SIRES TITLES 2015 By Andrew O'Brien

	LEADING	FLAT	SIRES	GB & IRE	EUROPE	2015
CATEGORY	SIRE	WINNERS-RUNNERS	WINS	RUNS	£ WIN PRIZE	£ TOTAL PRIZE
Top Flat Sire GB & IRE	Galileo	89-260 34%	118	763	£3,255,096	£5,705,303
Top Sires Of 2-Y-O GB & IRE	Galileo	18-47 38%	26	111	£1,058,260	£1,359,575
Top First Season Sire	Zoffany	24-61 39%	35	220	£416,518	£738,974
Top Sire Of Euro Stakes Winners	Galileo	35-88 40%	46	253	£2,905,059	£5,649,396
Top Broodmare Sire GB & IRE	Danehill	98-233 42%	138	1067	£1,966,725	£3,879,958
Leading Sire Europe	Galileo	119-278 43%	171	1072	£6,980,732
Top European Broodmare Sire	Sadler's Wells	217-588 37%	337	2801	£6,510,155
European First CropSire	Zoffany	26-77 34%	37	275	£770,758
Top European Sire of 2-Y-O	Galileo	20-52 38%	30	123	£1,593,371

COOLMORE SIRES BLOODLINES IN ENGLISH AND IRISH CLASSICS 

By Andrew O'Brien

I decided to research the English and Irish classics since 2000. I first looked into the first three of every classic for England and Ireland since 2000.

I analysed the sires bloodline in sire and dam, I must admit after gathering the results, I was amazed at the results of this research.    

There have been 150 classics in England and Ireland since the turn of the century, and starting with the English 1000 Guineas, six of the fifteen winners had Coolmore sires in their bloodline, and had 17 out of 45 in the first three.

English 2000 Guineas there have been ten winners with their bloodline and 25 out of 45 in the first three.

Epsom Oaks has seen five winners with Coolmore sires bloodlines and 24 out of the 45 in the first three.

Onto the Epsom Derby and eleven of the fifteen winners have had Coolmore sires bloodlines and 35 out of 45 in the first three.

The final English classic of the flat season the St Leger has produced ten of the fifteen winners with Coolmore sires in the bloodline and 29 out of 45 in the first three.

Since the year 2000 there have been 75 English classics and 42 of the 75 (56%) winners and 130 out of 225 places (58%) have had Coolmore sires in their bloodline.

Now moving onto the Irish classics and the 1000 Guineas there have been ten winners out of fifteen with Coolmore sires in their bloodline, and 28 out 45 in the first three.

The 2000 Guineas has produced nine winners out of fifteen with Coolmore sires in the bloodline and 25 out of 45 in the first three.

Irish Oaks have seen six winners out of fifteen with Coolmore sires in their bloodline and 25 out of 45 in the first three.

The Irish Derby is the highest of all classics, with twelve of the fifteen winners having Coolmore sires in their bloodline and 36 out of 45 in the first three.

The final classic the St Leger have seen eight of the fifteen winners having had Coolmore sires bloodlines and 27 out of 45 in the first three.

The Irish classics have seen 45 out of 75 (60%) winners and 141 out of 225 (63%) in the first three.

When you combine the English and Irish classics out of 150 races 87 (58%) of the winners have had Coolmore sires bloodlines and 271 out of the 450 places (60%)

