Leading sire in North America

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. 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.

Prior to 2015, the Leading Sire Lists published by The Blood-Horse excluded earnings from Hong Kong and Japan due to the disparity in purses. Starting in 2015, earnings from Hong Kong and Japan are included on an adjusted basis.^[1]

List

1830: Sir Charles (1)
1831: Sir Charles (2)
1832: Sir Charles (3)
1833: Sir Charles (4)
1834: Monsieur Tonson (1)
1835: Bertrand (1)
1836: Sir Charles (5)
1837: Leviathan (1)
1838: Leviathan (2)
1839: Leviathan (3)
1840: Medoc (1)
1841: Medoc (2)
1842: Priam (1)
1843: Leviathan (4)
1844: Priam (2)
1845: Priam (3)
1846: Priam (4)
1847: Glencoe (1)
1848: Leviathan (5) / Trustee (1)
1849: Glencoe (2)
1850: Glencoe (3)
1851: Boston (1)
1852: Boston (2)
1853: Boston (3)
1854: Glencoe (4)
1855: Glencoe (5)
1856: Glencoe (6)
1857: Glencoe (7)
1858: Glencoe (8)
1859: Albion (1)
1860: Revenue (1)
1861: Lexington (1)
1862: Lexington (2)
1863: Lexington (3)
1864: Lexington (4)
1865: Lexington (5)
1866: Lexington (6)
1867: Lexington (7)
1868: Lexington (8)
1869: Lexington (9)
1870: Lexington (10)
1871: Lexington (11)
1872: Lexington (12)
1873: Lexington (13)
1874: Lexington (14)
1875: Leamington (1)
1876: Lexington (15)
1877: Leamington (2)
1878: Lexington (16)
1879: Leamington (3)
1880: Bonnie Scotland (1)
1881: Leamington (4)
1882: Bonnie Scotland (2)
1883: Billet (1)
1884: Glenelg (1)
1885: Virgil (1)
1886: Glenelg (2)
1887: Glenelg (3)
1888: Glenelg (4)
1889: Rayon d'Or (1)
1890: St. Blaise (1)
1891: Longfellow (1)
1892: Iroquois (1)
1893: Himyar (1)
1894: Sir Modred (1)
1895: Hanover (1)
1896: Hanover (2)
1897: Hanover (3)
1898: Hanover (4)
1899: Albert (1)
1900: Kingston (1)
1901: Sir Dixon (1)
1902: Hastings (1)
1903: Ben Strome (1)
1904: Meddler (1)
1905: Hamburg (1)
1906: Meddler (2)
1907: Commando (1)
1908: Hastings (2)
1909: Ben Brush (1)
1910: Kingston (2)
1911: Star Shoot (1)
1912: Star Shoot (2)
1913: Broomstick (1)
1914: Broomstick (2)
1915: Broomstick (3)
1916: Star Shoot (3)
1917: Star Shoot (4)
1918: Sweep (1)
1919: Star Shoot (5)
1920: Fair Play (1)
1921: Celt (1)
1922: McGee (1)
1923: The Finn (1)
1924: Fair Play (2)
1925: Sweep (2)
1926: Man o' War (1)
1927: Fair Play (3)
1928: High Time (1)
1929: Chicle (1)
1930: Sir Gallahad III (1)
1931: St. Germans (1)
1932: Chatterton (1)
1933: Sir Gallahad III (2)
1934: Sir Gallahad III (3)
1935: Chance Play (1)
1936: Sickle (1)
1937: The Porter (1)
1938: Sickle (2)
1939: Challenger II (1)
1940: Sir Gallahad III (4)
1941: Blenheim (1)
1942: Equipoise (1)
1943: Bull Dog (1)
1944: Chance Play (2)
1945: War Admiral (1)
1946: Mahmoud (1)
1947: Bull Lea (1)
1948: Bull Lea (2)
1949: Bull Lea (3)
1950: Heliopolis (1)
1951: Count Fleet (1)
1952: Bull Lea (4)
1953: Bull Lea (5)
1954: Heliopolis (2)
1955: Nasrullah (1)
1956: Nasrullah (2)
1957: Princequillo (1)
1958: Princequillo (2)
1959: Nasrullah (3)
1960: Nasrullah (4)
1961: Ambiorix (1)
1962: Nasrullah (5)
1963: Bold Ruler (1)
1964: Bold Ruler (2)
1965: Bold Ruler (3)
1966: Bold Ruler (4)
1967: Bold Ruler (5)
1968: Bold Ruler (6)
1969: Bold Ruler (7)
1970: Hail to Reason (1)
1971: Northern Dancer (1)
1972: Round Table (1)
1973: Bold Ruler (8)
1974: T.V. Lark (1)
1975: What a Pleasure (1)
1976: What a Pleasure (2)
1977: Dr. Fager (1), Northern Dancer (2)^[a]
1978: Exclusive Native (1)
1979: Exclusive Native (2)
1980: Raja Baba (1)
1981: Nodouble (1)
1982: His Majesty (1)
1983: Halo (1)
1984: Seattle Slew (1)
1985: Buckaroo (1)
1986: Lyphard (1)
1987: Mr. Prospector (1)
1988: Mr. Prospector (2)
1989: Halo (2)
1990: Alydar (1)
1991: Danzig (1)
1992: Danzig (2)
1993: Danzig (3)
1994: Broad Brush (1)
1995: Palace Music (1)
1996: Cozzene (1)
1997: Deputy Minister (1)
1998: Deputy Minister (2)
1999: Storm Cat (1)
2000: Storm Cat (2)
2001: Thunder Gulch (1)
2002: El Prado (1)
2003: A.P. Indy (1)
2004: Elusive Quality (1)
2005: Saint Ballado (1)
2006: A.P. Indy (2)
2007: Smart Strike (1)
2008: Smart Strike (2)
2009: Giant's Causeway (1)
2010: Giant's Causeway (2)
2011: Distorted Humor (1)
2012: Giant's Causeway (3)
2013: Kitten's Joy (1)
2014: Tapit (1)
2015: Tapit (2)
2016: Tapit (3)
2017: Unbridled's Song (1)
2018: Kitten's Joy (2)^[3]
2019: Into Mischief (1)
2020: Into Mischief (2)
2021: Into Mischief (3)
2022: Into Mischief (4)
2023: Into Mischief (5)

