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King's Best (USA)

Best progeny: Royal Diamond (IRE), Creachadoir (IRE), Proclamation (IRE)

Avg winning distance: Flat 8.7f · NH 2m2f
Damsire avg winning distance: Flat 8.1f · NH 2m2f
Race record: 6 runs, 3 wins
By: Kingmambo (USA)
As damsire: 310 winners from 608 runners
Country: USA

Winners (GB & IRE): 266 of 480 runners (55%)
Wins (GB & IRE): 771 from 7,661 runs
Black-type winners (GB & IRE): 25 (15 Group/Grade)
Progeny prize money (GB & IRE): £7,950,280 GB · €2,264,559 IRE
Best progeny: Royal Diamond (IRE), Creachadoir (IRE), Proclamation (IRE)

Progeny

Progeny record by season


2022	Flat	1	1	3	1	33.3%	£5,767	-
2022/23	NH	2	0	3	0	0.0%	£303	-
2021	Flat	1	0	4	0	0.0%	£900	-
2021/22	NH	2	1	9	2	22.2%	£23,188	-
2020	Flat	1	0	7	0	0.0%	£349	-
2020/21	NH	3	0	13	0	0.0%	£3,526	€220
2019	Flat	5	1	18	2	11.1%	£19,442	-
2019/20	NH	4	1	13	2	15.4%	£7,090	€45,915
2018	Flat	8	2	38	2	5.3%	£37,588	€5,700
2018/19	NH	14	3	52	4	7.7%	£25,373	€11,449
2017	Flat	13	4	71	4	5.6%	£49,163	€6,468
2017/18	NH	16	4	89	7	7.9%	£57,407	-
2016	Flat	21	5	93	8	8.6%	£203,133	€14,080
2016/17	NH	17	2	93	3	3.2%	£32,984	€1,803
2015	Flat	33	9	123	11	8.9%	£66,527	€3,835
2015/16	NH	28	4	128	4	3.1%	£70,910	€9,730
2014	Flat	45	14	222	24	10.8%	£150,655	€76,000
2014/15	NH	32	14	170	30	17.6%	£158,589	€66,635
2013	Flat	51	20	325	39	12.0%	£350,312	€288,020
2013/14	NH	41	9	172	12	7.0%	£83,692	€23,925
2012	Flat	75	28	418	40	9.6%	£397,903	€228,800
2012/13	NH	45	17	187	24	12.8%	£169,237	€34,670
2011	Flat	111	31	509	41	8.1%	£766,341	€102,930
2011/12	NH	56	15	222	23	10.4%	£93,630	€82,100
2010	Flat	131	47	688	66	9.6%	£1,463,053	€86,125
2010/11	NH	59	12	224	15	6.7%	£116,294	€45,525
2009	Flat	151	63	834	93	11.2%	£726,103	€132,958
2009/10	NH	52	13	230	20	8.7%	£126,503	€5,276
2008	Flat	161	59	791	78	9.9%	£734,994	€158,622
2008/09	NH	43	15	192	21	10.9%	£162,052	€20,516
2007	Flat	132	45	592	63	10.6%	£489,994	€324,409
2007/08	NH	37	10	121	11	9.1%	£48,522	€24,373
2006	Flat	109	27	418	37	8.9%	£447,503	€254,612
2006/07	NH	21	4	73	7	9.6%	£32,274	€17,843
2005	Flat	88	38	363	50	13.8%	£624,743	€122,942
2005/06	NH	14	3	42	4	9.5%	£30,504	€7,601
2004	Flat	46	19	111	23	20.7%	£173,731	€61,482

Flat seasons are calendar years; NH seasons follow the official British and Irish dates.

