Bertolini (USA)

Best progeny: Donna Blini (GB), Prime Defender (GB), Violet Dancer (GB)

Avg winning distance: Flat 7.0f · NH 2m1½f
Damsire avg winning distance: Flat 7.4f · NH 2m2½f
Race record: 15 runs, 2 wins
By: Danzig (USA)
As damsire: 102 winners from 264 runners
Country: USA

Winners (GB & IRE): 250 of 580 runners (43%)
Wins (GB & IRE): 796 from 9,365 runs
Black-type winners (GB & IRE): 9 (4 Group/Grade)
Progeny prize money (GB & IRE): £5,442,427 GB · €589,599 IRE
Best progeny: Donna Blini (GB), Prime Defender (GB), Violet Dancer (GB)

Big wins

Group, Grade and Listed wins by level


Group 1	1	1	29 Sep 05
Grade 2	1	1	13 Feb 16
Group 2	2	2	12 May 10
Grade 3	1	1	7 Feb 15
Group 3	2	1	20 Sep 08
Listed	8	6	2 Jun 12

Group 1 and Grade 1 wins (latest 60)


29 Sep 05	Newmarket	Sky Bet Cheveley Park Stakes (Fillies)	Group 1	Donna Blini (GB)	Brian Meehan	Mick Kinane	12/1	£104,806

Group/Grade 2, Group/Grade 3 and Listed wins


13 Feb 16	Warwick	7bets4free.com Kingmaker Novices' Chase	Grade 2	2m	Violet Dancer (GB)	Gary Moore	Jamie Moore	8/1	£22,780
7 Feb 15	Newbury	Betfair Hurdle (Handicap)	Grade 3	2m½f	Violet Dancer (GB)	Gary Moore	Joshua Moore	20/1	£88,273
2 Jun 12	Haydock	E B F Play Poker With Grosvenor Casinos Stakes	Listed	6f	Inetrobil (IRE)	Kevin Ryan	Phillip Makin	20/1	£18,714
8 Oct 11	York	coral.co.uk Rockingham Stakes	Listed	6f	Bannock (IRE)	Mark Johnston	Silvestre De Sousa	5/2F	£22,684
12 May 10	York	Duke Of York Blue Square Stakes	Group 2	6f	Prime Defender (GB)	B W Hills	Robert Winston	20/1	£56,770
28 Mar 09	Doncaster	williamhill.com - Play Live Casino Cammidge Trophy	Listed	6f	Prime Defender (GB)	B W Hills	Michael Hills	3/1F	£22,708
10 Feb 09	Lingfield (AW)	Mill Wood Winter Open Stakes	Listed	1m2f	Suits Me (GB)	Tom Tate	Micky Fenton	11/4	£17,031
20 Sep 08	Newbury	Dubai Duty Free 25th Anniversary World Trophy	Group 3	5f	Moorhouse Lad (GB)	Bryan Smart	Jim Crowley	8/1	£36,901
2 Aug 07	Goodwood	Audi Stakes	Group 3	5f	Moorhouse Lad (GB)	Bryan Smart	Ryan Moore	10/1	£28,390
26 May 07	Haydock	Watson / McCrohan 50th Tribute Sandy Lane Stakes	Listed	6f	Prime Defender (GB)	B W Hills	Michael Hills	11/8F	£14,763
18 Apr 07	Newmarket	Sporting Index European Free Handicap	Listed	7f	Prime Defender (GB)	B W Hills	Michael Hills	5/2F	£17,034
17 Aug 05	York	Costcutter Roses Stakes (Colts & Geldings)	Listed	5f	Tabaret (GB)	Richard Whitaker	Dean McKeown	7/1	£18,000
5 Jul 05	Newmarket (July)	Chippenham Lodge Stud Cherry Hinton Stakes (Fillies)	Group 2	6f	Donna Blini (GB)	Brian Meehan	Mick Kinane	12/1	£40,600
13 May 05	York	Langleys Solicitors EBF Marygate Stakes (Fillies)	Listed	5f	Bow Bridge (GB)	Michael Easterby	Dale Gibson	9/2	£16,250

Latest 40; counts for every level are in the table above. Prize in the currency of the race (GBP for GB, EUR for IRE).

Quick answers

How many winners has Bertolini sired?: Bertolini (USA) has sired 250 winners from 580 runners in Britain and Ireland since 2005 (43%), with 796 wins from 9,365 runs. Progeny runs abroad are not included.
How many black-type winners has Bertolini sired?: Bertolini (USA) has sired 9 black-type winners in Britain and Ireland since 2005, 4 of them at Group or Grade level.
How many Group 1 winners has Bertolini sired?: Bertolini (USA) has sired 1 Group 1 winner (1 Group 1 win) in Britain and Ireland since 2005.
Who is the best offspring of Bertolini?: Ranked by level of win and black-type wins, the leading runner by Bertolini (USA) in Britain and Ireland is Donna Blini (GB), a Group 1 winner with 2 black-type wins from 11 runs.
Who is the latest Group 1 winner by Bertolini?: The most recent Group 1 winner by Bertolini (USA) in Britain and Ireland is Donna Blini (GB), in the Sky Bet Cheveley Park Stakes (Group 1) at Newmarket on 29 September 2005.
Who is Bertolini's sire?: Bertolini (USA) is by Danzig (USA), and won 2 of 15 races in Britain and Ireland as a racehorse.
What is the average winning distance of Bertolini's progeny?: The average winning distance of Bertolini (USA)'s progeny in Britain and Ireland is 7.0 furlongs on the Flat and 2m1½f over jumps.
How much prize money have Bertolini's progeny won?: Bertolini (USA)'s progeny have earned £5,442,427 in Britain and €589,599 in Ireland since 2005.
How has Bertolini done as a broodmare sire?: Runners out of Bertolini (USA)'s daughters include 102 winners from 264 runners in Britain and Ireland, 2 of them black-type winners.

Updated 2022-02-24

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