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Sire profile

Turtle Island (IRE)

Best progeny: An Cathaoir Mor (IRE), Island Sands (IRE), Liskennett (IRE)

Avg winning distance: Flat 9.2f · NH 2m3f
Damsire avg winning distance: Flat 8.8f · NH 2m3½f
Race record: 12 runs, 6 wins
By: Fairy King (USA)
As damsire: 114 winners from 270 runners
Country: IRE

Winners (GB & IRE): 199 of 512 runners (39%)
Wins (GB & IRE): 555 from 7,283 runs
Black-type winners (GB & IRE): 12 (7 Group/Grade)
Progeny prize money (GB & IRE): £3,646,442 GB · €2,796,838 IRE
Best progeny: An Cathaoir Mor (IRE), Island Sands (IRE), Liskennett (IRE)

Progeny

Progeny record by season


2021/22	NH	5	0	18	0	0.0%	£3,106	€200
2020/21	NH	10	1	38	1	2.6%	£14,923	€1,810
2019/20	NH	11	6	42	6	14.3%	£13,962	€32,845
2018/19	NH	17	3	83	3	3.6%	£77,622	€23,366
2017	Flat	1	0	1	0	0.0%	-	-
2017/18	NH	29	7	156	9	5.8%	£130,393	€14,929
2016	Flat	2	0	2	0	0.0%	-	€590
2016/17	NH	50	10	214	17	7.9%	£207,544	€58,331
2015/16	NH	56	20	272	27	9.9%	£136,283	€133,583
2014	Flat	1	0	1	0	0.0%	-	-
2014/15	NH	61	18	245	27	11.0%	£166,023	€59,210
2013/14	NH	59	9	254	10	3.9%	£65,809	€64,208
2012/13	NH	59	13	237	16	6.8%	£74,755	€127,900
2011	Flat	2	1	13	3	23.1%	£6,342	€280
2011/12	NH	62	11	279	20	7.2%	£195,629	€164,358
2010	Flat	6	1	15	1	6.7%	£2,311	€4,920
2010/11	NH	94	30	346	39	11.3%	£135,085	€193,528
2009	Flat	10	0	25	0	0.0%	£1,445	€5,932
2009/10	NH	119	23	479	27	5.6%	£99,310	€310,005
2008	Flat	12	1	41	1	2.4%	£2,291	€12,319
2008/09	NH	121	23	409	31	7.6%	£82,272	€262,695
2007	Flat	20	3	83	4	4.8%	£9,780	€23,460
2007/08	NH	100	16	318	19	6.0%	£61,720	€241,794
2006	Flat	33	7	149	10	6.7%	£40,953	€34,617
2006/07	NH	58	10	203	17	8.4%	£61,551	€106,675
2005	Flat	53	10	242	12	5.0%	£55,211	€72,908
2005/06	NH	51	10	186	12	6.5%	£71,713	€77,768
2004	Flat	74	17	383	25	6.5%	£176,762	€76,427
2004/05	NH	45	13	180	17	9.4%	£132,176	€119,286
2003	Flat	67	16	378	30	7.9%	£222,383	€41,310
2003/04	NH	47	15	183	21	11.5%	£125,696	€52,434
2002	Flat	75	18	379	26	6.9%	£230,921	€144,880
2002/03	NH	33	8	130	11	8.5%	£77,919	€38,345
2001	Flat	70	15	397	22	5.5%	£120,867	€187,825
2001/02	NH	29	9	101	13	12.9%	£84,428	€107,746
2000	Flat	71	20	361	27	7.5%	£262,120	-
2000/01	NH	18	7	62	9	14.5%	£41,547	€359
1999	Flat	51	19	280	34	12.1%	£424,856	-
1999/00	NH	4	1	12	1	8.3%	£590	-
1998	Flat	19	6	86	7	8.1%	£30,140	-

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Best offspring: top 50 progeny


