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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 ...
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.
Buckpasser (1963– March 6, 1978) was a champion American Thoroughbred racehorse who was the 1966 Horse of the Year. His other achievements include 1965 Champion Two-Year-Old, 1966 Champion Three-Year-Old, 1966 Champion Handicap Horse, and 1967 Champion Handicap Horse. He was also the leading broodmare sire in 1983, 1984, and 1989.
The list below shows the leading sire of broodmares in Great Britain and Ireland for each year since 1899. This is determined by the amount of prize money won during the year in Great Britain and Ireland by racehorses that were foaled by a daughter of the sire in question.
Leading American sire (2011) Leading broodmare sire in North America (2017) Distorted Humor (foaled March 19, 1993 in Kentucky ) is an American Thoroughbred racehorse and a successful sire .
St. Simon (1881 – April 2, 1908) was an undefeated British Thoroughbred racehorse and one of the most successful sires in the history of the Thoroughbred.In May 1886 The Sporting Times' carried out a poll of one hundred experts to create a ranking of the best British racehorses of the 19th century.
A career sire of 90 Graded stakes race winners, Deputy Minister was the leading sire in North America in 1997 and 1998. Several sons went on to become successful stallions while his daughters also became successful producers, causing Deputy Minister to be the leading broodmare sire of 2007. His stud fee reached $150,000 for the years 1999 to 2002.
Congreve was the leading sire in Argentine on seven occasions (1937, 1939-1941, 1943-1945), ranked twice second (1935, 1942), third once (1936), and seventh once (1938). He was also ranked sixth on the United States sire list in 1939. Congreve headed the Argentine broodmare sire list five times (1948, 1949, 1951-1953). [4]