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In APEX terms, maybe the most amazing thing about Galileo is that he not only has the highest A Runner Index (4.60) among 407 North American and European sires with 200+ year-starters 2011-2017 (a ‘year-starter’ means a horse is counted as one starter for each year it starts, because average-earnings indexes, of which APEX is one, have to be calculated on an annual basis), he also has the highest number of year-starters – 2,119 in the seven-year period, an average of more than 300 starters a year. He has 195 A Runners 2011-2017 (like a year-starter, one horse can be an A Runner more than once) and 412 ABC Runners; Tapit, who is second in both categories, has 112 A Runners and 326 ABC Runners. So Galileo doesn’t just have the highest percentage (9.20%) of A Runners/Runners over a seven-year period, he’s doing it with a higher number of starters than any of the other more than 400 sires. Phenomenal – and phenomenally prolific.

Galileo regains the top spot for the third time in four years, his reign as the top APEX sire (by A Runner Index, which as you know is an improved version of a cumulative average-earnings index) interrupted last year by another Coolmore sire, Uncle Mo, who was the first sire ever to do a lot of things, including having over 200 year-starters (the minimum for inclusion on our top list) and scoring so high by the end of the year his first 3-year-olds raced (2016). It wasn’t just an aberration: at the end of 2017, the year his first 4-year-olds raced, Uncle Mo is still number two, with a 4.49 A Runner Index. Claiborne’s War Front, who was the top APEX sire in 2014, was second to Galileo in 2015, and has been third each of the three subsequent years, now with a 4.30 A Runner Index. Darley’s top two, Dubawi (3.54) in Europe, and Medaglia D’Oro (3.50) in North America, round out the top five by 2011-2017 APEX A Runner Index. The second five consists of: Ireland’s Gilltown Stud’s Sea The Stars (3.28); Adena Springs’ Ghostzapper (3.26); Juddmonte’s veteran Dansili (3.03); Spendthrift’s Into Mischief (2.91), whose last two crops of 3-year-olds and 2-year-olds of 2017 were each bigger than his previous four crops combined but has impressively overcome this statistical disadvantage; and Gainesway’s three-time Leading North American Sire by progeny earnings, Tapit (2.86).

As mentioned we have used 200+ year-starters as the minimum for being rated among all other comparable sires – those with enough numbers to be really significant, we reckon – and Uncle Mo, as mentioned, was the first sire with just his first 3-year-olds to have that many year-starters score so high in the first two seasons his progeny raced. If we had made the threshold 150, Juddmonte’s Frankel, whose first foals were born in 2014 and had his first 3-year-olds in 2017, would have emulated Uncle Mo. Frankel had 161 year-starters through the end of 2017, of which 18 were A Runners, for an A Runner Index of 5.59. He will easily qualify by number of year-starters from now on, so expect to see his name right there among the top five the next time we run lists of the top NA-EU sires with 200+ year-starters. I saw something the other day, might have been in the Racing Post, where they interviewed industry professionals and asked “who is the best son of Galileo”? Amazingly, more people didn’t say Frankel than did, but they must have been asked when they were asleep: Frankel is a top-five stallion, I would say, without the slightest doubt, and is hands-down Galileo’s best son thus far.

The 735 sires which qualified for 2018 APEX ratings at the end of 2017 are the smallest number ever, for the eighth consecutive year. In 2007 there were 1,156 sires which qualified for APEX ratings; even in 2011 there were 1,144. But the decline in the foal crop and the increase in book sizes for the best (and most expensive) stallions have concentrated the numbers, which have fallen 36% in the seven years since 2011.We would also note that 102 of the 735 sires stand or stood in Japan; of those, Shadai’s Deep Impact (4.86) is their perennial number one, with the same firm’s King Kamehameha (3.28) the perennial number two. We separate Japanese sires from NA-EU sires, though, as 98% of the time Japanese horses don’t travel.

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NA EU 407 Sire 200 Top 40 A Index

