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Sire profile

The Carbon Unit (USA)

Best progeny: The Tartan Spartan (IRE), Split The Atom (IRE), Zig Zag Zyggy (IRE)

Avg winning distance: Flat 9.3f · NH 2m1½f
Race record: 12 runs, 4 wins
By: Catienus (USA)
As damsire: 0 winners from 2 runners
Country: USA

Flat 2026 (GB & IRE): 1 winner from 3 runners
Jumps 2026/27 (GB & IRE): 1 winner from 2 runners
Winners (GB & IRE): 17 of 44 runners (39%)
Wins (GB & IRE): 56 from 680 runs
Black-type winners (GB & IRE): 1
Progeny prize money (GB & IRE): £486,103 GB · €243,967 IRE
Best progeny: The Tartan Spartan (IRE), Split The Atom (IRE), Zig Zag Zyggy (IRE)

Progeny

Progeny record by season


2026	Flat	3	1	5	1	20.0%	£5,554	-
2026/27	NH	2	1	10	1	10.0%	£7,396	€3,299
2025	Flat	3	2	15	3	20.0%	£15,100	-
2025/26	NH	3	1	16	1	6.3%	£2,309	€9,300
2024	Flat	5	2	32	2	6.3%	£25,980	-
2024/25	NH	2	0	7	0	0.0%	£233	€400
2023	Flat	5	3	63	6	9.5%	£39,035	€15,910
2023/24	NH	3	1	9	1	11.1%	£10,910	€420
2022	Flat	6	2	48	6	12.5%	£89,723	€2,810
2022/23	NH	1	0	3	0	0.0%	-	€1,160
2021	Flat	4	1	17	1	5.9%	-	€9,665
2021/22	NH	1	0	4	0	0.0%	-	€1,035
2020	Flat	6	2	35	3	8.6%	£15,889	€540
2020/21	NH	2	1	13	1	7.7%	£3,812	€910
2019	Flat	9	1	39	1	2.6%	£15,974	€1,820
2018	Flat	11	1	64	3	4.7%	£26,833	€9,134
2018/19	NH	1	0	3	0	0.0%	£350	€1,405
2017	Flat	9	5	65	8	12.3%	£117,428	€66,016
2017/18	NH	1	0	1	0	0.0%	-	€451
2016	Flat	13	6	67	9	13.4%	£43,586	€37,438
2016/17	NH	3	1	11	1	9.1%	£12,855	€8,750
2015	Flat	12	4	83	4	4.8%	£23,757	€33,900
2015/16	NH	3	0	9	0	0.0%	-	€960
2014	Flat	12	4	55	4	7.3%	£14,556	€37,175
2014/15	NH	1	0	1	0	0.0%	-	-
2013	Flat	2	0	5	0	0.0%	£14,824	€1,470

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Current season runners and winners


Two Auld Pals (IRE)	Flat/NH	8	gelding	Lady Jock (IRE)	Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore	4	1	1	25.0%	£7,396	-	2 Oct 26	108
Jaminoz (IRE)	Flat	7	gelding	Dancing Cosmos (IRE)	Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore	3	1	0	33.3%	£5,554	-	9 Jun 26	60
Surviving Murmansk (IRE)	Flat/NH	8	gelding	Born Innocent (IRE)	James M Barcoe	8	0	2	0.0%	-	€3,299	25 Sep 26	72

