Bluebird (USA)

Best progeny: Lake Coniston (IRE), Fly To The Stars (GB), Swallow Flight (IRE)

Avg winning distance: Flat 7.6f · NH 2m2½f
Damsire avg winning distance: Flat 7.2f · NH 2m2f
As damsire: 239 winners from 559 runners
Country: USA

Winners (GB & IRE): 186 of 385 runners (48%)
Wins (GB & IRE): 457 from 5,592 runs
Black-type winners (GB & IRE): 23 (14 Group/Grade)
Progeny prize money (GB & IRE): £3,945,454 GB · €992,181 IRE
Best progeny: Lake Coniston (IRE), Fly To The Stars (GB), Swallow Flight (IRE)

Progeny

Progeny record by season


2014/15	NH	1	0	9	0	0.0%	£1,259	-
2012/13	NH	1	0	2	0	0.0%	-	-
2011	Flat	5	0	15	0	0.0%	-	-
2011/12	NH	1	0	2	0	0.0%	£575	-
2010	Flat	6	2	36	2	5.6%	£10,167	€9,530
2010/11	NH	2	0	6	0	0.0%	-	-
2009	Flat	9	3	77	5	6.5%	£30,603	€10,238
2009/10	NH	3	0	4	0	0.0%	£430	-
2008	Flat	12	5	85	10	11.8%	£65,152	€47,444
2008/09	NH	3	1	11	1	9.1%	£2,711	-
2007	Flat	23	6	150	9	6.0%	£99,202	€32,140
2007/08	NH	8	0	22	0	0.0%	£764	€852
2006	Flat	43	13	246	17	6.9%	£117,982	€92,785
2006/07	NH	9	1	36	1	2.8%	£5,176	€9,969
2005	Flat	62	14	315	21	6.7%	£137,722	€327,510
2005/06	NH	12	1	38	1	2.6%	£12,609	€4,523
2004	Flat	65	17	382	21	5.5%	£280,685	€133,496
2004/05	NH	21	2	77	4	5.2%	£10,740	€29,798
2003	Flat	64	16	344	22	6.4%	£260,109	€85,021
2003/04	NH	22	6	81	7	8.6%	£32,675	€25,835
2002	Flat	67	18	352	29	8.2%	£265,531	€74,800
2002/03	NH	19	1	54	2	3.7%	£16,905	-
2001	Flat	61	13	321	15	4.7%	£217,834	€67,030
2001/02	NH	15	3	52	4	7.7%	£19,070	€41,212
2000	Flat	54	12	264	19	7.2%	£211,322	-
2000/01	NH	13	5	41	5	12.2%	£20,710	-
1999	Flat	62	21	280	30	10.7%	£331,510	-
1999/00	NH	19	3	56	9	16.1%	£44,748	-
1998	Flat	44	10	210	16	7.6%	£136,310	-
1998/99	NH	11	4	45	5	11.1%	£21,216	-
1997	Flat	49	19	267	30	11.2%	£262,240	-
1997/98	NH	15	3	43	4	9.3%	£4,514	-
1996	Flat	55	19	311	26	8.4%	£163,395	-
1996/97	NH	13	2	46	2	4.3%	£8,774	-
1995	Flat	61	22	322	40	12.4%	£347,588	-
1995/96	NH	13	4	37	5	13.5%	£18,027	-
1994	Flat	50	21	298	39	13.1%	£394,373	-
1994/95	NH	9	1	31	1	3.2%	£10,527	-
1993	Flat	51	14	270	16	5.9%	£179,512	-
1993/94	NH	11	1	36	1	2.8%	£6,483	-
1992	Flat	48	18	228	30	13.2%	£156,636	-
1992/93	NH	4	1	12	1	8.3%	£6,242	-
1991	Flat	23	7	78	7	9.0%	£33,428	-

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

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Best offspring: top 50 progeny