Sire	Yr	His Sire	1st Foals	STJ	Tot	A	A Index	B	B Index	C	C Index	ABC	ABC Index
GALILEO	1998	SADLER'S WELLS	2003	IRE	2,119	195	4.60	91	2.15	126	1.49	412	2.43
UNCLE MO	2008	INDIAN CHARLIE	2013	KY	423	38	4.49	15	1.77	26	1.54	79	2.33
WAR FRONT	2002	DANZIG	2008	KY	989	85	4.30	40	2.02	75	1.90	200	2.53
DUBAWI	2002	DUBAI MILLENNIUM	2007	ENG	1,327	94	3.54	65	2.45	98	1.85	257	2.42
MEDAGLIA D'ORO	1999	EL PRADO	2006	KY	1,501	105	3.50	51	1.70	95	1.58	251	2.09
SEA THE STARS	2006	CAPE CROSS	2011	IRE	564	37	3.28	20	1.77	34	1.51	91	2.02
GHOSTZAPPER	2000	AWESOME AGAIN	2007	KY	1,135	74	3.26	43	1.89	84	1.85	201	2.21
DANSILI	1996	DANEHILL	2002	ENG	1,368	83	3.03	43	1.57	76	1.39	202	1.85
INTO MISCHIEF	2005	HARLAN'S HOLIDAY	2010	KY	635	37	2.91	23	1.81	37	1.46	97	1.91
TAPIT	2001	PULPIT	2006	KY	1,955	112	2.86	75	1.92	139	1.78	326	2.08
GIANT GIZMO	2004	GIANT'S CAUSEWAY	2011	ON	264	15	2.84	8	1.52	15	1.42	38	1.80
KITTEN'S JOY	2001	EL PRADO	2007	KY	1,847	100	2.71	52	1.41	94	1.27	246	1.66
SPEIGHTSTOWN	1998	GONE WEST	2006	KY	1,586	83	2.62	63	1.99	129	2.03	275	2.17
QUALITY ROAD	2006	ELUSIVE QUALITY	2012	KY	518	27	2.61	22	2.12	30	1.45	79	1.91
KANTHAROS	2008	LION HEART	2012	KY	287	15	2.61	8	1.39	19	1.66	42	1.83
LOOKIN AT LUCKY	2007	SMART STRIKE	2012	KY	425	22	2.59	11	1.29	17	1.00	50	1.47
SMART STRIKE	1992	MR. PROSPECTOR	1998	DEAD	1,568	79	2.52	48	1.53	111	1.77	238	1.90
SCAT DADDY	2004	JOHANNESBURG	2009	DEAD	1,295	65	2.51	47	1.81	60	1.16	172	1.66
CURLIN	2004	SMART STRIKE	2010	KY	882	44	2.49	44	2.49	69	1.96	157	2.23
SQUARE EDDIE	2006	SMART STRIKE	2011	CA	261	13	2.49	16	3.07	14	1.34	43	2.06
SIYOUNI	2007	PIVOTAL	2012	FR	418	20	2.39	12	1.44	26	1.56	58	1.73
SHAMARDAL	2002	GIANT'S CAUSEWAY	2007	IRE	1,400	66	2.36	49	1.75	94	1.68	209	1.87
ENGLISH CHANNEL	2002	SMART STRIKE	2009	KY	891	42	2.36	22	1.23	54	1.52	118	1.66
BERNARDINI	2003	A.P. INDY	2008	KY	1,362	64	2.35	40	1.47	68	1.25	172	1.58
SILENT NAME	2002	SUNDAY SILENCE	2009	ON	489	23	2.35	25	2.56	22	1.12	70	1.79
DARK ANGEL	2005	ACCLAMATION	2009	IRE	1,172	54	2.30	28	1.19	70	1.49	152	1.62
GIANT'S CAUSEWAY	1997	STORM CAT	2002	KY	2,054	93	2.26	68	1.66	120	1.46	281	1.71
TEOFILO	2004	GALILEO	2009	IRE	1,126	51	2.26	40	1.78	63	1.40	154	1.71
MUNNINGS	2006	SPEIGHTSTOWN	2012	KY	420	19	2.26	15	1.79	24	1.43	58	1.73
AWESOME OF COURSE	2000	AWESOME AGAIN	2005	FL	310	14	2.26	1	0.16	9	0.73	24	0.97
STRUT THE STAGE	1998	THEATRICAL	2008	ON	200	9	2.25	1	0.25	9	1.13	19	1.19
UNUSUAL HEAT	1990	NUREYEV	1999	DEAD	831	37	2.23	42	2.53	60	1.81	139	2.09
FASTNET ROCK	2001	DANEHILL	2006	IRE	641	28	2.18	14	1.09	34	1.33	76	1.48
CANDY RIDE	1999	RIDE THE RAILS	2006	KY	1,596	69	2.16	80	2.51	86	1.35	235	1.84
SUCCESSFUL APPEAL	1996	VALID APPEAL	2002	KY	923	39	2.11	31	1.68	60	1.63	130	1.76
VRONSKY	1999	DANZIG	2006	CA	331	14	2.11	15	2.27	22	1.66	51	1.93
COURT VISION	2005	GULCH	2013	LA	237	10	2.11	3	0.63	9	0.95	22	1.16
AZAMOUR	2001	NIGHT SHIFT	2007	DEAD	675	28	2.07	16	1.19	35	1.30	79	1.46
PIONEEROF THE NILE	2006	EMPIRE MAKER	2011	KY	556	23	2.07	21	1.89	30	1.35	74	1.66
TWIRLING CANDY	2007	CANDY RIDE	2013	KY	244	10	2.05	11	2.25	25	2.56	46	2.36

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Top 40 by A Number of A Runners 2011-2017

