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Horse profile

Spinning The Yarn

Sex
filly
Foaled
1996
Record (GB & IRE)
0 wins from 1 run (0%)
Prize money (GB & IRE)
£0
Last run (GB & IRE)
5 Jun 1999, Newmarket (July) (7/13)
Last win (GB & IRE)
Never won
Recent form
7

Form

Race record

DateCoursePosSPBtnJockeyTrainerRaceClassTypeDistGoingWgtWinner / 2ndWinner prizeFuture form
5 Jun 99Newmarket (July)7/1313/26¾Pat EdderySir Michael StouteCecil Boyd Rochfort Maiden Stakes Class DClass 4Flat Turf1m2fGood to Soft8-11Arabis (GB)£4,6631/12
  • 7/135 Jun 99 · Newmarket (July)13/2

    Cecil Boyd Rochfort Maiden Stakes Class D

    Class 41m2fGood to Soft

    All fields
    Date
    5 Jun 99
    Course
    Newmarket (July)
    Pos
    7/13
    SP
    13/2
    Btn
    6¾
    Race
    Cecil Boyd Rochfort Maiden Stakes Class D
    Class
    Class 4
    Type
    Flat Turf
    Dist
    1m2f
    Going
    Good to Soft
    Wgt
    8-11
    Winner / 2nd
    Arabis (GB)
    Winner prize
    £4,663
    Future form
    1/12

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
5 Jun 99Newmarket (July)Cecil Boyd Rochfort Maiden Stakes Class D7/13Caerless (IRE)526 Jun 99BathSt John Ambulance Maiden Stakes Class D
  • 7/135 Jun 99 · Newmarket (July)

    Cecil Boyd Rochfort Maiden Stakes Class D

    All fields
    Date
    5 Jun 99
    Course
    Newmarket (July)
    Race
    Cecil Boyd Rochfort Maiden Stakes Class D
    This horse
    7/13
    Winner next time
    Caerless (IRE)
    Their pos
    5
    Won on
    26 Jun 99
    Race won
    St John Ambulance 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 Stoute5 Jun 995 Jun 997/1310000.0%0.0%£0€0
Sir Michael Stoute
First run
5 Jun 99
Last run
5 Jun 99
First run for yard
7/13
Runs
1
Wins
0
2nd
0
3rd
0
Win %
0.0%
Place %
0.0%
Prize GB (£)
£0
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
Flat10000.0%0.0%£0€05 Jun 995 Jun 99
Flat
Code
Flat
Runs
1
Wins
0
2nd
0
3rd
0
Win %
0.0%
Place %
0.0%
Prize GB (£)
£0
Prize IRE (€)
€0
First run
5 Jun 99
Last run
5 Jun 99

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

Pedigree

Pedigree

Sire branchBarathea (IRE)

Parent · 1

  1. SireBarathea (IRE)

Grandparents · 2

  1. Sire's sireSadler's Wells (USA)
  2. Sire's damBrocade (GB)

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 branchColorspin (FR)

Parent · 1

  1. DamColorspin (FR)

Grandparents · 2

  1. Dam's sireHigh Top (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
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced
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Breeding card

HorseSpinning The Yarn (GB)
Sexfilly
Foaled1996
SireBarathea (IRE)
DamColorspin (FR)
DamsireHigh Top (GB)
Sire's sireSadler's Wells (USA)
Sire's damBrocade (GB)
Dam's produce7 winners from 12 runners
Notable siblingOpera House (GB)

Female line

  1. Colorspin (FR) · 7 winners from 12 runners

Sire, dam and damsire

SireDamDamsireSexSire's avg winning distanceDamsire's avg winning distance
Barathea (IRE)Colorspin (FR)High Top (GB)fillyFlat 9.1f · NH 2m2fFlat 9.9f · NH 2m2½f
Barathea (IRE)
Sex
filly
Sire's avg winning distance
Flat 9.1f · NH 2m2f
Damsire's avg winning distance
Flat 9.9f · NH 2m2½f

