NOVEMBER SALES FIRST FOUR DAYS: QUALITY ROAD ASCENDS THE LADDER
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This article originally appeared in BloodHorse Daily on November 10th, 2019 .
When we combine Fasig-Tipton’s November Sale with Keeneland November Books 1 and 2 (November 5-8), there were 1,320 horses catalogued in the first four days of the Kentucky November mixed sales. A total of 762 were listed as sold (57.7% of those catalogued), for a combined gross of $207,318,000, an average of $272,070. Last year the comparable sessions had 1,318 catalogued, 751 sold (57.0%), for a total of $222,454,500, an average of $296,211. So the gross dropped by 7%, and the average by 8%, from the comparable sessions last year.
However, it is probably not correct to conclude the market is down, even though in single figures. Whereas when thousands of yearlings are sold the pedigree component of the selling population is roughly equivalent from year to year, this is not necessarily the case with mixed sales, where the composition of the catalogues can vary significantly from year to year. Fasig-Tipton catalogued 221 horses this year, 12% fewer than the 250 catalogued in 2018, and sold 128, nine percent fewer than the 140 sold at the 2018 sale. The sale grossed $68,011,000, which was 24% less than the $89,473,000 generated in 2018, and the average dipped by 17%, from $639,093 last year to $531,336 this year. But, please note, the sale still averaged $531,336, which is hardly in some basement, and the 2018 sale had itself seen a 20% jump from 2017, when it grossed $74-million. It was more that 2018 was a record year than that there was some real dip in the market. There wasn’t. Meanwhile, Keeneland’s first three days (Books 1 and 2) were actually up by $6-million (+5%), from just under $133-million in 2018 to $139,307,000, while Keeneland’s Book 1-2 average edged up by 1%, from $217,645 to $219,727.
These first four days marked the ascension of Lane’s End’s Quality Road into the top rung of commercial sires. Of sires with four or more weanlings sold in the first four days, Quality Road averaged $404,167 for six foals sold, ranking him second only to Curlin, who had four yearlings average $493,750. Three other sires averaged over $400,000, but with three or fewer sold: War Front (1/$650,000); Tapit (2/$475,000); and Medaglia D’Oro (3/$450,000). Five other sires had four or more weanlings average $280,000+ during November’s first four days of selling: Uncle Mo (4/$368,750); first-crop weanling sires Gun Runner (8/$344,375) and Arrogate (4/$311,250); Into Mischief (14/$291,071); and Pioneerof The Nile (9/$280,000). Besides Three Chimneys’ Gun Runner and Juddmonte’s Arrogate, three other first-crop weanling sires averaged $150,000+: Claiborne’s Mastery (10/$181,000), and the Ashford duo of Classic Empire (11/$168,636, like the same farm’s American Pharoah a son of Pioneerof The Nile out of a Storm Cat-line mare) and Practical Joke (10/$153,200).
Quality Road led all sires by covering sire average, with seven mares in foal to him averaging an impressive $1,175,000, and was one of five sires with seven or more in-foal mares sold who averaged over $700,000. Medaglia D’Oro had eight mares in foal average $977,500; Curlin had seven average $894,286; and, in an impressive show of commercial strength, 21 mares in foal to 2018 Triple Crown winner Justify averaged $789,048. War Front rounded out the $700k+ group, with eight mares averaging $738,125. Tapit had four mares in foal average $613,750, and current 2019 Leading Sire Into Mischief had 16 in-foal mares average $478,438. Lane’s End’s Liam’s Map, the only freshman sire with two G1 winners in his first crop, had just two mares sell during the first four days, averaging $830,000.
Besides Justify, five other sires which covered their first crops in 2019 averaged over $100,000 with six or mares sold in-foal: Lane’s End’s City of Light (21/$250,714) was definitely popular, but good commercial performances were also recorded by Spendthrift’s Bolt D’Oro (11/$185,909); Hill ‘n’ Dale’s Good Magic (13/$150,000); Ashford’s Mendelssohn (10/$141,500); and Lane’s End’s Accelerate (6/$121,167). Airdrie’s Collected had just one in-foal mare catalogued in the first four days, and she brought $220,000. Even though the averages for many of these will fall as they have more representation in the ‘back books’, it’s instructive to see how they sold during the ‘premier’ first four days, comprising Fasig November plus Keeneland November Books 1 and 2.
