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Royal Academy (USA) × Rosananti (GB) (Blushing Groom (FR))

TrainerD K Weld
OwnerSheikh Mohammed

Sex: colt
Foaled: 1993

Record (GB & IRE): 1 win from 3 runs (33%)
Prize money (GB & IRE): £0
Last run (GB & IRE): 9 Aug 1995, Fairyhouse (IRE) (5/5)
Last win (GB & IRE): 8 Jul 1995, Leopardstown (IRE)

Recent form

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Form

Race record

Date	Course	Pos	SP	Btn	Jockey	Trainer	Race	Class	Type	Dist	Going	Wgt	Headgear	Winner / 2nd	Days	Future form
9 Aug 95	Fairyhouse (IRE)	5/5	2/1F	4½	Mick Kinane	D K Weld	Ratoath European Breeders Fund Race	Non-handicap (unclassified)	Flat Turf	6f	Firm	9-5	b	Priory Belle (IRE)	11	0/4
29 Jul 95	Curragh (IRE)	2/4	5/4	1½	Mick Kinane	D K Weld	Irish Chorus EBF Race	Non-handicap (unclassified)	Flat Turf	7f	Good to Firm	8-13	-	Deed Of Love (USA)	21	0/3
8 Jul 95	Leopardstown (IRE)	1/6	4/1	won nk	P Shanahan	D K Weld	Glenalua E.B.F. Maiden	Non-handicap (unclassified)	Flat Turf	6f	Good to Firm	9-0	-	Archobello (IRE)	-	0/5

5/59 Aug 95 · Fairyhouse (IRE)2/1F
Ratoath European Breeders Fund Race
Non-handicap (unclassified)6fFirm
All fields
Date
9 Aug 95
Course
Fairyhouse (IRE)
Pos
5/5
SP
2/1F
Btn
4½
Jockey
Mick Kinane
Trainer
D K Weld
Race
Ratoath European Breeders Fund Race
Class
Non-handicap (unclassified)
Type
Flat Turf
Dist
6f
Going
Firm
Wgt
9-5
Headgear
b
Winner / 2nd
Priory Belle (IRE)
Days
11
Future form
0/4
2/429 Jul 95 · Curragh (IRE)5/4
Irish Chorus EBF Race
Non-handicap (unclassified)7fGood to Firm
All fields
Date
29 Jul 95
Course
Curragh (IRE)
Pos
2/4
SP
5/4
Btn
1½
Jockey
Mick Kinane
Trainer
D K Weld
Race
Irish Chorus EBF Race
Class
Non-handicap (unclassified)
Type
Flat Turf
Dist
7f
Going
Good to Firm
Wgt
8-13
Headgear
-
Winner / 2nd
Deed Of Love (USA)
Days
21
Future form
0/3
1/68 Jul 95 · Leopardstown (IRE)4/1
Glenalua E.B.F. Maiden
Non-handicap (unclassified)6fGood to Firm
All fields
Date
8 Jul 95
Course
Leopardstown (IRE)
Pos
1/6
SP
4/1
Btn
won nk
Jockey
P Shanahan
Trainer
D K Weld
Race
Glenalua E.B.F. Maiden
Class
Non-handicap (unclassified)
Type
Flat Turf
Dist
6f
Going
Good to Firm
Wgt
9-0
Headgear
-
Winner / 2nd
Archobello (IRE)
Days
-
Future form
0/5

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.

Trainer changes

Trainer	First run	Last run	First run for yard	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
D K Weld	8 Jul 95	9 Aug 95	1/6	3	1	1	0	33.3%	33.3%	-	-

D K Weld

Trainer: D K Weld
First run: 8 Jul 95
Last run: 9 Aug 95
First run for yard: 1/6
Runs: 3
Wins: 1
2nd: 1
3rd: 0
Win %: 33.3%
Place %: 33.3%

Trained by one trainer throughout its British and Irish career.

