This is my ranking of the sires that will generate the best “rates of return” over the next few years. It is a ranking of the best sires to invest in. It combines what I expect to pay for a yearling, and how I expect the offspring to perform.
Obviously this list is extremely subjective, but you have to start somewhere. You have to develop some process to winnow down the list of 5000 available yearlings into a manageable group that you will choose from. You have to decide what you like, and what you don’t like, and what is in your price range.
In my first post I started with a short list 10 sires I was interested in based on my handicapping experience. The list below is based on what have learned in my first 100 days.
Every sire with with more than 5 Keeneland yearlings:
rank, my rating, sire, 2019 stud fee, 2019 median yearling, 2019 average yearling, sire’s sire, best horse
TE = too expensive, WI = What if I am Wrong, fr = freshman sire
- A+ ….Midnight Storm – 15, fr, fr – Pioneerof the Nile
- A+ ….Point of Entry – 15, 23, 39 – Dynaformer – Analyze It
- A+ ….Twirling Candy – 40, 70, 94 – Candy Ride – Collusion Illusion
- A+ ….Maclean’s Music – 20, 35, 55 – Distorted Humor – Jackie’s Warrior
- A+ ….Summer Front -10, 13, 34 – War Front- Speaktomeofsummer, Ete Indian
- A+ ….Tonalist – 15, 29, 49 – Tapit – Tonalist Shape
- A+ ….Air Force Blue – 15, 55, 90 – War Front – Mashnee Girl
- A+ ….Blame – 35, 35, 60 – Arch – Acre, Abscond, Shotski
- A+ ….Gormley – 8, fr, fr – Malibu Moon
- A …..Shamen Ghost – 8 – Ghostzapper
- A …..Noble Mission – 20, 20, 43 – Galileo
- A …..Palace Malice – 25, 45 – Curlin
- A …..Keen Ice – 20 – Curlin
- A …..Lemon Drop Kid – 20, 35, 64 – Kingmambo
- A …..Tourist – 8, 15, 27 – Tiznow
- A- ……Mshawish – 10, 25, 40 – Medaglia d’Oro
- A- ……Vancouver – 30, – Medaglia d’Oro
- A- ……Tapiture – 10, 23 – Tapit
- A- ……Tapizar – 10, 25 – Tapit
- A- …..Frosted – 40, 160, 220 – Tapit
- WI …..Practical Joke – 25 – Into Mischief
- WI …..Unified – 10 – Candy Ride
- WI …..Munnings – 30, 50 – Speightstown
- WI …..Violence – 25, 35 – Medaglia d’Oro
- WI ….Bal a Bali – 15 – Put It Back
- B+ …..Anchor Down – 8, 38, 44 – Tapit
- B+ …..Ironicus – 5, 15, 17 – Distorted Humor
- B+ …..We Miss Artie – 5, 3, 9 – Artie Schiller
- B+ …..Dialed In – 20, 35 – Mineshaft
- B+ …..Super Saver – 25, 29 – Maria’s Mon
- B+ …..Carpe Diem – 15, 50 – Giant’s Causeway
- B+ …..Mizzen Mast – 8, 10 – Cozzene
- B+ …..Flintshire – 15, 22 – Dansili
- B+ …..Temple City – 8, 11 – Dynaformer
- B+ …..Karakontie – – Bernstein
- B+ …..Big Blue Kitten – 10, 3 – Kitten’s Joy
- B+….. Jack Milton – 7, 4, 8 – War Front
- B+ …..Bayern – 15, 14 – Oflee Wild
- B+ …..Orb – 10, 24 – Malibu Moon
- B+ ……Danzing Candy – – Twirling Candy
- B+ ……American Freedom – 8 – Pulpit
- B Bodemiester – – Empire Maker
- B. Sky Mesa – 15 – Pulpit
- B Midshipman – 8, 20, 31 – Unbridled Song
- B Will Take Charge – 15, 25, 30 – Unbridled Song
- B Exaggerator. – 20, 55, 85 – Curlin
- B Mucho Macho Man – – Macho Uno
