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Sire profile

Art Connoisseur (IRE)

Best progeny: Critical Thinking (IRE), Suzi's Connoisseur (GB), Takeachancejimmy (IRE)

Avg winning distance: Flat 6.7f
Damsire avg winning distance: Flat 7.3f
Race record: 11 runs, 4 wins
By: Lucky Story (USA)
As damsire: 6 winners from 18 runners
Country: IRE

Winners (GB & IRE): 27 of 70 runners (39%)
Wins (GB & IRE): 77 from 1,111 runs
Progeny prize money (GB & IRE): £472,671 GB · €324,695 IRE
Best progeny: Critical Thinking (IRE), Suzi's Connoisseur (GB), Takeachancejimmy (IRE)

Progeny

Progeny record by season


2025	Flat	1	0	7	0	0.0%	-	€2,615
2024	Flat	1	0	3	0	0.0%	-	-
2023	Flat	2	1	9	1	11.1%	£8,709	-
2022	Flat	2	1	15	1	6.7%	£3,398	€13,430
2022/23	NH	1	0	3	0	0.0%	-	-
2021	Flat	4	2	38	3	7.9%	£9,896	€27,130
2020	Flat	5	2	48	6	12.5%	£21,948	€18,490
2020/21	NH	1	0	4	0	0.0%	-	€1,350
2019	Flat	9	4	83	6	7.2%	£22,491	€55,523
2019/20	NH	1	0	6	0	0.0%	-	€2,110
2018	Flat	19	7	138	13	9.4%	£97,196	€20,757
2018/19	NH	4	0	14	0	0.0%	£1,150	€6,692
2017	Flat	30	7	174	9	5.2%	£75,989	€33,344
2017/18	NH	7	0	28	0	0.0%	£3,317	€4,230
2016	Flat	32	7	155	12	7.7%	£73,548	€63,838
2016/17	NH	2	0	7	0	0.0%	-	€492
2015	Flat	29	8	146	10	6.8%	£52,535	€15,405
2015/16	NH	2	0	8	0	0.0%	£1,755	-
2014	Flat	28	4	123	8	6.5%	£55,560	€56,705
2014/15	NH	3	0	10	0	0.0%	£1,049	-
2013	Flat	23	6	92	8	8.7%	£44,129	€2,585

Flat seasons are calendar years; NH seasons follow the official British and Irish dates.

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Best offspring: top 50 progeny


