Leading sire in North America
The list below shows the leading sire of Thoroughbred racehorses in North America for each year since 1830. This is determined by the amount of prize money won by the sire's progeny during the year. It is restricted to stallions which are based in North America, but currently includes earnings from overseas races in Great Britain , Ireland , France , Italy , Germany and the United Arab Emirates as well as domestic earnings.
Prior to 2015, the Leading Sire Lists published by The Blood-Horse excluded earnings from Hong Kong and Japan due to the disparity in purses. Starting in 2015, earnings from Hong Kong and Japan are included on an adjusted basis.[1]
List
^ The leading sire title for 1977 was given to Dr. Fager by the Thoroughbred Daily Times as at the time they counted North American earnings only. Northern Dancer was given the title by The Blood-Horse as they also included international earnings.[2]
Sire lines and selected dam lines of the leading sires, color-coded by sire line
Darley Arabian Godolphin Arabian Byerley Turk
Bartlett's Childers
Squirt Blank Cade Jigg
Marske Matchem Partner
Eclipse Conductor Tartar
Pot-8-Os King Fergus Mercury Trumpator Herod
Waxy Hambletonian Beningbrough Gohanna Pacolet Sorcerer Florizel Woodpecker
Whalebone Whitelock Scud Orville Golumpus Citizen Comus Diomed Buzzard
Waverley Sir Hercules Camel Blacklock Actaeon Muley Emilius Catton Jackson's Pacolet Humphrey Clinker Sir Archy Duroc Selim Castrel
Don John Faugh-a-Ballagh Birdcatcher Albion 1859Leviathan 1837, 1838 1839, 1843 1848 (tie) Priam 1842, 1844 1845, 1846 Trustee 1848 (tie)Monsieur Tonson 1834Sir Charles 1830, 1831 1832, 1833 1836 Bertrand 1835Timoleon American Eclipse Pantaloon
Iago Leamington 1875, 1877 1879, 1881 Oxford The Baron Touchstone Voltaire Revenue 1860Medoc 1840, 1841Sultan The Libel
Iroquois 1892Longfellow 1891Sterling Stockwell Rataplan Orlando Newminster Ithuriel Voltigeur Vedette Melbourne Boston 1851, 1852 1853 Glencoe I 1847, 1849 1850, 1854 1855, 1856 1857, 1858 Bay Middleton Traducer
Bonnie Scotland 1880, 1882Isonomy Doncaster Citadel Blinkhooley Eclipse (II) Trumpeter Marsyas Hermit Lord Clifden Longbow Billet 1883Speculum West Australian Lexington 1861, 1862 1863, 1864 1865, 1866 1867, 1868 1869, 1870 1871, 1872 1873, 1874 1876, 1878 Vandal The Flying Dutchman Sir Modred 1894
Bramble Isinglass Bend Or Glenelg 1884, 1886 1887, 1888 Wisdom Alarm Plutus Albert Victor St. Blaise 1890Hampton Sir Dixon 1901Rosebery Solon Australian Aerolite Florence Virgil 1885Dollar
Ben Brush 1909Star Shoot 1911, 1912 1916, 1917 1919 Ben Strome 1903Ormonde Bona Vista Blair Athol Sir Hugo Himyar 1893Flageolet Albert 1899Bay Ronald Toxophilite Amphion Arbitrator Galopin Spendthrift Hindoo Androcles
Broomstick 1913, 1914 1915 Sweep 1918, 1925John O'Gaunt Orme Cyllene The Rover McGee 1922Domino Plaudit Rayon d'Or 1889Bayardo Musket Sundridge Kilwarlin St. Simon Hastings 1902, 1908Kingston 1900, 1910Hanover 1895, 1896 1897, 1898 Cambyse
The Porter 1937Swynford Flying Fox Polymelus St. Gatien Commando 1907King James Gainsborough Carbine Sunreigh Ogden Persimmon Rabelais Fair Play 1920, 1924 1927 Hamburg 1905Gardefeu
Blandford Challenger 1939Ajax Phalaris Meddler 1904, 1906Celt 1921Ultimus Peter Pan Colin Spearmint Reigh Count The Finn 1923Prince Palatine Man o' War 1926Chance Play 1935, 1944Chouberski
Blenheim 1941Teddy Sickle 1936, 1938Pharos Pharamond High Time 1928Pennant Neddie Hyperion Chicle 1929Count Fleet 1951Rose Prince War Admiral 1945Bruleur
Mahmoud 1946Bull Dog 1943Sir Gallahad 1930, 1933 1934, 1940 Unbreakable Nearco Menow Equipoise 1942Good Goods Spur Heliopolis 1950, 1954Stardust Prince Rose Havresac Ksar
Bull Lea 1947, 1948 1949, 1952 1953 Polynesian Tom Fool Sting Alsab Star Kingdom Princequillo 1957, 1958Cavaliere d'Arpino Tourbillon
Native Dancer Nasrullah 1955, 1956 1959, 1960 1962 Royal Charger Buckpasser Questionnaire Armageddon Noholme Round Table 1972Bellini Ambiorix 1961
Raise a Native Natalma Nearctic Bold Ruler 1963, 1964 1965, 1966 1967, 1968 1969, 1973 Grey Sovereign Indian Hemp Turn-To Buckaroo 1985Free For All Battle Joined Nodouble 1981Tenerani
Mr. Prospector 1987, 1980Alydar 1990Exclusive Native 1978, 1979Northern Dancer 1971, 1977[4] Raja Baba 1980What a Pleasure 1975, 1976Boldnesian T.V. Lark 1974Hail To Reason 1970Rough'n Tumble Ack Ack Ribot
Gulch The Minstrel Storm Bird Lyphard 1986Danzig 1991, 1992 1993 Vice Regent Bold Reasoning Fortino Halo 1983, 1989Dr. Fager 1977[4] His Majesty 1982
Thunder Gulch 2001Palace Music 1995Storm Cat 1999, 2000Sadler's Wells Deputy Minister 1997, 1998Seattle Slew 1984Caro Broad Brush 1994
Smart Strike 2007, 2008Gone West Forty Niner Giant's Causeway 2009, 2010 2012 El Prado 2002Harlan A.P. Indy 2003, 2006Cozzene 1996Saint Ballado 2005
Fappiano Elusive Quality 2004Distorted Humor 2011Kitten's Joy 2013, 2018Harlan's Holiday Pulpit
Unbridled Into Mischief 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 Tapit 2014, 2015 2016
Unbridled's Song 2017
See also
References
^ Mitchell, Eric. "Sire List Evolution" . cs.bloodhorse.com . Retrieved 17 June 2016 .
^ "Leading Sires of America" . www.tbheritage.com . Retrieved 3 July 2016 .
^ "2018 Leading Sires" . bloodhorse.com . Retrieved 16 April 2020 .
^ a b The leading sire title for 1977 was given to Dr. Fager by the Thoroughbred Daily Times as at the time they counted North American earnings only. Northern Dancer was given the title by The Blood-Horse as they also included international earnings.
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