Includes the sires with two or more 2-year-olds sold at major North American auctions of 2009. The sires listed are the top 100 sorted by average price.
Last Updated: November 5, 2009 07:00 PM
| Rank | Sire | Gross | Average | Median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A.P. Indy | $3,135,000 | $1,045,000 | $675,000 |
| 2 | Unbridled's Song | $4,245,000 | $471,667 | $375,000 |
| 3 | Distorted Humor | $1,774,000 | $354,800 | $300,000 |
| 4 | Giant's Causeway | $1,685,000 | $280,833 | $290,000 |
| 5 | Medaglia d'Oro | $3,222,500 | $247,885 | $120,000 |
| 6 | Mineshaft | $375,000 | $187,500 | $187,500 |
| 7 | Tiznow | $2,216,000 | $184,667 | $80,000 |
| 8 | Empire Maker | $720,000 | $180,000 | $200,000 |
| 9 | Pulpit | $887,000 | $177,400 | $87,000 |
| 10 | Tapit | $3,527,000 | $176,350 | $100,000 |
| 11 | Smart Strike | $527,000 | $175,667 | $42,000 |
| 12 | Seeking the Gold | $668,000 | $167,000 | $108,000 |
| 13 | Rock Hard Ten | $2,088,000 | $160,615 | $125,000 |
| 14 | Elusive Quality | $477,000 | $159,000 | $135,000 |
| 15 | Mr. Greeley | $951,000 | $158,500 | $155,000 |
| 16 | Ghostzapper | $1,951,000 | $150,077 | $120,000 |
| 17 | Friends Lake | $700,500 | $140,100 | $15,000 |
| 18 | Rahy | $275,000 | $137,500 | $137,500 |
| 19 | Speightstown | $2,390,000 | $132,778 | $65,000 |
| 20 | Dixie Union | $1,661,000 | $127,769 | $60,000 |
| 21 | El Prado (IRE) | $634,000 | $126,800 | $47,000 |
| 22 | Forestry | $1,740,500 | $124,321 | $127,500 |
| 23 | Indian Charlie | $2,454,000 | $122,700 | $50,000 |
| 24 | Fusaichi Pegasus | $1,064,000 | $106,400 | $107,500 |
| 25 | Street Cry (IRE) | $422,000 | $105,500 | $82,500 |
| 26 | Graeme Hall | $527,000 | $105,400 | $53,000 |
| 27 | Grand Slam | $944,500 | $104,944 | $80,000 |
| 28 | Sky Mesa | $1,934,500 | $101,816 | $65,000 |
| 29 | Thunder Gulch | $593,000 | $98,833 | $57,500 |
| 30 | Yonaguska | $777,000 | $97,125 | $28,500 |
| 31 | Langfuhr | $290,000 | $96,667 | $75,000 |
| 32 | Malibu Moon | $1,423,000 | $94,867 | $40,000 |
| 33 | Yes It's True | $1,748,000 | $92,000 | $50,000 |
| 34 | Harlan's Holiday | $813,500 | $90,389 | $52,000 |
| 35 | City Zip | $806,000 | $89,556 | $45,000 |
| 36 | Songandaprayer | $2,629,500 | $87,650 | $70,000 |
| 37 | Kitten's Joy | $422,000 | $84,400 | $67,000 |
| 38 | Forest Danger | $2,232,500 | $82,685 | $33,000 |
| 39 | Stormin Fever | $390,000 | $78,000 | $70,000 |
| 40 | Belong to Me | $156,000 | $78,000 | $78,000 |
| 41 | Stormy Atlantic | $1,400,000 | $77,778 | $56,000 |
| 42 | Tale of the Cat | $301,000 | $75,250 | $63,000 |
| 43 | Holy Bull | $1,283,000 | $71,278 | $33,500 |
| 44 | Forest Wildcat | $1,194,600 | $70,271 | $45,000 |
| 45 | Silver Deputy | $280,000 | $70,000 | $70,000 |
| 46 | Purge | $1,529,000 | $69,500 | $32,500 |
| 47 | Touch Gold | $761,000 | $69,182 | $45,000 |
