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2017 KENTUCKY SIRES TAPIT
AND NEW STALLIONS
Photo by Barbara D. Livingston
TAPIT CONTINUES TO REIGN IN NORTH AMERICA
CALIFORNIA CHROME HEADS CLASS OF NEW STALLIONS

12 ECLIPSE AWARDS

including a Record EIGHT as Outstanding Breeder

19 SOVEREIGN AWARDS
including a Record TEN as Outstanding Breeder

OVER 230 STAKES WINNERS
Bred and/or Campaigned by Stronach Stables
Adena Springs
Dermot Carty (416) 518-1449 www.AdenaStallions.com

DRF.COM/BREEDING DAILY RACING FORM Saturday, January 21, 2017 PAGE 3

TAPIT CONTINUES TO RAISE THE BAR AMONG SIRES

By Nicole Russo Barbara D. Livingston

Tapit continues to set the bar higher for Tapit broke the single-season progeny earnings record for the second time in 2016.
himself as he reigns atop the North Amer-
ican sire charts. Tapit sired three other Grade 1 winners Group 1-placed performers A Lot, Divin-
on the season with turf filly Time and ing Rod, and Farrier. Lani finished third
Tapit broke his own single-season prog- Motion, and Pretty City Dancer and Sweet behind Creator in the Belmont.
eny earnings record in 2016, establish- Loretta, the dead-heat winners of the
ing a new mark for the third consecutive Spinaway at Saratoga. The Spinaway was Tapit, a 16-year-old son of Pulpit, will
year by leading Kentucky’s stallions with believed to be the first dead-heat sweep again stand for a fee of $300,000 in 2017,
a bankroll of $19,896,996 – more than for a sire in a Grade 1 or Group 1 event continuing to reign as North America’s
$7 million ahead of his closest pursuer, since Prince of Dance and Scenic, both most expensive stallion.
Curlin, with $12,772,052. Along the way, by Sadler’s Wells, won the 1988 Dewhurst
he surpassed a milestone in career earn- Stakes. Second to Tapit on the general sires list
ings and notched a rare accomplishment in 2016 was Hill ‘n’ Dale Farm’s Curlin,
in top-level company. Tapit also was represented by Grade/ who edged out Uncle Mo with a bankroll
Group 2 winners Anchor Down and Lani, of $12,772,052 to $12,461,749. Both of those
Tapit, who has stood his entire career at both also Grade 1-placed, and Grade/
Gainesway Farm in Lexington, shattered Continued on page 6
his own single-season earnings record
with still more than a month remaining
in 2016. He first set the record in 2014 – his
first year atop the general sires list – with
$16,813,536, then broke the mark again
with $18,397,691 in 2015.

Tapit, a Grade 1 stakes winner, also
surpassed the $100 million mark in career
progeny earnings during his latest record
season, doing so in June. Comparing Tapit
to his peers, other perennial leading sires
who compete for similar purse levels, he
reached that milestone quite swiftly.

Giant’s Causeway has finished among
the top 10 general sires every year since
2005, leading the list in 2009, 2010, and 2012.
He passed the $100 million mark in 2012,
hitting the milestone, like Tapit, with nine
crops of racing age; however, that span also
included several years when he stood in
dual hemispheres, giving him more foals.

The late Smart Strike was the lead-
ing sire in 2007 and 2008, establishing a
single-year earnings record since broken
by Tapit. He passed the $100 million mark
in 2013 with his 14th crop of racing age.

Tapit’s career earnings stood at
$108,048,057 as of Jan. 5, and he also is clos-
ing in on 100 individual stakes winners,
with 89 through 2016. His best runners
have been Eclipse Award champions
Untapable, Hansen, and Stardom Bound
as well as Belmont Stakes winners Tonal-
ist and Creator.

Tapit’s top-level performers propelling
him to his third record season in 2016
included a pair of dual Grade 1 winners
in Creator, who won the Arkansas Derby
before giving his sire a second victory
in the oldest and longest American clas-
sic, and Eclipse Award finalist Frosted,
who won the Metropolitan Handicap and
Whitney Stakes. Frosted turned in a scin-
tillating performance in the Met Mile,
romping by 14 1/4 lengths and earning a
Beyer Speed Figure of 123, the top number
of the year.

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2016 NORTH AMERICAN LEADING GENERAL SIRES

2017 STK STK 2016
RANK SIRE (YOB, SIRE) FARM STUD FEE RNRS WNRS WNRS WINS CHIEF EARNER, EARNINGS EARNINGS TOP RUNNER-BEYER

1 Tapit (2001, Pulpit) Gainesway Farm $300,000 303 149 21 37 Frosted-$1,910,000 $19,896,996 Frosted-123

2 Curlin (2004, Smart Strike) Hill ‘n’ Dale Farms 150,000 194 118 14 22 Exaggerator-$2,598,000 12,772,052 Stellar Wind-110

3 Uncle Mo (2008, Indian Charlie) Ashford Stud 150,000 158 91 18 26 Nyquist-$3,575,600 12,461,749 Nyquist-103

4 Empire Maker (2000, Unbridled) Gainesway Farm 85,000 356 170 4 4 Eterna Minoru-$513,459 11,409,636 Keri Belle-96

5 Medaglia d’Oro (1999, El Prado IRE) Darley 150,000 222 98 15 27 Songbird-$2,210,000 11,336,601 Bar of Gold-109

6 Candy Ride (ARG) (1999, Ride the Rails) Lane’s End 60,000 283 159 14 22 Gun Runner-$1,970,880 11,200,777 Grand Tito-104

Gun Runner-104

7 Bernardini (2003, A.P. Indy) Darley 100,000 253 127 15 20 Cavorting-$1,125,000 11,112,059 Imperative-105

8 Kitten’s Joy (2001, El Prado IRE) Ramsey Farm 100,000 333 149 17 26 Camelot Kitten-$868,865 10,956,523 Divisidero-104

9 Unbridled’s Song (1993, Unbridled) Died 2013 182 84 7 13 Arrogate-$4,084,600 10,784,707 Arrogate-122

10 Lucky Pulpit (2001, Pulpit) Harris Farms 7,500 161 76 2 7 California Chrome-$8,180,000 10,763,490 California Chrome-119

11 Giant’s Causeway (1997, Storm Cat) Ashford Stud 75,000 306 139 12 16 Destin-$678,000 10,718,434 Jay Gatsby-104

12 City Zip (1998, Carson City) Lane’s End 50,000 274 157 13 22 Catch a Glimpse-$1,154,033 10,044,257 Alert Bay-103

13 Smart Strike (1992, Mr. Prospector) Died 2015 217 104 12 18 Amour Briller-$967,247 9,922,183 Ten Blessings-106

14 Scat Daddy (2004, Johannesburg) Died 2015 279 143 16 26 Dacita (Chi)-$667,608 9,801,826 Celestine-107

15 Malibu Moon (1997, A.P. Indy) Spendthrift Farm 75,000 305 135 11 13 Stanford-$905,160 9,541,852 Stanford-104

16 Speightstown (1998, Gone West) WinStar Farm 100,000 229 123 14 18 Tamarkuz-$750,000 9,216,642 Tamarkuz-107

17 Congrats (2000, A.P. Indy) WinStar Farm 20,000 304 162 8 15 Polar River-$748,676 8,905,934 Haveyougoneaway-99

18 Harlan’s Holiday (1999, Harlan) Died 2013 342 165 8 10 Lightstream-$463,000 8,446,905 Trouble Kid-104

19 Hard Spun (2004, Danzig) Darley 45,000 276 138 12 16 Hard Aces-$477,345 8,173,901 Hard Aces-105

20 Flatter (1999, A.P. Indy) Claiborne Farm 35,000 244 122 10 12 Upstart-$482,500 8,113,148 Ami’s Flatter-105

21 Ghostzapper (2000, Awesome Again) Adena Springs Kentucky 75,000 220 125 9 15 Paulassilverlining-$680,000 8,101,862 Paulassilverlining-107

22 War Front (2002, Danzig) Claiborne Farm 250,000 183 95 22 28 Avenge-$525,166 8,031,578 Avenge-103

23 More Than Ready (1997, Southern Halo) WinStar Farm 60,000 241 115 14 19 Tom’s Ready-$612,047 7,950,988 Zindaya-100

24 Mineshaft (1999, A.P. Indy) Lane’s End 25,000 186 103 5 7 Effinex-$1,200,000 7,782,617 Effinex-106

25 Lemon Drop Kid (1996, Kingmambo) Lane’s End 40,000 237 120 9 15 Da Big Hoss-$968,985 7,602,156 Da Big Hoss-103

Kid Cruz-103

26 Street Sense (2004, Street Cry IRE) Darley 45,000 241 108 4 5 Knowledge (Jpn)-$363,304 7,076,142 Financial Modeling-102

Tower of Texas-102

27 Mizzen Mast (1998, Cozzene) Juddmonte Farms 10,000 183 97 9 15 Sea Defence-$745,300 6,668,137 Stonetastic-104

28 Pioneerof the Nile (2006, Empire Maker) WinStar Farm 110,000 148 74 8 22 Classic Empire-$1,485,920 6,585,440 Midnight Storm-110

29 Quality Road (2006, Elusive Quality) Lane’s End 35,000 165 94 7 11 Klimt-$416,960 6,327,655 Blofeld-103

30 Wildcat Heir (2000, Forest Wildcat) Died 2015 235 148 4 5 Chief Lion-$305,915 6,174,884 Rainbow Heir-102

Wild Dude-102

31 Street Boss (2004, Street Cry IRE) Darley 17,500 169 95 5 10 Cathryn Sophia-$1,139,720 6,057,080 Holy Boss-105

32 Distorted Humor (1993, Forty Niner) WinStar Farm 80,000 217 92 6 8 Ironicus-$575,000 6,051,522 Ironicus-106

33 Tiznow (1997, Cee’s Tizzy) WinStar Farm 60,000 215 87 5 8 Tourist-$1,633,750 6,043,791 Tourist-109

34 Broken Vow (1997, Unbridled) Pin Oak Stud 25,000 186 84 5 7 Champagne Room-$1,286,600 5,766,908 Life in Shambles-102

35 Into Mischief (2005, Harlan’s Holiday) Spendthrift Farm 75,000 166 84 8 14 Practical Joke-$739,800 5,641,786 Vyjack-107

36 Bluegrass Cat (2003, Storm Cat) Ballena Vista Farm 7,500 234 128 7 10 Kathballu-$194,700 5,615,059 Story to Tell-100

37 Langfuhr (1992, Danzig) Lane’s End 5,000 179 98 2 6 Apollo Kentucky-$1,799,887 5,554,554 Angry Moon-102

38 Sky Mesa (2000, Pulpit) Three Chimneys Farm 15,000 215 105 11 16 Highland Sky-$344,700 5,441,259 Sky Captain-98

39 Northern Afleet (1993, Afleet) Taylor Made Farm 6,500 208 126 5 6 World Approval-$504,713 5,389,788 World Approval-106

40 Tale of the Cat (1994, Storm Cat) Ashford Stud 30,000 227 106 3 3 Santoya Cat (Aus)-$284,069 5,388,024 Stopchargingmaria-100

41 Jump Start (1999, A.P. Indy) Northview PA 10,000 189 96 4 6 Disco Chick-$285,500 5,328,091 Disco Chick-96

42 Munnings (2006, Speightstown) Ashford Stud 25,000 130 84 10 17 I’m a Chatterbox-$965,000 5,315,121 Om-106

43 Freud (1998, Storm Cat) Sequel Stallions New York 10,000 193 98 5 7 Sharp Azteca-$358,250 5,160,537 Sharp Azteca-106

44 Street Cry (IRE) (1998, Machiavellian) Died 2014 220 100 6 8 Total Heat-$288,637 5,014,235 Glenville Gardens-103

45 Macho Uno (1998, Holy Bull) Adena Springs Kentucky 15,000 158 76 3 6 Danon Legend-$1,264,702 4,919,931 Tommy Macho-103

46 Indian Charlie (1995, In Excess IRE) Died 2011 90 54 6 13 A. P. Indian-$1,195,000 4,915,410 A. P. Indian-107

47 Bellamy Road (2002, Concerto) Dutchess Views Farm 7,500 215 110 6 8 Land Over Sea-$598,500 4,864,492 Diversify-100

48 Lookin At Lucky (2007, Smart Strike) Ashford Stud 17,500 139 73 5 6 Money Multiplier-$487,200 4,611,370 Money Multiplier-109

49 Midnight Lute (2003, Real Quiet) Hill ‘n’ Dale Farms 20,000 170 93 4 5 Wide Excellent-$213,136 4,511,420 Holy Lute-102

