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Sire profile

Big Bad Bob (IRE)

Best progeny: Bocca Baciata (IRE), Brendan Brackan (IRE), Bible Belt (IRE)

Avg winning distance: Flat 8.9f · NH 2m1½f
Damsire avg winning distance: Flat 7.6f · NH 2m½f
Race record: 18 runs, 6 wins
By: Bob Back (USA)
As damsire: 58 winners from 127 runners
Country: IRE

Flat 2026 (GB & IRE): 1 winner from 1 runner
Winners (GB & IRE): 151 of 301 runners (50%)
Wins (GB & IRE): 395 from 4,471 runs
Black-type winners (GB & IRE): 10 (4 Group/Grade)
Progeny prize money (GB & IRE): £1,687,626 GB · €3,552,708 IRE
Best progeny: Bocca Baciata (IRE), Brendan Brackan (IRE), Bible Belt (IRE)

Progeny

Progeny record by season


2026	Flat	1	1	4	1	25.0%	£3,454	-
2025	Flat	1	0	5	0	0.0%	-	€1,090
2025/26	NH	4	0	11	0	0.0%	£842	€1,305
2024	Flat	3	1	9	1	11.1%	£3,648	€3,040
2024/25	NH	4	1	17	1	5.9%	£11,306	€430
2023	Flat	6	2	26	3	11.5%	£25,797	€2,490
2023/24	NH	6	1	22	2	9.1%	£25,969	€5,020
2022	Flat	14	2	60	3	5.0%	£28,110	€345
2022/23	NH	11	5	50	9	18.0%	£40,771	€31,150
2021	Flat	21	5	113	6	5.3%	£42,450	€27,120
2021/22	NH	20	7	103	11	10.7%	£74,024	€47,060
2020	Flat	41	10	195	15	7.7%	£57,054	€43,883
2020/21	NH	29	2	84	2	2.4%	£7,112	€25,695
2019	Flat	69	21	361	28	7.8%	£175,451	€95,294
2019/20	NH	33	8	119	10	8.4%	£27,186	€150,180
2018	Flat	94	31	496	47	9.5%	£345,402	€133,453
2018/19	NH	30	8	128	13	10.2%	£26,342	€133,023
2017	Flat	111	34	591	55	9.3%	£232,041	€364,059
2017/18	NH	30	4	97	5	5.2%	£21,370	€61,897
2016	Flat	99	30	516	42	8.1%	£131,889	€393,838
2016/17	NH	24	4	95	7	7.4%	£24,653	€67,899
2015	Flat	85	25	377	34	9.0%	£202,344	€386,785
2015/16	NH	18	3	67	3	4.5%	£13,689	€28,608
2014	Flat	52	20	225	24	10.7%	£30,220	€280,275
2014/15	NH	8	3	35	4	11.4%	£11,361	€20,380
2013	Flat	30	8	136	11	8.1%	£3,259	€260,084
2013/14	NH	8	1	30	2	6.7%	-	€23,150
2012	Flat	27	6	125	9	7.2%	£14,000	€170,739
2012/13	NH	7	0	16	0	0.0%	-	€5,290
2011	Flat	32	15	154	21	13.6%	£78,989	€414,775
2011/12	NH	8	1	31	2	6.5%	-	€21,145
2010	Flat	27	13	127	18	14.2%	£20,341	€291,953
2010/11	NH	1	0	8	0	0.0%	-	€2,125
2009	Flat	9	4	38	6	15.8%	£8,551	€59,131

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Current season runners and winners


Bug Boy (IRE)	Flat	10	gelding	Velvetina (IRE)	Tony Newcombe	4	1	0	25.0%	£3,454	6 Oct 26	55

Flat 2026 and NH 2026/27; up to 100 runners, winners first.