Stats

Career summary by code (GB & IRE)

Code	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)	First run	Last run
Flat	3	1	1	0	33.3%	33.3%	-	-	8 Jul 95	9 Aug 95

Flat

Code: Flat
Runs: 3
Wins: 1
2nd: 1
3rd: 0
Win %: 33.3%
Place %: 33.3%
First run: 8 Jul 95
Last run: 9 Aug 95

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

By race type

Race type	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Flat Turf	3	1	1	0	33.3%	33.3%	-	-

Flat Turf

Race type: Flat Turf
Runs: 3
Wins: 1
2nd: 1
3rd: 0
Win %: 33.3%
Place %: 33.3%

By going

Going	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Firm	1	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0
Good to Firm	2	1	1	0	50.0%	50.0%	-	-

Firm

Going: Firm
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

Good to Firm

Going: Good to Firm
Runs: 2
Wins: 1
2nd: 1
3rd: 0
Win %: 50.0%
Place %: 50.0%

By distance

Distance	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
5f to 6f	2	1	0	0	50.0%	50.0%	-	-
7f to 1m	1	0	1	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0

5f to 6f

Distance: 5f to 6f
Runs: 2
Wins: 1
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 50.0%
Place %: 50.0%

7f to 1m

Distance: 7f to 1m
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 1
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

Flat bands: 5f-6f, 7f-1m, 9f-11f, 12f-13f, 14f+. NH bands: 2m-2m1f, 2m2f-2m5f, 2m6f-3m1f, 3m2f+.

By course

Course	Runs	Wins	2nd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Leopardstown (IRE)	1	1	0	100.0%	100.0%	-	-
Curragh (IRE)	1	0	1	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0
Fairyhouse (IRE)	1	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0

Leopardstown (IRE)

Course: Leopardstown (IRE)
Runs: 1
Wins: 1
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 100.0%
Place %: 100.0%

Curragh (IRE)

Course: Curragh (IRE)
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 1
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

Fairyhouse (IRE)

Course: Fairyhouse (IRE)
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

By class

Class	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Non-handicap (unclassified)	3	1	1	0	33.3%	33.3%	-	-

Non-handicap (unclassified)

Class: Non-handicap (unclassified)
Runs: 3
Wins: 1
2nd: 1
3rd: 0
Win %: 33.3%
Place %: 33.3%

Pattern (Group/Grade/Listed) shown ahead of class. Irish races carry no class, so they are grouped as handicap or non-handicap.

By field size

Runners	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
2 to 5 runners	2	0	1	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0
6 to 8 runners	1	1	0	0	100.0%	100.0%	-	-

2 to 5 runners

Runners: 2 to 5 runners
Runs: 2
Wins: 0
2nd: 1
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

6 to 8 runners

Runners: 6 to 8 runners
Runs: 1
Wins: 1
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 100.0%
Place %: 100.0%

By month

Month	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
July	2	1	1	0	50.0%	50.0%	-	-
August	1	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0

July

Month: July
Runs: 2
Wins: 1
2nd: 1
3rd: 0
Win %: 50.0%
Place %: 50.0%

August

Month: August
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

By jockey

Jockey	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Mick Kinane	2	0	1	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0
P Shanahan	1	1	0	0	100.0%	100.0%	-	-

Mick Kinane

Jockey: Mick Kinane
Runs: 2
Wins: 0
2nd: 1
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

P Shanahan

Jockey: P Shanahan
Runs: 1
Wins: 1
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 100.0%
Place %: 100.0%

By trainer

Trainer	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
D K Weld	3	1	1	0	33.3%	33.3%	-	-

D K Weld

Trainer: D K Weld
Runs: 3
Wins: 1
2nd: 1
3rd: 0
Win %: 33.3%
Place %: 33.3%

By headgear

Headgear	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
No headgear	2	1	1	0	50.0%	50.0%	-	-
b	1	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0

No headgear

Headgear: No headgear
Runs: 2
Wins: 1
2nd: 1
3rd: 0
Win %: 50.0%
Place %: 50.0%

Headgear: b
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

Headgear codes as declared: b blinkers, v visor, p cheekpieces, t tongue strap, h hood, e/s eyeshield.

By days since last run

Days since last run	Runs	Wins	2nd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Debut / no previous run	1	1	0	100.0%	100.0%	-	-
8 to 14 days	1	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0
15 to 30 days	1	0	1	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0

Debut / no previous run

Days since last run: Debut / no previous run
Runs: 1
Wins: 1
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 100.0%
Place %: 100.0%

8 to 14 days

Days since last run: 8 to 14 days
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

15 to 30 days

Days since last run: 15 to 30 days
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 1
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

Counted from the previous run in Britain or Ireland; runs abroad are not seen.

By first-time headgear

Headgear	Runs	Wins	2nd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
First time in any headgear	1	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0
First time blinkers	1	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0
No headgear	2	1	1	50.0%	50.0%	-	-

First time in any headgear

Headgear: First time in any headgear
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

First time blinkers

Headgear: First time blinkers
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

No headgear

Headgear: No headgear
Runs: 2
Wins: 1
2nd: 1
3rd: 0
Win %: 50.0%
Place %: 50.0%

A run can count in more than one "first time" row (e.g. first-time blinkers and first headgear of any kind). First time is judged against earlier British and Irish runs only.

