Strong Gale (IRE)

Best progeny: Merry Gale (IRE), Opera Hat (IRE), Strong Platinum (IRE)

Avg winning distance: Flat 14.4f · NH 2m4½f
Damsire avg winning distance: Flat 8.7f · NH 2m4½f
As damsire: 711 winners from 1779 runners
Country: IRE

Winners (GB & IRE): 488 of 1,040 runners (47%)
Wins (GB & IRE): 1,879 from 14,940 runs
Black-type winners (GB & IRE): 32 (25 Group/Grade)
Progeny prize money (GB & IRE): £9,207,252 GB · €919,321 IRE
Best progeny: Merry Gale (IRE), Opera Hat (IRE), Strong Platinum (IRE)

Progeny

Progeny record by season


2008/09	NH	1	0	1	0	0.0%	-	-
2007/08	NH	2	0	3	0	0.0%	-	-
2006/07	NH	9	2	33	2	6.1%	£14,072	-
2005/06	NH	13	3	51	4	7.8%	£34,554	-
2004/05	NH	30	10	118	13	11.0%	£96,295	€28,810
2003	Flat	3	0	5	0	0.0%	-	€1,120
2003/04	NH	62	25	254	38	15.0%	£377,826	€242,820
2002	Flat	2	0	13	0	0.0%	-	€1,345
2002/03	NH	97	34	410	48	11.7%	£504,079	€156,815
2001	Flat	1	0	1	0	0.0%	-	€667
2001/02	NH	148	45	613	62	10.1%	£477,910	€348,343
2000	Flat	5	0	8	0	0.0%	-	-
2000/01	NH	207	64	728	97	13.3%	£631,001	€139,401
1999	Flat	7	0	10	0	0.0%	£211	-
1999/00	NH	284	83	1,216	143	11.8%	£773,736	-
1998	Flat	19	3	27	3	11.1%	£377	-
1998/99	NH	342	90	1,333	148	11.1%	£652,140	-
1997	Flat	8	2	14	2	14.3%	-	-
1997/98	NH	369	103	1,469	171	11.6%	£987,581	-
1996	Flat	6	0	9	0	0.0%	-	-
1996/97	NH	362	105	1,419	207	14.6%	£1,091,320	-
1995	Flat	13	2	28	3	10.7%	£257	-
1995/96	NH	364	119	1,457	212	14.6%	£827,472	-
1994	Flat	11	1	22	1	4.5%	-	-
1994/95	NH	345	116	1,496	213	14.2%	£792,142	-
1993	Flat	12	3	24	4	16.7%	-	-
1993/94	NH	296	87	1,246	152	12.2%	£564,900	-
1992	Flat	5	0	10	0	0.0%	-	-
1992/93	NH	253	76	1,129	152	13.5%	£658,721	-
1991	Flat	10	1	35	1	2.9%	-	-
1991/92	NH	222	52	884	86	9.7%	£308,384	-
1990	Flat	16	2	54	5	9.3%	£3,927	-
1990/91	NH	152	47	636	93	14.6%	£343,568	-
1989/90	NH	75	14	184	19	10.3%	£66,780	-

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

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Best offspring: top 50 progeny


