Galileo Top Apex Sire Again
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THURSDAY, JANUARY 14, 2015 JANUARY SALE MARCHES ON GALILEO TOP by Jessica Martini APEX SIRE AGAIN The Keeneland January Horses of All Ages Sale marched into Book 2 Wednesday in Lexington with a slow-starting session which gained momentum throughout the day. Bloodstock agent Mike Ryan made the highest bid on the day, going to $240,000 to acquire the Sam-Son Farm-bred Ready for Romance (More Than Ready) (hip 917) on behalf of Fifth Avenue Bloodstock. Ryan was bidding for the same client when he purchased the mare Veracity (Distorted Humor) for $460,000 Tuesday. Ready for Romance was one of two horses to top the six-figure mark Wednesday. At the third session of last year’s January sale, four horses sold for six figures, with a colt by Into Mischief bringing the top price of $150,000. KEEJAN coverage cont. p7 Galileo has defended his title as leading sire by A Runner Index | Coolmore OPTIONS APLENTY FOR VANCOUVER James Willoughby looks at the Royal Ascot prospects of by Bill Oppenheim Golden Slipper winner Vancouver, and the dam of a Group 1 APEX (Annual Progeny Earnings indeX) ratings are based on winner is set to go under the hammer at Goffs February. the percentage of runners which achieve certain earnings Click or tap here to go straight to TDN Europe. thresholds, which means sires with the highest number of runners are usually at a disadvantage when evaluated by this type of measurement. So the enormity of the achievement by Coolmore’s flagship sire, Galileo, in scoring the highest A Runner Index (4.09) for a North American or European sire with 200+ year-starters, and for the second year running, cannot be overstated. With 1,945 year-starters in the seven-year period 2009-2015, he is second in that category only to fellow Coolmore sire Giant’s Causeway, who has 2,143 year-starters in that period--over 300 a year. Three sires--Galileo (4.09), Spendthrift’s Into Mischief (4.07), and Claiborne’s War Front (3.89)--broke away from the pack among 448 North American and European sires which had 200 or more year-starters in the seven-year period 2009-2015. Yes, I said Into Mischief. With just 140 foals in his first four crops he had five A Runners last year, three of them GSW. He has about as many 2-year-olds of 2016 as in his first four crops combined, so it will be a big challenge for him to sustain these figures, but if he’s anywhere close as his crops size quadruple he’ll be even bigger news. Bill Oppenheim cont. p3 $3,924,648 “ Will Take Charge is a true champion who ran to his blue-blooded pedigree. He proved to be the best of his generation. Hip# 522 in the ring, consigned by Lane’s End, Agent purchased by Dominic Brennan, Agent for Highland Yard, LLC $420,000 “IN-FOAL MARE AT KEEJAN LGB, LLC 2016 / Photos: Adam Coglianese / horsephotos.com Inquiries to Grant Williamson at 859.873.7053 By Unbridled’s Song out of Broodmare of the Year Take Charge Lady www.threechimneys.com @ three_chimneys It's open house week in Kentucky, and nobody has been more PRESIDENT & CO-PUBLISHER Barry Weisbord @barryweisbord popular than Triple Crown hero [email protected] American Pharoah. His days on SR. V.P. & CO-PUBLISHER the track may be over, but he Sue Finley @suefinley certainly showed he still knows [email protected] how to pose for the camera. 