As April
draws to a close, there are just 3 months remaining to the 2025-26
Racing Season.
With the yearling
sales basically behind us and stallion masters spruiking the wares
of their sires to potential breeders, looking for options to send their mares in
the 2026 season, it’s a vital time to look at the various Sires Premiership
tables and see who is doing well and those that are not.
In many
instances the data speaks for itself. Yearling buyers and owners can identify
opportunities when looking at buying into racing stock.
At Dynamic
Syndications, we are constantly reviewing data, looking for the advantages
that data provides when assessing which sire’s progeny should be considered and
alternatively, the much bigger list of whose should be avoided.
With the record
prizemoney on offer on the track, and via Bonus Monies won by
graduates of sales races series and state breeding bonuses, selecting the
right stallion from the right broodmare sireline offers significantly increased
opportunities of tremendous financial returns.
Below are
snapshots of various tables to help analyse what is happening in our industry.
The
facts, as opposed to the fiction of the marketing machine hype, as at 30 April 2026:
What Dynamic
Syndications also track is how Sires and Broodmare Sires of Yearlings we have
purchased are performing.
Each sire category
is reviewed by Earnings (primary) and by Winners (secondary).
Obviously,
Earnings can be distorted if one horse wins one or two major races worth
big prizemoney, So its important to review how they are tracking in a broader racetrack
success.
Whilst
another aspect that must be considered especially for young sires, is the volume
of runners they have seen compete in races.
If numbers are low, this can
suggest (a) Slow maturing breed, or (b) Unsound breed. Conversely
high numbers may represent a (c) Sound breed, (d) Easy to train. However if their strike rate is low as a percentage then they may be best avoided.
From here
we look at Winners:Runners percentages and Black-Type:Winners.
This gives a clear picture as to Who’s HOT and Who’s NOT.
For those
that enjoy the research-based strategies, this offers a fascinating review
at the 3/4 stage of the season.
GENERAL
SIRES by EARNINGS
GENERAL SIRES by EARNINGS
We can readily identify that SNITZEL leads ZOUSTAR and THE AUTUMN SUN.
Dynamic Syndications has purchased yearlings by each of these top three sires in 2026:
SNITZEL x NORDIQUE (GB) Filly,
ZOUSTAR x SITEKI Filly and
THE AUTUMN SUN x PRINCESS NOIR (JPN) Filly.
Also on the TOP 20 List are DUNDEEL (15) and TRAPEZE ARTIST (19) and we purchased fillies by both those sires as well:
DUNDEEL x FAIROUZ (USA) and
TRAPEZE ARTIST x SALLY’S REALM.
GENERAL
SIRES by WINNERS
GENERAL SIRES by WINNERS
Stallions of interest in the Top 20 Sires list by season winners include:
ZOUSTAR 3rd (139); SNITZEL 7th (122); RUSSIAN REVOLUTION 8th (118); DUNDEEL 10th (103); PIERRRO 11th (95); TRAPEZE ARTIST is 16th (80).
We purchased:
A filly by: RUSSIAN REVOLUTION x HOUSTON BENEFACTOR and
A colt by: PIERRO x LAKE MARION.
FIRST
SEASON SIRES by EARNINGS
FIRST SEASON SIRES by EARNINGS
Here we see we have backed the right First Season sires.
We purchased 3 yearlings by sires who have their first crop at the sport.
A Colt by HOME AFFAIRS (1st) x BIT OF CHEEK;
a Filly by WILD RULER (4th) x RADIANT and
a Colt by ST MARK’S BASILICA (6th) x BRILLLIANCE
FIRST
SEASON SIRES by WINNERS
SECOND
SEASON SIRES by EARNINGS
SECOND SEASON SIRES by WINNERS
SECOND SEASON SIRES by WINNERS
We purchased 2 yearlings from this category:
A Colt by FARNAN (1st = 39) x HUBOOR (IRE);
A Colt by OLE KIRK (3rd = 38) x CASA TRANQUILA (NZ).
3YO
SIRES by EARNINGS
3YO SIRES by WINNERS
3YO SIRES by WINNERS
ZOUSTAR (4th = 42);
SNITZEL (5th = 40);
FARNAN (7th = 37);
OLE KIRK (8th = 35);
MAURICE (14th = 30);
4YO
SIRES by EARNINGS
4YO SIRES by EARNINGS
THE AUTUMN SUN 1st;
SNITZEL 2nd;
DUNDEEL 8th;
TRAPEZE ARTIST 17th.
4YO SIRES by WINNERS
4YO SIRES by WINNERS
DUNDEEL 5th;
SNITZEL 9th;
RUSSIAN REVOLUTION 15th;
ZOUSTAR 17th;
PIERRO 20th,
TRAPEZE ARTIST 21st.
BROODMARE
SIRES by EARNINGS
BROODMARE SIRES by WINNERS
BROODMARE SIRES by WINNERS
REDOUTE’S CHOICE (1) 3rd; Pierro x Lake Marion (Redoute's Choice)
MORE THAN READY (3) 4th; Home Affairs x Bit Of Cheek
(More Than Ready);
Farnan x Huboor (IRE)
(More Than Ready);
Trapeze Artist x Sally's Realm
(More Than Ready);
Ole Kirk x Casa Tranquila (NZ)
(Pluck = son of More Than Ready)
STREET CRY (1) 6th; St Mark's Basilica x Brilliance
(Street Cry)
LONHRO (1) 7th; Wild Ruler x Radiant (Lonhro)
ENCOSTA DE LAGO (1) 12th; Russian Revolution x
Houston Benefactor (Encosta De Lago)
SAVABEEL (1) 16th Home Affairs x Savapinski (Savabeel)
2nd in NZ
Also International Leading Broodmare Sires:
GALILEO; DUBAWI; WAR FRONT.
GALILEO (1); Snitzel x Nordique (GB) (Galileo)
DUBAWI (1); Dundeel x Fairouz (USA) (Dubawi)
WAR FRONT (1); Maurice (JPN) x Scandaleuse (USA)
(War Front)
Also:
THE AUTUMN SUN x PRINCESS NOIR (JPN)
(Neo Universe = a son of Sunday Silence)
ZOUSTAR x SITEKI (Flying Artie)
SAVABEEL x SMASHING (Pins) 8th in NZ;
ONWARDS & UPWARDS - FOREVER FORWARDS!