Desert King (IRE)

Best progeny: Chelsea Rose (IRE), Mr Dinos (IRE), United (GER)

Avg winning distance: Flat 9.7f · NH 2m2f
Damsire avg winning distance: Flat 8.5f · NH 2m3½f
Race record: 12 runs, 5 wins
By: Danehill (USA)
As damsire: 135 winners from 291 runners
Country: IRE

Winners (GB & IRE): 121 of 246 runners (49%)
Wins (GB & IRE): 314 from 3,412 runs
Black-type winners (GB & IRE): 13 (7 Group/Grade)
Progeny prize money (GB & IRE): £2,480,424 GB · €1,907,919 IRE
Best progeny: Chelsea Rose (IRE), Mr Dinos (IRE), United (GER)

Nicks

Nicks: his progeny by broodmare sire


Sadler's Wells (USA)	5	3	60.0%	46	7	15.2%	£62,296	€49,190	Gemini Diamond (IRE)
Last Tycoon (IRE)	5	2	40.0%	29	2	6.9%	£211	€31,249	Descriptive (IRE)
Persian Bold (IRE)	5	1	20.0%	70	4	5.7%	£23,514	€3,030	Burnley Al (IRE)

His runners grouped by the sire of their dam (the cross). Minimum 5 runners; top 30 of 3 crosses by winners (164 crosses in total). British and Irish runs since 1990.

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Quick answers

How many winners has Desert King sired?: Desert King (IRE) has sired 121 winners from 246 runners in Britain and Ireland since 2001 (49%), with 314 wins from 3,412 runs. Progeny runs abroad are not included.
How many black-type winners has Desert King sired?: Desert King (IRE) has sired 13 black-type winners in Britain and Ireland since 2001, 7 of them at Group or Grade level.
How many Group 1 winners has Desert King sired?: Desert King (IRE) has sired 1 Grade 1 winner (1 Grade 1 win) and 2 Group 1 winners (2 Group 1 wins) in Britain and Ireland since 2001.
Who is the best offspring of Desert King?: Ranked by level of win and black-type wins, the leading runner by Desert King (IRE) in Britain and Ireland is Chelsea Rose (IRE), a Group 1 winner with 4 black-type wins from 14 runs.
Who is the latest Group 1 winner by Desert King?: The most recent Grade 1 winner by Desert King (IRE) in Britain and Ireland is United (GER), in the Colm McEvoy Auctioneers Champion Four Year Old Hurdle (Grade 1) at Punchestown (IRE) on 28 April 2005.
Who is Desert King's sire?: Desert King (IRE) is by Danehill (USA), and won 5 of 12 races in Britain and Ireland as a racehorse.
What is the average winning distance of Desert King's progeny?: The average winning distance of Desert King (IRE)'s progeny in Britain and Ireland is 9.7 furlongs on the Flat and 2m2f over jumps.
How much prize money have Desert King's progeny won?: Desert King (IRE)'s progeny have earned £2,480,424 in Britain and €1,907,919 in Ireland since 2001.
How has Desert King done as a broodmare sire?: Runners out of Desert King (IRE)'s daughters include 135 winners from 291 runners in Britain and Ireland, 10 of them black-type winners.

Updated 2023-01-12

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