2016 MIDWEST STALLIONS

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1 SUNDAY, JANUARY 17, MIDWEST STALLIONS THREE REPRESENTATIVES FOR TRIPLE CROWN SIRE LINE TAPIT, UNCLE MO SET EARNINGS RECORDS PROFILES OF KENTUCKY S LEADING SIRES 2015 NORTH AMERICAN SIRE LISTS PIONEEROF THE NILE Photo by Barbara D. Livingston

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3 DRF.COM/BREEDING DAILY RACING FORM Sunday, January 17, 2016 PAGE 3 TRIPLE CROWN SIRE LINE IN SPOTLIGHT FOR 2016 By Joe Nevills There is no denying the hype that surrounds a Triple Crown winner when he goes off to stud and the résumé boost his sire receives for adding his part to the feat. What s more uncommon is a grandsire that stands to benefit from a Triple Crown win. When the Ashford Stud breeding shed opens for business in February, American Pharoah will be only the fourth of the 12 Triple Crown winners to begin his stallion career while his sire and grandsire are still active themselves. His sire, WinStar Farm resident Pioneerof the Nile, and grandsire, Empire Maker of Gainesway, will be among the Triple Crown winner s stiffest competition for mares in his debut season, with all three coming from similar blood but offering enough differences to make each stand apart. American Pharoah brings with him the excitement of his recent ontrack exploits and the intrigue of what his stud career might hold. Pioneerof the Nile, still early in his career, enters the breeding season more proven than ever, with winners or placers in Triple Crown races from both of his first two crops. Empire Maker brings with him a little of both, having just returned from a five-year stay in Japan after beginning his stud career at Juddmonte Farms, arguably seeing his most success in the U.S. after leaving the country. Anytime you breed mares and you re catering to breeders, it s different strokes for different folks, said Elliott Walden, president and CEO of WinStar Farm. Some people like the older horse, some people would like the young, new horse off the track. For me, I like the fact that Pioneerof the Nile is the up-and-coming star, that he s the one that s been able to sire a Triple Crown winner. American Pharoah joins Affirmed, Omaha, and Gallant Fox among the Triple Crown winners with two generations of their sire line still at stud upon their debut. Barbara D. Livingston Pioneerof the Nile has about 125 mares in his book for TOP KENTUCKY SIRES BY 2016 STUD FEE STALLION (YOB, SIRE) 2016 FARM 2016 STUD FEE Tapit (2001, Pulpit) Gainesway $300,000 American Pharoah (2012, Pioneerof the Nile) Ashford Stud 200,000 War Front (2002, Danzig) Claiborne Farm 200,000 Medaglia d Oro (1999, El Prado) Darley 150,000 Pioneerof the Nile (2006, Empire Maker) WinStar Farm 125,000 Bernardini (2003, A.P. Indy) Darley 100,000 Curlin (2004, Smart Strike) Hill n Dale Farms 100,000 Distorted Humor (1993 Forty Niner) WinStar Farm 100,000 Empire Maker (2000, Unbridled) Gainesway 100,000 Kitten s Joy (2001, El Prado) Ramsey Farm 100,000 Speightstown (1998, Gone West) WinStar Farm 100,000 Malibu Moon (1997, A.P. Indy) Spendthrift Farm 95,000 Giant s Causeway (1997, Storm Cat) Ashford Stud 85,000 Awesome Again (1994, Deputy Minister) Adena Springs Kentucky 75,000 Uncle Mo (2008, Indian Charlie) Ashford Stud 75,000 Super Saver (2007, Maria s Mon) WinStar Farm 65,000 Candy Ride (1999, Ride the Rails) Lane s End 60,000 Ghostzapper (2000, Awesome Again) Adena Springs Kentucky 60,000 Tiznow (1997, Cee s Tizzy) WinStar Farm 60,000 More Than Ready (1997, Southern Halo) WinStar Farm 50,000 Hard Spun (2004, Danzig) Darley 45,000 Into Mischief (2005, Harlan s Holiday) Spendthrift Farm 45,000 Street Sense (2004, Street Cry) Darley 45,000 Affirmed, his sire, Exclusive Native, and grandsire Raise a Native overlapped for four seasons at Spendthrift Farm, from Affirmed s debut season at stud in 1980 to Exclusive Native s death in Omaha began his stud career in 1937 beside his sire Gallant Fox and grandsire Sir Gallahad III at Claiborne Farm, later being relocated to stand in New York. The three remained active for 11 years, until Gallant Fox overlapped his sire and grandsire Teddy for six seasons, from 1931 to American Pharoah s situation is unique in that he is the only one of the four Triple Crown winners in this group that did not debut at stud at the same farm as his sire or grandsire. What ties these Triple Crown winners together is that they all came along early in their respective sires careers. Omaha hailed from the first crop of Gallant Fox, who himself was a member of Sir Gallahad III s second crop. American Pharoah also came out of the second crop from his sire. Affirmed was the outlier of the bunch, coming out of the sixth crop by Exclusive Native. That fact sits perfectly fine with Walden, who said the success of Pioneerof the Nile s runners over their first two crops on the track sets up the still-young stallion well for his recent books of mares, with expectations high for even better mares going forward. However, he acknowledged that breeders now have more sources to tap into that bloodline than they did just last year. I think the interesting thing for the whole American Pharoah/Pioneerof the Nile/ Empire Maker thing is that you have all three coming in and last year you just had Pioneerof the Nile, Walden said. It gave breeders a bit of a different option on which one they wanted to breed to that were thinking about breeding to the Unbridled line through Empire Maker. Skipping back a generation, Empire Maker is the youngest grandsire of a Triple Crown winner to still be active at stud, having recently turned 16. Raise a Native was 19 when Affirmed joined the Spendthrift roster, while Sir Gallahad III was 17 and Teddy was 18. Empire Maker enters his 13th season at stud, while the other three stallions in that elite group sired 18 crops or Continued on page 5

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5 DRF.COM/BREEDING DAILY RACING FORM Sunday, January 17, 2016 PAGE 5 Continued from page 3 more over the course of their lifetimes. One of the most obvious dividing factors among the three stallions is their price points. There is little to be offered from a historical context in terms of comparative public market pricing. Affirmed and his line, the most recent example, stood for private fees during the 1980 breeding season at Spendthrift. American Pharoah will have the most expensive advertised fee of the group, standing for $200,000. The rate makes him the highest-priced first-year stallion in North America since Horse of the Year Ghostzapper, who stood for the same fee in 2006, and ties him with Claiborne Farm resident War Front for the second-highest fee in North America for the coming season. Empire Maker, who stands at Gainesway in a partnership between the farm and Don Alberto Corp., will stand for $100,000 in his return to the U.S. Michael Hernon, Gainesway s director of sales, was well aware of the ideal timing the partnership had in reintroducing the 16-year-old Empire Maker back into the U.S. market. He said the stallion has seen a healthy mix of interest from both domestic and international breeders, and is expected to breed about 135 mares in his return season. I think the success and emergence of American Pharoah and his success in winning the Triple Crown has put real focus on Empire Maker himself, and obviously his son Pioneerof the Nile, Hernon said. I think Empire Maker is held in high regard, he s proven, and he was obviously a top runner. I think the expectation is high and he was very well-received at $100,000. Hernon said that breeders were keenly aware of Empire Maker s blood ties to the Triple Crown winner, but most who sought out the stallion did so for his own merit, which includes siring 30 graded or group stakes winners from his first nine crops of racing age. I think it s well known, but we ve also been making people aware of his versatility to get top runners, both colts and fillies, Hernon said, mentioning three-time champion Royal Delta as an example of the stallion s ability to get top females. Clearly, American Pharoah finished up his racing career in great style with the Breeders Cup win at Keeneland, so he keeps the focus on himself, and of course his sire and Empire Maker. Pioneerof the Nile sits in the middle, both in the sire line and by his 2016 stud fee. The 10-year-old will stand for $125,000 this year, and Walden said he had 125 mares in his book. The neat thing about it is Bob Baffert was quoted during that whole run saying that American Pharoah s greatness comes from Pioneerof the Nile, Walden said. Empire Maker gives you a chance to get that Derby horse, but the bottom side [Star of Goshen], out of a Lord At War mare, she was a freak with true speed, and American Pharoah has that galloping speed, which he thinks comes from the side of Pioneerof the Nile s pedigree. It s just exciting to be a part of it. WinStar Farm has established itself as a believer in the Empire Maker sire line, also standing Grade 1 winner and dual classic-placed Bodemeister, whose first foals are 2-yearolds of 2016 and were among the best received progeny of first-crop yearlings during last year s auction season. We feel like we ve got the two best sons of Empire Maker at stud, Walden said. There is still time to nominate your 2014 foals to the ITBOA Iowa Stallion Stakes Races Easy one time payment makes your foal eligible for TWO races, one as a 2 yo and one as a 3 yo Stallion Futurity, Stallion Stakes & Stallion Filly Stakes had total purses of $217,375!!! If you have a foal born in 2014 by one of the following stallions, you are eligible to nominate, regardless of what state they were foaled in: Added Edge Aeneas After Market Air Commander American Lion Belong to Me Blazin Dreams Bold Warrior Bulldogger Canaveral Charging Indian Chitoz Concord Point Connecticut Cougar Cat Cowboy Cal Dazzling Falls Desert Key D Funnybone Dialed In Discreetly Mine Distorted Reality It PAYS to NOMINATE Doneraile Court Double Honor Drinkwiththedevil Einstein El Caballo Fappie s Notewook Ford Every stream Forest Attack Giacomo Gold Schleiger Governor Vasquez Heart of the Storm Hold Me Back Imperialism Irish Road Jafmil Kela Kennedy King of Scat Kings Blood Kipling Kirkendahl LATE DEADLINE IS MARCH 1st Late nominations also due for IOWA Bred foals of Prairie Meadows: April 28th - Aug 13th Lewis Michael Maclean s Music Magic Cat Magna Graduate Margie s Wildcat Matt s Broken Vow Midshipman Mr. Nightlinger Mt. Glittermore Native Ruler Nob Hill Delight Omega Code Pass Rush Read the Footnotes Regal Ransom Royal Jabar Run Away and Hide Rushin to Altar Saintly Look Sam Lord s Castle Sangaree Save Big Money Shadow Hawk Sidney s Candy Silver Poet Sligo Bay Soaring Empire Star Cat Stephen Got Even Storm Account Storm Catcher Stormy Business Student Council Tactical Cat Tale of Ekati The Visualiser Tiago Toccet Two Step Salsa US Ranger Western Expression Wild Gold Woke Up Dreamin Zanjero Note: DRF sire lists contain complete Northern Hemisphere statistics for runners, winners, stakes winners, and stakes wins. Sire list earnings exclude money earned in Pacific Rim nations including Japan, Singapore, and Hong Kong, as well as steeplechase earnings. IOWA THOROUGHBRED BREEDERS AND OWNERS ASSOCIATION For More Information Contact Our ITBOA Office at ITBOA@msn.com Nomination forms and more info at

