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STATE WANTS OWNERSHIP OF MERCER CO. HORSESBy Frank Angst

Kentucky state and local officials have filed a

lawsuit seeking a ruling that the 43 horses deter-

mined to be abandoned in June at a Mercer County

farm are now owned by Mercer County Fiscal Court,

not Charles and Maria Borell.

The Kentucky Department of Agriculture (KDA)

and Mercer County Fiscal Court are asking Mercer

County Circuit Court to rule that the fiscal court owns

the horses and may sell, donate, or otherwise trans-

fer ownership of them. The suit also asks the court to

order the Borells to pay costs incurred by fiscal court

and numerous businesses and individuals who have

contributed to the upkeep of the horses since they

were declared to be abandoned, as well as interest,

attorneys' fees, and other costs of the litigation.

The KDA has calculated that more than $20,000

has been spent on temporary care for the horses.

The suit claims that Thoroughbred Charities of Amer-

ica has spent more than $13,000, and Sallee Horse

Transport, Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital, Hagyard

Equine Medical Institute, Park Equine Hospital, and

Patterson Veterinary Supply also have contributed to

their care.

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IN TODAY’S EDITIONNumbers Up as Keeneland Enters Book 4 5

Columbiana Hits High Water Mark at Keeneland 7

Yearling Average Growth Among Top Sires 8

Songbird Looks to Continue Spectacular Season 9

Change of Tactics Planned for Nyquist 10

John Jones Earns Big Number in Allowance Win 11

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The first load of horses left a farm in Mercer County in late June with

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The KDA and Mercer County Fiscal Court also filed

a motion for a speedy hearing so that the costs of

the temporary care of the horses may be brought to

an end as soon as possible. A hearing on the suit is

scheduled for Oct. 12 at 9 a.m.

According to the state filing, the Borells claim

ownership or ownership interests in all 43 horses

currently in temporary care of individuals and enti-

ties acting as agents for the fiscal court.

Besides the Borells, four other parties have come

forward to claim ownership in five of the horses after

the Office of the State Veterinarian posted photos

and information on the horses in its database on

stray and abandoned horses. Those parties are per-

mitted to intervene in the suit to claim ownership or

interest in the horses.

Other owners who have claimed ownership or

ownership interests include Gersen Racing (Princess

Megan, Valerio, and an unnamed 3-year-old Offlee

Wild male out of Princess Megan.) Jack "Trey" Wil-

loughby III and Randy Polley claim ownership inter-

ests in Sheza Fun Sponge. Joshua Mentzer claims an

ownership interest in an unnamed 4-year-old filly by

Colonel John out of Bald N Blue.

According to the suit, on June 9 deputy state vet-

erinarian Bradley Keough visited the farm where the

horses were located and found them to be without

adequate food and water and with no caretakers

present. Dr. Keough evaluated the horses' condi-

tions, found little or no fresh hay on the premises,

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STATE WANTS OWNERSHIP OF MERCER CO. HORSES

and declared the owner(s) had abandoned them

based on his observations, the suit says. At that

point, the suit claims, Charles Borell and his daugh-

ter, Maria, lost their rights to the horses, and Mercer

County Fiscal Court became the "taker-up" of the

horses.

The state agriculture and Mercer County Fiscal

Court lawsuit said that despite the ruling of aban-

donment, the Borells continue to claim ownership or

interests in the horses.

An attorney for Charles "Chuck" Borell entered a

plea of not guilty on his client's behalf Aug.1 to 43

charges of second-degree animal cruelty in con-

nection with the abandonment of horses at a farm

in Central Kentucky. A pre-trial hearing in the case

is scheduled for Sept. 29 in Mercer County District

Court. BH

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Maria Borell and her father, Chuck Borell, continue to claim ownership

or interest in 43 abandoned horses

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NUMBERS UP AS KEENELAND ENTERS BOOK 4By Ron Mitchell

It wasn’t quite to the levels of Books 1 and 2, but

there was a lot of energy at the Keeneland Septem-

ber yearling sale as Book 4 selling began with a Sept.

20 session that yielded across-the board increases.

With a diverse buying bench that included some

of North America’s leading trainers and agents,

pinhookers, end-users, and international buyers that

included representatives of Russian owners, there

was stiff competition for the best lots, as has been

the case all year.

Keeneland reported 275 yearlings sold for

$15,036,900, up 5.6% from the corresponding session

in 2015 when the gross of $14,192,700 was paid for

292 horses. The average rose 12.5% to $54,680 from

$48,605 last year and the median increased 5.7%

from $35,000 to $37,000. From 409 head cataloged,

30 horses were withdrawn, and 87 yearlings did not

sell for an RNA rate of 24%.

A colt from the first crop of Violence and a son of

Midnight Lute each brought the session’s top price of

$300,000

The Violence colt purchased by agent Steven W.

Young represents a sizeable pinhook score for Nick

Sallusto and Hanzley Albina, who picked him up for

$85,000 at last year’s Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Novem-

ber sale. He was consigned to the September sale as

Hip 2418 by Blake-Albina Thoroughbred Services.

The dark bay or brown colt bred in Florida by Lor-

en Nichols is out of the stakes-winning mare Conway

Two Step. His second dam is Nancy’s Glitter, a mul-

tiple stakes winner who earned more than $470,000

and is the granddam of grade I winner Miss Temple

City.

Young, who also bought a son of The Factor for

$110,000 and a Blame colt for $75,000, said he usual-

ly is not active at this point in the auction.

“I thought they were three terrific-looking horses and

great values,” the agent said. “I usually don’t stay this late

in the sale, but there are some good horses still around.”

Consigned by Taylor Made Sales Agency as Hip

2580, the Midnight Lute colt was bought by Ruis Rac-

ing, with agent Ike Green signing the sales slip. The

colt bred in Kentucky by the Randal Family Trust was

produced from a half sister to stakes winner Head

to Toe. Second dam Crown Jewel, a grade III-winning

daughter of Regal Search, was taken by Robert David

Randal for $40,000 from the Taylor Made consign-

ment to the 2006 Keeneland January sale.