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Continued from page 3 Barbara D. Livingston
young classic sires have had their adver-
tised fees increased to $150,000 for 2017, Claiborne Farm’s War Front led all Kentucky stallions with 22 stakes wins in 2016.
placing them among Kentucky’s elite.
2016, each added stakes wins to their résu- second in the Grade 3 Jessamine Stakes,
Curlin again put together a career year més. Departing won the Michael G. Schae- and the versatile With Honors, winner
in 2016, with Exaggerator winning three fer Memorial in Indiana and placed in of the Del Mar Juvenile Fillies Turf and
Grade 1 events, including the Preakness, stakes in three others states, concluding second in the Grade 1 Chandelier Stakes
and 2015 Eclipse Award divisional cham- his career with 16 stakes wins or placings on dirt.
pion Stellar Wind twice defeating the and nearly $2 million in earnings. War
great Beholder in Grade 1 events in Cali- Dancer, Grade 1-placed in 2015, captured Top juvenile sire: Into Mischief
fornia. Curlin has been represented by a the PTHA President’s Cup at Parx Racing.
classic winner or classic-placed runner Into Mischief has demonstrated that
in each of his first four crops, with 2013 War Front also led Kentucky’s juvenile he’s no joke, as the Spendthrift Farm resi-
Belmont winner Palace Malice, 2014 sires with eight stakes winners to six dent continues to establish himself as one
Preakness runner-up Ride On Curlin, for Into Mischief, led by a pair of stand- of the top young sires in the country.
2015 Belmont third-place finisher Keen out fillies overseas. Brave Anna won
Ice, and now Preakness winner Exaggera- the Group 1 Cheveley Park Stakes, one Into Mischief, by Harlan’s Holiday,
tor. Exaggerator also was second in the of Europe’s leading events for juveniles, ranks atop the juvenile sire list by earn-
Kentucky Derby to Uncle Mo’s champion after taking the Group 3 Albany Stakes ings with a bankroll of $3,122,695 from
son Nyquist. at the renowned Royal Ascot meeting. 2-year-olds. His young guns were led by
Second in the Cheveley Park was Roly dual Grade 1 winner Practical Joke, who
Curlin also was represented by Grade Poly, winner of the Group 2 Duchess of won his first three career starts in New
1 winners Connect, Curalina, and Off the Cambridge Stakes in England and the York. The colt romped in his debut by five
Tracks in 2016. Group 3 Balanchine Stakes in Ireland. lengths before gritty scores in the Hope-
ful Stakes, by a neck over Royal Copy, and
Uncle Mo, standing at Coolmore’s Domestically, War Front’s standout
Ashford Stud in Kentucky, was the leading juveniles included Lull, winner of the Continued on page 12
freshman sire of 2015 with record earn- Kentucky Downs Juvenile Fillies and
ings for that category, breaking the mark
Tapit established when he burst onto the
scene in 2008. Uncle Mo acquitted himself
well as the third-leading general sire of
2016, largely on the continued exploits of
that first crop.

Nyquist, the Eclipse Award champion
juvenile male of 2015, won the Kentucky
Derby as well as the Florida Derby to
again earn a nod as an Eclipse Award
finalist. Uncle Mo also is the sire of Grade
1 winner Outwork; Grade 2 winners Mo
Town, Mokat, and Laoban; and Grade 3
winners Auntie Joy, Front Pocket Money,
Lost Raven, Mo Tom, and Unbridled Mo.

War Front tops in stakes winners

Around the country and around the
world, the quality of War Front shone
through in 2016. The Danzig horse, the
linchpin of the roster at historic Claiborne
Farm, led all Kentucky stallions by stakes
winners in 2016, with 22 to Tapit’s 21.

War Front’s season was led by the Cali-
fornia-based turf filly Avenge, winner of
the Grade 1 Rodeo Drive Stakes and Grade
2 John C. Mabee Stakes. She finished third
behind Eclipse Award finalists Queen’s
Trust and Lady Eli in the Breeders’ Cup
Filly and Mare Turf after setting the pace.

War Front’s other standouts included
On Leave, winner of the Grade 2 Sands
Point Stakes in New York. American
Patriot won the Grade 3 Kent Stakes in
course-record time at Delaware Park,
then finished third in the Grade 1 Secre-
tariat Stakes in Chicago. Second in the
Secretariat was Long Island Sound, who
later became a Group 3 winner in Ireland.

Stalwart millionaires Departing and
War Dancer, both racing as 6-year-olds in



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2016 NORTH AMERICAN LEADING JUVENILE SIRES

2017 STK STK 2016 TOP RUNNER-BEYER
RANK SIRE (YOB, SIRE) FARM STUD FEE RNRS WNRS WNRS WINS CHIEF EARNER, EARNINGS EARNINGS
Practical Joke-90
1 Into Mischief (2005, Harlan’s Holiday) Spendthrift Farm $75,000 89 36 6 9 Practical Joke-$739,800 $3,122,695 Lancaster Bomber-91
2 War Front (2002, Danzig) Claiborne Farm 2,468,518 Classic Empire-102
3 Pioneerof the Nile (2006, Empire Maker) WinStar Farm 250,000 47 25 8 10 Lull-$331,490 2,365,472 Unique Bella-87
4 Tapit (2001, Pulpit) Gainesway Farm 2,013,858 Speightstime-80
5 Speightstown (1998, Gone West) WinStar Farm 110,000 45 12 2 4 Classic Empire-$1,485,920 1,950,315 Conquest Farenheit-89
6 Scat Daddy (2004, Johannesburg) 1,833,340 Good Samaritan-92
7 Harlan’s Holiday (1999, Harlan) 300,000 52 22 5 7 Sweet Loretta-$250,865 1,798,252 Amapola-86
8 Broken Vow (1997, Unbridled) Pin Oak Stud 1,761,199 Ms Locust Point-88
9 Dialed In (2008, Mineshaft) Darby Dan Farm 100,000 49 20 3 4 Rieno Tesoro-$720,682 1,543,136 Yorkiepoo Princess-85
10 Kantharos (2008, Lion Heart) Hill ‘n’ Dale Farms 1,542,306 Jamyson ‘n Ginger-103
11 Bernardini (2003, A.P. Indy) Darley Died 2015 53 16 4 7 Lady Aurelia-$369,668 1,515,068 Stood in Japan in 2013
12 Empire Maker (2000, Unbridled) Gainesway Farm 1,511,492 No Dozing-82
13 Union Rags (2009, Dixie Union) Lane’s End Died 2013 93 28 2 2 Good Samaritan-$230,616 1,466,833 Klimt-94
14 Quality Road (2006, Elusive Quality) Lane’s End 1,432,755 Oscar Performance-93
15 Kitten’s Joy (2001, El Prado IRE) Ramsey Farm 25,000 41 9 1 2 Champagne Room-$1,286,600 1,326,538 Three Rules-92
16 Gone Astray (2006, Dixie Union) Northwest Stud 1,323,548 Mo Town-86
17 Uncle Mo (2008, Indian Charlie) Ashford Stud 15,000 40 19 3 4 Gunnevera-$771,000 1,252,264 Elate-88
18 Medaglia d’Oro (1999, El Prado IRE) Darley 1,226,227 Storming My Way-79
19 High Cotton (2003, Dixie Union) Ocala Stud 15,000 40 20 3 5 Cajun Delta Dawn-$483,105 1,222,384 Gormley-93
20 Malibu Moon (1997, A.P. Indy) Spendthrift Farm 1,098,186 Zartera-79
21 Tapizar (2008, Tapit) Gainesway Farm 100,000 49 20 2 2 Jamyson ‘n Ginger-$175,550 1,070,752 Not This Time-102
22 Giant’s Causeway (1997, Storm Cat) Ashford Stud 1,070,477 Made You Look-83
23 More Than Ready (1997, Southern Halo) WinStar Farm 85,000 65 15 0 0 Platina Voice-$221,322 1,067,523 Riser-82
24 Mizzen Mast (1998, Cozzene) Juddmonte Farms 1,004,517 Always Dreaming-88
25 Bodemeister (2009, Empire Maker) WinStar Farm 50,000 52 18 3 3 Dancing Rags-$295,360
972,448
35,000 43 15 3 4 Klimt-$416,960

100,000 61 14 2 3 Oscar Performance-$720,132

5,000 50 15 1 4 Three Rules-$700,640

150,000 41 16 1 1 Mo Town-$243,600

150,000 35 13 1 2 New Money Honey-$686,600

4,000 57 27 1 2 R Angel Katelyn-$147,120

75,000 54 13 2 2 Gormley-$236,000

15,000 57 15 1 1 Tip Tap Tapizar-$183,060

75,000 38 14 2 2 Not This Time-$454,183

60,000 46 14 4 4 Made You Look-$190,000

10,000 50 19 1 1 Iron Mizz-$198,084

25,000 54 15 1 2 Bode’s Dream-$180,105

2016 NORTH AMERICAN LEADING FRESHMAN SIRES

2017 STK STK 2016
RANK SIRE (YOB, SIRE) FARM STUD FEE RNRS WNRS WRNS WINS CHIEF EARNER, EARNINGS EARNINGS TOP RUNNER-BEYER

1 Dialed In (2008, Mineshaft) Darby Dan Farm $15,000 40 19 3 4 Gunnevera-$771,000 $1,543,136 Ms Locust Point-88

2 Union Rags (2009, Dixie Union) Lane’s End 50,000 52 18 3 3 Dancing Rags-$295,360 1,466,833 No Dozing-82

3 Tapizar (2008, Tapit) Gainesway Farm 15,000 57 15 1 1 Tip Tap Tapizar-$183,060 1,070,752 Zartera-79

4 Bodemeister (2009, Empire Maker) WinStar Farm 25,000 54 15 1 2 Bode’s Dream-$180,105 972,448 Always Dreaming-88

5 The Factor (2008, War Front) Lane’s End 25,000 52 14 2 2 Noted and Quoted-$259,580 930,792 Action Everyday-82

Fact of Life-82

6 Gemologist (2009, Tiznow) WinStar Farm 25,000 48 13 2 2 Yellow Agate-$285,345 920,906 Theory-85

7 Creative Cause (2009, Giant’s Causeway) Airdrie Stud 15,000 51 17 1 1 Theonewewaitedfor-$118,680 900,219 Running Mate-84

Skyler’s Scramjet-84

8 Maclean’s Music (2008, Distorted Humor) Hill ‘n’ Dale Farms 8,500 40 20 2 2 Made Me Shiver-$90,960 863,399 Made Me Shiver-83

9 Stay Thirsty (2008, Bernardini) Ashford Stud 10,000 56 17 1 1 Thirstforlife-$113,265 807,700 My Friend-80

10 Shackleford (2008, Forestry) Darby Dan Farm 15,000 54 20 1 2 Wellabled-$162,091 743,657 Wellabled-85

11 Dominus (2008, Smart Strike) Spendthrift Farm 7,500 21 9 2 2 All Right-$224,621 669,938 Straight Fire-98

12 Mission Impazible (2007, Unbridled’s Song) 7,500 21 8 1 1 Silver Mission-$179,102 652,908 Mission Command-79
Sequel Stallions New York 10,000 41 13 1 2 State of Honor-$83,748 646,139 Blueridge Traveler-76
13 To Honor and Serve (2008, Bernardini) Gainesway Farm

14 Astrology (2008, A.P. Indy) Taylor Made Farm 6,500 42 15 2 2 Arella Rockstar-$150,000 626,281 Arella Rockstar-66

Envoyer-66

Horoscope-66

15 Algorithms (2009, Bernardini) Claiborne Farm 7,500 38 12 1 1 Vanish-$82,948 556,986 Vanish-87

16 Caleb’s Posse (2008, Posse) Three Chimneys Farm 5,000 22 9 1 1 Divine Kaleb-$84,919 419,064 Sal the Turtle-86

17 Biondetti (2008, Bernardini) Woodford Thoroughbreds 4,000 36 10 0 0 Bella Vincenza-$69,338 401,462 Conscripted-73

18 Overdriven (2009, Tale of the Cat) Ocala Stud 2,500 28 9 0 0 Red Crescent-$58,390 335,495 Red Crescent-78

19 Brilliant Speed (2008, Dynaformer) Died 2016 17 11 1 1 Americium-$55,131 328,105 Adonis Creed-75

20 Get Stormy (2006, Stormy Atlantic) Crestwood Farm 5,000 33 7 0 0 Get Sassy-$50,040 289,471 Storm the Hill-72



PAGE 10 Saturday, January 21, 2017 DAILY RACING FORM DRF.COM/BREEDING

2016 NORTH AMERICAN LEADING TURF SIRES

2017 STK STK 2016
RANK SIRE (YOB, SIRE) FARM STUD FEE RNRS WNRS WNRS WINS CHIEF EARNER, EARNINGS EARNINGS TOP RUNNER-BEYER

