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Leading 2012 National Sires by Average

Leading 2012 Sires of Yearlings

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

RankSireOff.SoldRNAGrossAverageMedian
1A.P. Indy1293$4,195,000$466,111$335,000
2Galileo (IRE)77-$2,850,000$407,143$400,000
3Sea The Stars (IRE)321$730,000$365,000$365,000
4Distorted Humor433013$9,612,000$320,400$287,500
5Street Cry (IRE)28208$6,380,000$319,000$200,000
6Medaglia d'Oro443113$9,649,000$311,258$240,000
7Empire Maker523814$10,144,000$266,947$185,000
8Tapit745915$15,399,000$261,000$260,000
9Bernardini52439$10,484,000$243,814$170,000
10Dynaformer29209$4,876,000$243,800$167,500
11Smart Strike473413$8,001,000$235,324$170,000
12War Front38308$6,922,000$230,733$197,500
13Unbridled's Song664422$8,481,000$192,750$142,500
14Tiznow554312$7,420,500$172,570$140,000
15Giant's Causeway654916$7,364,500$150,296$100,000
16Pulpit382216$3,245,000$147,500$100,000
17Malibu Moon978017$11,767,000$147,088$127,500
18Arch483612$5,194,000$144,278$115,000
19Speightstown38326$4,451,500$139,109$110,000
20Indian Charlie513516$4,825,000$137,857$90,000
21More Than Ready533617$3,920,500$108,903$95,000
22Elusive Quality574512$4,869,200$108,204$75,000
23Street Sense564610$4,863,000$105,717$95,000
24Dixie Union705515$5,407,000$98,309$70,000
25Hard Spun635013$4,909,200$98,184$60,000
26Divine Park24186$1,723,600$95,756$35,000
27Exchange Rate524210$3,800,500$90,488$75,000
28Lemon Drop Kid614912$4,365,000$89,082$62,000
29Awesome Again413011$2,662,215$88,740$46,000
30Harlan's Holiday826913$6,043,500$87,587$75,000
31Candy Ride (ARG)725715$4,768,000$83,649$50,000
32Colonel John786117$5,088,500$83,418$70,000
33Scat Daddy35269$2,003,500$77,058$50,000
34Unusual Heat13112$842,700$76,609$32,000
35Broken Vow594910$3,734,500$76,214$55,000
36Pioneerof the Nile66579$4,314,300$75,689$52,000
37Ghostzapper28262$1,951,319$75,051$46,000
38Tale of the Cat644519$3,322,000$73,822$47,000
39Mr. Greeley544113$2,917,500$71,159$50,000
40Curlin775819$4,086,000$70,448$44,000
41Sky Mesa68599$4,154,500$70,415$52,000
42Big Brown50437$2,991,500$69,570$37,000
43Stormy Atlantic553916$2,658,500$68,167$50,000
44Daaher33-$200,500$66,833$8,500
45Kitten's Joy704525$2,943,495$65,411$50,000
46Bellamy Road20146$905,000$64,643$57,500
47Zensational544311$2,622,000$60,977$45,000
48Mineshaft524210$2,552,500$60,774$38,500
49Street Boss584315$2,578,700$59,970$50,000
50Old Fashioned675314$3,088,000$58,264$45,000
51Birdstone39363$2,058,500$57,181$36,000
52Bertrando853$284,500$56,900$30,000
53Henrythenavigator563917$2,202,000$56,462$40,000
54Majestic Warrior463610$1,950,500$54,181$32,500
55Proud Citizen22184$970,200$53,900$38,500
56First Samurai42366$1,840,000$51,111$43,500
57Mizzen Mast27216$1,056,000$50,286$35,000
58Leroidesanimaux (BRZ)1183$394,000$49,250$19,750
59Include1293$428,000$47,556$50,000
60Hat Trick (JPN)12102$466,000$46,600$23,500
61Artie Schiller41347$1,579,330$46,451$23,500
62Congrats543321$1,521,200$46,097$27,000
63Afleet Alex816615$3,003,200$45,503$23,000
64Great Notion22-$90,500$45,250$45,250
65Dixie Chatter1165$266,000$44,333$41,500
66City Zip655213$2,277,500$43,798$40,000
67Not For Love14122$512,000$42,667$33,000
68Roman Ruler68608$2,552,750$42,546$25,000
69Flatter40373$1,564,000$42,270$35,000
70Langfuhr39327$1,346,559$42,080$27,500
71Even the Score17152$630,000$42,000$17,000
72Dance to Destiny22-$83,160$41,580$41,580
73Discreet Cat533716$1,531,800$41,400$30,000
74Grand Slam47398$1,592,700$40,838$30,000
75First Defence19145$566,700$40,479$23,500
76Flower Alley42357$1,411,000$40,314$25,000
77Cosmonaut862$236,000$39,333$37,500
78U S Ranger30264$1,018,322$39,166$16,500
79Brother Derek20182$701,000$38,944$24,000
80War Pass46415$1,591,200$38,810$27,000
81Yes It's True634815$1,857,165$38,691$30,500
82Rock Hard Ten583919$1,507,700$38,659$27,000
83Teuflesberg642$153,000$38,250$44,000
84Congaree853$190,500$38,100$27,000
85Bernstein635013$1,901,200$38,024$25,000
86Ready's Image24204$759,000$37,950$27,000
87Freud33267$977,000$37,577$28,500
88Tiz Wonderful775324$1,991,500$37,575$35,000
89Awesome Gambler642$144,500$36,125$23,500
90Northern Afleet42357$1,219,900$34,854$25,000
91Wildcat Heir412318$780,000$33,913$24,000
92Run Away and Hide1183$271,200$33,900$27,500
93Forestry36297$948,900$32,721$20,000
94English Channel513912$1,265,290$32,443$17,000
95Midnight Lute42375$1,179,200$31,870$20,000
96Holy Bull29236$724,658$31,507$23,000
97High Cotton27225$686,500$31,205$24,000
98Smoke Glacken15105$306,000$30,600$25,500
99Dunkirk907020$2,126,006$30,372$22,653
100Leonnatus Anteas77-$210,470$30,067$14,200