Ike Green, who represented Ruis with three pur-

chases at Keeneland, including a Midnight Lute filly

bought for $100,000, said his client’s desire for off-

spring of the champion sprinter stems in part from

their 2-year-old colt Midnight Pleasure, the third-

place finisher in the Del Mar Futurity (gr. I) who is be-

ing aimed at the FrontRunner Stakes (gr. I) followed

by the Breeders’ Cup World Championships.

“Most of the Midnight Lutes I’ve seen in the sale

look better than the other horses,” Green said. “I

think Midnight Pleasure is the best 2-year-old in Cali-

fornia. We’re pretty excited about him.”

Green said he is “super selective” when buying at

yearling sales, adding, “I’ve spent a little more than I

wanted to on every horse.”

Cumulatively, Keeneland has sold 1,642 hors-

es for $248,721,400, down 4.3% percent from the

same point in the sale a year ago when 1,796 horses

grossed $259,763,200. The cumulative average of

$151,475 remains up 4.7% from last year’s $144,634

and the median is down 5.3% from $95,000 to

$90,000. The cumulative RNA rate is 28%.

The sale continues Sept. 21 at 10 a.m. EDT. BH

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Hip Sex, Sire—Dam Sale Price

2418 c, ylg, Violence—Conway Two Step Buyer: Steven W. Young, agent Consignor: Blake-Albina Thoroughbred Services

$300,000

2580 c, ylg, Midnight Lute—My Crown Jewell Buyer: Ruis Racing Consignor: Taylor Made Sales Agency

$300,000

2362 c, ylg, Oxbow—Bai and Bai Buyer: GEM Stables Consignor: Paramount Sales

$280,000

2582 c, ylg, Curlin—Mystery Trip Buyer: Mike Ryan, agent Consignor: Lane's End

$280,000

2256 c, ylg, City Zip—She's Sensational Buyer: Midwest Thoroughbreds Consignor: Lane's End

$250,000

2437 c, ylg, Uncle Mo—Democratic Sweep Buyer: Holly & David Wilson Consignor: Columbiana Farm

$230,000

2310 f, ylg, Midnight Lute—Venetian Sonata Buyer: Frank M. Wooten, agent Consignor: Stonehaven Steadings

$200,000

2320 f, ylg, City Zip—Winning Scoop Buyer: John Sondereker Consignor: Paramount Sales

$200,000

SALES UPDATEKeeneland 2016 September Yearling Sale,

Day 8 Top Hips

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Hip #3283 Into Mischief — Galetoire colt

By INTO MISCHIEF like Grade 1 dual Breeders’ Cup winner GOLDENCENTS, 2016 undefeated Grade 1 2YO PRACTICAL JOKE, undefeated California 2YO MISS SUNSET, and others. Second foal from a half-sister to a Classic-performer, family of a $16,000,000 2-year-old!

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SALES UPDATE

COLUMBIANA HITS HIGH WATER MARK AT KEENELANDBy Ron Mitchell

The sale of an Uncle Mo colt for $750,000 to top

the Sept. 17 session of the Keeneland Septem-

ber yearling sale was the high water mark for the

Columbiana Farm of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Ochocki.

Located on 385 acres of lush Central Kentucky

farmland near Paris, Ky., Columbiana was initially

established as a 50-acre operation in Riverside,

Calif., by Ochocki, a retired pharmacist. Under

the guidance of Kathy Berkey, who has assisted

Ochocki since 1981, the farm was relocated to

Kentucky when the owner purchased the former

Rockburn Farm property of the Hardin family of

Newstead Farm fame.

The colt, produced from the stakes-placed

Victory Gallop mare Magical Victory and from

the family of millionaire and sire Papa Clem, was

purchased by Lane’s End. Miss Houdini, the colt’s

second dam, produced Papa Clem, the 2009

Arkansas Derby (gr. II) winner, and is granddam of

stakes winner Ready Intaglio. The third dam is the

grade I winner Magical Maiden.

"He's a really nice colt,” said Lane’s End’s Bill

Farish. “We knew he was going to be one of the

feature lots of the day, and we went a little further

than we wanted, but we got him.”

The colt was consigned on behalf of Bo Hirsch,

a Southern California horseman who primarily

breeds to race, but sold the colt in order to satisfy

Internal Revenue Service regulations that require

such operations to generate a profit. Berkey also

represents Hirsch and formerly advised his late

father, Clement L. Hirsch, the prominent California

owner-breeder and a co-founder of the Oak Tree

Racing Association.

In addition to the colt, during the same session

Columbiana was represented by an Into Mischief filly

sold to Spendthrift Farm for $425,000, the highest

price at public auction for a horse bred by the farm.

“It is a pat on the back for Columbiana and

satisfies a tax problem for Bo,” Berkey said of the

farm’s success at the September sale. “We are

going to continue to do what we do and are not

going to go out and try to expand. It is nice to see

that small consignors like us and Clarkland (which

sold the sale-topping Scat Daddy colt who is a half

brother to champion Beholder and Into Mischief

for $3 million) can top the sale.”

Farm manager Homer Rader, who has been

associated with Columbiana since 1995, said the

farm generally has a broodmare population of

65-70, about a dozen of which are owned by the

Ochockis, growing to some 125 mares during the

breeding season.

Berkey, who represents other prominent

clients, said Columbiana’s business model is to

purchase young mares that have a lot of upside,

a criteria she learned from her association with

prominent California agent Rollin Baugh.

“He taught me to place yourself where luck

runs over you,” said Berkey. “We generally try to

buy young mares with a lot going for them. We

like bigger, scopier mares, and try to find correct

mares that can be bred to correct stallions.”

Columbiana hopes its 2016 Keeneland yearlings

join the more than 50 stakes horses—including

grade I winners Taste of Paradise, Snow Ridge, Miss

Houdini, Salty You, and My Sweet Addiction—that

have been bred, raised, or sold by the farm. BH

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SALES UPDATE

YEARLING AVERAGE GROWTH AMONG TOP SIRESBy Eric Mitchell

Among the top 10 leading sires at the Keene-

land September yearling sale by average

price through Sept. 19, three of the stallions have

seen their overall yearling average more than

triple in value since 2012.

