Championat of sire horses in England and Ireland

Highflyer, 13-time champion of sire horses

The championship of sire horses in England and Ireland (English lead sire ) is an annual award for the most successful racehorse sire.

For each stallion , the winnings of his sons and daughters in the past year are determined. Prize money is counted which the sons and daughters have won in flat races in England and Ireland.

Records

Most of the titles were won by the following horses:

• 14 - Sadler's Wells - 1990, 1992-2004
• 13 - Highflyer - 1785–1796, 1798
• 10 - Sir Peter Teazle , Galileo ( 2008, since 2010 - most recently 2018)
•  9 - St. Simon
•  8 - Regulus , Herod

Background: Galileo is the son of Sadler's Wells.

Top stallion lines

Without the founding fathers' own successes, the following stallion lines sired champions (1721–2016):

• Darley Arabian - 87 stallions, 187 champions
• Byerley Turk - 17 stallions, 59 champions, last time Tetratema 1929
• Godolphin Arabian - 12 stallions, 32 champions, last time Chamossaire in 1964
• Darcy's White Turk - 3 stallions, 10 champions, last time Bolton Starling 1744
• Curwen's Bay Barb - 2 stallions, 4 champions, last time Crab 1750
• St. Victor's Barb, Acaster Turk, Thoulouse Barb, Bloody Bullocks - each 1 champion

Leading Sire in Great Britain and Ireland since 1998

year	Father horse	Number of winners	Number of victories	Prize amount	Most successful offspring	Vice Champion	Ref.
1998	Sadler's Wells	41	54	£ 1,594,536	Dream Well	Alzao
1999	Sadler's Wells	44	57	£ 1,921,619	Montjeu	Fairy Bridge
2000	Sadler's Wells	56	78	£ 2,483,888	Montjeu	Storm Cat
2001	Sadler's Wells	60	81	£ 4,068,991	Galileo	Danehill
2002	Sadler's Wells	67	87	£ 3,625,423	High chaparral	Danehill
2003	Sadler's Wells	80	104	£ 3,455,160	High chaparral	Danehill
2004	Sadler's Wells	83	104	£ 4,044,565	Doyen	Danehill
2005	Danehill	68	97	£ 3,487,488	Oratorio	Montjeu
2006	Danehill	65	92	£ 3,579,413	Dylan Thomas	Danehill Dancer
2007	Danehill	57	81	£ 3,751,607	Dylan Thomas	Galileo
2008	Galileo	61	86	£ 3,974,492	New Approach	Danehill Dancer
2009	Danehill Dancer	91	119	£ 3,827,297	Mastercraftsman	Cape Cross
2010	Galileo	66	89	£ 4,943,102	Cape Blanco	Dansili
2011	Galileo	90	121	£ 5,283,068	Frankel	Montjeu
2012	Galileo	108	154	£ 5,774,558	Frankel	Montjeu
2013	Galileo	115	162	£ 4,733,222	Ruler of the World	Dubawi
2014	Galileo	119	146	£ 7,193,916	Australia	Invincible Spirit
2015	Galileo	91	120	£ 5,735,195	Found	Dubawi
2016	Galileo	104	143	£ 10,489,764	Highland Reel	Dubawi
2017	Galileo	113		£ 15,145,613	Ulysses	Dubawi
2018	Galileo	89	125	£ 6,680,143		Dubawi

