Freshman Sires: Leader Yaupon notches five more winners

Photo: Kat Turnbull / Eclipse Sportswire

Yaupon continues his commanding performance in the 2025 freshman sire standings, recording five winners last week to extend his lead with 32 victories from 121 starts. The son of Uncle Mo posted an impressive 26.5% strike rate, nearly doubling the production of his closest competitor.

The past week also brought first victories for two new international stallions. Canada stallion Mister Snickers celebrated his first winner when River Rock Fire captured a maiden race at Century Downs on Friday, and English sire Ubettabelieveit scored his first North American winner with Iriseach at Del Mar on Thursday. Both stallions join the growing list of freshman sires who have produced winners in their debut crop.

Recent winners

Yaupon led all sires with five winners in the last seven days. His Cal-bred filly Mohaven won the Golden State Juvenile Fillies at Del Mar on the Breeders' Cup undercard Friday. Three other fillies also won, Bellanova at Parx on Wednesday, Scorch at Aqueduct on Saturday and Bells of Paradise at Woodbine, also on Saturday. Solitude Dude, a winner at Gulfstream Saturday, was the only colt of the six. 

Essential Quality registered three winners during the week, highlighted by River Escape breaking her maiden at Parx on Wednesday. Bull by the Horns won at Gulfstream Park on Saturday, and My World scored at Aqueduct the same day. Beau Liam also tallied two victories, with What's Up Dog winning at Churchill Downs and Kitten Gloves scoring at Churchill Downs on Sunday.

Charlatan added to his win total when Mimi's Memory captured a maiden race at Del Mar on Sunday. Independence Hall's Freedom's Echo won at Parx on Saturday, and Galawi's Ginger Snap broke through at Laurel Park on Friday.

Freshman sire standings

Sire Starts Wins Places Shows Win %
Yaupon 121 32 17   9 26.5
Knicks Go 122 18 13 16 14.8
Maxfield 106 17 14 15 16.0
Essential Quality 103 17 10   8 16.5
Rock Your World 104 16 15 12 15.4
Independence Hall 108 14 21 18 13.0
Beau Liam   84 14 14 13 16.7
Charlatan   78   9 12   7 11.5
Uncle Chuck   52   9   3   6 17.3
Basin   49   9 11   8 18.4
Modernist   69   8   3 12 11.6
Leinster   41   8   6   4 19.5
Raging Bull   84   7 12   8   8.3
Silver State   84   7   6 11   8.3
Known Agenda   81   7   8   7   8.6
Code of Honor   65   7   7   7 10.8
Tacitus   70   6   5   6   8.6
Lexitonian   49   6   6 10 12.2
By My Standards   65   5   9 10   7.7
Engage   52   5   9   8   9.6

This week's entries

Friday
 
AQU R1: Baseball Lady (By My Standards) 8-5
AQU R5: Credit Risk (Tacitus) 5-2
AQU R7: Jutland (Raging Bull) 9-2
AQU R7: Honey Dutch (Knicks Go) 5-1
AQU R9: Cadenza (Charlatan) 6-1
AQU R9: Velcamp (Combatant) 20-1
AQU R9: Yaudacity (Yaupon) 10-1
CD R1: Cuzin Roscoe (Modernist) 15-1
CD R1: Tingus Pingus (Maxfield) 3-1
CD R1: Smols (Rock Your World) 5-1
CD R3: Alta Avenue (Tacitus) 3-1
CD R6: Himothy (Yaupon) 6-1
CT R2: Queen Valentine (Chance It) 15-1
CT R2: Judy G (Engage) 20-1
DED R3: Dynamite Tonight (Independence Hall) 8-1
DMR R3: Pronounce It (Listing) 4-1
DMR R3: Mia Forza (Mo Forza) 12-1
DMR R6: Lee's Baby Boy (Maxfield) 6-1
DMR R8: She's Back (Tap Back) 15-1
DMR R8: Train Station (Mo Forza) 20-1
GP R1: She's Trippin (Modernist) 8-1
LRL R10: Pass the Judge (Basin) 15-1
LRL R10: Marcan Love (Tacitus) 30-1
MVR R2: Skordalia (Silver State) 9-5
RP R3: Synoptic (Silver State) 5-2
RP R3: Girls Knicks Now (Knicks Go) 12-1
RP R3: Witt's Dubai Gal (American Dubai) 15-1
RP R6: Lanaluah (Beau Liam) 7-2
RP R6: Miss Popularity (Popularity) 20-1
 
