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Leading Counsel (USA)

Best progeny: Justified (IRE), Knockara Beau (IRE), Parsons Legacy (IRE)

Avg winning distance: Flat 11.6f · NH 2m4½f
Damsire avg winning distance: Flat 11.6f · NH 2m4½f
As damsire: 46 winners from 98 runners
Country: USA

Winners (GB & IRE): 52 of 125 runners (42%)
Wins (GB & IRE): 168 from 1,793 runs
Black-type winners (GB & IRE): 4 (2 Group/Grade)
Progeny prize money (GB & IRE): £932,773 GB · €1,732,401 IRE
Best progeny: Justified (IRE), Knockara Beau (IRE), Parsons Legacy (IRE)

Progeny

Progeny record by season


2016/17	NH	1	0	4	0	0.0%	£4,547	-
2015/16	NH	1	0	4	0	0.0%	£6,894	-
2014/15	NH	2	0	5	0	0.0%	-	-
2013/14	NH	7	2	28	3	10.7%	£61,729	€5,130
2012/13	NH	6	2	29	4	13.8%	£13,015	€164,120
2011/12	NH	9	0	29	0	0.0%	£29,004	€4,815
2010/11	NH	11	2	39	2	5.1%	£26,427	€21,747
2009/10	NH	22	5	96	7	7.3%	£75,431	€34,105
2008/09	NH	30	4	93	6	6.5%	£57,393	€28,340
2007	Flat	2	0	3	0	0.0%	-	-
2007/08	NH	48	12	173	13	7.5%	£64,126	€139,935
2006	Flat	1	0	1	0	0.0%	-	-
2006/07	NH	40	12	172	18	10.5%	£139,236	€231,081
2005	Flat	2	0	7	0	0.0%	-	-
2005/06	NH	38	10	177	22	12.4%	£131,998	€463,110
2004	Flat	5	1	11	1	9.1%	£3,066	€2,534
2004/05	NH	41	15	221	27	12.2%	£60,335	€283,491
2003	Flat	2	0	3	0	0.0%	-	-
2003/04	NH	45	18	231	27	11.7%	£86,043	€206,507
2002	Flat	5	0	7	0	0.0%	-	€360
2002/03	NH	37	6	164	9	5.5%	£29,086	€60,810
2001	Flat	5	0	15	0	0.0%	-	€2,000
2001/02	NH	31	7	142	10	7.0%	£46,085	€76,355
2000	Flat	5	1	12	1	8.3%	-	-
2000/01	NH	20	6	63	9	14.3%	£30,410	€7,963
1999	Flat	2	0	6	0	0.0%	-	-
1999/00	NH	10	3	33	6	18.2%	£54,759	-
1998	Flat	2	0	3	0	0.0%	£388	-
1998/99	NH	2	0	8	0	0.0%	-	-
1997	Flat	1	1	3	2	66.7%	£9,986	-
1996	Flat	1	0	1	0	0.0%	-	-
1995/96	NH	1	0	1	0	0.0%	-	-
1994/95	NH	1	1	5	1	20.0%	£2,815	-
1992/93	NH	1	0	3	0	0.0%	-	-
1991/92	NH	1	0	1	0	0.0%	-	-

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Best offspring: top 50 progeny


