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The list below shows the leading Thoroughbred sire of broodmares in North America for each year since 1924. This is determined by the amount of prize money won during the year by racehorses which were foaled by a daughter of the sire. The most frequent sires on the list are Sir Gallahad III (12), Mr. Prospector (9), Princequillo (8), and Star ...
The list below shows the leading sire of Thoroughbred racehorses in North America for each year since 1830. This is determined by the amount of prize money won by the sire's progeny during the year. This is determined by the amount of prize money won by the sire's progeny during the year.
The American Award for Horse of the Year, or simply Horse of the Year, [1] [2] one of the Eclipse Awards, is the highest honor given in American thoroughbred horse racing. Because Thoroughbred horse racing in the United States has no governing body to sanction the various awards, "Horse of the Year" is not an official national award. [3]
Weekend Surprise's son A.P. Indy was the leading sire in North America in 2003 and 2006, and is the sire of 2003 Horse of the Year Mineshaft and 2007 Belmont Stakes winner Rags to Riches. He has also established a successful sire-line that leads to Kentucky Derby winners Orb and California Chrome . [ 130 ]
Ridden by Day, he won the four-year-old preliminary class in the 1995 Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration and followed up by winning the World Championship for that age division. In 1997 the Brawners moved Cash for Keeps to Ray Gilmer's West Tennessee stable so he would be closer to their home. [ 1 ]
In the 2019 Derby, he was the sire, grandsire or great-grandsire of all runners but Sir Dragonet, who was related to Urban Sea through his full sister All Too Beautiful. [40] In 2020, he was the sire of the Love, winner of the 1000 Guineas, Epsom Oaks and the Darley Yorkshire Oaks. In September 2008, Galileo underwent surgery for colic. [43]
Twirling Candy became the sire of 2021 Preakness Stakes winner Rombauer. In 2010, Candy Ride was relocated to Lane's End, and has developed into a top 10 sire. Candy Ride's first champion was the ill-fated gelding Shared Belief, who was voted American Champion Two-Year-Old Male Horse in 2013 and won five Grade I stakes from ages 2 to 4. [14]
Into Mischief led the North American sire list for the third straight year, breaking his own progeny earnings record in the process. His stud fee for 2022 was set at $250,000. [27] He earned his fourth straight earnings title in 2022, again breaking his earnings record. [29] For 2024 Into Mischief is standing at Spendthrift Farm Australia for ...