6 PAGE 6 Sunday, January 17, 2016 DAILY RACING FORM DRF.COM/BREEDING 2015 STALLION HONORS TAPIT Leading Kentucky general sire by earnings and winners Gray or Roan Horse Foaled Feb. 27, 2001 in Kentucky Pulpit 94 Tap Your Heels 96 A.P. Indy 89 Preach 89 Unbridled 87 Ruby Slippers 82 Seattle Slew 74 Weekend Surprise 80 Mr. Prospector 70 Narrate 80 Fappiano 77 Gana Facil 81 Nijinsky II 67 Moon Glitter 72 Barbara D. Livingston By Joe Nevills Tapit had the kind of year in 2014 that most stallions never compile over the course of their lifetimes. In 2015, he went even further. For a second straight year, the 15-yearold son of Pulpit topped the North American stallion ranks by earnings, with 315 runners compiling $17,677,580. That figure easily surpassed second-place Medaglia d Oro, who finished the year with 254 runners earning $13,014,924. What is impressive about this accomplishment is that Tapit clinched the North American earnings record in November, giving him an entire month to pad his lead. What makes it truly amazing is that it was his own record he was distancing. In 2014, Tapit surpassed the previous earnings record set by Smart Strike in 2007 by the Breeders Cup in early November, meaning he had nearly two months to add to the most lucrative season a North American stallion ever had. A year later, his foals needed only 11 of the 12 months to outpace an already historic figure. Tapit resides at Gainesway in Lexington, Ky., where he will stand his 12th year at stud for a fee of $300,000, North America s highest advertised fee for the 2016 breeding season. He can get you any kind of horse, said Michael Hernon, Gainesway s director of sales. He really moves his mares up, and they run at all distances on all surfaces. I think their one basic characteristic is their competitiveness at the highest level of racing. They re really tough horses with great cardios, they stay sound, and they generally have a lot of speed and the ability to carry it. In setting the earnings record, Tapit was obviously helped by a healthy share of KENTUCKY GENERAL SIRES BY 2015 PROGENY EARNINGS RANK NAME (BORN, SIRE) 2016 FARM 2016 STUD FEE RNRS WNRS 2015 EARNINGS 1 Tapit (2001, Pulpit) Gainesway $300, $17,677,580 2 Medaglia d Oro (1999, El Prado) Darley 150, ,014,924 3 Pioneerof the Nile (2006, Empire Maker) WinStar Farm 125, ,580,716 4 Candy Ride (1999, Ride the Rails) Lane s End 60, ,459,378 5 Kitten s Joy (2001, El Prado) Ramsey Farm 100, ,230,953 stakes winners, but he did it with quantity as well. His 175 winners topped the North American ranks, bettering runners-up Candy Ride and Giant s Causeway, who were each represented by 156 winners. A group of familiar faces led the way among Tapit s progeny, with 2014 champion Untapable and Belmont Stakes winner Tonalist each returning to earn Grade 1 wins. The latter was one of two Eclipse Award finalists for Tapit in 2015, along with multiple Grade 2-winning juvenile Mohaymen. Tapit s highest-earning runner was Frosted, whose campaign included wins in the Grade 1 Wood Memorial and the Grade 2 Pennsylvania Derby, both $1 million races. His clashes with Triple Crown winner American Pharoah also earned him a runner-up effort in the Belmont Stakes, a third in the Grade 1 Travers Stakes, and a fourth-place finish in the Kentucky Derby. Others by Tapit to claim graded stakes victories in 2015 included Grade 1 winner Constitution; Grade 2 winners Race Day and Just Wicked; and Grade 3 winner Divining Rod, who was third in the Preakness Stakes. On the turf, Tapit s runners were led by Grade 1 winner Ring Weekend; Grade 3 winners Prospect Park, Tin Type Gal, White Rose, and Walk Close; and Grade 1-placed Closing Bell. Tapit s reign at the top of the auction market continued through 2015 as well, siring the most-expensive offerings of the yearling and juvenile portions of the North American auction calendar. The yearling was a colt out of the winning Mr. Greeley mare Silver Colors, herself a daughter of Kentucky Derby winner Winning Colors, who sold to Mandy Pope s Whisper Hill Farm for $2.1 million at the Keeneland September yearling sale. Tapit was the September sale s leading stallion by total receipts for a fourth straight year and had the auction s highest- or co-highest-priced offering for the second year in a row. A Tapit filly made history during the juvenile season when bloodstock agency Solis/Litt went to $1.9 million for a daughter of the unraced Silver Deputy mare Silver Wolf to make her the mostexpensive horse to ever sell at an Ocala Breeders Sales Co. auction, changing hands at its spring sale of 2-year-olds in training in April. The filly was later named Inheritance. I think the belief is that Tapit can get you a high probability of a graded stakes winner or a Grade 1 winner by one of his progeny, Hernon said. His fillies are going to be in strong demand going forward based on him, their ability, and the very strong pedigrees that they re out of now. I m sure Tapit will emerge as a top broodmare sire in his own right, and his influence through his daughters will endure and be significant in the years ahead.

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8 PAGE 8 Sunday, January 17, 2016 DAILY RACING FORM DRF.COM/BREEDING 2015 STALLION HONORS MEDAGLIA D ORO Leading active Kentucky general sire by stakes winners Second-leading Kentucky general sire by earnings Dark Bay or Brown Horse Foaled April 11, 1999 in Kentucky Sadler s Wells 81 El Prado 89 Lady Capulet 74 Northern Dancer 61 Fairy Bridge 75 Sir Ivor 65 Cap and Bells 58 Cappucino Bay 89 Bailjumper 74 Dubbed In 73 Damascus 64 Court Circuit 64 Silent Screen 67 Society Singer 68 Courtesy of Darley America By Nicole Russo By all indicators, the stallion industry lost something special when the young sire Scat Daddy suddenly died of a suspected cardiac event at age 11 in December. Already a successful young stallion, the son of Johannesburg was completing the best season of his career. Scat Daddy led all North American sires with 30 individual stakes winners in Powered by his chief earner, multiple graded stakes winner and one-time classics contender El Kabeir, the stallion rose to ninth on the general sire list the best placing yet in those ranks for the leading freshman sire of Off that success, the horse was set to join the elite with an elevated stud fee of $100,000 a major boost from $35,000 for 2016 at Coolmore s Ashford Stud in Versailles, Ky. Everyone here at Ashford is very upset as he was a smashing horse with a great career ahead of him, Ashford manager Dermot Ryan said. Scat Daddy won multiple graded stakes in both seasons he raced, taking the Grade 1 Champagne and Grade 2 Sanford as a juvenile and the Grade 1 Florida Derby and Grade 2 Fountain of Youth as a 3-year-old. He finished unplaced in the 2007 Kentucky Derby, the final start of his career. He captured 5 of 9 career starts and earned more than $1.3 million. Scat Daddy has consistently turned out stakes horses since entering stud at Ashford in His breakout 2015 racing season was helped along by a strong juvenile crop including Grade 1 Frizette Stakes winner Nickname, and Acapulco, who defeated elders in Group 2 company at the Royal Ascot meeting. Other 2-yearold standouts for their sire were multiple Grade 2 winner Pretty N Cool, Grade 2 KENTUCKY GENERAL SIRES BY 2015 NUMBER OF STAKES WINNERS RANK NAME (BORN, SIRE) 2016 FARM 2016 STUD FEE RNRS WNRS SWS 1 Scat Daddy (2004, Johannesburg) Died Medaglia d Oro (1999, El Prado) Darley $150, Tapit (2001, Pulpit) Gainesway 300, Candy Ride (1999, Ride the Rails) Lane s End 60, Giant s Causeway (1997, Storm Cat) Ashford Stud 85, Street Sense (2004, Street Cry) Darley 45, winners Conquest Daddyo and Azar, and Grade 3 winner Harmonize. Scat Daddy finished second on the juvenile sire list for 2015, trailing only Ashford s breakout freshman sire Uncle Mo. During his career, Scat Daddy has sired 70 stakes winners to date, led by multiple Grade 1 winner Lady of Shamrock and Group 1 winner No Nay Never, and multiple graded/group winners Daddy Long Legs, Handsome Mike, Daddy Nose Best, Frac Daddy, and Dice Flavor. Scat Daddy also was a popular shuttle sire for Coolmore, finishing as the leading sire in Chile in 2013 and 2014 and represented by champions Il Campione, Dacita, Solaria, and El Bromista in that country. Dacita, now based in the U.S., was a graded stakes winner at Saratoga this year to bolster her sire s résumé. Among active Kentucky stallions of 2016, Medaglia d Oro takes over as the reigning leader by stakes winners, as he edged top general sire Tapit in that category. Medaglia d Oro, who is based at Darley s Jonabell Farm in Lexington, Ky., finished second to Tapit on the 2015 general sire list with progeny earnings of $13,014,924. After finishing fourth on the freshman list again, to Tapit in 2008, the stallion has been a top-20 sire every year since, finishing in the top 10 in four of seven years. Medaglia d Oro has been known for siring top fillies since 2009 Horse of the Year Rachel Alexandra emerged from his first crop, followed two years later by another Kentucky Oaks winner, Plum Pretty. An exciting filly once again led the way for the stallion in 2015, as Songbird was considered a virtual lock to earn the Eclipse Award as champion 2-year-old filly. She won all four of her starts, three of those Grade 1 events, by a combined 22 lengths, capped by a 5 3/4-length score in the Breeders Cup Juvenile Fillies. Medaglia d Oro s other top runners in 2015 included Grade 1 Gulfstream Park Turf Handicap winner Mshawish, who finished third in the Group 1 Dubai Turf; Australian champion Vancouver; and multiple graded stakes winners Sentiero Italia, Valid, and Lochte. Medaglia d Oro, a 17-year-old son of El Prado, earned top-level victories in the Travers Stakes, Whitney Handicap, and Donn Handicap during a career in which he bankrolled $5,754,720. He was runnerup in the Belmont Stakes, Dubai World Cup, and two editions of the Breeders Cup Classic. DRF s exclusive SirePoweredResults Now sortable by Beyer Speed Figure DRF.com/breedingtoday

