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First Defence (USA)
- Avg winning distance
- Flat 7.5f · NH 2m
- Damsire avg winning distance
- Flat 7.8f
- As damsire
- 20 winners from 39 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)
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By distance
| Flat 2022 to date | Flat | 9f to 11f | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0/1 | - | €900 | |
| Flat 2022 to date | Flat | 12f to 13f | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | - | - | |
| Flat 2022 to date | Flat | 14f and over | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | - | - | |
| NH 2021/22 to date | NH | Up to 2m1f | 15 | 2 | 2 | 1/2 | £13,379 | - | |
| NH 2021/22 to date | NH | 2m2f to 2m5f | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0/2 | £4,713 | - |
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| Flat 2022 to date | Flat | Good | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | - | - | |
| Flat 2022 to date | Flat | Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | - | - | |
| Flat 2022 to date | Flat | AW | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0/1 | - | €900 | |
| NH 2021/22 to date | NH | Good to firm or firmer | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0/1 | £790 | - | |
| NH 2021/22 to date | NH | Good | 14 | 2 | 2 | 1/2 | £12,299 | - |
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| Flat 2022 to date | Flat | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0/1 | - | €900 | |
| Flat 2022 to date | Flat | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | - | - | |
| Flat 2022 to date | Flat | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0/2 | - | - | |
| NH 2021/22 to date | NH | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | - | - | |
| NH 2021/22 to date | NH | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1/2 | £10,278 | - |
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| Flat 2022 to date | Flat | AW handicap | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | - | - | |
| Flat 2022 to date | Flat | Turf handicap | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | - | - | |
| Flat 2022 to date | Flat | AW conditions/stakes | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0/1 | - | €900 | |
| NH 2021/22 to date | NH | Handicap hurdle | 17 | 2 | 5 | 1/1 | £18,092 | - | |
| NH 2021/22 to date | NH | Novice/Maiden hurdle | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | - | - |
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| Flat 2022 to date | Flat | Turf | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | - | - | |
| Flat 2022 to date | Flat | All-Weather | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0/1 | - | €900 | |
| NH 2021/22 to date | NH | Turf | 21 | 2 | 5 | 1/2 | £18,092 | - | |
| Flat career | Flat | Turf | 200 | 33 | 45 | 18/40 | £396,689 | €542,530 | |
| Flat career | Flat | All-Weather | 211 | 23 | 49 | 13/36 | £117,848 | €47,038 |
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By class
| Flat 2022 to date | Flat | Class 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | - | - | |
| Flat 2022 to date | Flat | Class 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | - | - | |
| Flat 2022 to date | Flat | Unclassified | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0/1 | - | €900 | |
| NH 2021/22 to date | NH | Class 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | £716 | - | |
| NH 2021/22 to date | NH | Class 4 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 1/1 | £15,808 | - |
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Debutants and first-time out
| Flat career | Flat | Debut | 44 | 7 | 11 | 7/44 | £33,865 | €28,453 | |
| Flat career | Flat | 2nd career run | 41 | 11 | 14 | 11/41 | £50,676 | €55,320 | |
| Flat career | Flat | 3rd career run | 37 | 6 | 14 | 6/37 | £86,495 | €109,684 | |
| NH career | NH | Debut | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | - | - | |
| NH 2021/22 to date | NH | Returning from 180+ days off | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | - | - |
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By course (top 15)
| Flat 2022 to date | Flat | Dundalk (AW) (IRE) | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0/1 | - | €900 | |
| Flat 2022 to date | Flat | Bath | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | - | - | |
| Flat 2022 to date | Flat | Goodwood | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | - | - | |
| NH 2021/22 to date | NH | Newton Abbot | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0/1 | £2,171 | - | |
| NH 2021/22 to date | NH | Cartmel | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1/1 | £3,159 | - |
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- 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 39 runners in Britain and Ireland, 1 of them black-type winners.
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