Lake Coniston (IRE)	-	-	G Lewis	1994-1995	14	6	3	42.9%	5	Group 1	£202,278	-
Fly To The Stars (GB)	-	-	Saeed bin Suroor	1996-2000	13	4	4	30.8%	1	Group 1	£185,858	-
Swallow Flight (IRE)	-	-	G Wragg	1998-2002	32	7	14	21.9%	4	Group 2	£276,501	-
Jewel In The Sand (IRE)	-	-	Richard Hannon Snr	2004-2006	9	4	1	44.4%	2	Group 2	£79,851	-
Twilight Blues (IRE)	-	-	Jeremy Noseda	2001-2004	24	3	4	12.5%	2	Group 2	£123,281	€6,347
Poker Chip (GB)	-	-	I A Balding	1992-1994	19	3	5	15.8%	1	Group 2	£67,945	-
Ronda (GB)	-	-	C Laffon-Parias	1999	1	1	0	100.0%	1	Group 2	£34,300	-
Bluegrass Prince (IRE)	-	-	Richard Hannon Snr	1993-1994	13	5	6	38.5%	3	Group 3	£79,474	-
Lovely Millie (IRE)	-	-	David Loder	1994-1995	6	4	1	66.7%	2	Group 3	£44,400	-
Ugo Fire (IRE)	-	-	Kevin Prendergast	2005-2006	18	3	7	16.7%	2	Group 3	-	€248,521
Delilah (IRE)	-	-	Sir Michael Stoute	1996-1998	14	3	8	21.4%	2	Group 3	£94,638	-
Wild Bluebell (IRE)	-	-	J S Bolger	1994-1995	10	4	4	40.0%	1	Group 3	-	-
Catch The Blues (IRE)	-	-	Aidan O'Brien	1994-1997	22	3	11	13.6%	1	Group 3	£34,633	-
Harbour Master (FR)	-	-	Aidan O'Brien	1997	4	2	1	50.0%	1	Group 3	£26,920	-
Blue Siren (GB)	-	-	I A Balding	1993-1995	14	4	6	28.6%	2	Listed	£82,118	-
Stoneacre Lad (IRE)	-	-	Peter Grayson	2005-2010	46	7	7	15.2%	1	Listed	£112,865	-
Majestic Times (IRE)	-	-	Liam McAteer	2002-2011	72	4	14	5.6%	1	Listed	£19,816	€196,477
Selfish (GB)	-	-	Sir Henry Cecil	1997-1999	13	3	8	23.1%	1	Listed	£49,202	-
Oyster Catcher (IRE)	-	-	Aidan O'Brien	1999	10	3	3	30.0%	1	Listed	-	-
Holly Blue (GB)	-	-	Roger Charlton	1998-2000	13	2	2	15.4%	1	Listed	£24,323	-
Sister Bluebird (GB)	-	-	Brian Meehan	2002-2003	14	2	1	14.3%	1	Listed	£23,643	-
Rainbow Blues (IRE)	-	-	Aidan O'Brien	1995-1996	12	2	7	16.7%	1	Listed	-	-
Glounthaune Garden (IRE)	-	-	Aidan O'Brien	1994	3	1	0	33.3%	1	Listed	-	-
Birchwood Sun (GB)	-	-	Michael Dods	1992-2003	123	13	28	10.6%	0	-	£55,203	-
Confronter (GB)	-	-	Simon Dow	1991-2000	106	10	26	9.4%	0	-	£54,004	-
Blue Spinnaker (IRE)	-	-	Michael Easterby	2003-2011	91	9	17	9.9%	0	-	£159,099	-
Esoterica (IRE)	-	-	Jim Goldie	2005-2011	69	9	18	13.0%	0	-	£71,586	-
Sky Dome (IRE)	-	-	Mark H Tompkins	1995-2004	88	8	20	9.1%	0	-	£69,223	-
Briannsta (IRE)	-	-	John E Long	2004-2011	79	7	10	8.9%	0	-	£54,382	-
Blue Blazer (GB)	-	-	R G Frost	1992-2001	58	7	17	12.1%	0	-	£37,958	-
Valdesco (IRE)	-	-	Sue Smith	2000-2004	31	7	6	22.6%	0	-	£34,601	-
Maeterlinck (IRE)	-	-	Bob Buckler	1994-1999	30	7	7	23.3%	0	-	£31,039	-
Rocketeer (IRE)	-	-	William Muir	1993-1995	30	7	5	23.3%	0	-	£29,871	-
New Bird (GER)	-	-	Miss S M Taylor	1998-2007	44	6	16	13.6%	0	-	£55,578	-
Rocksham (IRE)	-	-	J J Lennon	2002-2006	54	6	6	11.1%	0	-	-	€53,553
Sheila's Secret (IRE)	-	-	T G Mills	1992-1995	35	6	11	17.1%	0	-	£39,087	-
Blue Knight (IRE)	-	-	Paul Howling	2001-2007	93	6	15	6.5%	0	-	£37,501	-
Jucea (GB)	-	-	John Spearing	1991-1997	67	6	13	9.0%	0	-	£34,687	-
Blue (IRE)	-	-	T G McCourt	1998-2004	36	5	7	13.9%	0	-	£33,081	€57,817
Stormy Skye (IRE)	-	-	Gary Moore	1998-2008	67	5	24	7.5%	0	-	£52,814	-
Clan Ben (IRE)	-	-	Sir Henry Cecil	1995-1997	22	5	5	22.7%	0	-	£47,992	-
Blue Flyer (IRE)	-	-	Roger Ingram	1995-1998	38	5	7	13.2%	0	-	£28,545	-
Star Club (IRE)	-	-	M Halford	1995-2000	54	5	12	9.3%	0	-	-	-
Kunucu (IRE)	-	-	David Barron	1995-1996	20	4	4	20.0%	0	-	£35,682	-
Riverblue I (IRE)	-	-	D J Wintle	1998-2003	44	4	6	9.1%	0	-	£33,647	-
High Stakes (GB)	gelding	Abet (USA)	C Roche	1998-2001	19	4	6	21.1%	0	-	£22,537	-
Daytona BeachI (IRE)	-	-	Seamus Mullins	1992-1998	37	4	11	10.8%	0	-	£22,426	-
Swinging The Blues (IRE)	-	-	Chris Dwyer	1996-2002	56	4	12	7.1%	0	-	£19,624	-
Blue Streak (IRE)	-	-	Mrs H Sweeting	2000-2005	63	4	10	6.3%	0	-	£19,331	-
Sayh (GB)	-	-	J White	1992-1995	17	4	5	23.5%	0	-	£14,344	-

