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2014 MIDWEST STALLIONS How tHe commercial market Has cHanged over 20 years Profiles of kentucky’s leading sires strategies for marketing young stallions leading sire lists

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THE INVISIBLE HAND IN THE commErcIAL mArkET

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Malibu Moon, who stands at Spendthrift Farm in Kentucky, was bred to 181 mares last year, the fifth-most in North America.

JOHN P. SPARKMAN The father of modern economics, Adam Smith, introduced the metaphor of the invisible hand of the market in his seminal book “The Wealth of Nations” in 1776. Smith’s metaphor for what he conceived as a natural, self-regulating function of a free market is readily visible in the accompanying table detailing the sharp decline in the number of Thoroughbred stallions and mares in North America over the last 20 years and the accompanying fluctuations in stud fees over the most recent decade.

Metaphors are one of our most useful literary inventions, but they tend to become corrupted over time, and whether the changes visible in stud fees are due to factors that can be described as purely “the market” perhaps depends on one’s definition of the market. The marketplace for Thoroughbred stallion seasons of 2014 is governed by Smith’s invisible hand, for sure, but it also is highly dependent on the invisible – to the public – hands of veterinarians sheathed in rubber gloves.

Since 1993, according to The Jockey Club’s annual Report of Mares Bred, the number of mares bred in the United States has declined from 56,267 to 33,714 last year, a 40 percent reduction in the number of Thoroughbred broodmares in production.

The decline from the temporary peak of 58,693 mares bred at the end of the most recent bloodstock-market bubble in 2008 is even more dramatic – 43 percent.

Over that same period, however, the number of stallions listed in service in The Jockey Club report has plummeted from 5,802 to 1,821, an even more dramatic 69 percent drop. The reason for the sharper decline in the number of stallions available to cover mares is evident in the column entitled “mares per stallion.” The average number of mares bred to an individual stallion has almost doubled over those same two decades.

As anyone who has been active in the Thoroughbred business for at least 20 years knows, the most important trend in the industry over the past two decades has been the enormous change in the number of mares covered in a single season by popular stallions, especially at the big Kentucky commercial stallion stations.

The major factor on which that trend

depends, though, illustrates why markets are not the closed systems we sometimes pretend they are. In the 1980s, advances in veterinary techniques made it possible for veterinarians to predict more accurately when a given broodmare would be at her most fertile, and a few stud farms, notably Ben Walden’s Vinery Stud and the Coolmore-owned Ashford Stud, were quick to take advantage of those techniques to expand the number of mares covered by their stallions.

That change was just becoming widespread in 1993 and was viewed as revolutionary at the time, but in truth, it was just the next step in an existing trend of increasing the size of stallion books. For most of the first 200 years of the Thoroughbred’s existence, stallions, even great ones, covered the mares owned by the stallion’s owner and perhaps a few owned by his neighbors and relatives. Sending mares any appreciable distance to be covered by a stallion was impractical because there was no way to get the mare there besides walking.

The advent of widespread rail travel and horse-drawn horse boxes (the forerunner of the modern horse trailer) in the mid-19th

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sParkman continued from page 2 century made it possible for mares to travel greater distances to be covered by a popular stallion. But at the same time, the great stud farms began to be concentrated more and more in a few locations like Newmarket and Yorkshire in England and the Bluegrass area of Kentucky. Both led to somewhat larger numbers of mares to be bred to great stallions of the second half of the 19th century like Stockwell and St. Simon in England or Lexington in the United States.

The advent of the stallion syndicate in the 1920s was the next step in the process of expanding stallion books. Early stallion syndicates usually consisted of only four or five major breeders owning large percentages of the stallion, but as the breeding industry grew, so did the number of shareholders in a syndicate.

By the 1950s, when Leslie Combs II or Arthur B. Hancock Jr. were syndicating just about every top racehorse who came off the track, the number of shares in a syndicate had solidified between 32 and 40 shares, with books usually restricted to one mare per share, plus a few breeding rights for the syndicate manager.

Bold Ruler, the greatest American stallion of the 1960s, and Northern Dancer, the greatest of the 1970s and 1980s, each sired an average of 28 foals per crop. Northern Dancer was famously never bred to more than 36 mares in a single year, but during the latter half of his long stud career, the numbers bred to other stallions began to climb as stallion owners realized that their chief moneymaking assets were being underutilized.

Even before veterinary palpation of mares led to midnight breeding sessions, the number of mares bred to some popular stallions had climbed into the 50s and 60s as stallion managers learned that what would once have been viewed as overusage did no harm to the physical well-being of stallions.

Over the last 20 years, breeding stallions, particularly young, unproven stal-

lions, to 100 or more mares has come to be viewed as an absolute necessity for survival. Ashford’s success in popularizing young stallions through large numbers of runners on the track essentially forced other farms to follow suit. The result is the huge decline in the number of stallions and the dramatic increase in the average number of mares bred to individual stallions over the last 20 years.

The numbers in the accompanying table for Kentucky, the center of the American commercial breeding industry, are the prime driver of the numbers for the country as a whole. As the numbers show, the industry has become far more concentrated in Kentucky in the last two decades.

In 1993, the 14,152 mares bred in Kentucky amounted to 25 percent of the national total, but the 15,782 Kentucky mares bred in 2013 is 47 percent of the total number bred nationwide. By contrast, the 412 stallions listed in Kentucky in 1993 was 7 percent of the national total, while the 244 listed in 2013 is 13 percent of the total. In other words, stallions standing outside Kentucky rarely attract the three-figure books that are necessary for survival in the Bluegrass State.

All of these changes in the marketplace over the last 20 years are, at least to some degree, independent of changes in actual stud fees. Stud-fee data are not available in our files for 1993 and 1998, but the 2003 figures represent about the midpoint of the steady rise in bloodstock values that took off in 1995 and did not really end until the global economic crisis struck during the second half of 2008.

Thus, the 2008 figures represent the market at something very close to its most expensive moment in history. The 29 percent drop in average Kentucky stud fee from 2008 to 2013 is actually a reflection of factors outside the Thoroughbred market itself, namely the global financial retrenchment necessitated by the banking meltdown of 2008.

There is no doubt at all, at least in the minds of commercial breeders, that the

29 percent drop in average Kentucky stud fee was a very good thing for the market.

The huge drop in bloodstock values from 2009-11 meant that commercial breeders were losing money on most of the horses they sold during those years, even those who sold for comparatively good prices, because they represented stud fees bought at the top of the market.

Selling horses in 2012 and 2013 produced from the lower stud fees forced by the market crash gave breeders at least a fighting chance to occasionally make money as the market improved.

Their biggest worry now is that stud fees will again rise too fast and too high. There is at least some evidence of that occurring in the fifth and 10th columns of our table, but the vagaries of data collection muddy the waters somewhat. Not all stallion managers who report covers for their stallions also report stud fees, a fact illustrated by the difference in the numbers of stallions reported by The Jockey Club in columns 3 and 8, and the number of stud fees reported in parentheses in columns five and 10.

Thus, the more than 50 percent jump in nationwide average stud fee for 2014 compared with 2013 is almost certainly wildly inaccurate. Compared with 2013 numbers, almost 500 stud fees, doubtless most of them in the lower echelons, have not yet been reported for 2014, skewing the comparative average fee considerably.

Not surprisingly, however, the number of stud fees reported for Kentucky for 2014 looks much more complete. Thus, the 12 percent increase in average stud fee listed for Kentucky is probably a pretty true reflection of the facts on the ground. Even after a year when the average yearling price rose 14 percent, that has to be a worrying trend for commercial breeders.

Adam Smith’s invisible hand of the marketplace works best when it is indeed invisible. A 12 percent increase in stud fees in one year makes the self-regulating properties of the market all too visible for comfort.

NUMBER OF MARES AND STALLIONS BRED, UNITED STATES AND KENTUCKY

united states

Year

No. mares bred

No. stallioNs

1993 1998 2003 2008 2013 2014

56,267 55,924 58,693 52,872 33,714

5,802 4,513 4,041 3,267 1,821

kentucky mares per stallioN

9.7 12.4 14.5 16.2 18.5

avg. stud fee (No. with fees)

Year

No. mares bred

na na $4,880 (1,846) $5,027 (2,124) $4,587 (1,230) $6,994 (737)

1993 1998 2003 2008 2013 2014

14,152 18,740 19,898 21,188 15,782

No. stallioNs

412 441 388 355 244

note: The 2013 breeding statistics should not be considered final, as The Jockey Club notes that a few late reports and amendments will be added.

mares per stallioN

34.3 42.5 51.3 59.7 64.7

avg. stud fee (No. with fees)

na na $20,377 (289) $23,454 (300) $16,564 (215) $18,540 (201)

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mArkETINg ApproAcHES VAry To fILL A youNg STALLIoN’S Book

By Joe nevills For many, beginning a new job is a time of excitement, anticipation, and certainly some anxiety over the unknown.

Standing a new stallion is no different. While a rookie sire may never have more momentum and recognition than in his first year off the track, he still faces the challenge of attracting a book of mares strong enough to ensure that he has the opportunity to succeed when his first foals hit the track three years later.

That, of course, requires a book of mares boasting both quality and quantity. It is important to assemble the best broodmares possible to visit a stallion in his first yea r, but quantity also is important in the early stages.

With foal crops continuing to trend downward, the competition to draw broodmares to any stallion, young or experienced, is getting tougher.

Those economic forces await a 2014 group of first-year stallions in Central Kentucky that shapes up to be one of the more appealing in recent years, as two classic winners of 2013 – Orb and Oxbow – join such superbly bred Grade 1 winners as Point of Entry, Take Charge Indy, and Paynter in the region. These young sires likely will have a considerable impact on the commercial market starting in 2015, when their first covered mares and then weanlings are offered at auction.

The methods that farms use to attract mares during that crucial first year at stud run a broad spectrum – from careful pricing and advertising, to special offers, to the “do-it-yourself” approach.

The strategy can vary on a farm-to-farm, or even a stallionto-stallion, basis.

“We try to really sit down and brainstorm what we think are the most salient points that we want to make about each particular stallion, and we try to condense that and disseminate

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Spendthrift Farm’s Into Mischief led all North American sires with 210 mares bred in 2013. that message in our advertising and marketing, and by word of mouth,” said Pope McLean Jr. of Crestwood Farm in Lexington, Ky. “We try to contact people individually and just sort of keep a steady drumbeat and work through the whole season to get mares to them.”

Ned Toffey, general manager at Spendthrift Farm in Lexington, said the most important thing a farm can do in a stallion’s first year is offer value to breeders.

“Giving the breeders value is going to get people to breed,” Toffey said. “It’s going to get your stallion opportunity, and then the stallion’s got to either sink or swim on his own from there.”

Spendthrift Farm has been among the most successful operations at getting mares to its young stallions in recent years. In 2013, the farm accounted for five of the top 10 North American stallions by

mares bred – Into Mischief, Archarcharch, Tizway, Paddy O’Prado, and Warrior’s Reward – and only Into Mischief had foals of racing age.

The early popularity of those sires can be attributed in large part to a pair of programs created to incentivize breeders to take a chance on an incoming stallion: Share the Upside and Breed Secure.

Started in 2010, Share the Upside offers lifetime breeding rights to breeders who commit to a stallion for each of his first two seasons at stud.

Breed Secure offers to lessen the financial risk of breeding to one of the farm’s stallions by taking the stud fee out of the resulting foal’s auction price.

“We had three new stallions at the time: Tiz Wonderful, Into Mischief, and Notional,” Toffey said when reflecting on the promotions. “We were concerned about a number of things, and one of them was

making sure we had a market for our stallions, and making sure that we gave our stallions the opportunity to succeed, and we felt that the best way to do that was to get numbers. The best way to do that was to give the breeders the opportunity to breed at a very reasonable price and to have something to show for it.”

For the upcoming breeding season, all seven of Spendthrift’s new sires were included in the Share the Upside program, and 12 of its young stallions are eligible for Breed Secure. Several farms in Central Kentucky and elsewhere have adopted their own versions of the programs as well.

“It’s something that breeders have really responded well to,” Toffey said. “We feel like it’s generated a lot of customer loyalty. It generated a lot of business and helped ensure good crops for our stallions. They can’t get stakes winners if they

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don’t breed the mare first. They just need the opportunity, and that’s a big part of what our programs are designed to do – give them the opportunity and give our breeders the opportunity to make money.”

Crestwood Farm began standing stallions in 1994 after several decades as a commercial breeding and sales operation. In that time, McLean said the methods of getting the word out on a new stallion have changed dramatically.

Crestwood is a comparatively medium-sized operation among Central Kentucky farms, and McLean said his staff uses the farm’s size to its advantage, making it easier to showcase horses who might get lost in the shuffle at larger farms.

“Every stallion farm out there is very creative and competitive, and we have to try to be right there with them and try to work with the breeders as much as we can,” McLean said.

“We try to do a little bit of everything and be as surgical as we can. We don’t have an unlimited budget with these stallions, so we really have to stretch our dollars and try to get as much impact as we can.