1 Kitten’s Joy (2001, El Prado IRE) Ramsey Farm $100,000 236 69 12 17 Camelot Kitten-$868,865 $7,076,972 Divisidero-104

2 Scat Daddy (2004, Johannesburg) Died 2015 182 61 8 11 Dacita (Chi)-$667,608 5,144,004 Celestine-107

3 War Front (2002, Danzig) Claiborne Farm 250,000 98 41 11 14 Avenge-$523,580 4,741,983 Avenge-103

4 City Zip (1998, Carson City) Lane’s End 50,000 168 58 9 13 Catch a Glimpse-$1,154,033 4,625,186 Alert Bay-103

5 Tapit (2001, Pulpit) Gainesway Farm 300,000 149 53 5 9 Time and Motion-$869,345 4,465,940 Ring Weekend-107

6 Giant’s Causeway (1997, Storm Cat) Ashford Stud 75,000 168 55 6 8 Giant Run-$355,630 3,798,803 Jay Gatsby-104

7 Lemon Drop Kid (1996, Kingmambo) Lane’s End 40,000 138 42 4 8 Da Big Hoss-$968,985 3,773,641 Da Big Hoss-103

8 English Channel (2002, Smart Strike) Calumet Farm 25,000 126 50 5 10 Al’s Gal-$566,150 3,326,037 Heart to Heart-105

9 More Than Ready (1997, Southern Halo) WinStar Farm 60,000 124 46 7 10 Zindaya-$283,000 3,158,712 Zindaya-100

10 Smart Strike (1992, Mr. Prospector) Died 2015 121 37 6 8 Strike Charmer-$397,380 3,053,357 Strike Charmer-102

11 Medaglia d’Oro (1999, El Prado IRE) Darley 150,000 100 31 4 6 New Money Honey-$686,600 3,048,405 Mrs McDougal-101

12 Temple City (2005, Dynaformer) Spendthrift Farm 10,000 91 25 5 7 Miss Temple City-$1,057,000 2,795,220 Miss Temple City-108

13 Tiznow (1997, Cee’s Tizzy) WinStar Farm 60,000 107 17 3 5 Tourist-$1,633,750 2,733,721 Tourist-109

14 Harlan’s Holiday (1999, Harlan) Died 2013 193 45 5 5 Good Samaritan-$230,616 2,574,097 Takeover Target-100

15 Unusual Heat (1990, Nureyev) Pensioned 74 32 6 7 Cheekaboo-$218,130 2,403,526 Bettys Bambino-103

16 Candy Ride (ARG) (1999, Ride the Rails) Lane’s End 60,000 139 40 2 3 Grand Tito-$345,920 2,386,847 Grand Tito-104

17 Bernstein (1997, Storm Cat) Died 2011 63 19 1 5 Tepin-$1,476,360 2,357,854 Tepin-107

18 Mizzen Mast (1998, Cozzene) Juddmonte Farms 10,000 101 30 5 7 One Mean Man-$308,152 2,300,032 Full Mast-103

19 Artie Schiller (2001, El Prado IRE) WinStar Farm 10,000 129 49 3 4 Macagone-$206,425 2,258,056 Macagone-104

20 Sky Mesa (2000, Pulpit) Three Chimneys Farm 15,000 102 25 5 7 Highland Sky-$344,700 2,221,558 Sky Captain-98

21 Blame (2006, Arch) Claiborne Farm 25,000 79 29 4 6 Queen Caroline-$258,463 2,085,334 March-98

Onus-98

22 Freud (1998, Storm Cat) Sequel Stallions New York 10,000 113 37 3 4 Fourstar Crook-$255,000 2,079,103 Lubash-97

23 Pioneerof the Nile (2006, Empire Maker) WinStar Farm 110,000 73 26 3 9 Midnight Storm-$719,000 2,059,766 Midnight Storm-110

24 Arch (1995, Kris S.) Died 2016 105 30 0 0 Black Jet-$127,150 2,050,554 Grand Arch-101

25 Speightstown (1998, Gone West) WinStar Farm 100,000 95 23 3 3 Recepta-$255,500 1,958,605 Force the Pass-101

Recepta-101

26 Hard Spun (2004, Danzig) Darley 45,000 118 30 5 7 Watchyourownbobber-$364,635 1,935,174 Watchyourownbobber-103

27 Stormy Atlantic (1994, Storm Cat) Hill ‘n’ Dale Farms 15,000 100 37 1 1 Up With the Birds-$169,984 1,799,001 Stormy Liberal-100

28 Distorted Humor (1993, Forty Niner) WinStar Farm 80,000 70 16 1 1 Ironicus-$575,000 1,705,740 Ironicus-106

29 Uncle Mo (2008, Indian Charlie) Ashford Stud 150,000 80 30 3 3 Auntie Joy-$168,872 1,686,271 Front Pocket Money-93

30 Northern Afleet (1993, Afleet) Taylor Made Farm 6,500 90 26 2 2 World Approval-$504,713 1,677,718 World Approval-106

31 Broken Vow (1997, Unbridled) Pin Oak Stud 25,000 93 23 3 3 Rainha Da Bateria-$297,733 1,526,880 Rainha Da Bateria-101

32 Exchange Rate (1997, Danzig) Died 2016 79 23 3 3 Victory to Victory-$127,468 1,524,501 Bureau de Change-95

33 Lookin At Lucky (2007, Smart Strike) Ashford Stud 17,500 63 17 1 1 Money Multiplier-$487,200 1,502,970 Money Multiplier-109

34 Wildcat Heir (2000, Forest Wildcat) Died 2015 108 32 2 2 My Good Venezuela-$93,504 1,467,820 Rainbow Heir-102

35 Quality Road (2006, Elusive Quality) Lane’s End 35,000 75 19 3 3 Illuminant-$263,000 1,377,532 Illuminant-100

36 Street Cry (IRE) (1998, Machiavellian) Died 2014 56 20 2 3 Glenville Gardens-$209,869 1,343,509 Glenville Gardens-103

37 Langfuhr (1992, Danzig) Lane’s End 5,000 98 25 1 2 Believe in Bertie-$191,482 1,310,940 Believe in Bertie-100

Spring to the Sky-100

38 Bluegrass Cat (2003, Storm Cat) Ballena Vista Farm 7,500 105 24 3 3 Free N Clear-$125,900 1,285,894 Terrys Tom Cat-92

39 Midshipman (2006, Unbridled’s Song) Darley 8,500 50 17 4 8 Lady Shipman-$363,587 1,282,762 Lady Shipman-106

40 Curlin (2004, Smart Strike) Hill ‘n’ Dale Farms 150,000 80 21 2 2 Texas Ryano-$243,595 1,269,766 Texas Ryano-105

41 Tizway (2005, Tiznow) Spendthrift Farm 7,500 58 22 3 3 Coasted-$299,800 1,232,113 Tizzarunner-90

42 Hat Trick (JPN) (2001, Sunday Silence) Gainesway Farm 5,000 68 20 3 3 Monster Bea-$169,963 1,223,095 Dressed in Hermes-97

Monster Bea-97

43 Congrats (2000, A.P. Indy) WinStar Farm 20,000 124 25 1 1 J. S. Choice-$92,635 1,211,255 Moonwalker-92

44 Street Boss (2004, Street Cry IRE) Darley 17,500 73 22 2 2 Decked Out-$179,229 1,199,405 Metaboss-102

45 Vronsky (1999, Danzig) Old English Rancho 6,500 39 12 4 6 What a View-$441,523 1,191,777 What a View-107

46 Munnings (2006, Speightstown) Ashford Stud 25,000 58 13 1 2 Free Rose-$321,200 1,183,962 Om-106

47 Street Sense (2004, Street Cry IRE) Darley 45,000 79 18 2 3 Tower of Texas-$254,438 1,156,043 Tower of Texas-102

48 Paddy O’Prado (2007, El Prado IRE) Spendthrift Farm 3,500 96 25 1 1 Lobelia-$114,990 1,138,072 Little Scotty-93

49 Tribal Rule (1996, Storm Cat) Died 2014 51 17 1 1 Zinvor-$91,291 1,130,803 Zinvor-99



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Continued from page 6
the Champagne Stakes, by a nose over
Syndergaard. He then shipped across the
country to finish third in the Breeders’
Cup Juvenile at Santa Anita.

Into Mischief also was represented by
2016 juvenile stakes winners Cool Arrow,
Let It Ride Mom, Golden Mischief, Party
Boat, Miss Sunset, and Dangerfield.

Second on the juvenile sire list by earn-
ings was War Front, who led the category
by individual stakes winners. Finishing
third by earnings was Pioneerof the Nile,
likely to have his second juvenile Eclipse
Award winner in three years with Breed-
ers’ Cup Juvenile winner Classic Empire.
His first, of course, was 2014 divisional
titlist American Pharoah, who went on to
sweep the 2015 Triple Crown.

Leading freshman sire: Dialed In Barbara D. Livingston

The 2016 freshman sire race came Dialed In (above) edged Union Rags as the top freshman sire by wins and earnings.
down to the wire, with Dialed In edging
Union Rags with bankrolls of $1,543,136 to Invitational and Secretariat Stakes. He as he once again reigned as the nation’s
$1,466,833. Dialed In also narrowly led by finished second in that year’s Breeders’ leading broodmare sire.
individual winners, 19 to 18; both young Cup Turf at Lone Star Park. When the
sires were represented by three stakes horse entered stud in 2006, the Ramseys Bred and raced by the late W.T. Young,
winners. strongly supported him, and they have Storm Cat stood his entire career at
bred and raced the vast majority of his Overbrook Farm. He has ranked among
Dialed In, a son of Mineshaft, scored offspring. They have been rewarded, with Kentucky’s leading broodmare sires each
his own biggest win in the 2011 Florida the likes of champion Big Blue Kitten and year since 2010 and led the list in 2012,
Derby. Now standing at Darby Dan Farm, two-time Breeders’ Cup winner Stepha- 2013, 2014, and 2016.
his first crop is led by Gunnevera, who nie’s Kitten – and their investments again
took the Grade 2 Saratoga Special and paid dividends in 2016. Standout runners out of Storm Cat’s
followed up with a win in the Grade 3 Delta daughters in 2016 included Grade
Downs Jackpot. The latter has a purse of Kitten’s Joy’s top earner during his 1-winning fillies Dancing Rags, who
$1 million. fourth straight outstanding season was took the Alcibiades, and Weep No More,
Camelot Kitten, who won four graded winner of the Ashland; Japanese-based
Dialed In also is represented by Ms stakes at three different tracks. The Real Steel, winner of the Group 1 Dubai
Locust Point, winner of the Gin Talk- colt won the Grade 2 American Turf at Turf, and A Shin Hikari, who added a
ing Stakes in Maryland, and Ruffenuff, a Churchill Downs, the Grade 2 National Group 1 win in France; and graded stakes
multiple stakes winner in Canada. Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame winners Blofeld, Glenville Gardens,
Stakes at Saratoga, and the Pennine Ridge Strike Charmer, and Term of Art.
Union Rags, standing at Lane’s End and Hill Prince stakes, both Grade 3 events
Farm, was represented by a pair of Grade at Belmont. Boding well for Storm Cat’s continued
1 winners from his first crop in Del Mar success in the broodmare sire ranks, he
Debutante winner Union Strike and Alcib- Demonstrating the history of the Ramsey also was represented by several stand-
iades Stakes winner Dancing Rags. He breeding program, Camelot Kitten is a full out 2-year-olds out of his daughters, led
also is the sire of stakes winner Tequilita brother to 2014 Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint by European Cartier Award champion
and Grade 2-placed No Dozing. winner Bobby’s Kitten. Churchill. He also is the broodmare sire
of stakes winners Tip Tap Tapizar and
Union Rags was a Grade 1 winner at Top broodmare sire: Storm Cat Nonna Mela and Grade 1-placed young-
both 2 and 3, taking the 2011 Champagne sters Irap and Wild Shot.
Stakes and 2012 Belmont Stakes. The great sire Storm Cat died in 2013,
but his legacy shows no signs of fading, Follow Nicole Russo on Twitter
Leading turf sire: Kitten’s Joy @DRFRusso

Few of Kentucky’s leading stallions
have their respective honors in their grasp
as tightly as Kitten’s Joy, as he leads the
North American turf sire list for the fourth
consecutive year.

A homebred champion for Ken and Sarah
Ramsey, the son of El Prado stands at their
Ramsey Farm in Nicholasville. He again
led stallions by turf earnings ($7,098,572),
winners (69), and stakes winners (12).

