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Heron Island (IRE)

Best progeny: Black Hercules (IRE), Rathvinden (IRE), Blue Heron (IRE)

Avg winning distance: Flat 11.3f · NH 2m3½f
Damsire avg winning distance: NH 2m3f
Race record: 10 runs, 3 wins
By: Shirley Heights (GB)
As damsire: 71 winners from 152 runners
Country: IRE

Winners (GB & IRE): 120 of 337 runners (36%)
Wins (GB & IRE): 333 from 3,009 runs
Black-type winners (GB & IRE): 12 (9 Group/Grade)
Progeny prize money (GB & IRE): £2,304,287 GB · €1,470,971 IRE
Best progeny: Black Hercules (IRE), Rathvinden (IRE), Blue Heron (IRE)

Progeny

Progeny record by season


2021/22	NH	5	0	12	0	0.0%	£3,587	-
2020/21	NH	12	0	32	0	0.0%	£5,590	€2,535
2019/20	NH	17	6	47	6	12.8%	£41,438	€17,897
2018	Flat	1	1	4	1	25.0%	-	€13,764
2018/19	NH	31	8	119	9	7.6%	£187,215	€79,772
2017/18	NH	41	7	138	13	9.4%	£115,944	€250,111
2016	Flat	1	0	2	0	0.0%	-	€1,960
2016/17	NH	79	20	274	32	11.7%	£297,528	€130,062
2015	Flat	2	0	4	0	0.0%	-	-
2015/16	NH	79	23	282	32	11.3%	£344,523	€69,915
2014/15	NH	95	38	381	61	16.0%	£452,500	€159,758
2013	Flat	3	1	9	2	22.2%	-	€81,615
2013/14	NH	117	30	381	46	12.1%	£258,377	€158,795
2012/13	NH	105	20	341	30	8.8%	£200,132	€137,580
2011	Flat	1	0	1	0	0.0%	-	€1,120
2011/12	NH	70	16	225	23	10.2%	£112,471	€56,918
2010	Flat	1	0	5	0	0.0%	-	€1,940
2010/11	NH	62	15	179	21	11.7%	£68,366	€32,883
2009	Flat	1	0	1	0	0.0%	-	-
2009/10	NH	62	15	195	19	9.7%	£89,588	€59,726
2008	Flat	2	0	3	0	0.0%	£103	€1,820
2008/09	NH	48	9	124	12	9.7%	£56,967	€39,054
2007	Flat	1	0	1	0	0.0%	-	€1,369
2007/08	NH	37	10	116	14	12.1%	£34,918	€77,986
2006	Flat	1	0	2	0	0.0%	-	-
2006/07	NH	25	6	78	10	12.8%	£27,489	€64,599
2005/06	NH	14	2	37	2	5.4%	£4,503	€27,548
2004/05	NH	4	0	13	0	0.0%	£3,049	€2,249
2003/04	NH	1	0	1	0	0.0%	-	-
1996/97	NH	1	0	1	0	0.0%	-	-
1993/94	NH	1	0	1	0	0.0%	-	-

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Best offspring: top 50 progeny