Coolmore Sires Bloodline Classics By Andrew O'Brien

UPDATED	13th SEPT 2015
COOLMORE	SIRES	BLOODLINE	ENGLISH	CLASSICS
YEAR	1000 GNS	2000 GNS	OAKS	DERBY	ST LEGER
2000				1st Sinndar
		2nd Giant's Causeway	2nd Kalypso Katie	2nd Sakhee	2nd Air Marshall
		3rd Barathea Guest		3rd Beat Hollow
2001		1st Golan	1st Imagine	1st Galileo	1st Milan
		2nd Tamburlaine	2nd Flight Of Fancy	2nd Golan
			3rd Relish The Thought	3rd Tobougg
2002		1st Rock Of Gibraltar		1st High Chaparral
		2nd Hawk Wing	2nd Quarter Moon	2nd Hawk Wing
	3rd Alasha			3rd Moon Ballad
2003		1st Refuse To Bend			1st Brian Boru
			2nd Yesterday	2nd The Great Gatsby	2nd High Accolade
	3rd Intercontinental
2004				1st North Light	1st Rule Of Law
			2nd All Too Beautiful	2nd Rule Of Law	2nd Quiff
			3rd Punctilious	3rd Let The Lion Roar	3rd Tycoon
2005	1st Virginia Waters	1st Footstepsinthesand		1st Motivator	1st Scorpion
	2nd Maids Causeway	2nd Rebel Rebel		2nd Walk In The Park	2nd The Geezer
		3rd Kandidate			3rd Tawqeet
2006	1st Speciosa	1st George Washington	1st Alexandrova		1st Sixties Icon
				2nd Dragon Dancer	2nd The Last Drop
		3rd Olympian Odyssey		3rd Dylan Thomas	3rd Red Rocks
2007	1st Finsceal Beo	1st Cockney Rebel		1st Authoried
		2nd Vital Equine	2nd Peeping Fawn	2nd Eagle Mountain	2nd Mahler
	3rd Simply Perfect		3rd All My Loving	3rd Aqaleem	3rd Honolulu
2008		1st Henrythenavigator		1st New Approach	1st Conduit
		2nd New Approach		2nd Tartan Bearer	2nd Unsung Heroine
		3rd Stubbs Art	3rd Katiyra
2009	1st Ghanaati
	2nd Cuis Ghaire	2nd Delegator		2nd Fame And Glory	2nd Kite Wood
		3rd Gan Amhras	3rd High Heeled	3rd Masterofthehorse
2010				1st Workforce	1st Arctic Cosmos
	2nd Jacqueline Quest		2nd Remember When	2nd At First Sight	2nd Midas Touch
	3rd Gile Na Greine			3rd Rewilding
2011		1st Frankel	1st Dancing Rain	1st Pour Moi	1st Masked Marvel
	2nd Together		2nd Wonder Of Wonders	2nd Treasure Beach
					3rd Sea Moon
2012	1st Homecoming Queen	1st Camelot	1st Was	1st Camelot
					2nd Camelot
	3rd Maybe		3rd The Fugue	3rd Astrology	3rd Michelangelo
2013		1st Dawn Approach	1st Talent	1st Ruler Of The World	1st Leading Light
		2nd Glory Awaits	2nd Secret Gesture	2nd Libertarian	2nd Talent
	3rd Moth		3rd The Lark	3rd Galileo Rock	3rd Galileo Rock
2014	1st Miss France	1st Night Of Thunder	1st Taghrooda	1st Australia	1st Kingston Hill
			2nd Tarfasha	2nd Kingston Hill
	3rd Ihtimal	3rd Australia	3rd Volume		3rd Snow Sky
2015	1st Legatissimo	1st Gleneagles	1st Qualify		1st Bondi Beach
	2nd Lucida		2nd Legatissimo		2nd Simple Verse
	3rd Tiggy Wiggy		3rd Lady Of Dubai	3rd Storm The Stars	3rd Fields Of Athenry
COOLMORE	SIRES	BLOODLINE	IRISH	CLASSICS
YEAR	1000 GNS	2000 GNS	OAKS	DERBY	ST LEGER
