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$4 Million
• The $4 Million Sires represent 7.66% of all Million Dollar Sires.
• Nine of the $4 Million Sires were born in the 2000’s – One Fabulous Eagle (2013), Seperate Interest (2010), High Rate Of Return (2009), Mr Piloto (2008), Jess A Chicks (2007), Jess Zoomin (2006), First Prize Perry (2004), Corona For Me (2001) and The Down Side (2000).
• The two 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 90. Kitaman also has the most winners (566), and Favorite Trick TB has the least winners (90).
• One $4 Million Sire has average earnings per starter exceeding $50,000 – Real Runaway ($50,275). Two $4 Million Sires have fewer than 100 starters: Favorite Trick with 90 and Real Runaway with 95.
• Three $4 Million Sires have money earners who have earned over $1 million – Favorite Trick TB (Good Reason SA, $1,446,727), Duck Dance (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 (79.1%), Kiddy Up (71.9%), First Down Express (71.5%) and Three Oh’s (71%).
• Four $4 Million Sires 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.
One Fabulous Eagle Seperate Interest Favorite Trick
Alamitos Bar
• The $3 Million Sires represent 9.02% of all Million Dollar Sires.
• Five of the $3 Million Sires are Thoroughbreds.
• Nineteen $3 Million Sires were born in the
2000’s – A Revenant (2014), Moonin The Eagle (2012), Lota PYC (2010), Tee Cos (2009), Hez Our Secret (2009), Mighty B Valiant (2009), Louisiana Senator (2006), Fantastic Corona
Jr (2006), Fast Prize Dash (2006), Pappasito (2005), Swingin Jess (2005), Red Storm Cat (2005), Jumpn Chic (2003), Mighty Invictus (2002), Fly Jess Fly (2001), Executive Menace (2002), Dashair (2001), Coronas Prospect (2000) and First N Kool (2000).
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Three Bars TB, who is the oldest of the $3 Million Sires (born in 1940), has the most stakes wins at 177. Three Bars also has the most stakes winners with 62, while Lota PYC has the least stakes winners at 3. Achievement is next with 4. Texas Dancer TB is the only $3 Million Sire with over 1,000 race age foals with 1,019, while Celadon has the fewest
race age foals with 123. Celadon has the least number of starters with 91, while Texas Dancer TB has the most with 704. Celadon also has the fewest number of winners in the category with 57.
Celadon has the highest average earnings per
Vital Sign
starter at $34,418, with A Revenant coming
next at $29,475.
• Four $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), Texas Dancer TB (Eastex, $1,869,406) and Moonin The Eagle (Flash Bak, $1,220,233).
• 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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