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Best offspring: top 50 progeny


Royal Diamond (IRE)	-	-	Johnny Murtagh	2008-2014	36	9	12	25.0%	4	Group 1	£201,945	€262,195
Creachadoir (IRE)	-	-	Saeed bin Suroor	2006-2008	11	4	3	36.4%	4	Group 1	£166,334	€190,220
Proclamation (IRE)	-	-	Saeed bin Suroor	2004-2006	8	4	1	50.0%	3	Group 1	£272,088	-
Workforce (GB)	-	-	Sir Michael Stoute	2009-2011	7	3	3	42.9%	2	Group 1	£1,184,768	-
King's Apostle (IRE)	-	-	William Haggas	2006-2009	21	6	7	28.6%	1	Group 2	£171,092	-
His Excellency (IRE)	-	-	M N Dawson	2010-2015	46	6	12	13.0%	1	Grade 2	£82,732	€62,420
Nearby (GB)	-	-	Rebecca Curtis	2008-2012	31	5	10	16.1%	1	Grade 2	£83,270	-
Best Alibi (IRE)	-	-	Saeed bin Suroor	2005-2007	9	2	4	22.2%	1	Group 2	£125,335	€138,000
Rich Coast (GB)	gelding	Costa Rica (IRE)	Lucinda Russell	2013-2018	30	5	5	16.7%	2	Grade 3	-	€103,610
Kings Fete (GB)	-	-	Sir Michael Stoute	2014-2016	12	4	5	33.3%	2	Group 3	£142,486	-
Queen's Best (GB)	-	-	Sir Michael Stoute	2005-2007	12	4	7	33.3%	2	Group 3	£78,885	€23,750
Ancien Regime (IRE)	-	-	Saeed bin Suroor	2007-2010	17	4	4	23.5%	1	Group 3	£107,516	-
Modun (IRE)	-	-	Saeed bin Suroor	2010-2012	13	3	6	23.1%	1	Group 3	£104,779	-
Dubai Surprise (IRE)	-	-	Saeed bin Suroor	2004-2005	5	3	1	60.0%	1	Group 3	£35,441	-
Albabilia (IRE)	-	-	Clive Brittain	2007-2008	6	2	0	33.3%	1	Group 3	£29,911	€9,600
Navajo Chief (GB)	-	-	Timothy Jarvis	2009-2015	49	7	5	14.3%	2	Listed	£135,863	-
Sajjhaa (GB)	-	-	Saeed bin Suroor	2010-2013	12	3	4	25.0%	2	Listed	£120,211	-
Chiberta King (GB)	-	-	Andrew Balding	2008-2015	45	7	9	15.6%	1	Listed	£173,008	-
Secrecy (GB)	-	-	Saeed bin Suroor	2008-2011	15	6	7	40.0%	1	Listed	£91,494	-
Army Of Angels (IRE)	-	-	Saeed bin Suroor	2004-2008	12	4	7	33.3%	1	Listed	£72,629	-
Ennaadd (GB)	horse	Zayn Zen (GB)	Roger Varian	2015-2017	9	4	2	44.4%	1	Listed	£62,989	-
Elliots World (IRE)	-	-	Mark Johnston	2004-2005	14	3	5	21.4%	1	Listed	£73,800	-
Khateeb (IRE)	-	-	Michael Jarvis	2008-2009	12	3	2	25.0%	1	Listed	£54,423	-
Call To Battle (IRE)	-	-	Miss Susan A Finn	2011-2014	10	2	2	20.0%	1	Listed	£5,918	€44,350
Calming Influence (IRE)	-	-	Mahmood Al Zarooni	2007-2010	6	2	0	33.3%	1	Listed	£24,515	-
Always Bold (IRE)	-	-	Martin Keighley	2008-2015	79	13	23	16.5%	0	-	£78,315	-
Greyfriarschorista (GB)	gelding	Misty Heights (GB)	David Evans	2009-2017	84	12	18	14.3%	0	-	£76,872	-
Jawaab (IRE)	-	-	Philip Kirby	2006-2014	90	12	18	13.3%	0	-	£53,927	-
Changing The Guard (GB)	gelding	Our Queen Of Kings (GB)	Ryan Chapman	2009-2018	91	11	25	12.1%	0	-	£111,401	€2,070
Dirar (IRE)	-	-	Gordon Elliott	2007-2012	35	10	8	28.6%	0	-	£169,309	€98,451
Maundy Money (GB)	-	-	David Marnane	2005-2014	91	10	17	11.0%	0	-	-	€183,608
My Kingdom (IRE)	-	-	Stuart Williams	2008-2014	73	10	19	13.7%	0	-	£78,944	-
Layline (IRE)	-	-	Gay Kelleway	2009-2015	86	10	24	11.6%	0	-	£61,802	-
Mandalay King (IRE)	-	-	Marjorie Fife	2007-2016	79	10	15	12.7%	0	-	£44,426	-
Sovereignty (JPN)	-	-	Dean Ivory	2004-2011	94	10	19	10.6%	0	-	£37,522	-
Rise To Glory (IRE)	-	-	Shaun Harris	2011-2015	79	10	10	12.7%	0	-	£26,732	-
Gidam Gidam (IRE)	-	-	Mrs H M Kemp	2004-2013	55	8	8	14.5%	0	-	£77,581	-
Akasaka (IRE)	-	-	Emmet Michael Butterly	2010-2014	41	8	14	19.5%	0	-	-	€76,220
Wannabe King (GB)	-	-	Ian Brown	2008-2016	56	8	7	14.3%	0	-	£75,017	-
Incendo (GB)	-	-	Ann Stokell	2008-2015	62	8	18	12.9%	0	-	£43,877	-
Seventh Sky (GER)	gelding	Sacarina (GB)	Charlie Mann	2012-2017	52	7	15	13.5%	0	-	£134,920	-
King's Pavilion (IRE)	gelding	Embassy (GB)	Les Eyre	2015-2021	64	7	15	10.9%	0	-	£102,972	-
Trafalgar Square (GB)	-	-	Michael Attwater	2004-2010	68	7	8	10.3%	0	-	£52,501	-
King's Chorister (GB)	gelding	Chorist (GB)	Barry Murtagh	2008-2017	99	7	23	7.1%	0	-	£31,481	-
King Zeal (IRE)	-	-	Barry Leavy	2007-2015	53	7	12	13.2%	0	-	£30,300	-
Maria Antonia (IRE)	-	-	Alison Thorpe	2006-2011	50	7	9	14.0%	0	-	£28,434	-
King's Road (GB)	-	-	Anabel K Murphy	2008-2015	67	7	11	10.4%	0	-	£13,805	€14,419
Ming Dynasty (FR)	gelding	Memoire (FR)	Brian Ellison	2017-2022	35	6	7	17.1%	0	-	£25,475	€63,284
Karam Albaari (IRE)	horse	Lilakiya (IRE)	J. R. Jenkins	2010-2019	70	6	13	8.6%	0	-	£52,322	-
Absinthe (IRE)	-	-	Donald McCain	2008-2014	27	6	12	22.2%	0	-	£49,429	-