“We were breeders long before we stood stallions, so that’s our culture,” McLean added. “You obviously can’t make a stallion without the breeders, so you’ve got to help them as much as you can.”

While there are many different ways to get mares to a stallion, sometimes the most effective method is to do the legwork oneself.

Such was the case with Ken and Sarah Ramsey, who retired their homebred turf champion Kitten’s Joy to stud for the 2006 breeding season at their Nicholasville, Ky., farm. In preparation for their new stallion’s debut, the Ramseys acquired mares by any means available, often claiming broodmare prospects off the track or purchasing them privately for modest fees.

The Ramseys accounted for 73 percent of the 127 mares sent to Kitten’s Joy during his first season at stud and supplied the overwhelming majority of the stallion’s book for his first six years, never breeding fewer than 89 of their own mares.

At the highest point, in 2009, Ramsey mares accounted for 91 percent of the 117 mares bred to Kitten’s Joy. An undertaking of that magnitude requires a great investment, and with investment comes risk. However, Ken Ramsey said his belief in the stallion emboldened him to take that risk.

“I’m not afraid to fail,” Ramsey said. “To me, failure just develops character and inspires me to figure out what went wrong, and go back and take another look at it. In other words, as long as you keep believing in yourself and think you’ve got the product that’s been producing positive results in the past, then just hang in there and keep going. You’re never whipped until you quit.”

The plan was a success.

Kitten’s Joy is now a perennial leading turf sire and finished 2013 as North America’s leading general sire by progeny earnings (see profile on page 10). All the while, demand from breeders has risen with his stud fee. Outside mares have outnumbered Ramsey mares sent to Kitten’s Joy for the past two years and figure to do so again in 2014.

While the old-fashioned “do-it-yourself” approach worked for Ramsey, he said the commitment, faith, and guts needed to pull it off requires an undivided focus and sense of entrepreneurship.

“Most people would not be willing to put in the time and risk the money that I risked,” he said. “I operate my business by saying, ‘Is the reward worth the risk?’ In his particular case, I really believed in the stallion.”

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FIRST-YEAR STALLIONS IN KENTUCKY FOR 2014

stallioN

Year of birth, pedigree

farm

Orb Paynter Point of entry Oxbow Shanghai bobby Take Charge Indy fort Larned Graydar raison d’etat Violence Jimmy Creed Justin Phillip new year’s day flat Out I Want revenge Liaison Morning Line Overanalyze Power broker alternation data Link fast bullet Swagger Jack O’Prado again Keep up awesome Patriot Kibbutznik Hero of Order

2010, Malibu Moon-Lady Liberty, by unbridled 2009, awesome again-Tizso, by Cee’s Tizzy 2008, dynaformer-Matlacha Pass, by Seeking the Gold 2010, awesome again-Tizamazing, by Cee’s Tizzy 2010, Harlan’s Holiday-Steelin’, by Orientate 2009, a.P. Indy-Take Charge Lady, by dehere 2008, e dubai-arlucea, by broad brush 2009, unbridled’s Song-Sweetest Smile, by dehere 2008, a.P. Indy-Sightseek, by distant View 2010, Medaglia d’Oro-Violent beauty, by Gone West 2009, distorted Humor-Hookedonthefeelin, by Citidancer 2008, first Samurai-ava Knowsthecode, by Cryptoclearance 2011, Street Cry-Justwhistledixie, by dixie union 2006, flatter-Cresta Lil, by Cresta rider 2006, Stephen Got even-Meguial, by roy 2009, Indian Charlie-Galloping Gal, by Victory Gallop 2007, Tiznow-Indian Snow, by a.P. Indy 2010, dixie union-unacloud, by unaccounted for 2010, Pulpit-Shop again, by Wild again 2008, distorted Humor-alternate, by Seattle Slew 2008, War front-database, by Known fact 2008, Speightstown-renfro Valley Star, by dayjur 2008, Smart Strike-Lyrical Prayer, by The Minstrel 2009, el Prado-Leh She run, by Pulpit 2007, unbridled’s Song-Keeper Hill, by deputy Minister 2008, awesome again-Tizamazing, by Cee’s Tizzy 2010, el Prado-Moonlight affair, by friendly Lover 2009, Sharp Humor-Ocean Sprite, by Ocean Crest

Claiborne farm WinStar farm adena Springs Kentucky Taylor Made Stallions ashford Stud WinStar farm adena Springs Kentucky Taylor Made Stallions Calumet farm Hill ‘n’ dale farms Spendthrift farm Castleton Lyons Hill ‘n’ dale farms Spendthrift farm Pauls Mill Spendthrift farm Lane’s end WinStar farm Hill ‘n’ dale farms Pin Oak Stud Claiborne farm Pauls Mill Millennium farms darby dan farm Mill ridge farm Spendthrift farm Stonewall Phoenix Stallion division raut farm

top beYer

stud fee

106 114 109 106 100 109 117 109 97 96 105 109 88 116 113 107 106 99 100 101 100 110 105 95 96 97 60 98

$25,000 25,000 25,000 20,000 20,000 20,000 15,000 15,000 15,000 15,000 12,500 12,500 12,500 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 7,500 7,500 7,500 7,500 5,000 4,000 3,500 3,500 3,000

TOP KENTUCKY SIRES BY 2014 STUD FEE

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stallioN (Year of birth, sire)

farm

stud fee

Tapit (2001, Pulpit) War front (2002, danzig) bernardini (2003, a.P. Indy) distorted Humor (1993, forty niner) Kitten’s Joy (2001, el Prado) Medaglia d’Oro (1999, el Prado) Smart Strike (1992, Mr. Prospector) Street Cry (1998, Machiavellian) Malibu Moon (1997, a.P. Indy) Giant’s Causeway (1997, Storm Cat) Speightstown (1998, Gone West) awesome again (1994, deputy Minister) Tiznow (1997, Cee’s Tizzy) elusive Quality (1993, Gone West) Ghostzapper (2000, awesome again) More Than ready (1997, Southern Halo)

Gainesway Claiborne farm darley WinStar farm ramsey farm darley Lane’s end darley Spendthrift farm ashford Stud WinStar farm adena Springs Kentucky WinStar farm darley adena Springs Kentucky WinStar farm

$150,000 150,000 100,000 100,000 100,000 100,000 100,000 100,000 95,000 85,000 80,000 75,000 75,000 50,000 50,000 50,000

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# JUSTIN’S BELIEVERS ......................................................................................

JUSTIN PHILLIP has the best “ physical of any first season stallion I have seen in Lexington this year” – Chip Muth, Glendalough Farm

“He’s big, beautiful, looked very fast, athletic and correct, just a beautiful physical” – Tim Hamlin, Wynnstay Farm “What’s not to like —2-year-old form,

“He’s a magnificent physical specimen that competed at the highest levels of racing for several years. That combination of durability, looks and talent are hard to come by nowadays”

32 starts, G1 sprinter, pedigree and impressive physical. We booked a SW/ stakes producing mare to him right away!”

– Andrew Cary, Select Sales

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I love his daddy, his dam, he’s a stone runner, retired clean, why wouldn’t you use him – Beau Lane, Woodline Farm

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– Dr. ‘Pug’ and Susie Hart, Hart Farm

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“He impressed me with the strength of his female family, his G1 Vanderbilt win legitimized his class with the speed he always had” – Dr. Chuck Kidder, Corner Woods Farm

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2013 stallion Honors

kITTEN’S Joy ◗ Leading Kentucky general sire by earnings and stakes winners ◗ Leading Kentucky juvenile sire by stakes winners (tie) ◗ Leading Kentucky turf sire by earnings, average earnings, winners, stakes winners, and stakes wins Chestnut Horse Foaled May 8, 2001

Sadler’s Wells 81

el Prado 89 Lady Capulet 74 Lear fan 81 Kitten’s first 91 That’s My Hon 83

northern dancer 61 fairy bridge 75 Sir Ivor 65 Cap and bells 58 roberto 69 Wac 69 L’enjoleur 72 One Lane 61 Joy b. giLbert

By Joe nevills In 2012, Kitten’s Joy reached a level of achievement as a sire that all but a chosen few would consider a career pinnacle.

The following season, he topped it.

The son of El Prado finished 2013 as Kentucky’s leading sire by general earnings with $11,326,203, edging out runnerup Speightstown by $71,022. Kitten’s Joy also was Kentucky’s leading sire by number of stakes winners (24), and juvenile stakes winners (tied, five).

However, the stallion’s dominance was most apparent on his signature surface.

The champion turf male of 2004 was Kentucky’s leading turf sire by progeny earnings ($8,251,682), average earnings per starter ($47,423), winners (66), stakes winners (19), and stakes wins (27). His progeny’s 2013 turf earnings put him an astounding $4,487,315 ahead of secondplace Giant’s Causeway.

The 13-year-old Kitten’s Joy stands at Ken and Sarah Ramsey’s Ramsey Farm in Nicholasville, Ky., for an advertised 2014 fee of $100,000. His dominance helped the Ramseys win Eclipse Awards as both outstanding owner and breeder of 2013.

“In my opinion, the hallmark of a great stallion is their progeny, and with Kitten’s Joy, they start early, show quality, and stay sound,” Ken Ramsey said.

“In 2013, we bred Kitten’s Joy stakes winners at ages 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6. In 2014, I anticipate the ones we’ve bred and raised will continue to fit the mold.”

Kitten’s Joy was represented by five North American Grade 1 winners in 2013, with three occurring Aug. 17 in

kentucky general sires By 2013 Progeny earnings

raNK Name (borN, sire) 2014 farm

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Kitten’s Joy (2001, el Prado) ramsey farm Speightstown (1998, Gone West) WinStar farm Giant’s Causeway (1997, Storm Cat) ashford Stud Malibu Moon (1997, a.P. Indy) Spendthrift farm War front (2002, danzig) Claiborne farm unbridled’s Song (1993, unbridled) Tapit (2001, Pulpit) Gainesway Harlan’s Holiday (1999, Harlan) awesome again (1994, deputy Minister) adena Springs Kentucky Macho uno (1998, Holy bull) adena Springs Kentucky

2014 stud fee

rNrs

$100,000 80,000 85,000 95,000 150,000 died 2013 150,000 died 2013 75,000 25,000

257 257 350 280 127 193 278 270 172 193

leading kentucky turf sires By 2013 Progeny earnings

raNK Name (borN, sire) 2014 farm

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Kitten’s Joy (2001, el Prado) ramsey farm Giant’s Causeway (1997, Storm Cat) ashford Stud Stormy atlantic (1994, Storm Cat) Hill ‘n’ dale farms War front (2002, danzig) Claiborne farm english Channel (2002, Smart Strike) Lane’s end Harlan’s Holiday (1999, Harlan) Lemon drop Kid (1996, Kingmambo) Lane’s end Medaglia d’Oro (1999, el Prado) darley Smart Strike (1992, Mr. Prospector) Lane’s end More Than ready (1997, Southern Halo) WinStar farm

what has come to be known as the stallion’s signature day: Real Solution (Arlington Million), Admiral Kitten (Secretariat Stakes), and Big Blue Kitten (Sword Dancer Invitational).

Stephanie’s Kitten and Kitten’s Dumplings also racked up Grade 1 wins for Kitten’s Joy in 2013.

wNrs

134 154 159 145 68 100 139 155 104 109

2013 earNiNgs

$11,326,203 11,255,181 10,763,745 10,129,794 9,834,961 9,506,659 9,184,114 9,136,624 8,770,282 8,339,023

2014 stud fee

rNrs

wNrs

2013 earNiNgs

$100,000 85,000 30,000 150,000 25,000 died 2013 35,000 100,000 100,000 50,000

174 154 137 80 85 128 135 111 106 127

66 53 47 30 33 40 44 26 35 38

$8,251,682 3,764,367 3,559,409 3,275,213 3,028,291 2,931,823 2,929,724 2,747,487 2,640,915 2,418,626

Perhaps the most impressive aspect of the stallion’s career is his age. Kitten’s Joy is one of just three stallions born after 2000 to finish among the top 10 general sires by progeny earnings in 2013, joined by War Front and Tapit.

Knowing the long-term potential he has

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continued from page 10 in the stallion barn, Ramsey’s efforts to maintain his stallion’s vitality have been widely documented, including building the “Kitten’s Spa,” which includes among its amenities an underwater treadmill and a vibrating platform with heat lamps.

“He’s fit; the flesh on him is firm,” Ramsey said of Kitten’s Joy. “I don’t have a dime’s worth of insurance on him. I’d rather take the insurance money and spend it buying more mares to get to him, but he’s as healthy as he could be. We’re trying to take care of the franchise, and we’re planning on a good 2014. There’s an old saying that says if you fail to plan, you’re planning to fail. He gets the best of everything.”

The stallion’s success has set the table for big changes going forward. Early on, the majority of the elite runners sired by Kitten’s Joy were Ramsey homebreds,

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but the ratio of mares bred to the stallion has tipped significantly toward outside clients in recent years.

