Ranking the Stud Farms

There is a clear winner when I rank the stud farms.

1. Lane’s End – 9 of my top 20 sires
2. Airdrie – Cairo Prince and American Freedom – 2 of my top 10
3. Adena Springs – Point of Entry and Shaman Ghost – 2 of my top 10
4. Taylor Made – my #3 Midnight Storm
5. Darby Dan – my #8 Dialed In

What is surprising is the other big guys, Winstar, Darley, Hill ‘N’ Dale, Spendthrift, Gainsway, Ashford, and Claiborne are so far behind in a 7 way tie for 6th place.

My top rating for Lane’s End is purely “bottoms up”. My top 20 stallions listed has changed over the past year as I have judged the results of the sales I have watched. I guess since Lane’s End was the home of stamina king AP Indy, it is not surprising I landed here. I had not really thought about ranking farms until a week ago, when I realized how may of my top choices stood at Lane’s End.

Lane’s End Farm is the easy winner. Of my top 20 stallions, 9 stand at Lane’s End, and no other farm is even close. Their roster is:

1. Quality Road – $150,000
2. Candy Ride – $75,000
3. Union Rags – $40,000 – my #12
4. Twirling Candy – $40,000 – my #2
5. Liam’s Map – $30,000 – my #13
6. Daredevil – $25,000 – returned in 2021 from Turkey
7. Honor Code – $20,000 – my #1
8. Lemon Drop Kid – pensioned – my #18
9. The Factor – $17,500
10. Connect – $15,000 – my #6
11. Mineshaft $15,000
12. Tonalist – $12.500 – my #15
13. Unified – $10,000 – my #11
14. Mr. Speaker – $5,000 – my #19