Bay 2013 - 15.3hh
By Zoffany - How She's Cuttin'
2026 Fee £3,500 Oct 1st SLF
A Champion 3yo sprinter in Ireland, Washington DC won or was placed in 15 Group or Stakes races, including multiple Gr.1 races and winning a 2yo race at Royal Ascot. He is the only son of Zoffany at stud in GB.
His exciting first crops include tough, durable sprinters that thrive on racing, led by American Affair, the Gr.1 King Charles III Stakes winner over 5f at Royal Ascot. At 13/7/25 he is in the top 5 leading sires of sprinters in Europe in 2025 by prize money. Click here to view his video on Instagram
"Which sire with 15 or more runners had delivered the joint-best percentage of progeny with Racing Post Ratings of at least 100 in Britain and Ireland this year, up to last weekend? His superb strike-rate of 19 per cent was matched only by Dubawi, and beat those achieved by Wootton Bassett, Frankel, Night Of Thunder and Sea The Stars." Martin Stevens, Racing Post Good Morning Bloodstock email 7/5/25 re Washington DC
Washington DC
Race Record
HIGH-CLASS SPRINTER WON/PLACED IN 15 GROUP/STAKES RACES
Rated 121 by Timeform “well-made horse: very smart performer.”
WON Gr.3 Phoenix Sprint Stakes, Curragh, 6f
WON L Woodlands Stakes, Navan, 5f
WON L Coolmore Stud Power Stakes, Navan, 5¾f
WON L Patton Stakes, Dundalk, 7f
WON L Windsor Castle Stakes, Royal Ascot, 5f, as a 2yo
WON Maiden, Tipperary, 5f, by 2¾l as a 2yo
2nd Gr.1 Prix de l’Abbaye, Chantilly, 5f, to MARSHA
2nd Gr.1 Phoenix Stakes, Curragh, 6f, as a 2yo to Champion 2yo AIR FORCE BLUE
2nd Gr.2 King George Stakes, Goodwood, 5f
2nd Gr.2 Flying Five Stakes, Curragh, 5f
2nd Gr.2 Temple Stakes, Haydock, 6f, by a head to BATTAASH
2nd Gr.3 Palace House Stakes, Newmarket, 5f
2nd Gr.3 Lacken Stakes, Naas, 6f
2nd L Marble Hill Stakes, Curragh, as a 2yo
3rd Gr.1 Commonwealth Cup, Royal Ascot, 6f, to QUIET REFLECTION and KACHY
3rd L Woodlands Stakes, Navan, 5f
“He’s very fast, he travelled well and he quickened well….He’s all speed.” Aidan O’Brien
Progeny
American Affair
WON Gr.1 King Charles III Stakes, Royal Ascot, 5f
WON 8 races and over £640,000. RPR 119.
Washington Heights
WON Gr.3 Abernant Stakes, Newmarket, 6f, in 2024, beating Gr.1 horses Makarova, Mill Stream, Spy Catcher, Shouldvebeenaring, Run To Freedom, Garrus.
WON L John Smith's City Walls Stakes, York, 5f
WON L Bro Park Sprint Championship, Bro Park, 6f
3rd Gr.2 Temple Stakes, Haydock, 5f
3rd L Two-Year-Old Trophy, Redcar, 6f
2nd Local Gr.3 Dukhan Sprint, Al Uqda, 6f
2nd Goffs UK Premier Yearling Stakes, York, 6f by a head
Won over £360,000. RPR 117.
Venture Capital
WON 5 races inc. the Ripon Silver Sprint Trophy. RPR 99.
True Promise
WON 4 races. RPR 89.
American Style
WON 2 races. RPR 93.
Sondad
WON 4 races. RPR 99.
Other winners by this young sire from his limited books include: American Rose, Arlington, Byzantine Empress, Chico Dulce, Congress, Dc Cogent, DC Flyer, Doze, H Key Lails, Jive King, JJ Stingleton, J Street, Leontynka, Liberty Mountain, Magicdollar, Montana Girl, Obama Army, O G Beachwear, State Of Madness, Statu Of Liberty, Stirrup Cup, Uncle Sam, Warriors Revenge, etc.