| 48 | Maria's Mon | $757,200 | $68,836 | $40,000 |
| 49 | More Than Ready | $957,000 | $68,357 | $56,000 |
| 50 | Cherokee Run | $1,081,000 | $67,563 | $31,500 |
| 51 | Cape Town | $135,000 | $67,500 | $67,500 |
| 52 | Broken Vow | $533,700 | $66,713 | $34,500 |
| 53 | Leroidesanimaux (BRZ) | $332,000 | $66,400 | $40,000 |
| 54 | Perfect Soul (IRE) | $265,200 | $66,300 | $14,350 |
| 55 | Skip Away | $131,500 | $65,750 | $65,750 |
| 56 | Saint Liam | $588,000 | $65,333 | $50,000 |
| 57 | Hennessy | $652,000 | $65,200 | $36,000 |
| 58 | Lemon Drop Kid | $260,000 | $65,000 | $39,000 |
| 59 | Consolidator | $1,022,500 | $63,906 | $38,500 |
| 60 | Aldebaran | $383,000 | $63,833 | $50,000 |
| 61 | Successful Appeal | $637,200 | $63,720 | $37,500 |
| 62 | Gulch | $188,000 | $62,667 | $60,000 |
| 63 | Stephen Got Even | $555,500 | $61,722 | $62,000 |
| 64 | Johannesburg | $782,000 | $60,154 | $42,000 |
| 65 | Officer | $657,000 | $59,727 | $40,000 |
| 66 | Yankee Gentleman | $593,000 | $59,300 | $27,500 |
| 67 | Chief Seattle | $177,000 | $59,000 | $37,000 |
| 68 | Offlee Wild | $351,000 | $58,500 | $8,500 |
| 69 | Vindication | $690,000 | $57,500 | $37,500 |
| 70 | El Corredor | $1,391,300 | $55,652 | $25,000 |
| 71 | Trippi | $941,500 | $55,382 | $21,000 |
| 72 | Congaree | $330,500 | $55,083 | $31,000 |
| 73 | Posse | $872,000 | $54,500 | $41,000 |
| 74 | Forest Camp | $593,500 | $53,955 | $30,000 |
| 75 | Salt Lake | $214,200 | $53,550 | $39,000 |
| 76 | Macho Uno | $1,200,200 | $52,183 | $20,000 |
| 77 | Roman Ruler | $1,390,200 | $51,489 | $30,000 |
| 78 | Candy Ride (ARG) | $303,000 | $50,500 | $27,500 |
| 79 | Petionville | $100,000 | $50,000 | $50,000 |
| 80 | Medallist | $150,000 | $50,000 | $45,000 |
| 81 | Afleet Alex | $734,500 | $48,967 | $36,000 |
| 82 | Chapel Royal | $532,000 | $48,364 | $30,000 |
| 83 | Closing Argument | $1,256,500 | $48,327 | $37,500 |
| 84 | Concorde's Tune | $579,000 | $48,250 | $24,000 |
| 85 | Bernstein | $482,000 | $48,200 | $30,000 |
| 86 | Not For Love | $382,000 | $47,750 | $40,000 |
| 87 | Value Plus | $1,367,500 | $47,155 | $30,000 |
| 88 | Reformer Rally | $94,200 | $47,100 | $47,100 |
| 89 | Limehouse | $650,000 | $46,429 | $39,000 |
| 90 | Eurosilver | $1,436,500 | $46,339 | $24,000 |
| 91 | Smarty Jones | $184,000 | $46,000 | $39,750 |
| 92 | Tribal Rule | $137,000 | $45,667 | $32,000 |
| 93 | Freud | $409,500 | $45,500 | $37,000 |
| 94 | Exchange Rate | $406,500 | $45,167 | $17,000 |
| 95 | Dehere | $540,200 | $45,017 | $22,500 |
| 96 | Scrimshaw | $90,000 | $45,000 | $45,000 |
| 97 | Spanish Steps | $359,500 | $44,938 | $13,000 |
| 98 | Action This Day | $263,000 | $43,833 | $26,500 |
| 99 | Valid Belfast | $84,700 | $42,350 | $42,350 |
| 100 | Monarchos | $127,000 | $42,333 | $22,000 |
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