2000		1st Bachir		1st Sinndar	1st Arctic Owl
	2nd Amethyst	2nd Giant's Causeway		2nd Glyndebourne	2nd Yavana's Pace
				3rd Ciro	3rd Mutafaweq
2001	1st Imagine	1st Black Minnaloushe		1st Galileo
		2nd Mozart		2nd Morshdi
			3rd Karsavina	3rd Golan	3rd Marienbard
2002	1st Gossamer	1st Rock Of Gibraltar		1st High Chaparral
	2nd Quarter Moon		2nd Quarter Moon	2nd Sholokhov
	3rd Starbourne			3rd Ballingarry	3rd Ballingarry
2003	1st Yesterday		1st Vintage Tipple
	3rd Dimitrova	3rd Tout Seul		3rd Roosevelt	3rd Powerscourt
2004
			2nd Punctilious	2nd North Light	2nd Brian Boru
			3rd Hazarista	3rd Tycoon
2005	1st Saoire			1st Hurricane Run
		2nd Oratorio	2nd Playful Act	2nd Scorpion
	3rd Luas Line	3rd Democratic Deficit	3rd Mona Lisa
2006	1st Nightime	1st Araafa	1st Alexandrova	1st Dylan Thomas
	2nd Ardbrae Lady	2nd George Washington	2nd Scottish Stage		2nd Yeats
	3rd Queen Cleopatra	3rd Decado		3rd Best Alibi
2007	1st Finsceal Beo	1st Cockney Rebel	1st Peeping Fawn	1st Soldier Of Fortune	1st Yeats
	2nd Dimenticta	2nd Creachadoir		2nd Alexander Of Hales	2nd Scorpion
	3rd Peeping Fawn	3rd He's A Decoy	3rd All My Loving	3rd Eagle Mountain	3rd More Wells
2008		1st Henrythenavigator		1st Frozen Fire	1st Septimus
		2nd New Approach	2nd Ice Queen		2nd New Zealand
	3rd Mad About You	3rd Stubbs Art	3rd Gagnoa	3rd Tartan Bearer
2009	1st Again	1st Mastercraftsman		1st Fame And Glory	1st Alandi
			2nd Roses For The Lady	2nd Golden Sword	2nd Clowance
	3rd Oh Goodness Me				3rd Schiaparelli
2010				1st Cape Blanco	1st Sans Frontieres
	2nd Anna Salai	2nd Free Judgement		2nd Midas Touch	2nd Profound Beauty
		3rd Viscount Nelson	3rd Lady Lupus	3rd Jan Vermeer	3rd Flying Cross
2011	1st Misty For Me	1st Roderic O'Connor		1st Treasure Beach	(DH) 1st Duncan
	2nd Together		2nd Banimpire	2nd Seville	(DH) 1st Jukebox Jury
		3rd Oracle	3rd Wonder Of Wonders	3rd Memphis Tennessee	3rd Red Cadeaux
2012	1st Samitar		1st Great Heavens	1st Camelot	1st Royal Diamond
	2nd Ishvana	2nd Foxtrot Romeo
	3rd Princess Sinead		3rd Princess Highway	3rd Light Heavy
2013		1st Magician	1st Chicquita	1st Trading Leather	1st Voleuse De Coeurs
	2nd Rehn's Nest		2nd Venus De Milo	2nd Galileo Rock	2nd Ahzeemah
	3rd Just Pretending	3rd Trading Leather	3rd Just Pretending	3rd Festive Cheer	3rd Saddler's Rock
2014	1st Marvellous		1st Bracelet	1st Australia
			2nd Tapestry	2nd Kingfisher	2nd Leading Light
	3rd Vote Often		3rd Volume	3rd Orchestra
2015	1st Pleascach	1st Gleneagles	1st Covert Love		1st Order Of St George
	2nd Found	2nd Endless Drama	2nd Jack Naylor	2nd Storm The Stars	2nd Agent Murphy
	3rd Devonshire		3rd Curvy	3rd Giovanni Canaletto	3rd Wicklow Brave

