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Vocabulary (GB) silks

Horse profile

Vocabulary

Observatory (USA) × Zathonia (GB) (Zafonic (USA))
Sex
filly
Foaled
2007
Record (GB & IRE)
0 wins from 1 run (0%)
Prize money (GB & IRE)
£0
Last run (GB & IRE)
11 Nov 2009, Kempton (AW) (8/13)
Last win (GB & IRE)
Never won
Recent form
8

Form

Race record

DateCoursePosSPBtnJockeyTrainerRaceClassTypeDistGoingWgtWinner / 2ndWinner prizeFuture form
11 Nov 09Kempton (AW)8/1322/117¼Michael HillsB W Hillsdigibet Median Auction Maiden Stakes (Div II)Class 5Flat AW7fStandard8-12Next Move (IRE)£2,2674/12
  • 8/1311 Nov 09 · Kempton (AW)22/1

    digibet Median Auction Maiden Stakes (Div II)

    Class 57fStandard

    All fields
    Date
    11 Nov 09
    Course
    Kempton (AW)
    Pos
    8/13
    SP
    22/1
    Btn
    17¼
    Trainer
    B W Hills
    Race
    digibet Median Auction Maiden Stakes (Div II)
    Class
    Class 5
    Type
    Flat AW
    Dist
    7f
    Going
    Standard
    Wgt
    8-12
    Winner / 2nd
    Next Move (IRE)
    Winner prize
    £2,267
    Future form
    4/12

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
11 Nov 09Kempton (AW)digibet Median Auction Maiden Stakes (Div II)8/13Hidden Glory (GB)27 Dec 09Lingfield (AW)Bet totepool At totesport.com Median Auction Maiden Stakes
11 Nov 09Kempton (AW)digibet Median Auction Maiden Stakes (Div II)8/13Mawaddah (IRE)32 Mar 10Lingfield (AW)Marriott Hotel Opening Spring 2010 Maiden Stakes
11 Nov 09Kempton (AW)digibet Median Auction Maiden Stakes (Div II)8/13Maid In Heaven (IRE)513 Apr 10Pontefractpontefract-races.co.uk Maiden Fillies' Stakes
11 Nov 09Kempton (AW)digibet Median Auction Maiden Stakes (Div II)8/13Faited To Pretend (IRE)926 Mar 10Lingfield (AW)Marriott Hotel Opening Spring 2010 Maiden Fillies' Stakes
  • 8/1311 Nov 09 · Kempton (AW)

    digibet Median Auction Maiden Stakes (Div II)

    All fields
    Date
    11 Nov 09
    Course
    Kempton (AW)
    Race
    digibet Median Auction Maiden Stakes (Div II)
    This horse
    8/13
    Winner next time
    Hidden Glory (GB)
    Their pos
    2
    Won on
    7 Dec 09
    At
    Lingfield (AW)
    Race won
    Bet totepool At totesport.com Median Auction Maiden Stakes
  • 8/1311 Nov 09 · Kempton (AW)

    digibet Median Auction Maiden Stakes (Div II)

    All fields
    Date
    11 Nov 09
    Course
    Kempton (AW)
    Race
    digibet Median Auction Maiden Stakes (Div II)
    This horse
    8/13
    Winner next time
    Mawaddah (IRE)
    Their pos
    3
    Won on
    2 Mar 10
    At
    Lingfield (AW)
    Race won
    Marriott Hotel Opening Spring 2010 Maiden Stakes
  • 8/1311 Nov 09 · Kempton (AW)

    digibet Median Auction Maiden Stakes (Div II)

    All fields
    Date
    11 Nov 09
    Course
    Kempton (AW)
    Race
    digibet Median Auction Maiden Stakes (Div II)
    This horse
    8/13
    Winner next time
    Maid In Heaven (IRE)
    Their pos
    5
    Won on
    13 Apr 10
    Race won
    pontefract-races.co.uk Maiden Fillies' Stakes
  • 8/1311 Nov 09 · Kempton (AW)

    digibet Median Auction Maiden Stakes (Div II)

    All fields
    Date
    11 Nov 09
    Course
    Kempton (AW)
    Race
    digibet Median Auction Maiden Stakes (Div II)
    This horse
    8/13
    Winner next time
    Faited To Pretend (IRE)
    Their pos
    9
    Won on
    26 Mar 10
    At
    Lingfield (AW)
    Race won
    Marriott Hotel Opening Spring 2010 Maiden Fillies' Stakes

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 (€)
B W Hills11 Nov 0911 Nov 098/1310000.0%0.0%£0€0
B W Hills
Trainer
B W Hills
First run
11 Nov 09
Last run
11 Nov 09
First run for yard
8/13
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€011 Nov 0911 Nov 09
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
11 Nov 09
Last run
11 Nov 09

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

Pedigree

Pedigree

Sire branchObservatory (USA)

Parent · 1

  1. SireObservatory (USA)

Grandparents · 2

  1. Sire's sireDistant View (USA)
  2. Sire's damStellaria (USA)

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 branchZathonia (GB)

