Australian Bloodhorse Bulletin September 1975
Featured Image: Semi-final sires’ statistics for the 1974-75 season
See also: https://sconevetdynasty.com.au/sire-premiership-tables-2014-2015-to-2019-2020-as-at-13-04-2020/ Read in conjunction!
This ephemeral publication was the ‘bible’ for thoroughbred breeding and racing aficionados at the time. The AJC Racing Calendar was the other. It was published roughly quarterly by the Bloodhorse Breeders’ Association of Australia.
Admittedly this is strictly not comparing identical ‘like-with-like’ but the stark trends are there. The most significant ‘drift’ is to be found in the overall numbers. Representation on the race track for stallions today is as much as 8x the average 40+ years ago. Clearly this is reflective of the number of mares covered by the leading stallions in any one season. Remarkably the aggregate number of individual 2yo winners was established by Without Fear the following year (1975/1976) with a grand total of 30. This record still stands today although recently challenged (but not surpassed) by both Snitzel (2019/20 = 28) and I Am Invincible (2018/19 = 27); each of whom covered at least 4x/5x the number of mares in any one season.
The leading sires list features Oncidium (NZ) as leading the tribe. While I can count c. 9 NSW-based sires Convamore (Segenhoe) is the highest ranked at six. There are almost as many NZ-based sires in the first 20 as there are NSW-based stallions.
My fundamental question is: “How will all this impact on the diversity of the ‘national herd’ of thoroughbred broodmares in the longer term”? Are we heading for a genetically narrower collective ‘camarilla’ of more modern speedy squibs?
Sires Premiership Table 2020/2021
| RANK | STALLION NAME | RUNNERS | WINNERS | WINS | STAKES WINNERS |
STAKES WINS |
EARNINGS | TOP EARNER, SEASON EARNINGS |
| 1 | Written Tycoon | 379 | 193 | 313 | 12 | 17 | $17,035,983 | Ole Kirk, $1,989,050 |
| 2 | I Am Invincible | 358 | 208 | 335 | 12 | 17 | $15,741,201 | Libertini, $944,000 |
| 3 | Not a Single Doubt | 236 | 103 | 150 | 8 | 10 | $15,639,605 | Classique Legend, $7,132,000 |
| 4 | Snitzel | 319 | 161 | 245 | 13 | 18 | $14,281,120 | Wild Ruler, $1,205,200 |
| 5 | So You Think | 266 | 133 | 230 | 12 | 18 | $13,910,170 | Think it Over, $1,344,000 |
| 6 | Fastnet Rock | 228 | 111 | 177 | 14 | 16 | $12,316,954 | Personal, $1,041,250 |
| 7 | Zoustar | 247 | 142 | 217 | 12 | 15 | $12,295,285 | Zoutori, $1,248,000 |
| 8 | Sebring | 330 | 149 | 222 | 10 | 11 | $11,126,586 | Nettoyer, $978,000 |
| 9 | Exceed and Excel | 200 | 99 | 148 | 7 | 10 | $10,664,035 | Bivouac, $3,452,600 |
| 10 | All Too Hard | 276 | 138 | 242 | 5 | 11 | $10,041,066 | Behemoth, $1,751,640 |
| 11 | Pierro | 214 | 103 | 148 | 5 | 6 | $9,761,078 | Arcadia Queen, $2,206,250 |
| 12 | Nicconi | 268 | 119 | 188 | 6 | 7 | $9,749,580 | Nature Strip, $2,882,650 |
| 13 | Shamus Award | 171 | 89 | 157 | 10 | 15 | $9,246,035 | Mr Quickie, $838,000 |
| 14 | Tavistock | 194 | 104 | 160 | 10 | 12 | $9,089,366 | Johnny Get Angry, $1,239,875 |
| 15 | Savabeel | 187 | 92 | 143 | 8 | 12 | $8,881,865 | Probabeel, $1,440,000 |
| 16 | Deep Field | 226 | 119 | 192 | 5 | 9 | $8,388,590 | Portland Sky, $530,075 |
| 17 | Camelot | 57 | 25 | 35 | 2 | 3 | $8,239,025 | Sir Dragonet, $4,538,600 |
| 18 | Spirit of Boom | 221 | 115 | 205 | 3 | 3 | $7,754,485 | Jonker, $887,000 |
| 19 | Toronado | 166 | 88 | 137 | 7 | 10 | $7,712,466 | Masked Crusader, $956,000 |
| 20 | Smart Missile | 263 | 122 | 189 | 5 | 7 | $7,622,140 | Crosshaven, $525,250 |
2yo Sires Premiership Table 2020/2021
| RANK | STALLION NAME | RUNNERS | WINNERS | WINS | STAKES WINNERS |
STAKES WINS |
EARNINGS | TOP EARNER, SEASON EARNINGS |
| 1 | Extreme Choice | 15 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 3 | $3,392,085 | Stay Inside, $2,237,350 |
| 2 | Capitalist | 61 | 20 | 25 | 4 | 4 | $3,278,728 | Profiteer, $1,368,150 |
| 3 | Street Boss | 25 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 6 | $2,358,520 | Anamoe, $1,736,075 |
| 4 | Fastnet Rock | 30 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 3 | $2,180,885 | Sneaky Five, $883,000 |
| 5 | Written Tycoon | 42 | 16 | 20 | 2 | 3 | $2,068,130 | Finance Tycoon, $811,300 |
| 6 | Flying Artie | 42 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 1 | $2,063,945 | Artorius, $1,040,050 |
