Includes the sires with two or more yearlings sold at major North American auctions of 2009. The sires listed are the top 100 sorted by average price. Yearling statistics include results for sales held July 1 through December 31.
Last Updated: November 25, 2009 04:01 PM
| Rank | Sire | Gross | Average | Median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Storm Cat | $12,700,000 | $529,167 | $355,000 |
| 2 | Bernardini | $13,952,000 | $357,744 | $300,000 |
| 3 | A.P. Indy | $4,790,000 | $342,143 | $235,000 |
| 4 | Unbridled's Song | $9,715,000 | $323,833 | $217,500 |
| 5 | Kingmambo | $2,800,000 | $311,111 | $280,000 |
| 6 | Dynaformer | $7,285,000 | $291,400 | $225,000 |
| 7 | Distorted Humor | $7,955,000 | $265,167 | $235,000 |
| 8 | Medaglia d'Oro | $16,125,106 | $237,134 | $155,000 |
| 9 | Street Cry (IRE) | $5,961,778 | $192,315 | $150,000 |
| 10 | Smart Strike | $4,777,000 | $191,080 | $170,000 |
| 11 | Giant's Causeway | $6,659,500 | $154,872 | $100,000 |
| 12 | Empire Maker | $3,706,000 | $142,538 | $102,500 |
| 13 | Singspiel (IRE) | $417,000 | $139,000 | $75,000 |
| 14 | Mr. Greeley | $5,714,700 | $132,900 | $92,000 |
| 15 | Henny Hughes | $5,389,700 | $131,456 | $92,000 |
| 16 | Seeking the Gold | $866,000 | $123,714 | $80,000 |
| 17 | Speightstown | $5,996,000 | $122,367 | $75,000 |
| 18 | Indian Charlie | $5,346,000 | $121,500 | $85,000 |
| 19 | First Samurai | $4,867,600 | $118,722 | $65,000 |
| 20 | Rock Hard Ten | $3,027,000 | $116,423 | $48,500 |
| 21 | Elusive Quality | $4,181,500 | $113,014 | $110,000 |
| 22 | Dixie Union | $2,617,000 | $109,042 | $87,500 |
| 23 | Pulpit | $2,381,500 | $108,250 | $80,000 |
| 24 | Tiznow | $6,075,500 | $106,588 | $60,000 |
| 25 | Hennessy | $3,074,556 | $102,485 | $50,000 |
| 26 | Gone West | $957,000 | $95,700 | $71,000 |
| 27 | Malibu Moon | $5,353,500 | $95,598 | $75,000 |
| 28 | Bluegrass Cat | $4,269,142 | $94,870 | $75,000 |
| 29 | Sky Mesa | $3,648,000 | $93,538 | $70,000 |
| 30 | Tapit | $6,832,700 | $91,103 | $65,000 |
| 31 | Arch | $2,043,346 | $85,139 | $67,673 |
| 32 | Maria's Mon | $2,719,700 | $79,991 | $42,500 |
| 33 | Ghostzapper | $3,041,200 | $74,176 | $35,000 |
| 34 | More Than Ready | $3,177,756 | $73,901 | $50,000 |
| 35 | Birdstone | $1,421,000 | $71,050 | $37,000 |
| 36 | Awesome Again | $2,486,000 | $71,029 | $30,000 |
| 37 | Harlan's Holiday | $2,255,000 | $70,469 | $50,000 |
| 38 | El Prado (IRE) | $1,544,000 | $70,182 | $40,000 |
| 39 | Mineshaft | $2,168,200 | $63,771 | $36,000 |
| 40 | Rockport Harbor | $4,062,200 | $63,472 | $40,000 |
| 41 | Candy Ride (ARG) | $2,088,400 | $63,285 | $22,000 |
| 42 | Tale of the Cat | $3,337,588 | $62,973 | $50,000 |
| 43 | Johannesburg | $2,951,500 | $62,798 | $27,000 |
| 44 | Stormy Atlantic | $3,405,851 | $61,925 | $37,000 |
| 45 | Cherokee Run | $804,200 | $61,862 | $27,000 |
| 46 | Lemon Drop Kid | $2,522,400 | $61,522 | $30,000 |