Justified (IRE)	-	-	Gordon Elliott	2004-2010	33	11	10	33.3%	8	Grade 1	£16,115	€433,685
Knockara Beau (IRE)	gelding	Clairabell (IRE)	George Charlton	2008-2017	57	11	16	19.3%	1	Grade 2	£238,978	-
Parsons Legacy (IRE)	-	-	Philip Hobbs	2002-2010	39	6	11	15.4%	1	Listed	£141,055	€4,970
Rocking Ship (IRE)	-	-	Gordon Elliott	2002-2007	51	5	9	9.8%	1	Listed	£580	€90,226
Dun Doire (IRE)	-	-	Mrs Peter Curling	2004-2010	36	9	4	25.0%	0	-	£55,027	€129,748
Green Belt Flyer (IRE)	-	-	Venetia Williams	2003-2008	36	8	6	22.2%	0	-	£11,895	€98,555
Sum Leader (IRE)	-	-	Miss Jane Thomas	2001-2007	40	6	6	15.0%	0	-	£1,375	€96,555
Liberty Counsel (IRE)	-	-	Mrs D A Love	2009-2013	22	5	5	22.7%	0	-	-	€177,028
Ursumman (IRE)	-	-	Jonjo O'Neill	2003-2009	45	5	11	11.1%	0	-	£1,846	€133,396
Rodock (FR)	-	-	M C Pipe	1999-2002	16	5	3	31.3%	0	-	£87,984	-
San Diego (IRE)	-	-	Niall Madden	2000-2005	54	5	12	9.3%	0	-	-	€60,236
Italian Counsel (IRE)	-	-	Philip Hobbs	1999-2006	47	5	6	10.6%	0	-	£45,028	-
Paddy The Optimist (IRE)	-	-	David Evans	2002-2007	50	5	18	10.0%	0	-	£37,120	-
Silken Pearls (GB)	-	-	L Lungo	2002-2006	13	5	0	38.5%	0	-	£18,077	-
Model Son (IRE)	-	-	William Magill	2003-2009	40	4	9	10.0%	0	-	£60,792	€48,372
Leading Springs (IRE)	-	-	Ms Joanna Morgan	2001-2006	38	4	5	10.5%	0	-	-	€38,050
Star Councel (IRE)	-	-	Brian Rothwell	2000-2004	43	4	7	9.3%	0	-	£11,380	€20,331
Pedros Brief (IRE)	-	-	Richard Lee	2003-2008	14	4	2	28.6%	0	-	£17,094	€6,910
Killerine (FR)	-	-	Ian Williams	1999-2002	17	4	3	23.5%	0	-	£22,768	-
The Halfway Bar (IRE)	-	-	Gillian Boanas	2006-2013	20	3	6	15.0%	0	-	£290	€64,443
Glenbar (IRE)	-	-	Michael Cunningham	2000-2004	28	3	4	10.7%	0	-	-	€32,887
Forever Eyesofblue (GB)	-	-	Andrew Parker	2003-2007	32	3	9	9.4%	0	-	£23,342	-
Kemal's Council (IRE)	-	-	Jonjo O'Neill	2001-2004	16	3	4	18.8%	0	-	£15,340	-
Phareight Dei (IRE)	-	-	Ian Williams	2003-2008	34	3	4	8.8%	0	-	£13,719	€1,333
Majority Verdict (GB)	-	-	Henry Daly	2001-2003	8	3	4	37.5%	0	-	£15,046	-
Linns Heir (GB)	-	-	L Lungo	2000	5	3	0	60.0%	0	-	£4,557	-
Winning Jenny (IRE)	-	-	J G Cromwell	2000-2001	9	3	0	33.3%	0	-	-	-
Swift Counsel (IRE)	-	-	Mrs D Williams	2007-2013	34	2	13	5.9%	0	-	£1,935	€48,412
Winning Counsel (IRE)	-	-	Miss A Smith-Maxwell	2006-2010	15	2	4	13.3%	0	-	£2,927	€19,773
Ichi Cavalo (IRE)	-	-	Ian Cobb	2001-2006	27	2	2	7.4%	0	-	-	€20,648
Allistathebarrista (IRE)	-	-	Sue Smith	2006-2008	11	2	5	18.2%	0	-	£16,910	-
Treasury Counsel (IRE)	-	-	Wyn Thomas	2006-2012	25	2	8	8.0%	0	-	£15,347	-
Elbow High (IRE)	-	-	A. J. Martin	2008-2010	5	2	0	40.0%	0	-	£4,879	€8,292
Prima Verde (GB)	-	-	Luca Cumani	1996-1998	5	2	1	40.0%	0	-	£10,374	-
The Kelt (IRE)	-	-	Eoin Doyle	2001-2004	11	2	1	18.2%	0	-	£6,678	€675
Some Trainer (IRE)	gelding	Miss Polymer (GB)	J G Cromwell	2000-2007	79	1	17	1.3%	0	-	£2,959	€27,395
Kerrys Cottage (IRE)	-	-	W J Burke	2005-2008	14	1	3	7.1%	0	-	-	€27,419
Bill's Folly (IRE)	-	-	Patrick Mooney	2006-2010	19	1	3	5.3%	0	-	-	€20,031
Wise Counsel (IRE)	-	-	J J Lambe	2004-2007	22	1	4	4.5%	0	-	£999	€13,784
Farmer's Lad (IRE)	-	-	R H & Mrs S Alner	2006-2009	20	1	9	5.0%	0	-	£12,243	-
Sheer Martina (IRE)	-	-	Niall Madden	2001-2004	15	1	2	6.7%	0	-	-	€11,340
Loggan Lass (IRE)	-	-	P J Rothwell	2005-2010	17	1	3	5.9%	0	-	-	€9,995
The Crazy Parson (IRE)	-	-	A. J. Martin	2006-2008	17	1	3	5.9%	0	-	£5,205	€4,550
Harry's Judgement (IRE)	-	-	Ms F M Crowley	2003	3	1	1	33.3%	0	-	-	€8,980
Wirey (IRE)	-	-	Peter Casey	2002-2005	27	1	1	3.7%	0	-	-	€8,799
Alska (FR)	-	-	P L Southcombe	1999-2005	37	1	7	2.7%	0	-	£7,910	-
Amazon Jean (IRE)	-	-	Niall Madden	2006-2009	18	1	1	5.6%	0	-	-	€6,167
Green Wellies (IRE)	-	-	Mrs D A Love	2007-2010	3	1	0	33.3%	0	-	-	€5,874
Winter's Folly (IRE)	-	-	C F Swan	2001-2002	5	1	0	20.0%	0	-	-	€5,520
Bouncing Betty (IRE)	-	-	Mrs Gillian Callaghan	2013-2014	13	1	0	7.7%	0	-	-	€5,130