Sire	Yr	His Sire	1st Foals	STJ	Tot	A	A Index	B	B Index	C	C Index	ABC	ABC Index
GALILEO	1998	SADLER'S WELLS	2003	IRE	2,119	195	4.60	91	2.15	126	1.49	412	2.43
TAPIT	2001	PULPIT	2006	KY	1,955	112	2.86	75	1.92	139	1.78	326	2.08
MEDAGLIA D'ORO	1999	EL PRADO	2006	KY	1,501	105	3.50	51	1.70	95	1.58	251	2.09
KITTEN'S JOY	2001	EL PRADO	2007	KY	1,847	100	2.71	52	1.41	94	1.27	246	1.66
DUBAWI	2002	DUBAI MILLENNIUM	2007	ENG	1,327	94	3.54	65	2.45	98	1.85	257	2.42
GIANT'S CAUSEWAY	1997	STORM CAT	2002	KY	2,054	93	2.26	68	1.66	120	1.46	281	1.71
WAR FRONT	2002	DANZIG	2008	KY	989	85	4.30	40	2.02	75	1.90	200	2.53
DANSILI	1996	DANEHILL	2002	ENG	1,368	83	3.03	43	1.57	76	1.39	202	1.85
SPEIGHTSTOWN	1998	GONE WEST	2006	KY	1,586	83	2.62	63	1.99	129	2.03	275	2.17
SMART STRIKE	1992	MR. PROSPECTOR	1998	DEAD	1,568	79	2.52	48	1.53	111	1.77	238	1.90
GHOSTZAPPER	2000	AWESOME AGAIN	2007	KY	1,135	74	3.26	43	1.89	84	1.85	201	2.21
MALIBU MOON	1997	A.P. INDY	2001	KY	1,972	74	1.88	59	1.50	104	1.32	237	1.50
CANDY RIDE	1999	RIDE THE RAILS	2006	KY	1,596	69	2.16	80	2.51	86	1.35	235	1.84
SHAMARDAL	2002	GIANT'S CAUSEWAY	2007	IRE	1,400	66	2.36	49	1.75	94	1.68	209	1.87
INVINCIBLE SPIRIT	1997	GREEN DESERT	2004	IRE	1,803	66	1.83	48	1.33	109	1.51	223	1.55
SCAT DADDY	2004	JOHANNESBURG	2009	DEAD	1,295	65	2.51	47	1.81	60	1.16	172	1.66
BERNARDINI	2003	A.P. INDY	2008	KY	1,362	64	2.35	40	1.47	68	1.25	172	1.58
CITY ZIP	1998	CARSON CITY	2003	DEAD	1,731	61	1.76	46	1.33	117	1.69	224	1.62
OASIS DREAM	2000	GREEN DESERT	2005	ENG	1,591	59	1.85	49	1.54	101	1.59	209	1.64
LEMON DROP KID	1996	KINGMAMBO	2002	KY	1,504	58	1.93	40	1.33	85	1.41	183	1.52
HARLAN'S HOLIDAY	1999	HARLAN	2005	DEAD	1,833	57	1.55	47	1.28	105	1.43	209	1.43
DARK ANGEL	2005	ACCLAMATION	2009	IRE	1,172	54	2.30	28	1.19	70	1.49	152	1.62
DISTORTED HUMOR	1993	FORTY NINER	2000	KY	1,431	53	1.85	58	2.03	98	1.71	209	1.83
EMPIRE MAKER	2000	UNBRIDLED	2005	KY	1,836	53	1.44	50	1.36	75	1.02	178	1.21
TEOFILO	2004	GALILEO	2009	IRE	1,126	51	2.26	40	1.78	63	1.40	154	1.71
MORE THAN READY	1997	SOUTHERN HALO	2002	KY	1,641	51	1.55	40	1.22	94	1.43	185	1.41
PIVOTAL	1993	POLAR FALCON	1998	ENG	1,338	50	1.87	39	1.46	104	1.94	193	1.80
TIZNOW	1997	CEE'S TIZZY	2003	KY	1,490	50	1.68	38	1.28	71	1.19	159	1.33
UNBRIDLED'S SONG	1993	UNBRIDLED	1998	DEAD	1,237	49	1.98	27	1.09	75	1.52	151	1.53
HARD SPUN	2004	DANZIG	2009	KY	1,301	48	1.84	42	1.61	80	1.54	170	1.63
FLATTER	1999	A.P. INDY	2005	KY	1,281	46	1.80	29	1.13	66	1.29	141	1.38
CURLIN	2004	SMART STRIKE	2010	KY	882	44	2.49	44	2.49	69	1.96	157	2.23
STORMY ATLANTIC	1994	STORM CAT	2000	KY	1,467	43	1.47	44	1.50	77	1.31	164	1.40
ACCLAMATION	1999	ROYAL APPLAUSE	2005	IRE	1,655	43	1.30	30	0.91	83	1.25	156	1.18
ENGLISH CHANNEL	2002	SMART STRIKE	2009	KY	891	42	2.36	22	1.23	54	1.52	118	1.66
STREET SENSE	2004	STREET CRY	2009	KY	1,161	42	1.81	46	1.98	70	1.51	158	1.70
ROCK OF GIBRALTAR	1999	DANEHILL	2004	IRE	1,588	42	1.32	28	0.88	93	1.46	163	1.28
SKY MESA	2000	PULPIT	2005	KY	1,204	41	1.70	32	1.33	70	1.45	143	1.48
SUCCESSFUL APPEAL	1996	VALID APPEAL	2002	KY	923	39	2.11	31	1.68	60	1.63	130	1.76
AWESOME AGAIN	1994	DEPUTY MINISTER	2000	KY	1,085	39	1.80	23	1.06	67	1.54	129	1.49
CAPE CROSS	1994	GREEN DESERT	2001	DEAD	1,479	39	1.32	44	1.49	80	1.35	163	1.38
EXCEED AND EXCEL	2000	DANEHILL	2006	IRE	1,498	39	1.30	39	1.30	61	1.02	139	1.16