9 DRF.COM/BREEDING DAILY RACING FORM Sunday, January 17, 2016 PAGE 9 The Cat that GETS the cream... More Black Type winners in 2015 than any other stallion standing for under $25,000. His fee? Just $7,500. PLUS 17 individual juvenile winnersin 2015 three of them at Stakes level. DISCREET CAT $7,500 S&N Forestry Pretty Discreet (Private Account) Darley

10 PAGE 10 Sunday, January 17, 2016 DAILY RACING FORM DRF.COM/BREEDING 2015 STALLION HONORS PIONEEROF THE NILE Leading active Kentucky general sire by average earnings Dark Bay or Brown Horse Foaled May 5, 2006 in Kentucky Unbridled 87 Empire Maker 00 Toussaud 89 Fappiano 77 Gana Facil 81 El Gran Senor 81 Image of Reality 76 Star of Goshen 94 Lord At War 80 Castle Eight 84 General 74 Luna de Miel 74 Key to the Kingdom 70 Her Native 73 Louise E. Reinagel By Joe Nevills The group of 12 horses to win the Triple Crown is about as exclusive as a club gets in any sport. Just as select is the group of 12 horses that sired them. Pioneerof the Nile became the newest member of that group on a June afternoon in New York when his champion offspring American Pharoah crossed the finish line unchallenged in the Belmont Stakes to sweep the series of classic races. It would have been an unforgettable year for Pioneerof the Nile had he stopped there, but American Pharoah also chalked up wins in the Grade 1 Haskell Invitational Stakes and Breeders Cup Classic before calling it a career. American Pharoah almost certainly will be named Horse of the Year. American Pharoah s single-year North American record earnings of $8,288,800 helped propel Pioneerof the Nile to the top of North America s active sire list by average progeny earnings, with his 120 runners making an average of $96,506 in He finished second overall behind the pensioned A.P. Indy, whose 49 runners banked an average of $100,360 last year. Pioneerof the Nile s $11,580,716 in combined progeny earnings also placed him third on the 2015 Kentucky general sire list, behind Tapit and Medaglia d Oro. Pioneerof the Nile will stand his seventh season at stud in 2016, residing at WinStar Farm in Versailles, Ky., with an advertised fee of $125,000. The fee more than doubled his rate of $60,000 in 2015, and is more than six times his 2014 fee of $20,000. You never expect to have a horse at the farm that s the sire of a Triple Crown winner, said Elliott Walden, WinStar s president and CEO. It s exciting for WinStar and all the employees, and following American Pharoah s progress right along was really KENTUCKY GENERAL SIRES BY 2015 AVERAGE EARNINGS PER RUNNER (MINIMUM 10 RUNNERS) RANK NAME (BORN, SIRE) 2016 FARM 2016 STUD FEE RNRS WNRS AVG. EARNINGS 1 A.P. Indy (1989, Seattle Slew) Pens $100,360 2 Pioneerof the Nile (2006, Empire Maker) WinStar Farm $125, ,506 3 Tapit (2001, Pulpit) Gainesway 300, ,119 4 Medaglia d Oro (1999, El Prado) Darley 150, ,240 5 Uncle Mo (2008, Indian Charlie) Ashford Stud 75, ,758 special. Then, to have it with a horse that s 9 years old and has his stud career in front of him was really exciting. Though American Pharoah was clearly the standout runner for Pioneerof the Nile in 2015, his body of runners proved that the Triple Crown winner was no fluke, with Grade 1-placed runners on both dirt and turf last year. Leading the charge was Midnight Storm, winner of the Grade 2 Seabiscuit Handicap and runner-up in the Grade 1 Shoemaker Mile, both on turf. Also performing well on the grass was Grade 2-placed Courtier, who won the $206,000 Centaur Stakes at Indiana Grand. Pioneerof the Nile s leading dirt runners included Grade 1-placed stakes winner Catch My Drift, stakes winners Eighth Wonder and Cash Control, Grade 2-placed Jojo Warrior, and Grade 3-placed Pioneerof the West. Though still a relatively young stallion his 2-year-olds of 2016 will be his fourth crop of racing age Pioneerof the Nile is already beginning to branch out into the next phase of his career, where he must prove himself as a sire of sires and producers. American Pharoah will headline the class of incoming stallions for the 2016 breeding season, standing at Ashford Stud in Versailles, Ky., for $200,000. That price marks the highest entry point for a stallion since Horse of the Year Ghostzapper commanded the same amount in Walden said he expected the number and quality of Pioneerof the Nile offspring to enter the breeding pool will rise exponentially in the coming years as the makeup of his book evolves. The next step is really the last two years, Walden said. Since his horses hit the racetrack, his books have gotten really good. For the first four years of his stallion career, he bred the dams of four Grade 1 winners. In the last two years, he s bred 25 mares that were Grade 1 winners themselves or dams of Grade 1 winners. He had 13 mares in those four years that were either graded winners themselves or graded producers, and it was over 60 last year alone. His future is bright. The mare quality is improved. It s going to be exciting to see what he does with the next phase of his stallion career and the mares that he has. Though pensioned since 2011, A.P. Indy has carried one of the all-time great careers at stud into his 18th and final crop, led by Eclipse Award finalist Honor Code, whose 2015 résumé featured wins in the Grade 1 Metropolitan Handicap and Whitney Stakes, and a third in the Breeders Cup Classic. A.P. Indy, a 27-year-old son of Seattle Slew, stood his entire career at Lane s End in Versailles, Ky., and is living out his retirement in the farm s stallion facility.

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12 PAGE 12 Sunday, January 17, 2016 DAILY RACING FORM DRF.COM/BREEDING 2015 STALLION HONORS UNCLE MO Leading Kentucky freshman sire by earnings, average earnings, winners, stakes winners, and stakes wins Leading Kentucky juvenile sire by earnings Bay Horse Foaled March 10, 2008 in Kentucky Indian Charlie 95 In Excess 87 Soviet Sojourn 89 Siberian Express 81 Kantado 76 Leo Castelli 84 Political Parfait 84 Playa Maya 00 Arch 95 Dixie Slippers 95 Kris S. 77 Aurora 88 Dixieland Band 80 Cyane s Slippers 83 Courtesy of Coolmore Stud By Nicole Russo Uncle Mo s position atop the 2015 North American freshman sire ranks was no surprise, as the stallion was himself an unbeaten 2-year-old with every right to produce similar runners. Still, his dominance of the category, as well as the way he held his own among established stallions, was spectacular in fashion. Uncle Mo, who stands at Coolmore s Ashford Stud in Versailles, Ky., led not only the freshman list but also the overall juvenile sire list, as his 28 winners on the season contributed to his progeny earnings of $3,632,314. The earnings are a freshman-season record, shattering the $2,811,337 amassed in 2008 by Tapit, now the reigning leading general sire. Uncle Mo s bankroll outpaced runner-up freshman Twirling Candy ($1,167,144 and 25 winners), who stands at Lane s End in Versailles, Ky., by nearly $2.5 million. Uncle Mo, by the late Indian Charlie, won his three starts as a juvenile by a combined 23 1/4 lengths, earning a divisional Eclipse Award by a near-unanimous vote. Trained by Todd Pletcher for owner Mike Repole, the colt burst onto the national scene with a runaway 14 1/4-length victory in his Saratoga debut. He added open-lengths scores in both the Grade 1 Champagne Stakes at Belmont Park and the Breeders Cup Juvenile at Churchill Downs. Although illness caused him to miss the Triple Crown series, Uncle Mo continued on at 3 to win the Grade 2 Kelso Handicap over older horses and was multiple Grade 1 placed. He won 5 of 8 career starts and missed the board only once, earning $1,606,000. The star of Uncle Mo s first crop was a colt who, like his sire, wrapped up an unbeaten 2-year-old campaign with a KENTUCKY FRESHMAN SIRES BY 2015 PROGENY EARNINGS RANK NAME (BORN, SIRE) 2016 FARM 2016 STUD FEE RNRS WNRS 2015 EARNINGS 1 Uncle Mo (2008, Indian Charlie) Ashford Stud $75, $3,632,314 2 Twirling Candy (2007, Candy Ride) Lane s End 15, ,167,144 3 Girolamo (2006, A.P. Indy) Darley 15, ,000,000 4 Archarcharch (2008, Arch) Spendthrift Farm 7, ,599 5 Paddy O Prado (2007, El Prado) Spendthrift Farm 5, ,435 Breeders Cup score and was considered the overwhelming favorite for an Eclipse Award. Nyquist, racing for J. Paul Reddam and trainer Doug O Neill, won the Grade 2 Best Pal Stakes, Grade 1 Del Mar Futurity, and Grade 1 FrontRunner Stakes on the West Coast. He wrapped up a 5-for-5 campaign by shipping to Keeneland to win the Breeders Cup Juvenile, outgaming rival Swipe for a fourth straight time. The Uncle Mo filly Gomo, racing for Nyquist s connections, was stakes-placed twice in California before also making a successful raid on Keeneland to win the Grade 1 Alcibiades Stakes. Gomo, who was forced to miss the Breeders Cup due to injury, has been on the board in all five career starts. Uncle Vinny won the Grade 3 Sanford Stakes via disqualification, while Thrilled was multiple graded stakesplaced in New York in the summer and fall. Both are trained by Pletcher, who sees similarities between his young charges and their sire. We are seeing a lot of them that have similar physiques, Pletcher said Breeders Cup week. He seems to be putting some size to most of them. And a lot of them have that big, long stride that he had. For a horse that was as fast as he was, he had a huge leap, and we re seeing that with some of his babies. He s off to an impressive start, for sure. Uncle Mo is also represented by stakes winners Forevamo, Lost Raven, Mo Tom, and Uncle Brennie; graded stakes-placed Mokat; and stakes-placed winners Mo for the Money and Conquest Babayaga. Laoban recently finished third in the Grade 3 Sham Stakes as a maiden. Following Uncle Mo and Twirling Candy on the North American freshman sire list was Girolamo, who stands at Darley in Lexington, Ky. Next came First Dude, Archarcharch, Giant Surprise, Big Drama, Paddy O Prado, Gone Astray, and Court Vision. Archarcharch, Paddy O Prado, and Court Vision all stand at Spendthrift Farm in Lexington. Notably, five of the top 10 North American freshman sires stand or stood outside of Kentucky. First Dude, champion Big Drama, and Gone Astray stand in Florida. Girolamo and Court Vision stood in New York and Ontario, respectively, when their first crops were conceived. Sign up for our FREE newsletter to have the latest breeding and sales news delivered straight to your inbox. DRF.com/breedingtoday

