Ballad Rock (GB)

Best progeny: Rock City (IRE), Stack Rock (GB), Rafferty's Rules (IRE)

Avg winning distance: Flat 7.2f · NH 2m½f
Damsire avg winning distance: Flat 6.8f · NH 2m2f
As damsire: 123 winners from 334 runners
Country: GB

Winners (GB & IRE): 80 of 195 runners (41%)
Wins (GB & IRE): 198 from 2,675 runs
Black-type winners (GB & IRE): 4 (1 Group/Grade)
Progeny prize money (GB & IRE): £1,168,339 GB · €2,103 IRE
Best progeny: Rock City (IRE), Stack Rock (GB), Rafferty's Rules (IRE)

Progeny

Progeny record by season


2006/07	NH	1	0	2	0	0.0%	-	-
2004/05	NH	1	0	2	0	0.0%	-	-
2003	Flat	2	0	2	0	0.0%	-	-
2003/04	NH	3	1	5	1	20.0%	£5,322	-
2002	Flat	5	0	30	0	0.0%	-	-
2002/03	NH	3	1	13	1	7.7%	£7,848	-
2001	Flat	6	3	58	4	6.9%	£18,384	€2,103
2001/02	NH	1	0	1	0	0.0%	-	-
2000	Flat	12	2	51	3	5.9%	£15,971	-
2000/01	NH	2	1	6	1	16.7%	£5,088	-
1999	Flat	21	4	142	6	4.2%	£54,324	-
1999/00	NH	6	0	17	0	0.0%	£2,320	-
1998	Flat	28	9	156	11	7.1%	£60,673	-
1998/99	NH	10	2	33	3	9.1%	£23,049	-
1997	Flat	37	16	240	26	10.8%	£111,520	-
1997/98	NH	8	2	26	4	15.4%	£13,758	-
1996	Flat	31	5	190	7	3.7%	£49,546	-
1996/97	NH	9	0	23	0	0.0%	£2,271	-
1995	Flat	48	14	270	17	6.3%	£118,173	-
1995/96	NH	14	3	44	4	9.1%	£11,552	-
1994	Flat	50	15	250	19	7.6%	£124,412	-
1994/95	NH	13	1	36	1	2.8%	£5,444	-
1993	Flat	27	14	212	21	9.9%	£138,600	-
1993/94	NH	11	2	30	2	6.7%	£2,121	-
1992	Flat	41	11	215	16	7.4%	£67,072	-
1992/93	NH	14	0	45	0	0.0%	£1,601	-
1991	Flat	45	10	239	16	6.7%	£85,182	-
1991/92	NH	14	1	41	1	2.4%	£3,286	-
1990	Flat	50	15	236	29	12.3%	£233,197	-
1990/91	NH	15	3	42	4	9.5%	£4,764	-
1989/90	NH	7	1	18	1	5.6%	£2,862	-

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

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Best offspring: top 50 progeny