Stud Records By Andrew O'Brien

UPDATED	31st	MAY	2015
GALILEO		STUD	RECORD
	WINS	2ND	3RD	£ EARNINGS
Worldwide Group 1	90	75	60	25,149,488
Euro Stakes	300	255	221	26,985,392
Flat	1034	783	737	28,055,937
Flat Turf	865	650	608	27,264,716
Flat AW	169	133	129	791,221
2-Y-O	216	140	132	4,662,944
Jumps	207	177	201	1,401,381
Broodmare Sire	224	236	216	2,347,067
5-6F	10	8	13	142,583
7-9F	366	257	246	9,102,340
10-11F	298	215	193	7,511,363
12-13F	246	204	186	9,544,362
14F+	114	99	99	1,755,288
HIGH CHAPARRAL		STUD	RECORD
	WINS	2ND	3RD	£ EARNINGS
Worldwide Group 1	37	28	31	10,890,187
Euro Stakes	70	58	56	3,789,521
Flat	337	336	328	4,165,139
Flat Turf	229	232	237	3,653,819
Flat AW	108	104	91	511,320
2-Y-O	47	46	44	326,201
Jumps	108	121	127	653,810
Broodmare Sire	34	37	25	366,824
5-6F	14	15	13	89,647
7-9F	127	123	113	1,226,267
10-11F	93	92	100	2,053,774
12-13F	74	60	63	478,806
14F+	29	45	39	316,645
DANEHILL		STUD	RECORD
	WINS	2ND	3RD	£ EARNINGS
Worldwide Group 1	144	146	117	27,465,582
Euro Stakes	276	221	176	17,618,088
Flat	819	697	609	16,347,069
Flat Turf	671	582	515	15,626,057
Flat AW	148	115	94	721,013
2-Y-O	187	142	120	3,372,067
Jumps	97	82	92	473,839
Broodmare Sire	1380	1310	1280	16,264,859
5-6F	178	145	123	2,660,936
7-9F	393	338	285	5,814,489
10-11F	127	117	108	3,472,399
12-13F	78	61	59	3,742,092
14F+	43	36	34	657,152
DANEHILL DANCER	DANCER	STUD	RECORD
	WINS	2ND	3RD	£ EARNINGS
Worldwide Group 1	32	38	48	6,505,668
Euro Stakes	187	199	181	8,776,989
Flat	1192	1185	1168	15,157,417
Flat Turf	966	939	915	14,157,157
Flat AW	226	246	253	1,000,261
2-Y-O	341	320	292	5,677,904
Jumps	155	141	120	1,017,682
Broodmare Sire	367	330	362	2,054,345
5-6F	340	318	303	3,387,452
7-9F	628	610	614	9,308,423
10-11F	144	159	156	1,386,533
12-13F	61	70	67	958,171
14F+	19	27	28	116,838
MONTJEU		STUD	RECORD
	WINS	2ND	3RD	£ EARNINGS
Worldwide Group 1	60	46	33	22,058,909
Euro Stakes	176	133	142	16,594,116
Flat	637	579	507	16,757,524
Flat Turf	533	456	414	16,368,608
Flat AW	104	123	92	388,916
2-Y-O	107	91	77	1,520,088
Jumps	303	302	256	3,649,364
Broodmare Sire	172	173	168	2,134,895
5-6F	4	6	7	14,378
7-9F	171	165	133	2,122,758
10-11F	193	144	160	2,794,491
12-13F	168	157	130	9,039,938
14F+	101	105	74	2,785,959
SADLER'S WELLS		STUD	RECORD
	WINS	2ND	3RD	£ EARNINGS
Worldwide Group 1	84	76	86	17,683,739
Euro Stakes	342	322	266	20,993,183
Flat	1020	848	733	21,348,987
Flat Turf	951	777	670	21,118,206
Flat AW	69	71	63	230,782
2-Y-O	157	130	119	2,524,400
Jumps	585	559	524	5,256,713
Broodmare Sire	2954	2836	2638	29,950,559
5-6F	14	8	6	181,443
7-9F	288	249	209	4,681,891
10-11F	305	248	181	4,924,302
12-13F	264	240	209	8,298,686
14F+	149	103	128	3,262,665
RIP VAN WINKLE		STUD	RECORD
	WINS	2ND	3RD	£ EARNINGS
Worldwide Group 1	1	0	0	96,667
Euro Stakes	4	1	2	188,401
Flat	29	20	14	339,525
Flat Turf	21	14	9	304,673
Flat AW	8	6	5	34,851
2-Y-O	20	10	7	274,614
First Crop	19	10	7	270,086
Jumps	0	0	0	0
5-6F	14	6	4	262,020
7-9F	13	7	8	67,963
10-11F	2	3	1	9,542
12-13F	0	0	0	0
14F+	0	0	0	0
MASTERCRAFTSMAN		STUD	RECORD
	WINS	2ND	3RD	£ EARNINGS
Worldwide Group 1	4	4	1	1,715,913
Euro Stakes	15	13	16	2,088,302
Flat	101	102	97	1,757,623
Flat Turf	74	70	75	1,659,427
Flat AW	27	31	22	98,197
2-Y-O	35	41	38	383,388
First Crop	29	34	27	358,188
Jumps	7	4	7	47,026
5-6F	11	14	13	56,082
7-9F	51	54	52	541,875
10-11F	23	19	20	701,445
12-13F	13	13	9	80,872
14F+	3	2	1	377,348
STARSPANGLEDBANNER		STUD	RECORD
	WINS	2ND	3RD	£ EARNINGS
Worldwide Group 1	1	1	0	166,658
Euro Stakes	4	2	2	312,403
Flat	16	10	12	204,833
Flat Turf	14	9	8	199,334
Flat AW	2	1	4	5,499
2-Y-O	14	7	9	175,292
First Crop	14	7	9	175,292
Jumps	0	0	0	0
5-6F	10	8	8	165,413
7-9F	6	1	4	39,419
10-11F	0	0	0	0
12-13F	0	0	0	0
14F+	0	0	0	0