“Two years ago is when Kitten’s Joy got really popular, and we bred 215 mares to him,” said Ramsey Farm manager Mark Partridge. “Three-quarters of them were outside mares. Those horses are all yearlings of 2014. They’re all going to be showing up at the sales. Just unbelievable pedigrees, beautiful mares, good athletic individuals, so it’ll be interesting to see what his sales average does this year. I expect it to rise significantly.

So, then next year, when those foals hit the track, I think it’ll be really exciting.”

The auction market is one of the last frontiers left for Kitten’s Joy to conquer.

While his progeny have outrun their pedigrees on the track, they generally have struggled to gain traction in the sales ring – bringing solid prices but

hardly anything to elicit sticker shock.

That trend showed signs of changing at the recent Keeneland January sale of horses of all ages, where Kitten’s Joy was the leading sire by gross receipts, with 12 mares and short yearlings sold for a total of $982,000.

“People are jumping on the Kitten’s Joy broodmare band now,” Partridge said. “Adena Springs bought one and paid [$170,000]. Calumet bought four out of that sale, so that was nice to see.”

The combination of high-profile mare bookings and an uptick in commercial awareness has Ramsey optimistic heading into this summer and fall’s yearling sale season.

“The pipeline is loaded,” Ramsey said.

“He got the best bunch of mares last year he’s ever got, so when those babies hit the ground this year, I’m expecting some big things.”

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2013 stallion Honors

WAr froNT ◗ Leading Kentucky general sire by average earnings ◗ Leading Kentucky juvenile sire by average earnings Bay Horse Foaled Feb. 11, 2002

northern dancer 61

danzig 77 Pas de nom 68 rubiano 87 Starry dreamer 94 Lara’s Star 81

nearctic 54 natalma 57 admiral’s Voyage 59 Petitioner 52 fappiano 77 ruby Slippers 82 forli 63 True reality 73 barbara D. Livingston

By nicole russo War Front enjoyed a breakout season in 2013, and his success has helped attract even better mares to his court, so the best could be yet to come for the young sire.

The 12-year-old Danzig horse, standing at Claiborne Farm in Paris, Ky., checked in fifth on the general sire list – his first time in the top 10 – and was Kentucky’s leading sire by average progeny earnings per starter in 2013. His runners averaged $77,441 to best runner-up Into Mischief’s $70,493.

War Front also was Kentucky’s leading juvenile sire by average earnings in 2014, with $67,534. Second was Lane’s End’s pensioned stallion A.P. Indy, whose final crop of 2-year-olds averaged $61,733 per runner.

War Front’s season was fueled by European standouts Declaration of War and War Command. Declaration of War captured the Queen Anne Stakes at Royal Ascot and the Juddmonte International, both Group 1 events, before finishing a close third in the Breeders’ Cup Classic in his first start on dirt. War Command was a Group 1-winning juvenile in England and a Group 2 winner in Ireland.

In addition to War Command, War Front’s top juveniles of 2013 included Grade 2 winner Bashart and stakes winners Diamond Bachelor and Giovanni Boldini.

All of those successes were on turf, helping War Front place second on the average turf earnings list at $40,940 behind leading general sire Kitten’s Joy at $47,423. That stallion had 174 runners on turf to War Front’s 80.

War Front’s other standouts in 2013 included Departing, a three-time graded stakes winner on dirt; prior Grade 1 winner Data Link, who added the Grade 3

leading kentucky Juvenile sires By 2013 average earnings Per starter (mINImum 10 STArTS)

raNK Name (borN, sire) 2014 farm

1 2 3 4 5

War front (2002, danzig) Claiborne farm a.P. Indy (1989, Seattle Slew) Horse Greeley (2004, Mr. Greeley) Claiborne farm Tale of the Cat (1994, Storm Cat) ashford Stud artie Schiller (2001, el Prado) WinStar farm

Canadian Turf Stakes to his credentials; multiple graded turf stakes winner Summer Front; and Lines of Battle, the winner of the Group 2 U.A.E. Derby on synthetic.

That versatility has been a hallmark of War Front’s stallion career.

“Versatility-wise, [War Front’s progeny] run long, they run short, they win as 2-year-olds, 3-year-olds, as older horses,” Bernie Sams, bloodstock manager at Claiborne, said. “It doesn’t matter if they’re sprinting or going two turns. The fact that [they have won on] dirt, turf, and synthetic is pretty remarkable and just shows you how good a sire he really is.”

Racing as a homebred for longtime Claiborne client Joseph Allen, War Front was a standout sprinter on dirt, taking the Grade 2 Alfred G. Vanderbilt Handicap and placing twice in Grade 1 events. He entered stud in 2007 at Claiborne for a modest fee of $12,500 and rapidly demonstrated an ability to move mares up. From his first crop, came Grade 2 winner Soldat, who was the first foal out of an unraced mare, while Grade 1 winners Summer Soiree and The Factor were the first stakes horses out of their respective dams.

As War Front’s first runners debuted, his commercial popularity rose accordingly.

Yearlings from his first two crops sold for an average of $36,065 at public auction; in 2011, the year after his first crop raced, that

2014 stud fee

$150,000 Pensioned 2011 2,500 25,000 15,000

rNrs

wNrs

23 15 9 36 29

10 6 4 16 13

2013 avg. earNiNgs

$67,534 61,733 52,780 50,618 48,555

figure leapt to $204,251. Last year, he averaged $363,076, bolstered by a $2.5 million colt who topped the Keeneland September sale.

War Front’s fee has risen at a parallel rate. From $10,000 for 2010, it jumped to $15,000 for 2011 and quadrupled to $60,000 for 2012. He stands for $150,000 this year, tied for the highest advertised fee in North America.

According to The Jockey Club’s statistics, War Front averaged 86 mares in each of his first four books. In the last three years, that figure has risen to an average of 103. Beyond increased quantity, War Front has added quality to his books, which read like a who’s who among prominent racemares and broodmares. The list includes Take Charge Lady (dam of Will Take Charge), Matlacha Pass (dam of Point of Entry), Playa Maya (dam of Uncle Mo), and a host of Grade/Group 1 winners topped by Zenyatta, who is due to deliver a War Front foal this spring.

Already booked to War Front this year are 2011 Horse of the Year Havre de Grace, Kentucky Oaks winner Plum Pretty, and Betterbetterbetter, who topped the FasigTipton Kentucky select fall mixed sale at $5.2 million in foal to the sire. All three are owned by Mandy Pope, a high-profile buyer of mares in recent years, in a show of support that will not be the only one from prominent breeders this year.

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TALE of THE cAT ◗ Leading Kentucky juvenile sire by earnings Dark Bay or Brown Horse Foaled April 13, 1994 Storm bird 78 Storm Cat 83 Terlingua 76 Mr. Prospector 70 yarn 87 narrate 80

northern dancer 61 South Ocean 67 Secretariat 70 Crimson Saint 69 raise a native 61 Gold digger 62 Honest Pleasure 73 State 74 Courtesy of CooLmore farm

By Patrick reed Veteran stallion Tale of the Cat finished 2013 atop the Kentucky juvenile sire list by earnings as his 2-year-olds bankrolled $1,822,245. The 20-year-old regally bred son of Storm Cat bested juvenile earnings runner-up Street Cry – the sire of Breeders’ Cup Juvenile winner New Year’s Day – by more than $78,000.

Tale of the Cat, who stands at Coolmore’s Ashford Stud in Versailles for $25,000 this year, has settled into his senior years as a very consistent stallion. He, along with other contemporary sires such as Ashford’s Giant’s Causeway and Hill ‘n’ Dale’s Stormy Atlantic, have ensured that their own sire, who died last April, will extend his breed-shaping influence well into this century.

Tale of the Cat’s juvenile earnings title was derived largely from the performances of two standout fillies: champion She’s a Tiger and Grade 2 winner Stopchargingmaria. The latter won three of five starts in 2013 for earnings of $548,000 and took the Grade 2 Demoiselle Stakes and Grade 3 Tempted Stakes, both at Aqueduct, to close out her 2-year-old campaign.

Stopchargingmaria is on a steady work tab for owner Mike Repole and trainer Todd Pletcher in Florida preparing for her 3-year-old debut.

She’s a Tiger rang up $725,650 from three wins in six starts as a juvenile, winning the Eclipse Award for champion 2-yearold filly. The bay filly captured the Grade 1 Del Mar Debutante and crossed the finish line first in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies at Santa Anita but was disqualified and placed second after drifting out late.

She’s a Tiger has yet to start this year, but according to her connections, the filly has the May 2 Kentucky Oaks as a goal.

leading kentucky Juvenile sires By 2013 Progeny earnings

raNK Name (borN, sire) 2014 farm 1 2 3 4 5

Tale of the Cat (1994, Storm Cat) ashford Stud Street Cry (1998, Machiavellian) darley Harlan’s Holiday (1999, Harlan) War front (2002, danzig) Claiborne farm Tapit (2001, Pulpit) Gainesway

Tale of the Cat finished fourth on the Kentucky juvenile sire list by average earnings with a solid $50,618 from his 36 starters, 16 of them winners (Claiborne Farm stallion War Front led in that category with a $67,534 average). He also finished tied for ninth among Kentucky sires in progeny stakes wins with 20. His best runners older than age two last year include Grade 2 Woody Stephens winner Forty Tales, Grade 2 Charles Whittingham Memorial winner Tale of a Champion, Japanese group stakes winner A Shin Top, and New York-bred dual stakes winner Saratoga Snacks.

Tale of the Cat has been an integral part of Coolmore’s breeding program since retiring to Ashford in 1998. From a female family deep-rooted in storied Claiborne Farm bloodlines – his dam, Yarn, was a full sister to Grade 1 winner Preach, the dam of standout Claiborne sire Pulpit – Tale of the Cat developed into a good racehorse for trainer John Forbes and his Phantom House Farm partnership. He won the Grade 2 King’s Bishop Stakes as a 3-year-old and placed in three Grade 1 events at 3 and 4, including the Whitney Handicap.

Coolmore had bought into the horse before his racing career ended and settled him at Ashford in Versailles for the 1999 breeding season. Tale of the Cat also shuttled to Coolmore’s facilities in Australia

2014 stud fee

rNrs

wNrs

2013 earNiNgs

$25,000 100,000 died 2013 150,000 150,000

36 46 62 23 60

16 16 28 10 22

$1,822,245 1,743,881 1,717,478 1,553,276 1,551,612

for several years and soon became a versatile dual-hemisphere success story as his female family continued to grow in luster (his dam also produced multiple Group 1 winner Minardi, and her daughters Myth and Spunoutacontrol foaled champion Johannesburg and multiple Grade 2 winner Fed Biz, respectively).

By the middle of the last decade, Tale of the Cat had sired such accomplished runners as Grade 1 Haskell Invitational winner and Kentucky Derby runner-up Lion Heart and Grade 1 winner My Trusty Cat. His top runner was one of the best early-21st-century racehorses, in 200911, as turf star Gio Ponti gathered three Eclipse Awards while winning seven Grade 1 races and earning more than $5.3 million.

The success of Lion Heart, Gio Ponti, and Grade 1 winner Tale of Ekati helped make Tale of the Cat a steady presence among the top sires in North America by earnings. He finished 13th by earnings in North America in 2013, and She’s a Tiger and Stopchargingmaria have the potential to keep Tale of the Cat among the leaders even as his annual book begins to decrease due to his age.

Although Lion Heart now stands in Turkey, both Gio Ponti (at Castleton Lyons) and Tale of Ekati (Darby Dan Farm) have a chance to extend Tale of the Cat’s legacy as a sire of sires.

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DuNkIrk ◗ Leading Kentucky freshman sire by earnings, average earnings, stakes winners, and stakes wins Gray or Roan Horse Foaled Jan. 23, 2006 unbridled 87 unbridled’s Song 93 Trolley Song 83 a.P. Indy 89 Secret Status 97 Private Status 91

fappiano 77 Gana facil 81 Caro 67 Lucky Spell 71 Seattle Slew 74 Weekend Surprise 80

alydar 75 Miss eva 77 asunCión Piñeyrúa

By nicole russo Unbridled’s Song, who sired multiple champions, died last July at age 20.

However, the continued prominence of Taylor Made’s flagship sire in the North American stallion ranks is more than assured, as he left behind a number of sons at stud. And judging by the dominance of this group on the 2013 Kentucky freshman sire list, that trend is poised to continue.

Dunkirk, standing at Coolmore’s Ashford Stud in Versailles, led Kentucky’s freshman sire list by both total earnings and average earnings per runner. The 8-year-old son of Unbridled’s Song sired 14 winners in 2013, led

by Grade 1 winner Havana and Grade 3 winner Dunkin Bend, for total earnings of $1,112,446 and an average of $23,669. That total bankroll was enough to easily outpace the WinStar Farm duo of Pioneerof the Nile and Colonel John, whose runners earned $726,220 and $674,800, respectively.

