As a sire, American Pharoah has already connected for an impressive double by leading his class of young sires in consecutive years – and, with momentum coming into 2021, he could be heading for a third.
Into Mischief was represented by his first classic winner in 2020 – but also sired top sprint performers and turf performers. He rewards grateful backers with picture-perfect commercial yearlings and rock-solid racehorses who regularly bring home paychecks. And, at a relatively early curve in his career, he is continuing to reward his connections, including B. Wayne Hughes's Spendthrift Farm, as a sire of sires.
Champion Zenyatta lost the foal she was carrying earlier this month, her connections reported Tuesday morning, the latest incident in a streak of bad luck for the Hall of Fame racemare as a broodmare.
Four Wheel Drive, a Breeders' Cup winner as a juvenile, has been sold to begin a stallion career in Japan. The 4-year-old by American Pharoah will become the first son of his Triple Crown-winning sire to stand at stud.
Caddo River threw his name into the ring for Kentucky Derby consideration with a 10 1/4-length score in Friday's Smarty Jones Stakes, the first race in Oaklawn Park's series of Kentucky Derby prep races. In the process, the Shortleaf Stable homebred continued nearly a century of success for his tail-female line.
On one of the first major racing weekends of 2021, the incoming stallion class of 2016 continued its major success. Colonel Liam, from the first crop of Liam's Map, won the Grade 1, $1 million Pegasus World Cup Turf at Gulfstream Park. One race later, his classmates Tapiture and Constitution were represented by Jesus' Team and Independence Hall, second and third, respectively, in the Grade 1, $3 million Pegasus World Cup.
Daily Racing Form's annual special edition takes an in-depth look at the past year's leading stallions standing in Kentucky, the epicenter of the North American Thoroughbred industry, as well as surrounding states in the Midwest region.
City of Light has emerged as one of the commercial standouts of his class of sires early on, a run that continued at last week's Keeneland January horses of all ages sale.
Knicks Go and Harpers First Ride finished their respective 2020 seasons with momentum. They will look to keep up that momentum for their sire Paynter – a top 20 North American sire for the season – when they start in Saturday's Grade 1, $3 million Pegasus World Cup at Gulfstream Park.
The nascent Maryland-based Determined Stud operation continued an active season of buying at the Keeneland January sale, where it was among the programs taking advantage of high-profile dispersals to bolster its stock.