Kitten’s Joy earned a divisional Eclipse
Award for the Ramseys by winning six
graded stakes in 2004, including Grade
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BEYER STANDINGS PROVIDE NEW STALLION METRICS

By Joe Nevills Barbara D. Livingston like this, but I think that the
Beyer Speed Figures have filled
A visitor to Hill ‘n’ Dale Farms Maclean’s Music received a 114 Beyer Speed Figure for his lone a void, with an objective, math-
in recent years would have found start. He now stands at Hill ‘n’ Dale Farms in Kentucky. ematically based rating of every
the number 114 inescapable. horse’s performance.”
of one horse’s performance to Breeders’ Cup Distaff, with
The three digits adorn another. Beholder prevailing by the slim- Beyer Speed Figures have
baseball caps, posters, print mest of margins. Beholder’s win an established history in the
advertisements, and Hill ‘n’ With the introduction of added $1.1 million to sire Henny breeding industry, and many
Dale-branded jackets, begging DRF’s Beyer Sire Perfor- Hughes’s progeny earnings, breeding operations are quick
onlookers to inquire about the mance Standings, the breeding while Medaglia d’Oro’s rose to note when a runner sired by
meaning. industry will have a new tool $340,000 for Songbird’s runner- one of their residents pulls a big
to compare stallion progeny up finish. Beholder got credit number, preferably in a big spot.
Those who ask learn that the performance beyond wins and for more black type and another
number is what makes the young earnings. The standings provide graded stakes win, but few could “We use it for Twitter a lot,
stallion Maclean’s Music special. totals and percentages for prog- argue that her performance was and obviously for ads, especially
eny who surpass specific Beyer massively better than Song- if there is a trend or a story to be
The son of Distorted Humor Speed Figure benchmarks in bird’s. In fact, both received a told based on a personal touch
raced just once before injury North American races (90 and 105 Beyer for their efforts in the for a stallion,” said Darren Fox,
ended his career, but the start higher for horses 3 and older and race. sales manager at Darley. “For
was a dazzler, a 7 1/4-length 80 and higher for 2-year-olds). example, it’s nice that your stal-
maiden romp at Santa Anita. “The traditional ways in eval- lion had four maiden special
What made it historic was his While traditional sire lists uating horse performance have weight winners in a week, but
114 Beyer Speed Figure, the based on earnings can be slanted pretty much all been ridicu- you can quantify that with
highest ever in a debut effort. A by one or two major stakes lous, or filled with flaws,” said Beyer Speed Figures and tell an
typical Kentucky Derby fails to victories or casino-inflated Andrew Beyer, creator of the even deeper, more meaningful
produce a winner with a figure purses on some circuits, the Beyer Speed Figures. “We know story, one that would grab more
that exceptional. Beyer Sire Performance Stand- all the things that are wrong attention, which is what we’re
ings are not impacted by those with earnings and saying that a trying to do.”
It was a watershed for the factors. Beyers are assigned to horse won so many Grade 2s or
marketing of a stallion prospect. all runners in a race, allowing Grade 3s with no reference to the The numbers’ reverence
Beyer Speed Figures graduated DRF’s sire lists to include all quality of those performances. carries over into the auction
from supporting fact to central performances. market. Every horse who pulls
selling point. “Almost every sport has a big number can create a ripple
The standings provide a mathematically based evalu- effect on a pedigree page that
“You have to hang your hat measurement of a sire’s abil- ations of its athletes that are can potentially increase the
on one race in a one-race career, ity to produce fast horses, not pretty widely accepted – like the commercial value of every horse
and he ran faster than any necessarily the most winners or quarterback rating in football on it.
maiden has ever run,” said John highest earners. or ‘wins above replacement’ in
G. Sikura, president of Hill ‘n’ baseball. American Thorough- For some stallions, the Beyer
Dale Farms. “That number was To illustrate this point, Song- bred racing never had anything Sire Performance Standings
a way to help define how good he bird and Beholder fought an epic will give numerical evidence
was.” battle to the wire in last year’s to affirm their spot as a top
commodity. Sires with small
Maclean’s Music displayed crops can potentially stand
plenty of traits befitting of a out with a large percentage of
stallion prospect at a major runners achieving high Beyers.
Kentucky farm – pedigree, looks,
strong connections, and a show- “It helps you separate horses,
case race – but the weight that one race from another,” Fox said
record-setting 114 Beyer carried about the speed figures. “A race
was one of the most compelling is visual, and assessing it visu-
reasons he entered stud in the ally is obviously a big part of
Bluegrass State instead of debut- assessing a performance.
ing as a regional sire.
“If it’s one that caught your
“I would say he wouldn’t be at eye and you see an associated
Hill ‘n’ Dale if he had run a 101 number that affirms what you
Beyer and won by four lengths,” saw visually, then that cements
Sikura said. that performance in your mind.”

Since making their published Criteria separations by
debut in The Racing Times in gender, surface, and distance
1991, Beyer Speed Figures have will allow readers to pinpoint
become a widely recognized where runners by a particular
shorthand to describe the level stallion excel or falter when
of a horse’s effort beyond a final stacked against their contempo-
time and finishing position. raries.

Beyer Speed Figures were While the Beyer Sire Perfor-
incorporated into Daily Racing mance Standings are primarily
Form’s past performances in
1992 and are now an industry Continued on page 17
standard for the comparison



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BEYER SIRE PERFORMANCE STANDINGS

TURF

Data includes all North American turf starts that were assigned a Beyer Speed Figure in 2016. There were no filters applied for starters based on age, sex, or distance.
Sires are ranked in this chart by the number of horses posting a 90 or higher Beyer Speed Figure.

90+ BEYER SPEED FIGURES 100+ BEYER SPEED FIGURES

NO. NO. OF PERCENTAGE NO. NO. OF PERCENTAGE HIGHEST HIGHEST
SIRE STUD FEE STARTERS STARTS HORSES BEYERS OF STARTERS HORSES BEYERS OF STARTERS BEYER HORSE BEYER

Kitten’s Joy $100,000 230 905 25 56 10.8% 2 4 0.8% Divisidero 104
24 49 24.4% 2
War Front 250,000 98 346 20 52 19.8% 3 2 2.0% Avenge 103
15 32 12.2% 1
Medaglia d’Oro 150,000 101 292 13 36 7.7% 2 4 2.9% Mrs McDougal 101
12 31 6.7% 3
Smart Strike Died 2015 122 385 12 22 35.2% 6 2 0.8% Strike Charmer 102
11 29 11.1% 1
Giant’s Causeway 75,000 167 605 11 25 8.1% 2 6 1.1% Jay Gatsby 104
10 26 10.2% 3
Scat Daddy Died 2015 177 578 10 25 7.3% 1 3 1.6% Celestine 107
10 20 10.2% 0
Galileo (IRE) Stands in Ireland 34 92 9 41 7.3% 1 7 17.6% Highland Reel (IRE) 112
9 28 6.0% 3
Stormy Atlantic 15,000 99 343 9 26 5.4% 2 1 1.0% Stormy Liberal 100
9 23 9.4% 2
Lemon Drop Kid 40,000 135 432 9 17 13.0% 1 5 1.4% Da Big Hoss 103
8 19 6.4% 1
Mizzen Mast 10,000 98 355 8 16 8.5% 1 8 3.0% Full Mast 103
8 14 66.6% 2
Candy Ride (ARG) 60,000 136 382 7 19 5.9% 2 3 0.7% Grand Tito 104
7 14 6.7% 0
Sky Mesa 15,000 98 316 7 13 9.7% 1 0 0.0% Sky Captain 98
6 19 7.6% 2
English Channel 25,000 123 549 6 17 6.8% 3 4 0.8% Heart to Heart 105
6 17 8.1% 1
Tapit 300,000 149 460 6 16 11.7% 0 8 2.0% Ring Weekend 107
6 16 9.5% 0
City Zip 50,000 165 577 6 15 3.1% 1 3 1.2% Alert Bay 103
6 13 7.6% 0
Speightstown 100,000 95 255 6 10 10.7% 1 4 2.1% Force the Pass 101
5 19 5.6% 2
Distorted Humor 80,000 69 200 5 14 6.0% 1 4 1.4% Ironicus 106
5 13 3.8% 1
More Than Ready 60,000 124 485 5 13 4.8% 1 1 0.8% Zindaya 100
5 12 6.7% 1
Broken Vow 25,000 94 306 5 11 15.6% 2 1 1.0% Rainha Da Bateria 101
5 5 13.8% 0
Dubawi (IRE) 307,175 12 28 4 15 10.5% 2 2 16.6% Erupt (IRE) 101
4 15 5.6% 2
Hard Spun 45,000 118 353 4 12 6.4% 1 2 1.6% Watchyourownbobber 103
4 12 6.4% 1
Leroidesanimaux (BRZ) Died 2016 103 411 4 11 5.0% 0 0 0.0% Josdesanimaux 97
4 10 4.1% 2
Street Boss 17,500 72 202 4 10 11.1% 0 2 1.3% Metaboss 102
4 8 5.7% 0
Curlin 150,000 78 250 5 2.5% Texas Ryano 105

Temple City 10,000 88 304 8 3.4% Miss Temple City 108

Unusual Heat Pensioned 74 325 1 1.3% Bettys Bambino 103

Tribal Rule Died 2014 51 159 0 0.0% Zinvor 99

Elusive Quality 30,000 63 197 0 0.0% Ohio (BRZ) 99

Harlan’s Holiday Died 2013 191 513 2 0.5% Takeover Target 100

Exchange Rate Died 2016 78 259 0 0.0% Bureau de Change 95

Street Cry (IRE) Died 2014 56 179 1 1.7% Glenville Gardens 103

Northern Afleet 6,500 88 257 5 2.2% World Approval 106

Eskendereya Stands in Japan 83 273 2 1.2% Isabella Sings 105

Artie Schiller 10,000 129 466 2 0.7% Macagone 104

Arch Died 2015 103 345 1 0.9% Grand Arch 101

Quality Road 35,000 74 192 1 1.3% Illuminant 100

Square Eddie 25,000 32 88 2 6.2% Ralis 101

First Defence Stands in Saudi Arabia 36 90 0 0.0% Dancetrack 98

Vronsky 6,500 38 126 4 5.2% What a View 107

Flower Alley Stands in South America 71 219 3 2.8% Lukes Alley 103

Lookin At Lucky 17,500 62 202 5 1.6% Money Multiplier 109

Bernstein Died 2011 62 247 6 1.6% Tepin 107

Blame 25,000 79 251 0 0.0% March 98

Langfuhr 5,000 97 355 2 2.0% Believe in Bertie 100

Limehouse 3,500 36 91 0 0.0% Sandy’z Slew 94

Bernardini 100,000 69 190 0 0.0% My Sweet Girl 94

DRF.COM/BREEDING DAILY RACING FORM Saturday, January 21, 2017 PAGE 17

Continued from page 14 well,” Beyer said. “You don’t see Beyer sire standings can iden- intangibles like surface condi-
a tool in the bloodstock realm, fluky kinds of horses popping up tify fast-rising young stallions tion and bias.
an enterprising handicapper and running a 120. In 2015, the who might go overlooked on the
who integrates pedigree into his top speed figures belonged to national scene. “Twenty years ago, when a
method would be wise to browse American Pharoah, Beholder, horse ran five furlongs under
the standings to find stallions Liam’s Map, and Flintshire, elite California’s Square Eddie, a minute, that would get your
capable of producing runners horses all. The same is true this who had four crops of racing age attention,” Sikura said. “If a
who hit key Beyer thresholds year. You’ve got Frosted, Arro- in 2016, was the third-ranked horse ran it in 58 and 1, that
under different circumstances. gate, and California Chrome North American sire by percent- looked really fast. If a horse
The standings could help iden- with the three best – that’s a age of turf runners with at least ran three quarters in 1:09 and
tify sires flying under the radar. pretty good list.” one 90-plus Beyer, among sires change, it was considered very
with four or more do so, at 15.6 fast. You had a range of times
In some cases, the Beyer Sire The standings also can help percent. He finished behind only that you’d use, and good horses
Performance Standings are potential buyers of racing pros- War Front and Medaglia d’Oro showed themselves that way. If a
useful to confirm the prowess pects find value on the race- in that category. horse won by 10 in a hand ride or
of an elite sire. Perennial power- track in contrast to stud fee. For won four in a row, that’s a good
house Tapit, who set the North example, Flatter, who stands Square Eddie also led all horse.
American record for progeny for a midrange fee of $35,000, North American-based sires by
earnings for a third straight had seven runners achieve a percentage of turf runners to “It’s up to the buyers to decide
year in 2016, led all stallions by 100-plus Beyer last year, tying earn at least one 100-plus Beyer what factors are important,”
number of horses to achieve a for the second-most with Curlin at 6.2 percent. Sikura added. “I’m not sure
90-plus Beyer last year (36) and ($150,000 stud fee) and Giant’s anyone buys or sells a horse
tied with Medaglia d’Oro for the Causeway ($75,000). A horse’s collection of Beyers based on a number if they’re
most runners with a 100-plus is just one part of the mosaic retired, but if they’re a racing
figure (eight). “You’re always looking for that creates an ontrack résumé, prospect, it’s important. If I
who were the fastest horses,” either for wagering or assess- want to buy a filly who won
Tapit also was represented by bloodstock agent Mike McMa- ment and purchase of breeding three stakes, but she never ran
the highest Beyer Speed Figure hon said. “You have to use [a prospects. While the long-stand- fast, and compare her to one
of 2016 when his son Frosted speed figure] that everybody ing indicators of time, class, and that was stakes-placed twice
racked up a 123 in the Grade 1 knows. If you say to somebody margin of victory remain tried- and ran huge numbers but had
Metropolitan Handicap. a horse gets a 100 Beyer, every- and-true measuring sticks by an abbreviated career because
body knows what a 100 Beyer is.” the industry’s most successful she got hurt, then maybe she’s
“Speed figures define the participants, Beyers provide a the better buy because she’s the
top horses in the country very Beyond highlighting the more standardized assessment faster horse.”
exploits of top stallions, the of the effort, less affected by





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BEYER SIRE PERFORMANCE STANDINGS

3-YEAR-OLDS

Data includes all North American starts that were assigned a Beyer Speed Figure in 2016. There were no filters applied for starters based on sex, distance, or surface.
Sires are ranked in this chart by the number of horses posting a 90 or higher Beyer Speed Figure.

