Freshman sires: Yaupon remains on top as rivals add wins

Photo: Tom Thill / NYRA Photo

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

This week's entries

Thursday
 
AQU R5: Intothewilderness (Independence Hall) 15-1
AQU R5: Valiant Diva (Combatant) 12-1
AQU R5: Raynham Hall (Independence Hall) 8-1
AQU R5: Makealittlelove (Galilean) 20-1
AQU R8: Fancy Lights (Galilean) 4-1
AQU R8: She's Country (Combatant) 7-2
AQU R8: Boomington (Maxfield) 9-2
AQU R8: Miss Moxee (Son of Thunder) 20-1
CD R4: Tizzlin (Basin) 10-1
CD R4: Love Knicks Hart (Knicks Go) 12-1
DED R4: Tapper (Raging Bull) 8-1
IND R7: Infinite Speed (Sombeyay) 15-1
IND R8: Veneno Futuro (Known Agenda) 8-1
IND R8: El Siereno (Code of Honor) 30-1
IND R10: Liam's Charge (Beau Liam) 12-1
IND R11: Winthorn (Sombeyay) 30-1
RP R4: Brosnan (Charlatan) 5-2
RP R4: Fitzgerald (By My Standards) 9-2
RP R4: Red Dirt Alley (American Dubai) 12-1
RP R8: Sleepy Music (Sleepy Eyes Todd) 12-1
 
Friday
 
AQU R4: The Markinater (Independence Hall)
AQU R5: Chummers (Combatant)
AQU R9: Nickerson (Knicks Go)
AQU R9: Cerro Rico (Yaupon)
AQU R9: Dinghy Bar (Galilean)
CD R1: Southeastern (Charlatan) 3-1
CD R1: No More Kings (Independence Hall) 4-1
CD R1: Silver Talisman (Silver State) 7-2
CD R4: Holly Hetty (Yaupon) 10-1
CD R4: Mother Green (Charlatan) 8-1
CD R4: Bohemian (Essential Quality) 9-2
CD R8: Somethingdangerous (Yaupon) 3-1
CD R8: La Norme de Jour (By My Standards) 7-2
DED R3: Lee Street (Lexitonian) 8-1
DMR R2: Humidity (Halladay)
DMR R2: Royally Unstable (Raging Bull)
DMR R6: Rabid Response (Maxfield)
GP R3: Kazooza (Code of Honor)
GP R4: Lucky Berry (Essential Quality)
GP R4: Why (Tacitus)
LRL R3: Shenadoah Sunrise (Engage) 30-1
LRL R3: Miss Fulton Gal (Rock Your World) 9-2
LRL R10: Broadside Salvo (Fortune Ticket) 15-1
LRL R10: Runaway Rooster (Engage) 30-1
RP R2: Game Time Decision (By My Standards) 7-2
RP R2: Speed It Up (Silver State) 5-2
RP R2: Special Agenda (Tacitus) 6-1
 
Saturday
 
AQU R1: Luciana's Honor (Code of Honor)
AQU R1: Ivy Girl (Maxfield)
CD R1: Onyx Outlaw (Independence Hall) 12-1
DED R3: C C Fanta C (Knicks Go) 4-1
DED R5: Run David Run (By My Standards) 7-2
DED R5: El Gansito (Popularity) 20-1
DED R5: World Renowned (Rock Your World) 15-1
GP R6: Deputy Lad (Yaupon)
GP R8: Jackpot Cree (Knicks Go)
GP R8: Ramajay (Knicks Go)
GP R8: Candy Addiction (Rock Your World)
GP R9: Epigram (Code of Honor)
GP R9: Mystical Belle (Basin)
GP R9: Lady Chance (Chance It)
GP R9: Nour (Core Beliefs)
LRL R5: Miss Fulton Gal (Rock Your World) 6-1
LRL R5: Share Success (Engage) 3-1
RP R7: Sueno Magico (Lexitonian) 20-1
RP R7: Lady Beau (Beau Liam) 7-2
RP R7: Harvey's Finnish (Harvey Wallbanger) 5-1
TUP R6: Shame Them (Making a Marc) 20-1
 
Sunday
 
ARP R1: Sophie's Heart (Knicks Go)
ARP R7: Lion Throne (Beau Liam)
ARP R7: She's Never Wrong (Independence Hall)
ARP R7: Tall Cool One (Modernist)
CD R2: Tactical Command (By My Standards)
CD R2: Sister Wife (Code of Honor)
CD R8: Run On States (Yaupon)
CD R8: Yasmin (Yaupon)
GP R2: Master Chief Mike (Knicks Go)
GP R3: Sweet Agenda (Known Agenda)
GP R3: Pronti O Meno (Just Leo)
GP R6: Quality of Essence (Essential Quality)
GP R8: Mystical Belle (Basin)

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