Stallion Nicks By Andrew O'Brien

UPDATED 31st MAY 2015
GALILEO	NICKS	TOP	TEN
DAM'S SIRE	WINNERS	RUNNERS	%	WINS	RUNS	%	£ WIN PRIZE	£ TOTAL PRIZE
Danehill	72	107	67	154	777	20	6,346,959	7,806,210
Darshaan	58	78	74	136	764	18	1,856,076	3,694,153
Storm Cat	15	26	58	31	176	18	1,367,329	1,570,112
Danehill Dancer	15	21	71	23	129	18	308,071	490,769
Shirley Heights	13	17	76	39	201	19	568,028	768,044
Rainbow Quest	12	16	75	28	212	13	199,866	419,541
Indian Ridge	10	17	59	29	197	15	485,514	651,782
Green Desert	9	12	75	21	113	19	498,907	808,986
Pivotal	9	11	82	19	112	17	323,536	372,953
Kingmambo	9	11	82	21	116	18	936,508	1,176,663
DANEHILL	NICKS	TOP	TEN
DAM'S SIRE	WINNERS	RUNNERS	%	WINS	RUNS	%	£ WIN PRIZE	£ TOTAL PRIZE
Sadler´s Wells	26	35	74	60	427	14	1,282,410	1,904,354
Mr Prospector	18	19	95	35	176	20	586,496	780,862
Shirley Heights	14	18	82	31	250	12	259,671	442,254
Kris	14	17	82	31	221	14	342,932	509,369
Mill Reef	10	12	83	25	181	14	278,416	398,792
Nureyev	9	10	90	24	107	22	872,936	1,240,339
Alleged	8	15	53	20	144	14	153,849	258,089
Affirmed	8	13	62	18	135	13	228,621	334,205
Rainbow Quest	8	9	89	21	106	20	1,051,362	1,337,368
Kahyasi	7	11	64	17	89	19	503,206	773,273
DANEHILL DANCER	NICKS	TOP	TEN
DAM'S SIRE	WINNERS	RUNNERS	%	WINS	RUNS	%	£ WIN PRIZE	£ TOTAL PRIZE
Sadler´s Wells	48	92	52	98	1,000	10	1,036,088	1,686,687
Royal Academy	11	22	50	21	232	9	246,446	522,870
Warning	11	11	100	37	244	15	384,243	685,339
Be My Guest	9	15	60	26	202	13	176,203	264,255
Indian Ridge	9	14	64	32	203	16	511,628	691,162
Shirley Heights	9	12	75	21	186	11	180,154	278,179
Alzao	8	12	67	11	130	8	35,737	81,523
Darshaan	8	10	80	33	243	14	1,119,644	1,337,830
Machiavellian	8	10	80	20	103	19	148,995	221,685
Caerleon	7	16	44	14	178	8	53,822	124,898
HIGH CHAPARRAL	NICKS	TOP	TEN
DAM'S SIRE	WINNERS	RUNNERS	%	WINS	RUNS	%	£ WIN PRIZE	£ TOTAL PRIZE
Danehill	8	18	44	19	141	13	187,834	388,757
Rainbow Quest	7	11	64	10	164	6	66,839	193,455
Woodman	5	8	63	12	88	14	123,536	197,548
Green Desert	4	7	57	6	36	17	63,060	155,219
Danehill Dancer	3	7	43	6	36	17	34,992	60,883
Gulch	3	5	60	5	63	8	20,001	40,331
Shirley Heights	3	5	60	6	98	6	24,137	57,728
Caerleon	3	5	60	13	121	11	86,176	128,695
Dansili	3	4	75	3	18	17	29,476	33,582
Polish Precedent	3	4	75	13	106	12	80,219	114,306
MONTJEU	NICKS	TOP	TEN
DAM'S SIRE	WINNERS	RUNNERS	%	WINS	RUNS	%	£ WIN PRIZE	£ TOTAL PRIZE
Darshaan	24	40	60	62	513	12	1,407,801	1,999,421
Woodman	16	26	62	29	241	12	788,832	939,376
