Canford Cliffs (IRE)

Best progeny: Cliffs Of Dover (GB), Painted Cliffs (IRE), Al Jazi (IRE)

Avg winning distance: Flat 8.4f · NH 2m1½f
Damsire avg winning distance: Flat 7.3f · NH 2m1f
Race record: 10 runs, 7 wins
By: Tagula (IRE)
As damsire: 67 winners from 134 runners
Country: IRE

Flat 2026 (GB & IRE): 0 winners from 3 runners
Jumps 2026/27 (GB & IRE): 1 winner from 3 runners
Winners (GB & IRE): 159 of 273 runners (58%)
Wins (GB & IRE): 454 from 4,723 runs
Black-type winners (GB & IRE): 7 (4 Group/Grade)
Progeny prize money (GB & IRE): £4,315,972 GB · €1,666,251 IRE
Best progeny: Cliffs Of Dover (GB), Painted Cliffs (IRE), Al Jazi (IRE)

Nicks

Nicks: his progeny by broodmare sire


Galileo (IRE)	19	15	78.9%	3	405	60	14.8%	£1,182,307	€147,467	Cliffs Of Dover (GB)
Cape Cross (IRE)	11	8	72.7%	2	163	16	9.8%	£192,321	€93,935	Al Jazi (IRE)
Danehill Dancer (IRE)	14	7	50.0%	0	272	25	9.2%	£266,631	€880	Ashington (GB)
Sadler's Wells (USA)	9	5	55.6%	0	159	21	13.2%	£125,955	€68,342	Storm Rising (IRE)
Acclamation (GB)	7	5	71.4%	0	233	29	12.4%	£261,395	€0	Cliffcake (IRE)
Invincible Spirit (IRE)	5	5	100.0%	0	182	21	11.5%	£141,923	€0	Canford Bay (IRE)
Holy Roman Emperor (IRE)	5	4	80.0%	0	72	10	13.9%	£36,545	€44,228	Mass Gathering (IRE)
Rock Of Gibraltar (IRE)	6	4	66.7%	0	92	9	9.8%	£178,516	€0	Stargazer (IRE)
Oasis Dream (GB)	5	3	60.0%	1	47	8	17.0%	£69,153	€38,693	Eileendover (GB)
Night Shift (USA)	5	3	60.0%	0	81	8	9.9%	£31,407	€24,893	Atalanta Queen (GB)
Royal Applause (GB)	5	3	60.0%	0	129	13	10.1%	£135,803	€4,160	Cliffs Of Capri (GB)
Dansili (GB)	5	3	60.0%	0	61	6	9.8%	£18,294	€48,091	Truffles (IRE)
Danehill (USA)	6	3	50.0%	0	41	4	9.8%	£16,285	€11,839	Dream Of Summer (IRE)

His runners grouped by the sire of their dam (the cross). Minimum 5 runners; top 30 of 13 crosses by winners (132 crosses in total). British and Irish runs since 1990.

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Quick answers

How many winners has Canford Cliffs sired?: Canford Cliffs (IRE) has sired 159 winners from 273 runners in Britain and Ireland since 2015 (58%), with 454 wins from 4,723 runs. Progeny runs abroad are not included.
How many black-type winners has Canford Cliffs sired?: Canford Cliffs (IRE) has sired 7 black-type winners in Britain and Ireland since 2015, 4 of them at Group or Grade level.
Who is the best offspring of Canford Cliffs?: Ranked by level of win and black-type wins, the leading runner by Canford Cliffs (IRE) in Britain and Ireland is Cliffs Of Dover (GB) (out of Basanti (USA)), a Grade 2 winner with 2 black-type wins from 25 runs.
Who is Canford Cliffs' sire?: Canford Cliffs (IRE) is by Tagula (IRE), and won 7 of 10 races in Britain and Ireland as a racehorse.
What is the average winning distance of Canford Cliffs' progeny?: The average winning distance of Canford Cliffs (IRE)'s progeny in Britain and Ireland is 8.4 furlongs on the Flat and 2m1½f over jumps.
How are Canford Cliffs' progeny doing this season?: Canford Cliffs (IRE) has had no winners from 3 runners in the 2026 Flat season and 1 winner from 3 runners in the 2026/27 jumps season in Britain and Ireland.
How much prize money have Canford Cliffs' progeny won?: Canford Cliffs (IRE)'s progeny have earned £4,315,972 in Britain and €1,666,251 in Ireland since 2015.
How has Canford Cliffs done as a broodmare sire?: Runners out of Canford Cliffs (IRE)'s daughters include 67 winners from 134 runners in Britain and Ireland, 1 of them black-type winners.

Updated 2026-10-08

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