Rock City (IRE)	Richard Hannon Snr	1990	6	2	2	33.3%	2	Group 3	£114,938
Stack Rock (GB)	Eric Alston	1990-1994	45	9	12	20.0%	1	Listed	£80,599
Rafferty's Rules (IRE)	Mrs J R Ramsden	1993-1994	14	3	5	21.4%	1	Listed	£31,166
Santella Bell (GB)	M J P O'Brien	1990-1991	17	2	4	11.8%	1	Listed	-
Tiler (IRE)	Mark Johnston	1994-2000	77	7	19	9.1%	0	-	£82,372
Adelphi Boy (IRE)	Martin Todhunter	1998-2006	66	7	10	10.6%	0	-	£43,941
The Happy Fox (IRE)	B A McMahon	1994-1997	54	7	8	13.0%	0	-	£32,094
Two Moves In Front (IRE)	J Berry	1992-1995	40	7	2	17.5%	0	-	£26,773
Ballad Dancer (GB)	John Mackie	1990-1995	98	6	17	6.1%	0	-	£28,938
Rock Face (GB)	Sir Mark Prescott Bt	1990-1991	19	6	3	31.6%	0	-	£12,837
Ballad Song (GB)	Mrs Caroline Chadney	1990-1997	36	6	8	16.7%	0	-	-
Ballad Minstrel (IRE)	Joanne Foster	1996-2004	29	5	9	17.2%	0	-	£30,080
Ballard Lady (IRE)	John Wainwright	1994-1998	61	5	7	8.2%	0	-	£25,634
Grand Chapeau (IRE)	David Nicholls	1994-1999	51	5	4	9.8%	0	-	£23,026
Baptismal Rock (IRE)	Tony Newcombe	1996-2002	48	4	12	8.3%	0	-	£21,605
Begorrat (IRE)	Jim Goldie	1996-2000	44	4	6	9.1%	0	-	£21,059
Exclusion (GB)	J Hetherton	1991-1998	58	4	11	6.9%	0	-	£18,749
Rockcracker (IRE)	George Margarson	1994-1998	45	4	5	8.9%	0	-	£16,948
Barney O'Neill (GB)	Jonjo O'Neill	1990-1992	16	4	0	25.0%	0	-	£10,659
Classic Match (IRE)	Noel Meade	1990-1996	25	4	3	16.0%	0	-	-
Carraig Topaig (IRE)	Aidan O'Brien	1994-1995	11	4	1	36.4%	0	-	-
Bold Fox (GB)	G Harwood	1990	7	3	1	42.9%	0	-	£61,761
Rocton North (IRE)	Richard Hannon Snr	1990-1992	22	3	10	13.6%	0	-	£40,023
Rock Symphony (GB)	William Haggas	1992-1997	46	3	6	6.5%	0	-	£37,246
Dispol Rock (IRE)	Dr P Pritchard	1998-2003	42	3	11	7.1%	0	-	£21,465
Jahangir (IRE)	Pat Mitchell	1992-1995	34	3	6	8.8%	0	-	£18,972
Darren Boy (IRE)	Paul Cole	1993-1995	14	3	2	21.4%	0	-	£17,256
Bergen (IRE)	David Nicholls	1997-2002	40	3	7	7.5%	0	-	£14,124
Sovereign Rock (IRE)	Richard Hannon Snr	1991-1992	17	3	3	17.6%	0	-	£13,729
Cool As A Cucumber (IRE)	Evelyn Slack	1995-2000	13	3	3	23.1%	0	-	£11,333
Chipstead Bay (IRE)	K T Ivory	1996-1998	17	3	1	17.6%	0	-	£6,948
Heavy Beat (IRE)	J S Bolger	1990-1991	15	3	3	20.0%	0	-	-
Espartero (IRE)	Sir Mark Prescott Bt	1994-1996	14	2	4	14.3%	0	-	£28,409
Exemption (GB)	Henry Candy	1994-1996	21	2	6	9.5%	0	-	£13,745
Rockstine (IRE)	Philip Mitchell	1993-1995	34	2	12	5.9%	0	-	£13,039
Guns And Roses (GB)	W A O'Gorman	1990	16	2	7	12.5%	0	-	£12,602
Stone Of Destiny I (GB)	Lisa Williamson	1997-1999	19	2	2	10.5%	0	-	£10,811
Lift The Offer (IRE)	John Quinn	1997-2000	29	2	5	6.9%	0	-	£10,201
Rocquaine (GB)	Bernard Scriven	1990-1998	28	2	4	7.1%	0	-	£6,983
Rockswain (IRE)	P C Haslam	1997-1998	9	2	4	22.2%	0	-	£6,680
Poetic Form (IRE)	C Weedon	1992-1995	16	2	0	12.5%	0	-	£5,425
Fiddler's Rock (IRE)	W J Bryson	1997-2001	29	2	4	6.9%	0	-	-
Tiger Bittern (IRE)	Michael Kauntze	1994-1995	15	2	4	13.3%	0	-	-
Treble Hook (IRE)	Michael Kauntze	1990-1991	11	2	2	18.2%	0	-	-
Ballard Ring (IRE)	John Wainwright	1993-1995	28	1	5	3.6%	0	-	£17,574
Poetry In Motion (IRE)	Rae Guest	1997-2000	23	1	4	4.3%	0	-	£11,542
Hakiki (IRE)	P T Walwyn	1994-1995	10	1	5	10.0%	0	-	£11,455
Hinton Rock (IRE)	C Dondi	1994-1998	22	1	5	4.5%	0	-	£11,342
Beautiful Ballad (IRE)	A C Stewart	1995-1996	10	1	4	10.0%	0	-	£11,119
Rock Opera (IRE)	G M R Coatsworth	1991-1994	30	1	8	3.3%	0	-	£7,045

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 Ballad Rock sired?: Ballad Rock (GB) has sired 80 winners from 195 runners in Britain and Ireland since 1990 (41%), with 198 wins from 2,675 runs. Progeny runs abroad are not included.
How many black-type winners has Ballad Rock sired?: Ballad Rock (GB) has sired 4 black-type winners in Britain and Ireland since 1990, 1 of them at Group or Grade level.
Who is the best offspring of Ballad Rock?: Ranked by level of win and black-type wins, the leading runner by Ballad Rock (GB) in Britain and Ireland is Rock City (IRE), a Group 3 winner with 2 black-type wins from 6 runs.
What is the average winning distance of Ballad Rock's progeny?: The average winning distance of Ballad Rock (GB)'s progeny in Britain and Ireland is 7.2 furlongs on the Flat and 2m½f over jumps.
How much prize money have Ballad Rock's progeny won?: Ballad Rock (GB)'s progeny have earned £1,168,339 in Britain and €2,103 in Ireland since 1990.
How has Ballad Rock done as a broodmare sire?: Runners out of Ballad Rock (GB)'s daughters include 123 winners from 334 runners in Britain and Ireland, 8 of them black-type winners.

Updated 2006-09-26

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