Shirley Heights	16	24	67	37	214	17	1,825,711	2,461,164
Gone West	15	23	65	40	270	15	1,904,354	2,310,324
Danehill	10	17	59	22	164	13	152,640	211,128
Machiavellian	9	15	60	33	234	14	403,899	682,520
Green Desert	9	13	69	17	143	12	444,213	494,925
Nashwan	9	12	75	19	153	12	93,061	216,881
Irish River	6	8	75	9	69	13	45,709	67,205
Zafonic	6	8	75	23	150	15	352,472	635,094
SADLER'S WELLS	NICKS	TOP	TEN
DAM'S SIRE	WINNERS	RUNNERS	%	WINS	RUNS	%	£ WIN PRIZE	£ TOTAL PRIZE
Darshaan	76	116	66	177	1,313	13	5,031,647	6,856,414
Shirley Heights	56	71	79	153	946	16	1,936,660	2,857,903
Habitat	35	52	67	89	526	17	1,753,632	2,337,153
Blushing Groom	21	25	84	47	337	14	308,571	584,561
Kris	19	25	76	39	270	14	859,664	1,168,138
Mill Reef	18	22	82	34	151	23	198,044	365,811
Irish River	17	26	65	37	268	14	695,878	1,016,399
Rainbow Quest	17	22	77	56	324	17	1,362,381	2,355,225
Alleged	16	25	64	41	314	13	1,079,850	1,487,484
Mr Prospector	16	24	67	32	254	13	186,780	405,687
RIP VAN WINKLE	NICKS	TOP	TEN
DAM'S SIRE	WINNERS	RUNNERS	%	WINS	RUNS	%	£ WIN PRIZE	£ TOTAL PRIZE
Danehill	3	5	60	5	25	20	151,721	170,316
Rock Of Gibraltar	2	3	67	2	10	20	11,263	12,661
Oasis Dream	2	2	100	4	9	44	38,475	51,860
Rainbow Quest	1	2	50	1	7	14	6,953	6,953
Daylami	1	2	50	1	3	33	4,852	6,392
Anabaa	1	2	50	2	8	25	28,439	31,917
Mtoto	1	2	50	1	8	13	9,488	22,279
Bachelor Duke	1	1	100	1	2	50	4,528	4,528
Key Royal	1	1	100	2	6	33	9,865	12,092
Bertolini	1	1	100	3	5	60	17,353	19,639
MASTERCRAFTSMAN	NICKS	TOP	TEN
DAM'S SIRE	WINNERS	RUNNERS	%	WINS	RUNS	%	£ WIN PRIZE	£ TOTAL PRIZE
Sadler´s Wells	7	11	64	10	77	13	51,079	72,564
Rainbow Quest	2	4	50	5	17	29	549,294	884,357
Peintre Celebre	2	3	67	2	13	15	9,560	16,825
Dansili	2	2	100	3	18	17	20,054	24,323
Montjeu	2	2	100	2	9	22	10,027	16,153
In The Wings	2	2	100	4	27	15	37,795	68,755
Green Desert	1	6	17	1	26	4	8,415	15,141
Oasis Dream	1	3	33	2	18	11	10,027	49,519
Refuse To Bend	1	2	50	1	12	8	8,338	27,929
Entrepreneur	1	2	50	3	14	21	575,838	800,208
STARSPANGLEDBANNER	NICKS	TOP	TEN
DAM'S SIRE	WINNERS	RUNNERS	%	WINS	RUNS	%	£ WIN PRIZE	£ TOTAL PRIZE
Pivotal	2	3	67	4	15	27	15,526	25,715
Night Shift	1	2	50	3	9	33	96,649	159,904
High Chaparral	1	1	100	2	2	100	72,257	72,257
Kyllachy	1	1	100	1	10	10	2,911	5,720
Beat Hollow	1	1	100	2	5	40	24,864	36,886
Tiger Hill	1	1	100	1	9	11	3,235	7,334
Up And At ´Em	1	1	100	1	5	20	3,235	3,235
Wolfhound	1	1	100	1	5	20	7,763	18,513
Linamix	1	1	100	1	4	25	2,588	2,588
Danehill	1	1	100	1	4	25	8,558	9,091

