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Sire profile

First Defence (USA)

Best progeny: Siskin (USA), Tilsit (USA), Dundonnell (USA)

Avg winning distance: Flat 7.5f · NH 2m
Damsire avg winning distance: Flat 7.8f
As damsire: 20 winners from 38 runners
Country: USA

Winners (GB & IRE): 28 of 45 runners (62%)
Wins (GB & IRE): 61 from 460 runs
Black-type winners (GB & IRE): 4 (3 Group/Grade)
Progeny prize money (GB & IRE): £552,804 GB · €589,567 IRE
Best progeny: Siskin (USA), Tilsit (USA), Dundonnell (USA)

Progeny

Progeny record by season


2025	Flat	1	0	2	0	0.0%	-	-
2025/26	NH	1	0	2	0	0.0%	-	-
2023	Flat	2	0	3	0	0.0%	-	-
2023/24	NH	2	0	3	0	0.0%	£1,567	-
2022	Flat	1	0	6	0	0.0%	-	€900
2022/23	NH	2	0	9	0	0.0%	£5,719	-
2021	Flat	7	2	31	3	9.7%	£74,446	€3,860
2021/22	NH	1	1	7	2	28.6%	£10,806	-
2020	Flat	10	3	51	4	7.8%	£85,048	€145,912
2020/21	NH	3	1	10	1	10.0%	£6,204	-
2019	Flat	12	7	72	13	18.1%	£47,722	€311,774
2019/20	NH	2	0	7	0	0.0%	£3,390	-
2018	Flat	10	5	42	5	11.9%	£23,688	€11,282
2018/19	NH	2	1	6	2	33.3%	£9,418	-
2017	Flat	11	4	55	5	9.1%	£38,505	€7,232
2017/18	NH	1	0	5	0	0.0%	£1,164	-
2016	Flat	13	3	40	5	12.5%	£30,268	€9,043
2015	Flat	9	5	34	5	14.7%	£45,909	€46,590
2014	Flat	14	7	52	9	17.3%	£65,927	€49,375
2013	Flat	8	4	17	5	29.4%	£50,797	€3,600
2012	Flat	2	1	6	2	33.3%	£52,226	-

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Best offspring: top 50 progeny