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| LEADING SIRES OF WEANLINGS THROUGH KEENELAND BOOK 2 | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sire | YOB | His Sire | 1st Fls | ST | Farm | 2018 Fee | 2019 Fee | Cataloged | Ring | Sold | US$ Gross | US$ Avg |
| War Front | 2002 | Danzig | 2008 | USA | Claiborne Farm | 250,000 | 250,000 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 650,000 | 650,000 |
| Curlin | 2004 | Smart Strike | 2010 | USA | Hill 'n' Dale Farms | 150,000 | 175,000 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1,975,000 | 493,750 |
| Tapit | 2001 | Pulpit | 2006 | USA | Gainesway | 300,000 | 225,000 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 950,000 | 475,000 |
| Medaglia d'Oro | 1999 | El Prado (IRE) | 2006 | USA | Darley | 250,000 | 200,000 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1,350,000 | 450,000 |
| Quality Road | 2006 | Elusive Quality | 2012 | USA | Lane's End | 70,000 | 150,000 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 2,425,000 | 404,167 |
| Uncle Mo | 2008 | Indian Charlie | 2013 | USA | Ashford Stud | 125,000 | 125,000 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1,475,000 | 368,750 |
| Gun Runner | 2013 | Candy Ride (ARG) | 2019 | USA | Three Chimneys Farm | 70,000 | 70,000 | 23 | 9 | 8 | 2,755,000 | 344,375 |
| Arrogate | 2013 | Unbridled's Song | 2019 | USA | Juddmonte Farms | 75,000 | 75,000 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1,245,000 | 311,250 |
| Into Mischief | 2005 | Harlan's Holiday | 2010 | USA | Spendthrift Farm | 100,000 | 150,000 | 33 | 19 | 14 | 4,075,000 | 291,071 |
| Pioneerof the Nile | 2006 | Empire Maker | 2011 | USA | WinStar Farm | 110,000 | 110,000 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 2,520,000 | 280,000 |
| Candy Ride (ARG) | 1999 | Ride the Rails | 2006 | USA | Lane's End | 80,000 | 80,000 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 1,475,000 | 245,833 |
| Ghostzapper | 2000 | Awesome Again | 2007 | USA | Adena Springs Kentucky | 85,000 | 85,000 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 2,090,000 | 232,222 |
| American Pharoah | 2012 | Pioneerof the Nile | 2017 | USA | Ashford Stud | private | private | 22 | 8 | 6 | 1,275,000 | 212,500 |
| Kitten's Joy | 2001 | El Prado (IRE) | 2007 | USA | Hill 'n' Dale Farms | 60,000 | 75,000 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 940,000 | 188,000 |
| Speightstown | 1998 | Gone West | 2006 | USA | WinStar Farm | 100,000 | 80,000 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 1,815,000 | 181,500 |
| Mastery | 2014 | Candy Ride (ARG) | 2019 | USA | Claiborne Farm | 25,000 | 25,000 | 18 | 11 | 10 | 1,810,000 | 181,000 |
| Palace Malice | 2010 | Curlin | 2017 | USA | Three Chimneys Farm | 20,000 | 15,000 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 180,000 | 180,000 |
| Nyquist | 2013 | Uncle Mo | 2018 | USA | Darley | 40,000 | 40,000 | 19 | 13 | 9 | 1,557,000 | 173,000 |
| Classic Empire | 2014 | Pioneerof the Nile | 2019 | USA | Ashford Stud | 35,000 | 25,000 | 22 | 15 | 11 | 1,855,000 | 168,636 |
| Union Rags | 2009 | Dixie Union | 2014 | USA | Lane's End | 60,000 | 60,000 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 837,000 | 167,400 |
| Practical Joke | 2014 | Into Mischief | 2019 | USA | Ashford Stud | 30,000 | 30,000 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 1,532,000 | 153,200 |
| Runhappy | 2012 | Super Saver | 2018 | USA | Claiborne Farm | 25,000 | 25,000 | 18 | 14 | 8 | 1,122,000 | 140,250 |
| More Than Ready | 1997 | Southern Halo | 2002 | USA | WinStar Farm | 75,000 | 80,000 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 412,000 | 137,333 |
| Frosted | 2012 | Tapit | 2018 | USA | Darley | 50,000 | 50,000 | 23 | 15 | 13 | 1,732,000 | 133,231 |
| Street Sense | 2004 | Street Cry (IRE) | 2009 | USA | Darley | 35,000 | 50,000 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 985,000 | 123,125 |
| Empire Maker | 2000 | Unbridled | 2005 | USA | Gainesway | 85,000 | 85,000 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 480,000 | 120,000 |
| California Chrome | 2011 | Lucky Pulpit | 2018 | USA | Taylor Made Stallions | 40,000 | 35,000 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 117,000 | 117,000 |
| Maclean's Music | 2008 | Distorted Humor | 2014 | USA | Hill 'n' Dale Farms | 25,000 | 25,000 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 230,000 | 115,000 |
