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Sire profile

Elusive City (USA)

Best progeny: Marvada (IRE), Nashmiah (IRE), Mister Hughie (IRE)

Avg winning distance: Flat 6.7f · NH 2m2½f
Damsire avg winning distance: Flat 6.9f · NH 2m1½f
Race record: 5 runs, 0 wins
By: Elusive Quality (USA)
As damsire: 100 winners from 197 runners
Country: USA

Winners (GB & IRE): 146 of 281 runners (52%)
Wins (GB & IRE): 461 from 4,476 runs
Black-type winners (GB & IRE): 4 (1 Group/Grade)
Progeny prize money (GB & IRE): £2,939,250 GB · €2,296,387 IRE
Best progeny: Marvada (IRE), Nashmiah (IRE), Mister Hughie (IRE)

Progeny

Progeny record by season


2025	Flat	2	1	20	2	10.0%	£12,466	€1,445
2024	Flat	2	1	18	1	5.6%	£6,563	€2,535
2024/25	NH	1	0	1	0	0.0%	-	-
2023	Flat	4	3	33	6	18.2%	£31,340	€10,260
2023/24	NH	1	0	6	0	0.0%	-	€1,685
2022	Flat	5	2	54	2	3.7%	£37,331	€19,675
2022/23	NH	1	0	5	0	0.0%	-	€620
2021	Flat	5	3	53	3	5.7%	£20,073	€24,665
2021/22	NH	3	0	8	0	0.0%	-	-
2020	Flat	7	2	54	8	14.8%	£49,474	€2,750
2020/21	NH	2	1	11	1	9.1%	£5,132	-
2019	Flat	13	7	117	13	11.1%	£63,396	€50,382
2019/20	NH	1	0	4	0	0.0%	£668	-
2018	Flat	19	8	130	10	7.7%	£61,095	€42,374
2018/19	NH	2	1	6	1	16.7%	£6,373	-
2017	Flat	33	14	222	24	10.8%	£123,085	€91,429
2017/18	NH	3	0	13	0	0.0%	-	€669
2016	Flat	45	22	331	39	11.8%	£172,702	€55,245
2016/17	NH	8	1	35	1	2.9%	£1,145	€25,318
2015	Flat	55	22	373	33	8.8%	£233,267	€46,475
2015/16	NH	11	3	38	5	13.2%	£7,700	€39,105
2014	Flat	63	31	423	48	11.3%	£396,657	€145,870
2014/15	NH	5	1	16	1	6.3%	£4,916	€7,400
2013	Flat	96	36	546	63	11.5%	£450,005	€110,443
2013/14	NH	8	1	18	1	5.6%	£7,859	-
2012	Flat	111	42	574	65	11.3%	£288,994	€209,168
2012/13	NH	12	1	34	1	2.9%	£4,190	€560
2011	Flat	89	26	501	45	9.0%	£260,098	€133,536
2011/12	NH	7	1	24	1	4.2%	£3,206	€320
2010	Flat	72	31	382	50	13.1%	£316,543	€109,441
2010/11	NH	5	0	8	0	0.0%	-	-
2009	Flat	54	15	278	24	8.6%	£268,179	€118,570
2009/10	NH	2	0	5	0	0.0%	-	-
2008	Flat	33	11	135	13	9.6%	£106,793	€1,046,451

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

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Best offspring: top 50 progeny


