Uncle Mo made a brilliant start at stud by establishing a record bankroll for a North American freshman sire in 2015, with his son Nyquist following in his footsteps with an undefeated Eclipse Award championship juvenile campaign. Nyquist went on to emulate his sire by siring a Breeders’ Cup winner and Eclipse Award champion in his own first crop, as he led the freshman sire ranks in 2020. If that was all Uncle Mo had accomplished last year, it would have been enough. But the young stallion was brilliant across the board with his first sons to stud in 2020, as Nyquist, Laoban, and Outwork were first, second, and fourth, respectively, on the North American freshman sire earnings list. “What Uncle Mo has achieved in a very short space of time as a sire of sires is remarkable,” said Charlie O’Connor, director of sales at Coolmore’s Ashford Stud, which stands Uncle Mo. “Every single one of his sons to have had a runner has had a winner, including two who have sired Grade 1 winners.” Ashford has another promising young son of Uncle Mo with his first yearlings this season in the versatile Mo Town. Winner of the Grade 2 Remsen Stakes on dirt as a juvenile, he concluded his 3-year-old campaign by winning the Grade 1 Hollywood Derby on turf. “Off the back of this success, it was no surprise to see the Mo Town foals sell so well in November,” O’Connor said. “A lot of the nice ones look a lot like the good Uncle Mos, which can only be a good thing. Mo Town was a top-class performer on dirt and turf. His versatility is a great representation of what Uncle Mo can get you and is appealing to breeders and buyers alike with the quality and quantity of turf racing in America, and the big purses available.” As O’Connor noted, there are often physical similarities between Uncle Mo and his sons, which are passed down through the generations. “I think the consistency is just something he’s very good at,” said Rick Burke of the Irish Hill and Dutchess Views Stallions operation in New York, which debuted Uncle Mo’s son King for a Day this year. “You know an Uncle Mo when you see it, and I think that probably helps him in the auction realm. You know what you’re getting every time they come out of the stall. He’s stamping his offspring.”