Illinois stallions: Ghaaleb remains on top in 2022
Ghaaleb claimed his second consecutive Illinois sire title, and third overall, in 2022, outdistancing his closest competitor while doing so.
Nicole RussoFeb 01, 2023
Ghaaleb claimed his second consecutive Illinois sire title, and third overall, in 2022, outdistancing his closest competitor while doing so.
North America's leading sires are a diverse cast. The 10 earnings leaders on the general sires list for 2022 represent eight different farms, with stud fees ranging from $10,000 to $250,000. They range in age from 9 to 25, and in accomplishment from champion juveniles to horses unraced at 2 who became champions as older horses. Two stallions on this list share something very important in common, though.
Sustained excellence has been a theme of Curlin's career, first as a multi-time champion on the racetrack and now as one of North America's established elite stallions.
Broodmare of the Year Sweet Life has died at age 27. The announcement was made by Lane's End Farm, where Pam and Marty Wygod's homebred daughter of Kris S. had resided since 2008.
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The two-time Grade 3 winner Tizamagician has been retired and will enter stud at Milky Way Thoroughbreds in Temecula, Calif., next month.
Hot Rod Charlie, a four-time stakes winner who was third in the 2021 Kentucky Derby, has been retired to stud at Shadai Farm in Japan, co-owner Bill Strauss said Tuesday.
A season to unbeaten Flightline, among the most valuable stallion prospects in recent history, is likely to be a major financial draw at the Thoroughbred Charities of America's annual stallion seasons auction in the coming week.
While Kentucky dominates the nation by stallion population and activity – according to The Jockey Club's Report of Mares Bred, 196 stallions in the state covered 61.4 percent of mares in 2022 – Daily Racing Form statistics showed stallion activity in 39 other states.
Into Mischief claimed his fourth consecutive North American leading sire title in 2022 and again broke his own single-season earnings record while doing so.
She's All Wolfe, a top Oklahoma-bred mare who was recently retired, is scheduled to be bred to Flightline this coming season, according to her breeder and owner, Robert Zoellner.