Leading Sire in Great Britain and Ireland from 1721 to 1997

1721 - Ancaster Turk 1722 - Darley Arabian 1723 - Thoulouse Barb 1724 - Bay Bolton 1725 - Soon Galloway 1726 - Bay Bolton 1727 - Bay Bolton 1728 - Alcock's Arabian 1729 - Bay Bolton 1730 - Flying Childers 1731 - Fox 1732 - Bay Bolton 1733 - Bay Bolton 1734 - Bay Bolton 1735 - Fox 1736 - Flying Childers 1737 - partner 1738 - Godolphin Arabian 1739 - Bloody Buttocks 1740 - partner 1741 - partner 1742 - Bartlett's Childers 1743 - partner 1744 - Bolton Starling 1745 - Godolphin Arabian 1746 - Blacklegs 1747 - Godolphin Arabian 1748 - Crab 1749 - Crab 1750 - crab 1751 - Blaze 1752 - Cade 1753 - Cade 1754 - Regulus 1755 - Regulus 1756 - Regulus 1757 - Regulus 1758 - Cade 1759 - Cade 1760 - Cade 1761 - Regulus 1762 - blank 1763 - Regulus 1764 - blank 1765 - Regulus 1766 - Regulus 1767 - Snap 1768 - Snap 1769 - snap 1770 - blank 1771 - Snap 1772 - Matchem 1773 - Matchem 1774 - Matchem 1775 - Marske 1776 - Marske 1777 - Herod 1778 - Herod 1779 - Herod 1780 - Herod 1781 - Herod 1782 - Herod 1783 - Herod 1784 - Herod 1785 - high flyer 1786 - high flyer 1787 - high flyer 1788 - high flyer 1789 - high flyer 1790 - high flyer 1791 - high flyer 1792 - high flyer 1793 - high flyer 1794 - high flyer 1795 - high flyer 1796 - high flyer 1797 - King Fergus 1798 - high flyer 1799 - Sir Peter Teazle 1800 - Sir Peter Teazle 1801 - Sir Peter Teazle 1802 - Sir Peter Teazle 1803 - Trumpator 1804 - Sir Peter Teazle 1805 - Sir Peter Teazle 1806 - Sir Peter Teazle 1807 - Sir Peter Teazle 1808 - Sir Peter Teazle 1809 - Sir Peter Teazle 1810 - Waxy 1811 - Sorceror 1812 - Sorceror 1813 - Sorceror

1814 - Selim 1815 - Rubens 1816 - Walton 1817 - Orville 1818 - Walton 1819 - Soothsayer 1820 - phantom 1821 - Rubens 1822 - Rubens 1823 - Orville 1824 - phantom 1825 - Election 1826 - Whalebone 1827 - Whalebone 1828 - Filho da Puta 1829 - Blacklock 1830 - Emilius 1831 - Emilius 1832 - Sultan 1833 - Sultan 1834 - Sultan 1835 - Sultan 1836 - Sultan 1837 - Sultan 1838 - Camel 1839 - Priam 1840 - Priam 1841 - Taurus 1842 - Touchstone 1843 - Touchstone 1844 - Bay Middleton 1845 - Slane 1846 - Venison 1847 - Venison 1848 - Touchstone 1849 - Bay Middleton 1850 - Epirus 1851 - Orlando 1852 - Birdcatcher 1853 - Melbourne 1854 - Orlando 1855 - Touchstone 1856 - Birdcatcher 1857 - Melbourne 1858 - Orlando 1859 - Newminster 1860 - Stockwell 1861 - Stockwell 1862 - Stockwell 1863 - Newminster 1864 - Stockwell 1865 - Stockwell 1866 - Stockwell 1867 - Stockwell 1868 - Buccaneer 1869 - Thormanby 1870 - King Tom 1871 - King Tom 1872 - Blair Athol 1873 - Blair Athol 1874 - Adventurer 1875 - Blair Athol 1876 ​​- Lord Clifden 1877 - Blair Athol 1878 - Speculum 1879 - Flageolet 1880 - Hermit 1881 - Hermit 1882 - Hermit 1883 - Hermit 1884 - Hermit 1885 - Hermit 1886 - Hermit 1887 - Hampton 1888 - Galopin 1889 - Galopin 1890 - St. Simon 1891 - St. Simon 1892 - St. Simon 1893 - St. Simon 1894 - St. Simon 1895 - St. Simon 1896 - St. Simon 1897 - Kendal 1898 - Galopin 1899 - Orme 1900 - St. Simon 1901 - St. Simon 1902 - Persimmon 1903 - St. Frusquin 1904 - Gallinule 1905 - Gallinule

