Leading 2012 Sires of Yearlings
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Includes the sires with two or more yearlings sold at major North American auctions of 2012. A "short" yearling is one sold at a public auction during the winter and early spring and are considered closer in value to weanlings than yearlings sold in the summer and fall. The sires listed are the top 100 sorted by average price. Yearling statistics include sale results for the entire calendar year. Last Updated: January 14, 2013 01:02 AM
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| 1 | A.P. Indy | 12 | 9 | 3 | $4,195,000 | $466,111 | $335,000 |
| 2 | Galileo (IRE) | 7 | 7 | - | $2,850,000 | $407,143 | $400,000 |
| 3 | Sea The Stars (IRE) | 3 | 2 | 1 | $730,000 | $365,000 | $365,000 |
| 4 | Distorted Humor | 43 | 30 | 13 | $9,612,000 | $320,400 | $287,500 |
| 5 | Street Cry (IRE) | 28 | 20 | 8 | $6,380,000 | $319,000 | $200,000 |
| 6 | Medaglia d'Oro | 44 | 31 | 13 | $9,649,000 | $311,258 | $240,000 |
| 7 | Empire Maker | 52 | 38 | 14 | $10,144,000 | $266,947 | $185,000 |
| 8 | Tapit | 74 | 59 | 15 | $15,399,000 | $261,000 | $260,000 |
| 9 | Bernardini | 52 | 43 | 9 | $10,484,000 | $243,814 | $170,000 |
| 10 | Dynaformer | 29 | 20 | 9 | $4,876,000 | $243,800 | $167,500 |
| 11 | Smart Strike | 47 | 34 | 13 | $8,001,000 | $235,324 | $170,000 |
| 12 | War Front | 38 | 30 | 8 | $6,922,000 | $230,733 | $197,500 |
| 13 | Unbridled's Song | 66 | 44 | 22 | $8,481,000 | $192,750 | $142,500 |
| 14 | Tiznow | 55 | 43 | 12 | $7,420,500 | $172,570 | $140,000 |
| 15 | Giant's Causeway | 65 | 49 | 16 | $7,364,500 | $150,296 | $100,000 |
| 16 | Pulpit | 38 | 22 | 16 | $3,245,000 | $147,500 | $100,000 |
| 17 | Malibu Moon | 97 | 80 | 17 | $11,767,000 | $147,088 | $127,500 |
| 18 | Arch | 48 | 36 | 12 | $5,194,000 | $144,278 | $115,000 |
| 19 | Speightstown | 38 | 32 | 6 | $4,451,500 | $139,109 | $110,000 |
| 20 | Indian Charlie | 51 | 35 | 16 | $4,825,000 | $137,857 | $90,000 |
| 21 | More Than Ready | 53 | 36 | 17 | $3,920,500 | $108,903 | $95,000 |
| 22 | Elusive Quality | 57 | 45 | 12 | $4,869,200 | $108,204 | $75,000 |
| 23 | Street Sense | 56 | 46 | 10 | $4,863,000 | $105,717 | $95,000 |
| 24 | Dixie Union | 70 | 55 | 15 | $5,407,000 | $98,309 | $70,000 |
| 25 | Hard Spun | 63 | 50 | 13 | $4,909,200 | $98,184 | $60,000 |
| 26 | Divine Park | 24 | 18 | 6 | $1,723,600 | $95,756 | $35,000 |
| 27 | Exchange Rate | 52 | 42 | 10 | $3,800,500 | $90,488 | $75,000 |