Pedigree

Sire branchRoyal Academy (USA)

Parent · 1

SireRoyal Academy (USA)

Grandparents · 2

Sire's sireNijinsky (CAN)
Sire's damCrimson Saint (USA)

Great-grandparents · 4

Sire's sire's sireNot traced
Sire's sire's damNot traced
Sire's dam's sireNot traced
Sire's dam's damNot traced

Dam branchRosananti (GB)

Parent · 1

DamRosananti (GB)

Grandparents · 2

Dam's sireBlushing Groom (FR)
Dam's damNot traced

Great-grandparents · 4

Dam's sire's sireNot traced
Dam's sire's damNot traced
Dam's dam's sireNot traced
Dam's dam's damNot traced

Royal Academy (USA)

Rosananti (GB)

Nijinsky (CAN)

Crimson Saint (USA)

Blushing Groom (FR)

Not traced

Breeding card

HorseWedding Gallery (GB)

Sexcolt

Foaled1993

SireRoyal Academy (USA)

DamRosananti (GB)

DamsireBlushing Groom (FR)

Sire's sireNijinsky (CAN)

Sire's damCrimson Saint (USA)

Dam's produce5 winners from 7 runners

Notable siblingPersian Emperor (GB)

Female line

Rosananti (GB) · 5 winners from 7 runners

Sire, dam and damsire

Sire	Dam	Damsire	Sex	Sire's avg winning distance	Damsire's avg winning distance
Royal Academy (USA)	Rosananti (GB)	Blushing Groom (FR)	colt	Flat 8.1f · NH 2m2½f	Flat 9.7f · NH 2m2½f

Royal Academy (USA)

Sire: Royal Academy (USA)
Dam: Rosananti (GB)
Damsire: Blushing Groom (FR)
Sex: colt
Sire's avg winning distance: Flat 8.1f · NH 2m2½f
Damsire's avg winning distance: Flat 9.7f · NH 2m2½f

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

Condition	Runs	Wins	Placed	Win %	Place %	This horse runs	This horse wins
All Flat runs	4,391	430	1,176	9.8%	26.8%	3	1
At 5f to 6f	934	107	261	11.5%	27.9%	2	1
On Good to firm or firmer going	1,553	160	442	10.3%	28.5%	3	1
At 5f to 6f on Good to firm or firmer going	356	45	109	12.6%	30.6%	2	1

All Flat runs

Condition: All Flat runs
Runs: 4,391
Wins: 430
Placed: 1,176
Win %: 9.8%
Place %: 26.8%
This horse runs: 3
This horse wins: 1

At 5f to 6f

Condition: At 5f to 6f
Runs: 934
Wins: 107
Placed: 261
Win %: 11.5%
Place %: 27.9%
This horse runs: 2
This horse wins: 1

On Good to firm or firmer going

Condition: On Good to firm or firmer going
Runs: 1,553
Wins: 160
Placed: 442
Win %: 10.3%
Place %: 28.5%
This horse runs: 3
This horse wins: 1

At 5f to 6f on Good to firm or firmer going

Condition: At 5f to 6f on Good to firm or firmer going
Runs: 356
Wins: 45
Placed: 109
Win %: 12.6%
Place %: 30.6%
This horse runs: 2
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.

Royal Academy (USA) × Blushing Groom mares (the cross)

Code	Runners	Winners	Winners %	Runs	Wins	2nd/3rd	Win %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Flat	10	5	50.0%	179	19	43	10.6%	£284,409	€0
National Hunt	2	0	0.0%	4	0	0	0.0%	£0	€0
All runs	10	5	50.0%	183	19	43	10.4%	£284,409	€0

Flat

Code: Flat
Runners: 10
Winners: 5
Winners %: 50.0%
Black-type winners: 0
Runs: 179
Wins: 19
2nd/3rd: 43
Win %: 10.6%
Prize GB (£): £284,409
Prize IRE (€): €0

National Hunt

Code: National Hunt
Runners: 2
Winners: 0
Winners %: 0.0%
Black-type winners: 0
Runs: 4
Wins: 0
2nd/3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