An Cathaoir Mor (IRE)	-	-	Henry de Bromhead	2008-2010	17	5	4	29.4%	1	Grade 1	-	€102,346
Island Sands (IRE)	-	-	David Loder	1998-2001	7	4	1	57.1%	1	Group 1	£193,983	-
Liskennett (IRE)	-	-	C Byrnes	2007-2009	12	2	4	16.7%	2	Grade 2	£21,390	€72,685
Don't Be Bitin (IRE)	-	-	C A Murphy	2004-2010	53	9	10	17.0%	1	Grade 2	-	€204,500
Seabass (IRE)	gelding	Muscovy Duck (IRE)	T M Walsh	2007-2017	26	7	8	26.9%	1	Grade 2	£102,863	€169,706
Mirpour (IRE)	-	-	Paul Murphy	2001-2010	49	6	13	12.2%	1	Grade 3	£4,400	€144,269
Pilgrims Bay (IRE)	gelding	Lady Ariadna (IRE)	Neil Mulholland	2015-2017	20	3	8	15.0%	1	Grade 3	£95,140	-
Corinium (IRE)	-	-	Sir Henry Cecil	1999-2000	5	3	1	60.0%	2	Listed	£40,220	-
Island Sound I (GB)	-	-	David Elsworth	1999-2005	43	7	11	16.3%	1	Listed	£86,264	-
Lincoln Dancer (IRE)	-	-	Richard Fahey	1999-2005	36	4	7	11.1%	1	Listed	£88,059	-
Turtle Dubh (IRE)	-	-	Martin Brassil	2006-2009	9	2	1	22.2%	1	Listed	-	€36,190
Peaceful Paradise (GB)	-	-	J W Hills	2000-2001	10	2	3	20.0%	1	Listed	£21,075	-
Desert Island Disc (GB)	-	-	Dr Jeremy Naylor	1999-2006	106	11	22	10.4%	0	-	£102,836	-
Rum Pointer (IRE)	-	-	Bob Buckler	1998-2006	54	10	10	18.5%	0	-	£92,335	-
Island Life (IRE)	-	-	Steve Flook	2006-2014	43	9	4	20.9%	0	-	£7,028	€76,783
That's The Deal (IRE)	gelding	Sister Swing (GB)	John Cornwall	2009-2019	100	9	28	9.0%	0	-	£83,018	-
Better Moment (IRE)	-	-	Michelle Bryant	2000-2009	75	9	21	12.0%	0	-	£36,687	-
Crusoe I (IRE)	-	-	Aytach Sadik	1999-2007	126	9	21	7.1%	0	-	£34,420	-
Doitforthevillage (IRE)	gelding	Last Chance Lady (IRE)	Paul Henderson	2015-2021	48	8	10	16.7%	0	-	£156,119	-
Turtle Valley (IRE)	-	-	Simon Dow	1998-2004	54	8	9	14.8%	0	-	£67,091	-
Ulysees (IRE)	-	-	Jim Goldie	2001-2011	89	8	9	9.0%	0	-	£32,296	€21,269
Cotopaxi I (IRE)	-	-	Venetia Williams	1998-2004	51	8	8	15.7%	0	-	£33,246	€4,082
Gaelic Roulette (IRE)	-	-	J Jay	2003-2007	38	7	6	18.4%	0	-	£29,926	-
Bensalem (IRE)	-	-	Alan King	2008-2013	16	6	6	37.5%	0	-	£100,065	€32,300
Barry Island (GB)	-	-	David Elsworth	2001-2008	61	6	8	9.8%	0	-	£49,001	-
Safarando (IRE)	-	-	Nick Littmoden	1999-2000	23	6	8	26.1%	0	-	£36,357	-
Glenquest (IRE)	-	-	Stuart Crawford	2008-2016	54	5	13	9.3%	0	-	£14,546	€118,910
Turtle Soup (IRE)	-	-	John Bridger	1999-2008	51	5	10	9.8%	0	-	£84,820	-
Tortue (IRE)	-	-	Noel Meade	2000-2002	26	5	4	19.2%	0	-	-	€64,427
Lewis Island (IRE)	-	-	Kahlil De Burca	2001-2007	55	5	18	9.1%	0	-	£57,404	-
Falcon Island (GB)	-	-	Colin Tizzard	2009-2014	38	5	10	13.2%	0	-	£34,770	€9,552
Shoreacres (IRE)	-	-	Mrs Gillian Jones	2007-2016	35	5	13	14.3%	0	-	£43,699	-
Fortune Island (IRE)	-	-	David Pipe	2001-2006	34	5	4	14.7%	0	-	£43,010	-
Phare Isle (IRE)	gelding	Pharenna (IRE)	Ben Case	2009-2018	80	5	18	6.3%	0	-	£41,195	-
Island Faith (IRE)	-	-	R P Rath	2002-2008	31	5	6	16.1%	0	-	£40,186	-
Tilly Ann (IRE)	-	-	Lydia Pearce	2007-2011	22	5	3	22.7%	0	-	£4,441	€29,851
Sir Ian (IRE)	-	-	Charlie Longsdon	2008-2011	21	5	6	23.8%	0	-	£26,615	-
Leatherback (IRE)	-	-	J M Turner	2000-2004	30	5	4	16.7%	0	-	£23,276	-
Marky Bob (IRE)	-	-	Hugo Froud	2009-2016	36	5	8	13.9%	0	-	£16,346	€6,135
Boulavogue (IRE)	-	-	C F Swan	2006-2010	32	4	17	12.5%	0	-	£1,908	€99,353
Scolardy (IRE)	-	-	Willie Mullins	2000-2005	23	4	3	17.4%	0	-	£52,200	€49,038
Turtleback (IRE)	-	-	E J O'Grady	2000-2004	26	4	6	15.4%	0	-	£1,350	€63,550
Total Turtle (IRE)	-	-	Tim Easterby	2001-2005	22	4	4	18.2%	0	-	£62,220	-
Rich Revival (IRE)	-	-	Liz Doyle	2010-2014	12	4	3	33.3%	0	-	-	€58,910
Tinker Time (IRE)	gelding	Gypsys Girl (IRE)	Alex Hales	2013-2019	33	4	7	12.1%	0	-	£58,910	-
Jacks Island (IRE)	-	-	S J Kenny	2008-2016	65	4	10	6.2%	0	-	-	€56,585
Weecandoo (IRE)	-	-	Conrad Allen	2001-2005	41	4	13	9.8%	0	-	£54,113	-
Laura's Light (IRE)	-	-	Alan J Brown	2007-2011	30	4	4	13.3%	0	-	-	€45,248
Blameitalonmyroots (IRE)	mare	Makingyourmindup (IRE)	Oliver Sherwood	2014-2019	22	4	5	18.2%	0	-	£42,600	-
Warrantor (IRE)	gelding	Pixie Dust (IRE)	Warren Greatrex	2014-2017	18	4	3	22.2%	0	-	£41,057	€800

