{"id":54692,"date":"2021-04-18T15:12:06","date_gmt":"2021-04-18T15:12:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/?p=54692"},"modified":"2021-04-18T16:52:22","modified_gmt":"2021-04-18T16:52:22","slug":"2001-to-2020-top-sires-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/?p=54692","title":{"rendered":"2001 to 2020 Top Sires (Update)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

It’s only been just over three months since the original article was posted, but the rankings have changed dramatically over this time. I don’t think anything was announced, but I have a hunch there was something tweaked on the backend for the rankings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I included 2021, but keep in mind it is WAY too soon to have a gauge on 2021 sire success (or failure).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Top 3 Dirt Sires<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Year<\/td>1st<\/td>2nd<\/td>3rd<\/td><\/tr>
2021<\/td>CARPE DIEM<\/td>WICKED STRONG<\/td>LAOBAN<\/td><\/tr>
2020<\/td>TAPIT<\/s>
WAR FRONT<\/td>		WAR FRONT<\/s>
QUALITY ROAD<\/td>		JUSTIFY<\/s>
TAPIT<\/td><\/tr>
2019<\/td>JUSTIFY<\/s>
TAPIT<\/td>		AWESOME AGAIN<\/s>
ARROGATE<\/td>		TAPIT<\/s>
JUSTIFY<\/td><\/tr>
2018<\/td>GIANT\u2019S CAUSEWAY<\/td>TAPIT<\/s>
AWESOME AGAIN<\/td>		AMERICAN PHAROAH<\/td><\/tr>
2017<\/td>TAPIT<\/td>CITY ZIP<\/s>
WAR FRONT<\/td>		UNCLE MO<\/s>
PIONEEROF THE NILE<\/td><\/tr>
2016<\/td>AWESOME AGAIN<\/s>
TAPIT<\/td>		TAPIT<\/s>
MALIBU MOON<\/td>		DISTORTED HUMOR<\/td><\/tr>
2015<\/td>SMART STRIKE<\/s>
TAPIT<\/td>		GIANT\u2019S CAUSEWAY<\/s>
SMART STRIKE<\/td>		TAPIT<\/s>
SCAT DADDY<\/td><\/tr>
2014<\/td>STREET CRY<\/td>BERNARDINI<\/td>DISTORTED HUMOR<\/s>
AWESOME AGAIN<\/td><\/tr>
2013<\/td>UNBRIDLED\u2019S SONG<\/td>STREET CRY<\/td>GIANT\u2019S CAUSEWAY<\/s>
BERNARDINI<\/td><\/tr>
2012<\/td>PULPIT<\/s>
BERNARDINI<\/td>		GIANT\u2019S CAUSEWAY<\/s>
MEDAGLIA D’ORO<\/td>		UNBRIDLED\u2019S SONG<\/s>
STREET CRY<\/td><\/tr>
2011<\/td>STREET CRY<\/td>DISTORTED HUMOR<\/s>
SMART STRIKE<\/td>		GIANT\u2019S CAUSEWAY<\/s>
ENCOSTA DE LAGO (AUS)<\/td><\/tr>
2010<\/td>A.P. INDY<\/td>DISTORTED HUMOR<\/s>
MEDAGLIA D’ORO<\/td>		UNBRIDLED\u2019S SONG<\/s>
TAPIT<\/td><\/tr>
2009<\/td>AWESOME AGAIN<\/s>
GHOSTZAPPER<\/td>		A.P. INDY<\/td>DISTORTED HUMOR<\/s>
UNBRIDLED’S SONG<\/td><\/tr>
2008<\/td>STORM CAT<\/s>
AWESOME AGAIN<\/td>		A.P. INDY<\/td>GHOSTZAPPER<\/s>
EMPIRE MAKER<\/td><\/tr>
2007<\/td>STORM CAT<\/s>
A.P. INDY<\/td>		A.P. INDY<\/s>
AWESOME AGAIN<\/td>		KINGMAMBO<\/s>
UNBRIDLED’S SONG<\/td><\/tr>
2006<\/td>A.P. INDY<\/s>
AWESOME AGAIN<\/td>		GHOSTZAPPER<\/td>STORM CAT<\/s>
SMARTY JONES<\/td><\/tr>
2005<\/td>A.P. INDY<\/s>
GONE WEST<\/td>		GIANT\u2019S CAUSEWAY<\/s>
MINESHAFT<\/td>		KINGMAMBO<\/s>
SKY MESA<\/td><\/tr>
2004<\/td>DANZIG<\/s>
SADLER’S WELLS<\/td>		A.P. INDY<\/s>
DEPUTY MINISTER<\/td>		FORTY NINER<\/s>
GONE WEST<\/td><\/tr>
2003<\/td>STORM CAT<\/s>
SADLER’S WELLS<\/td>		SADLER\u2019S WELLS<\/s>
DANZIG<\/td>		DANZIG<\/s>
TOUCH GOLD<\/td><\/tr>
2002<\/td>STORM CAT<\/s>
GONE WEST<\/td>		SADLER\u2019S WELLS<\/s>
KINGMAMBO<\/td>		A.P. INDY<\/s>
SEATTLE SLEW<\/td><\/tr>
2001<\/td>STORM CAT<\/td>DANZIG<\/td>SEEKING THE GOLD<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n\n\n\n

Top 3 Turf Sires<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Year<\/td>1st<\/td>2nd<\/td>3rd<\/td><\/tr>