Black Hercules (IRE)	gelding	Annalecky (IRE)	Willie Mullins	2013-2019	15	7	1	46.7%	3	Grade 1	£90,486	€63,070
Rathvinden (IRE)	gelding	Peggy Cullen (IRE)	Willie Mullins	2013-2019	21	9	6	42.9%	4	Grade 2	£194,281	€139,782
Blue Heron (IRE)	-	-	Dan Skelton	2013-2016	12	4	4	33.3%	2	Grade 2	£82,327	-
Ordo Ab Chao (IRE)	gelding	Houldyurwhist (IRE)	Olly Murphy	2014-2018	14	4	1	28.6%	1	Grade 2	£33,560	-
Killyglass (IRE)	-	-	Emma Lavelle	2012-2013	4	2	0	50.0%	1	Grade 2	£17,487	€4,830
Sizing Rio (IRE)	-	-	Henry de Bromhead	2012-2013	10	4	2	40.0%	2	Grade 3	-	€64,715
Galaxy Rock (IRE)	-	-	Jonjo O'Neill	2008-2013	38	8	5	21.1%	1	Grade 3	£80,658	-
Bishops Road (IRE)	gelding	Nice Resemblance (IRE)	E Austin	2013-2021	39	6	11	15.4%	1	Grade 3	£96,470	€29,788
Lord Of The Island (IRE)	gelding	Miss Morose (IRE)	Fergal O'Brien	2016-2019	15	4	3	26.7%	1	Grade 3	£52,410	-
Otago Trail (IRE)	gelding	Cool Chic (IRE)	Venetia Williams	2014-2019	20	7	9	35.0%	1	Listed	£153,602	-
If In Doubt (IRE)	-	-	Philip Hobbs	2012-2016	21	5	8	23.8%	1	Listed	£112,543	€4,000
Bay Of Freedom (IRE)	gelding	Kate Gale (IRE)	Peter Fahey	2014-2019	26	4	5	15.4%	1	Listed	£2,011	€60,908
Puffin Billy (IRE)	gelding	Downtown Train (IRE)	Oliver Sherwood	2012-2017	16	8	2	50.0%	0	-	£80,125	-
Herons Well (GB)	-	-	Rebecca Curtis	2008-2012	29	7	8	24.1%	0	-	£50,702	-
Church Field (IRE)	-	-	Phil Middleton	2012-2016	32	7	2	21.9%	0	-	£39,817	-
Hazy Tom (IRE)	gelding	The Wounded Cook (IRE)	Miss K Phillips-Hill	2011-2018	35	7	8	20.0%	0	-	£39,435	-
Manger Hanagment (IRE)	-	-	Barry Brennan	2009-2015	45	7	10	15.6%	0	-	£27,394	€3,767
Curley Bill (IRE)	gelding	In Excelsis (GER)	Noel Meade	2012-2018	18	6	5	33.3%	0	-	-	€122,984
Heron Heights (IRE)	gelding	Inter Alia (IRE)	Henry de Bromhead	2015-2019	22	6	2	27.3%	0	-	£12,686	€107,068
Beau Lake (IRE)	gelding	Brennan For Audits (IRE)	Suzy Smith	2008-2017	29	6	5	20.7%	0	-	£27,381	-
Trustan Times (IRE)	gelding	Ballytrustan Maid (IRE)	Mark Walford	2011-2017	29	5	11	17.2%	0	-	£121,439	-
Clarkey (IRE)	-	-	C Roche	2005-2012	41	5	11	12.2%	0	-	-	€67,376
Island Heights (IRE)	gelding	La Reina (IRE)	Lucinda Russell	2014-2020	27	5	9	18.5%	0	-	£43,203	-
Presence Felt (IRE)	gelding	Faeroe Isle (IRE)	John Dixon	2012-2021	48	5	17	10.4%	0	-	£40,104	-
Crocodiles Rock (IRE)	-	-	Jonjo O'Neill	2006-2009	12	5	2	41.7%	0	-	£39,835	-
Herons Heir (IRE)	gelding	Kyle Lamp (IRE)	Dan Skelton	2013-2017	18	5	5	27.8%	0	-	£24,520	€5,175
Heronry (IRE)	-	-	Jamie Snowden	2012-2016	20	5	8	25.0%	0	-	£27,907	-
Mine Now (IRE)	gelding	Aisjem (IRE)	Peter Fahey	2014-2021	46	4	10	8.7%	0	-	-	€97,399
Make Me A Fortune (IRE)	gelding	Biora Queen (IRE)	Steve Gollings	2013-2018	34	4	12	11.8%	0	-	£35,118	-
Cobajayisland (IRE)	gelding	Shinora (IRE)	Michael Scudamore	2013-2018	23	4	10	17.4%	0	-	£33,202	-
Thedrinkymeister (IRE)	gelding	Keel Row (GB)	Henry Daly	2014-2019	25	4	6	16.0%	0	-	£32,836	-
Anti Cool (IRE)	gelding	Youngborogal (IRE)	Robin Dickin	2015-2021	32	4	6	12.5%	0	-	£20,693	-
Finding Your Feet (IRE)	-	-	Jonjo O'Neill	2012-2015	21	4	3	19.0%	0	-	£15,868	-
Storm Brig (GB)	-	-	Alistair Whillans	2009-2013	9	4	1	44.4%	0	-	£9,706	-
Mr Picotee (IRE)	gelding	Dolly Lewis (GB)	Vincent Laurence Halley	2014-2020	39	3	8	7.7%	0	-	-	€46,996
Joys Island (IRE)	-	-	Paul A Roche	2006-2012	31	3	8	9.7%	0	-	-	€36,765
Free To Dream (IRE)	-	-	Venetia Williams	2012-2013	20	3	1	15.0%	0	-	£16,707	€19,190
Bonisland (GB)	-	-	Gordon Elliott	2012-2014	9	3	5	33.3%	0	-	-	€34,465
Island Flyer (IRE)	-	-	Tom George	2007-2010	17	3	3	17.6%	0	-	£33,786	-
Heron's Flight (IRE)	-	-	Noel Meade	2006-2008	9	3	1	33.3%	0	-	-	€32,325
Clondaw Knight (IRE)	-	-	Lucinda Russell	2012-2016	14	3	7	21.4%	0	-	£30,639	-
The Housekeeper (IRE)	-	-	David Harry Kelly	2013-2016	19	3	3	15.8%	0	-	-	€29,620
Unknown Legend (IRE)	-	-	Sarah Humphrey	2013-2016	30	3	8	10.0%	0	-	£21,921	-
Valerian Bridge (IRE)	-	-	Willie Mullins	2014	3	3	0	100.0%	0	-	-	€21,390
So Now (IRE)	-	-	Tim Vaughan	2006-2010	12	3	1	25.0%	0	-	£19,630	-
Islandmagee (IRE)	-	-	Evan Williams	2011-2014	22	3	11	13.6%	0	-	£18,017	€630
Lagan Canal (IRE)	-	-	A. J. Martin	2012-2013	8	3	2	37.5%	0	-	£2,435	€14,990
Isle Road (IRE)	gelding	Corries Rein (IRE)	D. J. Jeffreys	2015-2020	18	3	3	16.7%	0	-	£16,301	€1,060
Billy Two Tongues (GB)	gelding	Ranahinch (IRE)	Johnny Farrelly	2014-2018	21	3	5	14.3%	0	-	£16,648	-
Thats My Rabbit (IRE)	gelding	Minnie Turbo (IRE)	Suzi Best	2014-2020	15	3	3	20.0%	0	-	£10,569	€5,175