1906 - Persimmon 1907 - St. Frusquin 1908 - Persimmon 1909 - Cyllene 1910 - Cyllene 1911 - Sundridge 1912 - Persimmon 1913 - Desmond 1914 - Polymelus 1915 - Polymelus 1916 - Polymelus 1917 - Bayardo 1918 - Bayardo 1919 - The Tetrarch 1920 - Polymelus 1921 - Polymelus 1922 - Lviv 1923 - Swynford 1924 - Son-in-Law 1925 - Phalaris 1926 - Hurry On 1927 - Buchan 1928 - Phalaris 1929 - Tetratema 1930 - Son-in-Law 1931 - Pharos 1932 - Gainsborough 1933 - Gainsborough 1934 - Blandford 1935 - Blandford 1936 - fairway 1937 - Solario 1938 - Blandford 1939 - fairway 1940 - Hyperion 1941 - Hyperion 1942 - Hyperion 1943 - fairway 1944 - fairway 1945 - Hyperion 1946 - Hyperion 1947 - Nearco 1948 - Big Game 1949 - Nearco 1950 - Fair Trial 1951 - Nasrullah 1952 - Tehran 1953 - Chanteur 1954 - Hyperion 1955 - Alycidon 1956 - Court Martial 1957 - Court Martial 1958 - Mossborough 1959 - petition 1960 - Aureole 1961 - Aureole 1962 - Never Say Die 1963 - Ribot 1964 - Chamossaire 1965 - Court Harwell 1966 - Charlottesville 1967 - Ribot 1968 - Ribot 1969 - Crepello 1970 - Northern Dancer 1971 - Never Bend 1972 - Queen's Hussar 1973 - Vaguely Noble 1974 - Vaguely Noble 1975 - Great Nephew 1976 - Wolver Hollow 1977 - Northern Dancer 1978 - Mill Reef 1979 - Petingo 1980 - Pitcairn 1981 - Great Nephew 1982 - Be My Guest 1983 - Northern Dancer 1984 - Northern Dancer 1985 - Kris 1986 - Nijinsky II 1987 - Mill Reef 1988 - Caerleon 1989 - Blushing Groom 1990 - Sadler's Wells 1991 - Caerleon 1992 - Sadler's Wells 1993 - Sadler's Wells 1994 - Sadler's Wells 1995 - Sadler's Wells 1996 - Sadler's Wells 1997 - Sadler's Wells

See also

• Championat of the father horses
• Championat of sire horses in Germany
• Championat of sire horses in France
• Championship of sire horses in North America
• Championat of sire horses in Japan
• Championat of sire horses in Australia
• Championship of the dam's sires in Great Britain and Ireland
• Championship of the dam's sires in North America
• Kentucky Broodmare of the Year

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Web links

• tbheritage.com

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Champion Sires in Great Britain and Ireland . Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved September 3, 2018.
2. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s} Bloodstock | Racing Post . Bloodstock.racingpost.com. February 15, 2012. Retrieved April 29, 2017.
3. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g} Sadler's Wells . Bloodstock.racingpost.com. February 15, 2012. Retrieved September 15, 2013.
4. ↑ ^{a b c} Danehill . Bloodstock.racingpost.com. February 15, 2012. Retrieved September 15, 2013.
5. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g h} Galileo . Bloodstock.racingpost.com. February 15, 2012. Retrieved April 29, 2017.
6. ↑ Danehill Dancer . February 15, 2012. Retrieved September 15, 2013.
7. ↑ Dansili retired
8. ↑ Galileo Claims Ninth sires' Championship ( s ) Thoroughbreddailynews.com. December 29, 2017. Accessed February 21, 2018.
9. ↑ Leading Sires ( en ) Retrieved June 1, 2019.