9/16/2018 2003 Sire rating

Moving another 10 years down the line we take another look at the sire rating, this time for 2003.  Remarkably, just like in 1993, there were three stallions still left on the sire rating from a decade earlier.  This time they were Harlem Globetrotter, who occupied the #4 spot both years, Radiant Sultan, who occupied the #6 spot both years, and the beautiful Phi Slama Jama.  The deceased sire list from 2003 contained many of the previous decade's top sires, including Sultan's Santana, Champagne Fizz, Worthy Son, Talent Town and The New York Times all in the top 10.  The top sire from 1993, Chubasco, was ranked 12th in the deceased sires. 
Who made it to the top of the chart?  Supreme Heir, son of six time sire rating leader Supreme Sultan, was at the top in 2003 for the 4th straight year.  Other Supreme Sultan sons near the top of the list were Sultan's Great Day, Radiant Sultan, The Irish Connection and Sultan's Royalty.  Supreme Sultan's son, Sultan's Santana, was represented by Santana's Charm and Shamrock Santana.


The geography of the stallions seemed more in line with the Kentucky hub of the Saddlebred world.A whopping 18 stallions from Kentucky were advertised, with the rest coming from Florida, Texas, Wisconsin, Oklahoma, California, Illinois, Missouri and Georgia.  The Carolinas were completely shut out of the large ads this year. 


Here, in alphabetical order, are the 30 stallions who had at least full or half page ads in the February 2003 issue with the sire rating results. If they were in the top 25 stallions, their number ranking  is highlighted in red.  Callaway Hills had a nice ad, but didn't picture Caramac or Blue Norther, who were both in the top 10. 

A Grand Affair    

Courageous Admiral X Vanity Affair by Glen Grove’s Lord Vanity
We took this picture of him when he was 18.  Stunning.

Belle Reve’s Renaissance man   

I’m A New Yorker X Peavine’s Little  Lady by Sea Society

Bi Mi World Premier   

Bi mi Sultan’s Wine X Bi Mi Magic Dream by Mountjoy’s Premier Starheart

Casey’s Final Countdown  

Advocator X (SA) Rinanti American Twist by (SA) Langhoek Wing’s Denmark

This was actually a show ad, not a stallion ad, but he ended up WGC, so I included him.

Designed    

Caramac X Sultan’s Dianna by Supreme Sultan
Just an 8 year old in 2003, he's on his way up. 

El Cortez    

Chubasco X Belle Elegant by Oman’s Desdemona Denmark

El Dorado’s Stonewall Jackson   

Catalyst X Bella Capri by Heir to Champagne

Farr’s Thunder Road    

Attache X Lady Oman’s Desdemona by Oman’s Desdemona Denmark

Forty Second Street ERB    

I’m a New Yorker X Jamestown Doll by Jamestown

General Steel   #29    

Penny’s Superior Stonewall X Joyful Delight by New Yorker

Harlem Town  #28 

Harlem Globetrotter X Town Dance by Yorktown

Lord O’Shea     

Oman’s Desdemona Denmark X Browncrest Miracle by Stonewall Supreme

Madeira’s Denmark   

Madeira’s Gift X Cedar Creek my Red Red Rose by Ridgefield Heir

Memories are Made of This   

Desert’s Supreme Admiral X Memories Cactus Flower by Mountain Highland memories

My Magical Moment    

Sultan’s Santana X My Flame by Kourageous Kalu

Oceanfront    

Santana’s Charm X Belle’s Bewitched by Kourageous Kalu

Only man in Town  

Man of the Town X Only You by Supreme Sultan

Radiant Sultan  #6 

Supreme Sultan X Glenview’s Radiance by Oman’s Desdemona Denmark

Reminiscent MHM   

Mountain Highland Memories X Starheart Jewel by Mountjoy’s Denmark Jewel

Revival      

Sultan’s Santana X Amazing Grace DSF by Supreme Spirit

Rifles & Roses    

Carey’s Night of Love X Symbol Song by Status Symbol
This handsome stallion was on the cover
and was one of few stallions tracing to Rex Peavine on the sire line.

Santana Safari   

Sultan’s Santana X Spirit’s Breath of Spring by Good Spirits

Santana’s Tropical Heat Wave    

Sultan’s Santana X My Summer Bouquet by Good Spirits

Seaheart    

Buck Rogers X Sea Angel’s Desdemona by Valley’s Desdemona Denmark

Show N Off Too   

Show Me Too X  Lady Symbol by Status Symbol

Sultan’s Great Day  #3 

Supreme Sultan X Supreme’s Casindra by Stonewall Supreme

Supreme Heir   #1  

Supreme Sultan X Supreme Airs by Stonewall Supreme
What a wonderful representative of sire and dam.
he was perfectly named.