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International Editor: Kelsey Riley [email protected] View TDN Stakes-Winning Pedigrees here. European Editor: Emma Berry [email protected] Newmarket Bureau, Cafe Racing: Sean Cronin & Tom Frary [email protected] 60 Broad Street, Suite 100 Red Bank, NJ 07701 732-747-8060 | 732-747-8955 (fax) www.thoroughbreddailynews.com www.thetdn.com HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 3 OF 14 • THETDN.COM THURSDAY • JAN. 14, 2016 One striking aspect of this year’s figures is the falling number of sires which qualify for APEX ratings. From 2007-2012 there were between 1,043--1,156 sires which stood in North America, Europe, or Japan which qualified for ratings. No doubt as a result of the World Financial Crash of 2008, combined with a contraction in the number of sires and further concentration on sires with bigger books, the number of APEX sires fell to exactly 1,000 in 2013, and has fallen a further 18%, to just 820 APEX sires in 2015 (key criterion: 10+ 3-year-olds of 2012); that’s a total drop of almost 30% in the number of APEX sires since 2007. Of the 820 qualifying APEX sires, just 448 North American and European sires had 200 or more year-starters (a horse is counted as one year-starter each year it starts, up to seven) in 2009-2015. Of those 448, a total of 51 sires (11%) finished 2015 with A Runner Index ratings of 2.00 or higher, of which 10 scored 3.00 or higher. An A Runner Index of 4.00 equals 8.00% A Runners from year-starters; 3.00 equals 6.00% A Runners/year-starters; and 2.00 equals 4.00% A Runners/year-starters. Of the 10, two died in 2012, Monsun (3.50) and Dynaformer (3.03). Of the eight active sires with 200+ year-starters 2009-2015 and 3.00+ A Runner indexes, five stand in Kentucky; the number one sire, Galileo, is of course based in Ireland; and two, Darley’s Dubawi (3.16) and Juddmonte’s Dansili (3.07), stand in England. Cont p4 2007 - 1156 2012 - 1071 2008 - 1043 2013 - 1000 2009 - 1143 2014 - 937 2010 - 1107 2015 - 874 2011 - 1144 2016 - 820 HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 4 OF 14 • THETDN.COM THURSDAY • JAN. 14, 2016 51 NA-EU SIRES with 200+ YEAR-STARTERS 2009-2015 & A RUNNER INDEX 2.00+ SIRE YEAR HIS SIRE 1st Fls ST Yr-Starters A Runners A Rnr Index ABC Rnrs ABC Index GALILEO 1998 SADLER'S WELLS 2003 IRE 1945 159 4.09 369 2.37 INTO MISCHIEF 2005 HARLAN'S HOLIDAY 2010 KY 209 17 4.07 36 2.15 WAR FRONT 2002 DANZIG 2008 KY 655 51 3.89 117 2.23 MONSUN 1990 KONIGSSTUHL 1997 Died 2012 671 47 3.50 112 2.09 GHOSTZAPPER 2000 AWESOME AGAIN 2007 KY 833 56 3.36 160 2.40 MEDAGLIA D'ORO 1999 EL PRADO 2006 KY 1435 95 3.31 250 2.18 SPEIGHTSTOWN 1998 GONE WEST 2006 KY 1454 96 3.30 276 2.37 DUBAWI 2002 DUBAI MILLENNIUM 2007 ENG 1093 69 3.16 185 2.12 DANSILI 1996 DANEHILL 2002 ENG 1435 88 3.07 211 1.84 DYNAFORMER 1985 ROBERTO 1991 Died 2012 989 60 3.03 160 2.02 DESERT GOD 1991 FAPPIANO 1994 Retired 352 21 2.98 52 1.85 TAPIT 2001 PULPIT 2006 KY 1674 98 2.93 273 2.04 PIONEEROF THE NILE 2006 EMPIRE MAKER 2011 KY 232 13 2.80 35 1.89 UNUSUAL HEAT 1990 NUREYEV 1999 CA 872 48 2.75 153 2.19 NIIGON 2001 UNBRIDLED 2008 Died 2012 279 15 2.69 60 2.69 PHILANTHROPIST 2001 KRIS S. 2008 S.AFRICA 392 21 2.68 62 1.98 OASIS DREAM 2000 GREEN DESERT 2005 ENG 1592 85 2.67 252 1.98 MONTJEU 1996 SADLER'S WELLS 2002 Died 2012 1309 69 2.64 170 1.62 DARK ANGEL 2005 ACCLAMATION 2009 IRE 606 32 2.64 89 1.84 KITTEN'S JOY 2001 EL PRADO 2007 KY 1357 71 2.62 183 1.69 BERNARDINI 2003 A.P. INDY 2008 KY 959 50 2.61 124 1.62 SELKIRK 1988 SHARPEN UP 1994 Died 2013 661 34 2.57 82 1.55 SCAT DADDY 2004 JOHANNESBURG 2009 Died 2015 735 37 2.52 96 1.63 ENGLISH CHANNEL 2002 SMART STRIKE 2009 KY 562 28 2.49 72 1.60 GIANT'S CAUSEWAY 1997 STORM CAT 2002 KY 2143 106 2.47 330 1.92 SHAMARDAL 2002 GIANT'S CAUSEWAY 2007 IRE 1193 59 2.47 185 1.94 SMART STRIKE 1992 MR.