Shirley Heights (GB)

Best progeny: Arcadian Heights (GB), Zindabad (FR), Sacrament (GB)

Avg winning distance: Flat 11.7f · NH 2m3f
Damsire avg winning distance: Flat 9.8f · NH 2m2f
As damsire: 668 winners from 1083 runners
Country: GB

Winners (GB & IRE): 177 of 302 runners (59%)
Wins (GB & IRE): 448 from 3,403 runs
Black-type winners (GB & IRE): 17 (8 Group/Grade)
Progeny prize money (GB & IRE): £4,529,379 GB · €132,162 IRE
Best progeny: Arcadian Heights (GB), Zindabad (FR), Sacrament (GB)

Progeny

Progeny record by season


2007/08	NH	2	1	10	2	20.0%	£6,691	-
2006/07	NH	2	1	17	2	11.8%	£17,073	-
2005	Flat	2	1	7	1	14.3%	£4,166	-
2005/06	NH	3	0	13	0	0.0%	£13,313	-
2004	Flat	3	0	17	0	0.0%	£4,608	-
2004/05	NH	3	1	8	1	12.5%	£18,688	-
2003	Flat	7	2	45	6	13.3%	£82,815	-
2003/04	NH	4	0	14	0	0.0%	£2,583	€540
2002	Flat	13	3	62	8	12.9%	£334,455	€93,440
2002/03	NH	10	3	40	9	22.5%	£34,923	€18,660
2001	Flat	26	6	133	11	8.3%	£173,283	€18,625
2001/02	NH	21	3	64	6	9.4%	£81,084	€898
2000	Flat	31	10	159	14	8.8%	£190,827	-
2000/01	NH	13	3	35	6	17.1%	£25,805	-
1999	Flat	45	24	243	41	16.9%	£527,796	-
1999/00	NH	19	3	54	7	13.0%	£59,046	-
1998	Flat	51	17	222	26	11.7%	£295,448	-
1998/99	NH	21	5	59	5	8.5%	£21,882	-
1997	Flat	55	21	250	28	11.2%	£285,676	-
1997/98	NH	18	4	59	5	8.5%	£52,358	-
1996	Flat	55	21	204	31	15.2%	£269,641	-
1996/97	NH	18	8	74	15	20.3%	£58,397	-
1995	Flat	56	23	198	29	14.6%	£302,709	-
1995/96	NH	17	3	70	4	5.7%	£12,660	-
1994	Flat	55	17	229	28	12.2%	£400,846	-
1994/95	NH	18	5	76	7	9.2%	£27,666	-
1993	Flat	55	22	210	34	16.2%	£345,698	-
1993/94	NH	19	4	62	8	12.9%	£26,043	-
1992	Flat	49	23	198	33	16.7%	£266,165	-
1992/93	NH	16	7	71	9	12.7%	£25,125	-
1991	Flat	49	19	173	26	15.0%	£201,250	-
1991/92	NH	22	5	57	5	8.8%	£15,773	-
1990	Flat	46	20	200	33	16.5%	£320,709	-
1990/91	NH	15	5	42	6	14.3%	£17,055	-
1989/90	NH	13	2	28	2	7.1%	£7,121	-

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

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Best offspring: top 50 progeny


