How will Dubai World Cup Day change the sire rankings?

A total of $30 million on the day of the Dubai World Cup carries enough weight to dramatically shake up the North American stallion rankings overnight.

mine shaft As of March 28, the Lane’s End stallion tops Bloodhorse’s overall leading stallion list with $11,612,098 in foal earnings. His 25-year-old son from AP Indy got a $10 million grant. Senor Bascador Won the Saudi Cup (G1) on February 24th.

2024 Overall Leading Sire List

Peacock’s home-bred horse Senor Bascador could complete a big double on March 30 if he wins the $12 million Dubai World Cup (G1), which pays $6.96 million to the winner. There is. With this win, Señor Bascador’s annual earnings will be $17,533,000, boosting his lifetime earnings to $18,456,427, making him the richest North American-based racehorse. Arrogate won the World Cup and the $12 million Pegasus World Cup Invitational Stakes (G1) in 2017 and currently holds the North American racehorse money title with $17,422,600 in prize money.

A win at the Senor Bascadore World Cup would bring Mineshaft’s year-to-date offspring earnings to $18,572,098 and keep him in the top spot for at least a few more months.If Senor Bascador continues to win at North America’s top stakes, he could give Mineshaft a chance to dethrone the five-time leading sire. Mischievously . The prize money for this year’s Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) has been increased to his $7 million, which means the value of the win will reach his $3.64 million, and Senor’s Buscadore earnings alone will make him could reach $22,212,098.

However, staying on top with Spendthrift Farm’s Into Mischief won’t be easy.

The son of Harlan’s Holiday finished 2023 with more than $25.6 million in foal earnings and was the leading sire in 2022 with a single-season career high of more than $28.12 million.

Into Mischief will have two Santa Anita Handicap (G1) winners competing in the World Cup. newgate ; and, laurel river won last year’s Pat O’Brien Stakes (G2) and will qualify for the World Cup by winning the one-mile Burjnahar Stakes (G3) at Meydan Racecourse. Newgate was trained by Bob Baffert (who also trained Arrogate) and was trained by SF Racing, Starlight Racing, Madaket Stables, Robert Masterson, Stonestreet Stables, Jay Shawn Farber, Waves Edge Capital, and Catherine. – Owned by a partnership group that includes Donovan. Laurel River is a homebred horse at Judd Monte Farms, trained by Baffert from 2020-22 and currently being conditioned by Baffert’s former assistant Bhupat Seemar. The seamer won the 2022 Dubai Golden Shaheen (G1). Switzerland He then saddled his first Kentucky Derby (G1) runner. Summer is tomorrow He finished second in the 2022 UAE Derby (G2).

If Newgate and Laurel River finish in the top two spots at the World Cup, their progeny earnings would be $9.36 million, and Into Mischief’s year-to-date earnings would be about $14.6 million. In this scenario, In Mischief could return to the top of the rankings. Even if either Newgate or Laurel River wins, Mineshaft could retain the No. 1 spot if Senor Bascadore finishes second or third.

Another stallion that could be a windfall at Meydan is the Lane’s End stallion. quality road , will be represented by three runners on the World Cup Day card.he is the stallion of scotland yard In the Godolphin Mile (G2), hopkins In the Golden Shaheen (G1), Cairo Dubai Turf (G1). If all three of his races are winners, he could earn up to $4.64 million, increasing Quality Road’s progeny earnings to his more than $10.8 million since the start of the year. The Elusive Quality progeny currently ranks second on the overall leading sire list with progeny earnings exceeding his $6.2 million.

World Cup could be a game-changer for the Florida stallion brothers , stands on Arrindell Farm. Distorted Humor’s 16-year-old son is clapton is produced by Arrindell and won the Lucas Classic S (G3) last year with RRR Racing and trainer Chad Summers. He qualified for the World Cup after finishing third in the Al Maktoum Challenge (G1) and Al Maktoum Classic (G2) at Meydan.

If Clapton wins the World Cup, Brethren could jump from its current No. 92 spot and move into the top five on the overall leading sire list with more than $7.7 million in earnings.

Brethren has already produced this year’s major stakes winners. octane Arindel’s home-bred horse that won the Razorback Handicap (G3). oaklawn park. The stallion rides Arrindell for $4,000.