| Connect | 2013 | Curlin | 2019 | USA | Lane's End | 20,000 | 20,000 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 450,000 | 112,500 |
| Twirling Candy | 2007 | Candy Ride (ARG) | 2013 | USA | Lane's End | 25,000 | 25,000 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 110,000 | 110,000 |
| Distorted Humor | 1993 | Forty Niner | 2000 | USA | WinStar Farm | 50,000 | 50,000 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 310,000 | 103,333 |
| Liam's Map | 2011 | Unbridled's Song | 2017 | USA | Lane's End | 25,000 | 20,000 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 605,000 | 100,833 |
| Malibu Moon | 1997 | A.P. Indy | 2001 | USA | Spendthrift Farm | 75,000 | 75,000 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 300,000 | 100,000 |
| Flatter | 1999 | A.P. Indy | 2005 | USA | Claiborne Farm | 40,000 | 40,000 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 100,000 | 100,000 |
| OTHER SIRES OF WEANLINGS AT NORTH AMERICAN SALES (through Keeneland Book 2, Alphabetically) | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sire | YOB | His Sire | 1st Fls | ST | Farm | 2018 Fee | 2019 Fee | Cataloged | Ring | Sold | US$ Gross | US$ Avg |
| Afleet Alex | 2002 | Northern Afleet | 2007 | USA | Gainesway | 8,500 | 6,500 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4,500 | 4,500 |
| Air Force Blue | 2013 | War Front | 2018 | USA | Ashford Stud | 20,000 | 20,000 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 100,000 | 50,000 |
| Algorithms | 2009 | Bernardini | 2014 | USA | Claiborne Farm | 7,500 | 5,000 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 18,000 | 18,000 |
| Alpha | 2009 | Bernardini | 2016 | USA | Sequel Stallions New York | 5,000 | 5,000 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1,000 | 1,000 |
| American Freedom | 2013 | Pulpit | 2019 | USA | Airdrie Stud | 10,000 | 10,000 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 50,000 | 50,000 |
| Animal Kingdom | 2008 | Leroidesanimaux (BRZ) | 2015 | USA | Darley | 30,000 | 15,000 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1,000 | 1,000 |
| Astern (AUS) | 2013 | Medaglia d'Oro | 2019 | USA | Darley | 15,000 | 15,000 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 45,000 | 22,500 |
| Bal a Bali (BRZ) | 2010 | Put It Back | 2019 | USA | Calumet Farm | 15,000 | 15,000 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12,000 | 12,000 |
| Battle of Midway | 2014 | Smart Strike | - | USA | WinStar Farm | 20,000 | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 70,000 | 70,000 |
| Bernardini | 2003 | A.P. Indy | 2008 | USA | Darley | 85,000 | 50,000 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 272,000 | 45,333 |
| Big Blue Kitten | 2008 | Kitten's Joy | 2018 | USA | Calumet Farm | 15,000 | 10,000 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2,000 | 2,000 |
| Bind | 2008 | Pulpit | 2015 | USA | Red River Farms | 1,500 | 1,500 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1,800 | 900 |
| Blame | 2006 | Arch | 2012 | USA | Claiborne Farm | 12,500 | 30,000 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 30,000 | 30,000 |
| Bodemeister | 2009 | Empire Maker | 2014 | TUR | Jockey Club Stud of Turkey | 40,000 | private | 6 | 3 | 3 | 14,000 | 4,667 |
| Brody's Cause | 2013 | Giant's Causeway | 2018 | USA | Spendthrift Farm | 12,500 | 7,500 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 40,000 | 40,000 |
| Bustin Stones | 2004 | City Zip | 2010 | USA | Waldorf Farm | 5,000 | 5,000 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5,000 | 5,000 |
| Cairo Prince | 2011 | Pioneerof the Nile | 2016 | USA | Airdrie Stud | 25,000 | 25,000 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 170,000 | 85,000 |
| Central Banker | 2010 | Speightstown | 2016 | USA | McMahon of Saratoga Thoroughbreds | 7,500 | 7,500 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 139,000 | 27,800 |
| Commissioner | 2011 | A.P. Indy | 2017 | USA | WinStar Farm | 7,500 | 7,500 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 30,000 | 15,000 |
| Constitution | 2011 | Tapit | 2017 | USA | WinStar Farm | 25,000 | 15,000 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 717,000 | 89,625 |
| Conveyance | 2007 | Indian Charlie | 2017 | USA | Buck Pond Farm | 5,000 | 5,000 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 800 | 800 |
| Creative Cause | 2009 | Giant's Causeway | 2014 | USA | Airdrie Stud | 20,000 | 20,000 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 60,000 | 60,000 |