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 King's Best sired?: King's Best (USA) has sired 266 winners from 480 runners in Britain and Ireland since 2004 (55%), with 771 wins from 7,661 runs. Progeny runs abroad are not included.
How many black-type winners has King's Best sired?: King's Best (USA) has sired 25 black-type winners in Britain and Ireland since 2004, 15 of them at Group or Grade level.
How many Group 1 winners has King's Best sired?: King's Best (USA) has sired 4 Group 1 winners (4 Group 1 wins) in Britain and Ireland since 2004.
Who is the best offspring of King's Best?: Ranked by level of win and black-type wins, the leading runner by King's Best (USA) in Britain and Ireland is Royal Diamond (IRE), a Group 1 winner with 4 black-type wins from 36 runs.
Who is the latest Group 1 winner by King's Best?: The most recent Group 1 winner by King's Best (USA) in Britain and Ireland is Royal Diamond (IRE), in the Gain Horse Feeds Irish St. Leger (Group 1) at Curragh (IRE) on 15 September 2012.
Who is King's Best's sire?: King's Best (USA) is by Kingmambo (USA), and won 3 of 6 races in Britain and Ireland as a racehorse.
What is the average winning distance of King's Best's progeny?: The average winning distance of King's Best (USA)'s progeny in Britain and Ireland is 8.7 furlongs on the Flat and 2m2f over jumps.
How much prize money have King's Best's progeny won?: King's Best (USA)'s progeny have earned £7,950,280 in Britain and €2,264,559 in Ireland since 2004.
How has King's Best done as a broodmare sire?: Runners out of King's Best (USA)'s daughters include 310 winners from 608 runners in Britain and Ireland, 21 of them black-type winners.

Updated 2023-04-27

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