE)
Runs
4
Wins
2
Black-type wins
1
Best win
Listed
Prize GB (£)
£22,137
Prize IRE (€)
€0

Top 12 by best win level, then wins.

Family

Dam summary

High Hawk (GB)

G1 winners
1
Produce
5 winners from 8 runners

Full siblings

Half siblings

By Kings Lake (USA)

By Polish Precedent (USA)

By Barathea (IRE)

Female line

  1. 1High Hawk (GB)

Notable relatives

Full brother

In brief

When was In The Wings foaled?

In The Wings (GB) was foaled in 1986.

Who are the sire and dam of In The Wings?

In The Wings (GB) is by Sadler's Wells (USA) out of High Hawk (GB), a daughter of Shirley Heights (GB).

Who trained In The Wings?

In The Wings (GB) was trained by A Fabre and owned by Sheikh Mohammed at the time of the last run in Britain or Ireland.

What is In The Wings' race record?

In Britain and Ireland, In The Wings (GB) won 1 of 2 races (50%). Runs abroad (for example in France, Dubai or the USA) are not included.

What is In The Wings' biggest win?

In The Wings (GB)'s only win in Britain or Ireland came in the Hanson Coronation Cup (Group 1) at Epsom on 7 June 1990.

Has In The Wings ever been beaten?

In The Wings (GB) was beaten once in 2 runs in Britain and Ireland, on 28 July 1990 at Ascot (5th of 11).

Is In The Wings still racing?

In The Wings (GB) last ran in Britain or Ireland on 28 July 1990 at Ascot in the King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Diamond Stakes, finishing 5th of 11, and has not run there since.

Is In The Wings related to any top horses?

In The Wings (GB)'s black-type relatives in Britain and Ireland include Hawker's News (IRE) (full brother, Group 3 winner), from the High Hawk (GB) family.

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