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Interesting Stats, Facts and Figures
THE YOUNGEST:
Three sires are tied as the youngest stallions to reach million-dollar sire status. They are: #185 One Famous Eagle, #394 Carters Cartel and #397 Coronas Leaving You. All were foaled in 2005.
THE OLDEST:
Two million-dollar sires were born in the 1940s: #167 Three Bars TB (1940) and #307 Top Deck TB (1945).
THE FEWEST STARTERS
#425 Quick Action TB became a million- dollar sire with the least number of official American Quarter Horse starters. Quick Action’s 30 starters (from 54 race age foals) have earned a combined $1,095,044. Quick Action also has the fewest ROM earners, at 15.
THE FEWEST FOALS:
#324 Rabbits Rainbow became a million- dollar sire with the fewest number of registered foals of racing age. From only 51 foals of racing age, he is the sire of 32 starters, 22 winners, 3 stakes winners, and the earners of $1,393,510.
Rabbits Rainbow
THE MOST:
#225 Pacific Bailey and #7 Easy Jet still hold the lead for the most race age foals (Pacific Bailey has 2,942) and starters (Easy Jet has 2,019) among all million-dollar sires. #1
First Down Dash and #5 Chicks Beduino are close behind. First Down Dash has 1,733 starters from 2,064 race-age foals, while Chicks Beduino has 1,712 starters from 2,067 race-age foals.
Jaguar Rocket
NOT JUST ONE:
#388 Million-Dollar
Sire Jaguar Rocket had
to rely on all of his foals
to perform well, as his
leading money earner, Mr American Flyer, banked
just $47,444. It’s a good
thing he had 19 stakes
winners and 30 stakes
placers that combined
for 93 black-type races to help him reach $1,212,150 in sire earnings!
First Down Dash
STAKES SIRE:
#1 Million Dollar Sire First Down Dash leads the way in stakes winners and stakes wins, as he has sired 236 stakes winners who have won 472 stakes races. He also leads the way as a sire of stakes placers (232 with 851 stakes placings) and 90+ Speed Index horses (1,041).
THE FASTEST:
Among million-dollar sires, #1 First Down Dash has the greatest number of offspring which have run a Speed Index of 90 or greater, at 1,041. #7 Easy Jet has the most ROM earners at 1,563.
WINNERS
#7 Million-Dollar Sire Easy Jet has the most winners (1,382) responsible for the most wins (3,973)
Easy Jet
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