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Sire profile

Rip Van Winkle (IRE)

Best progeny: Dick Whittington (IRE), Creggs Pipes (IRE), The Happy Prince (IRE)

Avg winning distance: Flat 9.2f · NH 2m1½f
Damsire avg winning distance: Flat 7.6f · NH 2m2½f
Race record: 13 runs, 5 wins
By: Galileo (IRE)
As damsire: 68 winners from 140 runners
Country: IRE

Jumps 2026/27 (GB & IRE): 0 winners from 1 runner
Winners (GB & IRE): 139 of 254 runners (55%)
Wins (GB & IRE): 350 from 3,468 runs
Black-type winners (GB & IRE): 5 (4 Group/Grade)
Progeny prize money (GB & IRE): £2,519,332 GB · €1,712,593 IRE
Best progeny: Dick Whittington (IRE), Creggs Pipes (IRE), The Happy Prince (IRE)

Progeny

Progeny record by season


2026/27	NH	1	0	5	0	0.0%	£5,441	-
2025	Flat	1	1	12	1	8.3%	£12,027	-
2024	Flat	2	1	27	1	3.7%	£10,017	-
2024/25	NH	2	0	7	0	0.0%	£1,064	-
2023	Flat	6	2	37	5	13.5%	£29,259	-
2023/24	NH	6	0	9	0	0.0%	£1,337	€560
2022	Flat	10	3	89	8	9.0%	£71,958	€12,390
2022/23	NH	9	0	19	0	0.0%	£9,043	€1,080
2021	Flat	25	6	137	11	8.0%	£52,041	€33,710
2021/22	NH	16	6	61	7	11.5%	£30,570	€40,000
2020	Flat	33	9	180	12	6.7%	£61,032	€58,456
2020/21	NH	30	5	96	8	8.3%	£35,544	€30,830
2019	Flat	65	26	412	39	9.5%	£263,597	€157,549
2019/20	NH	28	10	101	14	13.9%	£70,237	€54,236
2018	Flat	104	32	501	47	9.4%	£498,476	€179,841
2018/19	NH	33	10	131	15	11.5%	£124,096	€58,701
2017	Flat	106	33	524	49	9.4%	£426,111	€258,587
2017/18	NH	25	3	68	3	4.4%	£34,915	€3,197
2016	Flat	103	44	479	58	12.1%	£382,934	€395,209
2016/17	NH	26	5	70	6	8.6%	£32,122	€855
2015	Flat	89	33	371	46	12.4%	£266,755	€166,950
2015/16	NH	7	1	12	1	8.3%	£4,280	€180
2014	Flat	42	13	120	19	15.8%	£96,476	€260,265

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Current season runners and winners


Hooper (GB)	NH	10	gelding	Earth Amber (GB)	Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies	5	0	1	0.0%	£5,441	9 Sep 26	95

Flat 2026 and NH 2026/27; up to 100 runners, winners first.