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 Turtle Island sired?: Turtle Island (IRE) has sired 199 winners from 512 runners in Britain and Ireland since 1998 (39%), with 555 wins from 7,283 runs. Progeny runs abroad are not included.
How many black-type winners has Turtle Island sired?: Turtle Island (IRE) has sired 12 black-type winners in Britain and Ireland since 1998, 7 of them at Group or Grade level.
How many Group 1 winners has Turtle Island sired?: Turtle Island (IRE) has sired 1 Grade 1 winner (1 Grade 1 win) and 1 Group 1 winner (1 Group 1 win) in Britain and Ireland since 1998.
Who is the best offspring of Turtle Island?: Ranked by level of win and black-type wins, the leading runner by Turtle Island (IRE) in Britain and Ireland is An Cathaoir Mor (IRE), a Grade 1 winner with 1 black-type win from 17 runs.
Who is the latest Group 1 winner by Turtle Island?: The most recent Grade 1 winner by Turtle Island (IRE) in Britain and Ireland is An Cathaoir Mor (IRE), in the Frank Ward Solicitors Arkle Novice Chase (Grade 1) at Leopardstown (IRE) on 24 January 2010.
Who is Turtle Island's sire?: Turtle Island (IRE) is by Fairy King (USA), and won 6 of 12 races in Britain and Ireland as a racehorse.
What is the average winning distance of Turtle Island's progeny?: The average winning distance of Turtle Island (IRE)'s progeny in Britain and Ireland is 9.2 furlongs on the Flat and 2m3f over jumps.
How much prize money have Turtle Island's progeny won?: Turtle Island (IRE)'s progeny have earned £3,646,442 in Britain and €2,796,838 in Ireland since 1998.
How has Turtle Island done as a broodmare sire?: Runners out of Turtle Island (IRE)'s daughters include 114 winners from 270 runners in Britain and Ireland, 7 of them black-type winners.

Updated 2021-12-08

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