Two other stallions by Unbridled’s

leading kentucky fresHman sires By 2013 Progeny earnings

raNK Name (borN, sire) 2014 farm

1 2 3 4 5

dunkirk (2006, unbridled’s Song) ashford Stud Pioneerof the nile (2006, empire Maker) WinStar farm Colonel John (2005, Tiznow) WinStar farm Kodiak Kowboy (2005, Posse) WinStar farm Zensational (2006, unbridled’s Song) Hill ‘n’ dale farms

Song also finished in the top 10 in both total and average earnings among Kentucky freshman sires, making the late sire the only horse to be represented by multiple sons on those lists. Multiple Grade 1 winner Zensational, who stands at Hill ‘n’ Dale Farms in Lexington, Ky., was fifth by total earnings and ninth by average earnings. Grade 2 winner Old Fashioned, who stood alongside his sire at Taylor Made Farm in Nicholasville, Ky., checked in seventh by total earnings and eighth by average earnings.

The top half of Dunkirk’s pedigree is not the only attractive aspect of his page, as he hails from a deep female family

2014 stud fee

$15,000 20,000 17,500 5,000 15,000

rNrs

wNrs

2013 earNiNgs

47 35 33 26 46

14 13 7 15 10

$1,112,446 726,220 674,800 604,572 600,345

that helped make him a top sales yearling in his own right. Bred in Kentucky

by W.S. Farish, James Elkins, and W. Temple Webber Jr., Dunkirk is out of the millionaire A.P. Indy mare Secret Status, who captured the 2000 Kentucky Oaks and Mother Goose Stakes for the same breeders. She won or placed in six other graded stakes, including a runnerup effort in the Alabama Stakes and a third-place finish in the Coaching Club American Oaks, both Grade 1 events.

Out of the stakes-winning and Grade 1-placed Alydar mare Private Status,

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continued from page 15 Secret Status is a full sister to Grade 3 winner and sire Alumni Hall, as well as a half-sister to stakes winner and producer Private Gift.

Those bloodlines were enough to make Dunkirk North America’s highest-priced yearling of 2007, with Demi O’Byrne, as agent for the Coolmore team of Michael Tabor, Susan Magnier, and Derrick Smith, going to $3.7 million to acquire the colt at the Keeneland September yearling sale.

Dunkirk had a brief racing career, never landing a stakes but competing well against the best males of his crop. Unraced as a juvenile, he won his first two starts, a maiden and an allowance, at Gulfstream by a combined 10 1/2 lengths. Second in the latter was eventual Grade 1 winner Warrior’s Reward. Dunkirk then was the runnerup to Quality Road in the Florida Derby, earning a shot at the Kentucky Derby, where he finished 11th after stumbling at the start.

Dunkirk then finished second to Summer Bird in the Belmont Stakes, outgaming Kentucky Derby winner Mine That Bird for the place. However, he emerged from the race with a condylar fracture in his left hind cannon bone that ended his season and, eventually, his career. His retirement was officially announced the following January, and he entered stud at Ashford for an advertised fee of $10,000.

The star of Dunkirk’s first crop has been Havana, who bankrolled $708,000 in his juvenile season. The colt, a $575,000 purchase by O’Byrne for Coolmore at the 2013 Barretts March sale of selected 2-year-olds in training, was turned over to Todd Pletcher, who also trained his sire. Havana won his debut at Saratoga last August and in his next start took the Grade 1 Champagne Stakes at Belmont, edging the well-regarded Honor Code by a neck. He then finished second to New Year’s Day in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile at Santa Anita.

Havana could kick off his 3-year-old campaign in the Grade 3 Swale Stakes on March 1 at Gulfstream Park.

Dunkirk’s other first-crop standouts include Dunkin Bend, who won the Grade 3 Sapling Stakes at Monmouth Park as a juvenile and was second in the Big Drama Stakes last month at Delta Downs in his 2014 debut.

Dunkirk also is the sire of winners Conniption Fit, Silver Screen Lady, Blacksilkstockings, and Bad River Belle, all of whom were stakes-placed as juveniles last year.

Dunkirk will stand the 2014 season at Ashford for an advertised fee of $15,000.

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cANDy rIDE ◗ Leading Kentucky synthetic sire by earnings and winners Bay Horse Foaled Sept. 27, 1999 Cryptoclearance 84 ride the rails 91 Herbalesian 69 Candy Stripes 82 Candy Girl 90 City Girl 82

fappiano 77 naval Orange 75 Herbager 56 alanesian 54 blushing Groom 74 bubble Company 77 farnesio 74 Cithara 75 Lee thomas

By mary simon Candy Ride might fairly be called a “Stallion for All Surfaces.” His sons and daughters perform well on grass, both yielding and firm, and have distinguished themselves on traditional dirt tracks spanning the spectrum from glib and fast, to deep, muddy messes. But, above all, he is that new-age specialist known as a “synthetic sire,” one whose babies simply fly over artificial veneers of sand mixed with such geotextile concoctions as recycled carpet, rubber, jelly cable, and, yes, even spandex encased in wax.

These eccentric combos, whether they go by the name of Polytrack, Cushion Track, or Tapeta Footings, are frost-free/flood-free zones, easier and more economical to maintain. But far more important is their safety record; according to The Jockey Club’s Equine Injury Database, synthetic surfaces now represent the safest, most forgiving racing surface out there, with fatality rates dropping by the year when compared with dirt and turf. If the data holds, this bodes well for stallions like Candy Ride, whose synthetic-loving offspring should continue to enjoy longer, ever more lucrative careers.

In 2013, no Kentucky-based progenitor proved more adept than Candy Ride at getting runners who excelled over America’s plasticized racetracks. But how would he himself have handled them? One can only guess. For the record, however, let it be noted that nothing on planet Earth seemed capable of touching him.

Candy Ride came along in 2002, just preceding the synthetic craze – which emerged full bloom in 2005-07 when eight major North American racetracks had such surfaces installed. In his native Argentina, the son of Ride the Rails had soared to championship miler status on dirt, winning all three of his starts in bloodless fashion,

leading kentucky syntHetic surface sires By 2013 Progeny earnings

raNK Name (borN, sire) 2014 farm 1 2 3 4 5

Candy ride (1999, ride the rails) Lane’s end Stormy atlantic (1994, Storm Cat) Hill ‘n’ dale farms Giant’s Causeway (1997, Storm Cat) ashford Stud Speightstown (1998, Gone West) WinStar farm Harlan’s Holiday (1999, Harlan)

before being sold north early in 2003 to Sidney Craig and his diet guru wife, Jenny.

Here, Candy Ride proved equally unconquerable, taking three races over 2 1/2 months including the Grade 2 American Handicap on Hollywood’s turf course and, finally, Del Mar’s Grade 1 Pacific Classic, wherein he blistered the 1 1/4 miles in a record-breaking 1:59.11 and snagged the fastest Beyer Speed Figure of the year, 123.

“How good is he?” jockey Julie Krone queried herself rhetorically after dismounting following the Pacific Classic. “Wow! That’s how good he is. He’s a rocket ship!”

Unfortunately, ground control soon re-called the rocket to Earth when Candy Ride suffered a ligament injury. Retired unbeaten and all but unchallenged in six starts, he entered stud for $10,000 at Hill ‘n’ Dale Farms in Lexington, Ky., where he remained until relocated in 2010 to Lane’s End in nearby Versailles. Candy Ride’s 2014 fee at Lane’s End is $35,000.

Candy Ride proved an immediate success in his new career, ranking third among 2008 freshman sires and fifth on the second- and third-crop lists of 2009 and 2010, respectively.

From the outset it was clear that, as versatile as his runners were, they had a unique flair for man-made surfaces. Remarkably, with just three crops racing in 2010, Candy Ride ranked second nationally by synthetic earnings – led by Grade 1 winners Sidney’s Candy and Misremembered (both on what was then Santa Anita’s Pro-Ride main track)

2014 stud fee

rNrs

wNrs

2013 earNiNgs

$35,000 30,000 85,000 80,000 died 2013

85 72 73 61 74

29 25 23 20 24

$2,355,446 1,902,064 1,500,008 1,498,630 1,480,851

and El Brujo (on Del Mar’s Polytrack).

In 2013 no Kentucky-based progenitor proved better at getting runners who excelled over synthetic tracks. Last year Candy Ride was represented by 85 synthetic starters, 29 of whom won – four more than nearest category rivals Stormy Atlantic and Kitten’s Joy. Four of Candy Ride’s 13 Northern Hemisphere stakes winners for 2013 – 31 percent – garnered their black type on synthetics, ranking him co-second in the Bluegrass (and nationally) behind Harlan’s Holiday (six) and tied with Speightstown and Giant’s Causeway, and his synthetic runners combined for national-high earnings of $2,355,446.

The runner who contributed most to that bankroll was Shared Belief, 2013’s champion juvenile male, who, like his sire, has yet to taste defeat. In December the gelding punctuated his season with an emphatic victory over another Candy Ride colt – Candy Boy – in the Grade 1 CashCall Futurity on the nowdefunct Hollywood Park Cushion Track.

Other synthetic stars contributing to Candy Ride’s stats included Clubhouse Ride (Grade 2 Californian, Hollywood); Kettle Corn (Grade 2 San Diego Handicap, Del Mar); and Sweet Luca (stakes winner, Arlington Park).

Through Feb. 7, Candy Ride’s lifetime offspring have won or placed in 547 of 1,146 synthetic starts. That’s nearly a 48 percent top-three strike rate. As Adam Sandler might say … not too shabby.

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SpEIgHTSToWN ◗ Leading Kentucky general sire by stakes wins Chestnut Horse Foaled Feb. 1, 1998 Mr. Prospector 70 Gone West 84 Secrettame 78 Storm Cat 83 Silken Cat 93 Silken doll 80

raise a native 61 Gold digger 62 Secretariat 70 Tamerett 62 Storm bird 78 Terlingua 76 Chieftain 61 Insilca 74 barbara D. Livingston

By mark simon Speightstown was relatively one-dimensional as a racehorse. As a sire, he has been anything but, showing versatility that has made him one of the leading sires in North America.

The 2013 season was his best yet, being the leading sire in North America by number of stakes wins (36), second by both progeny earnings and stakes winners, and third by number of individual winners.

He was also in the top ten in a host of categories related to synthetic surface racing, turf racing, and 2-year-old performance.

Two of his best from the previous 12 months received end-of-year recognition, as Grade 1 Ballerina Stakes winner Dance to Bristol was a finalist for the Eclipse Award as champion female sprinter, and Grade 3 winner Essence Hit Man, the twotime defending Canadian champion male sprinter, is once again a Sovereign finalist in that category.

That Speightstown, a son of Gone West, can get sprinters seemed to be a given when he went to stud after winning the Eclipse Award as champion sprinter of 2004, after taking the Breeders’ Cup Sprint at Lone Star Park. He won 10 of 16 career starts, with 15 of the starts coming at seven furlongs or less. In his lone start at a mile, he was beaten more than 24 lengths in the 2001 Grade 3 Gotham Stakes.

Speightstown went to stud in 2005 at WinStar Farm in Versailles, Ky., for a fee of $40,000, and got off to a good start when his first crop yielded 2008 English Group 2 winner Lord Shanakill. The following year, he was represented by 3-year-old graded stakes winners Haynesfield and Munnings. That initial crop would later produce 2010 Grade 1 winner Jersey Town and 2013 Group 1 Dubai Golden Shaheen

leading kentucky general sires By 2013 numBer of stakes wins

raNK Name (borN, sire) 2014 farm

1 2 3 3 5

Speightstown (1998, Gone West) WinStar farm Kitten’s Joy (2001, el Prado) ramsey farm War front (2002, danzig) Claiborne farm Harlan’s Holiday (1999, Harlan) Giant’s Causeway (1997, Storm Cat) ashford Stud

winner Reynaldothewizard. His subsequent crops produced Travers Stakes winner Golden Ticket and graded stakes winners including Mona de Momma, Poseidon’s Warrior, Sum of the Parts, and Bridgetown.

In 2013, his 23 stakes winners were second only to the 24 by leading sire Kitten’s Joy. Speightstown’s other Grade/ Group 1 winners last year aside from Dance to Bristol and Reynaldothewizard were Prioress winner Lighthouse Bay and Hollywood Derby winner Seek Again.

Darren Fox, stallion season director for WinStar, said Speightstown has been a success due to his compatibility with a wide range of mares, as well as being a good option for those looking to find an outcross for Northern Dancer-line mares.

“He appreciates returns of Northern Dancer, Seattle Slew, and has an emerging affinity to Mr. Prospector, to name but a few. He really is an easy stallion to mate mares to.

“And as distance goes, to me it’s a matter of a great sire can get horses that are better than themselves and can get top runners over a wide range of distances.

His progeny have been effective at the highest level up to 10 furlongs. He’s getting both good colts and fillies, which is the true mark of a good sire.”

Part of the versatility of Speightstown as a stallion can be attributed to his sire,

2014 stud fee

rNrs

$80,000 100,000 150,000 died 2013 85,000

257 257 127 270 350

wNrs

154 134 68 155 159

swiNs

36 34 27 27 26

Gone West, who was a great miler and able to sire a number of top runners at a variety of distances and surfaces. Gone West’s sons include leading sire Elusive Quality, Zafonic, Grand Slam, Mr. Greeley, and Proud Citizen, and they in turn sired horses of varying ability and distance aptitude, though generally leaning more toward sprints.