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

Best offspring: top 50 progeny


The Tartan Spartan (IRE)	gelding	The Real Thing (IRE)	Philip Fenton	2016-2021	26	3	3	11.5%	1	Listed	£33,025	€32,850
Split The Atom (IRE)	gelding	The Mighty Atom (USA)	Damian Joseph English	2014-2018	54	7	18	13.0%	0	-	£5,393	€80,862
Zig Zag Zyggy (IRE)	gelding	Dancing Cosmos (IRE)	Adrian McGuinness	2018-2024	67	7	10	10.4%	0	-	£31,118	€32,317
Two Auld Pals (IRE)	gelding	Lady Jock (IRE)	Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore	2022-2026	49	7	14	14.3%	0	-	£59,688	-
Jaminoz (IRE)	gelding	Dancing Cosmos (IRE)	Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore	2022-2026	48	7	9	14.6%	0	-	£43,458	-
Wickywickywheels (IRE)	mare	Advertising Space (IRE)	Lucinda Russell	2021-2024	30	5	4	16.7%	0	-	£90,857	€520
Fivehundredmiles (IRE)	gelding	There's A Light (IRE)	David Evans	2016-2021	43	4	10	9.3%	0	-	£23,865	€3,132
Sarah Joyce (IRE)	-	-	Colin Bowe	2014-2016	19	3	5	15.8%	0	-	£7,015	€20,305
Carbon Dating (IRE)	gelding	Advertising Space (IRE)	Andrew Hughes	2015-2020	37	2	7	5.4%	0	-	£81,766	€10,100
Warp Factor (IRE)	gelding	Storminateacup (IRE)	John Patrick Shanahan	2016-2017	26	2	13	7.7%	0	-	£28,026	€12,973
Ionization (IRE)	mare	The Mighty Atom (USA)	John Patrick Shanahan	2016-2017	14	2	6	14.3%	0	-	£20,854	€3,170
Lara Carbonara (IRE)	-	-	John Patrick Shanahan	2015-2016	20	2	8	10.0%	0	-	£12,847	-
Dolce N Karama (IRE)	-	-	John Patrick Shanahan	2013-2014	12	1	5	8.3%	0	-	£17,085	€9,880
Surviving Murmansk (IRE)	gelding	Born Innocent (IRE)	James M Barcoe	2021-2026	51	1	4	2.0%	0	-	-	€17,839
Maid Of The Glens (IRE)	-	-	John Patrick Shanahan	2014-2016	14	1	3	7.1%	0	-	£5,337	€10,660
Flying Focus (IRE)	-	Cat Belling (IRE)	Milton Harris	2018-2020	30	1	6	3.3%	0	-	£10,535	-
Starshaped (IRE)	-	-	John Patrick Shanahan	2015	9	1	1	11.1%	0	-	£2,841	-
Krissy's Kisses (IRE)	-	-	P J Rothwell	2014-2016	16	0	4	0.0%	0	-	£1,348	€4,590
Fragile Earth (IRE)	-	-	John Patrick Shanahan	2014-2015	10	0	3	0.0%	0	-	£3,994	-
The Carbonator (IRE)	-	-	John Patrick Shanahan	2014-2015	14	0	2	0.0%	0	-	£1,655	€1,500
Tiffany Bay (IRE)	-	-	John Patrick Shanahan	2013-2014	10	0	2	0.0%	0	-	£1,034	€1,470
JJ's Journey (IRE)	gelding	Advertising Space (IRE)	Andrew Hughes	2018-2019	6	0	2	0.0%	0	-	£1,984	-
Drummore Road (IRE)	-	-	John Patrick Shanahan	2014	7	0	1	0.0%	0	-	-	€1,520
Muffin The Mule (IRE)	-	-	John Patrick Shanahan	2015	4	0	1	0.0%	0	-	£963	-
Glasgow Kiss (IRE)	-	-	John Patrick Shanahan	2014	2	0	1	0.0%	0	-	£385	-
Born Fighting (IRE)	horse	Devine Countenance (IRE)	Andrew Hughes	2019	6	0	0	0.0%	0	-	£300	-
Robert E Lee (IRE)	-	My Special B's (USA)	R J Osborne	2018	4	0	0	0.0%	0	-	£300	-
Leven (IRE)	-	The Real Thing (IRE)	John Patrick Shanahan	2017	6	0	0	0.0%	0	-	£241	-
Kingdom Of Alba (IRE)	-	-	John Patrick Shanahan	2014-2015	6	0	0	0.0%	0	-	£192	-
Born On The Clyde (IRE)	gelding	There's A Light (IRE)	John Patrick Shanahan	2017	6	0	0	0.0%	0	-	-	€160
Boyce (IRE)	horse	The Mighty Atom (USA)	Luke Comer	2020	3	0	0	0.0%	0	-	-	€120
Letham Glen (IRE)	mare	Bethany Bay (IRE)	Andrew Hughes	2019	2	0	0	0.0%	0	-	-	-
Jaggy Nettle (IRE)	mare	Storminateacup (IRE)	Andrew Hughes	2019	1	0	0	0.0%	0	-	-	-
Not For Glory (IRE)	mare	Colliding Worlds (IRE)	R J Osborne	2018	2	0	0	0.0%	0	-	-	-
Forever Scotland (IRE)	-	-	John Patrick Shanahan	2014-2015	5	0	0	0.0%	0	-	-	-
Nuclear Fusion (IRE)	-	The Mighty Atom (USA)	R J Osborne	2018	1	0	0	0.0%	0	-	-	-
Miles Christianus (IRE)	-	The Real Thing (IRE)	R J Osborne	2018	2	0	0	0.0%	0	-	-	-
Molecule (IRE)	-	The Mighty Atom (USA)	John Patrick Shanahan	2017	4	0	0	0.0%	0	-	-	-
Ralston Rose (IRE)	-	-	John Patrick Shanahan	2016	1	0	0	0.0%	0	-	-	-
Lowland Lullaby (IRE)	-	-	John Patrick Shanahan	2016	1	0	0	0.0%	0	-	-	-
Mindy Pendance (IRE)	-	-	John Patrick Shanahan	2016	2	0	0	0.0%	0	-	-	-
Carboniferous (IRE)	-	-	John Patrick Shanahan	2016	1	0	0	0.0%	0	-	-	-
Seenit Doneit Next (IRE)	mare	Janna's Jewel (IRE)	Andrew Hughes	2019-2020	5	0	0	0.0%	0	-	-	-
Herman The German (IRE)	gelding	Storminateacup (IRE)	Jim Goldie	2022	4	0	0	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 The Carbon Unit sired?: The Carbon Unit (USA) has sired 17 winners from 44 runners in Britain and Ireland since 2013 (39%), with 56 wins from 680 runs. Progeny runs abroad are not included.
How many black-type winners has The Carbon Unit sired?: The Carbon Unit (USA) has sired 1 black-type winner in Britain and Ireland since 2013.
Who is the best offspring of The Carbon Unit?: Ranked by level of win and black-type wins, the leading runner by The Carbon Unit (USA) in Britain and Ireland is The Tartan Spartan (IRE) (out of The Real Thing (IRE)), a Listed winner with 1 black-type win from 26 runs.
Who is The Carbon Unit's sire?: The Carbon Unit (USA) is by Catienus (USA), and won 4 of 12 races in Britain and Ireland as a racehorse.
What is the average winning distance of The Carbon Unit's progeny?: The average winning distance of The Carbon Unit (USA)'s progeny in Britain and Ireland is 9.3 furlongs on the Flat.
How are The Carbon Unit's progeny doing this season?: The Carbon Unit (USA) has had 1 winner from 3 runners in the 2026 Flat season and 1 winner from 2 runners in the 2026/27 jumps season in Britain and Ireland.
How much prize money have The Carbon Unit's progeny won?: The Carbon Unit (USA)'s progeny have earned £486,103 in Britain and €243,967 in Ireland since 2013.
How has The Carbon Unit done as a broodmare sire?: Runners out of The Carbon Unit (USA)'s daughters include no winners from 2 runners in Britain and Ireland.

Updated 2026-10-02

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