Siskin (USA)	horse	Bird Flown (GB)	Ger Lyons	2019-2020	6	5	1	83.3%	4	Group 1	£29,590	€434,970
Tilsit (USA)	horse	Multilingual (GB)	Charles Hills	2020-2021	6	3	1	50.0%	2	Group 2	£99,749	-
Dundonnell (USA)	-	-	Roger Charlton	2012-2013	7	3	3	42.9%	2	Group 3	£84,149	-
Tombelaine (USA)	-	-	D K Weld	2014-2015	6	2	2	33.3%	1	Listed	-	€83,535
First Quest (USA)	gelding	Dixie Quest (USA)	Sheena West	2016-2023	49	6	9	12.2%	0	-	£43,016	-
Candesta (USA)	gelding	Wandesta (GB)	Julia Feilden	2014-2020	57	6	8	10.5%	0	-	£22,915	-
First Response (GB)	gelding	Promising Lead (GB)	Linda Stubbs	2018-2021	35	3	6	8.6%	0	-	£20,293	€10,872
First Link (USA)	mare	Magic Motif (USA)	Jean-Rene Auvray	2018-2020	23	3	2	13.0%	0	-	£16,277	-
Hiking (USA)	-	-	Roger Charlton	2013-2014	8	3	2	37.5%	0	-	£14,977	-
Abseil (USA)	-	-	Sir Michael Stoute	2014-2015	12	2	4	16.7%	0	-	£42,705	-
Sharp Defence (USA)	gelding	Jazz Drummer (USA)	Richard John O'Brien	2016-2019	20	2	6	10.0%	0	-	£17,699	€12,218
Dancetrack (USA)	-	-	Charles Hills	2014-2015	7	2	1	28.6%	0	-	£25,556	-
Gougane Barra (USA)	gelding	Beiramar (IRE)	M Halford	2016-2021	24	2	6	8.3%	0	-	-	€23,585
Glendun (USA)	gelding	La Mina (USA)	Harry Eustace	2016-2021	38	2	17	5.3%	0	-	£22,557	-
Predilection (USA)	-	-	John Gosden	2015-2016	6	2	2	33.3%	0	-	£18,088	-
Lieutenant Kaffee (USA)	-	-	Richard Fahey	2014	4	2	1	50.0%	0	-	£11,099	-
Silent Witness (IRE)	mare	Stealth Bolt (USA)	Alice Haynes	2020-2021	12	2	2	16.7%	0	-	£8,554	-
Vanbrugh (USA)	-	Hachita (USA)	Charles Hills	2019	7	1	1	14.3%	0	-	£12,179	-
Backdrop (USA)	-	-	D K Weld	2013-2014	5	1	1	20.0%	0	-	-	€11,190
Aegeus (USA)	gelding	Supposition (GB)	Michael Appleby	2019-2020	17	1	6	5.9%	0	-	£9,217	-
Distant (USA)	mare	Ventoux (GB)	Roger Charlton	2017	5	1	0	20.0%	0	-	£8,471	-
Quick Defence (USA)	-	-	Sir Michael Stoute	2014-2015	8	1	3	12.5%	0	-	£8,223	-
Lilyfire (USA)	-	-	Roger Charlton	2013	2	1	1	50.0%	0	-	£8,009	-
Zarjaz (USA)	gelding	Fanzine (USA)	Kevin Ryan	2018	5	1	2	20.0%	0	-	£6,275	-
Demurrer (USA)	-	Seeking Ema (USA)	Michael Bell	2017-2018	7	1	1	14.3%	0	-	£3,963	-
Clematis (USA)	mare	Faraway Flower (USA)	Charles Hills	2018-2019	2	1	0	50.0%	0	-	£3,881	-
Amber Isle (USA)	-	-	Roger Charlton	2013-2014	4	1	1	25.0%	0	-	£3,637	-
Reimpose (USA)	-	-	Pat Eddery	2013-2014	6	1	1	16.7%	0	-	£3,382	-
Palmetto Dunes (USA)	-	-	D K Weld	2015-2016	5	0	3	0.0%	0	-	-	€7,405
Shore (USA)	gelding	Romantica (GB)	John G Carr	2021-2025	19	0	2	0.0%	0	-	-	€3,460
Defence Girl (USA)	mare	Supposition (GB)	Simon & Ed Crisford	2020	4	0	3	0.0%	0	-	£3,041	-
Winterwell (USA)	-	-	David O'Meara	2013-2014	4	0	2	0.0%	0	-	£1,636	-
Quick Chat (USA)	-	-	D K Weld	2016	3	0	1	0.0%	0	-	-	€1,260
Masked Defender (USA)	-	Costume (GB)	Amanda Perrett	2017	4	0	1	0.0%	0	-	£1,203	-
Bahar (USA)	gelding	La Rignana (USA)	Richard Hannon	2016-2017	3	0	1	0.0%	0	-	£1,058	-
Neoclassical (USA)	-	-	D K Weld	2016	2	0	0	0.0%	0	-	-	€908
Farendole (USA)	-	-	Roger Charlton	2014-2015	4	0	1	0.0%	0	-	£732	-
Roseland (USA)	-	-	Hugo Palmer	2016	1	0	1	0.0%	0	-	£433	-
Alerted (USA)	-	-	Roger Charlton	2012	2	0	0	0.0%	0	-	£241	-
All About Grace (USA)	mare	Make Known (USA)	M Halford	2016-2017	7	0	0	0.0%	0	-	-	€165
Crochet (USA)	mare	Magic Motif (USA)	Hugo Palmer	2019	1	0	0	0.0%	0	-	-	-
Faraway Fields (USA)	-	Faraway Flower (USA)	Peter Hiatt	2017-2019	6	0	0	0.0%	0	-	-	-
Defence Event (USA)	-	-	John Gosden	2014	1	0	0	0.0%	0	-	-	-
Gateshead (USA)	-	-	Bryan Smart	2016	1	0	0	0.0%	0	-	-	-
Kalifi (USA)	-	-	Stuart Kittow	2013-2015	5	0	0	0.0%	0	-	-	-

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 First Defence sired?: First Defence (USA) has sired 28 winners from 45 runners in Britain and Ireland since 2012 (62%), with 61 wins from 460 runs. Progeny runs abroad are not included.
How many black-type winners has First Defence sired?: First Defence (USA) has sired 4 black-type winners in Britain and Ireland since 2012, 3 of them at Group or Grade level.
How many Group 1 winners has First Defence sired?: First Defence (USA) has sired 1 Group 1 winner (2 Group 1 wins) in Britain and Ireland since 2012.
Who is the best offspring of First Defence?: Ranked by level of win and black-type wins, the leading runner by First Defence (USA) in Britain and Ireland is Siskin (USA) (out of Bird Flown (GB)), a Group 1 winner with 4 black-type wins from 6 runs.
Who is the latest Group 1 winner by First Defence?: The most recent Group 1 winner by First Defence (USA) in Britain and Ireland is Siskin (USA), in the Tattersalls Irish 2,000 Guineas (Group 1) at Curragh (IRE) on 12 June 2020.
What is the average winning distance of First Defence's progeny?: The average winning distance of First Defence (USA)'s progeny in Britain and Ireland is 7.5 furlongs on the Flat.
How much prize money have First Defence's progeny won?: First Defence (USA)'s progeny have earned £552,804 in Britain and €589,567 in Ireland since 2012.
How has First Defence done as a broodmare sire?: Runners out of First Defence (USA)'s daughters include 20 winners from 38 runners in Britain and Ireland, 1 of them black-type winners.

Updated 2025-12-10

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