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 Bluebird sired?: Bluebird (USA) has sired 186 winners from 385 runners in Britain and Ireland since 1991 (48%), with 457 wins from 5,592 runs. Progeny runs abroad are not included.
How many black-type winners has Bluebird sired?: Bluebird (USA) has sired 23 black-type winners in Britain and Ireland since 1991, 14 of them at Group or Grade level.
How many Group 1 winners has Bluebird sired?: Bluebird (USA) has sired 2 Group 1 winners (2 Group 1 wins) in Britain and Ireland since 1991.
Who is the best offspring of Bluebird?: Ranked by level of win and black-type wins, the leading runner by Bluebird (USA) in Britain and Ireland is Lake Coniston (IRE), a Group 1 winner with 5 black-type wins from 14 runs.
Who is the latest Group 1 winner by Bluebird?: The most recent Group 1 winner by Bluebird (USA) in Britain and Ireland is Fly To The Stars (GB), in the Juddmonte Lockinge Stakes (Group 1) at Newbury on 15 May 1999.
What is the average winning distance of Bluebird's progeny?: The average winning distance of Bluebird (USA)'s progeny in Britain and Ireland is 7.6 furlongs on the Flat and 2m2½f over jumps.
How much prize money have Bluebird's progeny won?: Bluebird (USA)'s progeny have earned £3,945,454 in Britain and €992,181 in Ireland since 1991.
How has Bluebird done as a broodmare sire?: Runners out of Bluebird (USA)'s daughters include 239 winners from 559 runners in Britain and Ireland, 7 of them black-type winners.

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