2024 - The leading International Sires of 3yo runners

3 year old's of horse racing - "the classic age"

These runners establish their greatness and present themselves as our future stallions, so who are the leading sires of these future great breed shapers ?

The following tables show the leading stallions and their clusters [stallion lineage] of the leading sires throughout the world.

• USA

  • Constitution [Bold Reasoning]

• JAPAN

  • Kizuna [Halo]

• U.K

  • Blue Point [Storm Cat]

• IRELAND

  • Galileo [Galileo is nick 24 from origin]

• FRANCE

  • City Light [Polar Falcon]

• GERMANY

  • Areion [Bold Reasoning]

• SOUTH AFRICA

  • Vercingetorix [Niniski]

• AUSTRALIA [ONLY 6 MONTHS: Aug 24 to Jan 25]

  • Written Tycoon [Last Tycoon]

• NEW ZEALAND  [ONLY 6 MONTHS: Aug 24 to Jan 25]

  • Proisir [Danehill]

So here are the tables....

Underneath each table is a summary showing the stallion with most 3yo "stakes winners" for the year, plus the 3yo "w-t-r" [winners to runners percentages]

U.S.A

No other country has a leader board dominated by two stallion clusters.

The USA leader board is dominated by two clusters, representing 15 of the 20 that evolve from these two clusters being Mr Prospector and Storm Cat.

• 9 - Storm Cat

• 6 - Mr Prospector

  
  

JAPAN

KIZUNA [halo cluster], the powerhouse son of Deep Impact is a clear leader of 3yo wnners in one of the toughest racing precincts in the world. It is amazing that he has 25+ more winners than second placed Epiphaneia.

• 5 - Mr Prospector

• 4 - Storm Cat

• 3 - Bold Reasoning

• 3 - Halo

U.K

BLUE POINT [Storm Cat] commenced stud duties in 2020 and he is a clear leader of 3yo winners in 2024, striking at 59% winners to runners and 10 clear of the second placed stallion Night of Thunder.

• 8 - Green Desert

• 4 - Storm Cat

• 3 - Mr Prospector

  
  

IRELAND

It's a familiar pattern with GALILEO dominating the leader board in Ireland, however this year he holds the top 4 positions as his three sons Frankel, Churchill and Gleneagles are holding positions 2-3-4.

• 4 - Galileo

• 4 - Storm Cat

• 3 - Green Desert

• 3 - Mr Prospector

• 3 - Danehill

FRANCE

The son of Siyouni, CITY LIGHT [Polar Falcon] had a moderate race career, however he is proving to be an outstanding stallion with his second crop [first year 3yo's], he nudges his father out of two spots to claim the premiership in 2024.

• 5 - Mr Prospector

• 4 - Green Desert

• 3 - Galileo

  
  
  
  

GERMANY

Staying pedigrees dominate the German tables, with Areion providing the Bold Reasoning stallion cluster with another premiership outside of the USA.

• 4 - Mr Prospector

• 3 - Danehill

• 3 - Galileo

  
  

SOUTH AFRICA

It's an accurate observation to see that the South African 3yo winners table has a different look of stallion clusters - in particular the top 10.

These leading stallions have great strike rates [winners to runners].

The champion son of Silvano - the mighty VERCINGETORIX [Niniski] is the only Nijinsky line son in the top 10 of any leader board throughout the world.

It's also interesting to see no Storm Cat lineage stallion on their top 20 leader board.

• 4 - Danehill

• 4 - Mr Prospector

  
  

The Oceania region has only 6 months or records s tabled below:

AUSTRALIA

Encosta De Lago Cluster is represented by 4 stallions in the top 20 being Yes Yes Yes, Zousain, Zoustar and Cosmic Force.

It's a tight tussle at the top with Written Tycoon [37] leading I am Invincible [36] by 1 winner with 6 months remaining on the 24'-25' three year old season.

• 4 x Encosta De Lago

• 3 x Danehill

  
  

NEW ZEALAND

NZ leader board has a dominant presence of Danehill cluster stallions with 7 of the top 20 coming from this lineage.

With 6 months remaining, Proisir has a 1 winner lead over Contribution on the three year old runners table.

• 7 - Danehill

• 3 - High Chaparral

• 3 - Mr Prospector