Freshman sires: Yaupon remains on top as rivals add wins
Yaupon continues to dominate the 2025 freshman sire standings with 32 wins from 128 starts, maintaining a robust 25% win rate to lead all first-crop sires. The son of Uncle Mo has established a commanding lead over his peers as the season progresses into mid-November.
While Yaupon leads in total victories, Leinster has posted the second-best win percentage at 22.7% with 10 wins from 44 starts. Knicks Go ranks second in total wins with 20 from 132 starts, Essential Quality ranks third in total wins with 18 from 108 starts, followed by Rock Your World and Maxfield, each with 17 victories.
Recent winners
Charlatan had a productive week with two winners. Captivator broke his maiden at Del Mar on Saturday, while Belarosa won at Aqueduct the same day. Leinster also registered two victories at Gulfstream Park with Triskelion Saturday and Monster scoring on Sunday.
Modernist posted two winners, with Talk to Me Jimmy at Aqueduct and Thundermaker at Woodbine both breaking their maidens on Sunday. Independence Hall had a strong showing with Victory Hall winning at Finger Lakes on Monday and Dynamite Tonight scoring at Delta Downs on Friday.
Other notable winners included Essential Quality's Measure on Nov. 6 at Churchill and River Escape on Nov. 5 at Parx. Known Agenda added Ava's Princess to his tally with a win Saturday at Woodbine and Golden Agenda with a victory at Turf Paradise on Tuesday. Galawi's Alakan won at Laurel Park, and Rock Your World's Camila Catalina took the honors at Churchill Downs on Sunday.
Freshman sire standings
| Sire | Starts | Wins | Places | Shows | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yaupon | 128 | 32 | 20 | 9 | 25.0 |
| Knicks Go | 132 | 20 | 13 | 20 | 15.2 |
| Essential Quality | 108 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 16.7 |
| Rock Your World | 109 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 15.6 |
| Maxfield | 112 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 15.2 |
| Independence Hall | 111 | 16 | 22 | 18 | 14.4 |
| Beau Liam | 89 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 16.9 |
| Charlatan | 85 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 12.9 |
| Leinster | 44 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 22.7 |
| Modernist | 75 | 10 | 3 | 12 | 13.3 |
| Basin | 52 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 17.3 |
| Uncle Chuck | 54 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 16.7 |
| Known Agenda | 86 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 10.5 |
| Raging Bull | 85 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 8.2 |
| Code of Honor | 69 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10.1 |
| Tacitus | 78 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 9.0 |
| Silver State | 90 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 7.8 |
| Lexitonian | 50 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 12.0 |
| Engage | 55 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 10.9 |
| By My Standards | 71 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 7.0 |