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14 PAGE 14 Sunday, January 17, 2016 DAILY RACING FORM DRF.COM/BREEDING 2015 STALLION HONORS KITTEN S JOY Leading Kentucky turf sire by earnings, average earnings, winners, stakes winners, and stakes wins Chestnut Horse Foaled May 8, 2001 in Kentucky El Prado 89 Kitten s First 91 Sadler s Wells 81 Lady Capulet 74 Lear Fan 81 That s My Hon 83 Northern Dancer 61 Fairy Bridge 75 Sir Ivor 65 Cap and Bells 58 Roberto 69 Wac 69 L Enjoleur 72 One Lane 61 Joy Gilbert Photo By Nicole Russo Few of Kentucky s leading stallions have their respective honors in their grasp as tightly as Kitten s Joy has for the past several years. So great is Kitten s Joy s dominance of North American turf sires that if his top two earners were removed from the equation, he still tops the standings by a seven-figure margin. Led by multiple Grade 1 winners Stephanie s Kitten and Big Blue Kitten, both 2015 Eclipse Award finalists, Kitten s Joy leads the turf sire list for the third consecutive year with no signs of slowing. A homebred champion for Ken and Sarah Ramsey, the son of El Prado stands at their Ramsey Farm in Nicholasville, Ky. He took command of the turf sire list in 2013 when he was the continent s leading general sire, and hasn t ceded control since. He finished third on the general sire list in 2014, and fourth this past season. The Ramseys breed and campaign many of their champion s offspring, including Stephanie s Kitten and Big Blue Kitten. Rewarded for their faith in the stallion, they were again Eclipse finalists for outstanding owner and outstanding breeder in They have won the former four times, the latter twice, and swept both categories in 2013 and Stephanie s Kitten sustained her highlevel ability over five seasons, winning Grade 1 events at ages 2, 4, 5, and 6, and winning stakes events each year she competed. She highlighted that consistency by book-ending her career with Breeders Cup triumphs, taking the 2011 Juvenile Fillies Turf at Churchill Downs and the 2015 Filly and Mare KENTUCKY TURF SIRES BY 2015 PROGENY EARNINGS RANK NAME (BORN, SIRE) 2016 FARM 2016 STUD FEE RNRS WNRS 2015 EARNINGS 1 Kitten s Joy (2001, El Prado) Ramsey Farm $100, $9,290,359 2 Medaglia d Oro (1999, El Prado) Darley 150, ,581,807 3 Giant s Causeway (1997, Storm Cat) Ashford Stud 85, ,962,514 4 Scat Daddy (2004, Johannesburg) Died ,815,570 5 Bernstein (1997, Storm Cat) Died ,732,836 Turf at Keeneland, her career finale before being sold to Japanese interests as a broodmare prospect. She finished second in the 2014 Filly and Mare Turf at Santa Anita. In addition to her Breeders Cup performances, Stephanie s Kitten won the Grade 1 Flower Bowl at Belmont Park twice, the Grade 1 Just a Game at Belmont, and the Grade 1 Alcibiades on Keeneland s Polytrack as a juvenile. She won 10 stakes nine of those graded and placed in seven others, six of those Grade 1 events. She earned more than $4.2 million. Big Blue Kitten rose out of the maidenclaiming ranks where he began his career to become among the most consistent older turf horses in the country, with 27 top-three finishes from 30 starts and earnings of more than $2.9 million. He turned in his best season at age 7 in 2015, not missing the board while scoring a pair of Grade 1 victories a course-record performance in the Joe Hirsch Turf Classic at Belmont Park and a second score in the United Nations Stakes at Monmouth. He also won the Grade 3 Fort Marcy Stakes, finished second in the Grade 1 Arlington Million, and was third, the best finish by an American, in the Breeders Cup Turf. He has won or placed in 18 career stakes, with additional Grade 1 scores in the 2013 Sword Dancer Invitational and 2013 United Nations. Kitten s Joy, who entered stud in 2006, is represented by 422 career winners from 595 starters to date, a 71 percent strike rate, for earnings of $52,898,525 a healthy average of $88,905 per starter. He has 69 stakes winners and 41 stakesplaced runners, a 26 percent rate of stakes horses from winners. His other top runners include Grade 1 winners Real Solution, Admiral Kitten, and Kitten s Dumplings, and 2014 Breeders Cup Turf Sprint winner Bobby s Kitten. During his racing career, Kitten s Joy won 9 of 14 career starts and earned $2,075,791, and never finished worse than second on turf. He earned a divisional Eclipse Award for the Ramseys by winning six graded stakes in 2004, including the Joe Hirsch Turf Classic Invitational and the Grade 1 Secretariat Stakes. He finished second in that year s Breeders Cup Turf at Lone Star Park. Connect with Daily Racing Form on Facebook and stay up to date with news, photos, videos, events, and contests. FACEBOOK.COM/RACINGFORM

15 DRF.COM/BREEDING DAILY RACING FORM Sunday, January 17, 2016 PAGE STALLION HONORS A.P. INDY Leading Kentucky broodmare sire by earnings Dark Bay or Brown Horse Foaled March 31, 1989 in Kentucky Bold Reasoning 68 Seattle Slew 74 My Charmer 69 Boldnesian 63 Reason to Earn 63 Poker 63 Fair Charmer 59 Weekend Surprise 80 Secretariat 70 Lassie Dear 74 Bold Ruler 54 Somethingroyal 52 Buckpasser 63 Gay Missile 67 Barbara D. Livingston By Mary Simon Twenty-three years ago, A.P. Indy entered stud at Lane s End in Kentucky with high expectations. And why not? He was gorgeous, fast, and impeccably bred. The son of Seattle Slew out of Weekend Surprise, by Secretariat, did not disappoint. His first crop, 47 foals of 1994, featured 13 stakes winners and two stakes-placed runners a whopping 38 percent of starters including future top sire Pulpit and a trio of Grade 1-winning fillies in Tomisue s Delight, Royal Indy, and Runup the Colors, the latter boding well for his future as a broodmare sire. Scroll ahead two-plus decades. A.P. Indy was pensioned from breeding in 2011, after racking up two leading sire titles and overall stats at least as impressive as those of his own legendary sire. He had established himself not only as a spectacular progenitor of racehorses (163 stakes winners 17 percent of career starters to date), but, more importantly, as a stallion whose imprint on the American Thoroughbred gene pool would successfully span the generations ahead. Sons such as Pulpit, Bernardini, Malibu Moon, Flatter, Congrats, Mineshaft, Majestic Warrior, and Jump Start, paternal grandsons Tapit, Sky Mesa, and Lucky Pulpit (sire of 2014 Horse of the Year California Chrome), and rising stars named Girolamo, Wilburn, Friesan Fire, and Discreetly Mine are ensuring that his name won t soon disappear from the top stirp of sought-after American pedigrees. In 2015, male-line descendants of A.P. Indy occupied five of the 25 leading spots on the general sire list, including Tapit in the No. 1 position. After twice reigning as America s premier sire, in 2003 and 2006, A.P. Indy now finds himself atop the broodmare sire KENTUCKY BROODMARE SIRES BY 2015 PROGENY EARNINGS RANK NAME (BORN, SIRE) RNRS WNRS SWS STK WINS 2015 EARNINGS 1 A.P. Indy (1989, Seattle Slew) $16,993,754 2 Unbridled s Song (1993, Unbridled) ,567,672 3 Storm Cat (1983, Storm Bird) ,486,070 4 Deputy Minister (1979, Vice Regent) ,093,286 5 Seeking the Gold (1985, Mr. Prospector) ,983,310 standings for the first time after knocking loudly on the door with second-place rankings behind the late king of stallions Storm Cat in 2013 and He finally deposed that three-time category leader last season when his daughters produced 29 stakes winners and the earners of nearly $17 million. Those numbers placed the 1992 Horse of the Year safely ahead of second-ranked Unbridled s Song, with Storm Cat slipping to third. Whereas Unbridled s Song and Storm Cat each had a home-run horse among their maternal grand-offspring of 2015 (Carpe Diem and Honor Code, respectively), curiously, A.P. Indy did not. His black-type winners as a broodmare sire did not include a single North American Grade 1 victor, though lifetime to date his daughters have been responsible for 13 such topflight runners among them champion fillies Royal Delta and Wait a While, and Kentucky Derby winner Super Saver. His highest profile performer was Ghostzapper s track-record-breaking millionaire son Moreno, winner of the Charles Town Classic. A.P. Indy s mares also sent out 2015 Grade 2 winners Ironicus, Tiz Shea D, Protonico, and Dramedy; Grade 3 victors Imagining and Far From Over; and Irish Group 3 winner Moviesta. His 29 stakeswinning maternal grandsons and granddaughters placed him second internationally in that numerical category behind only deceased Danehill, with 31. As with almost any great progenitor, A.P. Indy has crossed efficiently with a variety of bloodlines, though he seems to favor some over others. In 2015 his broodmares produced four stakes winners by 2000 Horse of the Year Tiznow runners who thus carried a 4x3 cross to Seattle Slew. Best of those was Grade 2 Indiana Derby winner Tiz Shea D. A.P. Indy mares have also proven good crosses for Distorted Humor and Hard Spun, getting three 2015 black-type winners by each stallion. With his 18th and final crop foals of 2011 stellar to the end with Grade 1 winners Honor Code and Got Lucky A.P. Indy figures to play a prominent role on sire and broodmare sire lists through the foreseeable future. The now-retired Lane s End patriarch is without question one of a handful of the most breed-shaping American sires of the modern era (think: Storm Cat, Mr. Prospector, Seattle Slew, Danzig, Unbridled). Like his sire before him, he has displayed profound top-to-bottom genetic potency, and his breeding sons and daughters are proving superb producers. While he is largely responsible for keeping the oncepredominant Bold Ruler male line alive into the 21st century, his daughters are crossing spectacularly with everything put to them. Perhaps most notably, A.P. Indy has reinfused the golden virtue of stamina into an American breed desperately in need of it.

