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$4 Million
• The $4 Million Sires represent 8.5% of all Million Dollar Sires.
• Twelve of the $4 Million Sires were born in the 2000’s – Captain
Courage (2005), Zoomin For Bux (2004), First Prize Perry (2004), Tac It Like A Man (2004), Sir Runaway Dash (2004),
No Secrets Here (2004), Volcom (2003), Jumpn (2002), Desirio (2002), 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 of the $4 Million Sires are Thoroughbreds.
• The only $4 Million Sire with over 1,000 starters is Kitaman at 1,270.
Favorite Trick TB has the fewest starters at 86. Kitaman also has the
most winners (566), and Favorite Trick TB the least winners (46).
• Two $4 Million Sires have average earnings per starter exceeding
$50,000 – Favorite Trick TB ($50,372) and Real Runaway
($50,275). They are also the only two $4 Million Sires to have fewer
than 100 starters, Favorite Trick with 86 and Real Runaway with 95. • Five $4 Million Sires have money earners who have earned over $1
million – Volcom (JM Miracle, $1,507,962), Favorite Trick TB (Good Reason SA, $1,446,727), Duck Dance TB (Merganser, $1,373,704), The Down Side (Double Down Special, $1,211,934) and Captain Courage (Wicked Courage, $1,132,848).
• Three $4 Million Sires have a winners-to-starters ratio greater than 70% - Rocket Bar TB (78.3%), Jumpn (71.7%), First Down Express (71.5%) and Three Oh’s (71.1%).
• Four $4 Million Sires to have more than 10% stakes winners-to- starters - Rocket Bar TB (12.2%), 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.
Captain Courage
$3 Million
• The $3 Million Sires represent 7.9% of all Million Dollar Sires.
• Six of the $3 Million Sires are Thoroughbreds.
• Nine $3 Million Sires
were born in the 2000’s – Freighttrain B (2008), Good Reason SA (2007), The Louisiana Cartel (2007), Winners Version (2006), Swingin Jess (2005), Mighty Invictus (2002), Executive Menace (2001), Fly Jess Fly (2001) and Coronas Prospect (2000).
• Three Bars TB, who is the oldest of the $3 Million
Sires (born in 1940), has
the most stakes wins at 187. Three Bars also has the most stakes winners with 64, while Achievement has the least stakes winners at 4.
Zoomin For Bux
Freighttrain B
Sir Runaway Dash
• Four $3 Million Sires have more than 1,000 wins – Three Bars TB (1,654), Tiny Charger (1,454), Game Plan (1,050) and Murrtheblurr TB (1,018).
• Good Reason SA has the highest average earnings per starter at $62,397, with Celadon coming next at $34,418.
• Six $3 Million Sires have money earners who have earned over $1 million – Rare Jet (Refrigerator, $2,126,309), Good Reason SA (Jess Good Candy, $2,014,703), Light On Cash (Winalota Cash, $1,952,848), Texas Dancer TB (Eastex, $1,869,406), Heza Motor Scooter (Rylees Boy, $1,417,264) and The Louisiana Cartel (EC Jet One, $1,370,385).
Volcom
• Texas Dancer TB is the only $3 Million Sire with over 1,000 race age foals with 1,060, while Good Reason SA has the fewest race age foals with 78. Texas Dancer and Good Reason SA also have the most and least number of starters – Texas Dancer with 712 and Good Reason SA with 60. Good Reason SA has the fewest number of winners in the category with 43.
• Three $3 Million Sires have a winners-to-starters ratio of greater than 70% - Three Bars TB (76.3%), Ought To Be First (73.3%) and Good Reason SA (71.7%).
• Three Bars is the only $3 Million Sire in the AQHA Hall of Fame.
Good Reason SA
Winners Version
The Louisiana Cartel
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