90+ BEYER SPEED FIGURES 100+ BEYER SPEED FIGURES

NO. NO. OF PERCENTAGE NO. NO. OF PERCENTAGE HIGHEST HIGHEST
SIRE STUD FEE STARTERS STARTS HORSES BEYERS OF STARTERS HORSES BEYERS OF STARTERS BEYER HORSE BEYER

Uncle Mo $150,000 106 591 16 30 15.0% 2 3 1.8% Nyquist 103
10 24 12.5% 1
Tapit 300,000 80 362 9 17 14.7% 2 1 1.2% Time and Motion 100
8 20 9.4% 0
Twirling Candy 20,000 61 379 8 13 15.6% 1 3 3.2% Finley’sluckycharm 102
7 13 30.4% 1
Kitten’s Joy 100,000 85 438 7 11 10.9% 0 0 0.0% Camelot Kitten 98
7 11 13.2% 0
Smart Strike Died 2015 51 246 6 18 9.0% 2 2 1.9% Ten Blessings 106
6 16 7.4% 0
War Front 250,000 23 92 6 11 6.1% 0 1 4.3% Hit It a Bomb 100
6 7 37.5% 2
Bernardini 100,000 64 271 5 17 10.0% 2 0 0.0% Zulu 96
5 13 8.7% 1
Sky Mesa 15,000 53 282 5 12 6.0% 1 0 0.0% Thundering Sky 94
5 11 10.0% 2
Candy Ride (ARG) 60,000 66 330 5 11 8.6% 0 5 3.0% Gun Runner 104
5 8 6.9% 1
Malibu Moon 75,000 81 451 4 13 9.3% 2 0 0.0% Governor Malibu 99
4 12 6.2% 2
Scat Daddy Died 2015 98 528 4 10 15.3% 1 0 0.0% Harmonize 99
4 10 5.5% 1
Galileo (IRE) Stands in Ireland 16 36 4 7 4.1% 2 2 12.5% Ulysses (IRE) 102
4 7 9.0% 1
Curlin 150,000 50 305 4 7 6.1% 0 7 4.0% Connect 106
4 7 9.7% 0
Unbridled’s Song Died 2013 57 254 4 7 9.5% 0 3 1.7% Arrogate 122
3 10 6.2% 0
City Zip 50,000 83 501 3 8 4.4% 0 1 1.2% Stays in Vegas 100
3 7 6.8% 0
Lookin At Lucky 17,500 50 293 3 6 7.3% 0 2 4.0% Accelerate 101
3 4 5.0% 1
Lemon Drop Kid 40,000 58 314 3 4 11.5% 0 0 0.0% Beach Patrol 99
3 4 6.1% 0
Bellamy Road 7,500 72 419 3 3 6.2% 0 1 1.3% Diversify 100
3 3 4.0% 0
Medaglia d’Oro 150,000 43 169 2 9 3.5% 0 3 4.6% Songbird 105
2 7 4.0% 0
Flatter 35,000 64 385 2 6 13.3% 1 2 3.1% Economic Model 101
2 6 4.0% 0
Square Eddie 25,000 26 165 2 6 5.2% 0 1 3.8% Ralis 101
2 5 2.7% 1
Giant’s Causeway 75,000 72 377 2 5 3.8% 0 1 1.3% Destin 100
2 5 8.0% 0
Harlan’s Holiday Died 2013 96 569 2 5 3.9% 0 3 2.0% Lightstream 103
2 4 3.1% 1
Awesome Again Private fee 44 214 1 2.2% Awesome Gent 100

Mineshaft 25,000 65 383 0 0.0% Bandwidth 99

Lonhro (AUS) Stands in Australia 41 192 0 0.0% Holding Gold 96

More Than Ready 60,000 42 249 0 0.0% Tom’s Ready 95

Street Boss 17,500 48 354 0 0.0% Cathryn Sophia 98

Eskendereya Stands in Japan 68 430 0 0.0% Mor Spirit 98

Tale of Ekati 7,500 44 273 0 0.0% Who’s Out 97

Munnings 25,000 41 273 0 0.0% Free Rose 98

Hard Spun 45,000 59 382 1 1.6% Hit It Once More 103

Street Cry (IRE) Died 2014 26 113 0 0.0% Trojan Nation 93

Tiz Wonderful Stands in Korea 49 273 0 0.0% Splashtastic 92

Big Brown 7,500 48 241 0 0.0% Baby Bear’s Soup 98

Paddy O’Prado 3,500 75 526 0 0.0% Cherry Wine 96

Trappe Shot 7,500 57 364 0 0.0% Fish Trappe Road 97

Hat Trick (JPN) 5,000 50 292 0 0.0% Monster Bea 97

Pulpit Died 2012 15 67 1 6.6% American Freedom 104

Awesome of Course 50,000 50 320 0 0.0% Awesome Banner 97

Distorted Humor 80,000 38 185 0 0.0% Semper Fortis 95

Colonel John Stands in Korea 73 484 1 1.3% Dalmore 102

Haynesfield 5,000 52 369 0 0.0% Realm 97

Pomeroy Stands in Saudi Arabia 25 185 0 0.0% Splash Rules 93

Artie Schiller 10,000 51 300 0 0.0% Sassy Little Lila 92

First Dude 10,000 63 450 2 1.5% Sticksstatelydude 103

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BEYER SIRE PERFORMANCE STANDINGS

MEDAGLIA D’ORO TOPS IN 100-PLUS BEYER RATE

In a year with several outstanding Barbara D. Livingston
fillies and mares on the track, some of the
most brilliant propelled their respective More than 4 percent of Medaglia d’Oro’s starters posted a triple-digit Beyer in 2016.
sires atop the rankings of Kentucky stal-
lions by percentage of individual runners a 90-plus Beyer in 2016 with 24, but also Get expanded Beyer Sire Performance
earning triple-digit Beyer Speed Figures. posted the highest percentage of runners Standings charts online at
to hit that mark among North American DRF.com/beyerstandings
Among stallions who will stand in sires with four or more runners, at 24.2
Kentucky in 2017, Darley’s Medaglia percent. and Take Cover took home a 96 after
d’Oro was represented by 4.8 percent of winning the Pennsylvania Governor’s
his runners with Beyers of 100 or higher, The highest turf Beyer for War Front in Cup Stakes at Penn National. Also of note,
edging Hill ‘n’ Dale resident Curlin at 4.2 2016 came from Avenge, who chalked up Lancaster Bomber earned a 91 Beyer with
percent. Next came Lookin At Lucky at 3.9 a 103 finishing third in the Breeders’ Cup his runner-up effort in the Breeders’ Cup
percent, Speightstown at 3.4 percent, Flat- Filly and Mare Turf. Juvenile Turf.
ter at 3.1 percent, Birdstone at 3 percent,
and Tapit at 2.9 percent. Avenge also earned her sire’s high- War Front’s foals also have shown abil-
est Beyer in a victorious effort when she ity to take their talent across the Atlantic
The co-highest Beyer Speed Figure for notched a 99 in the Grade 1 Rodeo Drive and place their sire shoulder to shoulder
a filly or mare in 2016 belonged to Curlin’s Stakes and added a 95 Beyer winning with the global powers. He was repre-
champion daughter Stellar Wind, who an optional claimer at Del Mar. She also sented in 2016 by English Group 1 winner
posted a 110 when winning the Grade 1 picked up a 94 in her Grade 2 John C. Brave Anna, Group 2 winners Roly Poly
Zenyatta Stakes at Santa Anita – one of Mabee Stakes win at Del Mar.
her two Grade 1 victories over multiple Continued on page 22
Eclipse winner Beholder. Beholder also Elsewhere among War Front offpsring,
was given a 110 for the Zenyatta. Fire Away pulled a 98 Beyer winning an
Aqueduct optional claimer, War Dancer
Behind those two, the co-third-highest earned a 97 figure in his PTHA Presi-
Beyer of the year for a female was the 109 dent’s Cup Stakes win at Parx Racing,
assigned to New York-bred Bar of Gold for
her runaway victory in the Empire Distaff
at Belmont Park. That was the highest
number of the year for Medaglia d’Oro,
who also was represented by his champion
daughter Songbird, a winer of four Grade
1 events in 2016. She suffered her first loss
when second by a nose to Beholder in the
Breeders’ Cup Distaff, but earned her top
Beyer of the year with a 105.

– Nicole Russo

War Front shines among U.S. turf sires

It’s no revelation to say European-sired
horses tend to have a natural advantage
in North American turf races over their
domestic contemporaries.

The major racing jurisdictions on the
other side of the pond breed almost exclu-
sively for the grass, and the above-average
European runners regularly travel to
North America to become forces in graded
stakes races.

DRF’s Beyer Sire Performance Stand-
ings back that up, with European sires
like Galileo, Dubawi, and Holy Roman
Emperor putting up astounding percent-
ages of North American runners to
achieve at least one Beyer Speed Figure
of 90 or above last year, admittedly from
relatively small samplings.

The domestic stallion that has arguably
done the best job reversing that stream is
War Front, who not only had the second-
highest number of runners to achieve

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Continued from page 21
and War Decree, and Group 3 winner
Royal Artillery; French Group 3 winner
War Flag; and Irish Group 3 winners Long
Island Sound and Intelligence Cross.

War Front stands for $250,000 at Clai-
borne Farm in Paris, Ky.

– Joe Nevills

Birdstone’s sneaky-good year Courtesy of Gainesway

Tapit’s latest record-setting year atop Gainesway stallion Birdstone had 7.2 percent of his runners post a 90 Beyer or above.
the North American sire ranks was led
by Frosted, who dazzled the racing world Kentucky Derby winner Mine That Bird champion sprinter in Amazombie, and a
with a romp in the Metropolitan Handicap and Belmont winner and Eclipse Award Brazilian Horse of the Year in Barolo.
that earned a Beyer Speed Figure of 123 – champion Summer Bird. Noble Bird tied
the highest number of the year. Summer Bird for the co-second-highest However, Northern Afleet’s commercial
Beyer of Birdstone’s stud career. Summer appeal is limited, leading his stud fee to
But Tapit, who commands the highest fee Bird ran a 111 Beyer in winning the Jockey be set at $6,500 by Taylor Made Stallions.
on the continent at $300,000, has a stable- Club Gold Cup and a 110 winning the Trav- For those looking to breed a runner, or bet
mate in the Gainesway stallion complex ers Stakes. on one by the stallion, the price could be
who quietly put together a solid year based right.
on Beyers in 2016. Mexikoma earned the sixth-highest
Beyer of Birdstone’s stud career with a 107 Northern Afleet was the only stallion
Birdstone is standing for an advertised in winning the Sunshine Millions Clas- advertised for a fee of less than $10,000
fee of $5,000 in 2017 and is a value sire at sic. Birdstone’s other triple-digit runners to be represented in 2016 by 10 or more
that price with a high percentage of high- fueling his percentages in 2016 included runners with at least one 90-plus Beyer
level runners. The stallion was repre- the stalwart Blue Tone, who posted a 103 Speed Figure.
sented by 97 starters in 2016 – fewer than winning an optional claimer at Santa
many perennial leading sires who cover Anita. The gelding recently opened his Of his 184 runners last year, 13 horses
triple-digit books annually. However, qual- 8-year-old campaign by winning the Grade met or surpassed that threshold a
ity shone through that limited quantity. 3 San Gabriel at Santa Anita. combined 34 times. In total, 7 percent of
According to Daily Racing Form’s Beyer his runners hit the 90 Beyer threshold at
Sire Performance Standings, 7.2 percent “He’s a tremendous value,” Hernon said least once in 2016.
of Birdstone’s individual runners posted of Birdstone. “He just had a new graded
figures of 90 or above, a benchmark of qual- stakes winner, he’s had a Derby winner, Northern Afleet’s number of 90-plus
ity, during the 2016 season. That is a higher he was a top-class horse himself. Everyone runners tied him with pricier stallions
percentage than prominent Kentucky sires remembers he won the Belmont in a very More Than Ready ($60,000) and Harlan’s
Awesome Again, City Zip, Ghostzapper, memorable race, however he broke his Holiday (deceased, last stood for $35,000).
Into Mischief, Malibu Moon, Pioneerof the maiden by 12 in his first start at Saratoga
Nile, and Tiznow – all of whom command and he also won the Champagne, a Grade 1, Leading the way for Northern Afleet’s
much higher fees. By seasonal percentage at 2. People think, ‘He won the Belmont, so runners was World Approval, who earned
of runners earning Beyers of 100 or higher, he’s a plodder.’ It’s crazy. He’s a very good a 106 Beyer in winning the Grade 1 United
Birdstone comes in at 3 percent – edging stallion.” Nations Stakes at Monmouth Park by 1 1/4
Tapit at 2.9 percent. lengths. He also notched a 105 in a third-
– Nicole Russo place effort in the Grade 1 Manhattan
“He still is relatively overlooked,” said Stakes and a 103 as the runner-up in the
Michael Hernon, Gainesway’s director of Big results from low-cost Northern Afleet Grade 1 Woodford Reserve Turf Classic
sales. “But he’s a great buy for $5,000. He Stakes.
was a top racehorse, and he’s got a great There is little doubt that Northern
pedigree. Anybody looking to improve Afleet has amassed a fine résumé at stud. World Approval was one of three horses
their mare for a very affordable price, you by Northern Afleet to turn in a Beyer of 100
could do a while lot worse than look at The 23-year-old son of Afleet has sired or more last year, with that group achiev-
Birdstone.” a dual-classic winner in Afleet Alex, a ing the mark a combined seven times.