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Top 40 by ABC Index

Sire	Yr	His Sire	1st Foals	STJ	Tot	A	A Index	B	B Index	C	C Index	ABC	ABC Index
WAR FRONT	2002	DANZIG	2008	KY	989	85	4.30	40	2.02	75	1.90	200	2.53
GALILEO	1998	SADLER'S WELLS	2003	IRE	2,119	195	4.60	91	2.15	126	1.49	412	2.43
DUBAWI	2002	DUBAI MILLENNIUM	2007	ENG	1,327	94	3.54	65	2.45	98	1.85	257	2.42
TWIRLING CANDY	2007	CANDY RIDE	2013	KY	244	10	2.05	11	2.25	25	2.56	46	2.36
UNCLE MO	2008	INDIAN CHARLIE	2013	KY	423	38	4.49	15	1.77	26	1.54	79	2.33
CURLIN	2004	SMART STRIKE	2010	KY	882	44	2.49	44	2.49	69	1.96	157	2.23
GHOSTZAPPER	2000	AWESOME AGAIN	2007	KY	1,135	74	3.26	43	1.89	84	1.85	201	2.21
SPEIGHTSTOWN	1998	GONE WEST	2006	KY	1,586	83	2.62	63	1.99	129	2.03	275	2.17
MEDAGLIA D'ORO	1999	EL PRADO	2006	KY	1,501	105	3.50	51	1.70	95	1.58	251	2.09
UNUSUAL HEAT	1990	NUREYEV	1999	DEAD	831	37	2.23	42	2.53	60	1.81	139	2.09
TAPIT	2001	PULPIT	2006	KY	1,955	112	2.86	75	1.92	139	1.78	326	2.08
SQUARE EDDIE	2006	SMART STRIKE	2011	CA	261	13	2.49	16	3.07	14	1.34	43	2.06
SEA THE STARS	2006	CAPE CROSS	2011	IRE	564	37	3.28	20	1.77	34	1.51	91	2.02
OLD FORESTER	2001	FORESTRY	2008	ON	740	26	1.76	33	2.23	56	1.89	115	1.94
VRONSKY	1999	DANZIG	2006	CA	331	14	2.11	15	2.27	22	1.66	51	1.93
INTO MISCHIEF	2005	HARLAN'S HOLIDAY	2010	KY	635	37	2.91	23	1.81	37	1.46	97	1.91
QUALITY ROAD	2006	ELUSIVE QUALITY	2012	KY	518	27	2.61	22	2.12	30	1.45	79	1.91
SMART STRIKE	1992	MR. PROSPECTOR	1998	DEAD	1,568	79	2.52	48	1.53	111	1.77	238	1.90
SHAMARDAL	2002	GIANT'S CAUSEWAY	2007	IRE	1,400	66	2.36	49	1.75	94	1.68	209	1.87
DANSILI	1996	DANEHILL	2002	ENG	1,368	83	3.03	43	1.57	76	1.39	202	1.85
CANDY RIDE	1999	RIDE THE RAILS	2006	KY	1,596	69	2.16	80	2.51	86	1.35	235	1.84
KANTHAROS	2008	LION HEART	2012	KY	287	15	2.61	8	1.39	19	1.66	42	1.83
DISTORTED HUMOR	1993	FORTY NINER	2000	KY	1,431	53	1.85	58	2.03	98	1.71	209	1.83
GIANT GIZMO	2004	GIANT'S CAUSEWAY	2011	ON	264	15	2.84	8	1.52	15	1.42	38	1.80
PIVOTAL	1993	POLAR FALCON	1998	ENG	1,338	50	1.87	39	1.46	104	1.94	193	1.80
LOPE DE VEGA	2007	SHAMARDAL	2012	IRE	445	12	1.35	21	2.36	31	1.74	64	1.80
SILENT NAME	2002	SUNDAY SILENCE	2009	ON	489	23	2.35	25	2.56	22	1.12	70	1.79
SOLDIER HOLLOW	2000	IN THE WINGS	2009	GER	438	15	1.71	14	1.60	33	1.88	62	1.77
JUMP START	1999	A.P. INDY	2004	PA	1,062	36	1.69	34	1.60	80	1.88	150	1.77
SUCCESSFUL APPEAL	1996	VALID APPEAL	2002	KY	923	39	2.11	31	1.68	60	1.63	130	1.76
SIYOUNI	2007	PIVOTAL	2012	FR	418	20	2.39	12	1.44	26	1.56	58	1.73
MUNNINGS	2006	SPEIGHTSTOWN	2012	KY	420	19	2.26	15	1.79	24	1.43	58	1.73
GIANT'S CAUSEWAY	1997	STORM CAT	2002	KY	2,054	93	2.26	68	1.66	120	1.46	281	1.71
TEOFILO	2004	GALILEO	2009	IRE	1,126	51	2.26	40	1.78	63	1.40	154	1.71
STREET SENSE	2004	STREET CRY	2009	KY	1,161	42	1.81	46	1.98	70	1.51	158	1.70
KENDARGENT	2003	KENDOR	2009	FR	536	12	1.12	23	2.15	37	1.73	72	1.68
MINESHAFT	1999	A.P. INDY	2005	KY	1,064	36	1.69	33	1.55	73	1.72	142	1.67
KITTEN'S JOY	2001	EL PRADO	2007	KY	1,847	100	2.71	52	1.41	94	1.27	246	1.66
SCAT DADDY	2004	JOHANNESBURG	2009	DEAD	1,295	65	2.51	47	1.81	60	1.16	172	1.66
ENGLISH CHANNEL	2002	SMART STRIKE	2009	KY	891	42	2.36	22	1.23	54	1.52	118	1.66
PIONEEROF THE NILE	2006	EMPIRE MAKER	2011	KY	556	23	2.07	21	1.89	30	1.35	74	1.66

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Top 40 Sires by Number of ABC Runners 2011-2017

