Approve (IRE)

Best progeny: Waady (IRE), El Astronaute (IRE), Accepted (IRE)

Avg winning distance: Flat 6.7f · NH 2m½f
Damsire avg winning distance: Flat 7.8f · NH 2m½f
Race record: 8 runs, 3 wins
By: Oasis Dream (GB)
As damsire: 17 winners from 39 runners
Country: IRE

Flat 2026 (GB & IRE): 0 winners from 2 runners
Winners (GB & IRE): 78 of 167 runners (47%)
Wins (GB & IRE): 219 from 2,602 runs
Black-type winners (GB & IRE): 3 (1 Group/Grade)
Progeny prize money (GB & IRE): £1,625,374 GB · €636,636 IRE
Best progeny: Waady (IRE), El Astronaute (IRE), Accepted (IRE)

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Nicks

Nicks: his progeny by broodmare sire


Selkirk (USA)	8	2	25.0%	0	73	3	4.1%	£16,973	€1,010	Lazy Days In Loule (IRE)
Danehill Dancer (IRE)	6	1	16.7%	0	68	3	4.4%	£9,738	€2,885	Ciaras Cookie (IRE)

His runners grouped by the sire of their dam (the cross). Minimum 5 runners; top 30 of 2 crosses by winners (119 crosses in total). British and Irish runs since 1990.

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Quick answers

How many winners has Approve sired?: Approve (IRE) has sired 78 winners from 167 runners in Britain and Ireland since 2014 (47%), with 219 wins from 2,602 runs. Progeny runs abroad are not included.
How many black-type winners has Approve sired?: Approve (IRE) has sired 3 black-type winners in Britain and Ireland since 2014, 1 of them at Group or Grade level.
Who is the best offspring of Approve?: Ranked by level of win and black-type wins, the leading runner by Approve (IRE) in Britain and Ireland is Waady (IRE) (out of Anne Bonney (GB)), a Group 3 winner with 2 black-type wins from 17 runs.
Who is Approve's sire?: Approve (IRE) is by Oasis Dream (GB), and won 3 of 8 races in Britain and Ireland as a racehorse.
What is the average winning distance of Approve's progeny?: The average winning distance of Approve (IRE)'s progeny in Britain and Ireland is 6.7 furlongs on the Flat.
How are Approve's progeny doing this season?: Approve (IRE) has had no winners from 2 runners in the 2026 Flat season in Britain and Ireland.
How much prize money have Approve's progeny won?: Approve (IRE)'s progeny have earned £1,625,374 in Britain and €636,636 in Ireland since 2014.
Are any of Approve's progeny running soon?: 2 runners by Approve (IRE) are entered or declared in Britain and Ireland in the next 7 days.
How has Approve done as a broodmare sire?: Runners out of Approve (IRE)'s daughters include 17 winners from 39 runners in Britain and Ireland.

Updated 2026-10-20

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