Saturday
 
AQU R5: Fraudster (Charlatan)
AQU R5: Channelview (Charlatan)
AQU R5: Belarosa (Charlatan)
AQU R5: Super Dreamy (Supremacy)
AQU R8: Snickery (Knicks Go)
AQU R8: Tranquil Sea (Galilean)
AQU R8: Kotlikoff (Tacitus)
AQU R8: Leave Me (Tacitus)
CD R3: Girl Named Knicki (Knicks Go) 7-2
CD R3: R Kendl (Basin) 12-1
CD R8: Serralunga (Maxfield) 12-1
DED R1: Mo Simple (Yaupon) 15-1
DMR R2: Voucher (Fortune Ticket)
DMR R2: Old Timer (Halladay)
DMR R4: Captivator (Charlatan)
GP R4: Savage Warden (Code of Honor)
GP R4: Timeless Victory (By My Standards)
GP R4: Bronze Bullet (Leinster)
GP R4: Zevi's Zone (Uncle Chuck)
GP R4: Monster (Leinster)
GP R7: Action Delight (Uncle Chuck)
GP R7: Bolero Bay (Basin)
LRL R2: Baby Bobby (Fortune Ticket)
LRL R2: Moderno (Modernist)
LRL R2: Sticktothesystem (Engage)
LRL R8: Prosecco Rita (Yaupon)
LRL R9: Max Capacity (Maxfield)
LRL R9: Star Sweeper (Rock Your World)
WO R1: Successful Carrick (Carrick) 20-1
WO R3: Essentially Gold (Essential Quality) 10-1
WO R3: Something Fast (Tacitus) 7-2
WO R3: Celestial Heart (Bond Street) 6-1
WO R5: Ava's Princess (Known Agenda) 5-1
WO R6: La Culasse (Knicks Go) 8-5
 
Sunday
 
AQU R3: Squad Goals (Known Agenda)
AQU R3: Glorious Boy (Independence Hall)
AQU R5: Talk to Me Jimmy (Modernist)
AQU R5: Whiskey Point (Yaupon)
CD R2: State Conceal (Silver State) 7-2
CD R8: Sugaree (By My Standards) 15-1
CD R8: Camila Catalina (Rock Your World) 7-2
CD R8: Donna Romano (Beau Liam) 5-2
CD R8: What's Up Dog (Beau Liam) 5-1
CD R10: Drop Shot (Essential Quality) 5-1
GP R1: World Wide Web (Knicks Go)
GP R2: Triskelion (Leinster)
GP R2: Bring Bail Money (Rock Your World)
GP R2: Rosie Dozie (Beau Liam)
GP R2: Silver Juani (Silver State)
GP R5: Loinnir (Galawi)
GP R5: Rocky Lagoon (Chance It)
GP R8: River Blossom (Chance It)
LRL R1: Alakan (Galawi)
LRL R1: J J Pacheco (Engage)
LRL R5: Knowledge Is Good (Knicks Go)
LRL R5: Don't Do It (Code of Honor)
MNR R1: La Monarca (By My Standards) 15-1
MNR R1: Mil Amores (Known Agenda) 7-2
MNR R1: Charthena (Charlatan) 5-1
 
Monday
 
FL R4: Victory Hall (Independence Hall) 8-5
FL R4: Oscar Bound (Lexitonian) 7-2
FL R6: Savage State (Silver State) 3-1
FL R6: Essentially Fast (Essential Quality) 8-1
PRX R4: Lucky Capo (Capo Kane) 4-1
TUP R4: Joyriding (Mo Forza) 12-1
TUP R4: Standard Pressure (By My Standards) 3-1

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