Kings of the Sim Part 2
Continuing our lists of the leading active sires in the sim, here are the active sires who ranked in the top 25 lists of active sires by crop years from 2011-2015. Previously the stats were given for the sires who hit the top 25 in all five years studied (Awesome Again, Bernardini, Dansili, Deep Impact, Distorted Humor, Dubawi, Galileo, Giant’s Causeway, Malibu Moon, Medaglia D’oro, Redoute’s Choice, Sea the Stars, Tapit). Following are sires who hit the board in four years (Empire Maker, Kitten’s Joy, More Than Ready, Oasis Dream, Tiznow); sires who hit the board in three years (Curlin, Fastnet Rock, Frankel, Ghostzapper, Pivot, Speightstown, War Front); sires who hit the board in two years (Candy Ride, Eskendereya, Invincible Spirit, Shamardal).
Sires Appearing Four Times
Empire Maker Runners (win%) SWs(%) GWs(%)
2011 Rank 18 123 (91.9%) 17 (13.8) 6 (4.9)
2012 Rank 21 105 (92.4) 16 (15.2) 9 (8.6)
2013 Rank 22 137 (91.2) 19 (13.9) 7 (5.1)
2014 Rank 21 161 (90.7) 19 (11.8) 4 (2.5)
Kitten’s Joy Runners (win%) SWs(%) GWs(%)
2012 Rank 10 119 (94.1) 38 (31.9) 9 (7.6)
2013 Rank 17 154 (90.3) 30 (19.5) 9 (5.8)
2014 Rank 16 179 (88.8) 30 (16.8) 9 (5.0)
2015 Rank 13 193 (89.6) 15 (7.8) 6 (3.1)
More Than Ready Runners (win%) SWs(%) GWs(%)
2011 Rank 23 112 (96.4) 9 (8.0) 1 (0.9)
2013 Rank 13 157 (92.4) 23 (18.5) 8 (5.1)
2014 Rank 18 159 (95) 22 (13.8) 7 (4.4)
2015 Rank 15 176 (96) 16 (9.1) 3 (1.7)
Oasis Dream Runners (win%) SWs(%) GWs(%)
2011 Rank 13 125 (94.2) 18 (14.4) 7 (5.6)
2013 Rank 15 152 (97.4) 29 (19.1) 8 (5.3)
2014 Rank 11 168 (95.8) 40 (23.8) 17 (10.1)
2015 Rank 14 179 (93.3) 20 (11.2) 6 (3.4)
Tiznow Runners (win%) SWs(%) GWs(%)
2011 Rank 9 132 (94.7) 28 (21.2) 8 (6.1)
2012 Rank 23 109 (92.7) 24 (22.0) 3 (2.8)
2013 Rank 16 157 (95.5) 34 (21.7) 9 (5.7)
2014 Rank 24 146 (96.6) 15 (10.3) 3 (2.1)
Sires Appearing Three Times
Curlin Runners (win%) SWs(%) GWs(%)
2011 Rank 17 131 (93.9) 21 (16) 5 (3.8)
2012 Rank 18 105 (91.4) 16 (15.2) 5 (4.8)
2013 Rank 15 168 (91.7) 13 (7.7) 2 (1.2)
Fastnet Rock Runners (win%) SWs(%) GWs(%
2013 Rank 20 153 (93.5) 24 (15.7) 8 (5.2)
2014 Rank 23 141 (93.6) 32 (22.7) 8 (5.7)
2015 Rank 18 180 (90.6) 20 (11.1) 2 (1.1)
Frankel Runners (win%) SWs(%) GWs(%)
2013 Rank 2 247 (93.9) 53 (21.5) 24 (9.7)
2014 Rank 12 195 (92.8) 40 (20.5) 12 (6.2)
2015 Rank 9 189 (91.5) 19 (10.1) 5 (2.7)
Ghostzapper Runners (win%) SWs(%) GWs(%)
2012 Rank 15 116 (89.7) 19 (16.4) 5 (4.3)
2014 Rank 19 165 (96.4) 25 (15.2) 9 (5.5)
2015 Rank 19 170 (88.2) 20 (11.8) 7 (4.1)
Pivotal Runners (win%) SWs(%) GWs(%)
2011 Rank 10 126 (95.2) 28 (22.2) 7 (5.6)
2012 Rank 6 120 (96.7) 24 (20.0) 10 (8.3)
2015 Rank 23 152 (91.5) 15 (9.9) 5 (3.3)
Speightstown Runners (win%) SWs(%) GWs(%)
2012 Rank 25 101 (93.1) 20 (19.8) 6 (5.9)
2013 Rank 25 138 (94.9) 21 (15.2) 8 (5.8)
2014 Rank 20 171 (93.0) 23 (13.5) 5 (2.9)
War Front Runners (win%) SWs(%) GWs(%)
2013 Rank 24 131 (97.0) 17 (13.0) 5 (3.8)
2014 Rank 7 202 (93.6) 35 (17.3) 8 (4.0)
2015 Rank 5 201 (95.0) 21 (10.5) 7 (3.5)
Sires Appearing Twice
Candy Ride Runners (win%) SWs(%) GWs(%)
2011 Rank 21 123 (90.2) 12 (9.8) 1 (0.8)
2012 Rank 16 106 (94.3) 18 (17.0) 5 (4.7)
Eskendereya Runners (win%) SWs(%) GWs(%)
2011 Rank 19 125 (95.2) 14 (11.2) 7 (5.6)
2012 Rank 17 113 (93.8) 19 (16.8) 5 (4.4)
Invincible Spirit Runners (win%) SWs(%) GWs(%)
2014 Rank 25 138 (91.3) 16 (11.6) 9 (6.5)
2015 Rank 20 147 (95.9) 13 (8.8) 2 (1.4)
Shamardal Runners (win%) SWs(%) GWs(%)
2013 Rank 23 132 (93.9) 24 (18.2) 6(4.6)
2015 Rank 22 164 (86.0) 10 (6.1) 1 (0.6)
The following sires each appeared on time on our lists: Blame, City Zip, Darci Brahma, Elusive Quality, King Kamehameha, Lookin At Lucky, Medicean, Mineshaft, New Approach, Street Sense, Uncle Mo