Leading the group by appreciation in value is

WinStar Farm's Pioneerof the Nile, whose North

American yearling average has grown 238% from

$75,689 in 2012 to $255,511 through Sept. 19

of this year. The grade I-winning son of Empire

Maker did not have his first crop at racetracks

until 2013, and he got off to a slow start, with

one black-type winner in his first crop. Everything

changed with the second crop, which included

future Triple Crown winner American Pharoah,

who earned champion 2-year-old honors for

2014. Pioneerof the Nile's yearling average nearly

doubled between 2013 and 2015 (see the chart

below). He now has 16 (9%) black-type winners to

date.

The yearling value of Hill 'n' Dale Farms' Curlin

has been on a similar growth curve, producing

a 232% jump in average price from $70,448 in

2012 to $233,591. The first runners by the son

of Smart Strike and two-time Horse of the Year

(2008-09)—like those by Pioneerof the Nile—

needed time to show off their abilities. Curlin

did not have any black-type

stakes winners in his first

crop, then got five the fol-

lowing year, led by Belmont

Stakes (gr. I) winner Palace

Malice. He added another

12 in 2014 and now has 28

(8%) black-type winners and

an Average Earnings Index of

2.27.

The late Scat Daddy, Ash-

ford Stud's rising star who

died suddenly in 2015, is the

third stallion to see an appre-

ciation in yearling average in excess of 200% over

the past five years. The son of Johannesburg was

a second-crop sire in 2012, when he had nine

black-type winners. While he was represented by

multiple grade I winner Lady of Shamrock and

graded stakes winners Handsome Mike and Dad-

dy Nose Best that year, his brightest stars were

shining in Chile, where he'd been shuttling. The

North American market didn't respond until 2014

when runners like Dacita, El Kabeir, and Frac

Daddy began winning graded stakes in the U.S.

and Canada. Scat Daddy's yearling average rose

into the six-figure range that year to $116,253.

Despite producing averages well north of

$200,000 back in 2012, the yearlings by leading

sires Tapit and War Front have still seen remarka-

ble advances in value since then.

Claiborne's War Front, who was a third-

crop sire in 2012, has had his yearling average

price rise 168% from $230,733 five years ago to

$618,409 so far this year. The son of Danzig has

52 (15%) black-type winners to date, of which 30

are graded/group winners.

The North American yearling average for

Gainesway's Tapit has produced a similar spike,

jumping 150% from $261,000 five years ago to

$651,463 so far in 2016. The son of Pulpit has

sired a total of 85 (11%) black-type stakes win-

ners to date, with 53 of those performers win-

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Yearling Average Trends for Top North American SiresSires 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 Chg '12-'16

Tapit $651,463 $584,634 $611,125 $396,596 $261,000 150%

War Front $618,409 $570,577 $539,556 $362,170 $230,733 168%

Speightstown $313,200 $218,067 $177,422 $164,977 $139,109 125%

Medaglia d'Oro $343,775 $352,500 $337,500 $366,400 $311,258 10%

Pioneerof the Nile $255,511 $163,182 $101,278 $86,214 $75,689 238%

Scat Daddy $246,379 $182,966 $116,253 $80,680 $77,058 220%

Curlin $233,591 $226,231 $131,463 $82,033 $70,448 232%

Malibu Moon $243,487 $209,690 $236,278 $196,035 $147,088 66%

Uncle Mo $213,219 $115,613 $108,642 96%

Bernardini $227,257 $252,586 $332,968 $253,208 $243,814 -7%

* List includes the top 10 sires by average at the Keeneland September yearling sale through Sept. 19.

All sires stand or stood in North America. Cumulative 2016 averages are through Sept. 19

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SONGBIRD LOOKS TO CONTINUE SPECTACULAR SEASONBy Frank Angst

The timing of a low-grade fever in the spring could

not have been worse for Songbird, but with deft

handling the undefeated champion juvenile filly of

2015 continued to deliver spectacular races through

the summer.

Her connections' sights are now set on the big

fall races for females. Songbird will try to extend

perfection to an 11th straight race in the $1 million

Cotillion Stakes (gr. I) Sept. 24 at Parx Racing. She is

the 1-2 morning-line favorite in the field of six 3-year-

old fillies that includes Longines Kentucky Oaks (gr. I)

winner Cathryn Sophia.

The fever Songbird suffered in mid-April pre-

vented the daughter of Medaglia d'Oro from start-

ing in the Kentucky Oaks. The illness followed a 3

3/4-length victory in the April 9 Santa Anita Oaks (gr.

I), a performance that had Songbird on track to be

the Oaks favorite.

But when the fever was discovered, Rick Porter,

owner Fox Hill Farms, and trainer Jerry Hollendorfer

opted to give the filly a break.

She came back more

than two months after the

Santa Anita Oaks to post

a 6 1/2-length score in the

Summertime Oaks (gr. II)

at Santa Anita Park before

shipping east to win a pair

of grade I races at Saratoga

Race Course: the Coaching

Club American Oaks by 5

1/4 lengths and the Ala-

bama Stakes (gr. I) by seven

lengths.

"It was great to see her

come back from that," Hol-

lendorfer said of the return

from the fever. "Once she

continued to have the fever

for a few days, myself and

Mr. Porter realized we were

probably going to miss the

Kentucky Oaks."

Hollendorfer said the

support of Porter helped.

"He just told me to take my time and get her over

it; get her 100%," the trainer said. "We had some of

the best vets looking over her and making decisions.

So we gave her all the time she needed to come back

100% and it seems like we made the right decisions

because she came back and ran very well."

Hollendorfer said Songbird came out of a half-

mile breeze Sept. 18 in :47 3/5 at Santa Anita in good

shape and noted she shipped well to Parx. He added

she also shipped well to Saratoga, and he's confident

she can handle nearly any situation.

"She's been ultra-consistent through the entire

time I've been training her, which started well be-

fore her first start," Hollendorfer said. "She was well

thought of from when she was sent to me and has

never done anything to make us think otherwise."

Hollendorfer said current focus is on winning the

Cotillion with a long-term plan of targeting the Breed-

ers' Cup Distaff (gr. I).

"These kind of horses are few and far between;

we're very glad to have her. Right now we're real

happy with Songbird and hopefully we can continue

winning with her." BH

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CHANGE OF TACTICS PLANNED FOR NYQUISTBy Frank Angst

In most of Nyquist’s 10 starts, the Kentucky Derby

Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) winner has led or

raced closed to the leaders early, but trainer Doug

O’Neill doesn’t believe last year’s champion juvenile

male needs to be close early to be successful.