^ The leading sire title for 1977 was given to Dr. Fager by the Thoroughbred Daily Times as at the time they counted North American earnings only. Northern Dancer was given the title by The Blood-Horse as they also included international earnings.^[2]

Sire lines and selected dam lines of the leading sires, color-coded by sire line

Jigg

Conductor

Tartar

Pot-8-Os

King Fergus

Mercury

Trumpator

Pacolet

Woodpecker

Whitelock

Scud

Orville

Golumpus

Citizen

Comus

Diomed

Buzzard

Waverley

Sir Hercules

Camel

Blacklock

Actaeon

Muley

Emilius

Catton

Jackson's Pacolet

Humphrey Clinker

Duroc

Castrel

Albion
1859

Leviathan
1837, 1838
1839, 1843
1848 (tie)

Priam
1842, 1844
1845, 1846

Trustee
1848 (tie)

Monsieur Tonson
1834

Sir Charles
1830, 1831
1832, 1833
1836

Bertrand
1835

Timoleon

American Eclipse

Pantaloon

Iago

Leamington
1875, 1877
1879, 1881

Oxford

The Baron

Touchstone

Voltaire

Revenue
1860

Medoc
1840, 1841

Sultan

The Libel

Iroquois
1892

Longfellow
1891

Rataplan

Ithuriel

Melbourne

Boston
1851, 1852
1853

Glencoe I
1847, 1849
1850, 1854
1855, 1856
1857, 1858

Bay Middleton

Traducer

Bonnie Scotland
1880, 1882

Isonomy

Doncaster

Citadel

Blinkhooley

Eclipse (II)

Trumpeter

Marsyas

Hermit

Lord Clifden

Longbow

Billet
1883

Speculum

West Australian

Lexington
1861, 1862
1863, 1864
1865, 1866
1867, 1868
1869, 1870
1871, 1872
1873, 1874
1876, 1878

