Daily Racing Form's annual special edition takes an in-depth look at North America's leading sires, based in Kentucky, the Thoroughbred capital of the nation. Read about earnings leaders Candy Ride and Unbridled's Song; examine the latest accomplishments for perennial standouts Tapit and War Front; review Medaglia d'Oro's seven Grade 1 winners; learn more about the breakout freshman sires of 2017; and more. Our staff also looks at leading sires and prominent farms in the surrounding Midwest region. In addition to traditional earnings lists, this edition also features charts for Daily Racing Form's exclusive stallion metrics, the Beyer Sire Performance Standings. In addition to their features in this edition, the standings are also available as complete, sortable online charts for various divisions. You can read individual stories from this special edition at the links below - or download the complete edition as a PDF. Features Influence of Nerud, Fappiano lives on in leading sires Bodemeister, Maclean's Music off to classic start Leading Kentucky stallions War Front can't be beat on Beyers Medaglia d'Oro represented by seven Grade 1 winners Tapit records another historic accomplishment in 2017 Kitten's Joy continues to dominate turf sire ranks Curlin has breakout year with juveniles Overanalyze, Violence duked it out among freshmen Distorted Humor a standout broodmare sire Regional leading sires and coverage Illinois Indiana Iowa Ohio Beyer Sire Performance Standings Find charts - along with traditional earnings lists - by downloading the complete PDF of this special edition, or view sortable online lists here.