Marvada (IRE)	-	-	K J Condon	2010-2012	22	5	4	22.7%	1	Group 3	£6,561	€115,820
Nashmiah (IRE)	-	-	Clive Brittain	2008-2009	16	5	2	31.3%	4	Listed	£119,045	-
Mister Hughie (IRE)	-	-	Tim Easterby	2009-2011	27	5	6	18.5%	1	Listed	£70,248	-
City Image (IRE)	-	-	Richard Hannon Snr	2012-2013	6	2	0	33.3%	1	Listed	£18,500	-
Zapper Cass (FR)	gelding	Moonlight Cass (IRE)	Michael Appleby	2016-2022	91	14	18	15.4%	0	-	£87,784	-
Trojan Rocket (IRE)	-	-	Michael Wigham	2010-2016	49	13	9	26.5%	0	-	£74,482	-
Space War (GB)	gelding	Princess Luna (GER)	Michael Easterby	2010-2019	113	12	19	10.6%	0	-	£64,098	-
My Good Brother (IRE)	gelding	Final Favour (IRE)	T G McCourt	2012-2020	91	11	13	12.1%	0	-	£1,909	€129,517
Chiswick Bey (IRE)	gelding	Victoria Lodge (IRE)	Jacqueline Coward	2010-2018	93	11	22	11.8%	0	-	£107,821	-
Magic City (IRE)	gelding	Annmarie's Magic (IRE)	Michael Easterby	2011-2019	79	10	17	12.7%	0	-	£184,010	-
Hopes N Dreams (IRE)	-	-	Kevin Ryan	2011-2015	55	10	7	18.2%	0	-	£73,817	€600
Elusive In Paris (IRE)	gelding	Bradwell (IRE)	Miss Ellmarie Holden	2011-2018	70	9	20	12.9%	0	-	-	€85,545
Norville (IRE)	gelding	Saraposa (IRE)	Lee Smyth	2010-2017	91	9	15	9.9%	0	-	£53,494	€21,795
Elusive Ridge (IRE)	-	-	H Rogers	2009-2014	62	8	10	12.9%	0	-	-	€98,823
Elusivity (IRE)	gelding	Tough Chic (IRE)	Conor Dore	2010-2017	104	8	29	7.7%	0	-	£88,433	-
Kensington Agent (FR)	mare	Agent Kensington (GB)	Tony Carroll	2021-2025	37	8	7	21.6%	0	-	£50,899	-
Evanescent (IRE)	gelding	Itsanothergirl (GB)	Stella Barclay	2012-2018	64	8	9	12.5%	0	-	£43,158	-
Exclusive Waters (IRE)	gelding	Pelican Waters (IRE)	Garvan Donnelly	2012-2019	77	8	13	10.4%	0	-	£33,657	€1,910
Lost In Paris (IRE)	-	-	Tony Coyle	2008-2014	69	7	14	10.1%	0	-	£49,091	-
Atlantis Crossing (IRE)	-	-	Jim Boyle	2011-2015	48	7	9	14.6%	0	-	£35,142	-
City Of Angkor Wat (IRE)	gelding	Kathleen Rafferty (IRE)	Conor Dore	2013-2017	55	7	11	12.7%	0	-	£29,932	-
Tanawar (IRE)	gelding	Parakopi (IRE)	Ruth Carr	2012-2017	64	7	9	10.9%	0	-	£27,800	-
Trinityelitedotcom (IRE)	-	-	Tom Dascombe	2012-2014	19	6	9	31.6%	0	-	£93,783	-
Able Master (IRE)	-	-	David O'Meara	2008-2013	43	6	11	14.0%	0	-	£85,047	-
The Lamplighter (FR)	gelding	Plume Rouge (GB)	George Baker	2017-2023	52	6	18	11.5%	0	-	£70,933	-
Restless Bay (IRE)	-	-	Conor Dore	2010-2013	79	6	24	7.6%	0	-	£35,314	-
Elusive Ellen (IRE)	-	-	Brendan Powell	2013-2016	30	6	6	20.0%	0	-	£27,646	-
Noble Jack (IRE)	-	-	Richard Ford	2008-2013	31	6	4	19.4%	0	-	£26,019	€360
Elusive Ivy (IRE)	mare	Just Like Ivy (CAN)	Gavin Cromwell	2015-2018	34	5	5	14.7%	0	-	-	€71,388
Flash City (ITY)	gelding	Furnish (GB)	Ruth Carr	2010-2017	85	5	29	5.9%	0	-	£60,731	-
Ahlan Bil Zain (FR)	gelding	Fall View (GB)	M Halford	2016-2019	30	5	5	16.7%	0	-	£6,604	€43,255
Picabo (IRE)	-	-	Henry Candy	2010-2013	22	5	5	22.7%	0	-	£29,262	-
All The Nines (IRE)	-	-	Deborah Sanderson	2008-2010	13	5	1	38.5%	0	-	£28,836	-
Veena (FR)	mare	Kensita (FR)	David Simcock	2015-2018	17	5	2	29.4%	0	-	£22,600	-
Elusive Bonus (IRE)	-	-	David O'Meara	2011-2013	31	5	1	16.1%	0	-	£10,756	-
Ajara (IRE)	-	-	Tom Dascombe	2008-2011	17	5	0	29.4%	0	-	£10,430	-
Discussiontofollow (IRE)	-	-	Mike Murphy	2013-2015	14	4	5	28.6%	0	-	£78,846	€31,000
No Speed Limit (FR)	gelding	Trully Blessed (FR)	Patrick J McKenna	2019-2025	97	4	21	4.1%	0	-	£6,898	€65,744
Elusive Flame (GB)	-	-	David Elsworth	2011-2013	26	4	7	15.4%	0	-	£52,546	-
Smokethatthunders (IRE)	gelding	Zinstar (IRE)	James Unett	2012-2018	51	4	18	7.8%	0	-	£32,920	-
Bangalore Diamond (IRE)	-	-	T G McCourt	2010-2013	29	4	5	13.8%	0	-	-	€24,225
Finelcity (GER)	gelding	Finity (USA)	Harry Dunlop	2015-2017	15	4	4	26.7%	0	-	£21,412	-
Kohlaan (IRE)	-	-	Roger Varian	2012-2013	9	4	2	44.4%	0	-	£20,469	-
Elusive Guest (FR)	gelding	Mansoura (IRE)	Adrian Keatley	2013-2017	20	4	3	20.0%	0	-	£18,757	€360
Brown Eyed Honey (GB)	-	-	William Haggas	2013-2014	6	4	0	66.7%	0	-	£18,288	-
Blackthorn Stick (IRE)	gelding	Hi Lyla (IRE)	Brian Forsey	2012-2018	50	4	8	8.0%	0	-	£13,797	€1,678
Sandy Lane (IRE)	-	-	David O'Meara	2012-2013	12	4	2	33.3%	0	-	£10,895	-
Geordie Iris (IRE)	-	-	Richard Hannon Snr	2010-2011	10	4	1	40.0%	0	-	£8,494	-
Zalty (FR)	-	-	David Marnane	2012-2016	27	3	5	11.1%	0	-	£3,533	€81,375
Elusive Time (IRE)	gelding	Brosna Time (IRE)	Takashi Kodama	2013-2018	25	3	2	12.0%	0	-	-	€82,390