Sire	Yr	His Sire	1st Foals	STJ	Tot	A	A Index	B	B Index	C	C Index	ABC	ABC Index
GALILEO	1998	SADLER'S WELLS	2003	IRE	2,119	195	4.60	91	2.15	126	1.49	412	2.43
TAPIT	2001	PULPIT	2006	KY	1,955	112	2.86	75	1.92	139	1.78	326	2.08
GIANT'S CAUSEWAY	1997	STORM CAT	2002	KY	2,054	93	2.26	68	1.66	120	1.46	281	1.71
SPEIGHTSTOWN	1998	GONE WEST	2006	KY	1,586	83	2.62	63	1.99	129	2.03	275	2.17
DUBAWI	2002	DUBAI MILLENNIUM	2007	ENG	1,327	94	3.54	65	2.45	98	1.85	257	2.42
MEDAGLIA D'ORO	1999	EL PRADO	2006	KY	1,501	105	3.50	51	1.70	95	1.58	251	2.09
KITTEN'S JOY	2001	EL PRADO	2007	KY	1,847	100	2.71	52	1.41	94	1.27	246	1.66
SMART STRIKE	1992	MR. PROSPECTOR	1998	DEAD	1,568	79	2.52	48	1.53	111	1.77	238	1.90
MALIBU MOON	1997	A.P. INDY	2001	KY	1,972	74	1.88	59	1.50	104	1.32	237	1.50
CANDY RIDE	1999	RIDE THE RAILS	2006	KY	1,596	69	2.16	80	2.51	86	1.35	235	1.84
CITY ZIP	1998	CARSON CITY	2003	DEAD	1,731	61	1.76	46	1.33	117	1.69	224	1.62
INVINCIBLE SPIRIT	1997	GREEN DESERT	2004	IRE	1,803	66	1.83	48	1.33	109	1.51	223	1.55
SHAMARDAL	2002	GIANT'S CAUSEWAY	2007	IRE	1,400	66	2.36	49	1.75	94	1.68	209	1.87
DISTORTED HUMOR	1993	FORTY NINER	2000	KY	1,431	53	1.85	58	2.03	98	1.71	209	1.83
OASIS DREAM	2000	GREEN DESERT	2005	ENG	1,591	59	1.85	49	1.54	101	1.59	209	1.64
HARLAN'S HOLIDAY	1999	HARLAN	2005	DEAD	1,833	57	1.55	47	1.28	105	1.43	209	1.43
DANSILI	1996	DANEHILL	2002	ENG	1,368	83	3.03	43	1.57	76	1.39	202	1.85
GHOSTZAPPER	2000	AWESOME AGAIN	2007	KY	1,135	74	3.26	43	1.89	84	1.85	201	2.21
WAR FRONT	2002	DANZIG	2008	KY	989	85	4.30	40	2.02	75	1.90	200	2.53
PIVOTAL	1993	POLAR FALCON	1998	ENG	1,338	50	1.87	39	1.46	104	1.94	193	1.80
MORE THAN READY	1997	SOUTHERN HALO	2002	KY	1,641	51	1.55	40	1.22	94	1.43	185	1.41
LEMON DROP KID	1996	KINGMAMBO	2002	KY	1,504	58	1.93	40	1.33	85	1.41	183	1.52
EMPIRE MAKER	2000	UNBRIDLED	2005	KY	1,836	53	1.44	50	1.36	75	1.02	178	1.21
STREET CRY	1998	MACHIAVELLIAN	2004	DEAD	1,419	32	1.13	48	1.69	94	1.66	174	1.53
SCAT DADDY	2004	JOHANNESBURG	2009	DEAD	1,295	65	2.51	47	1.81	60	1.16	172	1.66
BERNARDINI	2003	A.P. INDY	2008	KY	1,362	64	2.35	40	1.47	68	1.25	172	1.58
HARD SPUN	2004	DANZIG	2009	KY	1,301	48	1.84	42	1.61	80	1.54	170	1.63
BROKEN VOW	1997	UNBRIDLED	2003	KY	1,383	32	1.16	38	1.37	95	1.72	165	1.49
STORMY ATLANTIC	1994	STORM CAT	2000	KY	1,467	43	1.47	44	1.50	77	1.31	164	1.40
CAPE CROSS	1994	GREEN DESERT	2001	DEAD	1,479	39	1.32	44	1.49	80	1.35	163	1.38
ROCK OF GIBRALTAR	1999	DANEHILL	2004	IRE	1,588	42	1.32	28	0.88	93	1.46	163	1.28
TIZNOW	1997	CEE'S TIZZY	2003	KY	1,490	50	1.68	38	1.28	71	1.19	159	1.33
STREET SENSE	2004	STREET CRY	2009	KY	1,161	42	1.81	46	1.98	70	1.51	158	1.70
CURLIN	2004	SMART STRIKE	2010	KY	882	44	2.49	44	2.49	69	1.96	157	2.23
ACCLAMATION	1999	ROYAL APPLAUSE	2005	IRE	1,655	43	1.30	30	0.91	83	1.25	156	1.18
TEOFILO	2004	GALILEO	2009	IRE	1,126	51	2.26	40	1.78	63	1.40	154	1.71
WILDCAT HEIR	2000	FOREST WILDCAT	2007	DEAD	1,402	23	0.82	41	1.46	90	1.60	154	1.37
DARK ANGEL	2005	ACCLAMATION	2009	IRE	1,172	54	2.30	28	1.19	70	1.49	152	1.62
UNBRIDLED'S SONG	1993	UNBRIDLED	1998	DEAD	1,237	49	1.98	27	1.09	75	1.52	151	1.53
JUMP START	1999	A.P. INDY	2004	PA	1,062	36	1.69	34	1.60	80	1.88	150	1.77

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Top 40 Sires by 2 yo ABC Index

