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Horse profile

Why Oh Why

Nando Parrado × Rivers Of Babylon (Holy Roman Emperor (IRE))

Sex: filly
Foaled: 2024
Colour: bay

Record (GB & IRE): 0 wins from 2 runs (0%)
Prize money (GB & IRE): €3,000 IRE
Official rating: Unrated
Last run (GB & IRE): 8 Oct 2026, Thurles (IRE) (6/14)
Last win (GB & IRE): Yet to win

Recent form

Why Oh Why: next race and entries

Why Oh Why is declared to run in the Irish EBF Median Sires Series Fillies Maiden at Gowran Park on Monday 19 October (15:10).

Irish EBF Median Sires Series Fillies Maiden · 19 Oct · 15:10 · Gowran Park · Reese Holohan · 8-9

Form

Race record

Date	Course	Pos	SP	Btn	Jockey	Trainer	Race	Class	Type	Dist	Going	Wgt	Winner / 2nd	Winner prize	Days	Future form
8 Oct 26	Thurles (IRE)	6/14	12/1	4¾	Reese Holohan	James Dowling	Irish EBF Auction Series Maiden	Non-handicap (unclassified)	Flat Turf	1m½f	Good to Yielding	8-3	King Christoph (IRE)	€15,000	75	0/3
25 Jul 26	Gowran Park (IRE)	3/10	16/1	4¼	Wesley Joyce	James Dowling	Irish EBF Auction Series Fillies Maiden	Non-handicap (unclassified)	Flat Turf	7f	Good	8-8	Sword Of State (IRE)	€15,000	-	0/9

6/148 Oct 26 · Thurles (IRE)12/1
Irish EBF Auction Series Maiden
Non-handicap (unclassified)1m½fGood to Yielding
All fields
Date
8 Oct 26
Course
Thurles (IRE)
Pos
6/14
SP
12/1
Btn
4¾
Jockey
Reese Holohan
Trainer
James Dowling
Race
Irish EBF Auction Series Maiden
Class
Non-handicap (unclassified)
Type
Flat Turf
Dist
1m½f
Going
Good to Yielding
Wgt
8-3
Winner / 2nd
King Christoph (IRE)
Winner prize
€15,000
Days
75
Future form
0/3
3/1025 Jul 26 · Gowran Park (IRE)16/1
Irish EBF Auction Series Fillies Maiden
Non-handicap (unclassified)7fGood
All fields
Date
25 Jul 26
Course
Gowran Park (IRE)
Pos
3/10
SP
16/1
Btn
4¼
Jockey
Wesley Joyce
Trainer
James Dowling
Race
Irish EBF Auction Series Fillies Maiden
Class
Non-handicap (unclassified)
Type
Flat Turf
Dist
7f
Going
Good
Wgt
8-8
Winner / 2nd
Sword Of State (IRE)
Winner prize
€15,000
Days
-
Future form
0/9

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	Moved from	First run	Last run	First run for yard	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
James Dowling	James Dowling	8 Oct 26	8 Oct 26	6/14	1	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€500
James Dowling	-	25 Jul 26	25 Jul 26	3/10	1	0	0	1	0.0%	100.0%	£0	€2,500

James Dowling

Trainer: James Dowling
Moved from: James Dowling
First run: 8 Oct 26
Last run: 8 Oct 26
First run for yard: 6/14
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €500

James Dowling

Trainer: James Dowling
First run: 25 Jul 26
Last run: 25 Jul 26
First run for yard: 3/10
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 1
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 100.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €2,500

Spells with each trainer in race order, latest first (a horse that returns to a trainer shows a new spell). From British and Irish runs since 1990.

Entries

Upcoming entries and declarations

Draw	Jockey	Status	Date	Time	Course	Race	Class	Dist	Going	Prize	Runners	Wgt
9	Reese Holohan	Declared	19 Oct 26	15:10	Gowran Park	Irish EBF Median Sires Series Fillies Maiden	Non-handicap (unclassified)	1m75y	Yielding to Soft	€15,000	15	8-9

Gowran Park · 2026-10-19

Draw: 9
Jockey: Reese Holohan
Status: Declared
Date: 19 Oct 26
Time: 15:10
Course: Gowran Park
Race: Irish EBF Median Sires Series Fillies Maiden
Class: Non-handicap (unclassified)
Dist: 1m75y
Going: Yielding to Soft
Prize: €15,000
Runners: 15
Wgt: 8-9

Declared runners and forward entries, non-runners excluded.

Stats

Career summary by code (GB & IRE)

Code	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)	First run	Last run
Flat	2	0	0	1	0.0%	50.0%	£0	€3,000	25 Jul 26	8 Oct 26

Flat

Code: Flat
Runs: 2
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 1
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 50.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €3,000
First run: 25 Jul 26
Last run: 8 Oct 26

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

Pedigree

Sire branchNando Parrado

Parent · 1

SireNando Parrado

Grandparents · 2

Sire's sireKodiac (GB)
Sire's damChibola (ARG)

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 branchRivers Of Babylon

Parent · 1

DamRivers Of Babylon

Grandparents · 2

Dam's sireHoly Roman Emperor (IRE)
Dam's damSweet Times (GB)

Great-grandparents · 4

Dam's sire's sireNot traced
Dam's sire's damNot traced
Dam's dam's sireRiverman (USA)
Dam's dam's damNot traced

Nando Parrado

Rivers Of Babylon

Kodiac (GB)

Chibola (ARG)

Holy Roman Emperor (IRE)

Sweet Times (GB)

Not traced

Riverman (USA)