After all, when a rough start forced the issue,

Nyquist did rally from eighth to win last year’s Sen-

tient Jet Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (gr. I) at Keeneland.

The Uncle Mo colt saw his perfect career record come

to an end in the Preakness Stakes (gr. I) where he

was a head behind Uncle Lino through a quarter-mile

in :22.38—the fastest opening quarter ever run in

the Preakness—and led through a half-mile in :46.56

before fading to third.

O’Neill blames that outcome on a quick two-week

turnaround and on himself, noting he insisted jockey

Mario Gutierrez needed to seize the lead early with

Nyquist. In late July, Nyquist again found himself in

a tussle for the early lead before finishing fourth in

the Betfair.com Haskell Invitational Stakes (gr. I) at

Monmouth Park.

O’Neill anticipates a more relaxed approach early

in the $1.25 million Pennsylvania Derby (gr. II) at 1

1/8 miles Sept. 24 at Parx Racing. Twelve 3-year-olds

have entered, including Preakness and Haskell win-

ner Exaggerator, with Nyquist drawing post nine.

“I’d definitely like to see him off the pace," the

trainer said. "At the Preakness, that’s all me, because

coming in we were eight-for-eight and we drew to-

ward the inside of an 11-horse field. I just envisioned

some horses potentially trying to cut over in front of

us and put us in some traffic trouble. I was adamant

with Mario to take it to them. So that was all on me.

Then he came out of it a little sick so—whatever that

had to do with it.

“Then in the Haskell we drew the rail and you hear

about the golden rail there at Monmouth. I thought

'we can’t give up the rail,' and that backfired.”

Although Nyquist drew further outside for this

seven-figure purse race, O’Neill said the plan all along

was to try to relax early.

“I think whether we drew the one or the nine in

the Pennsylvania Derby, all of Team Reddam, all of

Team Nyquist, we’ve all been thinking that the only

way we’re going to find ourselves on the lead is if

they just hand it to us. Looking at this field, it’s a

competitive field with some fast horses in there so I

envision it being more of a race like you saw in the

Breeders’ Cup Juvenile,” O’Neill said. “Even though

that was full of some unlucky breaks and loss of

ground, we’re going to let the race unfold and have

a target. That’s the thinking going into it. Once they

leave the gate, it’s up to Mario and Nyquist of course,

but the angle here is to let the race unfold and go get

them late.” BH

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JOHN JONES EARNS BIG NUMBER IN ALLOWANCE WINBy Frank Angst

In his first two starts since being claimed by Lacey Gaudet for

owner Matthew Schera, John Jones has been perfect.

Obtained for $25,000 from a July 17 race at Laurel Park,

John Jones upset Ben's Cat in the Mister Diz Stakes sprinting

on the Laurel turf Aug. 20 before his Sept. 16 victory going

one mile on the main track. John Jones seized a clear lead

through a half-mile in :47.39 in his latest win, then drew off to

a six-length score in the allowance optional claiming race.

A 4-year-old Smarty Jones gelding, John Jones earned an

Equibase Speed Figure of 122, improving his previous best

number by 20 points.

Gaudet said John Jones has been training well since arriving in the barn and that he races with confidence

on or near the lead.

Tepin and Tower of Texas, the one-two finishers in the Ricoh Woodbine Mile (Can-IT) Sept. 17, were both

awarded Equibase Speed Figures of 121. For Tepin, who was making her first start in three months, the 121

isn't far off her career-best 125 earned in last year's Breeders' Cup Mile (gr. IT) and this year's Coolmore Jenny

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Horse Finish Race, Track, Distance, Date

122 John Jones 1 AOC, LRL, 8f, 9/16

121 Tepin 1 Ricoh Woodbine Mile S. (CAN-IT), WO, 8fT, 9/17

121 Tower of Texas 2 Ricoh Woodbine Mile S. (CAN-IT), WO, 8fT, 9/17

120 Mutakayyef (GB) 3 Ricoh Woodbine Mile S. (CAN-IT), WO, 8fT, 9/17

119 Full Mast 4 Ricoh Woodbine Mile S. (CAN-IT), WO, 8fT, 9/17

118 The Pizza Man 1 Northern Dancer Turf S. Presented by HPIBet (CAN-IT), WO, 12fT, 9/17

118 Arod (IRE) 5 Ricoh Woodbine Mile S. (CAN-IT), WO, 8fT, 9/17

118 Mr. Owen 6 Ricoh Woodbine Mile S. (CAN-IT), WO, 8fT, 9/17

117 Wake Forest (GER) 2 Northern Dancer Turf S. Presented by HPIBet (CAN-IT), WO, 12fT, 9/17

117 World Approval 3 Northern Dancer Turf S. Presented by HPIBet (CAN-IT), WO, 12fT, 9/17

Top 10 Equibase Speed Figures Since Sep. 13

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es are needed during the accreditation process, it

can submit a request for approval of capital improve-

ment funds to pay for the needed change.

"Alliance accreditation is an important and tan-

gible way of demonstrating to the public that horse

racing is being conducted at a level consistent with

national safety and integrity standards," said NTRA

Safety and Integrity Alliance executive director Steve

Koch. "We applaud the West Virginia Racing Commis-

sion for taking this important step." BH

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WEST VIRGINIA TRACKS MUST JOIN ALLIANCEBy Frank Angst

The National Thoroughbred Racing Association's

Safety and Integrity Alliance welcomed a move

from the West Virginia Racing Commission Sept. 20

when the regulator required its tracks to join the

industry organization.

The WVRC approved a rule at its regular meeting

Tuesday requiring its two Thoroughbred tracks, Hol-

lywood Casino at Charles Town Races and Mountain-

eer Casino, Racetrack & Resort, to apply to join the

alliance within the next 45 days.

WVRC commissioner Bill Phillips said the rule will

bring positive change.

"I think it's significant for us; all of us ought to be

concerned about safety and integrity in this sport," Phil-

lips said. "It puts experts and some fresh eyes looking

at issues; maybe at how our people are doing their jobs

and how we can better work with each other. There are

all kinds of benefits that can come from this."

