The 2017-18 Second Crop Sires List in Australia has some heavy hitters in its generation.
Led by Champion Racehorses PIERRO and ALL TOO HARD this is a stellar crop of young sires.
However with the marketing hype comes the facts. The sobering statistical facts that can’t be hidden.
There is no doubt that Coolmore’s exciting young sire PIERRO, who was Champion First Crop Sire will take the honours again this season and be crowned champion second crop sire.
Pierro
With $8.1 million in prizemoney earnings and 56 winners on his resume, he is $4.4 million clear of ALL TOO HARD at $3.7 million with YOUR SONG in 3rd spot with $2 million.
However ALL TOO HARD has produced 63 winners this season compared to Pierro’s 56, so the battle for second crop title by winners could go down to the final day of the season to see who comes out victorious.
Another doing a good job in rounding out the top 3 positions is
YOUR SONG with 44 winners and $2m in earnings. Whilst well off the pace set by Top 2 he is ahead of the pack chasing them.
However, if we delve a little deeper into the Top 10 Australian Second Crop Sires statistics, there is another sire whom has had limited numbers get to the races to date but is actually leading the way when it comes to the Key Performance Indicator of Runners to Winners.
That stallion is EXCELEBRATION (by Exceed and Excel) who stood at Coolmore Stud beside Pierro.
From just 41 runners to date he has sired 21 Winners which is 51.2%.
Excelebration is the ONLY Australian based Second Crop Sire to have a strike rate over 50%.
Sires standing in Australia with a meaningful 20 + Runners to their name, its EXCELEBRATION who actually leads PIERRO with 119 Runners / 56 Winners at 47.1%, YOUR SONG 94 Runners / 44 Winners at 46.6% and ALL TOO HARD 139 Runners / 63 Winners at 45.3%.
In the Top 10 Second Crop Sires in Australia with a meaningful 20+ Runners, EXCELEBRATION has the lowest number to represent him with 41 starters so to sire 21 Winners is an excellent achievement.
Excelebration
EXCELEBRATION was a shuttle stallion whom came down to Australia from Coolmore Ireland. A champion sprinter / miler in Europe, he only received limited numbers of mares at stud which has impacted on his representation on the track.
However – they do run !
In 2018 we purchased a super filly by EXCELEBRATION from the mare POLITE (USA).
Our Yearling Filly by Excelebration x Polite running in the paddock
She is a half-sister to another Dynamic Runner we had named
PLEASANTRIES that we started twice for 2 wins before on selling for stud duties.
Pleasantries
This filly by EXCELEBRATION is another good looking individual, just like her half-sister.
She was bred by industry personality Mr Michael Crismale (immediate Past Chairman of the ATC) who has purchased 25% back into the filly, once he learned that Dynamic Syndications had purchased her in the salering.
Bred in the purple, this filly could be something special and with the stallion doing such a brilliant job, we are excited about this filly’s prospects.
She will be offered for sale later this year and will represent sensational value for a filly bred the way she is and a proven stallion doing an excellent job.
Stay tuned !