Birdstone was one of four stallions Continued on page 27
who will stand in Kentucky in 2017 with
a runner earning an elite figure of 110 or
above in 2016, joining Curlin, Pioneerof
the Nile, and Tapit. The 110 that Noble Bird
posted with his romp in the Grade 3 Pimlico
Special – one of two brilliant graded wins
for that millionaire last year – was the
co-second-highest figure of the year for
an active Kentucky stallion, behind only
Frosted’s Met Mile.

Birdstone, a three-time Grade 1 winner
most famous for denying Smarty Jones
the Triple Crown in the 2004 Belmont
Stakes, burst onto the scene with a pair
of classic winners from his first crop in
Sovereign Award champion and 2009

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BEYER SIRE PERFORMANCE STANDINGS

2-YEAR-OLDS

Data includes all North American starts that were assigned a Beyer Speed Figure in 2016. There were no filters applied for starters based on sex, distance, or surface.
Sires are ranked in this chart by the number of horses posting a 80 or higher Beyer Speed Figure.

80+ BEYER SPEED FIGURES 90+ BEYER SPEED FIGURES

NO. NO. OF PERCENTAGE NO. NO. OF PERCENTAGE HIGHEST HIGHEST
SIRE STUD FEE STARTERS STARTS HORSES BEYERS OF STARTERS HORSES BEYERS OF STARTERS BEYER HORSE BEYER

Bernardini $100,000 38 103 5 5 13.1% 2 2 5.2% Jamyson ‘n Ginger 103
5 5 9.0% 0
Bodemeister 25,000 55 130 4 5 11.1% 1 0 0.0% Always Dreaming 88
4 5 12.9% 1
Flatter 35,000 36 91 4 4 16.6% 1 1 2.7% Chasing Aces 101
4 4 8.5% 0
Exchange Rate Died 2016 31 87 3 7 3.6% 1 1 3.2% El Areeb 94
3 4 6.5% 0
War Front 250,000 24 50 3 4 10.0% 0 1 4.1% Lancaster Bomber 91
3 4 6.2% 0
Tapit 300,000 47 117 3 3 13.0% 1 0 0.0% Unique Bella 87
3 3 13.0% 1
Into Mischief 75,000 83 277 3 3 6.6% 0 1 1.2% Practical Joke 90
2 5 5.1% 1
Scat Daddy Died 2015 46 140 2 5 5.1% 1 0 0.0% Conquest Farenheit 89
2 4 5.8% 1
Lookin At Lucky 17,500 30 87 2 4 4.6% 1 0 0.0% Lookin At Lee 83
2 4 4.5% 1
Union Rags 50,000 48 134 2 3 6.4% 1 0 0.0% No Dozing 82
2 3 4.1% 1
Unbridled’s Song Died 2013 23 55 2 3 7.1% 0 1 4.3% Battalion Runner 97
2 3 5.0% 0
Super Saver 50,000 23 64 2 3 11.1% 0 1 4.3% Random Walk 90
2 3 5.8% 0
The Factor 25,000 45 122 2 3 5.2% 0 0 0.0% Fact of Life 82
2 3 4.4% 0
Quality Road 35,000 39 100 2 3 9.0% 0 1 2.5% Klimt 94
2 3 4.4% 0
Majesticperfection 15,000 39 106 2 3 4.4% 0 1 2.5% Syndergaard 90
2 2 3.7% 1
Giant’s Causeway 75,000 34 82 2 2 6.4% 0 1 2.9% Not This Time 102
2 2 6.0% 0
Pioneerof the Nile 110,000 43 95 2 2 6.8% 0 1 2.3% Classic Empire 102
2 2 5.4% 0
Kitten’s Joy 100,000 44 108 2 2 5.8% 0 2 2.2% Oscar Performance 93
2 2 3.7% 0
Ghostzapper 75,000 31 82 2 2 9.5% 0 1 3.2% Iliad 92
2 2 6.0% 0
Gone Astray 5,000 48 161 1 4 5.8% 1 1 2.0% Three Rules 92
1 4 7.6% 0
Medaglia d’Oro 150,000 28 62 1 3 3.0% 1 0 0.0% Elate 88
1 3 7.1% 0
Dialed In 15,000 40 111 1 3 50.0% 0 0 0.0% Ms Locust Point 88
1 3 8.3% 0
Tale of Ekati 7,500 18 49 1 2 1.1% 1 0 0.0% Girvin 87
1 2 1.8% 0
Algorithms 7,500 34 107 0 0.0% Vanish 87

Uncle Mo 150,000 38 106 0 0.0% Mo Town 86

Gemologist 25,000 45 121 0 0.0% Theory 85

English Channel 25,000 22 63 0 0.0% Channel Maker 85

Trappe Shot 7,500 45 129 0 0.0% Wild Shot 84

Creative Cause 15,000 45 127 0 0.0% Skyler’s Scramjet 84

Malibu Moon 75,000 54 122 1 1.8% Gormley 93

Blame 25,000 31 84 0 0.0% Blame Will 88

Tiznow 60,000 33 100 0 0.0% Tiz a Slam 85

Arch Died 2016 29 72 0 0.0% Beach Bum 84

Hard Spun 45,000 37 100 0 0.0% Miggsy 84

More Than Ready 60,000 34 88 0 0.0% Made You Look 83

Majestic Warrior Stands in Japan 54 173 0 0.0% La Cat Warrior 82

Distorted Humor 80,000 21 54 0 0.0% You’re to Blame 82

Midnight Lute 20,000 33 102 0 0.0% Runaway Lute 81

Dominus 7,500 17 56 1 5.8% Straight Fire 98

Harbor the Gold 5,500 13 38 0 0.0% California Diamond 84

Candy Ride (ARG) 60,000 33 79 2 3.0% Mastery 93

Posse Stands in Uruguay 14 43 0 0.0% Gold for the King 89

Mr. Big 6,000 2 7 0 0.0% Big Score 84

Concord Point 5,000 12 34 0 0.0% American Gal 84

Harlan’s Holiday Died 2013 86 263 2 1.1% Good Samaritan 92

Colonel John Stands in Korea 54 169 0 0.0% La Coronel 87





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BEYER SIRE PERFORMANCE STANDINGS

DIRT SPRINTS (RACES LESS THAN ONE MILE)

Data includes all North American starts that were assigned a Beyer Speed Figure in 2016. There were no filters applied for starters based on age or sex.
Sires are ranked in this chart by the number of horses posting a 90 or higher Beyer Speed Figure.

90+ BEYER SPEED FIGURES 100+ BEYER SPEED FIGURES

NO. NO. OF PERCENTAGE NO. NO. OF PERCENTAGE HIGHEST HIGHEST
SIRE STUD FEE STARTERS STARTS HORSES BEYERS OF STARTERS HORSES BEYERS OF STARTERS BEYER HORSE BEYER

Candy Ride (ARG) $60,000 158 533 10 22 6.3% 2 4 1.2% Candip 103
10 13 8.6% 1
Bernardini 100,000 116 299 9 16 6.8% 3 1 0.8% Marking 102
9 13 8.2% 0
Speightstown 100,000 132 494 8 21 14.5% 3 3 2.2% Tamarkuz 102
8 20 4.3% 2
Unbridled’s Song Died 2013 109 318 8 15 4.8% 4 0 0.0% Battalion Runner 97
8 12 8.4% 0
Indian Charlie Died 2011 55 235 8 11 6.0% 1 9 5.4% A. P. Indian 107
7 13 3.8% 1
Wildcat Heir Died 2015 184 860 6 17 2.6% 2 4 1.0% Wild Dude 102
6 15 4.2% 1
Flatter 35,000 165 679 6 15 6.2% 0 6 2.4% Ami’s Flatter 105
6 13 6.3% 1
Curlin 150,000 95 311 6 12 4.8% 2 0 0.0% Wabel 99
6 10 5.1% 1
Tapit 300,000 133 332 5 12 4.1% 1 1 0.7% Juba 105
5 11 4.3% 0
City Zip 50,000 182 645 5 8 3.9% 0 2 0.5% Ready for Rye 100
5 7 7.0% 1
Harlan’s Holiday Died 2013 225 707 5 6 5.0% 0 3 0.8% Trouble Kid 104
4 9 5.5% 2
Ghostzapper 75,000 140 488 4 8 8.5% 1 1 0.7% Paulassilverlining 107
4 8 15.3% 1
Quality Road 35,000 96 297 4 8 2.7% 1 0 0.0% Fortuitous Path 98
4 8 3.2% 0
Munnings 25,000 95 447 4 7 2.1% 0 3 1.0% Catalina Red 105
4 7 4.7% 0
Tiz Wonderful Stands in Korea 123 389 4 6 2.6% 1 2 1.6% Shh She’s Ours 101
4 6 6.0% 0
Discreetly Mine Stands in Japan 116 445 4 5 2.1% 0 1 0.8% Jazzy Times 101
4 4 4.8% 1
Songandaprayer 4,500 121 616 4 4 4.5% 1 1 0.8% Raised a Secret 100
4 4 4.4% 0
Midnight Lute 20,000 114 434 4 4 4.7% 0 0 0.0% Edzactly 98
3 11 8.5% 0
Mineshaft 25,000 127 449 3 9 4.4% 1 0 0.0% Bandwidth 99
3 9 2.8% 1
Kantharos 15,000 71 270 3 9 3.2% 1 2 1.4% X Y Jet 105
3 8 2.2% 1
Rockport Harbor Died 2013 99 490 3 6 5.0% 1 0 0.0% Griff 99
3 6 2.9% 0
Smart Strike Died 2015 72 247 3 6 2.0% 0 4 2.7% Ten Blessings 106
3 6 4.2% 0
Pulpit Died 2012 47 162 3 6 2.2% 0 4 2.1% Lord Nelson 107
3 6 3.5% 0
Grazen 3,500 26 119 1 3.8% Enola Gray 100

Bluegrass Cat 7,500 145 607 1 0.6% Story to Tell 100

Sky Mesa 15,000 122 420 0 0.0% The Gomper 94

Congrats 20,000 190 842 0 0.0% Haveyougoneaway 99

Graeme Hall Stands in Saudi Arabia 85 447 0 0.0% Vestibule 97

Tale of the Cat 30,000 153 543 1 0.6% Stopchargingmaria 100

Medaglia d’Oro 150,000 66 143 0 0.0% Kareena 98

Malibu Moon 75,000 187 595 0 0.0% Carina Mia 96

Majesticperfection 15,000 83 280 1 1.2% Majestic Affair 101

Awesome Again Private fee 88 273 1 1.1% Awesome Gent 100

Sharp Humor Died 2015 89 487 0 0.0% Sharp Art 96

Macho Uno 15,000 85 332 0 0.0% Hy Riverside 94

Officer Stands in Japan 35 174 0 0.0% Alsvid 97

Summer Bird Died 2013 67 214 1 1.4% Summer Revolution 105

Distorted Humor 80,000 105 335 2 0.9% Joking 104

Successful Appeal 10,000 93 389 2 1.0% Limousine Liberal 104

Posse Stands in Uruguay 136 672 2 0.7% Mind Your Biscuits 107

Twirling Candy 20,000 60 219 1 1.6% Finley’sluckycharm 102

Street Sense 45,000 103 392 0 0.0% Sensitively 99

Yes It’s True Died 2015 149 667 0 0.0% The Truth Or Else 97

Tale of Ekati 7,500 70 243 0 0.0% Who’s Out 97

Scat Daddy Died 2015 131 379 0 0.0% Spartiatis 95

Pomeroy Stands in Saudi Arabia 85 482 0 0.0% Splash Rules 93

DRF.COM/BREEDING DAILY RACING FORM Saturday, January 21, 2017 PAGE 27

BEYER SIRE PERFORMANCE STANDINGS

FRESHMAN SIRES

Data includes all North American starts that were assigned a Beyer Speed Figure in 2016. There were no filters applied for starters based on sex, distance, or surface.
Sires are ranked in this chart by the number of horses posting a 80 or higher Beyer Speed Figure.