Speightstown, too, tends to get sprinters more than distance horses, as witnessed by the 6.44-furlong career average winning distance by his progeny.

Fox said that Speightstown’s ability to get turf runners has raised his profile with European breeders, and increased his popularity with those who breed to race.

“With what he has shown and the trajectory he is on, you’re seeing a good selection of breed-to-race owners in his book,” Fox said. “He’s priced right and has done so well commercially, that it’s pretty balanced. People from Europe are taking notice and he got his first group winner, Lord Shanakill, in England from his first crop. Some big owners-breeders from Europe have taken notice and are sending mares as well. They have so much Northern Dancer blood in Europe that they’re looking for an outcross, and he is a great solution.”

Speightstown will stand the 2014 season for a fee of $80,000, and he is expected to get a full book of 130 mares.

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romAN ruLEr ◗ Leading Kentucky juvenile sire by winners Dark Bay or Brown Ridgling Foaled March 20, 2002 Mr. Prospector 70 fusaichi Pegasus 97 angel fever 90 Silver deputy 85 Silvery Swan 94 Sociable duck 82

raise a native 61 Gold digger 62 danzig 77 rowdy angel 79 deputy Minister 79 Silver Valley 79 Quack 69 unsociable 69 barbara D. Livingston

By Patrick reed Hill ‘n’ Dale Farms stallion Roman Ruler enjoyed his best year at stud since 2011 last season, when he led all Kentucky sires of juveniles with 29 winners, highlighted by a Grade 1-winning filly. The 12-year-old Fusaichi Pegasus ridgling got off to an auspicious start in the breeding shed five years ago, when he finished second on the freshman sire list in 2009. Two years after that, he became a classic sire when his son Ruler On Ice upset the 2011 Belmont Stakes.

After a couple of quiet years, he was back in the headlines in fall 2013.

Roman Ruler’s 29 winners edged Harlan’s Holiday, who died last year while standing in Argentina during the Southern Hemisphere breeding season, on the Kentucky juvenile winners list. The juvenile group for Roman Ruler spanned the North American continent, featuring stakes performers from Delaware Park to Assiniboia Downs. His best runner by far was Grade 1 Frizette Stakes winner Artemis Agrotera, a homebred Chester and Mary Broman filly trained by Mike Hushion who is out of Grade 2-placed Indy Glory, an A.P. Indy mare who is a full sister to Grade 1 winner and sire Stephen Got Even.

Artemis Agrotera won two of three starts in 2013, stepping up to take the one-mile Frizette over Sweet Reason by 1 1/4 lengths at Belmont after winning her maiden by 11 3/4 lengths at Saratoga.

Three other winning Roman Ruler juveniles from 2013 have already earned black type in the first six weeks of the new year.

General a Rod, a J. Armando Rodriguezowned colt who won his maiden at Keeneland last fall and then finished second to highly regarded Conquest Titan, returned to take the one-mile Gulfstream Park Derby on New Year’s Day. Roman Unbri-

leading kentucky Juvenile sires By 2013 numBer of winners

raNK Name (borN, sire) 2014 farm

1 2 3 4 5

roman ruler (2002, fusaichi Pegasus) Hill ‘n’ dale farms Harlan’s Holiday (1999, Harlan) City Zip (1998, Carson City) Lane’s end Tapit (2001, Pulpit) Gainesway Tiz Wonderful (2004, Tiznow) Spendthrift farm

dled, a maiden winner at Delta Downs in October, annexed the seven-furlong Big Drama Stakes at the Vinton, La., track on Jan. 4 before finishing fourth in the Grade 3 Lecomte Stakes at Fair Grounds on Jan. 18. Nesso, stakes-placed twice as a juvenile, won the seven-furlong Gasparilla Stakes at Tampa Bay Downs on Jan. 4 and then finished second there in the Suncoast Stakes at one mile and 40 yards.

Roman Ruler, who stands for $8,500 in 2014 at John G. Sikura’s Hill ‘n’ Dale, has become a solid option as a value sire, albeit one that does not draw the same amount of interest from breeders as he did during his first seasons – a typical occurrence in the modern commercial stallion market. He retired to Hill ‘n’ Dale in fall 2005 after concluding a racing career that alternated moments of brilliance with several nagging injuries. Bred in Kentucky by Needham-Betz Thoroughbreds, Liberation Farm, and Ashford Stud, Roman Ruler sold for $500,000 as a Keeneland September yearling to David Shimmon’s and William Bianco’s Fog City Stable. He won his maiden first out in June 2004 at Hollywood Park for trainer Bob Baffert, and then graduated with aplomb to stakes company, taking the Grade 2 Best Pal at Del Mar. Roman Ruler finished a close second to eventual champion juvenile male Declan’s Moon in the Grade 2 Del Mar Futurity, before

2014 stud fee

rNrs

$8,500 died 2013 25,000 150,000 7,500

52 62 58 60 39

wNrs

29 28 24 22 21

winning the Grade 2 Norfolk Stakes by 4 1/2 lengths at Santa Anita.

Roman Ruler missed the Triple Crown series in 2005 due to a quarter crack problem, making only one start that spring, but returned at his very best over the summer to win the Grade 2 Dwyer Stakes and the Grade 1 Haskell Invitational. He made two more starts after the Haskell, finishing third in the Travers Stakes and retiring after falling a length short to Rock Hard Ten in the Grade 2 Goodwood Breeders’ Cup Handicap in his first start against older horses.

Roman Ruler proved to be one of the most versatile racehorses of his generation, winning at distances ranging from five furlongs to 1 1/8 miles, and his progeny have displayed some of that aptitude, although arguably he has had more success with route horses. Millionaire Rule, who along with Grade 1 Champagne Stakes winner Homeboykris helped to vault Roman Ruler to second on the freshman sire list in 2009, maxed out at 1 1/8 miles, while Ruler On Ice, apart from his Belmont win in 2011, also ran creditably when placing in that year’s Pennsylvania Derby and Breeders’ Cup Classic.

Roman Ruler’s North American book has declined since the 2010 breeding season, but the stallion continues to be in demand as a shuttle sire to Haras Vacacion in Argentina.

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2013 stallion Honors

STorm cAT ◗ Leading Kentucky broodmare sire by earnings Dark Bay or Brown Horse Foaled Feb. 27, 1983 northern dancer 61 Storm bird 78 South Ocean 67 Secretariat 70 Terlingua 76 Crimson Saint 69

nearctic 54 natalma 57 new Providence 56 Shining Sun 62 bold ruler 54 Somethingroyal 52 Crimson Satan 59 bolero rose 58 tony LeonarD CoLLeCtion

By mary simon Storm Cat was born on Feb. 27, 1983, and died 30 years later on April 24, 2013. In between, due to the diligence and faith of owner-breeder W.T. Young and to his own extraordinary set of genes, he became the classic American success story.

A racehorse of exquisite talents who fell just short of championship status (to a longforgotten horse named Tasso), this son of Storm Bird, out of Terlingua, by Secretariat, literally battled his way to superstardom as a sire. He began in 1988 with a $30,000 fee that some may have thought too high and was overlooked by mainstream breeders.

He was supported through those early years by a lonely Mr. Young – who believed in him much like Ken and Sarah Ramsey would Kitten’s Joy two decades later.

His path eventually carried him to two leading-sire titles (1999 and 2000). More importantly, his genetic strength proved such that it remained undiluted through succeeding generations; first, his sons would establish themselves as sires of prodigious potency, then his grandsons.

And his double-X chromosome offspring have done much the same.

Since his daughters first ripped back the curtains and stormed the stage back in the late 1990s – loudly and like true theatrical scene-chewers – they have produced 197 stakes winners and earners of more than $255 million ... and counting. In 2005, they blasted their paterfamilias into the top 10 North American broodmare sires, where he has remained every year since. By 2010 and 2011, he had scaled the ladder to third, and in 2012, he slid quite comfortably into the top spot – a feat he replicated last year with a spectacular set of data.

Prior to 2013, Storm Cat’s best in this category included U.S. champions Folklore and

leading kentucky Broodmare sires By 2013 Progeny earnings

raNK Name (borN, sire)

1 2 3 4 5

Storm Cat (1983, Storm bird) a.P. Indy (1989, Seattle Slew) Seeking the Gold (1985, Mr. Prospector) deputy Minister (1979, Vice regent) dixieland band (1980, northern dancer)

Speightstown and such Grade 1 winners as Bodemeister, Sky Mesa, Sidney’s Candy, Dialed In, Drill, and Nobiz Like Shobiz.

Last year, his numbers were better than ever, eye-popping any way you looked at them, and the quality of his maternal grand-offspring was simply stunning.

The 2013 broodmare sire category – both in Kentucky and nationally – was a bang-up horse race, fiercely contested down to the very last day between the two grand patriarchs of the millennial era, Storm Cat and A.P. Indy. The former came out on top, edging his younger rival by a mere $244,123 in earnings. Each stallion’s producing daughters churned out earners of more than $15 million, a hefty $3 million-plus ahead of third-ranked Seeking the Gold.

Storm Cat proved a global influence throughout the season as a maternal grandsire, his runners capturing stakes in North America, Europe, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, and Brazil.

As might be expected, Storm Cat mares crossed well with the male lines of both Mr. Prospector and A.P. Indy. Eleven of his 30 stakes winners – 37 percent – hailed from the former mix, while another six (20 percent) resulted when his mares were put to A.P. Indy-line horses.

The Mr. Prospector group proved strongest in terms of quality. Undefeated 2-yearold champion male Shared Belief, multiple

rNrs

wNrs

691 543 506 504 475

345 251 262 241 258

2013 earNiNgs

$15,406,368 15,162,245 12,086,368 11,939,866 10,750,500

Grade 1 winner Close Hatches, Grade 1 Hollywood Starlet victress Streaming, and four-time Group 1-winning sprinter Lord Kanaloa emerged from this blend, as did Grade 2 American Turf Stakes hero Noble Tune and Grade 3 Sunland Derby winner Govenor Charlie.

When crossed with A.P. Indy (and his sons), Storm Cat mares produced lateseason Grade 2 Remsen Stakes winner Honor Code and Grade 3 Florida Oaks winner Tapicat.

Another combo that worked was that of Deep Impact over Storm Cat. The Japanesebred champion by Sunday Silence got Group 1 Japanese 1000 Guineas winner Ayusan and two other group stakes winners from daughters of Storm Cat. The best “miscellaneous” cross of the year was that which resulted in Grade 1 Metropolitan Handicap winner Sahara Sky. Storm Cat’s graded stakes-winning Seeking the Sky produced the 2013 bicoastal graded stakes winner to the cover of champion Pleasant Tap, a male-line descendant of Ribot.

Though 30 years represent a long, full equine lifetime, much of this genetic tale remains to be told. The fact that Storm Cat still has approximately 145 living daughters under age 10 (from his 2005-09 foal crops) virtually ensures that he will remain a high-profile presence in this category for years to come.

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By Patrick reed Strong Hope completed his third consecutive season atop Indiana’s general sire list in 2013 by amassing $1,166,832 in progeny earnings and edging runner-up Domestic Dispute by just less than $11,000.

The 14-year-old son of Grand Slam stands at Dr. Roger Beam’s Midwest Equine and Veterinary Hospital in Trafalgar, south of Indianapolis. He has maintained the top position in Indiana since relocating to the Hoosier State in late 2011, largely based on earnings from older horses sired during his stints in Kentucky and Florida.

Hattaash, a gelding out of stakes winner Lotta Rhythm and a close relation to Horse of the Year Rachel Alexandra, was Strong Hope’s leading earner in 2013 as a 6-yearold, winning four times in nine starts and earning $103,088. The veteran runner, a mainstay at Midwestern tracks over the past several years, nearly broke through

with his first stakes win in the Grade 3 Washington Park Handicap at Arlington Park in August, finishing third by a neck behind Willcox Inn and Gallant Eagle.

Hattaash is Strong Hope’s third-highest career earner with $277,035, behind Grade 3 winner and Grade 1-placed Papaw Bodie ($442,826) and multiple stakes winner Clement Rock ($286,446).

Strong Hope’s fourth-highest earner, dual stakes winner Seal Cove, captured an optional-claiming turf race at Saratoga last year at age 5 (defeating the ill-fated Grade 1 winner Turallure by a head) and earned $70,650 during the year to boost his career total to $260,090. The hard-knocking gelding, homebred by Stuart Janney III and trained by Shug McGaughey, made his 2014 debut Feb. 2 at Gulfstream Park and finished eighth in a deep optionalclaiming event.

Strong Hope raced exclusively on dirt for owners Eugene and Laura Melnyk and trainer Todd Pletcher, winning the Grade

2 Dwyer Stakes and Jim Dandy Stakes as a 3-year-old and placing in three Grade 1 events – the Travers, Carter Handicap, and Metropolitan – in 2003 and 2004.

Eugene Melnyk purchased Strong Hope for $1.7 million at the 2001 FasigTipton Saratoga selected yearling sale from co-breeder Trackside Farm, and the horse’s pedigree was no doubt a major factor in his auction price.