| Cross Traffic | 2009 | Unbridled's Song | 2016 | USA | Spendthrift Farm | 7,500 | 25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12,500 | 6,250 |
| Cupid | 2013 | Tapit | 2019 | USA | Ashford Stud | 12,500 | 10,000 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 259,000 | 64,750 |
| Daredevil | 2012 | More Than Ready | 2017 | USA | WinStar Farm | 7,500 | 7,500 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7,000 | 7,000 |
| Declaration of War | 2009 | War Front | 2015 | JPN | JBBA Stallion Station | 25,000 | 2,300,000 Yen | 1 | 1 | 1 | 80,000 | 80,000 |
| Dialed In | 2008 | Mineshaft | 2014 | USA | Darby Dan Farm | 25,000 | 25,000 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1,000 | 1,000 |
| Editorial | 2014 | War Front | 2019 | USA | Roland Farm | 3,500 | 3,500 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 25,000 | 25,000 |
| El Deal | 2012 | Munnings | 2019 | USA | Red River Farms | 2,500 | 2,500 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6,200 | 3,100 |
| Exaggerator | 2013 | Curlin | 2018 | USA | WinStar Farm | 30,000 | 25,000 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 333,000 | 66,600 |
| Fed Biz | 2009 | Giant's Causeway | 2016 | USA | WinStar Farm | 10,000 | 10,000 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 25,000 | 25,000 |
| Flashback | 2010 | Tapit | 2016 | USA | Diamond B Farm | 5,000 | 3,500 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2,000 | 2,000 |
| Flintshire (GB) | 2010 | Dansili (GB) | 2018 | USA | Hill 'n' Dale Farms | 20,000 | 15,000 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 60,000 | 60,000 |
| Freud | 1998 | Storm Cat | 2003 | USA | Sequel Stallions New York | 7,500 | 7,500 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 225,000 | 32,143 |
| Golden Ticket | 2009 | Speightstown | 2017 | USA | Questroyal North | 6,000 | 6,000 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1,000 | 1,000 |
| Goldencents | 2010 | Into Mischief | 2016 | USA | Spendthrift Farm | 12,500 | 20,000 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 188,000 | 37,600 |
| Gormley | 2014 | Malibu Moon | 2019 | USA | Spendthrift Farm | 10,000 | 10,000 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 309,000 | 44,143 |
| Greenpointcrusader | 2013 | Bernardini | 2019 | USA | Ocala Stud | 5,000 | 5,000 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1,000 | 1,000 |
| Hard Aces | 2010 | Hard Spun | 2020 | USA | Averett Farm | - | 2,000 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 700 | 700 |
| Hard Spun | 2004 | Danzig | 2009 | USA | Darley | 40,000 | 40,000 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 435,500 | 72,583 |
| Honor Code | 2011 | A.P. Indy | 2017 | USA | Lane's End | 40,000 | 40,000 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 595,000 | 99,167 |
| Iron Fist | 2012 | Tapit | 2019 | USA | Whispering Oaks Farm | 6,500 | 6,500 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6,200 | 2,067 |
| Jimmy Creed | 2009 | Distorted Humor | 2015 | USA | Spendthrift Farm | 15,000 | 20,000 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 40,000 | 40,000 |
| Kantharos | 2008 | Lion Heart | 2012 | USA | Hill 'n' Dale Farms | 15,000 | 20,000 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 177,000 | 44,250 |
| Keen Ice | 2012 | Curlin | 2019 | USA | Calumet Farm | 20,000 | 20,000 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 282,500 | 70,625 |
| Klimt | 2014 | Quality Road | 2019 | USA | Darby Dan Farm | 10,000 | 10,000 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 452,000 | 90,400 |
| Laoban | 2013 | Uncle Mo | 2018 | USA | Sequel Stallions New York | 7,500 | 7,500 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 24,000 | 4,800 |
| Lemon Drop Kid | 1996 | Kingmambo | 2002 | USA | Lane's End | 25,000 | 25,000 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 90,000 | 90,000 |
| Lord Nelson | 2012 | Pulpit | 2019 | USA | Spendthrift Farm | 25,000 | 25,000 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 202,000 | 67,333 |
| Majestic City | 2009 | City Zip | 2017 | USA | Questroyal North | 3,500 | 3,500 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3,000 | 3,000 |
| Midnight Storm | 2011 | Pioneerof the Nile | 2019 | USA | Taylor Made Stallions | 12,500 | 10,000 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 25,000 | 25,000 |