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 Elusive City sired?: Elusive City (USA) has sired 146 winners from 281 runners in Britain and Ireland since 2008 (52%), with 461 wins from 4,476 runs. Progeny runs abroad are not included.
How many black-type winners has Elusive City sired?: Elusive City (USA) has sired 4 black-type winners in Britain and Ireland since 2008, 1 of them at Group or Grade level.
Who is the best offspring of Elusive City?: Ranked by level of win and black-type wins, the leading runner by Elusive City (USA) in Britain and Ireland is Marvada (IRE), a Group 3 winner with 1 black-type win from 22 runs.
Who is Elusive City's sire?: Elusive City (USA) is by Elusive Quality (USA), and ran 5 times in Britain and Ireland as a racehorse without winning (runs abroad are not included).
What is the average winning distance of Elusive City's progeny?: The average winning distance of Elusive City (USA)'s progeny in Britain and Ireland is 6.7 furlongs on the Flat and 2m2½f over jumps.
How much prize money have Elusive City's progeny won?: Elusive City (USA)'s progeny have earned £2,939,250 in Britain and €2,296,387 in Ireland since 2008.
How has Elusive City done as a broodmare sire?: Runners out of Elusive City (USA)'s daughters include 100 winners from 197 runners in Britain and Ireland, 5 of them black-type winners.

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