Zafonic (USA)

Best progeny: Zafeen (FR), Xaar (GB), Iffraaj (GB)

Avg winning distance: Flat 8.1f · NH 2m1f
Damsire avg winning distance: Flat 8.5f · NH 2m1½f
Race record: 3 runs, 2 wins
By: Gone West (USA)
As damsire: 342 winners from 612 runners
Country: USA

Winners (GB & IRE): 192 of 313 runners (61%)
Wins (GB & IRE): 472 from 4,322 runs
Black-type winners (GB & IRE): 26 (7 Group/Grade)
Progeny prize money (GB & IRE): £5,452,118 GB · €484,478 IRE
Best progeny: Zafeen (FR), Xaar (GB), Iffraaj (GB)

Progeny

Progeny record by season


2012	Flat	1	0	1	0	0.0%	-	-
2012/13	NH	2	0	3	0	0.0%	£387	-
2011	Flat	7	3	32	3	9.4%	£8,182	€320
2011/12	NH	3	0	13	0	0.0%	£1,400	-
2010	Flat	14	5	82	5	6.1%	£36,490	€945
2010/11	NH	5	1	16	3	18.8%	£152	€26,015
2009	Flat	21	11	130	16	12.3%	£150,946	€533
2009/10	NH	13	1	50	1	2.0%	£4,875	€497
2008	Flat	31	15	177	22	12.4%	£95,912	€11,262
2008/09	NH	15	4	54	4	7.4%	£28,362	€9,250
2007	Flat	50	15	302	19	6.3%	£177,640	€12,459
2007/08	NH	30	6	90	8	8.9%	£23,497	€49,770
2006	Flat	77	34	477	53	11.1%	£716,273	€39,768
2006/07	NH	26	4	87	5	5.7%	£23,799	€34,865
2005	Flat	102	43	536	68	12.7%	£862,367	€48,123
2005/06	NH	27	4	96	5	5.2%	£35,042	€5,921
2004	Flat	90	27	450	41	9.1%	£577,865	€105,036
2004/05	NH	20	6	71	11	15.5%	£76,945	€10,396
2003	Flat	73	25	371	37	10.0%	£736,960	€63,270
2003/04	NH	14	1	28	1	3.6%	£6,377	-
2002	Flat	74	26	360	31	8.6%	£492,389	€9,085
2002/03	NH	14	5	46	8	17.4%	£39,249	-
2001	Flat	65	27	289	39	13.5%	£352,056	€52,925
2001/02	NH	10	4	25	4	16.0%	£13,511	€4,039
2000	Flat	46	23	211	32	15.2%	£341,114	-
2000/01	NH	5	1	18	1	5.6%	£729	-
1999	Flat	41	16	157	22	14.0%	£255,345	-
1999/00	NH	3	0	6	0	0.0%	-	-
1998	Flat	37	17	112	22	19.6%	£201,230	-
1997	Flat	15	9	32	11	34.4%	£193,024	-

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

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Best offspring: top 50 progeny