| Midshipman | 2006 | Unbridled's Song | 2012 | USA | Darley | 8,500 | 8,500 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 21,000 | 10,500 |
| Mission Impazible | 2007 | Unbridled's Song | 2014 | USA | Sequel Stallions New York | 7,500 | 7,500 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 39,000 | 9,750 |
| Mo for the Money | 2013 | Uncle Mo | 2018 | USA | Anderson Farms | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 600 | 600 |
| Mohaymen | 2013 | Tapit | 2019 | USA | Shadwell Farm | 7,500 | 7,500 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 352,000 | 70,400 |
| Munnings | 2006 | Speightstown | 2012 | USA | Ashford Stud | 25,000 | 20,000 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 255,000 | 63,750 |
| Noble Mission (GB) | 2009 | Galileo (IRE) | 2016 | USA | Lane's End | 20,000 | 15,000 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 60,000 | 60,000 |
| Normandy Invasion | 2010 | Tapit | 2017 | USA | Pin Oak Lane Farm | 3,500 | 3,500 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1,000 | 1,000 |
| Not This Time | 2014 | Giant's Causeway | 2018 | USA | Taylor Made Stallions | 15,000 | 15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 113,000 | 56,500 |
| Orb | 2010 | Malibu Moon | 2015 | USA | Claiborne Farm | 25,000 | 12,500 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15,000 | 15,000 |
| Outwork | 2013 | Uncle Mo | 2018 | USA | WinStar Farm | 15,000 | 15,000 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 319,000 | 45,571 |
| Palace | 2009 | City Zip | 2017 | USA | Spendthrift Farm | 6,000 | 6,000 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11,000 | 11,000 |
| Race Day | 2011 | Tapit | 2017 | USA | Spendthrift Farm | 6,000 | 6,000 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 33,000 | 33,000 |
| Revolutionary | 2010 | War Pass | 2016 | KOR | South Korea | 5,000 | 5,000 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10,000 | 10,000 |
| Shackleford | 2008 | Forestry | 2014 | USA | Darby Dan Farm | 20,000 | 20,000 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13,000 | 13,000 |
| Sky Mesa | 2000 | Pulpit | 2005 | USA | Three Chimneys Farm | 15,000 | 15,000 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 35,000 | 35,000 |
| Speightster | 2012 | Speightstown | 2018 | USA | WinStar Farm | 10,000 | 10,000 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 82,000 | 27,333 |
| Star Guitar | 2005 | Quiet American | 2014 | USA | Clear Creek Stud | 7,500 | 7,500 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10,700 | 5,350 |
| Stephanoatsee | 2009 | A.P. Indy | 2017 | USA | Sequel Stallions New York | private | private | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1,000 | 1,000 |
| Street Boss | 2004 | Street Cry (IRE) | 2010 | USA | Darley | 20,000 | 20,000 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 70,000 | 70,000 |
| Super Saver | 2007 | Maria's Mon | 2012 | USA | WinStar Farm | 35,000 | 30,000 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14,000 | 14,000 |
| Takeover Target | 2012 | Harlan's Holiday | 2019 | USA | Red River Farms | 2,000 | 2,000 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2,000 | 1,000 |
| Tapiture | 2011 | Tapit | 2017 | USA | Darby Dan Farm | 7,500 | 7,500 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 60,000 | 60,000 |
| Tiznow | 1997 | Cee's Tizzy | 2003 | USA | WinStar Farm | 50,000 | 50,000 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 1,089,000 | 83,769 |
| Tom's Ready | 2013 | More Than Ready | 2019 | USA | Spendthrift Farm | 6,000 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10,000 | 10,000 |
| Tourist | 2011 | Tiznow | 2018 | USA | WinStar Farm | 12,500 | 10,000 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15,000 | 15,000 |
| Unified | 2013 | Candy Ride (ARG) | 2019 | USA | Lane's End | 10,000 | 10,000 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 25,000 | 25,000 |
| Union Jackson | 2012 | Curlin | 2019 | USA | Sequel Stallions New York | 5,000 | 5,000 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 89,500 | 22,375 |
| Verrazano | 2010 | More Than Ready | 2016 | USA | Ashford Stud | 17,500 | 15,000 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12,000 | 12,000 |
| Violence | 2010 | Medaglia d'Oro | 2015 | USA | Hill 'n' Dale Farms | 25,000 | 40,000 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 50,000 | 25,000 |