Best offspring: top 50 progeny


Bocca Baciata (IRE)	-	-	Mrs J. Harrington	2014-2016	17	5	5	29.4%	4	Group 2	£15,552	€289,595
Brendan Brackan (IRE)	gelding	Abeyr (GB)	Ger Lyons	2012-2019	50	10	13	20.0%	6	Group 3	-	€432,858
Bible Belt (IRE)	-	-	Mrs J. Harrington	2010-2013	12	4	3	33.3%	2	Group 3	£62,089	€124,275
Berg Bahn (IRE)	-	-	Ger Lyons	2009-2010	4	2	0	50.0%	1	Group 3	-	€62,770
Bigbadandbeautiful (IRE)	mare	Playing Around (GB)	Mrs Denise Foster	2018-2021	10	5	2	50.0%	2	Listed	-	€86,141
Bob Le Beau (IRE)	gelding	Shine Silently (IRE)	Mrs J. Harrington	2009-2013	33	8	9	24.2%	1	Listed	-	€198,080
Backbench Blues (IRE)	-	-	Mrs J. Harrington	2011-2012	7	4	2	57.1%	1	Listed	-	€66,105
Tashweeq (IRE)	gelding	Dance Hall Girl (IRE)	John Gosden	2015-2017	8	2	2	25.0%	1	Listed	£66,978	-
Brick By Brick (IRE)	-	Pivka (GB)	Mrs J. Harrington	2017-2019	14	2	6	14.3%	1	Listed	£675	€59,006
Bible Black (IRE)	-	-	Ger Lyons	2011-2012	12	2	3	16.7%	1	Listed	-	€55,400
Bayston Hill (GB)	gelding	Jessica Ennis (USA)	Mark Usher	2016-2022	74	10	24	13.5%	0	-	£57,970	-
Walking On Glass (IRE)	gelding	Cocktail Hour (IRE)	Padraig Roche	2018-2026	69	8	14	11.6%	0	-	-	€100,850
Ejayteekay (GB)	mare	Lovely Dream (IRE)	Gavin Cromwell	2015-2020	51	8	13	15.7%	0	-	£22,499	€69,473
Bug Boy (IRE)	gelding	Velvetina (IRE)	Tony Newcombe	2018-2026	58	8	12	13.8%	0	-	£56,936	-
Eight And Bob (GB)	gelding	Mare Nostrum (GB)	Willie Mullins	2016-2020	45	7	8	15.6%	0	-	-	€99,797
Big Les (IRE)	-	Love Match (GB)	Julie Camacho	2017-2021	36	7	7	19.4%	0	-	£53,067	-
Lord Clenaghcastle (IRE)	gelding	Clenaghcastle Lady (IRE)	Adam West	2016-2024	42	7	6	16.7%	0	-	£46,952	-
Hey Bob (IRE)	gelding	Bounty Star (IRE)	Jake Thomas Coulson	2014-2023	78	7	15	9.0%	0	-	£44,109	-
Maori Bob (IRE)	gelding	Tekhania (IRE)	Michael Bell	2016-2018	21	7	7	33.3%	0	-	£40,414	-
Champagne Bob (GB)	gelding	Exclusive Approval (USA)	Michael Appleby	2014-2020	61	7	13	11.5%	0	-	£37,876	-
Small Bad Bob (IRE)	gelding	Baileys Gleam (GB)	Chris Gordon	2020-2024	33	6	11	18.2%	0	-	£72,441	€2,800
Princess Aloof (IRE)	-	-	Mrs J. Harrington	2013-2016	40	6	8	15.0%	0	-	-	€73,755
Count Calabash (IRE)	gelding	Tinaheely (IRE)	Eve Johnson Houghton	2016-2019	18	6	4	33.3%	0	-	£61,402	-
Yamato (IRE)	gelding	Himiko (IRE)	John C McConnell	2015-2022	67	6	9	9.0%	0	-	£3,182	€48,024
Harry George (IRE)	gelding	Somva Of Liberty (IRE)	Brian Ellison	2016-2021	21	6	1	28.6%	0	-	£20,508	-
Burn The Boats (IRE)	gelding	Forever Phoenix (GB)	John James Feane	2011-2018	41	5	3	12.2%	0	-	£932	€96,838
Spanish Duke (IRE)	-	-	Brian Ellison	2009-2013	30	5	3	16.7%	0	-	£51,721	-
Coral Blue (IRE)	gelding	Eva's Time (IRE)	Daragh Bourke	2018-2026	60	5	7	8.3%	0	-	£25,789	€21,170
Big Bad Lily (IRE)	-	-	K J Condon	2010-2014	44	5	6	11.4%	0	-	-	€42,300
Bobskier (IRE)	-	-	Gerard O'Leary	2010-2016	51	5	9	9.8%	0	-	-	€41,164
Highlight Reel (IRE)	gelding	Dance Hall Girl (IRE)	Roger Fell	2017-2022	64	5	10	7.8%	0	-	£37,149	-
Crazy Tornado (IRE)	gelding	All Day (CHI)	Keith Dalgleish	2015-2019	55	5	7	9.1%	0	-	£23,096	€8,395
Morgan (IRE)	gelding	Gilt Ridden (IRE)	Gordon Elliott	2016-2019	21	4	7	19.0%	0	-	-	€73,777
Jedhi (GB)	-	Capriolla (GB)	Jedd O'Keeffe	2018-2021	21	4	5	19.0%	0	-	£63,691	-
Roibeard (IRE)	gelding	Queen Myrine (IRE)	Ronald O'Leary	2015-2022	42	4	8	9.5%	0	-	-	€58,335
Back Burner (IRE)	-	-	David Evans	2010-2015	42	4	9	9.5%	0	-	£9,807	€40,515
Buyer Beware (IRE)	gelding	Adoring (IRE)	Liam Bailey	2015-2021	58	4	12	6.9%	0	-	£20,461	€27,390
Kupa River (IRE)	-	Lamanka Lass (USA)	Roger Fell	2017-2021	46	4	13	8.7%	0	-	£28,240	€14,505
Beat The Ballot (IRE)	-	-	Tracey Collins	2011-2016	39	4	9	10.3%	0	-	-	€39,840
Bolder Bob (IRE)	gelding	Semiquaver (IRE)	Brian Ellison	2016-2020	21	4	4	19.0%	0	-	£39,802	-
Gregarious (IRE)	gelding	Sense Of Greeting (IRE)	Claire Dyson	2015-2021	32	4	6	12.5%	0	-	£30,846	-
Honey Pound (IRE)	gelding	Moon Review (USA)	Tim Vaughan	2012-2017	35	4	9	11.4%	0	-	£23,882	€6,190
Specialv (IRE)	mare	Montbretia (GB)	Brian Ellison	2015-2017	31	4	6	12.9%	0	-	£18,411	-
Buy Back Bob (IRE)	-	-	Tim Vaughan	2009-2016	30	3	15	10.0%	0	-	£7,504	€56,739
Ibergman (IRE)	-	-	Ms Sheila Lavery	2014-2016	17	3	5	17.6%	0	-	-	€48,225
Bertie Le Belge (IRE)	-	-	Ger Lyons	2014-2015	6	3	0	50.0%	0	-	-	€40,385
Emperor Bob (IRE)	gelding	Simonda (GB)	Adrian Keatley	2014-2022	49	3	6	6.1%	0	-	-	€29,975
Buenos Y Bobos (IRE)	-	-	Paddy Twomey	2014-2016	9	3	0	33.3%	0	-	-	€29,813
Boom To Bust (IRE)	-	-	Barry Brennan	2011-2014	26	3	3	11.5%	0	-	£1,071	€27,200
Mama Africa (IRE)	mare	Colourpoint (USA)	John Flint	2016-2020	45	3	11	6.7%	0	-	£26,116	-

