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)

Nicks

Nicks: his progeny by broodmare sire


Danehill Dancer (IRE)	18	12	66.7%	0	229	26	11.4%	£118,896	€106,620	Restive (IRE)
Danehill (USA)	15	8	53.3%	1	232	23	9.9%	£119,857	€276,459	Dick Whittington (IRE)
Oasis Dream (GB)	8	6	75.0%	1	142	14	9.9%	£73,074	€186,110	The Happy Prince (IRE)
Rock Of Gibraltar (IRE)	8	5	62.5%	0	103	13	12.6%	£85,116	€47,795	Song Of The Sky (GB)
Darshaan (GB)	7	5	71.4%	0	105	14	13.3%	£358,641	€20,057	Ripp Orf (IRE)
Machiavellian (USA)	5	4	80.0%	0	78	16	20.5%	£141,156	€550	Believe It (IRE)
Cape Cross (IRE)	6	4	66.7%	0	87	11	12.6%	£62,277	€184	Sid Hoodie (IRE)
Dansili (GB)	8	4	50.0%	0	105	10	9.5%	£93,868	€70,757	Cribbs Causeway (IRE)
Dalakhani (IRE)	7	4	57.1%	0	118	9	7.6%	£24,883	€59,206	Nearly Famous (GB)
Indian Ridge (IRE)	6	3	50.0%	1	99	16	16.2%	£46,055	€278,862	Creggs Pipes (IRE)
Rainbow Quest (USA)	5	3	60.0%	0	30	7	23.3%	£0	€61,846	Galeola (GB)
Red Ransom (USA)	6	3	50.0%	0	73	9	12.3%	£65,174	€0	Sleep Easy (GB)
Mark Of Esteem (IRE)	5	3	60.0%	0	35	3	8.6%	£22,018	€216	Stubbins (GB)
Daylami (IRE)	5	3	60.0%	0	52	3	5.8%	£19,971	€0	Perrault (IRE)

His runners grouped by the sire of their dam (the cross). Minimum 5 runners; top 30 of 14 crosses by winners (114 crosses in total). British and Irish runs since 1990.

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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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