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 Heron Island sired?: Heron Island (IRE) has sired 120 winners from 337 runners in Britain and Ireland since 1993 (36%), with 333 wins from 3,009 runs. Progeny runs abroad are not included.
How many black-type winners has Heron Island sired?: Heron Island (IRE) has sired 12 black-type winners in Britain and Ireland since 1993, 9 of them at Group or Grade level.
How many Group 1 winners has Heron Island sired?: Heron Island (IRE) has sired 1 Grade 1 winner (1 Grade 1 win) in Britain and Ireland since 1993.
Who is the best offspring of Heron Island?: Ranked by level of win and black-type wins, the leading runner by Heron Island (IRE) in Britain and Ireland is Black Hercules (IRE) (out of Annalecky (IRE)), a Grade 1 winner with 3 black-type wins from 15 runs.
Who is the latest Group 1 winner by Heron Island?: The most recent Grade 1 winner by Heron Island (IRE) in Britain and Ireland is Black Hercules (IRE), in the JLT Novices' Chase (Grade 1) at Cheltenham on 17 March 2016.
Who is Heron Island's sire?: Heron Island (IRE) is by Shirley Heights (GB), and won 3 of 10 races in Britain and Ireland as a racehorse.
What is the average winning distance of Heron Island's progeny?: The average winning distance of Heron Island (IRE)'s progeny in Britain and Ireland is 2m3½f over jumps.
How much prize money have Heron Island's progeny won?: Heron Island (IRE)'s progeny have earned £2,304,287 in Britain and €1,470,971 in Ireland since 1993.
How has Heron Island done as a broodmare sire?: Runners out of Heron Island (IRE)'s daughters include 71 winners from 152 runners in Britain and Ireland, 9 of them black-type winners.

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