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 Big Bad Bob sired?: Big Bad Bob (IRE) has sired 151 winners from 301 runners in Britain and Ireland since 2009 (50%), with 395 wins from 4,471 runs. Progeny runs abroad are not included.
How many black-type winners has Big Bad Bob sired?: Big Bad Bob (IRE) has sired 10 black-type winners in Britain and Ireland since 2009, 4 of them at Group or Grade level.
Who is the best offspring of Big Bad Bob?: Ranked by level of win and black-type wins, the leading runner by Big Bad Bob (IRE) in Britain and Ireland is Bocca Baciata (IRE), a Group 2 winner with 4 black-type wins from 17 runs.
Who is Big Bad Bob's sire?: Big Bad Bob (IRE) is by Bob Back (USA), and won 6 of 18 races in Britain and Ireland as a racehorse.
What is the average winning distance of Big Bad Bob's progeny?: The average winning distance of Big Bad Bob (IRE)'s progeny in Britain and Ireland is 8.9 furlongs on the Flat and 2m1½f over jumps.
How are Big Bad Bob's progeny doing this season?: Big Bad Bob (IRE) has had 1 winner from 1 runner in the 2026 Flat season in Britain and Ireland.
How much prize money have Big Bad Bob's progeny won?: Big Bad Bob (IRE)'s progeny have earned £1,687,626 in Britain and €3,552,708 in Ireland since 2009.
How has Big Bad Bob done as a broodmare sire?: Runners out of Big Bad Bob (IRE)'s daughters include 58 winners from 127 runners in Britain and Ireland, 4 of them black-type winners.

Updated 2026-10-06

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