Freshman Sire Watch: Vekoma offspring win 4 of first 5 starts
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The 2024 freshman sire crop is underway with 168 starts and 28 wins, and Vekoma is leading the way with a nearly perfect four winners from only five starters. All five of the Vekoma offspring started in maiden races, and here are their results.
| Date | Trk | Dist | Surf | Horse | Sex | Start | Fin | Trainer | Odds |
| 6/9 | WO | 5F | S | Stitches | C | 1 | 1 | Sid Attard | 5-2 |
| 6/5 | DEL | 5F | D | It's Hammertime | C | 1 | 1 | Gary Capuano | 6-5 |
| 5/23 | GP | 5F | S | Speed of Sound | F | 1 | 1 | Fernando Abreu | 7-1 |
| 5/17 | CD | 5F | D | Anakarina | F | 1 | 5 | Dallas Stewart | 2-1 |
| 5/13 | IND | 4.5F | D | Fortuna Mia | F | 1 | 1 | Rey Hernandez | 5-1 |
Fortunately, we won't have to wait long to see whether Vekoma's hot start continues. His next five starters are all scheduled to start Friday, with four running at Churchill Downs and one at Evangeline Downs.
| Date | Trk | R# | Horse | # | ML | Type | Dist | Surf | Trainer |
| 6/14 | CD | 2 | Louisiana Jess | 5 | 5/1 | MSW | 4.5F | D | Bret Calhoun |
| 6/14 | CD | 4 | Viggiedal | 8 | 6/1 | MSW | 5F | D | Steve Asmussen |
| 6/14 | CD | 4 | Anakarina | 10 | 3/1 | MSW | 5F | D | Dallas Stewart |
| 6/14 | CD | 6 | Praying | 1 | 5/1 | MSW | 5F | D | Robert Medina |
| 6/14 | EVD | 2 | Bella Sorella | 7 | 12/1 | MSW | 4.5F | D | Patrick Devereux, Jr. |
Looking at other sires, leading the way are Complexity and Thousand Words, with three wins each, followed by Honor A. P., Instagrand and Spun to Run with two wins each. In total, 18 of the new sires have been represented with a winner so far.
Here are the stats to date for freshman sires.
Freshman sires stats through June 10
| Sire | Starts | W | P | S | Win% | Impact |
| Vekoma | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 80% | 276% |
| Thousand Words | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 27% | 131% |
| Complexity | 13 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 23% | 62% |
| Instagrand | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 33% | 28% |
| Spun to Run | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 40% | 41% |
| Honor A. P. | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 33% | 99% |
| Caracaro | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 25% | 48% |
| Shancelot | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17% | -12% |
| Event Driven | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 50% | 428% |
| Bobby's Wicked One | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 165% |
| Game Winner | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10% | -20% |
| Global Campaign | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20% | 106% |
| King for a Day | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50% | 200% |
| Echo Town | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17% | -17% |
| Authentic | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20% | 8% |
| Phantom Boss | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 25% | 77% |
| Tiz the Law | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14% | 18% |
| Instilled Regard | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33% | 93% |
| Gift Box | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | -100% |
| Improbable | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | -100% |
| War of Will | 11 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0% | -100% |
| American Anthem | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% | -100% |
| Win Win Win | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0% | -100% |
| Runaway Ghost | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | -100% |
| Aurelius Maximus | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | -100% |
| Fog of War | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | -100% |
| Good Bye Greg | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | -100% |
| Volatile | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | -100% |
| McKinzie | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | -100% |
| Yorkton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | -100% |
| Promises Fulfilled | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0% | -100% |
| Calculator | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% | -100% |
| Higher Power | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | -100% |
| Speightsong | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | -100% |
| Pinatubo (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | -100% |
| Maximum Security | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% | -100% |
| Bodexpress | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | -100% |
| Lone Sailor | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | -100% |
| Tom's d'Etat | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | -100% |
| Earthlight (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | -100% |
| Mr. Money | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0% | -100% |
| Honest Mischief | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | -100% |
Looking ahead to the next seven days, here are entries for freshman-sire runners in races through Monday.
