Here’s a look at the leading Thoroughbred sires and money earners of 2007. Tomorrow, we’ll see how the top Quarter running horses stack up.
| Top 2007 Thoroughbred Sires by Earnings |
| Name |
Starters |
Winners |
SW |
Earnings |
| Smart Strike |
199 |
93 |
16 |
$13,877,235 |
| Danehill |
224 |
95 |
18 |
$11,526,113 |
| A.P. Indy |
169 |
74 |
18 |
$8,957,305 |
| Distorted Humor |
222 |
104 |
19 |
$8,761,062 |
| Sadler’s Wells |
263 |
106 |
20 |
$8,586,025 |
| Giant’s Causeway |
256 |
111 |
14 |
$7,864,775 |
| Langfuhr |
252 |
136 |
14 |
$7,716,281 |
| Galileo (IRE) |
165 |
71 |
11 |
$7,500,267 |
| Montjeu (IRE) |
230 |
95 |
21 |
$6,976,913 |
| Awesome Again |
154 |
75 |
10 |
$6,951,779 |
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| Top 2007 Thoroughbred Earners |
| Horse |
Year foaled/Sire |
Record |
Earnings |
| Curlin |
’04 by Smart Strike |
9s 6-1-2 |
$5,102,800 |
| Invasor |
’02 by Candy Stripes |
2s 2-0-0 |
$3,900,000 |
| Street Sense |
’04 by Street Cry |
8s 4-3-0 |
$3,205,000 |
| English Channel |
’02 by Smart Strike |
7s 4-2-0 |
$2,640,000 |
| Hard Spun |
’04 by Danzig |
10s 4-3-1 |
$2,572,500 |
| Kip Deville |
’03 by Kipling |
7s 3-1-1 |
$1,965,780 |
| Ginger Punch |
’03 by Awesome Again |
8s 5-2-1 |
$1,827,060 |
| Cloudy’s Knight |
’00 by Lord Avie |
9s 3-3-1 |
$1,762,868 |
| Lahudood |
’03 by Singspiel |
5s 3-1-0 |
$1,560,500 |
| Lava Man |
’01 by Slew City Slew |
8s 3-1-0 |
$1,410,000 |