| War Dancer | 2010 | War Front | 2018 | USA | Irish Hill & Dutchess Views Stallions | 7,500 | 7,500 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 54,000 | 10,800 |
| LEADING COVERING SIRES AT NORTH AMERICAN SALES (through Keeneland Book 2) | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sire | YOB | His Sire | 1st Fls | ST | Farm | 2019 Fee | Cataloged | Ring | Sold | US$ Gross | US$ Avg |
| Quality Road | 2006 | Elusive Quality | 2012 | USA | Lane's End | 150,000 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 8,225,000 | 1,175,000 |
| Medaglia d'Oro | 1999 | El Prado (IRE) | 2006 | USA | Darley | 200,000 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7,820,000 | 977,500 |
| Curlin | 2004 | Smart Strike | 2010 | USA | Hill 'n' Dale Farms | 175,000 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6,260,000 | 894,286 |
| Liam's Map | 2011 | Unbridled's Song | 2017 | USA | Lane's End | 20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1,660,000 | 830,000 |
| Justify | 2015 | Scat Daddy | 2020 | USA | Ashford Stud | 150,000 | 27 | 24 | 21 | 16,570,000 | 789,048 |
| War Front | 2002 | Danzig | 2008 | USA | Claiborne Farm | 250,000 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 5,905,000 | 738,125 |
| Tapit | 2001 | Pulpit | 2006 | USA | Gainesway | 225,000 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2,455,000 | 613,750 |
| Into Mischief | 2005 | Harlan's Holiday | 2010 | USA | Spendthrift Farm | 150,000 | 30 | 25 | 16 | 7,655,000 | 478,438 |
| More Than Ready | 1997 | Southern Halo | 2002 | USA | WinStar Farm | 80,000 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 3,055,000 | 381,875 |
| Ghostzapper | 2000 | Awesome Again | 2007 | USA | Adena Springs Kentucky | 85,000 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 1,837,000 | 367,400 |
| Uncle Mo | 2008 | Indian Charlie | 2013 | USA | Ashford Stud | 125,000 | 25 | 20 | 13 | 4,380,000 | 336,923 |
| Pioneerof the Nile | 2006 | Empire Maker | 2011 | USA | WinStar Farm | 110,000 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 995,000 | 331,667 |
| Violence | 2010 | Medaglia d'Oro | 2015 | USA | Hill 'n' Dale Farms | 40,000 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 1,565,000 | 313,000 |
| American Pharoah | 2012 | Pioneerof the Nile | 2017 | USA | Ashford Stud | private | 25 | 21 | 16 | 4,945,000 | 309,062 |
| Candy Ride (ARG) | 1999 | Ride the Rails | 2006 | USA | Lane's End | 80,000 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 2,675,000 | 267,500 |
| Arrogate | 2013 | Unbridled's Song | 2019 | USA | Juddmonte Farms | 75,000 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 3,107,000 | 258,917 |
| City of Light | 2014 | Quality Road | 2020 | USA | Lane's End | 35,000 | 30 | 25 | 21 | 5,265,000 | 250,714 |
| Noble Mission (GB) | 2009 | Galileo (IRE) | 2016 | USA | Lane's End | 15,000 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 735,000 | 245,000 |
| Union Rags | 2009 | Dixie Union | 2014 | USA | Lane's End | 60,000 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 2,202,000 | 244,667 |
| Speightstown | 1998 | Gone West | 2006 | USA | WinStar Farm | 80,000 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 2,600,000 | 236,364 |
| Street Sense | 2004 | Street Cry (IRE) | 2009 | USA | Darley | 50,000 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1,110,000 | 222,000 |
| Collected | 2013 | City Zip | 2020 | USA | Airdrie Stud | 17,500 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 220,000 | 220,000 |
| Empire Maker | 2000 | Unbridled | 2005 | USA | Gainesway | 85,000 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 575,000 | 191,667 |
| Klimt | 2014 | Quality Road | 2019 | USA | Darby Dan Farm | 10,000 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 190,000 | 190,000 |
| Bolt d'Oro | 2015 | Medaglia d'Oro | 2020 | USA | Spendthrift Farm | 25,000 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 2,045,000 | 185,909 |
| Nyquist | 2013 | Uncle Mo | 2018 | USA | Darley | 40,000 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 702,000 | 175,500 |
| Cairo Prince | 2011 | Pioneerof the Nile | 2016 | USA | Airdrie Stud | 25,000 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 175,000 | 175,000 |
| Gun Runner | 2013 | Candy Ride (ARG) | 2019 | USA | Three Chimneys Farm | 70,000 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 1,385,000 | 173,125 |
| Carpe Diem | 2012 | Giant's Causeway | 2017 | USA | WinStar Farm | 25,000 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 340,000 | 170,000 |
