At stud in France, Faugh-a-Ballagh sired Epsom and French Oaks winner Fille de l'Air whose race named in her honor has, through 2018, been run for more than 116 years.
Spinaway's dam was Megara who was bred by John Hunter, a founder of Saratoga Race Course and the first person to serve as chairman of The Jockey Club.
Her career was basically limited to her two-year-old season of 1880 when she was not just the dominant filly that year but also beat her male counterparts in every one of her seven stakes wins.
By 1889 Spinaway had been sold to Milton Young, the owner of the important breeding operation, McGrathiana Stud.
Bred to Hanover, Spinaway foaled Handspun who in turn was the dam of the great racing filly Tanya, winner of the 1905 Belmont Stakes.