Progeny of Barathea (IRE) in this horse's best conditions

ConditionRunsWinsPlacedWin %Place %This horse runsThis horse wins
All Flat runs7,0326381,7329.1%24.6%10
At 9f to 11f1,8601574498.4%24.1%10
On Good to soft or yielding going881822269.3%25.7%10
At 9f to 11f on Good to soft or yielding going21916487.3%21.9%10
All Flat runs
Condition
All Flat runs
Runs
7,032
Wins
638
Placed
1,732
Win %
9.1%
Place %
24.6%
This horse runs
1
This horse wins
0
At 9f to 11f
Condition
At 9f to 11f
Runs
1,860
Wins
157
Placed
449
Win %
8.4%
Place %
24.1%
This horse runs
1
This horse wins
0
On Good to soft or yielding going
Condition
On Good to soft or yielding going
Runs
881
Wins
82
Placed
226
Win %
9.3%
Place %
25.7%
This horse runs
1
This horse wins
0
At 9f to 11f on Good to soft or yielding going
Condition
At 9f to 11f on Good to soft or yielding going
Runs
219
Wins
16
Placed
48
Win %
7.3%
Place %
21.9%
This horse runs
1
This horse wins
0

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.

Barathea (IRE) × High Top mares (the cross)

CodeRunnersWinnersWinners %Black-type winnersRunsWins2nd/3rdWin %Prize GB (£)Prize IRE (€)
Flat3133.3%1215423.8%£58,844€0
Flat
Code
Flat
Runners
3
Winners
1
Winners %
33.3%
Black-type winners
1
Runs
21
Wins
5
2nd/3rd
4
Win %
23.8%
Prize GB (£)
£58,844
Prize IRE (€)
€0

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

Best of the cross

HorseRunsWinsBlack-type winsBest winPrize GB (£)Prize IRE (€)
Jalousie (IRE)1651Listed£58,320€0
Spinning The Yarn (GB)100-£0€0
Dara Diva (IRE)400-£524€0
Jalousie (IRE)
Runs
16
Wins
5
Black-type wins
1
Best win
Listed
Prize GB (£)
£58,320
Prize IRE (€)
€0
Spinning The Yarn (GB)
Runs
1
Wins
0
Black-type wins
0
Prize GB (£)
£0
Prize IRE (€)
€0
Dara Diva (IRE)
Runs
4
Wins
0
Black-type wins
0
Prize GB (£)
£524
Prize IRE (€)
€0

Top 12 by best win level, then wins.

Family

Dam summary

Colorspin (FR)

G1 winners
2
Produce
7 winners from 12 runners

Full siblings

No other foal by Barathea (IRE) out of Colorspin (FR) has raced in Britain or Ireland.

Half siblings

By Sadler's Wells (USA)

By Lomond (USA)

By Polish Precedent (USA)

By Nashwan (USA)

By Halling (USA)

By Zafonic (USA)

By Singspiel (IRE)

By Mark Of Esteem (IRE)

By Act One (GB)

By Montjeu (IRE)

Female line

  1. 1Colorspin (FR)

Notable relatives

Daughter

Half-brother

Niece (out of a sibling)

Grandson

Half-sister

View full Colorspin family

In brief

When was Spinning The Yarn foaled?

Spinning The Yarn (GB) was foaled in 1996.

Who are the sire and dam of Spinning The Yarn?

Spinning The Yarn (GB) is by Barathea (IRE) out of Colorspin (FR), a daughter of High Top (GB).

Who trained Spinning The Yarn?

Spinning The Yarn (GB) was trained by Sir Michael Stoute and owned by Helena Springfield Ltd at the time of the last run in Britain or Ireland.

What is Spinning The Yarn's race record?

In Britain and Ireland, Spinning The Yarn (GB) ran 1 time without winning.

Is Spinning The Yarn still racing?

Spinning The Yarn (GB) last ran in Britain or Ireland on 5 June 1999 at Newmarket (July) in the Cecil Boyd Rochfort Maiden Stakes Class D, finishing 7th of 13, and has not run there since.

Is Spinning The Yarn related to any top horses?

Spinning The Yarn (GB)'s black-type relatives in Britain and Ireland include Kayf Tara (GB) (half-brother, Group 1 winner), Opera House (GB) (half-brother, Group 1 winner) and Zee Zee Top (GB) (half-sister, Listed winner), from the Colorspin (FR) family.

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