The rule authorizes use of capital improvement

funds to pay for the accreditation process as well as

re-accreditation. If a track determines facility chang-

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TOP WEST VIRGINIA-BRED RUSSELL ROAD RETIREDBy Blood-Horse Staff

Multiple stakes winner Russell Road,

who ranks second in all-time earnings

for a West Virginia-bred, has been retired.

Russell Road won the West Virginia

Breeders' Classic three times and placed

second two other times in seven starts in

the nine-furlong race at Hollywood Casino

at Charles Town Races come the month of

October.

However, after a second-place effort

in the $100,000 Northern Panhandle at

Mountaineer Park on West Virginia Derby

day that pushed him past the $2 million

mark in career earnings, his connections

decided to retire the 10-year-old Wheaton

gelding.

Owned by Mark Russell and trained by James W.

Casey, Russell Road retires with 31 wins—22 stakes

scores—from 62 starts and stands behind only Soul

of the Matter on the all-time earnings list among

West Virginia-breds.

After coming out of his last start Aug. 6 with a

minor ankle injury, Russell and Casey were faced with

the option of continuing on with the horse for one

more start or retiring him.

"At Mountaineer he suffered a little suspensory

pull and we just did a re-check on it the other day,"

Russell said. "We just didn't think it would be well

enough to actually race him. Really, we could have

run him in a couple of months and probably be com-

petitive, but we're not going to do that. He's 10 and

the Breeders' Classic was probably going to be his

last race anyway. He's been very good to us."

Russell Road, bred by Robert Lloyd, was a 2006

foal out of mare Roberta Grump, who has produced

11 starters, all winners.

As for what's next for Russell Road, he's tentatively

slated to lead the post parade for the $500,000 West

Virginia Breeders' Classic on Oct. 8 and have a retire-

ment ceremony the same night. But in terms of his

long-term activity, Russell knows he's a candidate for

the retirement blues and needs to remain busy.

"He'll make any kind of jumper or riding horse

and we're going to explore those possibilities for

him. He's not the kind of horse that's going to be

happy stomping flies out in the field," Russell said.

"He wants to do a job, he loves being around people,

he loves having something to do. It's just who he is.

It doesn't matter if you take him home and put him

out in the paddock, 30 minutes later he's at the gate

wanting back in. He just likes that connection with

folks. "

In addition to honoring him at West Virginia

Breeders' Classics XXX, Hollywood Casino at Charles

Town Races plans to rename the Wild & Wonder-

ful—a race Russell Road hit the board in three times

in his career—the Russell Road Stakes beginning in

2017.

For now, Russell and Casey have another talented

West Virginia-bred in Charitable Annuity who will try

and defend his Breeders' Classic crown to soften the

blow of losing their big horse a little bit. Despite that,

Russell knows the past eight years with his star is

something that will be tough to duplicate.

"Charitable Annuity has stepped up and I don't

know if he'll ever be Russell Road but he's helped fill

the void some," Russell said. "I just feel blessed to

have had Russell (Road) and be a part of it and that

whole experience. A lot of people do this for a lot of

years and never come up with anything like this."

All-time West Virginia-bred earnings list

1. Soul of the Matter - $2,302,818

2. Russell Road - $2,001,586

3. Afternoon Deelites - $1,061,193

4. Confucius Say - $1,037,555

5. Lucy's Bob Boy - $1,024,891 BH

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winner Hawksmoor at this sale in 2014.

"This filly is very classy, a great walker," said Skiff-

ington. "I liked the Epaulettes as foals and this filly

comes from a very good farm."

Humber added: "This group has worked well here

before, why change a winning combination?"

The Tattersalls Ireland September yearling sale

continues at 10 a.m. local time Sept. 21. BH

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EPAULETTE FILLY TOPS TATTERSALLS IRE DAY 1By Blood-Horse Staff

Strong trade on opening day of the

2016 Tattersalls Ireland September

yearling sale Sept. 20 produced five lots

sold for more than €100,000 ($112,000).

At this stage of the sale, that number

of six-figure lots is the second-most

since 2006, when eight horses sold for

€100,000 or more.

The day also posted the best overall set

of returns for opening day of the Septem-

ber sale since 2007, with an aggregate of

€5,510,500 ($6,171,760), an average price

of €26,240 ($29,389), and a median of

€20,000 ($22,400). The clearance rate was 84%.

The top price of €150,000 ($168,000), the highest

price at the September sale since 2013 and the joint

fourth-best ever, was given by Amanda Skiffington for

an Epaulette filly sold by Rathasker Stud (Lot 222). The

agent was with owner Chris Humber and trainer Hugo

Palmer, and the trio is hoping for a case of deja vu.

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NOT THIS TIME AN IDEAL CROSS

Of the winners of the weekend stakes that may

serve as preps for the Breeders' Cup, none

were more impressive than Not This Time, who

romped by 8 3/4 lengths in the Iroquois Stakes (gr.

III) at Churchill

Downs. The

Albaugh Family

Stable runner

already had

quite a repu-

tation when

he made his

debut at 7-5 in

a maiden spe-

cial weight at

Churchill June 30, but broke slowly and failed to fire,

finishing fifth in a race won by subsequent grade

III winner Bitumen. If that raised any doubts about

whether the hype was justified, Not This Time soon

put them to rest, running away to a ten lengths

victory in a maiden at Ellis Park.

Not This Time is a son of Giant's Causeway.

The three-time leading sire was represented by

the Hopeful Stakes (gr. I) and Champagne Stakes

(gr. I) scorer First Samurai in his first crop—foals of

2003—but didn't have another juvenile grade I vic-

tor on the dirt until Creative Cause took the Norfolk

Stakes (gr. I) in 2011. That heralded something of a

revival for Giant's Causeway in this role, and in 2014

he captured the 2-year-old sire title when repre-

sented by champion 2-year-old filly and Breeders'

Cup Juvenile Fillies (gr. I) and Starlet Stakes

(gr. I) heroine Take Charge Brandi, and Carpe

Diem, successful in the Claiborne Breeders'

Futurity (gr. I) and runner-up in the Sentient Jet

Breeders' Cup Juvenile (gr. I). Last year another

Giant's Causeway colt for the Albaughs, Bro-

dy's Cause, emulated Carpe Diem with a win

in the Breeders' Futurity and a second in the

Breeders' Cup Juvenile.