Freshman sires - Entries this week
| Date | Trk | R# | Horse | Sire | # | ML | Type | Dist | Surf | Trainer |
| 6/11 | IND | 1 | Calcolery | Calculator | 5 | 7/2 | MSW | 5F | D | Genaro Garcia |
| 6/12 | IND | 3 | Tigerish | Tiz the Law | 8 | 4/1 | MSW | 7.5F | T | Eddie Kenneally |
| 6/12 | SWA | 1 | Tigerish | Tiz the Law | 8 | 4/1 | MSW | 7.5F | T | Eddie Kenneally |
| 6/13 | CD | 3 | Hedge | Volatile | 5 | 10/1 | MSW | 5F | D | Ben Colebrook |
| 6/13 | SA | 1 | Watch the Law | Tiz the Law | 2 | 10/1 | MSW | 5F | T | Val Brinkerhoff |
| 6/13 | SA | 6 | Nooni | Win Win Win | 5 | 4/5 | MSW | 5F | D | Bob Baffert |
| 6/14 | CD | 2 | Louisiana Jess | Vekoma | 5 | 5/1 | MSW | 4.5F | D | Bret Calhoun |
| 6/14 | CD | 2 | Missed the Turn | Thousand Words | 1 | 6/1 | MSW | 4.5F | D | John Ennis |
| 6/14 | CD | 2 | Sweet Mo B | Complexity | 6 | 6/1 | MSW | 4.5F | D | John Ennis |
| 6/14 | EVD | 2 | Attila the Spun | Spun to Run | 4 | 9/2 | MSW | 4.5F | D | Joseph Foster |
| 6/14 | EVD | 2 | Bella Sorella | Vekoma | 7 | 12/1 | MSW | 4.5F | D | Patrick Devereux, Jr. |
| 6/14 | EVD | 2 | Secret Faith | Aurelius Maximus | 5 | 3/1 | MSW | 4.5F | D | Jayde Gelner |
| 6/14 | CD | 4 | Viggiedal | Vekoma | 8 | 6/1 | MSW | 5F | D | Steve Asmussen |
| 6/14 | CD | 4 | Anakarina | Vekoma | 10 | 3/1 | MSW | 5F | D | Dallas Stewart |
| 6/14 | CD | 4 | Melittlefrostgirl | Thousand Words | 4 | 8/1 | MSW | 5F | D | John A. Hancock |
| 6/14 | CD | 4 | Derry Girl | Honor A. P. | 7 | 12/1 | MSW | 5F | D | Dale Romans |
| 6/14 | CD | 6 | Praying | Vekoma | 1 | 5/1 | MSW | 5F | D | Robert Medina |
| 6/14 | CD | 6 | Troubler | Instagrand | 2 | 6/1 | MSW | 5F | D | Norm Casse |
| 6/14 | CD | 6 | Flip Flops | War of Will | 9 | 3/1 | MSW | 5F | D | Mark Casse |
| 6/14 | GP | 2 | Kurutu | Win Win Win | 5 | | MCL | 5F | T | Sandino Hernandez, Jr. |
| 6/14 | SA | 6 | Midland Money | Shancelot | 6 | | MSW | 5F | D | Bob Baffert |
| 6/15 | PRM | 1 | La Lengua | Thousand Words | 2 | | MSW | 4.5F | D | Travis Murphy |
| 6/15 | RUI | 5 | W F American Honey | American Anthem | 3 | 15/1 | MSW | 5F | D | Simon Buechler |
| 6/15 | RUI | 5 | Runawayflair | Runaway Ghost | 8 | 9/1 | MSW | 5F | D | Dallas Barton |
| 6/15 | RUI | 5 | Ghostly Thunder | Runaway Ghost | 9 | 3/1 | MSW | 5F | D | Todd Fincher |
| 6/15 | RUI | 5 | Moveslikaghost | Runaway Ghost | 6 | 6/1 | MSW | 5F | D | Dallas Barton |
| 6/15 | RUI | 5 | F S Liberty Belle | American Anthem | 2 | 9/2 | MSW | 5F | D | Casey Lambert |
| 6/15 | RUI | 5 | Diamond Daisy | Runaway Ghost | 4 | 12/1 | MSW | 5F | D | Chris Zamora |
| 6/16 | CD | 1 | Book'em | Tiz the Law | 3 | | MSW | 4.5F | D | Bret Calhoun |
| 6/16 | CD | 1 | Preyathousandwords | Thousand Words | 2 | | MSW | 4.5F | D | Trudy Veinot |
| 6/16 | CD | 1 | Rosato | Gift Box | 4 | | MSW | 4.5F | D | John Ennis |
| 6/16 | PRM | 5 | Big Swag | Bodexpress | 5 | | MSW | 4.5F | D | Don Schnell |
| 6/16 | PRM | 5 | Box a Rocks | Gift Box | 2 | | MSW | 4.5F | D | Travis Murphy |
| 6/16 | CD | 3 | Strong State | Tom's d'Etat | 2 | | MSW | 5.5F | D | Al Stall, Jr. |
| 6/16 | CD | 3 | Talksalot | Thousand Words | 1 | | MSW | 5.5F | D | Keith Desormeaux |
| 6/17 | PRM | 9 | Gunite Max | Volatile | 4 | | MSW | 4.5F | D | Travis Murphy |
| 6/17 | PRM | 9 | The Wife Found Out | Echo Town | 2 | | MSW | 4.5F | D | David McShane |
| 6/17 | TDN | 3 | Instigation | Tom's d'Etat | 3 | | MSW | 5F | D | Tim Hamm |
Looking back at last week, we see the first winners for Game Winner, Global Campaign and Event Driven.
Here are the full results for last week.
