With Whitney Weekend quick approaching—and its 11 graded stakes Aug. 2-4—the rankings on the high of the final main sires lists may expertise a shake-up not seen in lots of weeks.
Saratoga Race Course can be on the middle of the motion with seven of these graded stakes, together with the Whitney Stakes (G1), Check Stakes (G1), and Saratoga Derby (G1T) which might be price a complete of $2.1 million.
These 11 graded stakes can be providing $5 million in purse cash mixed. That is a variety of potential for change. Only for context, lower than $5 million separates the fifth-ranked stallion by progeny earnings, Goldencents  , with No. 25, Liam’s Map  .Â
For the reason that Belmont Stakes (G1), there hasn’t been substantive motion within the high 25. Sires come, sires go, however six weeks later the identical 25 sires prepared the ground. The highest eight are the identical as they had been within the June 17 version of The Record. It ought to be famous that Curlin  , who sits within the No. 8 spot, moved round throughout the previous six weeks. Simply within the final two weeks, Curlin climbed three locations from No. 11 to reclaim the eighth spot.Â
The most important mover from then to now’s Mendelssohn  , who was No. 21 six weeks in the past and is now No. 16.Â
Twirling Sweet  additionally moved up three locations from No. 18 to No. 15, a place he is held for a month.Â
There hasn’t even been important downward motion as solely two stallions fell three spots, and even with that in thoughts, the distinction from the place they had been to the place they’re earnings-wise quantities to a rounding error. Issues are that shut.Â
And simply to spherical out the image, a dozen sires are in the identical place from six weeks in the past. That is to not say they did not transfer up or down, however particularly for the 5 exterior of the highest seven it actually illustrates once more the competitiveness amongst North American sires.Â
The weekend’s racing may go a great distance in figuring out positions for an prolonged interval. Wanting on the Spa three largest races by purses Aug. 3, there are 11 entries representing 9 sires within the high 25. Curlin and Gun Runner can be represented by two starters every within the Whitney—Curlin by Crupi and Brilliant Future, and Gun Runner by Disarm and Il Miracolo.Â
Different graded stakes this weekend that may have a big affect on the rankings are the $400,000 Saratoga Oaks Invitational (G2T), $500,000 Nationwide Museum of Racing Corridor of Fame (G2T), $400,000 Clement L. Hirsch Stakes (G1), $300,000 Troy Stakes (G2T), $400,000 Pucker Up Stakes (G3T), $500,000 West Virginia Derby (G3), $200,000 West Virginia Governor’s Stakes (G3), and the $200,000 Adirondack Stakes (G3). Ellis Park is internet hosting six Kentucky Downs preview stakes, 5 price $250,000 and one price $300,000, which may assist affect the standings.Â
| TOP SIRES BY PROGENY EARNINGS | |
| July 29 rating | June 15 rating |
| 1. Into Mischief | 1 (–) |
| 2. Mineshaft | 2 (–) |
| 3. Gun Runner | 3 (–) |
| 4. High quality Street | 4 (–) |
| 5. Goldencents | 5 (–) |
| 6. Justify | 6 (–) |
| 7. Structure | 7 (–) |
| 8. Curlin | 11 (+3) |
| 9. Uncle Mo | 8 (-1) |
| 10. Sensible Joke | 9 (-1) |
| 11. Arrogate | 10 (-1) |
| 12. Good Magic | 12 (–) |
| 13. Munnings | 13 (–) |
| 14. Not This Time | 14 (–) |
| 15. Twirling Sweet | 15 (–) |
| 16. Mendelssohn | 18 (+2) |
| 17. American Pharoah | 16 (-1) |
| 18. Kantharos | 17 (-1) |
| 19. Nyquist | 20 (+1) |
| 20. Avenue Sense | 19 (-1) |
| 21. Exhausting Spun | 21 (–) |
| 22. Frosted | 22 (–) |
| 23. Tapiture | 23 (–) |
| 24. Metropolis of Gentle | NR |
| 25. Liam’s Map | 25 (–) |