Arcadian Heights (GB)	G Wragg	1991-1994	22	4	8	18.2%	3	Group 1	£235,087	-
Zindabad (FR)	Mark Johnston	1998-2003	27	9	8	33.3%	5	Group 2	£473,237	-
Sacrament (GB)	Sir Michael Stoute	1994-1997	15	5	2	33.3%	3	Group 2	£109,585	-
Perpendicular (GB)	Sir Henry Cecil	1990-1993	8	4	1	50.0%	2	Group 2	£98,991	-
Zinaad (GB)	Sir Michael Stoute	1991-1994	11	3	4	27.3%	2	Group 2	£75,985	-
Private Tender (GB)	Sir Henry Cecil	1990	6	3	0	50.0%	1	Group 2	£68,108	-
Sadian (GB)	John Dunlop	1997-1999	12	6	2	50.0%	2	Group 3	£109,885	-
Stelvio (GB)	Sir Henry Cecil	1994-1995	4	3	0	75.0%	1	Group 3	£41,538	-
Bal Harbour (GB)	Sir Henry Cecil	1993-1996	15	4	3	26.7%	2	Listed	£66,753	-
Hyabella (GB)	Sir Michael Stoute	1991	8	3	1	37.5%	2	Listed	£24,945	-
Freetown I (IRE)	L Lungo	1999-2008	39	8	9	20.5%	1	Listed	£91,936	-
ShemozzleI (IRE)	John Gosden	1995-1996	8	3	3	37.5%	1	Listed	£37,288	-
Fragrant Hill (GB)	I A Balding	1990-1992	12	3	1	25.0%	1	Listed	£31,031	-
State Fair I (GB)	Gerald Ham	1996-1999	31	2	5	6.5%	1	Listed	£31,981	-
Dabtiya (IRE)	John M Oxx	1991-1992	6	2	1	33.3%	1	Listed	-	-
Criquette (GB)	Luca Cumani	1992	2	1	1	50.0%	1	Listed	£11,941	-
Catwalk (GB)	William Haggas	1996	4	1	0	25.0%	1	Listed	£10,996	-
Highflying (GB)	George Moore	1990-1997	63	15	12	23.8%	0	-	£148,175	-
Top Cees (GB)	I A Balding	1992-2000	55	12	13	21.8%	0	-	£278,985	-
Lunar Crystal (IRE)	L J Bridge	2000-2008	45	10	11	22.2%	0	-	£73,764	-
Honey Mount (GB)	R H Alner	1993-2001	39	10	9	25.6%	0	-	£67,976	-
Antiguan Flyer (GB)	George Prodromou	1991-2001	52	10	9	19.2%	0	-	£32,108	-
Mystic Hill (GB)	J Joseph	1993-2003	55	9	14	16.4%	0	-	£64,405	-
Steamroller Stanly (GB)	D W Chapman	1995-2001	58	9	18	15.5%	0	-	£46,943	-
Kass Alhawa (GB)	D W Chapman	1995-2002	111	8	29	7.2%	0	-	£51,799	-
Opportune (GER)	Mark Brisbourne	1997-2005	40	8	11	20.0%	0	-	£43,686	-
Sheriffmuir (GB)	Michael Bell	1992-2000	21	7	4	33.3%	0	-	£27,650	-
Hayaain (GB)	N. W. Alexander	1995-2004	43	6	9	14.0%	0	-	£41,126	-
Shirley Rose (GB)	Mark Johnston	1992-1993	15	6	6	40.0%	0	-	£22,172	-
Heliopsis (GB)	Micky Hammond	1991-1995	26	6	6	23.1%	0	-	£20,609	-
Ratify I (GB)	Kevin Morgan	1991-1995	31	6	5	19.4%	0	-	£20,007	-
Doradus (GB)	J G Fitzgerald	1991-1995	24	6	4	25.0%	0	-	£17,764	-
Misbelief (GB)	James Fanshawe	1992-1995	25	5	10	20.0%	0	-	£49,226	-
Day Of History (IRE)	C A Cyzer	1992-1993	21	5	4	23.8%	0	-	£20,867	-
Military Honour (GB)	J E Swiers	1990-1994	34	5	8	14.7%	0	-	£19,007	-
Pantar (IRE)	I A Balding	1997-2001	48	4	16	8.3%	0	-	£110,748	-
High And Mighty (GB)	G Barnett	1997-2003	30	4	9	13.3%	0	-	£100,038	-
Musician (GB)	James Fanshawe	1998-2000	10	4	3	40.0%	0	-	£38,999	-
Opaque (GB)	P J Rothwell	1995-2001	48	4	8	8.3%	0	-	£36,862	€1,410
Galleon Beach (GB)	Barry Leavy	1999-2004	34	4	8	11.8%	0	-	£30,497	-
Shirley Sue (GB)	Mark Johnston	1995-1997	29	4	7	13.8%	0	-	£28,927	-
Tramline (GB)	Michael Blanshard	1997-2001	27	4	4	14.8%	0	-	£22,832	-
Byzantium I (GB)	Henry Daly	1997-2001	33	4	11	12.1%	0	-	£21,579	-
Encore Une Fois I (IRE)	Mark Johnston	1991-1994	27	4	5	14.8%	0	-	£19,445	-
Ellway Heights (GB)	Mark Brisbourne	2000-2005	31	4	9	12.9%	0	-	£18,949	-
Heighth Of Fame (GB)	J Hetherton	1994-1998	42	4	13	9.5%	0	-	£16,631	-
Pursuit Of Glory (GB)	C A Cyzer	1993-1995	16	4	1	25.0%	0	-	£16,616	-
Hill Of Dreams (GB)	Dai Williams	1993-1995	25	4	2	16.0%	0	-	£16,036	-
High Noon (GB)	Bernard Llewellyn	1997-1999	26	4	4	15.4%	0	-	£13,398	-
Mountain Bloom (IRE)	M J P O'Brien	1991-1995	33	4	6	12.1%	0	-	£3,860	-

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 Shirley Heights sired?: Shirley Heights (GB) has sired 177 winners from 302 runners in Britain and Ireland since 1990 (59%), with 448 wins from 3,403 runs. Progeny runs abroad are not included.
How many black-type winners has Shirley Heights sired?: Shirley Heights (GB) has sired 17 black-type winners in Britain and Ireland since 1990, 8 of them at Group or Grade level.
How many Group 1 winners has Shirley Heights sired?: Shirley Heights (GB) has sired 1 Group 1 winner (1 Group 1 win) in Britain and Ireland since 1990.
Who is the best offspring of Shirley Heights?: Ranked by level of win and black-type wins, the leading runner by Shirley Heights (GB) in Britain and Ireland is Arcadian Heights (GB), a Group 1 winner with 3 black-type wins from 22 runs.
Who is the latest Group 1 winner by Shirley Heights?: The most recent Group 1 winner by Shirley Heights (GB) in Britain and Ireland is Arcadian Heights (GB), in the Gold Cup (Group 1) at Ascot on 16 June 1994.
What is the average winning distance of Shirley Heights' progeny?: The average winning distance of Shirley Heights (GB)'s progeny in Britain and Ireland is 11.7 furlongs on the Flat and 2m3f over jumps.
How much prize money have Shirley Heights' progeny won?: Shirley Heights (GB)'s progeny have earned £4,529,379 in Britain and €132,162 in Ireland since 1990.
How has Shirley Heights done as a broodmare sire?: Runners out of Shirley Heights (GB)'s daughters include 668 winners from 1,083 runners in Britain and Ireland, 90 of them black-type winners.