While Giant's Causeway can clearly get

top-class horses over a wide range of surfaces

and distances, I've always thought he's best

served by a speed mare when trying to breed a

dirt runner, and Not This Time's dam, Miss Macy

Sue, certainly fits that description. She won 11 of

25 starts, all at up to six furlongs. Six of these wins

came in stakes events, including Churchill's Winning

Colors Stakes (gr. III), and she was also seven times

stakes-placed, including a second in the Winning

Colors and a third in the Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare

Sprint (gr. I).

A daughter of Trippi, Miss Macy Sue is out of

Yada Yada, who is by Holy Bull's sire, Great Above.

A half sister to stakes winners Reporter and Dinner

Affair, Yada Yada, is out of the Damascus mare

Stem. Miss Macy Sue's third dam, the Fair Lawn

stakes winner Tweak, was an exceptional well-bred

mare by Secretariat out of Dr. Fager's half sister, the

two-time champion sprinter Ta Wee. Since Great

Above is also out of Ta Wee, Yada Yada has that

mare 2x3 in her pedigree.

Miss Macy Sue made a wonderful start to her

broodmare career. Her second foal is Liam's Map,

winner of the Woodward Stakes (gr. I) and Las

Vegas Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile (gr. I); her third foal is

Medaglia d'Oro's stakes-winning and graded-placed

daughter Taylor S, and Not This Time is Miss Macy

Sue's fifth foal. Giant's Causeway was a logical

mate for Miss Macy Sue as at the time there had

been two stakes winners from only four starters

by Storm Cat sons out of Trippi mares, and Giant's

Causeway has thrived with mares from the male

line of Trippi's grandsire, Forty Niner, getting three

other graded stakes winners on the cross. BH

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PEDIGREE ANALYSISwith Alan Porter

2 / BloodHorse.com / MONTH DAY, 2013

RACING | GRADED STAKES

NOT THIS TIME PIROQUOIS STAKES (gr. III), Churchill Downs, Sept. 17, $150,000 added, value of race $150,000, 2-year-olds, 81/2 furlongs, 1:45.22 (track record, 1:41.04), track muddy.

NOT THIS TIME (dkb/br c, 118 lb), A++ ......................................................$90,210 Giant's Causeway—Miss Macy Sue, by Trippi B/O—Albaugh Family Stable, Ky.; T—Dale L. Romans

Lookin At Lee (b c, 120 lb), A++ ................................................................$29,100 Lookin At Lucky—Langara Lass, by Langfuhr B—Ray Hanson, Ky.; O—L and N Racing

Recruiting Ready (b c, 118 lb), D ...............................................................$14,550 Algorithms—Need, by Strong Hope B—Claiborne Farm, Ky.; O—Sagamore Farm

Margins: 83/4, head, 1. Others: Honor Thy Father 118 ($7,275), Thirstforlife 118 ($4,365), Just Move On 118 ($1,500), Blame Will 118 ($1,500), Skinflint 118 ($1,500). Winning jockey, Robby Albarado.

GIANT'S CAUSEWAY, ch, 1997

Storm Cat, 1983Storm Bird, 1978

Northern DancerSouth Ocean

Terlingua, 1976SecretariatCrimson Saint

Mariah's Storm, 1991Rahy, 1985

Blushing GroomGlorious Song

NOT THIS TIME dkb/br, c April 26, 2014

Immense, 1979RobertoImsodear

Trippi, 1997End Sweep, 1991

Forty NinerBroom Dance

MISS MACY SUE, dkb/br, 2003

Jealous Appeal, 1983Valid AppealJealous Cat

Yada Yada, 1996Great Above, 1972

Minnesota MacTa Wee

Stem, 1982DamascusTweak

NOT THIS TIME'S RACE AND (STAKES) RECORDYear Age Sts 1st 2nd 3rd Earned2016 At 2 3 2(1) 0 0 $114,183 Lifetime 3 2(1) 0 0 $114,183

Sire: GIANT'S CAUSEWAY, ch, 1997. Raced 2 yrs in Eng, Fr, Ire, and NA, 13 sts, 9 wins, $3,078,989. Horse of the Year in Europe, champion 3yo colt in Eng and Ire. Won Esat Digifone Irish Champion S (Ire-I), Juddmonte International S (Eng-I), Coral-Eclipse S (Eng-I), Champagne Lanson Sussex S (Eng-I), St. James's Palace S (Eng-I), Prix de la Salamandre (Fr-I), King of Kings E.B.F. Futurity S (Ire-III), Castlemartin and La Louviere Studs Gladness S (Ire-III); 2nd Sagitta Two Thousand Guineas (Eng-I), Entenmanns Irish Two Thousand Guineas (Ire-I), Breeders' Cup Classic (gr. I), Queen Elizabeth II S (Eng-I).

Lifetime: 13 crops, 2,255 foals, 1,685 rnrs (75%), 1,083 wnrs (48%), 203 2yo wnrs (9%), 183 sw (8%), 1.81 AEI, 2.46 CI, 942 sale yrlgs, avg $215,908, 4.3 TNA.

In 2016: 12 sw, 84 2yos, 22 2yo rnrs, 5 2yo wnrs, 18 sale yrlgs, avg $240,556.1st dam: MISS MACY SUE, dkb/br, 2003. Bred by Bryan J. Howlett (Fla.). Raced 4 yrs, 25 sts, 11

wins, $883,730. Won Winning Colors S (gr. III), Presque Isle Downs Masters S (NTR, PID, 6 furlongs in 1:08.21), Saylorville S twice, Carousel S, Prairie Rose S; 2nd Winning Colors S (gr. III), Presque Isle Downs Masters S (NTR, PID, 6 furlongs in 1:08.21), Saylorville S, West Virginia Secretary of State S, Iowa State Fair S; 3rd Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Sprint, Ontario Fashion S. Dam of 4 named foals, 4 rnrs, 3 wnrs, 3 sw. ($42,000, 2005 obsjun 2yo).2010: Minnie Macy, dkb/br f, by A.P. Indy. Raced 1 yr, 1 st, 0 wins, $1,000. 2011: LIAM'S MAP, gr/ro c, by Unbridled's Song. Raced 2 yrs, 8 sts, 6 wins, $1,358,940. Won

Las Vegas Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile (gr. I, NTR, Kee, 8 furlongs in 1:34.54), Woodward S (gr. I), Harlan's Holiday S; 2nd Whitney S (gr. I). ($800,000 keesep yrlg).