| 47 | Exchange Rate | $1,821,200 | $60,707 | $33,500 |
| 48 | Bernstein | $2,058,415 | $57,178 | $31,426 |
| 49 | Forest Wildcat | $2,106,419 | $56,930 | $35,000 |
| 50 | Rahy | $567,000 | $56,700 | $33,500 |
| 51 | Yes It's True | $2,770,836 | $55,417 | $47,000 |
| 52 | Successful Appeal | $1,541,400 | $55,050 | $46,000 |
| 53 | Afleet Alex | $2,465,500 | $53,598 | $25,000 |
| 54 | Forestry | $1,465,500 | $52,339 | $25,000 |
| 55 | Kitten's Joy | $280,000 | $46,667 | $25,000 |
| 56 | Cozzene | $279,852 | $46,642 | $28,926 |
| 57 | Eddington | $1,565,400 | $43,483 | $11,500 |
| 58 | Broken Vow | $1,607,953 | $43,458 | $30,000 |
| 59 | Grand Slam | $2,567,357 | $42,789 | $23,500 |
| 60 | Silver Train | $2,485,900 | $42,134 | $20,000 |
| 61 | Monarchos | $82,500 | $41,250 | $41,250 |
| 62 | Out of Place | $287,000 | $41,000 | $6,500 |
| 63 | Royal Academy | $524,800 | $40,369 | $7,500 |
| 64 | Flower Alley | $1,518,011 | $39,948 | $28,500 |
| 65 | Put It Back | $421,100 | $38,282 | $14,000 |
| 66 | Macho Uno | $972,000 | $37,385 | $27,500 |
| 67 | Silver Deputy | $442,113 | $36,843 | $15,500 |
| 68 | Quiet American | $729,725 | $36,486 | $22,712 |
| 69 | Lion Heart | $1,529,400 | $36,414 | $11,000 |
| 70 | War Front | $1,304,300 | $35,251 | $20,000 |
| 71 | Not For Love | $667,100 | $35,111 | $27,000 |
| 72 | Strut the Stage | $139,618 | $34,904 | $21,906 |
| 73 | Limehouse | $895,888 | $33,181 | $17,000 |
| 74 | Songandaprayer | $1,649,200 | $32,984 | $20,500 |
| 75 | Aragorn (IRE) | $888,446 | $32,905 | $15,000 |
| 76 | Survivalist | $559,137 | $32,890 | $15,783 |
| 77 | Fusaichi Pegasus | $1,431,600 | $32,536 | $14,000 |
| 78 | Roman Ruler | $1,136,199 | $32,463 | $12,000 |
| 79 | Vindication | $1,259,300 | $31,483 | $22,000 |
| 80 | Artie Schiller | $1,381,438 | $31,396 | $20,000 |
| 81 | Langfuhr | $608,380 | $30,419 | $15,000 |
| 82 | Dixieland Band | $212,420 | $30,346 | $35,000 |
| 83 | Beau Genius | $59,700 | $29,850 | $29,850 |
| 84 | Officer | $970,500 | $29,409 | $15,000 |
| 85 | Pomeroy | $1,190,821 | $29,044 | $15,500 |
| 86 | E Dubai | $1,234,612 | $28,059 | $10,106 |
| 87 | Proud Citizen | $528,100 | $27,795 | $12,000 |
| 88 | El Corredor | $1,221,400 | $26,552 | $20,000 |
| 89 | Dehere | $976,900 | $26,403 | $13,000 |
| 90 | Borrego | $700,800 | $25,956 | $12,000 |
| 91 | Northern Afleet | $487,353 | $25,650 | $26,500 |
| 92 | Regal Intention | $76,794 | $25,598 | $10,153 |
| 93 | Powerscourt (GB) | $305,984 | $25,499 | $7,000 |
| 94 | Stormin Fever | $101,200 | $25,300 | $17,500 |
| 95 | Niigon | $273,576 | $24,871 | $8,344 |
| 96 | Smarty Jones | $870,200 | $24,863 | $15,000 |
| 97 | Pleasantly Perfect | $419,000 | $24,647 | $16,500 |
| 98 | Anabaa | $221,200 | $24,578 | $15,000 |
| 99 | Smoke Glacken | $390,500 | $24,406 | $15,000 |
| 100 | Stephen Got Even | $195,000 | $24,375 | $14,000 |
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