16 PAGE 16 Sunday, January 17, 2016 DAILY RACING FORM DRF.COM/BREEDING INDIANA STRONG CONTENDER A BOON FOR R STAR STALLIONS By Nicole Russo Leigh Ann and Kerry Hopper s R Star Stallions at Richwine, located in Anderson, Ind., stood its first stallion in Only a few years later, the operation has become a prominent player in the regional stallion market, and is poised for continued success in 2016 with some of the top stallions in the state. Strong Contender, who relocated to R Star from Florida for the 2015 breeding season, reigned as Indiana s top active or incoming sire by 2015 progeny earnings. He had 15 winners from 42 starters for earnings of $649,527. Former Indiana resident Chief Seattle, who died in 2011, was represented by 23 winners from 33 starters and earnings of $591,384. Strong Contender, a 13-year-old son of Maria s Mon, had a brief but successful career in which he won half of his eight starts and competed consistently in graded stakes. After winning his first two outings, he finished third in the Grade 1 Blue Grass Stakes in just his third career start. He went on to take the Grade 2 Dwyer Stakes by 7 3/4 lengths, and the Grade 2 Super Derby by a length over eventual older male champion Lawyer Ron. He also finished third in the Grade 1 Haskell Invitational and the Grade 2 Peter Pan Stakes. As a stallion, Strong Contender is represented by seven career stakes winners to date, led by Grand Contender, who won the Grade 3 Texas Mile and Grade 3 Lone Star Park Handicap in 2014 and won or placed in seven other stakes in 2013 and His daughter Awesome Fire won the 2012 Wonder Where Stakes, third leg of the Canadian Triple Tiara. Strong Contender added to his tally in 2015 with Days Ride, who took the Stud Muffin Stakes at Aqueduct, and Lady Contender, who won a trio of stakes in Nebraska and Colorado. Multiple stakes winner Miss Da Point finished third in the Dancin Renee Stakes at Belmont Park a race won by Eclipse Award finalist La Verdad and also third in the Union Avenue Stakes at Saratoga to rank as her sire s chief earner in R Star Stallions has a roster of five stallions for the 2016 season, including Deputy Storm, another top-10 sire in Indiana. Also holding a strong hand in the Hoosier State for 2016 is Swifty Farms in Seymour, which has a six-stallion roster, headed by Unbridled Express and Pass Rush, respectively third and fourth on the leading sire list behind Strong Contender and Chief Seattle. Unbridled Express, by the late Unbridled s Song, also finished as the state s leading juvenile sire for Skylord, standing at Breakway Farm in Dillsboro, was the only one of Indiana s trio of freshman sires to have multiple winners. That was enough for the son of Sky Mesa to finish fifth on the juvenile sire list. OHIO MAPLETON SIRES FINISH ATOP 2015 OHIO LIST By Joe Nevills The Ohio breeding program remains in the midst of significant upheaval as the market continues to adjust to the state s new tracks and expanded gaming. At the forefront of this critical period has been runners sired by residents of Mapleton Thoroughbred Farm in Polk, which accounted for the top two sires by progeny earnings in Leading the way was Cowtown Cat, with 47 winners and progeny earnings of $1,814,628. The 12-year-old son of Distorted Humor arrived at Mapleton Thoroughbred Farm for the 2015 breeding season after previously standing at Journeyman Stud in Florida, and his first Ohio-sired foals will arrive this spring. He will stand the 2016 season for a fee of $2,500. Cowtown Cat, who has five crops of racing age, was led in 2015 by stakes winners Calgary Cat and Cat Trap. Other notable runners included stakes-placed Sunrise Kitty, My Cowboy, and Model Citizen. Calgary Cat was named Canada s champion sprinter in On the track, Cowtown Cat won 4 of 16 starts and earned $562,228, led by victories in the Grade 2 Illinois Derby and Grade 3 Gotham Stakes. Bred in Kentucky by Gulf Coast Farms Bloodstock, Cowtown Cat is out of the winning Storm Cat mare Tom s Cat, who is the dam of two winners from four runners. He is from the family of Grade 3 winner Crafty But Sweet. Finishing second was Mobil, whose first Ohio-sired foals are 2-year-olds of 2016, after beginning his stud career in Ontario. Mobil, a 16-year-old son of Langfuhr, had 16 winners in 2015 and combined progeny earnings of $862,924. He will stand for $2,500. Canada s champion older horse of 2004, Mobil was led last year by stakes-placed Sorry About That and Obeah Woman. A trio of veterans will highlight the new additions to the state s stallion ranks in 2016, instantly asserting themselves as some of the state s top sires by progeny earnings. Hand Ride Stables in Dublin will add Maimonides, who stands for an advertised fee of $2,500. The 11-year-old son of Vindication previously resided at WinStar Farm in Kentucky. City Weekend comes to Meadow Springs Farm in Georgetown after previously residing at the Equine Veterinary Hospital of Northern Indiana, and the 14-yearold son of Carson City will stand for $2,000. Added Edge, a 16-year-old Smart Strike horse and perennial leading sire in Iowa, was purchased by Raimonde Farms in Wooster for the 2016 season, where he will stand for $1,500. Kentucky Dane retained his spot as Ohio s leading stallion among those with state-sired runners, with four winners and earnings of $480,594, ranking him sixth overall. The bulk of those earnings were made by Jac s Fact, a five-time stakes winner in His 10 foals to race last year included stakes-placed runners Hope s Frog Song, Circle Can Run, and Mom Genes. Kentucky Dane, a 16-year-old son of Danehill, stands at Raimonde Farms for an advertised fee of $1,000.

17 DRF.COM/BREEDING DAILY RACING FORM Sunday, January 17, 2016 PAGE LEADING INDIANA GENERAL SIRES 2016 STK 2015 RANK NAME (BORN, SIRE) 2016 FARM STUD FEE RNRS WNRS SWS WINS CHIEF EARNER, EARNINGS EARNINGS TOP RUNNER-BEYER 1 Strong Contender (2003, Maria s Mon) R Star Stallions $3, Miss Da Point-$116,800 $649,527 Grand Contender-94 2 Chief Seattle (1997, Seattle Slew) Died Seattle Lights-$47, ,384 Sundae On Sunday-87 3 Unbridled Express (2004, Unbridled s Song) Swifty Farms 2, Derby Express-$172, ,026 Son of a Nut-83 4 Pass Rush (1999, Crown Ambassador) Swifty Farms 2, I Like Beer-$100, ,850 I Like Beer-89 5 Desert Warrior (2000, Deputy Minister) Died Frisky Warrior-$107, ,311 Frisky Warrior LEADING OHIO GENERAL SIRES 2016 STK 2015 RANK NAME (BORN, SIRE) 2016 FARM STUD FEE RNRS WNRS SWS WINS CHIEF EARNER, EARNINGS EARNINGS TOP RUNNER-BEYER 1 Cowtown Cat (2004, Distorted Humor) $2, Calgary Cat-$206,770 $1,814,628 Calgary Cat-103 Mapleton Thoroughbred Farm 2 Mobil (2000, Langfuhr) Mapleton Thoroughbred Farm 2, Obeah Woman-$134, ,924 Sorry About That-90 3 Maimonides (2005, Vindication) Hand Ride Stables 2, Fear-$69, ,932 Brewing-91 4 City Weekend (2002, Carson City) Meadow Springs Farm 2, Rockin Cityweekend-$60, ,516 Lena Love-78 5 Added Edge (2000, Smart Strike) Raimonde Farms 1, Sweetedge-$46, ,546 Lil Apollo-79

