Kheleyf (USA)

Best progeny: McKinley (GB), Sayif (IRE), Majestic Queen (IRE)

Avg winning distance: Flat 6.7f · NH 2m1½f
Damsire avg winning distance: Flat 6.8f · NH 2m½f
Race record: 8 runs, 3 wins
By: Green Desert (USA)
As damsire: 118 winners from 263 runners
Country: USA

Winners (GB & IRE): 276 of 529 runners (52%)
Wins (GB & IRE): 818 from 9,350 runs
Black-type winners (GB & IRE): 9 (3 Group/Grade)
Progeny prize money (GB & IRE): £6,127,439 GB · €1,382,194 IRE
Best progeny: McKinley (GB), Sayif (IRE), Majestic Queen (IRE)

Nicks

Nicks: his progeny by broodmare sire


Mark Of Esteem (IRE)	8	6	75.0%	0	211	26	12.3%	£143,617	€80,870	Heartsong (IRE)
Barathea (IRE)	12	5	41.7%	0	214	18	8.4%	£134,097	€0	Jubilee Brig (GB)
Royal Applause (GB)	7	5	71.4%	0	214	24	11.2%	£193,462	€0	Agent Of Fortune (GB)
Diktat (GB)	8	5	62.5%	0	124	8	6.5%	£37,326	€9,752	Joshua The First (GB)
Halling (USA)	6	4	66.7%	1	63	10	15.9%	£232,534	€0	Playfellow (IRE)
Elusive Quality (USA)	5	4	80.0%	1	35	5	14.3%	£32,470	€18,525	Go Angellica (IRE)
Red Ransom (USA)	5	4	80.0%	0	178	25	14.0%	£236,589	€64,446	Poitin (GB)
Pivotal (GB)	8	4	50.0%	0	165	17	10.3%	£97,011	€0	Thornaby Nash (GB)
Danehill Dancer (IRE)	6	4	66.7%	0	73	9	12.3%	£49,092	€0	Fyrecracker (IRE)
Be My Guest (USA)	7	4	57.1%	0	196	11	5.6%	£201,268	€0	Mass Rally (IRE)
In The Wings (GB)	5	3	60.0%	1	144	11	7.6%	£49,150	€181,025	Tennessee Wildcat (IRE)
Averti (IRE)	5	3	60.0%	0	48	5	10.4%	£34,579	€0	Major Jack (GB)
Trempolino (USA)	5	3	60.0%	0	72	4	5.6%	£9,490	€24,895	Khelino (IRE)
Rainbow Quest (USA)	6	2	33.3%	0	72	5	6.9%	£36,248	€400	Normandie Lady (GB)
Common Grounds (GB)	5	2	40.0%	0	56	7	12.5%	£26,776	€0	French Press (IRE)
Royal Academy (USA)	5	2	40.0%	0	22	3	13.6%	£23,068	€0	Easy Ticket (IRE)
Grand Lodge (USA)	7	2	28.6%	0	39	2	5.1%	£8,877	€0	Lady Victory (IRE)
Lake Coniston (IRE)	5	1	20.0%	0	35	1	2.9%	£0	€21,698	Lady Gosford (IRE)

His runners grouped by the sire of their dam (the cross). Minimum 5 runners; top 30 of 18 crosses by winners (268 crosses in total). British and Irish runs since 1990.

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Quick answers

How many winners has Kheleyf sired?: Kheleyf (USA) has sired 276 winners from 529 runners in Britain and Ireland since 2008 (52%), with 818 wins from 9,350 runs. Progeny runs abroad are not included.
How many black-type winners has Kheleyf sired?: Kheleyf (USA) has sired 9 black-type winners in Britain and Ireland since 2008, 3 of them at Group or Grade level.
How many Group 1 winners has Kheleyf sired?: Kheleyf (USA) has sired 1 Grade 1 winner (1 Grade 1 win) in Britain and Ireland since 2008.
Who is the best offspring of Kheleyf?: Ranked by level of win and black-type wins, the leading runner by Kheleyf (USA) in Britain and Ireland is McKinley (GB), a Grade 1 winner with 2 black-type wins from 24 runs.
Who is the latest Group 1 winner by Kheleyf?: The most recent Grade 1 winner by Kheleyf (USA) in Britain and Ireland is McKinley (GB), in the Lawlor's Hotel Novice Hurdle (Grade 1) at Naas (IRE) on 4 January 2015.
Who is Kheleyf's sire?: Kheleyf (USA) is by Green Desert (USA), and won 3 of 8 races in Britain and Ireland as a racehorse.
What is the average winning distance of Kheleyf's progeny?: The average winning distance of Kheleyf (USA)'s progeny in Britain and Ireland is 6.7 furlongs on the Flat and 2m1½f over jumps.
How much prize money have Kheleyf's progeny won?: Kheleyf (USA)'s progeny have earned £6,127,439 in Britain and €1,382,194 in Ireland since 2008.
How has Kheleyf done as a broodmare sire?: Runners out of Kheleyf (USA)'s daughters include 118 winners from 263 runners in Britain and Ireland, 5 of them black-type winners.

Updated 2025-05-23

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