Parent · 1

  1. DamZathonia (GB)

Grandparents · 2

  1. Dam's sireZafonic (USA)
  2. Dam's damDanthonia (USA)

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
Observatory (USA)
Zathonia (GB)
Distant View (USA)
Stellaria (USA)
Zafonic (USA)
Danthonia (USA)
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced

Breeding card

HorseVocabulary (GB)
Sexfilly
Foaled2007
SireObservatory (USA)
DamZathonia (GB)
DamsireZafonic (USA)
Sire's sireDistant View (USA)
Sire's damStellaria (USA)
2nd damDanthonia (USA)
Dam's produce1 winners from 4 runners
Notable siblingGrandiflora (IRE)

Female line

  1. Zathonia (GB) · by Zafonic (USA) · 1 winners from 4 runners
  2. Danthonia (USA) · 2 winners from 5 runners

Sire, dam and damsire

SireDamDamsireSexSire's avg winning distanceDamsire's avg winning distance
Observatory (USA)Zathonia (GB)Zafonic (USA)fillyFlat 8.7f · NH 2m2fFlat 8.5f · NH 2m1½f
Observatory (USA)
Sex
filly
Sire's avg winning distance
Flat 8.7f · NH 2m2f
Damsire's avg winning distance
Flat 8.5f · NH 2m1½f

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

ConditionRunsWinsPlacedWin %Place %This horse runsThis horse wins
All Flat runs2,3761965788.2%24.3%10
At 7f to 1m852702118.2%24.8%10
On AW going761521626.8%21.3%10
At 7f to 1m on AW going28617605.9%21.0%10
All Flat runs
Condition
All Flat runs
Runs
2,376
Wins
196
Placed
578
Win %
8.2%
Place %
24.3%
This horse runs
1
This horse wins
0
At 7f to 1m
Condition
At 7f to 1m
Runs
852
Wins
70
Placed
211
Win %
8.2%
Place %
24.8%
This horse runs
1
This horse wins
0
On AW going
Condition
On AW going
Runs
761
Wins
52
Placed
162
Win %
6.8%
Place %
21.3%
This horse runs
1
This horse wins
0
At 7f to 1m on AW going
Condition
At 7f to 1m on AW going
Runs
286
Wins
17
Placed
60
Win %
5.9%
Place %
21.0%
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.

Observatory (USA) × Zafonic mares (the cross)

CodeRunnersWinnersWinners %Black-type winnersRunsWins2nd/3rdWin %Prize GB (£)Prize IRE (€)
Flat300.0%019030.0%£2,843€0
Flat
Code
Flat
Runners
3
Winners
0
Winners %
0.0%
Black-type winners
0
Runs
19
Wins
0
2nd/3rd
3
Win %
0.0%
Prize GB (£)
£2,843
Prize IRE (€)
€0

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

Best of the cross

HorseRunsWinsBlack-type winsPrize GB (£)Prize IRE (€)
Vocabulary (GB)100£0€0
Keeping Time (GB)600£672€0
Coiled Spring (GB)1200£2,171€0
Vocabulary (GB)
Runs
1
Wins
0
Black-type wins
0
Prize GB (£)
£0
Prize IRE (€)
€0
Keeping Time (GB)
Runs
6
Wins
0
Black-type wins
0
Prize GB (£)
£672
Prize IRE (€)
€0
Coiled Spring (GB)
Runs
12
Wins
0
Black-type wins
0
Prize GB (£)
£2,171
Prize IRE (€)
€0

Top 12 by best win level, then wins.

Family

Dam summary

Zathonia (GB)

G1 winners
0
Produce
1 winners from 4 runners

Full siblings

No other foal by Observatory (USA) out of Zathonia (GB) has raced in Britain or Ireland.

Half siblings

By Oasis Dream (GB)

By Rail Link (GB)

Female line

  1. 1Zathonia (GB) · by Zafonic (USA)
  2. 2Danthonia (USA)

Notable relatives

Aunt (out of 2nd dam)

View full Danthonia family

In brief

When was Vocabulary foaled?

Vocabulary (GB) was foaled in 2007.

Who are the sire and dam of Vocabulary?

Vocabulary (GB) is by Observatory (USA) out of Zathonia (GB), a daughter of Zafonic (USA).

Who trained Vocabulary?

Vocabulary (GB) was trained by B W Hills and owned by K Abdullah at the time of the last run in Britain or Ireland.

What is Vocabulary's race record?

In Britain and Ireland, Vocabulary (GB) ran 1 time without winning.

Is Vocabulary still racing?

Vocabulary (GB) last ran in Britain or Ireland on 11 November 2009 at Kempton (AW) in the digibet Median Auction Maiden Stakes, finishing 8th of 13, and has not run there since.

Is Vocabulary related to any top horses?

Vocabulary (GB)'s black-type relatives in Britain and Ireland include Zante (GB) (aunt, Listed winner), from the Danthonia (USA) family.

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