18 PAGE 18 Sunday, January 17, 2016 DAILY RACING FORM DRF.COM/BREEDING ILLINOIS ROAD RULER IS AT CRUISING SPEED IN ILLINOIS By Nicole Russo The aptly named Road Ruler continues to rule Illinois with no signs of slowing. For the third consecutive year, the relatively young stallion is the Prairie State s top active stallion. Road Ruler, a 14-year-old son of the late Unbridled s Song standing at J.B. Stables in Burnt Prairie, Ill., was represented by 22 winners from 37 starters for earnings of $667,767 in That was enough to edge the late Cherokee Rap, who died in 2012, represented by 27 winners from 38 starters for $625,035. The season continued the success of Road Ruler, who first burst onto the scene as Illinois s leading freshman sire in He finished second to Cherokee Rap by progeny earnings in both 2013 and 2014, making him the state s leading active sire. Road Ruler was bred in Kentucky by Taylor Made Farm which stood his late sire and Brian Kahn. An $800,000 yearling, he won three of his first five starts, with all three victories coming at Fair Grounds. In his career, he competed for three seasons in Louisiana, Kentucky, Florida, Pennsylvania, and Oklahoma, taking 4 of 15 starts. Road Ruler s 2015 season was led by the consistent Canette, who became her sire s fourth career stakes horse when she finished third in the Pershing Handicap at Hawthorne. Armando s Star was his sire s chief earner of the year, banking $88,566 in a busy 14-start campaign. Road Ruler s progeny represented their sire well on multiple different surfaces including synthetic racing surfaces, which have dwindled in number in the North America. With Illinois one of the final states where synthetic-surfaces figures are meaningful, due to the presence of Arlington Park s Polytrack, Road Ruler led the state s sire list in the category. Straight Line, a son of Boundary standing at Fairberry Farm in Waterloo, Ill., topped the state s turf sire list, with Road Ruler third. Third on the leading sire list was Cashel Castle, standing at Hill N Dale Farm in Barrington, Ill. The son of Silver Ghost was the state s leading 2-year-old sire, with Road Ruler finishing third. IOWA SHORE BREEZE LEADS IOWA S SIRES IN 2015 By Joe Nevills Shore Breeze ended Added Edge s three-year reign at the top of Iowa s sire standings by earnings, but both stallions walked away from 2015 with their own victories. Shore Breeze topped the overall 2015 earnings list among Iowa stallions, with 25 winners and progeny earnings of $634,879. However, the 18-year-old son of Danzig relocated to Iowa for the 2014 breeding season, making his first Iowasired foals yearlings of Among the stallions with Iowa-sired runners, veteran Added Edge once again led the way, with 25 winners and earnings of $539,546. However, Added Edge moves to Raimonde Farms in Ohio for the 2016 season, leaving Woke Up Dreamin as the top returning stallion with state-sired runners, featuring 12 winners and earnings of $383,713. Prior to arriving at the Iowa State University Horse Farm in Ames, Iowa, Shore Breeze established himself as the top sire in neighboring Illinois, leading the state by earnings from 2010 through Throughout stints in Kentucky and Illinois, his leading runners included Grand Obsession, winner of the $100,000 Lady Charles Town Stakes in 2008, and stakes-placed Johnnies Breeze and Chantilly Lady. He also sired The Elevator, who earned $363,743 over seven seasons of racing. Now with 10 crops of racing age, Shore Breeze was led in 2015 by Creative Art, winner of the Robert S. Molaro Handicap and third in the Blackhawk Handicap, both at Hawthorne. Shore Breeze won 4 of 22 starts during his racing career and earned $152,948. His best season came in 2001, when he won the Gallant Serenade Stakes and finished second in the Zwaanendael Stakes, both at Delaware Park. Bred in Virginia by Morven Stud, Shore Breeze is out of the Grade 1-placed Gulch mare Sea Breezer, whose eight winners from nine foals to race includes Mexican stakes winner Justicialista. His second dam is champion Lakeville Miss, with extended family members including Grade 1 winners Mogambo and Dortmund. Shore Breeze will stand for $1,000 during the 2016 breeding season. Added Edge, a 16-year-old son of Smart Strike, turned in another solid year in 2015, led by stakes winner Nic a Jack and Sweetedge, and stakes-placed Lil Apollo and Foxy Fleda. He previously stood at Special K Stable in Runnells, Iowa. Woke Up Dreamin was led in 2015 by stakes winners Dreamin and One Fine Dream, as well as stakes-placed Daybreak Dreamer. The 16-year-old son of Holy Bull resides at Madison County Thoroughbreds in Macksburg, Iowa, where he will stand in 2016 for $2,000. With eight crops of racing age, Woke Up Dreamin is representedc by Ecuadorian champion Carla; Puerto Rican Group 1 winner Dreamintowin; and stakes winners Nanaja, Woke Up Lovin, and Maddox Who. A multiple Grade 2-winning sprinter on the track, Woke Up Dreamin is out of the Storm Cat mare Dreamlike, making him a half-brother to Grade 3 winners Denomination and Lemon Drop Dream. His second dam is two-time turf champion Flawlessly. Connect with Daily Racing Form on Twitter and stay up to date with news, videos, photos, and

19 DRF.COM/BREEDING DAILY RACING FORM Sunday, January 17, 2016 PAGE LEADING ILLINOIS GENERAL SIRES 2016 STK 2015 RANK NAME (BORN, SIRE) 2016 FARM STUD FEE RNRS WNRS SWS WINS CHIEF EARNER, EARNINGS EARNINGS TOP RUNNER-BEYER 1 Road Ruler (2002, Unbridled s Song) J.B. Stables $2, Armando s Star-$88,566 $667,767 Three Cat Rules-85 2 Cherokee Rap (2001, Cherokee Run) Died Rocket Professor-$75, ,035 Nagys Piggy Bank-93 3 Cashel Castle (1999, Silver Ghost) Hill N Dale Farm 1, Puntsville-$107, ,134 Puntsville-95 4 Straight Line (2002, Boundary) Fairberry Farm Private Streamline-$85, ,059 Streamline-85 5 Indy Snow (2001, A.P. Indy) Hondo Ranch Private Gyp Rope-$43, ,788 Costilla Range LEADING IOWA GENERAL SIRES 2016 STK 2015 RANK NAME (BORN, SIRE) 2016 FARM STUD FEE RNRS WNRS SWS WINS CHIEF EARNER, EARNINGS EARNINGS TOP RUNNER-BEYER 1 Shore Breeze (1998, Danzig) Iowa State University Horse Farm $1, Creative Art-$104,354 $634,879 Creative Art-87 2 Storm and a Half (1997, Storm Cat) Rockin River Ranch Private We Be Stormin-$88, ,173 We Be Stormin-82 3 Woke Up Dreamin (2000, Holy Bull) 2, Dreamin-$69, ,713 Daybreak Dreamer-92 Madison County Thoroughbreds 4 Heart of the Storm (2004, Storm Cat) McClintock Equine Station Private Franky and Jane-$45, ,578 Out of Patience-83 5 Colorful Tour (1999, Tour d Or) Died I Tour-$67, ,222 Star Tour-80 IOwa StatE UNIvERSIty Breeding Foaling Sales Prep Mgr: Nikki Ferwerda Kildee Hall ames, Ia Standing Shore Breeze Leading 2015 Iowa Sire (25 winners from 39 runners) Also standing: Newport (More an Ready - Secretly, by Secretariat) SHORE BREEZE

20 PAGE 20 Sunday, January 17, 2016 DAILY RACING FORM DRF.COM/BREEDING 2015 LEADING NORTH AMERICAN GENERAL SIRES 2016 STK 2015 RANK NAME (BORN, SIRE) 2016 FARM STUD FEE RNRS WNRS SWS WINS CHIEF EARNER, EARNINGS EARNINGS TOP RUNNER-BEYER 1 Tapit (2001, Pulpit) Gainesway $300, Frosted-$1,912,200 $17,677,580 Constitution-111 Tonalist Medaglia d Oro (1999, El Prado) Darley 150, Songbird-$1,502,000 13,014,924 Valid Pioneerof the Nile (2006, Empire Maker) WinStar Farm 125, American Pharoah-$8,288,800 11,580,716 American Pharoah Candy Ride (1999, Ride the Rails) Lane s End 60, Shared Belief-$900,000 11,459,378 Shared Belief Kitten s Joy (2001, El Prado) Ramsey Farm 100, Stephanie s Kitten-$1,658,800 11,230,953 Big Blue Kitten Curlin (2004, Smart Strike) Hill n Dale Farms 100, Keen Ice-$1,735,770 10,629,374 Keen Ice Giant s Causeway (1997, Storm Cat) Ashford Stud 85, Carpe Diem-$810,000 10,530,115 Red Rifle-110 Souper Lucky Speightstown (1998, Gone West) WinStar Farm 100, Force the Pass-$1,117,754 9,715,612 Rock Fall Scat Daddy (2004, Johannesburg) Died El Kabeir-$584,000 9,535,053 Dacita City Zip (1998, Carson City) Lane s End 40, Catch a Glimpse-$677,352 9,143,083 Alert Bay-105 Ready for Rye-105 Work All Week Malibu Moon (1997, A.P. Indy) Spendthrift Farm 95, Mr. Z-$660,652 9,104,043 Mr. Z Bernardini (2003, A.P. Indy) Darley 100, Cavorting-$668,000 8,291,838 Imperative-102 Transparent Hard Spun (2004, Danzig) Darley 45, Maftool-$641,663 8,229,892 Smooth Roller Street Sense (2004, Street Cry) Darley 45, Wedding Toast-$988,756 7,904,962 Financial Modeling Harlan s Holiday (1999, Harlan) Died Takeover Target-$558,200 7,887,501 Two Weeks Off Distorted Humor (1993, Forty Niner) WinStar Farm 100, Ironicus-$518,600 7,370,137 Ironicus Ghostzapper (2000, Awesome Again) Adena Springs Kentucky 60, Moreno-$1,157,250 7,269,689 Moreno Flatter (1999, A.P. Indy) Claiborne Farm 30, Upstart-$786,480 7,002,424 Upstart Tale of the Cat (1994, Storm Cat) Ashford Stud 30, Stopchargingmaria-$1,430,000 6,910,959 Appealing Tale Lemon Drop Kid (1996, Kingmambo) Lane s End 40, Cannock Chase-$549,211 6,819,022 Cannock Chase-105