Not traced

Breeding card

HorseWhy Oh Why

Sexfilly

Foaled2024

SireNando Parrado

DamRivers Of Babylon

DamsireHoly Roman Emperor (IRE)

Sire's sireKodiac (GB)

Sire's damChibola (ARG)

2nd damSweet Times (GB)

2nd dam's sireRiverman (USA)

Dam's produce1 winners from 5 runners

Notable siblingRivers Of Tay (IRE)

Female line

Rivers Of Babylon (IRE) · by Holy Roman Emperor (IRE) · 1 winners from 5 runners
Sweet Times (GB) · by Riverman (USA) · 5 winners from 7 runners
Affection Affirmed (USA) · 6 winners from 9 runners

Sire, dam and damsire

Sire	Dam	Damsire	Foaled	Colour	Sex	Sire's avg winning distance	Damsire's avg winning distance
Nando Parrado	Rivers Of Babylon	Holy Roman Emperor (IRE)	1 Jan 24	bay	filly	Flat 6.1f	Flat 7.8f · NH 2m1½f

Nando Parrado

Sire: Nando Parrado
Dam: Rivers Of Babylon
Damsire: Holy Roman Emperor (IRE)
Foaled: 1 Jan 24
Colour: bay
Sex: filly
Sire's avg winning distance: Flat 6.1f
Damsire's avg winning distance: Flat 7.8f · NH 2m1½f

Progeny of Nando Parrado in this horse's best conditions

Condition	Runs	Wins	Placed	Win %	Place %	This horse runs
All Flat runs	368	21	73	5.7%	19.8%	2
At 7f to 1m	149	8	25	5.4%	16.8%	1
On Good going	124	6	20	4.8%	16.1%	2
At 7f to 1m on Good going	44	0	3	0.0%	6.8%	1

All Flat runs

Condition: All Flat runs
Runs: 368
Wins: 21
Placed: 73
Win %: 5.7%
Place %: 19.8%
This horse runs: 2
This horse wins: 0

At 7f to 1m

Condition: At 7f to 1m
Runs: 149
Wins: 8
Placed: 25
Win %: 5.4%
Place %: 16.8%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

On Good going

Condition: On Good going
Runs: 124
Wins: 6
Placed: 20
Win %: 4.8%
Place %: 16.1%
This horse runs: 2
This horse wins: 0

At 7f to 1m on Good going

Condition: At 7f to 1m on Good going
Runs: 44
Wins: 0
Placed: 3
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 6.8%
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.

Nando Parrado × Holy Roman Emperor mares (the cross)

Code	Runners	Winners	Winners %	Black-type winners	Runs	Wins	2nd/3rd	Win %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Flat	2	0	0.0%	0	9	0	2	0.0%	£2,492	€3,000

Flat

Code: Flat
Runners: 2
Winners: 0
Winners %: 0.0%
Black-type winners: 0
Runs: 9
Wins: 0
2nd/3rd: 2
Win %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £2,492
Prize IRE (€): €3,000

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

Best of the cross

Horse	Runs	Wins	Black-type wins	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Why Oh Why (IRE)	2	0	0	£0	€3,000
Imso Friendly (IRE)	7	0	0	£2,492	€0

Why Oh Why (IRE)

Horse: Why Oh Why (IRE)
Runs: 2
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €3,000

Imso Friendly (IRE)

Horse: Imso Friendly (IRE)
Runs: 7
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £2,492
Prize IRE (€): €0

Top 12 by best win level, then wins.

Family

Dam summary

Rivers Of Babylon (IRE)

G1 winners: 0
Produce: 1 winners from 5 runners

Full siblings

No other foal by Nando Parrado (GB) out of Rivers Of Babylon (IRE) has raced in Britain or Ireland.

Half siblings

By Gleneagles (IRE)

Rivers Of Tay (IRE)0W · 3R
Dickochea (IRE)0W · 6R

By Australia (GB)

American Empire (IRE)1W · 14R
Victoria Legend (IRE)0W · 13R

Female line

1Rivers Of Babylon (IRE) · by Holy Roman Emperor (IRE)
2Sweet Times (GB) · by Riverman (USA)
3Affection Affirmed (USA)

Notable relatives

Uncle (out of 2nd dam)

Stonemason (USA)2W · 5R · 1 black-type

Great-uncle (out of 3rd dam)

River Deep I (USA)2W · 11R · 1 black-type

View full Affection Affirmed family

In brief

How old is Why Oh Why?

Why Oh Why is a 2-year-old bay filly, foaled on 1 January 2024.

Who are the sire and dam of Why Oh Why?

Why Oh Why is by Nando Parrado out of Rivers Of Babylon, a daughter of Holy Roman Emperor (IRE).

Who trains Why Oh Why?

Why Oh Why is trained by James Dowling and owned by Glentohill Syndicate, and has run for no other trainer in Britain or Ireland.

What is Why Oh Why's race record?

In Britain and Ireland, Why Oh Why has run 2 times and is yet to win.

When did Why Oh Why last run?

Why Oh Why last ran in Britain or Ireland on 8 October 2026 at Thurles (IRE) in the Irish EBF Auction Series Maiden, finishing 6th of 14.

When is Why Oh Why's next race?

Why Oh Why is declared to run in the Irish EBF Median Sires Series Fillies Maiden at Gowran Park on 19 October 2026 (off 15:10).

Is Why Oh Why related to any top horses?

Why Oh Why's black-type relatives in Britain and Ireland include Stonemason (USA) (uncle, Group 3 winner) and River Deep I (USA) (great-uncle, Group 3 winner), from the Affection Affirmed (USA) family.