- B Cupid – 10 – Tapit
- B Upstart – 10, 40, 60 – Flatter
- B Brody’s Cause – 8 – Giant’s Causeway
- B Creative Cause – 15 – Giant’s Causeway
- B. Cross Traffic – 15 – Unbridled Song
- B Wicked Strong – – Hard Spun
- B Mr Speaker – – Pulpit
- B Connect – 20 – Curlin
- B Klimt – 10 – Quality Road
- B- English Channel – 35 – Smart Strike
- B- Carvaggio – – Scat Daddy
- B- No Nay Never – – Scat Daddy
- B- Hit it a Bomb – – War Front
- B- Declaration of War – – War Front
- B- Animal Kingdom – – Lep
- B- Cairo Prince – 25 – Pioneerof the Nile
- B- Broken Vow – 25 – Unbridled
- C+ Not This Time – 13, 38, 63 – Giant’s Causeway
- C+ Moheymen – – Tapit
- C+ Mineshaft – 20 – AP Indy
- C Fast Anna – – Medaglia d’Oro
- C Commissioner – – AP Indy
- C. Congrats – – AP Indy
- C Lookin at Lucky – 20 – Smart Strike
- C Fed Biz – Giant’s Causeway
- C First Samurai – Giant’s Causeway
- C Lea – – First Samurai
- C Oxbow – – Awesome Again
- C Paynter – – Awesome Again
- C Flashback – – Tapit
- C Race Day – – Tapit
- C Algorithms – – Bernardini
- C Strong Mandate – – Tiznow
- C Overanalyze – – Dixie Union
- C Mastery – 25 – Candy Ride
- D. Speightster – – Speightstown
- D. Tale of Ekati – – Tale of the Cat
- D Silent Name – -Sunday Silence
- D Outwork – 15 – Uncle Mo
- D Nyquist – 40 – Uncle Mo
- D More Than Ready – 80 – Southern Halo
- D Verrazano – More Than Ready
- D Goldencents – 25 – Into Mischief
- D. Shackleford – – Forestry
- D Street Boss – 20 – Street Sense
- D Jersey Town – – Speights
- D Firing Line – – Lion Hearted
- D Daredevil – – More Than Ready
- D. California Chrome – – Lucky Pulpit
- TE Flatter – 40, 125 – AP Indy
- TE Honor Code – 30, 41 – AP Indy
- TE Gun Runner – 70 – Candy Ride
- TE Candy Ride – 100, 150 – Ride the Rails
- TE Liams Map – 35, 85 – Unbridled Song
- TE Pioneerof the Nile – 175 – Empire Maker
- TE Medaglia d’Oro – 200, 260 – El Prado
- TE Curlin – 175. – Smart Strike
- TE Malibu Moon – 60, 122 – AP Indy
- TE Kitten’s Joy – 75 – El Prado
- TE Quality Road – 200, 325 – Elusive Quality
- TE Union Rags – 60, 140 – Dixie Union
- TE Constitution – 40, 50 – Tapit.
- TE Bernardini – 40 – AP Indy
- TE Tiznow – 40 – Unusual Heat
- TE Awesome Again – 40 – Deputy Minister
- TE Tapit – 200 AP Indy
- TE Empire Maker – 75 – Unbridled
- TE Ghostzapper – 85 – Awesome Again
- TE Arrogate – 50 – Unbridled Song
- TE Street Sense – 75 – Street Cry
- TE War Front – 250, – Danzig
- TE American Pharoah – 80 – Pioneerof the Nile
- TE Uncle Mo -125 – Indian Charlie
- TE Speightstown – 70 – Gone West
- TE Hard Spun – 40 Danzig
- TE Distorted Humor – 50 – Forty Niner
- TE Into Mischief – 175. – Harlan’s Holiday
- TE RunHappy – 40 – – Super Saver
- S Astern – – Medaglia d’Oro
- S Kantharos – 30 Distorted Humor
- S Jimmy Creed – 15 – Distorted Humor
- S Shanghi Bobby – 15 – Harlan’s Hoiiday
- S Lord Nelson – – Pulpit
- S Can the Man – – Into Mischief
- S Majestic City – City Zip
- S. Run Away and Hide- – City Zip
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