21 DRF.COM/BREEDING DAILY RACING FORM Sunday, January 17, 2016 PAGE LEADING NORTH AMERICAN GENERAL SIRES (CONTINUED) 2016 STK 2015 RANK NAME (BORN, SIRE) 2016 FARM STUD FEE RNRS WNRS SWS WINS CHIEF EARNER, EARNINGS EARNINGS TOP RUNNER-BEYER 21 Wildcat Heir (2000, Forest Wildcat) Died Wild Dude-$634,667 $6,812,421 Wild Dude Congrats (2000, A.P. Indy) WinStar Farm $20, Temper Mint Patty-$224,116 6,560,513 Fabulous Kid-101 Sacred Ovation More Than Ready (1997, Southern Halo) WinStar Farm 50, Consumer Credit-$255,900 6,480,362 Eirigh War Front (2002, Danzig) Claiborne Farm 200, Air Force Blue-$844,919 6,260,733 Summer Front-107 War Dancer Mineshaft (1999, A.P. Indy) Lane s End 25, Effinex-$1,767,100 6,103,123 Effinex Unbridled s Song (1993, Unbridled) Died Liam s Map-$1,194,000 6,037,755 Liam s Map Smart Strike (1992, Mr. Prospector) Died Smart Transition-$209,660 5,982,450 Chamois Bernstein (1997, Storm Cat) Died Tepin-$2,092,520 5,970,743 Tepin Yes It s True (1996, Is It True) Died La Verdad-$722,500 5,801,158 The Big Beast Tiznow (1997, Cee s Tizzy) WinStar Farm 60, Tiz Shea D-$460,056 5,749,696 Tourist Sky Mesa (2000, Pulpit) Three Chimneys Farm 20, Sky Treasure-$296,978 5,518,196 Sky Captain Big Brown (2005, Boundary) Dutchess Views Farm 10, Dortmund-$1,353,080 5,324,227 Coach Inge-106 Dortmund Bluegrass Cat (2003, Storm Cat) Ballena Vista Farm 7, Bluegrass Singer-$182,360 5,278,033 Go Blue Or Go Home Afleet Alex (2002, Northern Afleet) Gainesway 12, Materiality-$686,028 5,272,557 Materiality Freud (1998, Storm Cat) Sequel Stallions New York 10, Lubash-$346,650 5,137,763 Lubash Street Cry (1998, Machiavellian) Died Street Story-$254,220 5,120,580 Plainview Langfuhr (1992, Danzig) Lane s End 5, Uncle Dave-$187,929 4,946,553 Angry Moon Munnings (2006, Speightstown) Ashford Stud 25, I m a Chatterbox-$1,256,000 4,945,220 Ben s Duchess-100 Om A.P. Indy (1989, Seattle Slew) Pens Honor Code-$2,075,660 4,917,651 Honor Code Northern Afleet (1993, Afleet) Taylor Made Stallions 6, World Approval-$379,300 4,910,587 Kaigun-102 Kentucky Winter Mixed Leading Broodmare Prospects Graded stakes winners, stakes-performers and pedigreed fillies ready to go straight to the breeding shed. In-foal mares Proven producers and credentialed young mares in-foal to the sport s leading sires. Covering sires include 4 of 5 highest-ranking Freshman sires of Short yearlings Looking for a racehorse or a pinhook prospect? You ll find quality and sire power and lots of them to fit your program. Monday, February 8 11 am Tuesday, February 9 11 am fasigtipton.com Still Taking Entries... Supplemental Catalogue will be available online at fasigtipton.com and on sales grounds

22 PAGE 22 Sunday, January 17, 2016 DAILY RACING FORM DRF.COM/BREEDING 2015 LEADING NORTH AMERICAN JUVENILE SIRES 2016 STK 2015 RANK NAME (BORN, SIRE) 2016 FARM STUD FEE RNRS WNRS SWS WINS CHIEF EARNER, EARNINGS EARNINGS TOP RUNNER-BEYER 1 Uncle Mo (2008, Indian Charlie) Ashford Stud $75, Nyquist-$1,613,600 $3,632,314 Nyquist-89 2 Scat Daddy (2004, Johannesburg) Died Nickname-$413,950 2,973,391 Pretty N Cool-95 3 Tapit (2001, Pulpit) Gainesway 300, Mohaymen-$345,000 2,085,675 Mohaymen-95 4 Bernardini (2003, A.P. Indy) Darley 100, Rachel s Valentina-$619,800 2,048,523 Greenpointcrusader-94 5 Medaglia d Oro (1999, El Prado) Darley 150, Songbird-$1,502,000 1,999,889 Songbird-99 6 War Front (2002, Danzig) Claiborne Farm 200, Air Force Blue-$844,919 1,844,312 Hit It a Bomb-87 7 City Zip (1998, Carson City) Lane s End 40, Catch a Glimpse-$677,352 1,822,002 Catch a Glimpse-91 8 Curlin (2004, Smart Strike) Hill n Dale Farms 100, Exaggerator-$983,120 1,450,775 Exaggerator-92 9 Colonel John (2005, Tiznow) WinStar Farm 7, Airoforce-$516,080 1,291,007 Airoforce Harlan s Holiday (1999, Harlan) Died Annual Report-$175,920 1,242,239 Annual Report Giant s Causeway (1997, Storm Cat) Ashford Stud 85, Brody s Cause-$523,138 1,210,771 Giant Run Twirling Candy (2007, Candy Ride) Lane s End 15, Annie s Candy-$100,400 1,167,144 Gift Box Malibu Moon (1997, A.P. Indy) Spendthrift Farm 95, Carina Mia-$163,840 1,141,433 Carina Mia Kitten s Joy (2001, El Prado) Ramsey Farm 100, Sapphire Kitten-$168,825 1,102,218 Catapult High Cotton (2003, Dixie Union) Ocala Stud 5, Dream of Me-$168,440 1,015,923 Lady Devil Girolamo (2006, A.P. Indy) Darley 15, She s All Ready-$228,800 1,000,000 Libreta First Dude (2007, Stephen Got Even) Double Diamond Farm 7, Flora Dora-$355, ,148 Sticksstatelydude Discreet Cat (2003, Forestry) Darley 7, Discreetness-$192, ,779 Urlacher Archarcharch (2008, Arch) Spendthrift Farm 7, Toews On Ice-$245, ,599 Toews On Ice Sky Mesa (2000, Pulpit) Three Chimneys Farm 20, Family Meeting-$100, ,275 Amira J LEADING NORTH AMERICAN FRESHMAN SIRES 2016 STK 2015 RANK NAME (BORN, SIRE) 2016 FARM STUD FEE RNRS WNRS SWS WINS CHIEF EARNER, EARNINGS EARNINGS TOP RUNNER-BEYER 1 Uncle Mo (2008, Indian Charlie) Ashford Stud $75, Nyquist-$1,613,600 $3,632,314 Nyquist-89 2 Twirling Candy (2007, Candy Ride) Lane s End 15, Annie s Candy-$100,400 1,167,144 Gift Box-93 3 Girolamo (2006, A.P. Indy) Darley 15, She s All Ready-$228,800 1,000,000 Libreta-80 4 First Dude (2007, Stephen Got Even) Double Diamond Farm 7, Flora Dora-$355, ,148 Sticksstatelydude-78 5 Archarcharch (2008, Arch) Spendthrift Farm 7, Toews On Ice-$245, ,599 Toews On Ice-85 6 Giant Surprise (2009, Giant s Causeway) Rockridge Stud 5, Sudden Surprise-$416, ,662 Sudden Surprise-89 7 Big Drama (2006, Montbrook) Bridlewood Farm 15, Tribal Drama-$209, ,010 Miss Big Stuff-82 8 Paddy O Prado (2007, El Prado) Spendthrift Farm 5, Above Fashion-$169, ,435 Cherry Wine-75 9 Gone Astray (2006, Dixie Union) Northwest Stud 4, It s High Time-$224, ,781 Bullet Gone Astray Court Vision (2005, Gulch) Spendthrift Farm 6, Crumlin Spirit-$111, ,749 Crumlin Spirit-73 Hammers Vision Wilburn (2008, Bernardini) Spendthrift Farm 3, Berniestrike-$43, ,670 Ifyousnoozeyoulose-69 Wicked Fun Society s Chairman (2003, Not Impossible) Shannondoe Farm 3, Caren-$340, ,365 Caren-80 Code Warrior Trappe Shot (2007, Tapit) Claiborne Farm 10, Fish Trappe Road-$106, ,367 Fish Trappe Road Friesan Fire (2006, A.P. Indy) Country Life Farm 4, Morning Fire-$134, ,901 Morning Fire Sidney s Candy (2007, Candy Ride) WinStar Farm 10, Sooner Time-$62, ,032 Converge Brooks n Down (2005, Montbrook) Ocala Stud 2, Silent Prayer-$220, ,940 Abercorn Haynesfield (2006, Speightstown) Airdrie Stud 10, C U At Eau Claire-$99, ,508 Bistraya American Lion (2007, Tiznow) Darby Dan Farm 5, Extinct Charm-$143, ,257 Shayna Lady Tizway (2005, Tiznow) Spendthrift Farm 10, Tiz Imaginary-$101, ,079 Bear sway Gio Ponti (2005, Tale of the Cat) Castleton Lyons 12, Pirellone-$68, ,909 Drefong-89