Sire	Yr	His Sire	1st Foals	STJ	Tot	A	A Index	ABC	ABC Index	2 Yo	3 Yo	4 Yo	5 Yo+
WAR FRONT	2002	DANZIG	2008	KY	989	85	4.30	200	2.53	3.81	2.22	1.79	2.92
VRONSKY	1999	DANZIG	2006	CA	331	14	2.11	51	1.93	3.21	0.80	1.57	2.70
SQUARE EDDIE	2006	SMART STRIKE	2011	CA	261	13	2.49	43	2.06	3.11	2.06	1.33	1.41
SOLDIER HOLLOW	2000	IN THE WINGS	2009	GER	438	15	1.71	62	1.77	3.10	1.51	1.33	2.26
UNCLE MO	2008	INDIAN CHARLIE	2013	KY	423	38	4.49	79	2.33	2.79	2.34	1.81	0.00
TWIRLING CANDY	2007	CANDY RIDE	2013	KY	244	10	2.05	46	2.36	2.71	2.21	2.10	0.00
TOO MUCH BLING	2003	RUBIANO	2008	TX	444	6	0.68	44	1.24	2.67	1.13	0.59	1.13
ROLL HENNESSY ROLL	2000	HENNESSY	2006	NM	262	7	1.34	16	0.76	2.65	0.70	0.22	0.00
AREION	1995	BIG SHUFFLE	2002	GER	701	19	1.36	81	1.44	2.58	1.55	0.86	1.67
GALILEO	1998	SADLER'S WELLS	2003	IRE	2,119	195	4.60	412	2.43	2.56	2.30	2.11	1.74
SCAT DADDY	2004	JOHANNESBURG	2009	DEAD	1,295	65	2.51	172	1.66	2.49	1.62	1.18	1.53
INTO MISCHIEF	2005	HARLAN'S HOLIDAY	2010	KY	635	37	2.91	97	1.91	2.47	1.95	1.16	2.20
FROST GIANT	2003	GIANT'S CAUSEWAY	2010	NY	373	11	1.47	44	1.47	2.45	1.15	1.18	1.52
CHOISIR	1999	DANEHILL DANCER	2004	AUS	558	17	1.52	54	1.21	2.45	1.00	0.81	1.21
STORMY ATLANTIC	1994	STORM CAT	2000	KY	1,467	43	1.47	164	1.40	2.39	1.28	1.25	1.37
OLD FORESTER	2001	FORESTRY	2008	ON	740	26	1.76	115	1.94	2.37	1.87	1.85	1.42
ATTILA'S STORM	2002	FOREST WILDCAT	2009	NM	333	13	1.95	36	1.35	2.35	1.33	1.03	1.00
SPEIGHTSTOWN	1998	GONE WEST	2006	KY	1,586	83	2.62	275	2.17	2.34	1.98	1.74	3.02
SKY MESA	2000	PULPIT	2005	KY	1,204	41	1.70	143	1.48	2.34	1.45	1.30	1.14
SILENT NAME	2002	SUNDAY SILENCE	2009	ON	489	23	2.35	70	1.79	2.31	2.18	1.08	1.56
EXCHANGE RATE	1997	DANZIG	2003	DEAD	1,223	30	1.23	136	1.39	2.31	1.35	1.12	1.21
LORD OF ENGLAND	2003	DASHING BLADE	2008	GER	490	8	0.82	40	1.02	2.25	0.97	0.55	0.76
NOT FOR LOVE	1990	MR. PROSPECTOR	1997	DEAD	855	24	1.40	97	1.42	2.19	1.22	0.99	1.91
POLLARD'S VISION	2001	CARSON CITY	2007	OK	645	16	1.24	56	1.09	2.19	0.93	0.83	1.29
GIANT GIZMO	2004	GIANT'S CAUSEWAY	2011	ON	264	15	2.84	38	1.80	2.15	1.37	2.08	2.02
MY GOLDEN SONG	2003	UNBRIDLED'S SONG	2009	TX	229	3	0.66	20	1.09	2.15	0.68	1.01	1.61
SIYOUNI	2007	PIVOTAL	2012	FR	418	20	2.39	58	1.73	2.12	1.68	1.51	1.21
DECARCHY	1997	DISTANT VIEW	2005	DEAD	561	9	0.80	34	0.76	2.12	0.63	0.73	0.76
MALIBU MOON	1997	A.P. INDY	2001	KY	1,972	74	1.88	237	1.50	2.07	1.82	1.13	1.29
KENDARGENT	2003	KENDOR	2009	FR	536	12	1.12	72	1.68	2.06	1.62	1.31	1.35
GREAT NOTION	2000	ELUSIVE QUALITY	2006	MD	409	13	1.59	52	1.59	2.05	1.18	1.31	2.60
AWESOME OF COURSE	2000	AWESOME AGAIN	2005	FL	310	14	2.26	24	0.97	2.02	0.97	0.60	0.00
SMARTY JONES	2001	ELUSIVE QUALITY	2006	KY	761	27	1.77	100	1.64	2.00	1.84	1.45	1.67
EINSTEIN	2002	SPEND A BUCK	2011	CA	219	2	0.46	10	0.57	2.00	0.52	0.15	0.00
KITTEN'S JOY	2001	EL PRADO	2007	KY	1,847	100	2.71	246	1.66	1.99	1.78	1.21	1.86
SHOWCASING	2007	OASIS DREAM	2012	ENG	397	12	1.51	32	1.01	1.99	0.59	0.74	1.74
BUSTIN STONES	2004	CITY ZIP	2010	NY	298	7	1.17	25	1.05	1.98	0.89	0.70	1.06
TAPIT	2001	PULPIT	2006	KY	1,955	112	2.86	326	2.08	1.96	2.11	2.00	1.97
AMERICAN POST	2001	BERING	2006	FR	635	15	1.18	73	1.44	1.94	1.33	0.93	2.14
LONHRO	1998	OCTAGONAL	2004	AUS	272	10	1.84	27	1.24	1.94	1.03	1.11	2.82
CLOSING ARGUMENT	2002	SUCCESSFUL APPEAL	2007	LA	732	17	1.16	58	0.99	1.94	0.79	0.67	1.46

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Top 40 Sires by 3 yo ABC Index