80+ BEYER SPEED FIGURES 90+ BEYER SPEED FIGURES

NO. NO. OF PERCENTAGE NO. NO. OF PERCENTAGE HIGHEST HIGHEST
SIRE STUD FEE STARTERS STARTS HORSES BEYERS OF STARTERS HORSES BEYERS OF STARTERS BEYER HORSE BEYER

Bodemeister $25,000 55 130 5 5 9.0% 0 0 0.0% Always Dreaming 88
3 4 6.2% 0
Union Rags 50,000 48 134 3 3 6.6% 0 0 0.0% No Dozing 82
2 3 5.0% 0
The Factor 25,000 45 122 2 3 5.8% 0 0 0.0% Fact of Life 82
2 3 4.4% 0
Dialed In 15,000 40 111 2 3 4.4% 0 0 0.0% Ms Locust Point 88
1 4 5.8% 1
Algorithms 7,500 34 107 1 2 2.1% 0 0 0.0% Vanish 87
1 1 5.5% 0
Gemologist 25,000 45 121 1 1 2.2% 0 0 0.0% Theory 85
1 1 2.7% 0
Creative Cause 15,000 45 127 1 1 2.0% 0 0 0.0% Skyler’s Scramjet 84

Dominus 7,500 17 56 1 5.8% Straight Fire 98

Shackleford 15,000 46 134 0 0.0% Wellabled 85

Caleb’s Posse 5,000 18 57 0 0.0% Sal the Turtle 86

Hansen Stands in Korea 45 132 0 0.0% Two Charley’s 83

Maclean’s Music 8,500 37 122 0 0.0% Made Me Shiver 83

Stay Thirsty 10,000 48 142 0 0.0% My Friend 80

Continued from page 22 88 for finishing second in a maiden special Barbara D. Livingston
Brazilian-bred Baccelo achieved one weight at Saratoga, beaten a neck by the
high-priced Blame Will. Always Dream- Bodemeister led al freshman sires with
of those triple-digit Beyers when he won ing is still a maiden, but is working at five Beyers greater than 80 in 2016.
the Grade 3 Philip H. Iselin Stakes at Palm Beach Downs toward his 2017 debut. other mile events last year in the Grade 2
Monmouth Park with a 102, and Kaigun Kelso and Grade 3 Westchester Stakes. In
rounded out the trio with a winning 101 in Also among Bodemeister’s top numbers the Kelso, he posted a Beyer of 108, tied for
the Grade 2 Pan American Stakes at Gulf- was Speedmeister, who was assigned an the 10th-highest figure of Tapit’s career.
stream. Both horses also earned an addi- 86 for winning a Keeneland maiden race
tional triple-digit Beyer in losing efforts. by 4 1/2 lengths over eventual graded- “Anchor Down’s unique combination of
placed stakes winner Warrior’s Club. pedigree, physical, and raw miler speed
Northern Afleet nearly had a fourth American Anthem also earned an 86 gives him the potential to make a very
horse join the 100-plus club last year when with his sharp Del Mar maiden win in successful sire,” Gainesway president
War Story won the Queens County Stakes December. He returned to finish second Antony Beck said.
at Aqueduct with a 99 Beyer. in the Grade 3 Sham Stakes, establish-
ing himself among California’s Kentucky – Nicole Russo
– Joe Nevills Derby prospects.

Bodemeister stands out among freshmen Stakes winner O Dionysus earned an 85
when second by a nose in the Marylander
Dual classic-placed Grade 1 winner Stakes on New Year’s Eve at Laurel Park.
Bodemeister displayed brilliance during
his own racing career, earning triple-digit – Nicole Russo
Beyer Speed Figures in four of his six
career starts, led by a 109 when second in Tapit’s sons retiring for 2017
the Preakness. He just missed the triple-
digit cutoff with a 99 for his runner-up Two of reigning leading sire Tapit’s best
effort in the Kentucky Derby. runners from a Beyer Speed Figure stand-
point will be among Kentucky’s new stal-
Bodemeister, now standing at WinStar lions of 2017.
Farm, seems to have passed that talent on
to his offspring. He led all freshman sires Frosted, who retires to Darley’s Jona-
by his number of runners with Beyers bell Farm in Kentucky, earned the year’s
80 and above – a benchmark figure for top figure with a 123 for his 14 1/4-length
2-year-olds. He had five runners achieve romp in the Grade 1 Metropolitan Handi-
that mark. cap at Belmont Park. That also was the top
career Beyer for Tapit, far surpassing the
The highest Beyer of the year for a 112 awarded to Trappe Shot for a runner-
runner by a freshman sire was the 98 that up effort in the Grade 1 Alfred G. Vander-
Straight Fire earned winning his maiden. bilt Stakes in 2011 at Saratoga.
By Spendthrift Farm sire Dominus,
Straight Fire went on to be multiple Grade Second to Frosted in the Met Mile was
1-placed. Next on the list was Bodemeis- Anchor Down, who joins Tapit in the
ter’s son Always Dreaming, who posted an Gainesway stallion complex for 2017.
Anchor Down won a pair of New York’s

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BEYER SIRE PERFORMANCE STANDINGS

FILLIES AND MARES

Data includes all North American starts that were assigned a Beyer Speed Figure in 2016. There were no filters applied for starters based on age, distance, or surface.
Sires are ranked in this chart by the number of horses posting a 90 or higher Beyer Speed Figure.

90+ BEYER SPEED FIGURES 100+ BEYER SPEED FIGURES

NO. NO. OF PERCENTAGE NO. NO. OF PERCENTAGE HIGHEST HIGHEST
SIRE STUD FEE STARTERS STARTS HORSES BEYERS OF STARTERS HORSES BEYERS OF STARTERS BEYER HORSE BEYER

Medaglia d’Oro $150,000 74 290 12 32 16.2% 4 6 5.4% Bar of Gold 109
10 21 14.0% 2
Bernardini 100,000 71 290 8 19 6.3% 2 4 2.8% Jamyson ‘n Ginger 103
7 15 30.4% 3
Scat Daddy Died 2015 126 650 6 17 9.5% 2 2 1.5% Celestine 107
6 16 8.0% 1
Galileo (IRE) Stands in Ireland 23 65 6 16 7.4% 1 3 13.0% Photo Call (IRE) 109
5 22 3.8% 1
Curlin 150,000 63 355 5 14 6.8% 0 5 3.1% Stellar Wind 110
5 13 6.5% 1
Smart Strike Died 2015 75 341 5 11 5.2% 1 2 1.3% Strike Charmer 102
5 11 7.6% 0
More Than Ready 60,000 81 458 5 7 4.7% 0 1 1.2% Zindaya 100
4 11 8.1% 1
City Zip 50,000 129 762 4 9 80.0% 1 1 0.7% Stays in Vegas 100
4 8 4.4% 0
Street Boss 17,500 73 396 4 6 5.4% 0 0 0.0% Cathryn Sophia 98
4 5 6.2% 0
Eskendereya Stands in Japan 76 428 3 13 3.4% 1 2 1.3% Isabella Sings 105
3 12 3.9% 0
Tapit 300,000 95 363 3 10 3.7% 1 1 1.0% Time and Motion 100
3 7 5.5% 1
Exchange Rate Died 2016 65 299 3 7 4.1% 1 0 0.0% Bureau de Change 95
3 7 3.6% 0
Kitten’s Joy 100,000 106 542 3 6 4.2% 1 0 0.0% Kitten’s Roar 97
3 6 3.8% 2
War Front 250,000 49 162 3 6 3.7% 0 1 2.0% Avenge 103
3 5 2.7% 1
Footstepsinthesand (GB) 10,533 5 29 3 4 4.1% 1 1 20.0% Sandiva (IRE) 100
3 4 10.0% 0
Candy Ride (ARG) 60,000 89 403 3 4 75.0% 0 0 0.0% Paid Up Subscriber 97
3 4 3.2% 0
Uncle Mo 150,000 74 363 3 4 4.1% 0 0 0.0% Mokat 92
3 3 8.5% 0
Successful Appeal 10,000 64 413 2 12 3.6% 1 0 0.0% Ageless 96
2 8 4.8% 1
Ghostzapper 75,000 86 472 2 8 3.8% 1 1 1.1% Paulassilverlining 107
2 7 2.9% 0
Giant’s Causeway 75,000 76 304 2 7 25.0% 0 0 0.0% Itsonlyactingdad 97
2 6 6.6% 1
Broken Vow 25,000 79 422 2 6 66.6% 0 1 1.2% Rainha Da Bateria 101
2 5 6.2% 1
Mizzen Mast 10,000 54 274 2 5 1.8% 0 1 1.8% Stonetastic 104
2 5 28.5% 0
Quality Road 35,000 72 295 2 5 1.8% 0 1 1.3% Illuminant 100
2 5 6.4% 0
Leroidesanimaux (BRZ) Died 2016 83 497 0 0.0% Josdesanimaux 97

Speightstown 100,000 71 309 1 1.4% Recepta 101

Tiz Wonderful Stands in Korea 77 418 2 2.5% Shh She’s Ours 101

Sky Mesa 15,000 81 391 0 0.0% Thundering Sky 94

Flatter 35,000 111 649 1 0.9% Taris 102

Tale of the Cat 30,000 72 325 1 1.3% Stopchargingmaria 100

Smoke Glacken Died 2016 30 179 0 0.0% Miss Matzoball 98

Dubawi (IRE) 307,175 4 5 0 0.0% Quidura (GB) 96

Bellamy Road 7,500 93 502 0 0.0% Sophia’s Song 95

Mineshaft 25,000 73 413 0 0.0% Dad’s Princess 94

First Defence Stands in Saudi Arabia 35 211 0 0.0% Irish Jasper 98

Unbridled’s Song Died 2013 55 202 2 1.8% Forever Unbridled 103

Bernstein Died 2011 41 316 6 2.4% Tepin 107

Midshipman 8,500 52 284 2 1.9% Lady Shipman 106

Blame 25,000 67 301 0 0.0% Onus 98

Empire Maker 85,000 8 34 0 0.0% Keri Belle 96

Henny Hughes Stands in Japan 30 154 5 3.3% Beholder 110

High Chaparral (IRE) Died 2014 3 13 0 0.0% Elektrum (IRE) 98

Twirling Candy 20,000 32 184 1 3.1% Finley’sluckycharm 102

Congrats 20,000 106 613 0 0.0% Haveyougoneaway 99

Excellent Art (GB) Stands in India 7 23 0 0.0% Lady Lara (IRE) 99

Malibu Moon 75,000 108 415 0 0.0% Carina Mia 98

Cactus Ridge 5,000 31 200 0 0.0% Lovely Loyree 97





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FROSTED BACK HOME TO START HIS SECOND CAREER

By Nicole Russo

Thomas Wolfe wrote that you Barbara D. Livingston
can’t go home again – but no one
bothered to tell Frosted. Frosted, by Tapit, will make his stallion debut in 2017 for a $50,000 fee at Darley in Kentucky.

Born in Kentucky, Frosted Challenge in Dubai in 2016. opens in February. stud career is Liliana Solari
went on to carry the blue colors Campaigning against some of Nyquist is one of two Grade and Carlos Heller’s Don Alberto
of Sheikh Mohammed bin the best talent of the modern era Corp., a major Chilean opera-
Rashid Al Maktoum’s Godol- in American Pharoah and Cali- 1 winners from Uncle Mo’s tion that established a Kentucky
phin operation around the fornia Chrome, he concluded breakout first crop entering presence with the purchase of
globe, successfully campaign- his career with five stakes wins stud this year – giving the the former Vinery in Kentucky
ing in New York, Dubai, and and six additional placings, latter an early opportunity in 2013. The partnership on a
elsewhere. The multiple Grade including a runner-up effort in to begin proving himself as a prominent young stallion is
1 winner now returns to the Belmont Stakes, for earn- sire of sires, and also, perhaps, another major foray into the
Kentucky to launch his stud ings of more than $3.9 million. providing a value point oppo- U.S. stallion market for Don
career at Sheikh Mohammed’s site his $150,000 stud fee. The Alberto, which partnered with
Darley at Jonabell Farm near Nyquist followed in the foot- other retiree is Wood Memo- Gainesway to repatriate Empire
Lexington, Ky., as one of the steps of his sire, Uncle Mo, by rial winner Outwork, standing Maker in 2015. Meanwhile,
most highly anticipated new earning a divisional Eclipse at WinStar Farm. He is one of another multinational outfit,
stallions of 2017. The son of Award for an unbeaten juvenile four newcomers on that opera- China Horse Club, is involved in
three-time reigning leading campaign, culminating with tion’s steadily expanding roster, three prominent newcomers for
sire Tapit starts with an adver- the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile. along with Preakness winner 2017, including Exaggerator. The
tised fee of $50,000, the highest Darley announced that it had Exaggerator (by Curlin), with lifestyle group also has a share
for a newcomer in Kentucky. acquired the colt’s stud rights a division-leading three Grade in California Chrome (Lucky
Right behind him is Darley’s two days later, then watched 1 wins in 2016; Breeders’ Cup Pulpit), one of four new stallions
other new addition, Kentucky him go on to win the Kentucky Mile winner Tourist (Tiznow); at Taylor Made for 2017. The
Derby winner Nyquist, with the Derby last spring. Nyquist and Grade 3 winner Speightster 2014 Horse of the Year enters
co-second-highest fee at $40,000. suffered a setback in prepa- (Speightstown). Speightster is stud alongside Grade 1 winner
rations for his first season at one of two high-profile sons of Mshawish (Medaglia d’Oro) and
“It’s very special to retire a stud when he underwent colic Speightstown going to stud this graded winners Not This Time
horse of Frosted’s caliber but surgery in late December, in year, along with Breeders’ Cup (Giant’s Causeway) and Proto-
even more so in that he accom- which a slight twist to his intes- Dirt Mile winner Tamarkuz at nico (Giant’s Causeway).
plished so much as a homebred, tine was repaired. Pride expects Shadwell.
racing in Sheikh Mohammed’s him to be fully recovered and Continued on page 32
Godolphin silks,” said Dan ready when the breeding shed Joining WinStar and
Pride, chief operating officer of partners in Tourist’s
Darley’s American operations.
“His Metropolitan Handicap
was one for the ages, and add
to that his great pedigree and
tremendous physical appear-
ance and you’ve got all the
pieces in place for a sire of the
future.”

