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Sire profile
Defensive Play (USA)
- Avg winning distance
- Flat 12.8f · NH 2m5f
- Damsire avg winning distance
- Flat 6.6f
- Race record
- 4 runs, 2 wins
- As damsire
- 3 winners from 9 runners
- Country
- USA
- Winners (GB & IRE)
- 3 of 11 runners (27%)
- Wins (GB & IRE)
- 6 from 106 runs
- Progeny prize money (GB & IRE)
- £32,406 GB · €18,311 IRE
- Best progeny
- Ricko (NZ), The Cute Won (USA), Magic Arrow (USA)
Progeny
Progeny record by season
| 2008/09 | NH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | |
| 2006 | Flat | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - | €328 | |
| 2006/07 | NH | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - | |
| 2005 | Flat | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | |
| 2005/06 | NH | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | - | €568 | |
| 2004 | Flat | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | - | €10,050 | |
| 2004/05 | NH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | |
| 2003 | Flat | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | - | - | |
| 2003/04 | NH | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | - | - | |
| 2002 | Flat | 4 | 1 | 11 | 1 | £1,512 | €7,365 | |
| 2002/03 | NH | 2 | 1 | 11 | 2 | £20,510 | - | |
| 2001 | Flat | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 | £798 | - | |
| 2001/02 | NH | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | £536 | - | |
| 2000 | Flat | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | - | - | |
| 2000/01 | NH | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | - | - | |
| 1999 | Flat | 4 | 1 | 19 | 2 | £8,074 | - | |
| 1998 | Flat | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - | - | |
| 1997 | Flat | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | £975 | - |
Flat seasons are calendar years; NH seasons follow the official British and Irish dates.
Best offspring: top 50 progeny
| Ricko (NZ) | Brendan Powell | 2001-2003 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | £20,510 | - | |
| J A Flynn | 2002-2008 | 34 | 2 | 4 | 0 | - | €18,311 | ||
| Magic Arrow (USA) | Ian Emmerson | 1999-2003 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | £7,305 | - | |
| Passing Interest (USA) | D T Hughes | 2002 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | £1,512 | - | |
| Star Gambit (USA) | R Akehurst | 1997 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | £975 | - | |
| In Depth (USA) | Heather Dalton | 2001-2002 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | £798 | - | |
| Attacker (USA) | Lynn Siddall | 2000-2002 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | £536 | - | |
| Princesse Zelda (FR) | Lynn Siddall | 1998-1999 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | £518 | - | |
| Duberra (USA) | Michael Bell | 1999 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | £252 | - | |
| Mr Counterpoint (NZ) | P Hughes | 2000 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | |
| Importune (USA) | Nigel Tinkler | 1999 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
Ranked by best win (Group/Grade 1 first), then black-type wins, then wins. GB and IRE races only.
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Quick answers
- How many winners has Defensive Play sired?
- Defensive Play (USA) has sired 3 winners from 11 runners in Britain and Ireland since 1997 (27%), with 6 wins from 106 runs. Progeny runs abroad are not included.
- Who is Defensive Play's sire?
- Defensive Play (USA) is by Fappiano (USA), and won 2 of 4 races in Britain and Ireland as a racehorse.
- How much prize money have Defensive Play's progeny won?
- Defensive Play (USA)'s progeny have earned £32,406 in Britain and €18,311 in Ireland since 1997.
- How has Defensive Play done as a broodmare sire?
- Runners out of Defensive Play (USA)'s daughters include 3 winners from 9 runners in Britain and Ireland.
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