| Kitten's Joy | 2001 | El Prado (IRE) | 2007 | USA | Hill 'n' Dale Farms | 75,000 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 1,270,000 | 158,750 |
| Good Magic | 2015 | Curlin | 2020 | USA | Hill 'n' Dale Farms | 35,000 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 1,950,000 | 150,000 |
| Palace Malice | 2010 | Curlin | 2017 | USA | Three Chimneys Farm | 15,000 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 150,000 | 150,000 |
| Mendelssohn | 2015 | Scat Daddy | 2020 | USA | Ashford Stud | 35,000 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 1,415,000 | 141,500 |
| Blame | 2006 | Arch | 2012 | USA | Claiborne Farm | 30,000 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 675,000 | 135,000 |
| Twirling Candy | 2007 | Candy Ride (ARG) | 2013 | USA | Lane's End | 25,000 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 1,062,000 | 132,750 |
| Hard Spun | 2004 | Danzig | 2009 | USA | Darley | 40,000 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 635,000 | 127,000 |
| Kantharos | 2008 | Lion Heart | 2012 | USA | Hill 'n' Dale Farms | 20,000 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 250,000 | 125,000 |
| Mastery | 2014 | Candy Ride (ARG) | 2019 | USA | Claiborne Farm | 25,000 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 750,000 | 125,000 |
| Accelerate | 2013 | Lookin At Lucky | 2020 | USA | Lane's End | 20,000 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 727,000 | 121,167 |
| Flatter | 1999 | A.P. Indy | 2005 | USA | Claiborne Farm | 40,000 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100,000 | 100,000 |
| OTHER COVERING SIRES AT NORTH AMERICAN SALES (Average <$100,000, Alphabetically) | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sire | YOB | His Sire | 1st Fls | ST | Farm | 2019 Fee | Ring | Sold | US$ Gross | US$ Avg |
| Always Dreaming | 2014 | Bodemeister | 2020 | USA | WinStar Farm | 25,000 | 3 | 2 | 90,000 | 45,000 |
| American Freedom | 2013 | Pulpit | 2019 | USA | Airdrie Stud | 10,000 | 5 | 3 | 56,500 | 18,833 |
| Army Mule | 2014 | Friesan Fire | 2020 | USA | Hill 'n' Dale Farms | 10,000 | 10 | 9 | 130,500 | 14,500 |
| Battalion Runner | 2014 | Unbridled's Song | - | - | 3 | 3 | 4,500 | 1,500 | ||
| Bellamy Road | 2002 | Concerto | 2008 | USA | Irish Hill & Dutchess Views Stallions | 5,000 | 3 | 2 | 5,500 | 2,750 |
| Bernardini | 2003 | A.P. Indy | 2008 | USA | Darley | 50,000 | 2 | 2 | 142,000 | 71,000 |
| Bind | 2008 | Pulpit | 2015 | USA | Red River Farms | 1,500 | 2 | 2 | 1,800 | 900 |
| Bodemeister | 2009 | Empire Maker | 2014 | TUR | Jockey Club Stud of Turkey | private | 1 | 1 | 3,000 | 3,000 |
| Broken Vow | 1997 | Unbridled | 2003 | USA | Pin Oak Stud | 25,000 | 1 | 1 | 20,000 | 20,000 |
| Bustin Stones | 2004 | City Zip | 2010 | USA | Waldorf Farm | 5,000 | 1 | 1 | 10,000 | 10,000 |
| California Chrome | 2011 | Lucky Pulpit | 2018 | USA | Taylor Made Stallions | 35,000 | 5 | 4 | 205,000 | 51,250 |
| Can the Man | 2011 | Into Mischief | 2016 | USA | Spendthrift Farm | 3,500 | 1 | 1 | 1,500 | 1,500 |
| Central Banker | 2010 | Speightstown | 2016 | USA | McMahon of Saratoga Thoroughbreds | 7,500 | 7 | 2 | 3,000 | 1,500 |
| Classic Empire | 2014 | Pioneerof the Nile | 2019 | USA | Ashford Stud | 25,000 | 3 | 1 | 60,000 | 60,000 |
| Closing Argument | 2002 | Successful Appeal | 2007 | USA | Whispering Oaks Farm | 3,000 | 2 | 2 | 3,700 | 1,850 |
| Cloud Computing | 2014 | Maclean's Music | 2020 | USA | Spendthrift Farm | 7,500 | 1 | 1 | 10,000 | 10,000 |
| Commissioner | 2011 | A.P. Indy | 2017 | USA | WinStar Farm | 7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2,000 | 2,000 |
| Constitution | 2011 | Tapit | 2017 | USA | WinStar Farm | 15,000 | 5 | 5 | 224,000 | 44,800 |
| Cross Traffic | 2009 | Unbridled's Song | 2016 | USA | Spendthrift Farm | 25,000 | 1 | 1 | 75,000 | 75,000 |
| Custom for Carlos | 2006 | More Than Ready | 2013 | USA | Clear Creek Stud | 3,500 | 1 | 1 | 1,100 | 1,100 |
| Daddy Long Legs | 2009 | Scat Daddy | 2017 | USA | Taylor Made Stallions | 10,000 | 1 | 1 | 1,000 | 1,000 |
| Danza | 2011 | Street Boss | 2017 | USA | Fair Winds Farm | 3,500 | 2 | 2 | 4,600 | 2,300 |
| Destin | 2013 | Giant's Causeway | 2020 | USA | Sequel Stallions New York | 6,500 | 1 | 1 | 1,000 | 1,000 |
| Distorted Humor | 1993 | Forty Niner | 2000 | USA | WinStar Farm | 50,000 | 4 | 3 | 157,000 | 52,333 |
