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By that time, he had been purchased from the original racing partnership of Goodrich, Lothenbach and Herold by breeder Aaron U. Jones for a reported (USD) $6.5M and relocated to Taylor Made Farm in Kentucky. [2] In 2005, Saint Ballado was awarded Leading Sire of the Year with his progeny earning over $9.2 million that year alone.
This is determined by the amount of prize money won by the sire's progeny during the year. It is restricted to stallions which are based in North America, but currently includes earnings from overseas races in Great Britain , Ireland , France , Italy , Germany and the United Arab Emirates as well as domestic earnings.
He is the only sire to have a winner of the Kentucky and Epsom Derbies in the same year (1986). The horse was champion sire in Great Britain and Ireland in 1986 and champion broodmare sire in the United States in 1993 and 1994. [45] His notable progeny included: Caucasus – winner of 1975 Irish St Leger and later three Grade 1 races in America
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.
Into Mischief made his final start in the seven furlong Malibu Stakes on December 26 at Santa Anita. He was the favorite in a seven-horse field that also included Colonel John (Santa Anita Derby, Travers Stakes), Bob Black Jack (Sunshine Millions Dash), Nownownow (Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf) and Georgie Boy. [16]
Not This Time was the third-leading freshman sire of 2020 by progeny earnings. His runners got better with maturity, and he became the leader of his sire class during their second-crop, third-crop, and fourth-crop years. He was the leading fourth-crop sire by number of career black-type stakes winners (27) and graded stakes winners (12).
Flightline wins two Eclipse Awards as Horse of the Year and top Older Dirt Male. Epicenter beats Taiba for best 3-Year-Old Male and Todd Pletcher is top Trainer.
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 ]