Shy Groom (USA)

Best progeny: Celibate (IRE), Blushing Sand (IRE), Non Vintage (IRE)

Avg winning distance: Flat 8.6f · NH 2m2f
Damsire avg winning distance: Flat 9.1f · NH 2m1½f
As damsire: 25 winners from 84 runners
Country: USA

Winners (GB & IRE): 33 of 88 runners (38%)
Wins (GB & IRE): 114 from 1,528 runs
Black-type winners (GB & IRE): 2 (2 Group/Grade)
Progeny prize money (GB & IRE): £682,383 GB · €8,800 IRE
Best progeny: Celibate (IRE), Blushing Sand (IRE), Non Vintage (IRE)

Progeny

Progeny record by season


2005	Flat	1	0	1	0	0.0%	-	-
2004	Flat	1	1	5	2	40.0%	£9,256	-
2004/05	NH	1	1	3	1	33.3%	£7,308	-
2003/04	NH	3	0	13	0	0.0%	£1,006	€4,600
2002/03	NH	5	1	20	2	10.0%	£28,573	€4,200
2001	Flat	2	0	8	0	0.0%	-	-
2001/02	NH	5	2	19	2	10.5%	£45,767	-
2000	Flat	4	0	9	0	0.0%	-	-
2000/01	NH	9	1	37	1	2.7%	£34,350	-
1999	Flat	3	0	15	0	0.0%	-	-
1999/00	NH	5	1	34	2	5.9%	£44,312	-
1998	Flat	4	1	31	3	9.7%	£11,298	-
1998/99	NH	9	4	55	6	10.9%	£53,133	-
1997	Flat	8	0	31	0	0.0%	£5,983	-
1997/98	NH	14	2	58	3	5.2%	£34,377	-
1996	Flat	13	2	59	4	6.8%	£38,015	-
1996/97	NH	12	5	66	9	13.6%	£57,917	-
1995	Flat	17	2	96	2	2.1%	£50,341	-
1995/96	NH	21	9	107	15	14.0%	£86,938	-
1994	Flat	24	5	139	9	6.5%	£52,314	-
1994/95	NH	22	6	83	7	8.4%	£26,084	-
1993	Flat	24	10	167	13	7.8%	£31,767	-
1993/94	NH	18	4	46	7	15.2%	£12,542	-
1992	Flat	23	7	123	7	5.7%	£18,897	-
1992/93	NH	9	1	23	1	4.3%	£3,491	-
1991	Flat	14	1	76	4	5.3%	£250	-
1991/92	NH	17	2	47	2	4.3%	£2,988	-
1990	Flat	25	6	119	9	7.6%	£23,729	-
1990/91	NH	10	2	34	3	8.8%	£1,749	-
1989/90	NH	3	0	4	0	0.0%	-	-

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

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Best offspring: top 50 progeny