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 Leading Counsel sired?: Leading Counsel (USA) has sired 52 winners from 125 runners in Britain and Ireland since 1992 (42%), with 168 wins from 1,793 runs. Progeny runs abroad are not included.
How many black-type winners has Leading Counsel sired?: Leading Counsel (USA) has sired 4 black-type winners in Britain and Ireland since 1992, 2 of them at Group or Grade level.
How many Group 1 winners has Leading Counsel sired?: Leading Counsel (USA) has sired 1 Grade 1 winner (1 Grade 1 win) in Britain and Ireland since 1992.
Who is the best offspring of Leading Counsel?: Ranked by level of win and black-type wins, the leading runner by Leading Counsel (USA) in Britain and Ireland is Justified (IRE), a Grade 1 winner with 8 black-type wins from 33 runs.
Who is the latest Group 1 winner by Leading Counsel?: The most recent Grade 1 winner by Leading Counsel (USA) in Britain and Ireland is Justified (IRE), in the Powers Gold Cup Chase (Grade 1) at Fairyhouse (IRE) on 16 April 2006.
What is the average winning distance of Leading Counsel's progeny?: The average winning distance of Leading Counsel (USA)'s progeny in Britain and Ireland is 2m4½f over jumps.
How much prize money have Leading Counsel's progeny won?: Leading Counsel (USA)'s progeny have earned £932,773 in Britain and €1,732,401 in Ireland since 1992.
How has Leading Counsel done as a broodmare sire?: Runners out of Leading Counsel (USA)'s daughters include 46 winners from 98 runners in Britain and Ireland, 3 of them black-type winners.

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