| 7 | Snitzel | 57 | 20 | 27 | 2 | 2 | $2,049,205 | Four Moves Ahead, $405,850 |
| 8 | I Am Invincible | 58 | 17 | 20 | 4 | 4 | $2,038,505 | She’s All Class, $340,300 |
| 9 | Shalaa | 41 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 3 | $1,964,755 | Shaquero, $1,372,075 |
| 10 | Not a Single Doubt | 42 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 1 | $1,759,720 | Queen of Wizardry, $503,000 |
| 11 | Better Than Ready | 38 | 15 | 27 | 1 | 2 | $1,698,730 | Alpine Edge, $668,450 |
| 12 | Star Turn | 41 | 19 | 24 | 1 | 1 | $1,458,155 | Miss Hipstar, $217,775 |
| 13 | Frosted | 16 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 4 | $1,348,386 | Ingratiating, $849,000 |
| 14 | Headwater | 23 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 1 | $1,302,966 | Jamaea, $770,490 |
| 15 | Zoustar | 30 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 2 | $1,253,260 | Starry Legend, $260,500 |
| 16 | Sebring | 54 | 17 | 21 | 3 | 3 | $1,093,080 | Biscayne Bay, $130,195 |
| 17 | Frankel | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | $1,030,150 | Converge, $961,400 |
| 18 | Brazen Beau | 29 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 2 | $957,922 | General Beau, $354,000 |
| 19 | Hinchinbrook | 27 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 1 | $953,950 | Baranof, $392,000 |
| 20 | Maurice | 34 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 0 | $939,835 | Invinsible Tears, $135,450 |
Leading Broodmares Sire Premiership Table 2020/2021
| RANK | STALLION NAME | RUNNERS | WINNERS | WINS | STAKES WINNERS |
STAKES WINS |
EARNINGS | TOP EARNER, SEASON EARNINGS |
| 1 | Encosta de Lago | 789 | 324 | 498 | 12 | 13 | $29,918,506 | Classique Legend, $7,132,000 |
| 2 | Redoute’s Choice | 639 | 302 | 468 | 19 | 29 | $27,805,874 | Arcadia Queen, $2,206,250 |
| 3 | More Than Ready | 467 | 240 | 401 | 13 | 20 | $20,223,958 | Bivouac, $3,452,600 |
| 4 | Zabeel | 430 | 203 | 341 | 17 | 22 | $18,324,885 | Think it Over, $1,344,000 |
| 5 | Fastnet Rock | 464 | 227 | 357 | 9 | 11 | $17,222,205 | Gytrash, $2,005,225 |
| 6 | Flying Spur | 494 | 216 | 340 | 7 | 8 | $14,619,393 | The Chosen One, $814,125 |
| 7 | Exceed and Excel | 363 | 162 | 273 | 5 | 8 | $12,061,270 | Elite Street, $735,800 |
| 8 | Commands | 407 | 169 | 286 | 7 | 9 | $11,933,756 | Black on Gold, $685,700 |
| 9 | Lonhro | 350 | 146 | 223 | 8 | 12 | $10,829,383 | Ingratiating, $849,000 |
| 10 | Oasis Dream | 32 | 11 | 20 | 4 | 5 | $10,620,005 | Twilight Payment, $4,600,000 |
| 11 | Galileo | 223 | 103 | 162 | 7 | 8 | $10,435,935 | Tofane, $1,800,750 |
| 12 | O’Reilly | 283 | 138 | 211 | 11 | 13 | $9,684,749 | Shout the Bar, $761,500 |
| 13 | Street Cry | 206 | 96 | 153 | 2 | 4 | $9,431,040 | Cascadian, $2,340,200 |
| 14 | General Nediym | 290 | 134 | 210 | 7 | 8 | $9,219,887 | Mr Quickie, $838,000 |
| 15 | Red Ransom | 192 | 81 | 135 | 3 | 5 | $8,957,844 | Homesman, $1,356,500 |
| 16 | Anabaa | 213 | 98 | 153 | 4 | 5 | $8,899,109 | Stay Inside, $2,237,350 |
| 17 | Elusive Quality | 211 | 97 | 173 | 5 | 6 | $7,741,270 | Peltzer, $895,350 |
| 18 | Danehill Dancer | 271 | 100 | 165 | 4 | 5 | $7,463,400 | Armory, $750,000 |
| 19 | Pins | 181 | 86 | 171 | 5 | 9 | $7,443,205 | Probabeel, $1,440,000 |
| 20 | Danehill | 279 | 106 | 163 | 5 | 7 | $7,371,389 | Parry Sound, $400,300 |
The ‘Bulletin’ also includes a round-up of the Autumn/Winter racing, the 1974-75 Season Free Handicaps, the death of Mr M V Point, new sires for the 1975 season, a summary of Australia’s 1975 Yearling Sales and a survey of the Economic Importance of Racing in NSW.
Extended pedigrees of the season’s star performers are summarised in detail. These include Zephyr Bay, Cap D’Antibes, Lord Dudley, Rosie Heir, Dalrello, Silver Shadow, Toy Show, Gilt Patten, Hartshill, Nourishing, Brown Barrow, Lord Randolph and Sufficient.
The 1974-75 Season Free Handicaps are headed by Taras Bulba for the 3yo category over 2000 metres and Toy Show the 2yo category over 1400 metres.
New imported sires for 1975 in NSW included Mount Hagen (Newhaven Park), Knightly Manner, Jumpin Joseph, (both Roseneath), Ksar, Ballyhot, Princely Son, Kalidar, George Spelvin, Denizen and Ifni. Local stars were Bletchingly (Widden), John’s Hope, Latin Knight and Longfella.