Celibate (IRE)	Charlie Mann	1994-2004	85	14	29	16.5%	2	Grade 1	£227,626	-
Blushing Sand (IRE)	P T Leonard	1994-2002	44	3	7	6.8%	1	Grade 3	-	-
Non Vintage (IRE)	Michael Chapman	1993-2003	144	8	36	5.6%	0	-	£87,936	-
Super Fellow (IRE)	Christopher Kellett	1997-2005	53	8	13	15.1%	0	-	£43,450	€8,800
Eskimo Nel (IRE)	John Spearing	1994-1997	36	8	7	22.2%	0	-	£45,599	-
Silver Groom (IRE)	David M Easterby	1992-2002	77	6	18	7.8%	0	-	£100,207	-
Bold Street (IRE)	M C Pipe	1993-1998	48	5	6	10.4%	0	-	£27,509	-
Cheerful Groom (IRE)	Mrs H L Walton	1993-2001	100	5	17	5.0%	0	-	£23,787	-
Atherton Green (IRE)	Jeremy Glover	1992-1996	48	5	16	10.4%	0	-	£21,043	-
Reluctant Suitor I (GB)	Micky Hammond	1993-1994	14	5	4	35.7%	0	-	£14,149	-
Kentucky Baby (IRE)	Patrick Martin	1992-1998	83	5	16	6.0%	0	-	-	-
Fascination Waltz (GB)	J J Sheehan	1990-1995	45	4	3	8.9%	0	-	£33,610	-
Star Sent (IRE)	M Halford	1990-1992	37	4	6	10.8%	0	-	-	-
Groomsman I (GB)	N M Babbage	1990-1995	24	3	7	12.5%	0	-	£11,156	-
Sylvester (IRE)	Miss A E Broyd	1994-1999	17	3	2	17.6%	0	-	£7,797	-
Widden Fields (GB)	Peter Casey	1990-1992	19	3	7	15.8%	0	-	-	-
Slightly Shy (GB)	J T Gorman	1990-1995	43	3	13	7.0%	0	-	-	-
Profit Motive (IRE)	Patrick O'Leary	1993-1995	17	3	4	17.6%	0	-	-	-
Indian Wedding (IRE)	Mark Johnston	1994	5	2	3	40.0%	0	-	£10,221	-
Slightly Scruffy (IRE)	Daniel J Murphy	1992-1993	14	2	3	14.3%	0	-	-	-
Millers Mill (IRE)	E McNamara	1992-1995	23	2	6	8.7%	0	-	-	-
Suave Groom (IRE)	D K Weld	1992-1993	7	2	3	28.6%	0	-	-	-
Irish Groom (GB)	A Streeter	1990-1998	49	1	8	2.0%	0	-	£5,371	-
Shy Paddy (IRE)	Ken Cunningham-Brown	1994-2001	23	1	4	4.3%	0	-	£4,832	-
Gold'n Shroud (IRE)	George Jones	1993-2000	19	1	3	5.3%	0	-	£3,922	-
Stroika (IRE)	R M Flower	1992-1994	13	1	0	7.7%	0	-	£2,658	-
Coy Boy (IRE)	G Lewis	1992	3	1	0	33.3%	0	-	£2,511	-
Fear Sneachta I (IRE)	Ruby Walsh	1990	4	1	1	25.0%	0	-	-	-
Reticent Bride (IRE)	D K Weld	1993	7	1	3	14.3%	0	-	-	-
Shygate (GB)	Leo Collins	1990-1991	14	1	0	7.1%	0	-	-	-
Shy Maiden (IRE)	C Weedon	1990-1992	10	1	2	10.0%	0	-	-	-
Jada (IRE)	Kevin Prendergast	1990-1991	16	1	3	6.3%	0	-	-	-
Solar Flash (IRE)	V Bowens	1992-1994	24	1	2	4.2%	0	-	-	-
Balishy (GB)	R J Holder	1990-1991	19	0	3	0.0%	0	-	£2,964	-
La Belle Shyanne (GB)	Ron Hodges	1994-1997	23	0	5	0.0%	0	-	£2,510	-
Cautious Rebel (GB)	G B Balding	1990-1994	16	0	4	0.0%	0	-	£1,733	-
No Show I (IRE)	K S Bridgwater	1993-1994	10	0	3	0.0%	0	-	£952	-
Right Angle (IRE)	Mandy Rowland	1993-1996	13	0	1	0.0%	0	-	£552	-
Head Groom (GB)	Gerald Ham	1990-1991	5	0	1	0.0%	0	-	£288	-
Anner Lad (IRE)	Patrick J Flynn	1992	6	0	0	0.0%	0	-	-	-
Save More (IRE)	F Dunne	1992	4	0	0	0.0%	0	-	-	-
Snow Shy (GB)	Pat Mitchell	1990	7	0	0	0.0%	0	-	-	-
Sweet Jenny I (IRE)	M V Manning	1992-1993	4	0	0	0.0%	0	-	-	-
Schmeichel (IRE)	D G McArdle	1992-1994	10	0	4	0.0%	0	-	-	-
Shy Win (IRE)	J C Hayden	1992-1993	5	0	0	0.0%	0	-	-	-
Shy Away (GB)	Kevin Woods	1992	1	0	0	0.0%	0	-	-	-
Hot Groom (GB)	Countess Schulenburg	1992-1993	3	0	0	0.0%	0	-	-	-
Evening Wedding (GB)	John Murphy	1991	6	0	1	0.0%	0	-	-	-
Remain Anonymous (IRE)	Edward Lynam	1993	3	0	0	0.0%	0	-	-	-
Special Offer (IRE)	W M Roper	1993-1994	14	0	4	0.0%	0	-	-	-

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 Shy Groom sired?: Shy Groom (USA) has sired 33 winners from 88 runners in Britain and Ireland since 1990 (38%), with 114 wins from 1,528 runs. Progeny runs abroad are not included.
How many black-type winners has Shy Groom sired?: Shy Groom (USA) has sired 2 black-type winners in Britain and Ireland since 1990, 2 of them at Group or Grade level.
How many Group 1 winners has Shy Groom sired?: Shy Groom (USA) has sired 1 Grade 1 winner (1 Grade 1 win) in Britain and Ireland since 1990.
Who is the best offspring of Shy Groom?: Ranked by level of win and black-type wins, the leading runner by Shy Groom (USA) in Britain and Ireland is Celibate (IRE), a Grade 1 winner with 2 black-type wins from 85 runs.
Who is the latest Group 1 winner by Shy Groom?: The most recent Grade 1 winner by Shy Groom (USA) in Britain and Ireland is Celibate (IRE), in the B.M.W. Chase (Grade 1) at Punchestown (IRE) on 27 April 1999.
What is the average winning distance of Shy Groom's progeny?: The average winning distance of Shy Groom (USA)'s progeny in Britain and Ireland is 8.6 furlongs on the Flat and 2m2f over jumps.
How much prize money have Shy Groom's progeny won?: Shy Groom (USA)'s progeny have earned £682,383 in Britain and €8,800 in Ireland since 1990.
How has Shy Groom done as a broodmare sire?: Runners out of Shy Groom (USA)'s daughters include 25 winners from 84 runners in Britain and Ireland, 1 of them black-type winners.

Updated 2005-02-27

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