Critical Thinking (IRE)	gelding	Cookie Cutter (IRE)	David Loughnane	2016-2022	87	10	23	11.5%	£61,354	-
Suzi's Connoisseur (GB)	gelding	Suzi Spends (IRE)	Jane Chapple-Hyam	2013-2023	108	8	23	7.4%	£172,864	-
Takeachancejimmy (IRE)	gelding	Trika (GB)	Nigel Thomas Slevin	2018-2025	63	7	7	11.1%	£400	€80,600
Royal Connoisseur (IRE)	gelding	Valferno (IRE)	Richard Fahey	2013-2019	63	7	13	11.1%	£45,146	-
Masalai (IRE)	gelding	Summer Spice (IRE)	Edward Lynam	2017-2021	35	5	9	14.3%	-	€45,575
Art Echo (GB)	gelding	Madhaaq (IRE)	John Mackie	2015-2019	40	5	9	12.5%	£31,689	-
Prince Connoisseur (IRE)	gelding	Brewing Storm (IRE)	John James Feane	2014-2017	20	4	1	20.0%	-	€53,260
Nora Batt (IRE)	mare	Mrs Batt (IRE)	John W Nicholson	2015-2018	34	3	5	8.8%	£5,018	€18,239
William Ashford (IRE)	gelding	Song Of Sixpence (IRE)	Michael Appleby	2014-2020	33	3	3	9.1%	£1,623	€20,345
Yeah Baby Yeah (IRE)	mare	Royal Interlude (IRE)	Gay Kelleway	2015-2018	33	2	12	6.1%	£59,431	-
Art Nouvelle (IRE)	mare	Van De Cappelle (IRE)	Joseph Patrick O'Brien	2016-2018	16	2	2	12.5%	£2,911	€15,271
Louis Leroy (IRE)	gelding	Chelsy (IRE)	Edward Lynam	2015-2017	15	2	1	13.3%	-	€14,395
Angel Flores (IRE)	-	-	Lee Carter	2013-2016	21	2	4	9.5%	£9,757	-
Debt Settler (IRE)	-	-	Luke Dace	2013-2014	15	2	5	13.3%	£7,645	-
Art World (IRE)	gelding	Human Touch (GB)	Richard John O'Brien	2015-2018	22	2	1	9.1%	£6,184	€150
Artistic Flight (IRE)	-	-	Jim Boyle	2014-2016	15	2	1	13.3%	£6,246	-
Idyllic Acrylic (GB)	mare	Mother's Hope (IRE)	W M Roper	2016-2018	14	1	3	7.1%	-	€17,799
Merited (IRE)	mare	Balmy Choice (IRE)	Mrs Denise Foster	2018-2019	21	1	3	4.8%	-	€16,076
George Boole (IRE)	horse	Valbonne (IRE)	John Joseph Murphy	2016-2017	7	1	3	14.3%	-	€14,600
Mick The Poser (IRE)	gelding	Naked Poser (IRE)	Jennie Candlish	2016-2018	16	1	3	6.3%	£7,351	-
Minminwin (IRE)	mare	Anne-Lise (GB)	Gay Kelleway	2015-2017	11	1	3	9.1%	£6,037	-
Art Wave (IRE)	-	-	Marco Botti	2013	6	1	3	16.7%	£4,613	-
Racing Mate (IRE)	-	-	Paul D'Arcy	2013	1	1	0	100.0%	£4,205	-
Hugie Boy (IRE)	gelding	Piece Unique (GB)	Scott Dixon	2014-2018	16	1	1	6.3%	£4,141	-
Roring Samson (IRE)	-	-	George Baker	2013-2015	13	1	3	7.7%	£4,025	-
Colombia (IRE)	-	-	Ann Duffield	2014-2015	6	1	0	16.7%	£3,058	-
Der Blaue Reiter (IRE)	-	-	George Baker	2013	4	1	1	25.0%	£2,518	-
I'm Serious (IRE)	-	Corking (IRE)	Mrs Grainne M O'Connor	2017-2020	26	0	7	0.0%	-	€13,972
Sebs Sensei (IRE)	gelding	Capetown Girl (GB)	Daniel Steele	2013-2018	38	0	5	0.0%	£5,697	-
Decadent Times (IRE)	gelding	Be Special (IRE)	Marjorie Fife	2016-2017	12	0	6	0.0%	£5,173	-
Canova (IRE)	gelding	Rain Dancer (IRE)	Gordon Elliott	2013-2017	31	0	6	0.0%	£3,677	€902
In Vino Veritas (IRE)	-	-	Lynn Siddall	2013-2016	26	0	7	0.0%	£4,576	-
Stevie's Wonder (IRE)	-	-	J C Hayden	2014	1	0	1	0.0%	-	€2,880
Ace Of Arts (IRE)	-	-	P J F Murphy	2014-2016	11	0	2	0.0%	-	€2,835
Cultured Lady (IRE)	-	-	P D Deegan	2013-2014	7	0	1	0.0%	-	€2,070
Annagassan (GB)	mare	Amatara (IRE)	S M Duffy	2015-2018	30	0	1	0.0%	-	€2,067
Tookiedoo (IRE)	mare	Eur Elusive (IRE)	Kieran P Cotter	2016-2019	17	0	2	0.0%	£578	€1,229
Prince Art (IRE)	-	-	Derek Shaw	2013-2015	15	0	2	0.0%	-	€1,400
Luckys Connoisseur (GB)	-	-	Mark Johnston	2013	4	0	1	0.0%	£1,251	-
Artfilly (IRE)	-	-	Ed Walker	2014	7	0	2	0.0%	£1,039	-
Sunningdale Rose (IRE)	-	-	Gay Kelleway	2013-2014	8	0	1	0.0%	£1,034	-
Jaeger Connoisseur (IRE)	-	-	Karl Burke	2013-2014	8	0	2	0.0%	£1,010	-
Mr Childrey (IRE)	-	-	J. S. Moore	2013	6	0	1	0.0%	£705	-
Valued Opinion (IRE)	-	-	Tim Pitt	2013	4	0	1	0.0%	£577	-
Walkingonmoonbeams (IRE)	-	-	David Harry Kelly	2015-2016	10	0	0	0.0%	-	€520
Cut The Deck (IRE)	gelding	Rum Raisin (GB)	John Joseph Murphy	2017	4	0	0	0.0%	-	€513
Performance Art (IRE)	mare	Heroic Performer (IRE)	Seamus Mullins	2016-2017	9	0	0	0.0%	£361	-
Taras Way (IRE)	-	Curraline (IRE)	Peter McCreery	2017-2018	12	0	0	0.0%	£300	-
Linda Doris (IRE)	-	Kai Mook (GB)	Gay Kelleway	2017	6	0	0	0.0%	£241	-
The Kurator (IRE)	-	-	Ann Duffield	2014-2015	5	0	0	0.0%	£236	-

Ranked by best win (Group/Grade 1 first), then black-type wins, then wins. GB and IRE races only.

Quick answers

How many winners has Art Connoisseur sired?: Art Connoisseur (IRE) has sired 27 winners from 70 runners in Britain and Ireland since 2013 (39%), with 77 wins from 1,111 runs. Progeny runs abroad are not included.
Who is Art Connoisseur's sire?: Art Connoisseur (IRE) is by Lucky Story (USA), and won 4 of 11 races in Britain and Ireland as a racehorse.
What is the average winning distance of Art Connoisseur's progeny?: The average winning distance of Art Connoisseur (IRE)'s progeny in Britain and Ireland is 6.7 furlongs on the Flat.
How much prize money have Art Connoisseur's progeny won?: Art Connoisseur (IRE)'s progeny have earned £472,671 in Britain and €324,695 in Ireland since 2013.
How has Art Connoisseur done as a broodmare sire?: Runners out of Art Connoisseur (IRE)'s daughters include 6 winners from 18 runners in Britain and Ireland.

Updated 2025-10-08

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