Sire	Yr	His Sire	1st Foals	STJ	Tot	A	A Index	ABC	ABC Index	2 Yo	3 Yo	4 Yo	5 Yo+
CURLIN	2004	SMART STRIKE	2010	KY	882	44	2.49	157	2.23	1.86	2.36	2.17	1.93
UNCLE MO	2008	INDIAN CHARLIE	2013	KY	423	38	4.49	79	2.33	2.79	2.34	1.81	0.00
GALILEO	1998	SADLER'S WELLS	2003	IRE	2,119	195	4.60	412	2.43	2.56	2.30	2.11	1.74
DUBAWI	2002	DUBAI MILLENNIUM	2007	ENG	1,327	94	3.54	257	2.42	0.92	2.25	2.44	3.69
WAR FRONT	2002	DANZIG	2008	KY	989	85	4.30	200	2.53	3.81	2.22	1.79	2.92
TWIRLING CANDY	2007	CANDY RIDE	2013	KY	244	10	2.05	46	2.36	2.71	2.21	2.10	0.00
SILENT NAME	2002	SUNDAY SILENCE	2009	ON	489	23	2.35	70	1.79	2.31	2.18	1.08	1.56
TAPIT	2001	PULPIT	2006	KY	1,955	112	2.86	326	2.08	1.96	2.11	2.00	1.97
SQUARE EDDIE	2006	SMART STRIKE	2011	CA	261	13	2.49	43	2.06	3.11	2.06	1.33	1.41
GHOSTZAPPER	2000	AWESOME AGAIN	2007	KY	1,135	74	3.26	201	2.21	1.78	2.00	1.88	2.65
SPEIGHTSTOWN	1998	GONE WEST	2006	KY	1,586	83	2.62	275	2.17	2.34	1.98	1.74	3.02
INTO MISCHIEF	2005	HARLAN'S HOLIDAY	2010	KY	635	37	2.91	97	1.91	2.47	1.95	1.16	2.20
MEDAGLIA D'ORO	1999	EL PRADO	2006	KY	1,501	105	3.50	251	2.09	1.20	1.92	2.00	2.65
KANTHAROS	2008	LION HEART	2012	KY	287	15	2.61	42	1.83	1.69	1.92	1.94	1.74
LOPE DE VEGA	2007	SHAMARDAL	2012	IRE	445	12	1.35	64	1.80	0.93	1.92	1.93	2.56
SEA THE STARS	2006	CAPE CROSS	2011	IRE	564	37	3.28	91	2.02	0.71	1.88	2.21	2.51
UNUSUAL HEAT	1990	NUREYEV	1999	DEAD	831	37	2.23	139	2.09	1.50	1.87	2.20	2.53
OLD FORESTER	2001	FORESTRY	2008	ON	740	26	1.76	115	1.94	2.37	1.87	1.85	1.42
SMARTY JONES	2001	ELUSIVE QUALITY	2006	KY	761	27	1.77	100	1.64	2.00	1.84	1.45	1.67
PIONEEROF THE NILE	2006	EMPIRE MAKER	2011	KY	556	23	2.07	74	1.66	1.15	1.83	1.63	1.57
GIROLAMO	2006	A.P. INDY	2013	KOR	222	7	1.58	29	1.63	1.01	1.82	1.71	0.00
MALIBU MOON	1997	A.P. INDY	2001	KY	1,972	74	1.88	237	1.50	2.07	1.82	1.13	1.29
DANSILI	1996	DANEHILL	2002	ENG	1,368	83	3.03	202	1.85	0.62	1.79	1.81	2.24
SMART STRIKE	1992	MR. PROSPECTOR	1998	DEAD	1,568	79	2.52	238	1.90	1.59	1.78	1.97	1.96
KITTEN'S JOY	2001	EL PRADO	2007	KY	1,847	100	2.71	246	1.66	1.99	1.78	1.21	1.86
STREET SENSE	2004	STREET CRY	2009	KY	1,161	42	1.81	158	1.70	1.22	1.74	1.63	1.79
FREUD	1998	STORM CAT	2003	NY	1,097	38	1.73	129	1.47	1.50	1.74	1.00	1.58
HARLAN'S HOLIDAY	1999	HARLAN	2005	DEAD	1,833	57	1.55	209	1.43	1.91	1.74	0.99	0.96
QUALITY ROAD	2006	ELUSIVE QUALITY	2012	KY	518	27	2.61	79	1.91	1.72	1.72	1.77	1.96
SIYOUNI	2007	PIVOTAL	2012	FR	418	20	2.39	58	1.73	2.12	1.68	1.51	1.21
ORPEN	1996	LURE	2001	FR	459	8	0.87	40	1.09	1.37	1.68	0.63	0.76
MUNNINGS	2006	SPEIGHTSTOWN	2012	KY	420	19	2.26	58	1.73	1.69	1.66	1.52	1.75
GIANT'S CAUSEWAY	1997	STORM CAT	2002	KY	2,054	93	2.26	281	1.71	1.16	1.64	1.50	2.35
KENDARGENT	2003	KENDOR	2009	FR	536	12	1.12	72	1.68	2.06	1.62	1.31	1.35
SCAT DADDY	2004	JOHANNESBURG	2009	DEAD	1,295	65	2.51	172	1.66	2.49	1.62	1.18	1.53
LOOKIN AT LUCKY	2007	SMART STRIKE	2012	KY	425	22	2.59	50	1.47	1.59	1.62	0.95	1.25
MORE THAN READY	1997	SOUTHERN HALO	2002	KY	1,641	51	1.55	185	1.41	1.82	1.62	1.05	1.30
CANDY RIDE	1999	RIDE THE RAILS	2006	KY	1,596	69	2.16	235	1.84	1.72	1.61	1.82	2.05
PASS RUSH	1999	CROWN AMBASSADOR	2008	IN	202	4	0.99	21	1.30	1.81	1.61	0.76	1.21
HARD SPUN	2004	DANZIG	2009	KY	1,301	48	1.84	170	1.63	1.31	1.60	1.59	1.88

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Top 40 Sires by 4 yo ABC Index