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25 DRF.COM/BREEDING DAILY RACING FORM Sunday, January 17, 2016 PAGE LEADING NORTH AMERICAN TURF SIRES 2016 STK 2015 RANK NAME (BORN, SIRE) 2016 FARM STUD FEE RNRS WNRS SWS WINS CHIEF EARNER, EARNINGS EARNINGS TOP RUNNER-BEYER 1 Kitten s Joy (2001, El Prado) Ramsey Farm $100, Stephanie s Kitten-$1,658,800 $9,290,359 Big Blue Kitten Medaglia d Oro (1999, El Prado) Darley 150, Sentiero Italia-$791,100 4,581,807 Mshawish Giant s Causeway (1997, Storm Cat) Ashford Stud 85, Red Rifle-$366,250 3,962,514 Red Rifle Scat Daddy (2004, Johannesburg) Died Dacita-$220,000 3,815,570 Dacita Bernstein (1997, Storm Cat) Died Tepin-$2,092,520 3,732,836 Tepin English Channel (2002, Smart Strike) Calumet Farm 25, The Pizza Man-$1,088,600 3,700,243 The Pizza Man Tapit (2001, Pulpit) Gainesway 300, Closing Bell-$374,415 3,690,510 Ring Weekend Lemon Drop Kid (1996, Kingmambo) Lane s End 40, Da Big Hoss-$519,170 3,444,033 Cannock Chase City Zip (1998, Carson City) Lane s End 40, Catch a Glimpse-$674,364 3,355,676 Alert Bay War Front (2002, Danzig) Claiborne Farm 200, Hit It a Bomb-$550,000 3,319,577 Summer Front-107 War Dancer More Than Ready (1997, Southern Halo) WinStar Farm 50, Consumer Credit-$255,900 3,184,430 Shore Runner Arch (1995, Kris S.) Claiborne Farm 40, Grand Arch-$1,149,100 2,997,252 Grand Arch Speightstown (1998, Gone West) WinStar Farm 100, Force the Pass-$1,117,754 2,887,434 Seek Again Harlan s Holiday (1999, Harlan) Died Takeover Target-$558,200 2,683,644 Holiday Star Smart Strike (1992, Mr. Prospector) Died One More Strike-$100,425 2,664,152 Chamois Hard Spun (2004, Danzig) Darley 45, Hard Not to Like-$540,500 2,599,653 Hard Not to Like-103 Wicked Strong Freud (1998, Storm Cat) Sequel Stallions New York 10, Lubash-$346,650 2,401,555 Lubash Candy Ride (1999, Ride the Rails) Lane s End 60, Chocolate Ride-$306,800 2,279,216 Grand Tito Unusual Heat (1990, Nureyev) Harris Farms 20, Bobby Z Man-$158,084 2,226,544 Mega Heat Sky Mesa (2000, Pulpit) Three Chimneys Farm 20, Sky Treasure-$296,978 2,158,508 Sky Captain LEADING NORTH AMERICAN SYNTHETIC SURFACE SIRES 2016 STK 2015 RANK NAME (BORN, SIRE) 2016 FARM STUD FEE RNRS WNRS SWS WINS CHIEF EARNER, EARNINGS EARNINGS TOP RUNNER-BEYER 1 Old Forester (2001, Forestry) T.C. Westmeath Stud Farm $2, Goodoldhockeygame-$222,611 $2,382,948 Goodoldhockeygame-94 2 Giant Gizmo (2004, Giant s Causeway) Adena Springs North 3, Amis Gizmo-$260,233 1,894,730 Where s the Widget-95 3 Where s the Ring (1999, Seeking the Gold) Colebrook Farms 2, Ida Bambina-$103,288 1,639,396 Spadina Road-94 4 Milwaukee Brew (1997, Wild Again) Adena Springs North 4, Kingsport-$129,019 1,355,303 Flipcup-92 5 Niigon (2001, Unbridled) Died Turn to Reality-$79,378 1,110,616 Club One Two-91 6 Ghostzapper (2000, Awesome Again) Adena Springs Kentucky 60, Shaman Ghost-$552,078 1,052,460 Ghost Is Clear-94 7 Candy Ride (1999, Ride the Rails) Lane s End 60, Dubai Sky-$313, ,079 Madiba-95 8 Stormy Atlantic (1994, Storm Cat) Hill n Dale Farms 25, Conquest Typhoon-$119, ,098 Danger Bay-97 9 Sligo Bay (1998, Sadler s Wells) Adena Springs North 5, Garavogue Colleen-$89, ,917 Lions Bay Smart Strike (1992, Mr. Prospector) Died Dynamic Strike-$78, ,639 Marbre Rose Bold Executive (1984, Bold Ruckus) Died Super Colerosa-$68, ,408 Nashville Knight-90 True Executive Mobil (2000, Langfuhr) Mapleton Thoroughbred Farm 2, Obeah Woman-$134, ,963 Sorry About That Street Boss (2004, Street Cry) Darley 12, Metaboss-$130, ,798 Metaboss City Zip (1998, Carson City) Lane s End 40, Valiant City-$40, ,176 Valiant City Midnight Lute (2003, Real Quiet) Hill n Dale Farms 25, Midnight Cello-$103, ,733 Midnight Cello Kentucky Bear (2005, Mr. Greeley) Curraghmore Farm 1, R U Watchingbud-$101, ,257 Bear s Romeo Lemon Drop Kid (1996, Kingmambo) Lane s End 40, Don t Leave Me-$129, ,035 Unspurned Scat Daddy (2004, Johannesburg) Died Conquest Boogaloo-$99, ,969 Hypnatique Society s Chairman (2003, Not Impossible) Shannondoe Farm 3, Caren-$322, ,421 Code Warrior Giant s Causeway (1997, Storm Cat) Ashford Stud 85, Red Rifle-$72, ,008 Red Rifle-103

26 PAGE 26 Sunday, January 17, 2016 DAILY RACING FORM DRF.COM/BREEDING 2015 LEADING NORTH AMERICAN BROODMARE SIRES STK 2015 RANK NAME (BORN, SIRE) RNRS WNRS SWS WINS CHIEF EARNER, EARNINGS EARNINGS TOP RUNNER-BEYER 1 A.P. Indy (1989, Seattle Slew) Moreno-$1,157,250 $16,993,754 Protonico Unbridled s Song (1993, Unbridled) Carpe Diem-$810,000 15,567,672 Stonetastic Storm Cat (1983, Storm Bird) Honor Code-$2,075,660 15,486,070 Honor Code Deputy Minister (1979, Vice Regent) Frosted-$1,912,200 11,093,286 Frosted-106 The Big Beast Seeking the Gold (1985, Mr. Prospector) Golden Lad-$382,400 9,983,310 Souper Lucky Woodman (1983, Mr. Prospector) Slumber-$1,077,000 9,354,402 Slumber Tale of the Cat (1994, Storm Cat) Dortmund-$1,353,080 9,299,948 Dortmund Dixieland Band (1980, Northern Dancer) Secret Circle-$1,240,000 9,079,028 Secret Circle Awesome Again (1994, Deputy Minister) Keen Ice-$1,735,770 8,929,788 Keen Ice Yankee Gentleman (1999, Storm Cat) American Pharoah-$8,288,800 8,819,338 American Pharoah Thunder Gulch (1992, Gulch) Mshawish-$1,066,380 8,762,642 Mshawish Distorted Humor (1993, Forty Niner) Constitution-$325,100 8,630,407 Constitution Grand Slam (1995, Gone West) Swipe-$608,330 8,283,802 Bradester Dynaformer (1985, Roberto) Force the Pass-$1,117,754 8,230,912 General a Rod Silver Deputy (1985, Deputy Minister) Wavell Avenue-$787,667 8,110,326 Heart to Heart Rahy (1985, Blushing Groom) Arod-$569,151 8,105,797 War Correspondent Smart Strike (1992, Mr. Prospector) Cowboy Son-$724,500 8,091,283 Stacked Deck Mr. Greeley (1992, Gone West) Maftool-$641,663 7,989,751 Guys Reward-100 Trouble Kid Touch Gold (1994, Deputy Minister) Upstart-$786,480 7,895,093 Commissioner Forestry (1996, Storm Cat) Nyquist-$1,613,600 7,834,451 Green Mask-104

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28 First Samurai Ava Knowsthecode by Cryptoclearance GIMMICK-FREE MATH Highest 2015 weanling and median sales average for any KY stallion currently standing. BETWEEN $5,000 TO $10,000 IN STUD 2015 WEANLING 2015 WEANLING FEE AVE* MED*... JUSTIN PHILLIP $ 5,000 $ 50,020 $ 42, TRAPPE SHOT 10,000 46,314 12,000 ALGORITHMS 5,000 42,667 14,000 ALTERNATION 7,500 39,550 24,000 JIMMY CREED 7,500 34,611 30,000 MORNING LINE 10,000 31,109 30,000 FLAT OUT 8,500 30,800 30,500 DATA LINK 7,500 29,431 20,500 DISCREET CAT 7,500 27,100 15,000 WARRIOR S REWARD 10,000 25,786 29,000 NEW YEAR S DAY 5,000 25,250 24,500 DISCREETLY MINE 5,000 22,732 17,696 OVERANALYZE 10,000 22,696 15,000 LIAISON 6,500 22,683 17,000 MACLEAN S MUSIC 6,500 20,340 12,000 STAY THIRSTY 10,000 20,250 8,750 DIALED IN 7,500 20,050 12,500 ASTROLOGY 6,500 16,336 13,000 BELLAMY ROAD 7,500 15,713 10,250 POWER BROKER 5,000 15,333 15,000 * 3 or more sold 1ST CROP WEANLINGS SOLD for $110,000, $100,000, $70,000, $60,000 etc. also standing GIO PONTI Inquiries to Stuart Fitzgibbon: 2469 Iron Works Pike, Lexington, KY (859) Fax (859)