Even though he made all of his starts on dirt, Strong Hope has a turf-oriented female family, as his dam, the unraced Deputy Minister mare Shining Through, also produced Group 1 Nunthorpe Stakes winner and $783,769-earner Bahamian Pirate. His second dam, Solar, by Halo, was an Irish Group 3 winner and a halfsister to English and Irish champion and classic winner and sire El Gran Senor.

It comes as no surprise, then, that Strong Hope’s best runners have come on turf and/or synthetic.

Conversely, earnings runner-up

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Domestic Dispute led all Hoosier sires with three stakes winners – Daydreamin Gracie, Fersmiley, and The Bien’s Gift – and all three won stakes on dirt, although Daydreamin Gracie also placed in the Maryland Million Ladies Stakes on turf at Laurel Park. Daydreamin Gracie and The Bien’s Gift are Maryland-breds, and Fersmiley is a Pennsylvania-bred. Domestic Dispute, a multiple Grade 2-winning 14-year-old son of Unbridled’s Song, relocated from Maryland to Indiana for the 2012 breeding season and this year stands

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at Indiana Stallion Station in Anderson.

Pass Rush, third on the 2013 earnings list, had two stakes winners last year – Facey’s Spirit and Short Round. They both won stakes at Indiana Downs, and another Pass Rush foal, Pass the Crown, was multiple stakes-placed at the Shelbyville racino. Pass Rush, a 15-year-old son of Crown Ambassador, won or placed in 15 stakes, led by a win in the Grade 2 San Fernando Breeders’ Cup. He has stood at Swifty Farms in Seymour since starting his stud career in 2007.

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strong HoPe Bay Horse Foaled Feb. 19, 2000

Mr. Prospector 70

Gone West 84

Secrettame 78

Grand Slam 95

el Gran Senor 81

bright Candles 87

Christmas bonus 78

deputy Minister 79 Shining Through 89 Solar 76

Vice regent 67 Mint Copy 70 Halo 69 Sex appeal 70

leading indiana general sires By 2013 Progeny earnings

raNK Name (borN, sire) 2014 farm

1 2 3

Strong Hope (2000, Grand Slam) Midwest equine and Veterinary Hospital domestic dispute (2000, unbridled’s Song) Indiana Stallion Station Pass rush (1999, Crown ambassador) Swifty farms

4 5

Chief Seattle (1997, Seattle Slew) article of faith (2004, Storm Cat) r Star Stallions at richWine

2014 stud fee

rNrs wNrs sw swiNs

2013 Chief earNer, earNiNgs earNiNgs top ruNNer-beYer

$1,800 2,000 2,500

81 68 27

47 31 17

0 3 2

0 3 2

Hattaash-$103,088 $1,166,832 daydreamin Gracie-$110,112 1,155,842 facey’s Spirit-$112,699 662,845

died 2011 1,000

43 28

19 15

1 1

1 1

boston Chief-$48,900 Joint Tenant-$125,411

580,615 505,888

Hattaash-95 fersmiley-99 facey’s Spirit-84 Short round-84 Crown the Chief-89 Grandpa Grumpy-73

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cANADIAN cHAmpIoN AT HomE IN oHIo

By Joe nevills Mobil and Lunarpal, recent additions to the Mapleton Thoroughbred Farm stallion roster, finished one-two on Ohio’s sire list by progeny earnings in 2013.

Mobil, a 14-year-old son of Langfuhr, was represented by 28 winners from 61 runners who earned a total of $1,583,548.

He was the Buckeye State’s only stallion to reach seven figures in progeny earnings in 2013.

Mobil’s runners were led by Hobnobsnob, who won three of four starts in 2013, highlighted by a win in the Victoriana Stakes at Woodbine. Hobnobsnob, who earned $138,298 last year, joined Welloiledmachine and Hard to Be Humble among Mobil’s stakes winners for 2013. Mobil also had two stakesplaced runners in Canada.

“He is by far, I feel, ahead and above

any sire that’s proven in Ohio,” Dr. George Sikora of Mapleton Thoroughbred Farm said of Mobil. “Even going out into the Midwest, he stands alone in that respect.”

While Mobil led Ohio’s stallions by 2013 progeny earnings, he has yet to sire a crop as an Ohio-based stallion.

He and Lunarpal relocated to Mapleton Thoroughbred Farm in Polk for the 2013 breeding season, joining several additions to the state’s stallion assembly as Ohio’s racing and breeding segments continue to build on new revenue streams from expanded gaming. Their first Ohio-sired foals will arrive in 2014.

“When I saw that [Mobil] was going to be for sale [at the 2012 Keeneland November breeding stock sale], we actually contacted the owners and bought him privately before the sale because we wanted him in the worst way,” Sikora said.

Mobil previously stood at Schonberg Farm in Ontario, while Lunarpal came to Ohio from Le Mesa Stallions in Louisiana.

Mobil will stand for an advertised fee of $2,500 in 2014, but Sikora said the farm would offer a two-for-one deal for Ohioregistered mares.

The stallion has sired five crops ages 3 and up, with 77 winners of $7,242,325 through Tuesday. In addition to those previously mentioned, he is represented by stakes winners Mobthewarrior and Attitude Included as well as Canadian classic runner-up Mobil Unit.

Homebred in Ontario by Gustav Schickedanz, Mobil was Canada’s champion older male of 2004. He won 11 stakes races, including four Grade 3 events, and placed in the Grade 1 Atto Mile and in the Queen’s Plate. Mobil, who is out of the Naskra mare Kinetigal, retired with 12 wins in 29 starts for earnings

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of $1,877,136.

Lunarpal finished the year with 27 winners from 40 starters for progeny earnings of $876,877. His top earner was Mars Curiosity, who won four of five starts in 2013 for earnings of $92,050, and his leading runners included 2013 stakes-placed Secret Pal. Lunarpal, who stands for $2,000, is out of the winning Quiet American mare Quiet Eclipse. He is a half-brother to three stakes winners, including classic-

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placed Grade 3 winner and young sire Astrology, by A.P. Indy.

On the racetrack, Lunarpal won four of six starts for earnings of $284,677. His résumé includes Grade 3 victories in the Bashford Manor Stakes and Kentucky Breeders’ Cup Stakes as well as a win in the Three Chimneys Juvenile Stakes, all at Churchill Downs.

Lunarpal has sired five crops ages 3 and up, led by stakes winners I Dare U Em and Full Rigged.

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moBil Bay Horse Foaled Jan. 15, 2000

northern dancer 61

danzig 77

Pas de nom 68

Langfuhr 92 Sweet briar Too 86 naskra 67 Kinetigal 88 Kenergy 81

briartic 68 Prima babu Gum 80 nasram 60 Iskra 61 King emperor 66 future decision 73

leading oHio general sires By 2013 Progeny earnings

raNK Name (borN, sire) 2014 farm

1 2 3 4 5

Mobil (2000, Langfuhr) Mapleton Thoroughbred farm Lunarpal (2002, Successful appeal) Mapleton Thoroughbred farm The Cliff’s edge (2001, Gulch) fair Winds farm Western Pride (1998, Way West) rC Cline farm Killenaule (2002, fusaichi Pegasus) Cedar brook farm

2014 stud fee

$2,500 2,000 2,500 Private 1,500

rNrs wNrs sw swiNs

61 40 59 37 40

28 27 28 20 17

3 0 0 0 0

3 0 0 0 0

2013 Chief earNer, earNiNgs earNiNgs top ruNNer-beYer

Hobnobsnob-$138,298 $1,583,548 Mars Curiosity-$92,050 876,877 Taste the fortune-$78,452 813,233 Miss dayna Lee-$75,207 534,950 Secondhand Justice-$72,237 446,420

Welloiledmachine-90 Mars Curiosity-89 Mellow fellow-93 river rocks-88 Hesraisincain-75

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roAD ruLEr IS Top rETurNINg STALLIoN IN ILLINoIS By nicole russo There are changes in store for the top of the Illinois stallion market.

Shore Breeze led the state’s general sire list for three straight years from 2010-12, and his progeny earned $976,722 in 2013. However, the son of Danzig has departed to stand at Iowa State University in 2014. Among the remaining stallions who stand or last stood in Illinois – including those deceased or pensioned – the late Cherokee Rap led the way in 2013, followed by Road Ruler, the state’s top returning stallion for 2014.

Cherokee Rap, who last stood at Wildwood Stable in Bellevue, was represented by 31 winners in 2013 and progeny earnings of $831,156. Road Ruler, who stands at JB Stables in Burnt Prairie, was represented by 18 winners and earnings of $680,623.

Cherokee Rap, who was Illinois’s leading freshman sire and juvenile sire in 2010, died in 2012 at the age of 11.

However, his runners have continued to give back to William P. Stiritz, who purchased the horse for $35,000 following his racing career at the 2006 Keeneland November mixed sale. Stiritz has bred and raced many of the stallion’s top runners, including his two 2013 stakes winners: Our Domain captured the Bungalow Stakes at Fairmount Park,

and Win’em All was beaten a half-length in the Lady Riss Stakes at Fairmount but was elevated to first following a disqualification.

Stiritz bred and races Cherokee Rap’s all-time leading earner, Nagys Piggy Bank. The gelding, who has bankrolled $236,660, won the Pete Condellone Memorial Stakes at Fairmount by 4 1/4 lengths in 2012. He was second in the same event last year; third was stablemate Garland’s Spirit, another son of Cherokee Rap. Stiritz also campaigned Cherokee Rap’s other two career stakes winners, Rocket Professor and Cool Greta.

Racing as a homebred for the late Edward P. Evans, Cherokee Rap won five of 13 career starts, earning $186,240.

Trained by Mark Hennig in New York, he finished second in the 2004 Manila Stakes at Aqueduct. The son of champion sprinter Cherokee Run ran best at middle distances, winning races ranging from seven furlongs to 1 1/8 miles.

Out of the stakes-placed Pleasant Tap mare Rap and Dance, Cherokee Rap was a half-brother to stakes winner Rap Tale.

Second dam Dance Review’s many stakes winners and producers include Grade 1 winner Another Review, Grade 1 winner and stakes producer No Review, Grade 2 winner and stakes producer Dance Colony, and multiple stakes producer

Promenade Colony.

According to Jockey Club statistics, Cherokee Rap was represented by 10 live foals in 2013, his final crop.

Road Ruler was represented by his first stakes horse in 2013, as the juvenile Church Road finished third in the All Sold Out Stakes at Fairmount. The 12-year-old Unbridled’s Song horse is the sire of 19 career winners from 26 starters, for total earnings of $721,981.

Road Ruler, who won four of 15 career starts over three seasons, was bred in Kentucky by Taylor Made Farm – which stood his late sire – and Brian Kahn. Out of the stakes-placed Strawberry Road mare Stephanie’s Road, he is a halfbrother to stakes winner Drill Hall.

cHerokee raP Bay Horse Foaled Feb. 18, 2001 runaway Groom 79 Cherokee run 90 Cherokee dame 80 Pleasant Tap 87 rap and dance 95 dance review 78

blushing Groom 74 yonnie Girl 66 Silver Saber 72 dame francesca 66 Pleasant Colony 78 never Knock 79 northern dancer 61 dumfries 73

leading illinois general sires By 2013 Progeny earnings

raNK Name (borN, sire) 2014 farm

2014 stud fee

1 2 3 4 5

died 2012 $2,000 1,000 Private Private

Cherokee rap (2001, Cherokee run) road ruler (2002, unbridled’s Song) Jb Stables Cashel Castle (1999, Silver Ghost) Hill ‘n dale farm alluvial (2002, forestry) Casey Thoroughbred farm Indy Snow (2001, a.P. Indy) Hondo ranch

rNrs wNrs sw swiNs

44 26 28 50 20

31 18 14 22 10

2 0 0 0 0

2 0 0 0 0

2013 Chief earNer, earNiNgs earNiNgs top ruNNer-beYer

domain’s rap-$76,217 He’saruler-$148,949 no apologizes-$98,810 Prince Larry-$53,207 Total Immersion-$63,350

$831,156 680,623 551,895 479,432 392,119

Garland’s Spirit-92 He’saruler-88 no apologizes-92 Prince Larry-81 Costilla range-87