Freshman sires - Results last week
| Date | Trk | R# | Dist | Surf | Horse | Sire | Sex | Start | Fin | trainer |
| 6/9 | EMD | 2 | 4.5F | D | A Thousand Miles | Thousand Words | F | 1 | 3 | Justin Evans |
| 6/9 | CD | 1 | 5F | D | Lovebug | Tom's d'Etat | F | 1 | 8 | Sarah Hamilton |
| 6/9 | CD | 1 | 5F | D | Baytown Boujee | Honor A. P. | F | 1 | 9 | Paul McEntee |
| 6/9 | LS | 4 | 5F | D | Midnight Humor | Spun to Run | G | 2 | 1 | Jayde Gelner |
| 6/9 | WO | 5 | 5F | S | Hundred Percent | Honor A. P. | C | 1 | 7 | Nathan Squires |
| 6/9 | WO | 5 | 5F | S | Stitches | Vekoma | C | 1 | 1 | Sid Attard |
| 6/9 | WO | 5 | 5F | S | Wagstaff | Yorkton | C | 1 | 4 | Nathan Squires |
| 6/9 | WO | 5 | 5F | S | Drop Your Gloves | Game Winner | C | 1 | 6 | Kevin Buttigieg |
| 6/9 | WO | 5 | 5F | S | War Legend | War of Will | C | 1 | 5 | Mark Casse |
| 6/8 | GP | 2 | 4.5F | D | Global Legend | Global Campaign | C | 1 | 1 | Mark Casse |
| 6/8 | CD | 2 | 5F | D | Herb Elias | Echo Town | C | 2 | 7 | Steve Asmussen |
| 6/8 | CD | 2 | 5F | D | Sunny Magic | Global Campaign | G | 1 | 4 | Cherie DeVaux |
| 6/8 | WO | 6 | 5F | S | Ambitious Lass | Complexity | F | 1 | 3 | Anthony Pottinger |
| 6/7 | BTP | 1 | 4.5F | D | Elopedatthederby | Event Driven | F | 1 | 1 | Robert Cline |
| 6/7 | BTP | 1 | 4.5F | D | Perfect Date | Event Driven | F | 1 | 4 | Robert Cline |
| 6/7 | GP | 1 | 5F | T | Big Boy Jak | Thousand Words | C | 2 | 7 | Antonio Sano |
| 6/7 | RUI | 7 | 5F | D | American Knight | American Anthem | C | 1 | 3 | Fred Danley |
| 6/7 | RUI | 5 | 5F | D | La Bella Bella | Runaway Ghost | F | 1 | 5 | Jose Gonzalez, Sr. |
| 6/7 | CD | 4 | 5.5F | D | Miss Elle | Shancelot | F | 2 | 5 | Robert Medina |
| 6/7 | CD | 4 | 550 | D | Murphy Girl | War of Will | F | 2 | 2 | Dale Romans |
| 6/7 | CD | 4 | 550 | D | Minty | McKinzie | F | 2 | 4 | Mark Casse |
| 6/7 | CD | 4 | 550 | D | Mrs Worldwide | Global Campaign | F | 1 | 3 | Brian Lynch |
| 6/6 | GP | 2 | 4.5F | D | Win N Your In | Win Win Win | F | 1 | 3 | Carlos David |
| 6/6 | CD | 1 | 550 | D | Sing Sing | Tiz the Law | C | 2 | 5 | Mark Casse |
| 6/6 | CD | 1 | 550 | D | Conquering Cat | Game Winner | C | 2 | 1 | Christopher Davis |
| 6/6 | SAR | 2 | 550 | D | Three Echoes | Echo Town | C | 2 | 3 | Steve Asmussen |
| 6/6 | SAR | 2 | 550 | D | Dominican Thunder | Improbable | C | 1 | 7 | Jose Jimenez |
| 6/6 | SAR | 9 | 550 | D | West Memorial | Caracaro | F | 3 | 5 | Peter Gulyas |
| 6/6 | SAR | 9 | 550 | D | French Horn | Complexity | F | 2 | 3 | Mark Casse |
| 6/6 | SAR | 9 | 550 | D | The Queens M G | Thousand Words | F | 2 | 7 | Saffie Joseph, Jr. |
| 6/5 | PID | 3 | 4.5F | S | Lady Loves Money | Mr. Money | F | 2 | 3 | W. John Bourke |
| 6/5 | DEL | 2 | 5F | D | It's Hammertime | Vekoma | C | 1 | 1 | Gary Capuano |
| 6/5 | DEL | 2 | 5F | D | Hello Sunshine | Spun to Run | C | 1 | 3 | Anthony Pecoraro |
| 6/5 | IND | 6 | 5F | T | Mission Improbable | Improbable | C | 1 | 9 | Rodolphe Brisset |
| 6/5 | IND | 5 | 5F | D | Mi Sargento | Speightsong | G | 1 | 4 | Antonio Duran |
| 6/4 | IND | 1 | 5F | D | Vehemently | Volatile | C | 1 | 5 | Michelle L. Elliott |
| 6/4 | IND | 3 | 5F | D | Sturgeon Moon | Instagrand | F | 1 | 1 | Paulo H. Lobo |
| 6/4 | IND | 3 | 5F | D | Streaking | Instagrand | F | 1 | 2 | John Ennis |
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