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Justify was a breakout success as a racehorse, crossing the line first in all six of his starts in 2018, including a sweep of the Triple Crown series. The Horse of the Year, now based at Coolmore’s Ashford Stud in Kentucky, enjoyed breakout success as a sire in 2023, with six Grade/Group 1 winners, tied for most by a North American sire.
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Two-time Horse of the Year Curlin made the vast majority of his starts in Grade/Group 1 races and only missed the top three once while retiring as North America’s all-time leading money winner. His high achievement has continued into his second career as a stallion, as he has been a remarkably consistent sire of upper-level horses.
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A number of the most exciting sires currently standing in Ohio have moved there from other states. In the case of National Flag, he began his career in Ohio for one of the Buckeye State’s most prominent partnerships and is rewarding them as a rising star.
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Great Notion led Maryland’s general sire list for the fifth consecutive year in 2023, with progeny whose longevity is helping him continue to dominate this market.
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Met Mile winner Mor Spirit will stand his first Indiana season in 2024 at Swifty Farms, joining a roster led by Unbridled Express, a consistent leader in Indiana's stallion ranks.
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Anchor Down, the leading stallion in Iowa, regardless of progeny conception area, for 2023, has departed the country. His place on the leaderboard could soon be taken by one of the state's newest residents, Grade 1 winner Free Drop Billy.
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Skippylongstocking had a memorable year on the track in 2023, and his success played a key role in lifting Exaggerator to the top of the general sire list in Louisiana.
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Here is a state-by-state look at leading sires by earnings, according to Daily Racing Form statistics, alphabetically by state, plus Canada.
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Mitole won four Grade 1 races in his 2019 Eclipse Award champion sprint campaign, winning by an average of more than two lengths. He had to work a bit harder for his latest title. Mitole was North America's leading freshman sire of 2023, leading Spendthrift Farm stablemates Maximus Mischief, Vino Rosso, and Omaha Beach.
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Into Mischief claimed his fifth consecutive North American general sire earnings title in 2023. That is the most consecutive titles for any stallion since the great Bold Ruler led the list seven straight years, from 1963-69.
