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Sire profile

Elusive Quality (USA)

Best progeny: Raven's Pass (USA), Certify (USA), Elusive Kate (USA)

Avg winning distance: Flat 7.6f · NH 2m1½f
Damsire avg winning distance: Flat 7.3f · NH 2m2½f
As damsire: 234 winners from 421 runners
Country: USA

Winners (GB & IRE): 176 of 296 runners (59%)
Wins (GB & IRE): 399 from 3,267 runs
Black-type winners (GB & IRE): 18 (8 Group/Grade)
Progeny prize money (GB & IRE): £4,615,949 GB · €716,328 IRE
Best progeny: Raven's Pass (USA), Certify (USA), Elusive Kate (USA)

Progeny

Progeny record by season


2025	Flat	1	0	1	0	0.0%	-	-
2024	Flat	1	0	6	0	0.0%	£1,374	-
2023	Flat	1	1	10	1	10.0%	£4,215	-
2023/24	NH	1	0	4	0	0.0%	£518	-
2022	Flat	2	1	14	1	7.1%	£8,964	-
2022/23	NH	2	2	13	2	15.4%	£12,940	-
2021	Flat	8	4	56	10	17.9%	£52,116	-
2021/22	NH	3	0	16	0	0.0%	£7,149	-
2020	Flat	9	3	45	7	15.6%	£46,278	-
2020/21	NH	2	1	13	1	7.7%	£6,073	-
2019	Flat	19	7	105	9	8.6%	£71,956	€1,638
2019/20	NH	5	0	13	0	0.0%	£1,304	€1,200
2018	Flat	28	8	151	11	7.3%	£140,954	€79,065
2018/19	NH	7	2	32	4	12.5%	£10,211	€55,214
2017	Flat	34	9	152	15	9.9%	£102,277	€6,365
2017/18	NH	4	1	29	3	10.3%	£1,145	€35,132
2016	Flat	39	12	157	14	8.9%	£120,208	€44,610
2016/17	NH	3	0	5	0	0.0%	£239	€1,170
2015	Flat	34	16	162	28	17.3%	£223,080	€37,845
2015/16	NH	4	1	12	2	16.7%	£572	€24,410
2014	Flat	45	16	242	22	9.1%	£272,791	€23,135
2014/15	NH	5	0	13	0	0.0%	£544	€3,680
2013	Flat	54	28	322	41	12.7%	£431,190	€111,310
2013/14	NH	5	1	12	1	8.3%	£527	€10,260
2012	Flat	52	26	240	37	15.4%	£921,285	€6,255
2012/13	NH	3	1	11	1	9.1%	-	€23,475
2011	Flat	54	21	281	34	12.1%	£271,457	€27,300
2011/12	NH	4	1	8	1	12.5%	£2,652	€14,250
2010	Flat	54	21	268	29	10.8%	£311,712	€33,995
2010/11	NH	5	3	15	5	33.3%	£9,575	€29,775
2009	Flat	62	30	292	46	15.8%	£472,805	€87,014
2009/10	NH	2	0	6	0	0.0%	£644	€845
2008	Flat	54	23	230	34	14.8%	£691,417	€22,438
2008/09	NH	2	0	4	0	0.0%	-	-
2007	Flat	39	13	172	19	11.0%	£198,752	€13,664
2007/08	NH	3	0	4	0	0.0%	£478	-
2006	Flat	19	10	74	13	17.6%	£73,482	€11,075
2005	Flat	7	4	24	4	16.7%	£50,572	€11,210
2004	Flat	4	1	19	1	5.3%	£7,971	-
2003	Flat	6	2	26	2	7.7%	£49,755	-
2002	Flat	2	1	8	1	12.5%	£36,767	-

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Best offspring: top 50 progeny