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2013 leading general sires

raNK Name (borN, sire) 2014 farm

1

Kitten’s Joy (2001, el Prado) ramsey farm

2

Speightstown (1998, Gone West) WinStar farm

2014 stud fee rNrs wNrs sw swiNs

Chief earNer, earNiNgs

2013 earNiNgs

top ruNNer-beYer

$11,326,203

big blue Kitten-104

11,255,181

big Screen-110

$100,000

257

134

24

34

big blue Kitten-$902,800

80,000

257

154

23

36

reynaldothewizard-$1,380,000

delegation-110 fast bullet-110 3

Giant’s Causeway (1997, Storm Cat) ashford Stud

85,000

350

159

20

26

dalkala-$492,105

10,763,745

4

Malibu Moon (1997, a.P. Indy) Spendthrift farm

95,000

280

145

13

20

Orb-$2,557,566

10,129,794

Ciao bella-104 Orb-106

5

War front (2002, danzig) Claiborne farm

150,000

127

68

18

27

declaration of War-$1,751,363

9,834,961

declaration of War-112

6

unbridled’s Song (1993, unbridled)

died 2013

193

100

9

16

Will Take Charge-$2,960,977

9,506,659

Cross Traffic-116

7

Tapit (2001, Pulpit) Gainesway

150,000

278

139

11

14

Joyful Victory-$579,600

9,184,114

Joyful Victory-108

8

Harlan’s Holiday (1999, Harlan)

died 2013

270

155

19

27

Summer applause-$466,500

9,136,624

Zeewat-103

9

awesome again (1994, deputy Minister) adena Springs Kentucky

75,000

172

104

10

19

Game On dude-$2,575,735

8,770,282

Game On dude-117

10

Macho uno (1998, Holy bull) adena Springs Kentucky

25,000

193

109

9

13

Mucho Macho Man-$2,984,000

8,339,023

Mucho Macho Man-112

11

Stormy atlantic (1994, Storm Cat) Hill ‘n’ dale farms

30,000

240

124

13

23

up With the birds-$948,953

8,199,329

up With the birds-97

12

Medaglia d’Oro (1999, el Prado) darley

100,000

247

112

18

25

rydilluc-$439,600

7,783,016

Valid-106

13

Tale of the Cat (1994, Storm Cat) ashford Stud

25,000

281

135

12

20

She’s a Tiger-$725,650

7,698,858

forty Tales-106

14

Candy ride (1999, ride the rails) Lane’s end

35,000

238

128

14

19

Clubhouse ride-$581,374

7,686,218

Kettle Corn-112

15

More Than ready (1997, Southern Halo) WinStar farm

50,000

273

126

14

19

Verrazano-$1,691,300

7,460,848

Verrazano-116

16

rockport Harbor (2002, unbridled’s Song)

died 2013

223

131

13

18

ria antonia-$1,156,140

7,261,870

r free roll-102

17

Ghostzapper (2000, awesome again) adena Springs Kentucky

50,000

157

89

16

24

Za approval-$889,780

7,215,982

Moreno-107

18

City Zip (1998, Carson City) Lane’s end

25,000

258

145

10

16

Palace-$424,250

7,041,085

reneesgotzip-105

19

Street Cry (1998, Machiavellian) darley

100,000

276

144

11

13

new year’s day-$1,154,000

6,959,368

b Shanny-99 Plainview-99

20

Smart Strike (1992, Mr. Prospector) Lane’s end

100,000

238

122

12

15

Swagger Jack-$367,850

6,919,512

Swagger Jack-105

21

elusive Quality (1993, Gone West) darley

50,000

292

147

14

15

elusive Kate-$474,995

6,718,810

beau Choix-97

22

Lemon drop Kid (1996, Kingmambo) Lane’s end

35,000

247

128

12

15

Kid dreams-$257,555

6,699,270

Kid dreams-103

23

Street Sense (2004, Street Cry) darley

40,000

178

98

14

20

unlimited budget-$524,000

6,591,716

Wedding Toast-105

24

broken Vow (1997, unbridled) Pin Oak Stud

25,000

246

142

10

17

Cyber Secret-$498,329

6,590,592

Good deed-110

25

Pulpit (1994, a.P. Indy)

died 2012

167

88

14

19

fiftyshadesofhay-$738,057

6,446,006

Gantry-105

26

distorted Humor (1993, forty niner) WinStar farm

100,000

221

111

10

13

boisterous-$538,049

6,393,125

Zaikov-108

27

Tiznow (1997, Cee’s Tizzy) WinStar farm

75,000

225

110

5

8

Tiz Miz Sue-$440,000

6,152,493

Tiz Miz Sue-104 Tiz the Truth-104

28

Langfuhr (1992, danzig) Lane’s end

29

first Samurai (2003, Giant’s Causeway) Claiborne farm

30

bernstein (1997, Storm Cat)

7,500

271

151

5

6

London Lane-$192,915

6,097,320

15,000

157

80

9

19

Last Gunfighter-$865,000

5,655,670

Say no More-100 Justin Phillip-109

died 2011

232

123

11

14

Karakontie-$354,130

5,549,641

bernie the Maestro-102 ultimate Shopper-99

31

yes It’s True (1996, Is It True) Three Chimneys farm

10,000

209

122

9

14

Montana native-$263,498

5,508,819

32

flatter (1999, a.P. Indy) Claiborne farm

20,000

178

99

8

17

flat Out-$1,108,000

5,500,881

flat Out-116

33

bluegrass Cat (2003, Storm Cat) rockridge Stud

7,500

224

120

9

10

Percussion-$294,800

5,498,097

Manando-108

34

Songandaprayer (1998, unbridled’s Song)

6,000

246

152

9

12

dan the Tin Man-$182,321

5,433,334

Let em Shine-109

The Stallion Station @ Copper Crowne 35

Indian Charlie (1995, In excess)

died 2011

186

94

14

16

Souper Speedy-$248,564

5,387,256

Star Harbour-108

36

exchange rate (1997, danzig) Three Chimneys farm

20,000

206

127

10

11

Conkate-$160,903

5,366,345

excaper-97

37

freud (1998, Storm Cat) Sequel Stallions new york

10,000

150

82

9

14

effie Trinket-$368,628

5,254,489

Lubash-97

38

discreet Cat (2003, forestry) darley

20,000

166

88

13

20

discreet Marq-$657,500

5,083,719

Sage Valley-105

39

Mizzen Mast (1998, Cozzene) Juddmonte farms

20,000

199

103

6

9

Mizdirection-$805,000

4,957,837

ultimate eagle-103

40

arch (1995, Kris S.) Claiborne farm

40,000

174

84

9

11

Temeraine-$413,174

4,953,277

Windswept-105

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2013 leading Juvenile sires

raNK Name (borN, sire) 2014 farm

1

rockport Harbor (2002, unbridled’s Song)

2

2014 stud fee rNrs wNrs sw swiNs

Chief earNer, earNiNgs

2013 earNiNgs

top ruNNer-beYer

died 2013

47

18

4

6

ria antonia-$1,156,140

$2,520,548

rise up-88

Tale of the Cat (1994, Storm Cat) ashford Stud

$25,000

36

16

2

4

She’s a Tiger-$725,650

1,822,245

Stopchargingmaria-86

3

Street Cry (1998, Machiavellian) darley

100,000

46

16

2

3

new year’s day-$1,154,000

1,743,881

new year’s day-88

4

Harlan’s Holiday (1999, Harlan)

died 2013

62

28

5

5

ami’s Holiday-$176,743

1,717,478

Peace Mission-86

5

War front (2002, danzig) Claiborne farm

150,000

23

10

4

6

War Command-$590,931

1,553,276

Giovanni boldini-92

6

Tapit (2001, Pulpit) Gainesway

150,000

60

22

2

2

untapable-$188,125

1,551,612

Giancarlo-98

7

artie Schiller (2001, el Prado) WinStar farm

15,000

29

13

5

8

My Conquestadory-$415,908

1,408,097

My Conquestadory-84

8

roman ruler (2002, fusaichi Pegasus) Hill ‘n’ dale farms

9

bernstein (1997, Storm Cat)

10

Candy ride (1999, ride the rails) Lane’s end

11

Kitten’s Joy (2001, el Prado) ramsey farm

12 13

Sky Painter-88

8,500

52

29

2

2

artemis agrotera-$402,000

1,363,233

artemis agrotera-88

died 2011

37

15

3

5

Karakontie-$354,130

1,270,168

Tepin-81

35,000

46

14

1

2

Shared belief-$451,200

1,260,146

Shared belief-106

100,000

55

17

5

5

bobby’s Kitten-$285,500

1,190,934

bobby’s Kitten-91

Sky Mesa (2000, Pulpit) Three Chimneys farm

20,000

42

18

5

6

Llanarmon-$150,906

1,190,876

Kendall’s boy-94

Malibu Moon (1997, a.P. Indy) Spendthrift farm

95,000

49

15

3

3

Corfu-$212,200

1,184,337

Crushed Velvet-90

14

Stormy atlantic (1994, Storm Cat) Hill ‘n’ dale farms

30,000

29

10

2

5

Wired bryan-$537,474

1,158,989

Wired bryan-93

15

broken Vow (1997, unbridled) Pin Oak Stud

25,000

52

20

0

0

rosalind-$354,011

1,155,854

rosalind-80

16

dunkirk (2006, unbridled’s Song) ashford Stud

15,000

47

14

2

2

Havana-$708,000

1,112,446

Havana-102

17

yes It’s True (1996, Is It True) Three Chimneys farm

10,000

46

20

2

4

yes I’m Lucky-$188,000

1,092,542

Our amazing rose-91

40,000

31

9

2

2

Sweet reason-$457,600

1,081,018

Sweet reason-98

7,500

41

18

2

4

My brown eyed Guy-$161,480

984,784

Jessethemarine-88

died 2012

37

14

2

2

Master Lightning-$124,915

963,515

Mr Speaker-90

18

Street Sense (2004, Street Cry) darley

19

With distinction (2001, Storm Cat) Hartley/de renzo Thoroughbreds

20

Pulpit (1994, a.P. Indy)

Tea Time-90

2013 leading fresHman sires

raNK Name (borN, sire) 2014 farm

2014 stud fee rNrs wNrs sw swiNs

1

dunkirk (2006, unbridled’s Song) ashford Stud

2

Pioneerof the nile (2006, empire Maker) WinStar farm

3 4 5 6 7

Zensational (2006, unbridled’s Song) Hill ‘n’ dale farms

8

Giant Gizmo (2004, Giant’s Causeway) adena Springs Canada

9

Chief earNer, earNiNgs

$15,000

47

14

2

2

Havana-$708,000

20,000

35

13

1

1

Colonel John (2005, Tiznow) WinStar farm

17,500

33

7

1

diabolical (2003, artax) a & a Horse ranch

Private

31

14

1

Two Step Salsa (2005, Petionville) Get away farm

7,500

22

10

Kodiak Kowboy (2005, Posse) WinStar farm

5,000

26

15

15,000

46

4,698

23

Cowboy Cal (2005, Giant’s Causeway) Pin Oak Stud

5,000

10

Square eddie (2006, Smart Strike) Vessels Stallion farm

11 12

2013 earNiNgs

top ruNNer-beYer

$1,112,446

Havana-102

Cairo Prince-$272,000

726,220

Cairo Prince-90

1

Concave-$207,450

674,800

Colonel Joan-81

2

That’s the Idea-$225,535

621,319

That’s the Idea-91

0

0

dance With fate-$155,250

620,716

Conquest Two Step-81

1

1

Cool Cowboy-$80,335

604,572

Cool Cowboy-90

10

1

1

Pure Sensation-$104,000

600,345

Pure Sensation-89

6

1

1

Spin the King-$171,400

575,147

Splashy Gizmo-82

31

11

0

0

Cowboy Son-$190,316

519,644

Iron Punch-69

7,500

13

5

1

2

Sprouts-$171,490

473,045

electric eddie-88

Old fashioned (2006, unbridled’s Song) Taylor Made Stallions

8,000

30

10

1

1

Hi fashioned-$105,000

439,487

Sweet Whiskey-86

dixie Chatter (2005, dixie union) ballena Vista farm

5,000

28

10

2

4

architecture-$134,269

397,949

Global Hottie-81

13

In Summation (2003, Put It back) Ocala Stud

4,000

26

10

0

0

fazed-$53,285

380,978

final Step-82

14

My Pal Charlie (2005, Indian Charlie) elite Thoroughbreds

2,000

15

8

1

1

Say Charlie-$59,000

346,721

Mypalcharliebrown-78

15

fort Prado (2001, el Prado) buck Pond farm

5,000

17

9

1

1

Lakotadreamcatcher-$64,333

326,879

full Metal-75

16

einstein (2002, Spend a buck) adena Springs Kentucky

7,500

14

5

0

0

rankhasprivileges-$133,850

306,773

rankhasprivileges-78 Hollywood Talent-86

17

Talent Search (2003, Catienus) diamond b farm

2,500

15

7

0

0

Hollywood Talent-$110,685

286,095

18

yesbyjimminy (2004, yes It’s True) bridlewood farm

2,500

16

6

1

2

flay Mignon-$112,400

273,361

flay Mignon-78

19

Time to Get even (2004, Stephen Got even) Lovacres ranch

2,000

17

7

0

0

Time for angie-$98,660

273,087

even to the Moon-68

20

bear’s Kid (2003, Lemon drop Kid) Colebrook farms

2,409

4

1

1

1

asserting bear-$232,157

269,141

asserting bear-83

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raNK Name (borN, sire) 2014 farm