Zafeen (FR)	Mick Channon	2002-2003	10	3	3	30.0%	2	Group 1	£307,906	-
Xaar (GB)	Saeed bin Suroor	1997-1999	6	2	3	33.3%	2	Group 1	£232,119	-
Iffraaj (GB)	Saeed bin Suroor	2003-2006	12	7	2	58.3%	3	Group 2	£375,547	-
Flashy Wings (GB)	Mick Channon	2005-2007	10	4	4	40.0%	2	Group 2	£239,588	€22,500
Alrassaam (GB)	Michael Jarvis	1998-2000	7	3	0	42.9%	1	Group 2	£12,655	-
Trade Fair (GB)	Roger Charlton	2002-2004	12	5	3	41.7%	4	Group 3	£113,866	€52,000
Clearing I (GB)	John Gosden	2000-2001	5	3	2	60.0%	2	Group 3	£44,386	-
Munsef (GB)	Ian Williams	2004-2011	35	8	17	22.9%	2	Listed	£230,103	-
Bibury Flyer (GB)	Jeremy Noseda	2004	22	3	11	13.6%	2	Listed	£56,481	€48,825
Undeterred (GB)	Kahlil De Burca	1998-2007	104	11	18	10.6%	1	Listed	£154,639	-
Banknote (GB)	Andrew Balding	2004-2008	22	7	4	31.8%	1	Listed	£78,843	-
Spanish Don (GB)	David Elsworth	2002-2008	44	6	2	13.6%	1	Listed	£141,198	-
Nota Bene (GB)	David Elsworth	2004-2010	22	6	1	27.3%	1	Listed	£63,367	-
Legal Approach (GB)	Mark Johnston	2001-2004	7	4	1	57.1%	1	Listed	£50,833	-
Nufoos (GB)	Mark Johnston	2004-2005	13	3	6	23.1%	1	Listed	£68,961	-
Zee Zee Top (GB)	Sir Michael Stoute	2002-2003	6	2	3	33.3%	1	Listed	£57,360	€24,700
Herodotus (GB)	Ken Cunningham-Brown	2001-2005	34	2	1	5.9%	1	Listed	£33,866	-
Yawmi (GB)	Emma Lavelle	2003-2008	16	2	3	12.5%	1	Listed	£29,882	-
Arabesque (GB)	Sir Henry Cecil	1999-2000	9	2	3	22.2%	1	Listed	£26,496	-
Astronomic (GB)	Howard Johnson	2004-2008	18	2	1	11.1%	1	Listed	£25,520	-
Summerhill Parkes (GB)	Michael Jarvis	2000-2002	8	2	2	25.0%	1	Listed	£22,962	-
Zarfoot (GB)	Luca Cumani	1998-1999	6	2	2	33.3%	1	Listed	£21,255	-
Zavone (IRE)	Richard Hannon Snr	2005	3	2	1	66.7%	1	Listed	£20,034	-
Zante (GB)	Sir Henry Cecil	1998	4	2	1	50.0%	1	Listed	£17,764	-
Soft Centre (GB)	Amanda Perrett	2005-2006	5	2	0	40.0%	1	Listed	£17,411	-
Kareymah (GB)	David Loder	1998	2	2	0	100.0%	1	Listed	£14,081	-
They All Laughed (GB)	Marjorie Fife	2005-2011	96	9	30	9.4%	0	-	£41,006	-
Multahab (GB)	Michael Wigham	2003-2010	76	9	15	11.8%	0	-	£35,188	-
Zaffeu (GB)	Alan Juckes	2004-2010	68	9	15	13.2%	0	-	£30,802	-
Nashaab (USA)	David Evans	2000-2006	92	8	18	8.7%	0	-	£136,689	-
Mceldowney (GB)	Michael Chapman	2004-2010	69	8	13	11.6%	0	-	£66,393	-
Mutawaqed (IRE)	Mikael Magnusson	2000-2006	42	7	9	16.7%	0	-	£111,418	-
Zowington (GB)	Stuart Williams	2005-2011	54	7	6	13.0%	0	-	£62,719	-
Dramatic Quest (GB)	Alan Juckes	1999-2006	46	7	8	15.2%	0	-	£42,343	-
Carnivore (GB)	David Barron	2004-2010	42	7	9	16.7%	0	-	£39,968	-
Zazous (GB)	John Bridger	2003-2010	74	7	15	9.5%	0	-	£24,982	-
Welsh Main (GB)	Tor Sturgis	2000-2007	37	6	8	16.2%	0	-	£45,326	-
Chief Exec (GB)	Jeremy Gask	2004-2011	80	6	22	7.5%	0	-	£41,405	-
Guest Connections (GB)	David Nicholls	2005-2010	60	6	11	10.0%	0	-	£33,145	€6,600
Enhancer (GB)	Murty McGrath	2002-2009	33	6	10	18.2%	0	-	£38,812	-
Mandoob I (GB)	Brett Johnson	1999-2004	46	6	8	13.0%	0	-	£24,402	-
Zonergem (GB)	Lady Herries	2001-2009	43	5	14	11.6%	0	-	£93,982	-
Restoration (FR)	Nicky Richards	2004-2012	32	5	5	15.6%	0	-	£10,116	€59,851
Impersonator (GB)	Anthony Mullins	2002-2011	50	5	10	10.0%	0	-	£11,957	€38,603
Endless Summer (GB)	Tony Carroll	2000-2007	54	5	10	9.3%	0	-	£34,581	-
Country Escape (GB)	Jonjo O'Neill	2006-2008	18	5	4	27.8%	0	-	£30,912	-
Bajan Parkes (GB)	John Quinn	2005-2011	39	5	7	12.8%	0	-	£30,899	-
Ben Hur (GB)	A D Nolan	2002-2007	50	5	12	10.0%	0	-	£30,884	-
Silent Storm (GB)	Peter Grayson	2002-2008	58	5	13	8.6%	0	-	£30,014	-
Marinas Charm (GB)	Mark Johnston	2002-2003	10	4	3	40.0%	0	-	£37,973	-

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 Zafonic sired?: Zafonic (USA) has sired 192 winners from 313 runners in Britain and Ireland since 1997 (61%), with 472 wins from 4,322 runs. Progeny runs abroad are not included.
How many black-type winners has Zafonic sired?: Zafonic (USA) has sired 26 black-type winners in Britain and Ireland since 1997, 7 of them at Group or Grade level.
How many Group 1 winners has Zafonic sired?: Zafonic (USA) has sired 2 Group 1 winners (2 Group 1 wins) in Britain and Ireland since 1997.
Who is the best offspring of Zafonic?: Ranked by level of win and black-type wins, the leading runner by Zafonic (USA) in Britain and Ireland is Zafeen (FR), a Group 1 winner with 2 black-type wins from 10 runs.
Who is the latest Group 1 winner by Zafonic?: The most recent Group 1 winner by Zafonic (USA) in Britain and Ireland is Zafeen (FR), in the St James's Palace Stakes (Group 1) at Ascot on 17 June 2003.
Who is Zafonic's sire?: Zafonic (USA) is by Gone West (USA), and won 2 of 3 races in Britain and Ireland as a racehorse.
What is the average winning distance of Zafonic's progeny?: The average winning distance of Zafonic (USA)'s progeny in Britain and Ireland is 8.1 furlongs on the Flat and 2m1f over jumps.
How much prize money have Zafonic's progeny won?: Zafonic (USA)'s progeny have earned £5,452,118 in Britain and €484,478 in Ireland since 1997.
How has Zafonic done as a broodmare sire?: Runners out of Zafonic (USA)'s daughters include 342 winners from 612 runners in Britain and Ireland, 31 of them black-type winners.