Raven's Pass (USA)	-	-	John Gosden	2007-2008	10	5	4	50.0%	4	Group 1	£423,642	-
Certify (USA)	-	-	Charlie Appleby	2012-2014	6	4	0	66.7%	3	Group 1	£164,406	-
Elusive Kate (USA)	-	-	John Gosden	2011-2013	9	2	3	22.2%	1	Group 1	£339,789	-
Elusive Pimpernel (USA)	-	-	John Dunlop	2009-2011	11	3	4	27.3%	2	Group 3	£151,356	-
Maverick Wave (USA)	horse	Misty Ocean (USA)	John Gosden	2013-2018	28	6	6	21.4%	1	Group 3	£191,894	-
Questioning (IRE)	-	-	John Ferguson	2010-2014	22	2	8	9.1%	1	Group 3	£131,716	-
Evasive (GB)	-	-	Saeed bin Suroor	2008-2009	6	2	1	33.3%	1	Group 3	£55,448	-
Great White Eagle (USA)	-	-	Aidan O'Brien	2013-2014	7	2	0	28.6%	1	Group 3	-	€53,850
Baharah (USA)	-	-	Gerard Butler	2007-2008	13	5	4	38.5%	2	Listed	£106,656	-
Doc Hay (USA)	-	-	Lee Carter	2010-2015	62	10	9	16.1%	1	Listed	£116,254	€400
Waaheb (USA)	gelding	Nafisah (IRE)	Padraig Roche	2011-2019	41	8	10	19.5%	1	Listed	-	€121,670
Snowy Winter (USA)	mare	Pamona Ball (USA)	Archie Watson	2017-2018	26	6	8	23.1%	1	Listed	£56,598	€40,275
Ambassadorial (USA)	gelding	Tactfully (IRE)	Jane Chapple-Hyam	2016-2021	21	3	7	14.3%	1	Listed	£19,788	€50,720
Hoarding (USA)	-	-	John Gosden	2012-2013	13	3	6	23.1%	1	Listed	£45,293	-
Damaniyat Girl (USA)	-	-	William Haggas	2008-2009	9	2	3	22.2%	1	Listed	£53,629	-
Nasij (USA)	-	-	Ed Dunlop	2002-2003	11	2	3	18.2%	1	Listed	£43,687	-
Light Music (GB)	-	-	William Haggas	2015-2016	7	2	2	28.6%	1	Listed	£38,500	-
Honest Quality (USA)	-	-	Sir Henry Cecil	2008-2009	6	2	1	33.3%	1	Listed	£24,856	-
Faithful Ruler I (USA)	-	-	Ronald Harris	2007-2013	65	11	18	16.9%	0	-	£49,447	-
Elusive Warrior (USA)	-	-	Alan McCabe	2005-2014	120	11	36	9.2%	0	-	£49,363	-
Quality Art I (USA)	gelding	Katherine Seymour (GB)	Simon Hodgson	2010-2017	85	11	18	12.9%	0	-	£41,491	-
Ajjaadd (USA)	-	-	Ted Powell	2008-2015	52	10	15	19.2%	0	-	£106,066	-
Matraash (USA)	-	-	Mark Loughnane	2008-2016	61	10	16	16.4%	0	-	£35,851	-
Capricorn Run (USA)	-	-	Alan McCabe	2005-2010	53	9	7	17.0%	0	-	£88,957	-
Kung Hei Fat Choy (USA)	-	-	Lucinda Egerton	2011-2016	71	9	15	12.7%	0	-	£47,940	-
Elusif (IRE)	-	Appealing (IRE)	Phil McEntee	2017-2021	50	8	1	16.0%	0	-	£31,984	-
Evasive Power (USA)	gelding	Casting Director (USA)	Thomas Faulkner	2018-2025	64	7	7	10.9%	0	-	£37,996	€22,403
Lahore (USA)	gelding	Nayarra (IRE)	Paul Midgley	2017-2021	32	6	2	18.8%	0	-	£68,198	-
Enigma Code (UAE)	-	-	Denis Gerard Hogan	2008-2015	75	6	13	8.0%	0	-	£605	€56,581
Rafiot (USA)	gelding	Viva Rafaela (BRZ)	Gary Moore	2019-2021	24	6	5	25.0%	0	-	£30,223	-
Sea Shanty (USA)	-	-	Richard Hannon	2012-2014	16	5	3	31.3%	0	-	£76,566	-
Kuiper Belt (USA)	gelding	Youre So Sweet (USA)	Christian Williams	2016-2021	38	5	3	13.2%	0	-	£17,059	€43,950
Elusive Fame (USA)	-	-	Mark Johnston	2008-2011	50	5	14	10.0%	0	-	£30,239	-
Invisible Man (GB)	-	-	Saeed bin Suroor	2008-2012	24	4	8	16.7%	0	-	£142,618	-
Huntsmans Close (GB)	gelding	Badminton (GB)	David C Griffiths	2012-2018	49	4	15	8.2%	0	-	£92,058	-
High Acclaim (USA)	gelding	La Reine Lionne (USA)	Roger Teal	2016-2019	38	4	9	10.5%	0	-	£55,790	-
High School Days (USA)	mare	Baroness Richter (IRE)	Henry de Bromhead	2017-2019	21	4	5	19.0%	0	-	-	€47,596
Asatir (USA)	-	-	Saeed bin Suroor	2011-2013	14	4	2	28.6%	0	-	£32,594	-
Ad Libitum (GB)	-	Sarmad (USA)	Roger Fell	2017-2021	41	4	9	9.8%	0	-	£32,112	-
Motarjm (USA)	-	-	Lydia Pearce	2007-2011	43	4	8	9.3%	0	-	£20,450	-
Man Of Action (USA)	-	-	Saeed bin Suroor	2009-2012	14	3	3	21.4%	0	-	£43,417	-
Seachantach (USA)	-	-	Marco Botti	2008-2013	15	3	5	20.0%	0	-	-	€36,979
Escape Route I (USA)	-	-	John Gosden	2006-2008	13	3	3	23.1%	0	-	£36,789	-
Peterhouse (USA)	gelding	Dynaire (USA)	Jason Ward	2014-2017	34	3	12	8.8%	0	-	£31,854	-
New Hampshire I (USA)	-	-	Tony Coyle	2011-2012	16	3	8	18.8%	0	-	£30,139	-
Mount Hadley (USA)	-	-	David Pipe	2006-2010	25	3	4	12.0%	0	-	£24,448	-
Trois Vallees (USA)	-	-	Lucinda Russell	2011-2013	12	3	0	25.0%	0	-	£10,253	-
Buxfizz (USA)	-	-	George Prodromou	2010-2012	19	3	2	15.8%	0	-	£9,398	-
So Wise (USA)	-	-	David O'Meara	2011-2012	12	3	2	25.0%	0	-	£7,156	-
Ghurair (USA)	-	-	John Gosden	2012-2013	5	2	1	40.0%	0	-	£313,852	-