2012: TAYLOR S, dkb/br f, by Medaglia d'Oro. Raced 2 yrs, 7 sts, 3 wins, $121,519. Won Any Limit S; 3rd Forward Gal S (gr. II), Rags to Riches S.

2013: F, by Malibu Moon. Died 2013. 2014: NOT THIS TIME, dkb/br c, by Giant's Causeway.

At 2: Won Iroquois S (gr. III). 2015: B c, by Bodemeister. 2016: Barren.

Inbreeding: 4SX5D Secretariat.Nicking: GIANT'S CAUSEWAY w/TRIPPI mares: 1 foal, 1 str, 1 wnr (100%), 1 2yo wnr (100%), 1

SW (100%), 1 GSW (100%)

Broodmare sire: TRIPPI, b, 1997. Sire of 112 dams of 230 foals, 145 rnrs (63%), 99 wnrs (43%), 28 2yo wnrs (12%), 1.13 AEI, 1.41 CI; 9 sw.

2nd dam: Yada Yada, b, 1996. Bred by H and R Stable and Bryan J. Howlett (Fla.). Raced 1 yr, 3 sts, 0 wins, $1,260. Dam of ALNAJIM ALMODEEA (c, Exchange Rate; $160,146, Champion 3yo colt in KSA. Won King Abdulaziz Cup, KSA-I; 3rd National Guard Cup, KSA-III), Junior Cotano (g, Notebook; $43,602, 3rd Clasico Jose Coll Vidal, PR-I).

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winner Liam's Map

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RACE RESULTS

ALLOWANCE RESULTS

Indiana Downs, Race 7, ALW

9/20, $36,000, 3yo/up, f/m, 6f (dirt), 1:11.14, track fast.1–Picante Caliente, 116, dk b/br f, 3, El Corredor–Aman-

da's Crown, by Crown Ambassador, $21,600, O–Richard B. Schrag, B–Swifty Farms Inc. (IN), T–Kim Hammond, J–Richard A. Bracho

Sale History: 2015 ESLMIX, $1,400, 2014 ESLSEP, ($7,000 RNA), 2014 FTKFEB, $2,000.

Margin: 1½, 9 starters. View Equibase Chart

Indiana Downs, Race 9, AOC

9/20, $34,000, 3yo/up, 8.5f (dirt), 1:43.82, track fast.1–Badabing Badaboom, 116, dk b/br g, 3, Spring At Last–

Ring Ring Ring, by Petionville, $28,560, O–Penny S. Lauer, B–Michael E. Lauer & Penny S. Lauer (IN), T–Michael E. Lauer, J–Marcelino Pedroza

Sale History: 2014 KEESEP, ($14,000 RNA).Margin: ¾, 8 starters. View Equibase Chart

Parx Racing, Race 7, ALW

9/20, $42,000, 3yo/up, 6f (dirt), 1:10.66, track wet fast.1–Purcell, 118, dk b/br g, 3, Jump Start–Buff 'n Polish, by

Polish Numbers, $25,200, O–Thomas G. McClay, B–Thom-as McClay (PA), T–Ramon Preciado, J–Angel S. Arroyo

Margin: neck, 9 starters. View Equibase Chart

Presque Isle Downs, Race 1, AOC

9/20, $28,000, 2yo, 5.5f (all-weather), 1:05.38, track fast.1–Made to Fit, 117, dk b/br g, 2, Custom for Carlos–Cidaq,

by Lion Heart, $16,800, O–Clyde D. Rice, B–Terry Gabriel & Lisa Meaux (LA), T–Kevin Rice, J–Taylor B. Rice

Sale History: 2015 OBSJAN, $6,500.

Margin: 1, 7 starters. View Equibase Chart

Zia Park, Race 8, AOC

9/20, $31,500, 3yo/up, 8.32f (dirt), 1:42.11, track fast.1–J Serino, 120, ch g, 5, Malibu Moon–My Way, by Unbri-

dled's Song, $18,900, O–Emiliano Duran, B–Peter E. Blum Thoroughbreds, LLC (KY), T–J. Jaime Fuentes, J–J. C. Vil-lanueva

Sale History: 2013 OBSMAR, $485,000, 2012 KEESEP, $230,000.

Margin: 3¾, 6 starters. View Equibase Chart

MAIDEN RESULTS

Indiana Downs, Race 1, MSW

9/20, $34,000, 2yo, f, 6f (dirt), 1:12.00, track fast.1–Airtime Annie, 118, ch f, 2, Skylord–Sids Eagle, by

Woodman, $20,400, O–David L. Stolle, B–Roger Eugene Burton & Anthony Mathias (IN), T–Wayne D. Mogge, J–Rod-ney A. Prescott

Margin: 8½, 9 starters. View Equibase Chart

Indiana Downs, Race 10, MSW

9/20, $32,000, 3/4/5yo, f/m, 8.5f (turf), 1:45.80, course good.

1–Majestic Island, 118, dk b/br f, 3, Majestic Warrior–Ushuaia, by Cape Canaveral, $19,200, O–Harrigan, W. B. and Pietrangelo, Mike, B–William B. Harrigan & Mike Pi-etrangelo (KY), T–William B. Harrigan, J–Francisco C. Torres

Sale History: 2014 KEESEP, ($15,000 RNA).Margin: 1, 9 starters. View Equibase Chart

Parx Racing, Race 5, MSW

9/20, $50,000, 2yo, f, 6f (dirt), 1:10.86, track wet fast.1–Perfect Prediction, 119, b f, 2, Majesticperfection–Pre-

dictress, by Vicar, $30,000, O–Brereton C. Jones, B–Brere-ton C. Jones (KY), T–J. Larry Jones, J–Gabriel Saez

Margin: neck, 10 starters. View Equibase Chart

Parx Racing, Race 9, MSW

9/20, $50,000, 2yo, 6f (dirt), 1:11.60, track fast.1–Chill Factor, 119, dk b/br c, 2, Cowboy Cal–Chiloe, by

Awesome Again, $30,000, O–Smart Angle, B–Winchell Thoroughbreds LLC (KY), T–Michael V. Pino, J–Anthony Sal-gado

Sale History: 2016 FTMMAY, $70,000.Margin: neck, 11 starters. View Equibase Chart

Zia Park, Race 4, MSW

9/20, $23,000, 3yo/up, f/m, 5.5f (dirt), 1:04.81, track fast.1–Sleeper, 120, b f, 3, U S Ranger–Ermelinda, by Sea

Hero, $13,800, O–Judge Lanier Racing, B–Dr. O. M. Patrick (KY), T–Miguel L. Hernandez, J–Miguel A. Perez

Sale History: 2016 KEEJAN, $6,500, 2014 KEESEP, $15,000.

