DANCE MASTER IS #1 CUMULATIVE SIRE OF 2008 TWO-YEAR-OLD WINNERS
LEXINGTON, KY—JANUARY 21, 2009—According to the final Leading Sires of Two-Year-Old winners for 2008 published by The Blood-horse magazine, JEH Stallion Station Oklahoma's DANCE MASTER was the #1 Cumulative Sire of Winners and the #28 Leading Sire of 2-year-old Winners in the nation last year.
He was among the top five sires of two-year-old stakes winners and top three sires of two-year-old stakes horses.
Cumulatively, DANCE MASTER was ahead of such important sires as Unbridled’s Song, Smart Strike, Giant’s Causeway, Storm Cat, Empire Maker, Johannesburg, Fusaichi Pegasus and Street Cry.
The average fee of the top 40 sires of Two-year-old winners in 2008 was more than $45,000, going as high as $150,000. DANCE MASTER stands for a 2009 fee of $3,000!
In 2008 DANCE MASTER sired 21 two-year-old winners, three stakes winners and seven stakes horses earning $822,066. His two-year-old stakes winners last season included A Day For Dancing ($148,543), My Dominick James ($106,633) and Master Link ($81,860).
A Day For Dancing also set new track record at Woodbine for 4 ½ furlongs in 0:51.48 and My Dominick James posted a new track record at Arlington Park for 4 ½ furlongs in 0:51.22.
DANCE MASTER's total progeny earnings from five crops to races sits at $4,032,234 with average earnings per starter of more than $33,800. The son of Gone West has sired 34 two-year-olds to sell at auction for an average of $47,579 and his 54 yearlings sold averaged $11,223.
JEH Oklahoma also stands the grade 2 winner PREACHINATTHEBAR and six-time stakes winner MR. TRIESTE.
PREACHINATTHEBAR, a son of champion and dual classic winner Silver Charm won or placed in 14 starts while earning $836,339. He won the San Felipe Stakes(G2), Texas Mile Stakes(G3), Tokyo City Handicap(G3) and Windy Sands Handicap.
MR. TRIESTE, a son of Old Trieste, lit the board in 26 of his 37 starts with 15 wins and earnings of $602,429. His stakes wins include the Zia Park Distance Championship Handicap, Sunland Park Handicap, Veteran Stakes, San Juan County Commissioners Handicap-twice, Zia Express Stakes, Kachina Stakes, Downs At Albuquerque Handicap, and the Albuquerque Derby.
For additional information or breeding contracts on these stallions contact Shawn Lindsey, JEH Oklahoma Ranch Manager, at 405.665.2246.
