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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 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 ...
Jate Lobell, Rocknroll Hanover, Western Ideal and The Panderosa are all sires tracing back to him through his sons. [6] Most Happy Fella was also the sire of $1m earner Troublemaker and notable mares Silk Stockings and Tarport Hap. [1] Most Happy Fella died in December 1983 aged 16 at Blue Chip Farm [7] where he had stood for his whole stud ...
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 ]
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]
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]
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]
Curlin (foaled March 25, 2004, in Kentucky) is an American Thoroughbred racehorse who was the American Horse of the Year in both 2007 and 2008. He retired in 2008 as the highest North American money earner with over US$10.5 million accumulated.