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Who bred Danehill?
Khalid Abdullah
He was a brother to a stakes winner, Eagle Eyed, and two other stallions, Anziyan and Nuclear Freeze. Danehill was owned during his racing career by Khalid Abdullah, who also bred him.
Where did Danehill stand?
Danehill, by Danzig from Razyana, and bred in Ireland in 1986, first came to Australia as a shuttle stallion in 1990 to stand at John Messara’s Arrowfield Stud in NSW.
How tall was Danehill?
A well-balanced, athletic, muscular bay horse with powerful hindquarters and a strong hind leg, Danehill resembled his sire Danzig but was somewhat taller and leggier, standing 16 hands.
Who is sire Danehill?
DanzigDanehill / Parents
How many foals did Northern Dancer have?
Some numbers: Of the Dancer’s first crop of 21 foals, there were 10 stakes winners. Nijinsky II came from crop two and was the first British Triple Crown winner in 35 years (1970), later becoming the top sire in Britain and Ireland.
What was Northern Dancer stud fee?
6. Northern Dancer was the world’s leading thoroughbred sire from 1965 to 1990, with his stud fee reaching as high as $1,000,000.
What does pp mean in horse racing?
Past Performance
Data in a Past Performance There is a tremendous amount of data available for interpretation in a DRF past performance. Below, you’ll see a sample past performance (PP).
How old is Danehill the horse?
Danehill (March 26, 1986 – May 13, 2003) was a Thoroughbred racehorse who was bred in the United States. During his stud career, Danehill became a champion sire on both sides of the Equator.
How good are Danehill’s sires?
It may be worth bearing in mind that 5.3% of the 16,500-plus Northern Hemisphere-born runners by sons of Danehill are Stakes winners. Five of Danehill’s six sires with 100 or more Stakes winners also plied their trade in Australia. The same cannot be said of the second sire on our ranking, Sadler’s Wells.
How many stakes winners does Danehill have?
The vast majority of these can be attributed to Danehill and his sons, but it is Green Desert that accounts for the second largest proportion, 435 Stakes winners or 5.3% of runners. With six stallion sons on our list, Green Desert has three major sires of the day batting for him. All three have passed 100 Stakes winners.
How much did Danehill earn in his career?
As a three-year-old, following a third placing in the 2,000 Guineas behind Nashwan and a fourth place in the Irish equivalent, Danehill was switched to sprinting, winning the Cork and Orrery Stakes at Ascot and the Haydock Sprint Cup. During his racing career he earned a total of £177,465 and ran to a peak Timeform rating of T126.