| El Deal | 2012 | Munnings | 2019 | USA | Red River Farms | 2,500 | 7 | 5 | 6,300 | 1,260 |
| English Channel | 2002 | Smart Strike | 2009 | USA | Calumet Farm | 30,000 | 5 | 4 | 170,000 | 42,500 |
| Exaggerator | 2013 | Curlin | 2018 | USA | WinStar Farm | 25,000 | 2 | 2 | 47,000 | 23,500 |
| Fast Anna | 2011 | Medaglia d'Oro | 2017 | USA | Three Chimneys Farm | 7,500 | 1 | 1 | 65,000 | 65,000 |
| First Samurai | 2003 | Giant's Causeway | 2008 | USA | Claiborne Farm | 15,000 | 1 | 1 | 60,000 | 60,000 |
| Frank Conversation | 2013 | Quality Road | 2020 | USA | Rockridge Stud | 5,000 | 3 | 2 | 2,500 | 1,250 |
| Frosted | 2012 | Tapit | 2018 | USA | Darley | 50,000 | 4 | 2 | 160,000 | 80,000 |
| Goldencents | 2010 | Into Mischief | 2016 | USA | Spendthrift Farm | 20,000 | 4 | 3 | 277,000 | 92,333 |
| Guilt Trip | 2009 | Pulpit | 2016 | USA | Red River Farms | 2,000 | 2 | 1 | 500 | 500 |
| Iron Fist | 2012 | Tapit | 2019 | USA | Whispering Oaks Farm | 6,500 | 9 | 6 | 4,300 | 717 |
| Jay Gatsby | 2012 | Giant's Causeway | 2019 | USA | Red River Farms | 1,500 | 1 | 1 | 1,000 | 1,000 |
| Jimmy Creed | 2009 | Distorted Humor | 2015 | USA | Spendthrift Farm | 20,000 | 1 | 1 | 1,000 | 1,000 |
| Laoban | 2013 | Uncle Mo | 2018 | USA | Sequel Stallions New York | 7,500 | 2 | 2 | 15,700 | 7,850 |
| Lookin At Lucky | 2007 | Smart Strike | 2012 | USA | Ashford Stud | 20,000 | 1 | 1 | 32,000 | 32,000 |
| Lord Nelson | 2012 | Pulpit | 2019 | USA | Spendthrift Farm | 25,000 | 4 | 3 | 100,000 | 33,333 |
| Maclean's Music | 2008 | Distorted Humor | 2014 | USA | Hill 'n' Dale Farms | 25,000 | 3 | 2 | 160,000 | 80,000 |
| Malibu Moon | 1997 | A.P. Indy | 2001 | USA | Spendthrift Farm | 75,000 | 9 | 9 | 678,000 | 75,333 |
| Micromanage | 2010 | Medaglia d'Oro | 2017 | USA | Rockridge Stud | 4,000 | 1 | 1 | 1,000 | 1,000 |
| Mission Impazible | 2007 | Unbridled's Song | 2014 | USA | Sequel Stallions New York | 7,500 | 3 | 2 | 9,500 | 4,750 |
| Mo Tom | 2013 | Uncle Mo | 2019 | USA | Red River Farms | 2,000 | 1 | 1 | 1,400 | 1,400 |
| Mo Town | 2014 | Uncle Mo | 2020 | USA | Ashford Stud | 12,500 | 3 | 2 | 84,000 | 42,000 |
| Mobile Bay | 2012 | Lone Star Special | 2020 | USA | Whispering Oaks Farm | 350 | 1 | 1 | 700 | 700 |
| Mshawish | 2010 | Medaglia d'Oro | 2018 | USA | Taylor Made Stallions | 10,000 | 1 | 1 | 30,000 | 30,000 |
| Munnings | 2006 | Speightstown | 2012 | USA | Ashford Stud | 20,000 | 6 | 2 | 150,000 | 75,000 |
| Orb | 2010 | Malibu Moon | 2015 | USA | Claiborne Farm | 12,500 | 1 | 1 | 20,000 | 20,000 |
| Oscar Performance | 2014 | Kitten's Joy | 2020 | USA | Mill Ridge Farm | 20,000 | 2 | 2 | 125,000 | 62,500 |
| Outwork | 2013 | Uncle Mo | 2018 | USA | WinStar Farm | 15,000 | 1 | 1 | 19,000 | 19,000 |
| Point of Entry | 2008 | Dynaformer | 2015 | USA | Adena Springs Kentucky | 20,000 | 1 | 1 | 70,000 | 70,000 |
| Practical Joke | 2014 | Into Mischief | 2019 | USA | Ashford Stud | 30,000 | 5 | 3 | 295,000 | 98,333 |
| Race Day | 2011 | Tapit | 2017 | USA | Spendthrift Farm | 6,000 | 1 | 1 | 1,000 | 1,000 |
| Real Solution | 2009 | Kitten's Joy | 2016 | USA | Calumet Farm | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1,500 | 1,500 |
| Runhappy | 2012 | Super Saver | 2018 | USA | Claiborne Farm | 25,000 | 1 | 1 | 90,000 | 90,000 |
| Sharp Azteca | 2013 | Freud | 2020 | USA | Three Chimneys Farm | 10,000 | 1 | 1 | 11,000 | 11,000 |
| Speightster | 2012 | Speightstown | 2018 | USA | WinStar Farm | 10,000 | 3 | 1 | 13,000 | 13,000 |
| Star Guitar | 2005 | Quiet American | 2014 | USA | Clear Creek Stud | 7,500 | 3 | 2 | 1,700 | 850 |
| State Line | 2012 | Tiznow | 2018 | USA | Breakway Farm | 1,500 | 3 | 3 | 2,600 | 867 |
| Street Boss | 2004 | Street Cry (IRE) | 2010 | USA | Darley | 20,000 | 1 | 1 | 27,000 | 27,000 |
| Super Saver | 2007 | Maria's Mon | 2012 | USA | WinStar Farm | 30,000 | 1 | 1 | 30,000 | 30,000 |
| Takeover Target | 2012 | Harlan's Holiday | 2019 | USA | Red River Farms | 2,000 | 4 | 3 | 2,000 | 667 |
| Tapiture | 2011 | Tapit | 2017 | USA | Darby Dan Farm | 7,500 | 1 | 1 | 17,000 | 17,000 |
| The Lieutenant | 2013 | Street Sense | 2020 | USA | Sequel Stallions New York | 6,500 | 2 | 1 | 10,000 | 10,000 |
| Tom's Ready | 2013 | More Than Ready | 2019 | USA | Spendthrift Farm | - | 1 | 1 | 2,500 | 2,500 |
| Tonalist | 2011 | Tapit | 2017 | USA | Lane's End | 15,000 | 1 | 1 | 42,000 | 42,000 |
| West Coast | 2014 | Flatter | 2020 | USA | Lane's End | 35,000 | 10 | 9 | 769,000 | 85,444 |