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 Quality sired?: Elusive Quality (USA) has sired 176 winners from 296 runners in Britain and Ireland since 2002 (59%), with 399 wins from 3,267 runs. Progeny runs abroad are not included.
How many black-type winners has Elusive Quality sired?: Elusive Quality (USA) has sired 18 black-type winners in Britain and Ireland since 2002, 8 of them at Group or Grade level.
How many Group 1 winners has Elusive Quality sired?: Elusive Quality (USA) has sired 3 Group 1 winners (3 Group 1 wins) in Britain and Ireland since 2002.
Who is the best offspring of Elusive Quality?: Ranked by level of win and black-type wins, the leading runner by Elusive Quality (USA) in Britain and Ireland is Raven's Pass (USA), a Group 1 winner with 4 black-type wins from 10 runs.
Who is the latest Group 1 winner by Elusive Quality?: The most recent Group 1 winner by Elusive Quality (USA) in Britain and Ireland is Elusive Kate (USA), in the Etihad Airways Falmouth Stakes (Group 1) at Newmarket (July) on 12 July 2013.
What is the average winning distance of Elusive Quality's progeny?: The average winning distance of Elusive Quality (USA)'s progeny in Britain and Ireland is 7.6 furlongs on the Flat and 2m1½f over jumps.
How much prize money have Elusive Quality's progeny won?: Elusive Quality (USA)'s progeny have earned £4,615,949 in Britain and €716,328 in Ireland since 2002.
How has Elusive Quality done as a broodmare sire?: Runners out of Elusive Quality (USA)'s daughters include 234 winners from 421 runners in Britain and Ireland, 21 of them black-type winners.

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