Frac Daddy, a son of the late Scat Daddy, is Canada's leading freshman sire

Hopes have been high for sons of the late Scat Daddy at stud, with No Nay Never a breakout success as Europe’s leading freshman sire of 2018 and Triple Crown winner Justify tied as the most-active stallion in North America in his first season at stud in 2019, according to The Jockey Club’s Report of Mares Bred. Scat Daddy’s son Frac Daddy, who displayed the versatility the sire line is known for, is Canada’s leading freshman sire of 2019.

Frac Daddy, standing at Park Stud in Ontario, was represented by eight winners from 16 first-crop starters through Dec. 18 for earnings of $483,188. That was good for 26th in North America in a competitive freshman class.

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Stakes performers Owlette and November Fog led the way for Frac Daddy. Owlette was not worse than second in five starts, winning the Victorian Queen Stakes and Shady Well Stakes and finishing second in the South Ocean Stakes. November Fog finished third in the South Ocean, then was third in the Ontario Lassie.

Frac Daddy was a graded stakes performer on a variety of surfaces. He scored his biggest victories in the Grade 2 Eclipse Stakes at Woodbine and Grade 3 Ben Ali Stakes at Keeneland, both on synthetic surfaces. However, he also was a graded stakes-placed winner on both turf and dirt, including a runner-up effort in the Grade 1 Arkansas Derby on dirt.