1

Kitten’s Joy (2001, el Prado) ramsey farm

2 3

2014 stud fee rNrs wNrs sw swiNs

Chief earNer, earNiNgs

2013 earNiNgs

top ruNNer-beYer

$8,251,682

big blue Kitten-104

$100,000

174

66

19

27

big blue Kitten-$902,800

Giant’s Causeway (1997, Storm Cat) ashford Stud

85,000

154

53

9

11

Imagining-$311,400

3,764,367

Imagining-97

Stormy atlantic (1994, Storm Cat) Hill ‘n’ dale farms

30,000

137

47

9

11

up With the birds-$655,190

3,559,409

free World-95

4

unusual Heat (1990, nureyev) Harris farms

5

War front (2002, danzig) Claiborne farm

6

english Channel (2002, Smart Strike) Lane’s end

20,000

94

40

6

8

Gervinho-$290,140

3,390,407

He be fire n Ice-104

150,000

80

30

10

12

War dancer-$417,898

3,275,213

data Link-100

25,000

85

33

6

10

Optimizer-$429,805

3,028,291

Optimizer-102

Warbird-100 7

Wiseman’s ferry (1999, Hennessy) dana Point farm

8

Harlan’s Holiday (1999, Harlan)

5,000

19

6

2

7

Wise dan-$2,601,972

2,950,773

Wise dan-109

died 2013

128

40

5

7

notacatbutallama-$255,000

2,931,823

Willcox Inn-99

9

Lemon drop Kid (1996, Kingmambo) Lane’s end

10

Medaglia d’Oro (1999, el Prado) darley

35,000

135

44

7

9

Hangover Kid-$241,850

2,929,724

Kid dreams-103

100,000

111

26

6

10

rydilluc-$402,100

2,747,487

Marketing Mix-101

11

Smart Strike (1992, Mr. Prospector) Lane’s end

12

freud (1998, Storm Cat) Sequel Stallions new york

100,000

106

35

4

6

Centre Court-$313,833

2,640,915

Centre Court-99

10,000

87

26

4

7

effie Trinket-$362,728

2,551,458

13

Lubash-97

More Than ready (1997, Southern Halo) WinStar farm

50,000

127

38

3

4

Pianist-$321,350

2,418,626

Hungry Island-101

14

Ghostzapper (2000, awesome again) adena Springs Kentucky

50,000

62

12

4

7

Za approval-$889,780

2,228,805

Za approval-102

15

Tapit (2001, Pulpit) Gainesway

150,000

136

33

1

1

Tapicat-$157,699

2,174,287

dreamcatcher-93

16

City Zip (1998, Carson City) Lane’s end

25,000

110

32

1

2

dayatthespa-$259,000

2,149,700

ancil-102

17

dynaformer (1985, roberto)

died 2012

66

19

2

4

Point of entry-$660,000

2,034,144

Point of entry-109

18

Mizzen Mast (1998, Cozzene) Juddmonte farms

20,000

87

25

2

5

Mizdirection-$805,000

2,011,912

Mizdirection-99

19

Langfuhr (1992, danzig) Lane’s end

7,500

140

45

1

1

London Lane-$192,915

1,945,462

London Lane-96

20

arch (1995, Kris S.) Claiborne farm

40,000

69

27

3

4

Temeraine-$413,174

1,935,382

So Long George-96

2013 leading syntHetic surface sires

raNK Name (borN, sire) 2014 farm

2014 stud fee rNrs wNrs sw swiNs

1

Candy ride (1999, ride the rails) Lane’s end

2

Stormy atlantic (1994, Storm Cat) Hill ‘n’ dale farms

3

niigon (2001, unbridled)

4

Tribal rule (1996, Storm Cat) ballena Vista farm

5

bold executive (1984, bold ruckus)

6 7 8

Giant’s Causeway (1997, Storm Cat) ashford Stud

9

Speightstown (1998, Gone West) WinStar farm

10

Harlan’s Holiday (1999, Harlan)

11

Old forester (2001, forestry) T.C. Westmeath Stud farm

12

awesome again (1994, deputy Minister) adena Springs Kentucky

Chief earNer, earNiNgs

2013 earNiNgs

$2,355,446

Kettle Corn-112

1,902,064

up With the birds-97

top ruNNer-beYer

$35,000

85

29

4

5

Kettle Corn-$459,000

30,000

72

25

3

3

up With the birds-$293,763

died 2012

53

25

2

2

nipissing-$339,959

1,797,116

reconnect-88

6,500

115

42

2

2

Sunday rules-$130,500

1,771,082

Italian rules-96

died 2011

62

28

2

3

On rainbow bridge-$215,686

1,633,529

executive five-82

Silent name (2002, Sunday Silence) adena Springs Canada

7,048

55

24

1

1

Silent Treat-$170,161

1,608,064

no Silent-97

Sligo bay (1998, Sadler’s Wells) adena Springs Canada

4,698

57

19

2

4

Paladin bay-$361,888

1,562,189

Trend-87

85,000

73

23

4

4

Winning Cause-$284,114

1,500,008

Chief Havoc-101 delegation-110

80,000

61

20

4

5

essence Hit Man-$278,989

1,498,630

died 2013

74

24

6

6

ami’s Holiday-$176,743

1,480,851

Willcox Inn-99

4,674

59

21

0

0

urban forester-$118,056

1,335,550

urban forester-97

75,000

35

9

1

2

Game On dude-$900,000

1,322,825

Game On dude-114 Paynter-114

13

Malibu Moon (1997, a.P. Indy) Spendthrift farm

95,000

70

22

2

2

Original Script-$243,830

1,302,091

ranulf-97

14

artie Schiller (2001, el Prado) WinStar farm

15,000

51

17

2

2

We Miss artie-$240,000

1,194,830

Xbalanque-92

15

bertrando (1989, Skywalker) ballena Vista farm

16

Where’s the ring (1999, Seeking the Gold) Mapleville farms

Pens. 2011

57

23

2

5

Tamarando-$403,120

1,186,626

Summer Hit-103

3,687

68

23

1

1

Spadina road-$138,483

1,169,838

17

Kitten’s Joy (2001, el Prado) ramsey farm

King City-82

100,000

103

25

1

1

Charming Kitten-$75,000

1,150,154

18

Coalport-96

Midnight Lute (2003, real Quiet) Hill ‘n’ dale farms

25,000

36

15

2

2

Midnight aria-$592,926

1,111,768

Midnight aria-98

19

broken Vow (1997, unbridled) Pin Oak Stud

25,000

66

26

3

3

rosalind-$120,000

1,103,990

broken Sword-103 Cyber Secret-103

20

Mobil (2000, Langfuhr) Mapleton Thoroughbred farm

2,500

41

17

0

0

Pugsley-$108,075

1,082,630

Pugsley-88

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2013 earNiNgs

top ruNNer-beYer

$15,406,368

Sahara Sky-110

1

Storm Cat (1983, Storm bird)

691

345

30

43

Close Hatches-$1,367,300

2

a.P. Indy (1989, Seattle Slew)

543

251

30

38

royal delta-$1,107,275

15,162,245

Moreno-107

3

Sadler’s Wells (1981, northern dancer)

950

381

40

56

The fugue-$1,511,368

14,258,696

The fugue-106

4

danehill (1986, danzig)

730

338

41

56

Intello-$2,168,515

14,088,537

romantica-103

5

darshaan (1981, Shirley Heights)

379

151

24

40

Sajjhaa-$3,436,388

14,088,153

dank-107

6

Seeking the Gold (1985, Mr. Prospector)

506

262

20

28

up With the birds-$948,953

12,086,368

Point of entry-109

7

deputy Minister (1979, Vice regent)

504

241

21

30

authenticity-$834,492

11,939,866

Golden Ticket-105

8

dixieland band (1980, northern dancer)

475

258

18

27

Secret Circle-$859,800

10,750,500

Cyber Secret-109

9

anabaa (1992, danzig)

292

115

14

21

Treve-$4,768,732

9,517,718

Malibu Skyline-81

10

Woodman (1983, Mr. Prospector)

708

291

16

23

Tiz Miz Sue-$440,000

9,502,123

Tiz Miz Sue-104

11

dehere (1991, deputy Minister)

267

136

12

21

Will Take Charge-$2,960,977

9,432,330

Will Take Charge-112

12

unbridled (1987, fappiano)

307

153

11

14

Orb-$2,557,566

9,106,584

Orb-106

13

royal academy (1987, nijinsky II)

524

238

28

34

Summer applause-$466,500

9,101,303

Sharp Sensation-101

14

Gone West (1984, Mr. Prospector)

499

224

21

26

Leading Light-$673,595

8,928,717

Souper Speedy-105

15

rahy (1985, blushing Groom)

420

208

17

24

declaration of War-$1,751,363

8,785,544

declaration of War-112

16

Giant’s Causeway (1997, Storm Cat)

299

143

17

25

Verrazano-$1,691,300

8,758,324

Verrazano-116

17

unbridled’s Song (1993, unbridled)

400

220

8

10

Super ninety nine-$322,800

8,694,664

big Screen-110

Strong Impact-101

18

acatenango (1982, Surumu)

210

88

10

12

animal Kingdom-$6,060,000

8,680,639

animal Kingdom-106

19

Silver deputy (1985, deputy Minister)

364

209

13

22

Groupie doll-$871,000

8,401,420

Strapping Groom-110

20

Quiet american (1986, fappiano)

346

188

19

27

flashy american-$286,380

8,104,682

Off the Jak-104

21

Touch Gold (1994, deputy Minister)

268

157

9

13

emollient-$972,100

8,097,359

edge of reality-102 emollient-102

22

Carson City (1987, Mr. Prospector)

350

195

13

14

bourbon Courage-$218,463

8,048,837

bourbon Courage-104

23

rainbow Quest (1981, blushing Groom)

404

169

19

22

auroras encore-$844,564

7,629,623

Java’s War-96

24

dynaformer (1985, roberto)

388

183

12

13

Stormy Len-$228,747

7,364,800

atigun-100 no distinction-100

25

Wild again (1980, Icecapade)

277

146

13

22

Power broker-$623,012

7,128,871

Joyful Victory-108

26

Thunder Gulch (1992, Gulch)

424

217

19

25

five Iron-$321,234

7,119,994

daddy nose best-103

27

Pulpit (1994, a.P. Indy)

221

120

8

13

departing-$1,380,100

7,110,277

departing-104

28

Kingmambo (1990, Mr. Prospector)

422

186

11

15

ruler of The World-$1,552,569

7,101,300

Sky Kingdom-104

29

Mr. Greeley (1992, Gone West)

292

147

8

10

ria antonia-$1,156,140

6,937,520

Infrattini-104

30

Grand Slam (1995, Gone West)

291

141

14

20

Kitten’s dumplings-$581,514

6,714,341

Valid-106

31

red ransom (1987, roberto)

378

167

11

16

War Command-$590,931

6,592,986

Saratoga Snacks-105

32

broad brush (1983, ack ack)

284

162

9

14

fort Larned-$790,086

6,516,303

fort Larned-115

33

el Prado (1989, Sadler’s Wells)

286

143

8

12

Outstrip-$731,034

6,429,764

believe you Can-100

34

Saint ballado (1989, Halo)

348

169

9

12

declan’s Warrior-$315,074

6,404,446

Saint aggie-99

35

distorted Humor (1993, forty niner)

217

125

12

13

book review-$290,000

6,190,955

reneesgotzip-105

36

Smart Strike (1992, Mr. Prospector)

240

117

13

18

Part the Seas-$207,609

6,144,322

bright Thought-105

37

Meadowlake (1983, Hold your Peace)

283

148

6

8

38

Kris S. (1977, roberto)

279

124

9

18

39

Theatrical (1982, nureyev)

364

163

12

40

Honour and Glory (1993, relaunch)

280

163

10

essence Hit Man-100

reynaldothewizard-$1,380,000

6,104,330

Majestic City-104

War affair-$492,601

6,058,266

Called to Serve-105

13

Cakal Carlos-$422,471

5,976,037

Coil-103

13

Cluster of Stars-$519,600

5,931,275

Cluster of Stars-106

GR.1 PERFORMER AT 2 YEARS 1st Maiden, 6f., Saratoga by 5½ lengths.

2nd Hopeful S.-Gr.1, 7f., to Boys At Tosconova.

GR.1 WINNER AT 3 YEARS 1st Travers S.-Gr.1, 10f., like Bernardini.

1st Jim Dandy S.-Gr.2, 9f., like Bernardini.

1st Gotham S.-Gr.3, 8½f., by 3¼ lengths.

Stay Thirsty Rolls to Travers Vi

ctory

106

BEYER

The highest by any 3yo colt going more than a mile

GR.1 WINNER AT 4 YEARS 1st Cigar Mile H.-Gr.1, 8f., from Breeders’ Cup winner Groupie Doll. nd 2 Jockey Club Gold Cup-Gr.1, 10f., beaten a head by Flat Out with Fort Larned third.

9 10ER BEY

9 10ER BEY

“The 1¼-mile Travers, which includ four of the top-ranked sophom ed ores country, was billed as a race tha in the t would determine the division leader, and 2-1 favorite Stay Thirsty did just that under Javier Castellano. Five years aft er his sire, Bernardini, pulled off the Jim DandyTravers double, the dark bay/b rown colt did the same in definitive fashio n.”

THE BLOOD-HORSE, AUGUST

27, 2011

FEE:

$15,000

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