| 28 | Lemon Drop Kid | 61 | 49 | 12 | $4,365,000 | $89,082 | $62,000 |
| 29 | Awesome Again | 41 | 30 | 11 | $2,662,215 | $88,740 | $46,000 |
| 30 | Harlan's Holiday | 82 | 69 | 13 | $6,043,500 | $87,587 | $75,000 |
| 31 | Candy Ride (ARG) | 72 | 57 | 15 | $4,768,000 | $83,649 | $50,000 |
| 32 | Colonel John | 78 | 61 | 17 | $5,088,500 | $83,418 | $70,000 |
| 33 | Scat Daddy | 35 | 26 | 9 | $2,003,500 | $77,058 | $50,000 |
| 34 | Unusual Heat | 13 | 11 | 2 | $842,700 | $76,609 | $32,000 |
| 35 | Broken Vow | 59 | 49 | 10 | $3,734,500 | $76,214 | $55,000 |
| 36 | Pioneerof the Nile | 66 | 57 | 9 | $4,314,300 | $75,689 | $52,000 |
| 37 | Ghostzapper | 28 | 26 | 2 | $1,951,319 | $75,051 | $46,000 |
| 38 | Tale of the Cat | 64 | 45 | 19 | $3,322,000 | $73,822 | $47,000 |
| 39 | Mr. Greeley | 54 | 41 | 13 | $2,917,500 | $71,159 | $50,000 |
| 40 | Curlin | 77 | 58 | 19 | $4,086,000 | $70,448 | $44,000 |
| 41 | Sky Mesa | 68 | 59 | 9 | $4,154,500 | $70,415 | $52,000 |
| 42 | Big Brown | 50 | 43 | 7 | $2,991,500 | $69,570 | $37,000 |
| 43 | Stormy Atlantic | 55 | 39 | 16 | $2,658,500 | $68,167 | $50,000 |
| 44 | Daaher | 3 | 3 | - | $200,500 | $66,833 | $8,500 |
| 45 | Kitten's Joy | 70 | 45 | 25 | $2,943,495 | $65,411 | $50,000 |
| 46 | Bellamy Road | 20 | 14 | 6 | $905,000 | $64,643 | $57,500 |
| 47 | Zensational | 54 | 43 | 11 | $2,622,000 | $60,977 | $45,000 |
| 48 | Mineshaft | 52 | 42 | 10 | $2,552,500 | $60,774 | $38,500 |
| 49 | Street Boss | 58 | 43 | 15 | $2,578,700 | $59,970 | $50,000 |
| 50 | Old Fashioned | 67 | 53 | 14 | $3,088,000 | $58,264 | $45,000 |
| 51 | Birdstone | 39 | 36 | 3 | $2,058,500 | $57,181 | $36,000 |
| 52 | Bertrando | 8 | 5 | 3 | $284,500 | $56,900 | $30,000 |
| 53 | Henrythenavigator | 56 | 39 | 17 | $2,202,000 | $56,462 | $40,000 |
| 54 | Majestic Warrior | 46 | 36 | 10 | $1,950,500 | $54,181 | $32,500 |
| 55 | Proud Citizen | 22 | 18 | 4 | $970,200 | $53,900 | $38,500 |
| 56 | First Samurai | 42 | 36 | 6 | $1,840,000 | $51,111 | $43,500 |
| 57 | Mizzen Mast | 27 | 21 | 6 | $1,056,000 | $50,286 | $35,000 |
| 58 | Leroidesanimaux (BRZ) | 11 | 8 | 3 | $394,000 | $49,250 | $19,750 |
| 59 | Include | 12 | 9 | 3 | $428,000 | $47,556 | $50,000 |
| 60 | Hat Trick (JPN) | 12 | 10 | 2 | $466,000 | $46,600 | $23,500 |
| 61 | Artie Schiller | 41 | 34 | 7 | $1,579,330 | $46,451 | $23,500 |
| 62 | Congrats | 54 | 33 | 21 | $1,521,200 | $46,097 | $27,000 |
| 63 | Afleet Alex | 81 | 66 | 15 | $3,003,200 | $45,503 | $23,000 |
| 64 | Great Notion | 2 | 2 | - | $90,500 | $45,250 | $45,250 |