Margin: 1, 6 starters. View Equibase Chart

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SWrs Cum. Rank Stallion Sire, YOB Dams Rnrs (% Rnrs) SWrs Chief Earner (Earnings) ’16 Earnings 1 Sunday Silence Halo, ’86 548 1145 14 (1.2%) 156 Duramente ($1,779,157) $26,187,653 2 Storm Cat Storm Bird, ’83 364 589 21 (3.6%) 227 Real Steel ($3,671,319) $18,812,913 3 French Deputy Deputy Minister, ’92 251 456 10 (2.2%) 67 Makahiki ($1,690,216) $12,488,936 4 A.P. Indy Seattle Slew, ’89 325 557 15 (2.7%) 139 A. P. Indian ($910,000) $12,484,061 5 Not For Love Mr. Prospector, ’90 129 217 7 (3.2%) 25 California Chrome ($6,930,000) $11,433,151 6 Unbridled's Song Unbridled, ’93 337 563 17 (3.0%) 94 Cherry Wine ($512,420) $11,417,400 7 Danehill Danzig, ’86 331 497 27 (5.4%) 171 Highland Reel ($1,542,822) $11,094,731 8 Giant's Causeway Storm Cat, ’97 285 439 12 (2.7%) 46 Gun Runner ($1,256,380) $10,078,212 9 Forestry Storm Cat, ’96 193 320 11 (3.4%) 23 Nyquist ($3,565,600) $9,969,405 10 Sadler's Wells Northern Dancer, ’81 466 672 15 (2.2%) 324 Flintshire ($1,220,000) $9,848,063

2016 BROODMARE SIRESListed below are the top 10 leading broodmare sires by 2016 Northern Hemisphere earnings through September 19, 2016. All stallions whose daughters are represented by at least one Northern Hemisphere runner in 2016 are included. Cumulative stakes winners includes lifetime worldwide statistics; all other statistics are 2016 Northern Hemisphere only.

Rank Stallion Sire, YOB ’16 Stud Fee Farm Crops Foals AEI CI 1 Uncle Mo Indian Charlie, ’08 $75,000 Ashford Stud, KY 2 244 3.32 1.76 2 Pioneerof the Nile Empire Maker, ’06 $125,000 WinStar Farm LLC, KY 4 294 2.88 1.68 3 Tapit Pulpit, ’01 $300,000 Gainesway, KY 9 953 2.40 2.10 4 War Front Danzig, ’02 $200,000 Claiborne Farm, KY 7 466 2.36 2.27 5 Curlin Smart Strike, ’04 $100,000 Hill 'n' Dale Farms, KY 5 422 2.31 2.21 6 Into Mischief Harlan's Holiday, ’05 $45,000 Spendthrift Farm, KY 5 285 2.24 1.48 7 Ghostzapper Awesome Again, ’00 $60,000 Adena Springs Kentucky, KY 8 605 2.21 2.03 8 Medaglia d'Oro El Prado, ’99 $150,000 Darley, KY 9 1025 2.15 2.27 9 Distorted Humor Forty Niner, ’93 $100,000 WinStar Farm LLC, KY 15 1257 2.07 2.21 10 Awesome Again Deputy Minister, ’94 $75,000 Adena Springs Kentucky, KY 15 1063 2.06 1.90

2016 SIRES BY LIFETIME AEIListed below are the top 10 leading sires by lifetime Average Earnings Index (AEI) through September 19, 2016. Only active stallions in North America (excluding stallions that were exported prior to the 2011 breeding season) with at least 150 named foals of racing age are included. All statistics are Northern Hemisphere only. AEI indicates how much purse money the progeny of one sire has earned in relation to the average earnings of all runners in the same years; average earnings of all runners in any year is represented by an index of 1.00. CI indicates the average earnings of progeny produced from mares bred to one sire, when these same mares were bred to other sires.

Listed below is a comparison of statistics for only North American racing with all available statistics through September 19, 2016. Only stallions that stand, will stand, or stood in North America (excluding stallions that died or were exported prior to the 2011 breeding season), and have runners in North America are included..

2016 NORTH AMERICAN LEADING SIRES

Rank Stallion Sire, YOB ’16 Stud Fee Farm Chief Earner (Earnings) ’16 Earnings 1 Tapit Pulpit, ’01 $300,000 Gainesway, KY Creator ($1,582,000) $13,409,299 2 Uncle Mo Indian Charlie, ’08 $75,000 Ashford Stud, KY Nyquist ($3,565,600) $10,056,002 3 Candy Ride (ARG) Ride the Rails, ’99 $60,000 Lane's End, KY Gun Runner ($1,256,380) $8,136,864 4 Curlin Smart Strike, ’04 $100,000 Hill 'n' Dale Farms, KY Exaggerator ($2,588,000) $8,007,805 5 City Zip Carson City, ’98 $40,000 Lane's End, KY Catch a Glimpse ($1,130,700) $7,798,150 6 Bernardini A.P. Indy, ’03 $100,000 Darley, KY Cavorting ($1,125,000) $7,292,451 7 Giant's Causeway Storm Cat, ’97 $85,000 Ashford Stud, KY Destin ($678,000) $7,053,683 8 Malibu Moon A.P. Indy, ’97 $95,000 Spendthrift Farm, KY Stanford ($844,400) $6,909,197 9 Scat Daddy Johannesburg, ’04 Died Ashford Stud, KY Dacita (CHI) ($667,608) $6,742,334 10 Kitten's Joy El Prado, ’01 $100,000 Ramsey Farm, Inc., KY Oscar Nominated ($577,595) $6,461,984