SIRES TITLES 2015 By Andrew O'Brien

	LEADING	FLAT	SIRES	GB & IRE	EUROPE	2015
CATEGORY	SIRE	WINNERS-RUNNERS	WINS	RUNS	£ WIN PRIZE	£ TOTAL PRIZE
Top Flat Sire GB & IRE	Galileo	89-260 34%	118	763	£3,255,096	£5,705,303
Top Sires Of 2-Y-O GB & IRE	Galileo	18-47 38%	26	111	£1,058,260	£1,359,575
Top First Season Sire	Zoffany	24-61 39%	35	220	£416,518	£738,974
Top Sire Of Euro Stakes Winners	Galileo	35-88 40%	46	253	£2,905,059	£5,649,396
Top Broodmare Sire GB & IRE	Danehill	98-233 42%	138	1067	£1,966,725	£3,879,958
Leading Sire Europe	Galileo	119-278 43%	171	1072	£6,980,732
Top European Broodmare Sire	Sadler's Wells	217-588 37%	337	2801	£6,510,155
European First CropSire	Zoffany	26-77 34%	37	275	£770,758
Top European Sire of 2-Y-O	Galileo	20-52 38%	30	123	£1,593,371

LEADING	FLAT	SIRES	GB & IRE	EUROPE	2014
CATEGORY	SIRE	WINNERS-RUNNERS	WINS	RUNS	£ WIN PRIZE	£ TOTAL PRIZE
Top Flat Sire GB&IRE	Galileo	109-274 (40%)	146	848	£5,234,357	£7,193,916
Top Sire Euro Stakes Winners	Galileo	35-93 (38%)	50	259	£5,077,218	£7,088,924
Top Broodmare Sire GB&IRE	Danehill	124-249 (50%)	196	1233	£3,989,669	£5,203,686
Leading Sire Europe	Galileo	137-288 (48%)	195	1162	£8,593,468
Top European Broodmare Sire	Sadler's Wells	245-648 (38%)	379	3339	£7,742,577
Top European Second Crop Sire	Mastercraftsman	64-156 (41%)	87	736	£3,401,210
Top European Sire of 2-Y-O	Galileo	29-65 (45%)	38	152	£1,095,748
Top European Sire Of 3-Y-O	Galileo	58-104 (56%)	83	458	£4,219,219
Leading Sire In Italy	Dylan Thomas	19-27 (70%)	40	176	£792,148

 

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 Coolmore @ The Cartiers by Kingsbarns:

As we all know, Coolmore has been the most successful and powerful breeding operation from some time with it's excellent roster of stallions and in 2014, they also became the most successful breeding operation at the Cartier Racing Awards since its inauguration in 1991 with 3 winners on the night in 2014 taking their tally to a whopping 63 in total. Sadler's Wells boasts the most successful record at the Cartiers as he accounts for 15 award winners alone with his most famous and successful son Galileo sitting 2 behind him on 13 with another former Coolmore stallion Danehill thanks to Gleneagles (champion 2yo) and Noble Mission (champion older horse) in 2014. I'm sure in the next couple of years, Galileo will make this accolade his own by surpassing his magnificent sire and breaking the record Sadler's Wells has held for a lot of years. Montjeu is another Coolmore stallion by Sadler's Wells who has been  a really successful stallion at this event with 7 winners of his own including his latest winner in 2014 in Ascot Gold Cup winner Leading Light so even when the Sadler's Wells record is broken by Galileo, his legacy is sure to live on for some time to come. The other Coolmore stallions who have made up the record breaking 63 winners over the last 23 years are Fairy King (3), Caerleon (2), Giant's Causeway (2) and Mastercraftsman, Choisir, Danehill Dancer, El Gran Senor, Tate Gallery, Woodman, Storm Bird and College Chapel all with 1 award winner each to their name with Giant's Causeway, Mastercraftsman and Choisir sure to shine on the biggest stage again yet.  

Below is the list of every single Cartier Racing Award that a Coolmore stallion is responsible for, I really hope you enjoyed the read and you enjoy looking back at the list.  

1992: 

Cartier 2yo filly - Lyric Fantasy (Tate Gallery)

Cartier 3yo colt - Rodrigo De Triano (El Gran Senor)

1993: 

Cartier 3yo filly - Intrepidity (Sadler's Wells)

Cartier older horse - Opera House (Sadler's Wells)

1994: 

Cartier 2yo filly - Gay Gallanta (Woodman) 

Cartier 3yo colt - King's Theatre (Sadler's Wells)

Cartier 3yo filly - Balanchine (Storm Bird)

Cartier Champion Stayer - Moonax (Caerleon)

Horse Of The Year - Barathea (Sadler's Wells)

1996: 

Cartier 3yo colt - Helissio (Fairy King)

Horse Of The Year - Helissio (Fairy King)

1998:  

Dream Well (Sadler's Wells)

Cartier 3yo filly - Cape Verdi (Caerleon)

Cartier Champion Stayer - Kayf Tara (Sadler's Wells)

Horse Of The Year - Dream Well (Sadler's Wells)

1999: 

Cartier 3yo colt - Montjeu (Sadler's Wells)

Cartier Stayer - Kayf Tara (Sadler's Wells)

2000: 

Cartier 2yo filly - Superstar Leo (College Chapel)

Cartier Champion Stayer - Kayf Tara (Sadler's Wells)

2001: 

Cartier 3yo colt - Galileo (Sadler's Wells)

Cartier Champion 3yo filly - Banks Hill (Danehill)

Cartier Champion Sprinter - Mozart (Danehill)

2002:

Cartier Champion 3yo colt - Rock Of Gibraltar (Danehill)

Cartier Horse Of The Year - Rock Of Gibraltar (Danehill)

2003:

Cartier Champion Older Horse - Falbrav (Fairy King)

2004:

Cartier Champion 2yo Colt - Shamardal (Giant's Causeway)

Cartier Champion Stayer - Westerner (Danehill)

2005:

Cartier Champion 2yo Colt - George Washington (Danehill)

Cartier Champion 2yo Filly - Rumplestiltskin (Danehill)

Cartier Champion 3yo Colt - Hurricane Run (Montjeu)