2021<\/td>DARK ANGEL (IRE)<\/td>PIERATA (AUS)<\/td>I AM INVINCIBLE (AUS)<\/td><\/tr>
2020<\/td>NO NAY NEVER<\/s>
INVINCIBLE SPIRIT (IRE)<\/td>		DARK ANGEL (IRE)
<\/s>NO NAY NEVER<\/td>		FRANKEL (GB)<\/s>
ZOUSTAR<\/td><\/tr>
2019<\/td>DEEP IMPACT<\/s>
SEA THE STARS<\/td>		FRANKEL (GB)
<\/s>DUBAWI (IRE)<\/td>		DUBAWI (IRE)<\/s>
DECLARATION OF WAR<\/td><\/tr>
2018<\/td>DANSILI (GB)<\/s>
GALILEO (IRE)<\/td>		GALILEO (IRE)<\/s>
SNITZEL<\/td>		FRANKEL (GB)<\/s>
SEA THE STARS<\/td><\/tr>
2017<\/td>GIANT\u2019S CAUSEWAY<\/s>
GALILEO (IRE)<\/td>		GALILEO (IRE)<\/s>
SEA THE STARS<\/td>		FRANKEL (GB)<\/td><\/tr>
2016<\/td>GIANT\u2019S CAUSEWAY<\/s>
FRANKEL (GB)<\/td>		SEA THE STARS<\/s>
DUBAWI (IRE)<\/td>		FRANKEL (GB)<\/s>
SEA THE STARS<\/td><\/tr>
2015<\/td>GALILEO (IRE)<\/s>
KITTEN’S JOY<\/td>		SEA THE STARS<\/td>DUBAWI (IRE)<\/s>
REDOUTE’S CHOICE<\/td><\/tr>
2014<\/td>STREET CRY<\/td>GALILEO (IRE)<\/td>GIANT\u2019S CAUSEWAY<\/s>
DUBAWI (IRE)<\/td><\/tr>
2013<\/td>SEA THE STARS<\/s>
STREET CRY<\/td>		FRANKEL (GB)<\/s>
SEA THE STARS<\/td>		STREET CRY<\/s>
GALILEO (IRE)<\/td><\/tr>
2012<\/td>MONTJEU<\/s>
MONSUN<\/td>		DYNAFORMER<\/td>MONSUN<\/s>
MONTJEU<\/td><\/tr>
2011<\/td>STREET CRY<\/s>
MONTJEU<\/td>		DYNAFORMER<\/td>SEA THE STARS<\/s>
STREET CRY<\/td><\/tr>
2010<\/td>KINGMAMBO<\/s>
REDOUTE’S CHOICE<\/td>		MONTJEU<\/s>
DANSILI (GB)<\/td>		DISTORTED HUMOR<\/s>
MONSUN<\/td><\/tr>
2009<\/td>MONTJEU<\/s>
GHOSTZAPPER<\/td>		DYNAFORMER<\/s>
STREET CRY<\/td>		KINGMAMBO<\/s>
MONTJEU<\/td><\/tr>
2008<\/td>GIANT\u2019S CAUSEWAY<\/s>
AWESOME AGAIN<\/td>		SADLER\u2019S WELLS<\/s>
EMPIRE MAKER<\/td>		AWESOME AGAIN<\/s>
MONTJEU<\/td><\/tr>
2007<\/td>KINGMAMBO<\/s>
SADLER\u2019S WELLS<\/td>		SADLER\u2019S WELLS<\/s>
MINESHAFT<\/td>		MINESHAFT<\/s>
DYNAFORMER<\/td><\/tr>
2006<\/td>KINGMAMBO<\/s>
SMARTY JONES<\/td>		SADLER\u2019S WELLS<\/s>
FOREST WILDCAT<\/td>		RED RANSOM<\/s>
KINGMAMBO<\/td><\/tr>
2005<\/td>SEEKING THE GOLD<\/s>
EMPIRE MAKER<\/td>		SADLER\u2019S WELLS<\/s>
ROCK OF GIBRALTAR<\/td>		EMPIRE MAKER<\/s>
SEEKING THE GOLD<\/td><\/tr>
2004<\/td>SADLER\u2019S WELLS<\/td>KINGMAMBO<\/td>STORM CAT<\/s>
SEEKING THE GOLD<\/td><\/tr>
2003<\/td>A.P. INDY<\/td>GONE WEST<\/s>
DANEHILL<\/td>		KINGMAMBO<\/s>
RAINBOW QUEST<\/td><\/tr>
2002<\/td>SADLER\u2019S WELLS<\/s>
WAR CHANT<\/td>		DANZIG<\/s>
RAHY<\/td>		KRIS S.<\/s>
GREEN DESERT<\/td><\/tr>
2001<\/td>NUREYEV<\/s>
KINGMAMBO<\/td>		SADLER\u2019S WELLS<\/td>DANEHILL<\/s>
RAHY<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It’s only been just over three months since the original article was posted, but the rankings have changed dramatically over<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":66,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[5],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54692"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/66"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=54692"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54692\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":54695,"href":"http:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54692\/revisions\/54695"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=54692"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=54692"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=54692"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}