Sire	Yr	His Sire	1st Foals	STJ	Tot	A	A Index	ABC	ABC Index	2 Yo	3 Yo	4 Yo	5 Yo+
DUBAWI	2002	DUBAI MILLENNIUM	2007	ENG	1,327	94	3.54	257	2.42	0.92	2.25	2.44	3.69
SEA THE STARS	2006	CAPE CROSS	2011	IRE	564	37	3.28	91	2.02	0.71	1.88	2.21	2.51
UNUSUAL HEAT	1990	NUREYEV	1999	DEAD	831	37	2.23	139	2.09	1.50	1.87	2.20	2.53
CURLIN	2004	SMART STRIKE	2010	KY	882	44	2.49	157	2.23	1.86	2.36	2.17	1.93
GALILEO	1998	SADLER'S WELLS	2003	IRE	2,119	195	4.60	412	2.43	2.56	2.30	2.11	1.74
TWIRLING CANDY	2007	CANDY RIDE	2013	KY	244	10	2.05	46	2.36	2.71	2.21	2.10	0.00
GIANT GIZMO	2004	GIANT'S CAUSEWAY	2011	ON	264	15	2.84	38	1.80	2.15	1.37	2.08	2.02
PIVOTAL	1993	POLAR FALCON	1998	ENG	1,338	50	1.87	193	1.80	1.04	1.21	2.03	2.71
CHAMPS ELYSEES	2003	DANEHILL	2011	IRE	478	17	1.78	47	1.23	0.55	0.82	2.02	1.66
MEDAGLIA D'ORO	1999	EL PRADO	2006	KY	1,501	105	3.50	251	2.09	1.20	1.92	2.00	2.65
TAPIT	2001	PULPIT	2006	KY	1,955	112	2.86	326	2.08	1.96	2.11	2.00	1.97
SMART STRIKE	1992	MR. PROSPECTOR	1998	DEAD	1,568	79	2.52	238	1.90	1.59	1.78	1.97	1.96
KANTHAROS	2008	LION HEART	2012	KY	287	15	2.61	42	1.83	1.69	1.92	1.94	1.74
DISTORTED HUMOR	1993	FORTY NINER	2000	KY	1,431	53	1.85	209	1.83	1.90	1.56	1.93	2.28
LOPE DE VEGA	2007	SHAMARDAL	2012	IRE	445	12	1.35	64	1.80	0.93	1.92	1.93	2.56
MIDSHIPMAN	2006	UNBRIDLED'S SONG	2012	KY	361	13	1.80	42	1.45	1.15	1.21	1.91	1.88
SHAMARDAL	2002	GIANT'S CAUSEWAY	2007	IRE	1,400	66	2.36	209	1.87	1.55	1.52	1.89	3.33
JUMP START	1999	A.P. INDY	2004	PA	1,062	36	1.69	150	1.77	1.39	1.51	1.89	2.31
GHOSTZAPPER	2000	AWESOME AGAIN	2007	KY	1,135	74	3.26	201	2.21	1.78	2.00	1.88	2.65
SUCCESSFUL APPEAL	1996	VALID APPEAL	2002	KY	923	39	2.11	130	1.76	1.52	1.47	1.86	1.99
OLD FORESTER	2001	FORESTRY	2008	ON	740	26	1.76	115	1.94	2.37	1.87	1.85	1.42
CANDY RIDE	1999	RIDE THE RAILS	2006	KY	1,596	69	2.16	235	1.84	1.72	1.61	1.82	2.05
UNCLE MO	2008	INDIAN CHARLIE	2013	KY	423	38	4.49	79	2.33	2.79	2.34	1.81	0.00
DANSILI	1996	DANEHILL	2002	ENG	1,368	83	3.03	202	1.85	0.62	1.79	1.81	2.24
BLAME	2006	ARCH	2012	KY	421	12	1.43	50	1.48	1.71	1.15	1.81	1.25
WAR FRONT	2002	DANZIG	2008	KY	989	85	4.30	200	2.53	3.81	2.22	1.79	2.92
QUALITY ROAD	2006	ELUSIVE QUALITY	2012	KY	518	27	2.61	79	1.91	1.72	1.72	1.77	1.96
SPEIGHTSTOWN	1998	GONE WEST	2006	KY	1,586	83	2.62	275	2.17	2.34	1.98	1.74	3.02
STREET CRY	1998	MACHIAVELLIAN	2004	DEAD	1,419	32	1.13	174	1.53	1.12	1.14	1.74	2.45
OASIS DREAM	2000	GREEN DESERT	2005	ENG	1,591	59	1.85	209	1.64	1.67	1.22	1.73	2.50
TEOFILO	2004	GALILEO	2009	IRE	1,126	51	2.26	154	1.71	1.41	1.53	1.72	2.69
FIRST DEFENCE	2004	UNBRIDLED'S SONG	2010	KSA	436	14	1.61	51	1.46	1.12	1.38	1.72	1.69
GIROLAMO	2006	A.P. INDY	2013	KOR	222	7	1.58	29	1.63	1.01	1.82	1.71	0.00
NEW APPROACH	2005	GALILEO	2010	ENG	771	29	1.88	97	1.57	1.53	1.21	1.67	1.98
DARK ANGEL	2005	ACCLAMATION	2009	IRE	1,172	54	2.30	152	1.62	1.88	1.11	1.66	3.09
DUTCH ART	2004	MEDICEAN	2009	ENG	972	28	1.44	103	1.32	1.27	1.03	1.65	2.00
STREET SENSE	2004	STREET CRY	2009	KY	1,161	42	1.81	158	1.70	1.22	1.74	1.63	1.79
PIONEEROF THE NILE	2006	EMPIRE MAKER	2011	KY	556	23	2.07	74	1.66	1.15	1.83	1.63	1.57
SIDNEY'S CANDY	2007	CANDY RIDE	2013	ARG	276	3	0.54	17	0.77	0.37	0.61	1.62	0.00
ENGLISH CHANNEL	2002	SMART STRIKE	2009	KY	891	42	2.36	118	1.66	0.73	1.54	1.61	2.29