Cartier Champion Stayer - Westerner (Danehill)

Cartier Horse Of The Year - Hurricane Run (Montjeu)

2006: 

Champion 2yo Colt - Teofilo (Galileo)

Cartier Champion 3yo Colt - George Washington (Danehill)

Cartier Champion Stayer - Yeats (Sadler's Wells)

2007:

Cartier Champion 2yo Colt - New Approach (Galileo)

Cartier Champion 3yo Colt - Authorized (Montjeu)

Cartier Champion 3yo Filly - Peeping Fawn (Danehill)

Cartier Champion Stayer - Yeats (Sadler's Wells)

Cartier Champion Older Horse - Dylan Thomas (Danehill)

Cartier Horse Of The Year - Dylan Thomas (Danehill)

2008: 

Cartier Champion 2yo Colt - Mastercraftsman (Danehill Dancer)

Cartier Champion 3yo Colt - New Approach (Galileo)

Cartier Champion Stayer - Yeats (Sadler's Wells)

Cartier Champion Older Horse - Duke Of Marmalade (Danehill)

2009:

Cartier Champion 2yo Colt - St Nicholas Abbey (Montjeu)

Cartier Champion Stayer - Yeats (Sadler's Wells)

2010:

Cartier Champion 2yo Colt - Frankel (Galileo)

Cartier Champion 2yo Filly - Misty For Me (Galileo)

Cartier Champion Sprinter - Starspangledbanner (Choisir)

Cartier Champion Stayer - Rite Of Passage (Giant's Causeway)

2011:

Cartier Champion 2yo Filly - Maybe (Galileo)

Cartier Champion 3yo Colt - Frankel (Galileo)

Cartier Champion Stayer - Fame & Glory (Montjeu)

Cartier Horse Of The Year - Frankel (Galileo)

2012:

Cartier Champion 3yo Colt - Camelot (Montjeu)

Cartier Champion Older Horse - Frankel (Galileo)

Cartier Horse Of The Year - Frankel (Galileo)

2013:

Cartier Champion 2yo Colt - Kingston Hill (Mastercraftsman)

Cartier Champion 3yo Colt - Magician (Galileo)

2014:

Cartier Champion 2yo Colt - Gleneagles (Galileo)

Cartier Champion Older Horse - Noble Mission (Galileo)

Cartier Champion Stayer - Leading Light (Montjeu)

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COOLMORE’S MONOPOLY OF LEADING SIRE IN GREAT BRITAIN & IRELAND By Andrew O'Brien

In 1988 when Caerleon won his first sire championship, who would have ever predicted that by the year 2014 Coolmore stallions would have accounted for twenty six out of the twenty seven sire titles. To put this into context since 1990 Coolmore stallions have triumphed every year.

Caerleon won two sire titles in 1988 & 1991. Having sired 101 stakes winners, and a look at some of these he sired. His most famous son Generous English & Irish Derby winner in 1991.

Lady Carla (Oaks), Cape Verdi (1000 Guineas), Moonax (St Leger) and Marienbard (Arc De Triomphe). 

 

 

Fourteen times champion Sadler’s Wells you just run out of superlatives for this super sire, but one fact is of the last 15 Derby winners 10 have had his bloodline in either there sire or dam.There is a piece on him at the  aidanobrienfansite.com

In 2005 Danehill won the first of his 3 sire championships. He was also leading sire in Australia 9 times, and in France twice. You will find his history on aidanobrienfansite.com  

Danehill Dancer won his only sire championship in 2009. Having sired Mastercraftsman who was voted European champion two year old and went on to win the Irish 2000 Guineas and St James Palace. Again won the Irish 1000 Guineas. He was also the sire of, Choisir (Australian champion sprinter), Dancing Rain (Oaks), Starspangledbanner and Lillie Langtry.

In 2010 he was in the top four most expensive sires in Europe and has sired 82 group winners.

Galileo this year will win his sixth sire championship, and his total earnings so far for this year has reached the £7 million mark. He has just sired his 86th group one winner, and with his two year old progeny looking the best group in a long time, who would bet against a seventh championship next year. There is a special page on him at aidanobrienfansite.com   

In my opinion in years to come, racing fans and experts will come too look at these titles and, should be astounded at these feats. We should also appreciate this fact because thanks to these sires we can all appreciate the future generation of superstars that keep us talking and reminiscing about our wonderful sport.     

Finally Coolmore owners and staff should be congratulated for their commitment, hunger and desire to keep their place firmly cemented as the number one stud in the world. Heres to the next twenty five years.