Best offspring: top 50 progeny


Dick Whittington (IRE)	-	-	Aidan O'Brien	2014-2016	12	4	4	33.3%	3	Group 1	£9,672	€225,775
Creggs Pipes (IRE)	mare	Sophie Germain (IRE)	Andrew Slattery	2014-2017	23	7	5	30.4%	2	Group 2	-	€259,700
The Happy Prince (IRE)	-	-	Aidan O'Brien	2014-2016	23	4	7	17.4%	1	Group 3	£21,500	€138,355
I Am Beautiful (IRE)	-	-	Aidan O'Brien	2014	6	1	0	16.7%	1	Group 3	-	€44,910
Bravo Zolo (IRE)	gelding	Set Fire (IRE)	Charlie Appleby	2014-2017	12	5	3	41.7%	1	Listed	£76,588	-
Light Up Our Stars (IRE)	gelding	Shine Like A Star (GB)	Scott Dixon	2018-2025	89	12	20	13.5%	0	-	£95,174	-
Boudica Bay (IRE)	mare	White Shift (IRE)	Tristan Davidson	2017-2023	50	9	8	18.0%	0	-	£43,991	-
Argus (IRE)	gelding	Steel Princess (IRE)	Alexandra Dunn	2015-2023	46	8	6	17.4%	0	-	£58,339	-
Believe It (IRE)	horse	Have Faith (IRE)	Richard Hughes	2015-2018	33	8	6	24.2%	0	-	£36,556	-
Nick Vedder (GB)	gelding	Devotion (IRE)	Robyn Brisland	2016-2023	69	7	20	10.1%	0	-	£57,097	-
Sleep Easy (GB)	gelding	Strictly Lambada (GB)	Sophie Leech	2014-2020	43	7	12	16.3%	0	-	£54,242	-
Restive (IRE)	gelding	I Hearyou Knocking (IRE)	Michael Easterby	2015-2021	68	7	13	10.3%	0	-	£36,120	€17,540
Hooper (GB)	gelding	Earth Amber (GB)	Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies	2019-2026	28	6	10	21.4%	0	-	£53,574	-
Break The Silence (GB)	gelding	In A Silent Way (IRE)	Scott Dixon	2016-2021	69	6	24	8.7%	0	-	£41,745	-
Fisher Green (IRE)	gelding	Prealpina (IRE)	Maurice Barnes	2016-2021	37	6	5	16.2%	0	-	£40,480	-
Broughtons Flare (IRE)	gelding	Purple Glow (IRE)	Mark Loughnane	2018-2024	61	6	9	9.8%	0	-	£38,934	-
Sid Hoodie (IRE)	-	Universe (GB)	Alex Hales	2018-2022	27	6	5	22.2%	0	-	£32,431	-
Cribbs Causeway (IRE)	mare	Bristol Fashion (GB)	Roger Charlton	2016-2018	17	5	4	29.4%	0	-	£85,334	-
Count Simon (IRE)	gelding	Wedding Cake (IRE)	R W Varnham	2017-2023	36	5	15	13.9%	0	-	£18,318	€57,384
Winston C (IRE)	gelding	Pitrizza (IRE)	Keri Brion	2016-2021	18	5	6	27.8%	0	-	£66,931	€550
Song Of The Sky (GB)	mare	Holy Moly (USA)	Charlie Mann	2015-2020	38	5	8	13.2%	0	-	£8,092	€36,394
Crystal Dawn (IRE)	mare	Awjila (GB)	Jessica Macey	2019-2023	54	5	11	9.3%	0	-	£12,796	€28,220
Bakht A Rawan (IRE)	gelding	Foolish Ambition (GER)	Roger Teal	2014-2019	35	5	6	14.3%	0	-	£29,805	-
Ripp Orf (IRE)	gelding	Barzah (IRE)	David Elsworth	2016-2021	31	4	12	12.9%	0	-	£225,900	-
Home Cummins (IRE)	mare	Alava (IRE)	Richard Fahey	2014-2017	30	4	9	13.3%	0	-	£88,804	-
Miss Snossyboots (IRE)	-	Nick's Nikita (IRE)	M Halford	2017-2020	24	4	8	16.7%	0	-	-	€56,525
Micro Manage (IRE)	gelding	Lillebonne (FR)	Willie Mullins	2018-2023	17	4	5	23.5%	0	-	-	€49,310
Rips Dream (IRE)	-	Billys Dream (GB)	Patrick J Flynn	2017-2022	37	4	10	10.8%	0	-	-	€46,101
Place Des Vosges (IRE)	-	Red Blossom (USA)	Mark Fahey	2018-2021	27	4	10	14.8%	0	-	£2,759	€42,610
Purple Magic (GB)	-	-	Michael Bell	2015-2016	8	4	2	50.0%	0	-	£42,001	-
Sleepy Head (IRE)	mare	Billys Dream (GB)	Patrick J Flynn	2016-2021	33	4	9	12.1%	0	-	-	€40,881
Sassie (IRE)	mare	Star Of Gibraltar (GB)	Michael Easterby	2017-2020	28	4	8	14.3%	0	-	£35,892	-
All For The Best (IRE)	gelding	Alleluia (GB)	Robert Stephens	2015-2018	29	4	11	13.8%	0	-	£29,571	-
Gravity Wave (IRE)	gelding	Phrase (GB)	John Flint	2016-2021	37	4	7	10.8%	0	-	£24,457	-
Koptoon (GB)	-	-	Jo Hughes	2014-2016	25	4	5	16.0%	0	-	£18,564	-
Taopix (GB)	gelding	Sinister Ruckus (USA)	Karen McLintock	2015-2019	18	4	4	22.2%	0	-	£15,990	-
Higher Power (GB)	gelding	Lady Stardust (GB)	James Fanshawe	2014-2019	25	3	12	12.0%	0	-	£164,339	-
Shailene (IRE)	-	Snow Key (USA)	Andrew Balding	2018-2020	19	3	6	15.8%	0	-	£77,192	-
Easy Boy (IRE)	gelding	Genial Jenny (IRE)	Patrick Martin	2014-2019	59	3	14	5.1%	0	-	-	€41,444
Another Story (IRE)	mare	Chronicle (GB)	Ms Sheila Lavery	2015-2018	8	3	0	37.5%	0	-	-	€34,045
Premier League (IRE)	-	Feeling Wonderful (IRE)	Michael Mulvany	2017-2019	21	3	4	14.3%	0	-	-	€33,285
Galeola (GB)	mare	She Storm (IRE)	Ms Sheila Lavery	2018-2020	9	3	2	33.3%	0	-	-	€31,261
Nearly Famous (GB)	mare	Ermena (GB)	Grace Harris	2016-2021	30	3	1	10.0%	0	-	£1,167	€28,750
Aurora Gray (GB)	mare	Summer's Eve (GB)	Hughie Morrison	2015-2017	19	3	7	15.8%	0	-	£29,214	-
Ligeti (IRE)	gelding	Dollar Chick (IRE)	Joseph Patrick O'Brien	2016-2017	18	3	4	16.7%	0	-	-	€28,768
Cray (IRE)	gelding	Amaya (USA)	Gavin Cromwell	2016-2019	30	3	7	10.0%	0	-	£18,093	€9,472
Lady Of Luxury (IRE)	mare	Cosmic Fire (FR)	Eoin Doyle	2018-2022	31	3	4	9.7%	0	-	-	€26,522
Secret Memories (IRE)	mare	Persian Memories (IRE)	Miss Katy Brown	2017-2018	28	3	5	10.7%	0	-	£5,432	€19,162
Cuttin' Edge (IRE)	gelding	How's She Cuttin' (IRE)	William Muir	2016-2020	23	3	5	13.0%	0	-	£21,510	-
Dora's Field (IRE)	mare	Rydal Mount (IRE)	Stuart Kittow	2015-2021	35	3	6	8.6%	0	-	£19,709	-

