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$4 Million
• The $4 Million Sires represent 8.4% of all Million Dollar Sires.
• Eight of the $4 Million Sires were born in the 2000’s – Good Reason SA (2007), Winners Version (2006), Kiddy Up (2005), First Prize Perry (2004), No Secrets Here (2004), Corona For Me (2001), Southern Corona (2001) and The Down Side (2000).
• The oldest $4 Million Sires were born in the 1950’s – Rocket Bar TB (1951) and Alamitos Bar (1959).
• Six, or 13%, of the $4 Million Sires are Thoroughbreds.
• The only $4 Million Sire with over
1,000 starters is Kitaman at 1,270. Good Reason SA has the fewest starters at 77. Kitaman also has the most winners (566), and Favorite Trick TB has the least winners (44).
Good Reason SA Kiddy Up
$3 Million
• The $3 Million Sires represent 8.8% of all Million Dollar Sires.
• Five of the $3 Million Sires are Thoroughbreds.
• Fourteen $3 Million Sires were born in the
2000’s – High Rate Of Return (2009), Capo De Capi (2008), Dominyun (2008), Mr Piloto (2008), Inseperable (2006), Escondido Beach (2005), Pappasito (2005), Rock Solid Jess (2005), Swingin Jess (2005), Mighty Invictus (2002), Executive Menace (2001), Fly Jess Fly (2001), Coronas Prospect (2000) and First N Kool (2000).
• Three Bars TB, who is the oldest of the $3 Million Sires (born in 1940), has the
• Three $4 Million Sires have average earnings per starter exceeding $50,000 – Good Reason SA ($54,303), Favorite Trick TB ($51,872) and Real Runaway ($50,275). They are also the only three $4 Million Sires to have fewer than 100 starters, Real Runaway with 95, Favorite Trick with 83 and Good Reason SA with 77.
• Six $4 Million Sires have money earners who have earned over $1 million – Good Reason SA (Jess Good Candy, $2,014,703), Kiddy Up (J Fire Up, $1,468,361), Favorite Trick TB (Good Reason SA, $1,446,727), Heza Motor Scooter (Rylees Boy, $1,417,264), Duck Dance TB (Merganser, $1,373,704) and The Down Side (Double Down Special, $1,211,934).
• Four $4 Million Sires have a winners-to- starters ratio greater than 70% - Rocket Bar TB (79.2%), Kiddy Up (76%), First Down Express (72%) and Three Oh’s (71%).
Winners Version
most stakes wins at 177. Three Bars also
has the most stakes winners with 62, while Achievement has the least stakes winners at 4.
• Texas Dancer TB is the only $3 Million Sire with over 1,000 race age foals with 1,019, while Escondido Beach has the fewest race age foals with 102. Escondido Beach has the least number of starters with 85, while Texas Dancer has the most with 704. Escondido Beach has the fewest number of winners in the category with 54.
• Four $3 Million Sires have more than 1,000 wins – Three Bars TB (1,574), Tiny Charger (1,454), Game Plan (1,050) and Murrtheblurr TB (1,006).
• Four $4 Million Sires to have more than 10% stakes winners-to-starters - Rocket Bar TB (12.5%), First Place Dash (12%), Meter Me Gone (10.7%) and Real Runaway (10.5%).
• Two of the $4 Million Sires are in the AQHA Hall of Fame – Lady Bug’s Moon and Rocket Bar TB.
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Favorite Trick TB
No Secrets Here
• Escondido Beach has the highest average earnings per starter at $37,392, with Rock Solid Jess coming next at $35,342.
• Three $3 Million Sires have money earners who have earned over $1 million – Rare
Jet (Refrigerator, $2,126,309), Light On Cash (Winalota Cash, $1,952,848) and Texas Dancer TB (Eastex, $1,869,406).
• Three $3 Million Sires have a winners-to- starters ratio of greater than 70% - Three Bars TB (78%), Ought To Be First (73.3%) and Rock Solid Jess (71%).
• Three Bars TB is the only $3 Million Sire in the AQHA Hall of Fame.
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