Vandal

The Flying Dutchman

Sir Modred
1894

Bramble

Isinglass

Bend Or

Glenelg
1884, 1886
1887, 1888

Wisdom

Alarm

Plutus

Albert Victor

St. Blaise
1890

Hampton

Sir Dixon
1901

Rosebery

Solon

Australian

Aerolite

Florence

Virgil
1885

Dollar

Ben Brush
1909

Star Shoot
1911, 1912
1916, 1917
1919

Ben Strome
1903

Himyar
1893

Flageolet

Albert
1899

Toxophilite

Arbitrator

Androcles

Broomstick
1913, 1914
1915

Sweep
1918, 1925

John O'Gaunt

Orme

Cyllene

The Rover

McGee
1922

Rayon d'Or
1889

Sundridge

Hastings
1902, 1908

Kingston
1900, 1910

Hanover
1895, 1896
1897, 1898

Cambyse

The Porter
1937

Commando
1907

Sunreigh

Rabelais

Fair Play
1920, 1924
1927

Hamburg
1905

Gardefeu

Blandford

Challenger
1939

Ajax

Phalaris

Meddler
1904, 1906

Celt
1921

Ultimus

The Finn
1923

Man o' War
1926

Chance Play
1935, 1944

Chouberski

Blenheim
1941

Teddy

Sickle
1936, 1938

Pharos

Pharamond

High Time
1928

Pennant

Neddie

Hyperion

Chicle
1929

Count Fleet
1951

Rose Prince

War Admiral
1945

Bruleur

Mahmoud
1946

Bull Dog
1943

Sir Gallahad
1930, 1933
1934, 1940

Unbreakable

Nearco

Menow

Equipoise
1942

Good Goods

Spur

Heliopolis
1950, 1954

Stardust

Prince Rose

Havresac

Ksar

Bull Lea
1947, 1948
1949, 1952
1953

Princequillo
1957, 1958

Cavaliere d'Arpino

Tourbillon

Native Dancer

Nasrullah
1955, 1956
1959, 1960
1962

Armageddon

Round Table
1972

Bellini

Ambiorix
1961

Raise a Native

Natalma

Nearctic

Bold Ruler
1963, 1964
1965, 1966
1967, 1968
1969, 1973

Grey Sovereign

Indian Hemp

Turn-To

Buckaroo
1985

Free For All

Battle Joined

Nodouble
1981

Tenerani

Mr. Prospector
1987, 1980

Alydar
1990

Exclusive Native
1978, 1979

Northern Dancer
1971, 1977^[4]

Raja Baba
1980

What a Pleasure
1975, 1976

Boldnesian

T.V. Lark
1974

Hail To Reason
1970

Lyphard
1986

Danzig
1991, 1992
1993

Vice Regent

Bold Reasoning

Fortino

Halo
1983, 1989

Dr. Fager
1977^[4]

His Majesty
1982

Thunder Gulch
2001

Palace Music
1995

Storm Cat
1999, 2000

Sadler's Wells

Deputy Minister
1997, 1998

Seattle Slew
1984

Caro

Broad Brush
1994

Smart Strike
2007, 2008

Gone West

Forty Niner

Giant's Causeway
2009, 2010
2012

El Prado
2002

Harlan

A.P. Indy
2003, 2006

Cozzene
1996

Saint Ballado
2005

Fappiano

Elusive Quality
2004

Distorted Humor
2011

Kitten's Joy
2013, 2018

Harlan's Holiday

Pulpit

Unbridled

Into Mischief
2019, 2020,
2021, 2022,
2023

Tapit
2014, 2015
2016

Unbridled's Song
2017

References

^ Mitchell, Eric. "Sire List Evolution". cs.bloodhorse.com. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
^ "Leading Sires of America". www.tbheritage.com. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
^ "2018 Leading Sires". bloodhorse.com. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
^ ^a ^b The leading sire title for 1977 was given to Dr. Fager by the Thoroughbred Daily Times as at the time they counted North American earnings only. Northern Dancer was given the title by The Blood-Horse as they also included international earnings.

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[3] The leading sire title for 1977 was given to Dr. Fager by the Thoroughbred Daily Times as at the time they counted North American earnings only. Northern Dancer was given the title by The Blood-Horse as they also included international earnings.^[2]

[1] Mitchell, Eric. "Sire List Evolution". cs.bloodhorse.com. Retrieved 17 June 2016.

[LeadingSires-2] "Leading Sires of America". www.tbheritage.com. Retrieved 3 July 2016.

[4] "2018 Leading Sires". bloodhorse.com. Retrieved 16 April 2020.

[ND-DF-5] The leading sire title for 1977 was given to Dr. Fager by the Thoroughbred Daily Times as at the time they counted North American earnings only. Northern Dancer was given the title by The Blood-Horse as they also included international earnings.

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