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 Rip Van Winkle sired?: Rip Van Winkle (IRE) has sired 139 winners from 254 runners in Britain and Ireland since 2014 (55%), with 350 wins from 3,468 runs. Progeny runs abroad are not included.
How many black-type winners has Rip Van Winkle sired?: Rip Van Winkle (IRE) has sired 5 black-type winners in Britain and Ireland since 2014, 4 of them at Group or Grade level.
How many Group 1 winners has Rip Van Winkle sired?: Rip Van Winkle (IRE) has sired 1 Group 1 winner (1 Group 1 win) in Britain and Ireland since 2014.
Who is the best offspring of Rip Van Winkle?: Ranked by level of win and black-type wins, the leading runner by Rip Van Winkle (IRE) in Britain and Ireland is Dick Whittington (IRE), a Group 1 winner with 3 black-type wins from 12 runs.
Who is the latest Group 1 winner by Rip Van Winkle?: The most recent Group 1 winner by Rip Van Winkle (IRE) in Britain and Ireland is Dick Whittington (IRE), in the Keeneland Phoenix Stakes (Group 1) at Curragh (IRE) on 10 August 2014.
Who is Rip Van Winkle's sire?: Rip Van Winkle (IRE) is by Galileo (IRE), and won 5 of 13 races in Britain and Ireland as a racehorse.
What is the average winning distance of Rip Van Winkle's progeny?: The average winning distance of Rip Van Winkle (IRE)'s progeny in Britain and Ireland is 9.2 furlongs on the Flat and 2m1½f over jumps.
How are Rip Van Winkle's progeny doing this season?: Rip Van Winkle (IRE) has had no winners from 1 runner in the 2026/27 jumps season in Britain and Ireland.
How much prize money have Rip Van Winkle's progeny won?: Rip Van Winkle (IRE)'s progeny have earned £2,519,332 in Britain and €1,712,593 in Ireland since 2014.
How has Rip Van Winkle done as a broodmare sire?: Runners out of Rip Van Winkle (IRE)'s daughters include 68 winners from 140 runners in Britain and Ireland, 8 of them black-type winners.

Updated 2026-09-09

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