All runs

Code: All runs
Runners: 10
Winners: 5
Winners %: 50.0%
Black-type winners: 0
Runs: 183
Wins: 19
2nd/3rd: 43
Win %: 10.4%
Prize GB (£): £284,409
Prize IRE (€): €0

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

Horse	Runs	Wins	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Brilliant Red (GB)	93	11	£204,515	€0
National Anthem I (GB)	13	3	£47,739	€0
Learned Lad (FR)	50	3	£18,513	€0
Wedding Gallery (GB)	3	1	-	-
Raised The Bar (USA)	8	1	£10,784	€0
Royal God (USA)	1	0	£234	€0
Royal Aura (USA)	2	0	£1,320	€0
Sangam (IRE)	2	0	£0	€0
Royal Lady (IRE)	4	0	£0	€0
Philosopher I (IRE)	7	0	£1,304	€0

Brilliant Red (GB)

Horse: Brilliant Red (GB)
Runs: 93
Wins: 11
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £204,515
Prize IRE (€): €0

National Anthem I (GB)

Horse: National Anthem I (GB)
Runs: 13
Wins: 3
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £47,739
Prize IRE (€): €0

Learned Lad (FR)

Horse: Learned Lad (FR)
Runs: 50
Wins: 3
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £18,513
Prize IRE (€): €0

Wedding Gallery (GB)

Horse: Wedding Gallery (GB)
Runs: 3
Wins: 1
Black-type wins: 0

Raised The Bar (USA)

Horse: Raised The Bar (USA)
Runs: 8
Wins: 1
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £10,784
Prize IRE (€): €0

Royal God (USA)

Horse: Royal God (USA)
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £234
Prize IRE (€): €0

Royal Aura (USA)

Horse: Royal Aura (USA)
Runs: 2
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £1,320
Prize IRE (€): €0

Sangam (IRE)

Horse: Sangam (IRE)
Runs: 2
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

Royal Lady (IRE)

Horse: Royal Lady (IRE)
Runs: 4
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

Philosopher I (IRE)

Horse: Philosopher I (IRE)
Runs: 7
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £1,304
Prize IRE (€): €0

Top 12 by best win level, then wins.

Family

Dam summary

Rosananti (GB)

G1 winners: 0
Produce: 5 winners from 7 runners

Full siblings

No other foal by Royal Academy (USA) out of Rosananti (GB) has raced in Britain or Ireland.

Half siblings

Female line

1Rosananti (GB)

Notable relatives

No black-type winners in this female family in GB or IRE since 1990.

In brief

When was Wedding Gallery foaled?

Wedding Gallery (GB) was foaled in 1993.

Who are the sire and dam of Wedding Gallery?

Wedding Gallery (GB) is by Royal Academy (USA) out of Rosananti (GB), a daughter of Blushing Groom (FR).

Who trained Wedding Gallery?

Wedding Gallery (GB) was trained by D K Weld and owned by Sheikh Mohammed at the time of the last run in Britain or Ireland.

What is Wedding Gallery's race record?

In Britain and Ireland, Wedding Gallery (GB) won 1 of 3 races (33%).

What is Wedding Gallery's biggest win?

Wedding Gallery (GB)'s only win in Britain or Ireland came in the Glenalua E.B.F. Maiden at Leopardstown (IRE) on 8 July 1995.

Has Wedding Gallery ever been beaten?

Wedding Gallery (GB) was beaten twice in 3 runs in Britain and Ireland, the first time on 29 July 1995 at Curragh (IRE) (2nd of 4).

Is Wedding Gallery still racing?

Wedding Gallery (GB) last ran in Britain or Ireland on 9 August 1995 at Fairyhouse (IRE) in the Ratoath European Breeders Fund Race, finishing 5th of 5, and has not run there since.

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Updated 1995-08-09

Wedding Gallery

Form

Race record

Trainer changes

Stats

Career summary by code (GB & IRE)

By race type

By going

By distance

By course

By class

By field size

By month

By jockey

By trainer

By headgear

By days since last run

By first-time headgear

Pedigree

Pedigree

Parent · 1

Grandparents · 2

Great-grandparents · 4

Parent · 1

Grandparents · 2

Great-grandparents · 4

Breeding card

Female line

Sire, dam and damsire

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

Royal Academy (USA) × Blushing Groom mares (the cross)

Best of the cross

Family

Dam summary

Full siblings

Half siblings

By Persepolis (FR)

By Precocious (GB)

By Niniski (USA)

By Sadler's Wells (USA)

By Be My Guest (USA)

Female line

Notable relatives

In brief