A Grade 2-placed juvenile
and a Grade 1 winner at 3,
Frosted blossomed to post his
best season in 2016, for which
he is an Eclipse Award finalist
for outstanding older dirt male.
His signature triumph came
in the Grade 1 Metropolitan
Handicap at Belmont Park, as
he romped by 14 1/4 lengths in
the historic, sire-making event.
His final time was 1:32.73, miss-
ing the track record by two-
fifths; he earned a Beyer Speed
Figure of 123, not only the top
number of the year, but also the
top number of sire Tapit’s stud
career.

Frosted also won the Grade
1 Whitney Stakes at Saratoga
and the Group 2 Al Maktoum

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Continued from page 31 Nelson is expected to be ready
China Horse Club also is one for the start of breeding season
in February after undergoing
of four major entities partner- an extensive recovery from
ing on the career of globetrot- the infection in his leg that
ting multiple Grade/Group 1 knocked him out of last fall’s
winner Flintshire (Dansili). Breeders’ Cup.
The horse will stand at Hill ‘n’
Dale Farm in partnership with Two other historic Kentucky
breeder Juddmonte Farms, farms have multiple new stal-
China Horse Club, and S.F. lions, each including an Eclipse
Bloodstock – all of which have winner. Champion sprinter
deep broodmare bands. Runhappy (Super Saver) enters
stud at Claiborne Farm, moving
“This is an exciting group that into the famous stall in its main
has come together to support stallion barn that once housed
and stand behind an incredible Bold Ruler, Secretariat, Easy
international star who brought Goer, and Unbridled. Further
his best race to every corner illustrating Claiborne’s long
of the globe and distinguished history, its other newcomer for
himself truly as a horse of the 2017 is Grade 2 winner Ironicus
world,” Hill ‘n’ Dale president (Distorted Humor), a homebred
John G. Sikura said. “The fact for the farm’s longtime and
that Juddmonte is staying in most well-known clients, the
and has committed mares to Janney and Phipps family.
him says a lot about their belief
in the horse to become a great The iconic Calumet Farm
sire. I believe Kentucky needs establishment, which found
to become more global again new life when owner Brad
in attracting international Kelley purchased it, adds
stallion prospects. Look at the five new stallions to its still-
success of [turf sires] War Front nascent roster, led by Eclipse
and Kitten’s Joy. We should Award outstanding turf horse
be embracing these kinds of Big Blue Kitten (Kitten’s Joy).
opportunities in order to be
relevant to all marketplaces. I “Our roster features a wide
have been waiting for the right variety of bloodlines possess-
horse to stand that fits this mold. ing soundness, conformation,
I believe Flintshire is the one.” and a propensity to winning
classic two-turn races on both
This year’s two new arrivals dirt and turf,” said Eddie
at Coolmore’s Ashford Stud in Kane, Calumet Farm general
Kentucky also have a distinct manager. “We are focused not
international flavor – and only on building long-term
both were standout juveniles, relationships with breeders but
displaying precocity that is also sharing in the commercial
valued in the American market. and racing success of our stal-
Australian champion juvenile lions.”
Vancouver (Medaglia d’Oro)
will be standing his first North- Calumet shopped aggres-
ern Hemisphere season, while sively to support its stallions at
Air Force Blue (War Front), the Keeneland January horses
by a popular commercial sire, of all ages sale, one of the final
was an outstanding runner in opportunities to purchase a
Europe. broodmare before the start of
breeding season in February.
Spendthrift Farm also has a Likewise, the partners behind
standout juvenile by War Front 2014 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile
entering stud in Hit It a Bomb, winner Texas Red (Afleet
winner of the 2015 Breed- Alex) were moving to fill his
ers’ Cup Juvenile Turf. The book at that sale. Texas Red is
historic Spendthrift operation, one of two major acquisitions
which has grown by leaps and this year for Crestwood Farm,
bounds with its breeder incen- along with 2015 Kentucky
tives like “Share the Upside” Derby runner-up Firing Line
for young stallions, also adds (Line of David).
dual Eclipse Award finalist
Lord Nelson (Pulpit), multiple Also shopping at Keeneland
Grade 1 winner Brody’s Cause January were the connections
(Giant’s Causeway), and Grade of Not This Time, Protonico,
3 winner Cinco Charlie (Indian Flintshire, and Grade 2 winner
Charlie) to the roster. Lord Anchor Down, who will stand
alongside his sire, Tapit, at
Gainesway.

DRF.COM/BREEDING DAILY RACING FORM Saturday, January 21, 2017 PAGE 33

KANTHAROS TOPS SIRES CALLED UP TO BIG LEAGUES

By Joe Nevills Barbara D. Livingston

The string of announcements from Kantharos will stand at Hill ‘n’ Dale Farms in Kentucky for $15,000 this season
Kentucky farms ushering stallions to after getting off to a fast start in his stallion career while in Florida.
a better fit in regional or international
markets is a common sight in the months assets meant landing Kantharos was no getting runners, you need to pay attention
between breeding seasons. certainty. to that success, and if it gets to a level to
where you think those horses are ready
Less common is the stallion who gets a Sikura said he first expressed interest for that move, you’ve got to express an
call-up to the North American breeding in standing the horse more than a year interest, you’ve got to solicit the people,
industry’s major leagues and settles into a before the deal to relocate was announced. and you’ve got to talk about it. You have to
stall in the Bluegrass State after entering With several other Kentucky farms also jump on early, too early probably, to make
stud in another market. on the scent, Sikura knew he had to assert the offer, but early enough to let them
himself from the gate to succeed. know that you’re serious.”
When the move has gone as planned,
it has produced names that have become “If you’re in this business, you have Early response has been positive for
ubiquitous in the stud book, including the to try to be aware of everything, if at all Continued on page 34
legendary Mr. Prospector and his sons possible,” he said. “Any trends in the
Fappiano and Crafty Prospector, who all marketplace, any new or regional horse
debuted in Florida before moving north.
In recent years, the roster of relocated
stallions into Kentucky includes Saint
Ballado, Northern Afleet, Stormy Atlan-
tic, Malibu Moon, Macho Uno, and City
Zip.

This breeding season once again
produces a handful of incoming Kentucky
stallions who got their starts out of state,
headlined by Grade 2 winner Kantharos.

The 9-year-old son of Lion Heart moved
to Hill ‘n’ Dale Farms in Lexington for
2017 after standing his first six seasons in
Florida, most of them at Ocala Stud. His
first foals are 5-year-olds of 2017.

A lightning-fast start by his runners
made Kantharos Florida’s second-leading
sire by progeny earnings in 2016 with just
three crops on the racetrack. He has 12
stakes winners from his first 106 starters,
chief among them Grade 2 winner Ancient
Secret and Grade 3 winners X Y Jet and
Mr. Jordan.

John Moynihan, bloodstock adviser for
owner Stonestreet Farm, said the time
had come to expand the stallion’s portfolio
and increase his stud fee from the $5,000 at
which he was advertised in 2016. The boost
to the $15,000 he commands this year at
Hill ‘n’ Dale, though, would have made
him Florida’s highest-priced stallion.

“In our case, Florida is an excellent
place to stand a young horse and get him
off the ground,” Moynihan said. “When
you get to the point where your horse
commands a stud-fee range of $15,000 or
higher, they don’t really have the mare
population to support a horse to a large
degree like maybe Kentucky would at that
level. That was a large part of our decision
making.”

Stonestreet had a long-running rela-
tionship with John G. Sikura’s Hill ‘n’
Dale Farms, which already stood Curlin,
Maclean’s Music, and Atreides for owner
Barbara Banke. However, the Stone-
street operation’s history of spreading its

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Continued from page 33 ‘What you need to do is make sure the success is real
Kantharos, who Sikura said had more and it’s not a blip because if you bring the horse to Kentucky
than 100 mares in his book before the turn and he falters, they’ll look at your horse skeptically”
of the new year.
– John G. Sikura
Sikura had been down a similar path
with Hill ‘n’ Dale stalwart Stormy Atlan- before moving to Castleton Lyons in Moon departed and currently entrusts
tic, who stood his first five seasons at Lexington in 2004 and later down Iron Super Ninety Nine and Freedom Child to
Bridlewood Farm in Ocala, Fla., before Works Pike to Spendthrift Farm for the the Pons family. Spendthrift also stands
moving to Kentucky for the 2003 season. 2008 breeding season. stallions in Louisiana and New York.
Stormy Atlantic was a top-10 freshman
sire when the deal was announced, led by Spendthrift Farm general manager Ned The partnership between Spendthrift
Grade 3 winner Atlantic Ocean. Toffey was still working at Three Chim- and its regional affiliates has produced
neys when Malibu Moon was establish- success in the past, but Toffey noted that
“What you need to do is make sure the ing his reputation in Maryland and when the farm also has begun finding solutions
success is real and it’s not a blip because he made the move to Castleton Lyons but to keep new stallions with potential holes
if you bring the horse to Kentucky and he said he was aware of the buzz the stallion in their résumés at the Kentucky base,
falters, they’ll look at your horse skepti- quickly generated. removing the need to move them in the
cally,” Sikura said. “Stormy Atlantic, first place.
we really went out on a limb. He had one “He was a horse that immediately
[graded] stakes winner, and we brought started getting great-looking foals,” Toffey highlighted Temple City as an
the horse up, and he exceeded everyone’s Toffey said. “I remember Josh [Pons] tell- example of a stallion whom farm manage-
expectations. He was champion juvenile ing me he started developing a cult follow- ment was on the fence about standing in
sire, he had Grade 1 winners and in excess ing based on the foals alone, so there was Kentucky but turned out to be a pleasant
of 100 stakes winners, so that’s high stan- this little grassroots support building for surprise with the proper support.
dards for any horse, particularly a horse him.”
who stood in Florida for $5,000.” Temple City bore fruit early, with three-
That early enthusiasm gained even time Grade 1 winner Miss Temple City
While the destination might be the more traction once Malibu Moon got and Grade 2 winner and Kentucky Derby
same, there are many different roads runners, led in his first crop by multiple starter Bolo coming from his first crop.
for a regional stallion to take to central Grade 2 winner Perfect Moon. The stallion
Kentucky. was moved to Kentucky while his debut “In our initial discussions, we thought
crop was 2, but his legacy in Maryland he was probably a regional horse because
For some stallions, relocation to was defined by his second crop, which his race record was a little limited,” Toffey
Kentucky is a function of a farm moving included champion juvenile Declan’s said. “He got started a little later, he was
its own pieces around the board. Moon and Grade 1 winner Malibu Mint. a Grade 3 winner, Grade 1-placed, and the
Grade 1 placing was long on the turf, and
Adena Springs in Paris, Ky., brings “I think Declan’s Moon was the real we worried those were going to be nega-
in two stallions for the 2017 season who game-changer,” Toffey said. “When tives.
started their stud careers in Florida. they can get the national horse that goes
beyond the regional and gives you some- “By that time, we had the infrastruc-
Grade 1 winner Capo Bastone joins thing to be able to sell seasons with, then ture in place to get the support we wanted
the Kentucky roster for his third season you know that you’ll be able to get contin- for a horse like that,” he added. “We came
after retiring to owner Frank Stronach’s ued support. That’s what you need for a up with a new spin on one of our programs
Adena Springs South in 2015, while Grade horse to make a transition.” and did a ‘one-and-done’ deal on Share
3 winner City Wolf stood elsewhere in the Upside [which typically requires a
Florida before being moved to Stronach’s Malibu Moon continued to live up to two-year commitment]. That was a horse
Florida farm and later Kentucky. his early returns, siring multiple Grade 1 that was priced aggressively low, so we
winner Life At Ten in his first Kentucky got interest. In the past, there was a good
The most prominent example of a fairly crop and later siring 2013 Kentucky Derby chance that was a horse that would have
recent call-up gone right is Malibu Moon, winner Orb and Grade 1 winners Carina started in a regional market, but we had
who entered stud at Country Life Farm in Mia, Devil May Care, and Ask the Moon, had enough experience at that level of the
Maryland and later became a classic sire among others. market here that we were able to make it
in Kentucky. work so you can start that kind of horse
Spendthrift has maintained its relation- in Kentucky.”
Owned by B. Wayne Hughes, Malibu ship with Country Life Farm since Malibu
Moon was retired to the Pons family’s
Country Life Farm in 2000 with a strong
pedigree but just two starts before being
sidelined by injury. The son of A.P. Indy
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