| 65 | Dixie Chatter | 11 | 6 | 5 | $266,000 | $44,333 | $41,500 |
| 66 | City Zip | 65 | 52 | 13 | $2,277,500 | $43,798 | $40,000 |
| 67 | Not For Love | 14 | 12 | 2 | $512,000 | $42,667 | $33,000 |
| 68 | Roman Ruler | 68 | 60 | 8 | $2,552,750 | $42,546 | $25,000 |
| 69 | Flatter | 40 | 37 | 3 | $1,564,000 | $42,270 | $35,000 |
| 70 | Langfuhr | 39 | 32 | 7 | $1,346,559 | $42,080 | $27,500 |
| 71 | Even the Score | 17 | 15 | 2 | $630,000 | $42,000 | $17,000 |
| 72 | Dance to Destiny | 2 | 2 | - | $83,160 | $41,580 | $41,580 |
| 73 | Discreet Cat | 53 | 37 | 16 | $1,531,800 | $41,400 | $30,000 |
| 74 | Grand Slam | 47 | 39 | 8 | $1,592,700 | $40,838 | $30,000 |
| 75 | First Defence | 19 | 14 | 5 | $566,700 | $40,479 | $23,500 |
| 76 | Flower Alley | 42 | 35 | 7 | $1,411,000 | $40,314 | $25,000 |
| 77 | Cosmonaut | 8 | 6 | 2 | $236,000 | $39,333 | $37,500 |
| 78 | U S Ranger | 30 | 26 | 4 | $1,018,322 | $39,166 | $16,500 |
| 79 | Brother Derek | 20 | 18 | 2 | $701,000 | $38,944 | $24,000 |
| 80 | War Pass | 46 | 41 | 5 | $1,591,200 | $38,810 | $27,000 |
| 81 | Yes It's True | 63 | 48 | 15 | $1,857,165 | $38,691 | $30,500 |
| 82 | Rock Hard Ten | 58 | 39 | 19 | $1,507,700 | $38,659 | $27,000 |
| 83 | Teuflesberg | 6 | 4 | 2 | $153,000 | $38,250 | $44,000 |
| 84 | Congaree | 8 | 5 | 3 | $190,500 | $38,100 | $27,000 |
| 85 | Bernstein | 63 | 50 | 13 | $1,901,200 | $38,024 | $25,000 |
| 86 | Ready's Image | 24 | 20 | 4 | $759,000 | $37,950 | $27,000 |
| 87 | Freud | 33 | 26 | 7 | $977,000 | $37,577 | $28,500 |
| 88 | Tiz Wonderful | 77 | 53 | 24 | $1,991,500 | $37,575 | $35,000 |
| 89 | Awesome Gambler | 6 | 4 | 2 | $144,500 | $36,125 | $23,500 |
| 90 | Northern Afleet | 42 | 35 | 7 | $1,219,900 | $34,854 | $25,000 |
| 91 | Wildcat Heir | 41 | 23 | 18 | $780,000 | $33,913 | $24,000 |
| 92 | Run Away and Hide | 11 | 8 | 3 | $271,200 | $33,900 | $27,500 |
| 93 | Forestry | 36 | 29 | 7 | $948,900 | $32,721 | $20,000 |
| 94 | English Channel | 51 | 39 | 12 | $1,265,290 | $32,443 | $17,000 |
| 95 | Midnight Lute | 42 | 37 | 5 | $1,179,200 | $31,870 | $20,000 |
| 96 | Holy Bull | 29 | 23 | 6 | $724,658 | $31,507 | $23,000 |
| 97 | High Cotton | 27 | 22 | 5 | $686,500 | $31,205 | $24,000 |
| 98 | Smoke Glacken | 15 | 10 | 5 | $306,000 | $30,600 | $25,500 |
| 99 | Dunkirk | 90 | 70 | 20 | $2,126,006 | $30,372 | $22,653 |
| 100 | Leonnatus Anteas | 7 | 7 | - | $210,470 | $30,067 | $14,200 |
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