Merry Gale (IRE)	J T R Dreaper	1993-2000	57	18	17	31.6%	9	Grade 1	£60,570	-
Opera Hat (IRE)	J R H Fowler	1992-1999	57	15	21	26.3%	4	Grade 1	£57,650	-
Strong Platinum (IRE)	P Burke	1993-1996	22	9	5	40.9%	4	Grade 1	-	-
Glenelly Gale (IRE)	Michael Easterby	1999-2005	45	6	14	13.3%	3	Grade 1	£12,067	€206,275
Katabatic (GB)	J T Gifford	1990-1996	36	13	14	36.1%	2	Grade 1	£353,640	-
Strong Run (IRE)	Noel Meade	1998-2004	28	9	7	32.1%	2	Grade 1	£5,375	€177,369
Ask Tom (IRE)	Tom Tate	1993-1999	19	8	2	42.1%	1	Grade 1	£153,652	-
Feathered Gale (GB)	A L T Moore	1992-1997	42	7	9	16.7%	1	Grade 1	£23,767	-
Life Of A Lord (GB)	Aidan O'Brien	1991-1996	47	12	6	25.5%	4	Grade 2	£57,806	-
Manhattan Castle (IRE)	Miss S E Cook	1994-2002	57	12	18	21.1%	3	Grade 2	£17,623	-
Soft Day (GB)	A L T Moore	1990-1993	18	10	4	55.6%	3	Grade 2	-	-
Hotel Minella (GB)	John J Nallen	1992-1996	25	6	10	24.0%	3	Grade 2	-	-
King Of The Gales (GB)	A L T Moore	1992-1997	30	8	8	26.7%	2	Grade 2	-	-
Wylde Hide (GB)	A L T Moore	1993-1999	32	8	4	25.0%	2	Grade 2	-	-
Gales Cavalier (IRE)	D R Gandolfo	1993-2001	33	10	14	30.3%	1	Grade 2	£130,947	-
Strong Promise I (IRE)	C M Kinane	1995-2000	33	8	13	24.2%	1	Grade 2	£290,894	-
Stormyfairweather (IRE)	Nicky Henderson	1996-2004	24	8	5	33.3%	1	Grade 2	£98,959	-
Emerald Gale (IRE)	A L T Moore	1996-2001	18	3	4	16.7%	1	Grade 2	-	€4,385
Galevilla Express (GB)	V Bowens	1990-1993	43	8	12	18.6%	4	Grade 3	-	-
Force Seven (GB)	P Mullins	1990-1995	46	10	11	21.7%	2	Grade 3	£1,593	-
Anabatic (IRE)	B J Hallahan	1992-2002	51	8	11	15.7%	2	Grade 3	£3,708	-
Sea Gale (IRE)	E J O'Grady	1992-1996	35	7	8	20.0%	2	Grade 3	-	-
Siberian Gale (IRE)	Jonjo O'Neill	1997-2002	16	9	3	56.3%	1	Grade 3	£10,000	-
Macallister (IRE)	V Bowens	1994-1998	38	4	12	10.5%	1	Grade 3	-	-
Galeogan (IRE)	Willie Mullins	1999-2003	12	3	4	25.0%	1	Grade 3	-	-
Minorettes Girl (GB)	P Mullins	1990-1992	18	8	8	44.4%	2	Listed	£25,580	-
Lord York (IRE)	Ian Williams	1997-2003	42	11	15	26.2%	1	Listed	£119,404	-
Function Dream (IRE)	Mrs M Reveley	1997-2001	33	11	7	33.3%	1	Listed	£100,759	-
Kings Mistral (IRE)	Patrick Chamings	1997-2004	24	7	6	29.2%	1	Listed	£103,915	-
Jassu (GB)	John E Kiely	1992-1997	35	7	12	20.0%	1	Listed	-	-
Near Gale (IRE)	P Mullins	1994-1996	34	5	10	14.7%	1	Listed	-	-
Wink Gulliver (GB)	Capt D G Swan	1990-1991	14	1	2	7.1%	1	Listed	£16,522	-
Cab On Target (GB)	Mrs M Reveley	1990-1999	46	20	16	43.5%	0	-	£175,025	-
Storm Alert I (GB)	D Nicholson	1991-1998	47	15	13	31.9%	0	-	£158,763	-
Glemot (IRE)	Paul Webber	1992-2001	72	15	23	20.8%	0	-	£117,163	-
Sheltering (IRE)	E J O'Grady	1997-2003	25	14	5	56.0%	0	-	£1,665	€101,966
Risk Of Thunder I (IRE)	E Bolger	1994-2002	37	13	7	35.1%	0	-	-	€17,331
Travado (GB)	Nicky Henderson	1991-1996	29	12	8	41.4%	0	-	£219,222	-
Sparky Gayle (IRE)	Andrew Parker	1994-2003	39	12	13	30.8%	0	-	£114,608	-
Whaat Fettle (GB)	G Richards	1990-1997	59	12	11	20.3%	0	-	£59,338	-
Around The Horn (GB)	Diana Grissell	1992-1999	34	12	11	35.3%	0	-	£57,643	-
Strong Medicine (GB)	Mrs Heather Silk	1992-2000	48	12	11	25.0%	0	-	£47,775	-
Wind Force (GB)	Milson Robinson	1990-1998	47	12	8	25.5%	0	-	£42,794	-
Marlborough (IRE)	Nicky Henderson	1997-2005	36	11	7	30.6%	0	-	£350,984	-
Ashwell Boy (IRE)	Rob Summers	1995-2003	48	11	16	22.9%	0	-	£104,931	-
Yorkshire Gale (GB)	J T Gifford	1992-1998	40	11	8	27.5%	0	-	£81,451	-
Gale Again (GB)	T Stack	1991-1995	26	11	9	42.3%	0	-	£72,285	-
Charming Gale (GB)	Sue Bradburne	1992-1997	59	11	25	18.6%	0	-	£52,077	-
Lochnagrain (IRE)	Nick Gifford	1993-2000	36	11	15	30.6%	0	-	£40,001	-
Random Harvest I (IRE)	Mrs M Reveley	1995-2004	59	10	13	16.9%	0	-	£99,992	-

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 Strong Gale sired?: Strong Gale (IRE) has sired 488 winners from 1,040 runners in Britain and Ireland since 1990 (47%), with 1,879 wins from 14,940 runs. Progeny runs abroad are not included.
How many black-type winners has Strong Gale sired?: Strong Gale (IRE) has sired 32 black-type winners in Britain and Ireland since 1990, 25 of them at Group or Grade level.
How many Group 1 winners has Strong Gale sired?: Strong Gale (IRE) has sired 8 Grade 1 winners (11 Grade 1 wins) in Britain and Ireland since 1990.
Who is the best offspring of Strong Gale?: Ranked by level of win and black-type wins, the leading runner by Strong Gale (IRE) in Britain and Ireland is Merry Gale (IRE), a Grade 1 winner with 9 black-type wins from 57 runs.
Who is the latest Group 1 winner by Strong Gale?: The most recent Grade 1 winner by Strong Gale (IRE) in Britain and Ireland is Glenelly Gale (IRE), in the James Nicholson Wine Merchant Champion Chase (Grade 1) at Down Royal (IRE) on 8 November 2003.
What is the average winning distance of Strong Gale's progeny?: The average winning distance of Strong Gale (IRE)'s progeny in Britain and Ireland is 14.4 furlongs on the Flat and 2m4½f over jumps.
How much prize money have Strong Gale's progeny won?: Strong Gale (IRE)'s progeny have earned £9,207,252 in Britain and €919,321 in Ireland since 1990.
How has Strong Gale done as a broodmare sire?: Runners out of Strong Gale (IRE)'s daughters include 711 winners from 1,779 runners in Britain and Ireland, 52 of them black-type winners.

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