The Emerald Sea     

Attache X Miss Jolie by Supreme Sultan

The Haitian Prince    

Storm’s Fury X Valley’s Magic Secret by Secret Society

The King of Highpoint   #8 

Sultan’s Contract X Indiana Flame by Indiana Peavine

Top Spool   #37   

Courageous Admiral X top Billing HVF by Supreme Sultan
His son was a two time WGC 5 gaited horse. 

Ultimate Asset    

Attache’s Liquid Asset X HR Party Doll by High Range

Ultimatum    

Will Shriver X Nancy O’Lee by Supreme Sultan

Winsdown Hi Octane     

Pride of Ridgefield X Jammin’ The Blues by Admiral’s  Windjammer

Rifles and Roses again, this time being shown.

The rest of the Top 25

Caramac  #2  Will Shriver X Stonehedge Vanity by Vanity’s Sensation
Harlem Globetrotter  #4  New Yorker X Putting on Airs by Mr. Magic  Man
Phi Slama Jama  #5   The Karankawa Chief X Wild and Lovely PH by Hide A Way’s Wild Country
Merchant Prince #7  Mountain Highland Memories X Buck Creek Precious Princess by Glen Grove’s Lord Vanity
Callaway’s Blue Norther  #9   Will Shriver X Royally Blue by Royal Rambler
Santana’s Charm    #10   Sultan’s Santana X Vanity’s Belle by Vanity’s Sensation
Attache’s Liquid Asset     #11 Attache X Mona Denmark by Oman’s Desdemona Denmark
Catalyst    #12  Manhattan Supreme X Lakeview’s Captured Angel by Superior Odds
Periaptor   #13Courageious Admiral X Eliana by Classic Stonewall
Harlem Globemaster   #14     Harlem Globetrotter x Tashi’s Gift by Kourageous Kalu
CF First Night Out #15  Night Prowler X Happy Twenty-First by New Yorker
The Irish Connection  #16  Supreme Sultan X Miss Blarney by Irish American
Sultan’s Royalty   #17  Supreme Sultan X Starlike by Wing Commander
Yorktown Magic  #18   Yorktown X Putting on Airs by Mr. Magic Man
Roseridge Heir  #19 Madeira’s Gift X Cedar Creed My Red Rose by Ridgefield Heir
Man of York  #20  Yorktown X Miss Calculation by Valley View Supreme
Sultan’s Collector’s Item    #21 Supreme Sultan X Georgie’s Miracle by Duke of Stonewall
Harlem’s Hot Dice   #22  Harlem Globetrotter X  Dice Girl  by Genius Bourbon King
The Showboat  #23    Will Shriver X Sultra by Supreme Sultan
I’m A New Yorker  #24  New Yorker X Sentimentalist by Denmark’s Bourbon Genius
Shamrock Santana #25 Sultan’s Santana X Miss Blarney by Irish American

The final  post in this series takes us to 2013.  Who will be at the top? 

 Here's a hint:  He didn't sire his first colt for another two years after 2003.

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9/9/2018 1993 Sire rating results

Moving up another decade into the 1990's has brought more changes to the Saddlebred world's sire rating.  Of course, Supreme Sultan, the mainstay of the late 70's and early 80's is gone, but his sons are clearly in evidence, with six of them in the top 12 sires.  Supreme Sultan also heads the list of deceased sires.  Other big names gone from the leading sires list, but moved to the deceased sires list are Will Shriver, Stonewall's Main Event, Starheart Victory and Grape Tree's Fox.

There were only three stallions on the top 25 list that had occupied the list a decade earlier.  They were Sultan's Santana, Champagne Fizz and Courageous Admiral.  And who's on top?  A colorful stud from California that helped make spots commonplace in the show ring.  It's none other than Chubasco.  He was featured on the cover with the other two stallions from Scripps Miramar Ranch, who just happened to be pretty terrific horses as well.  WGC CH Sky Watch and WGC CH Buck Rogers.

Geographically speaking, they are spread out again, with Missouri stallion ads leading the way.  Kentucky and California are tied with 4 each, then Virginia.  The other states advertising one or two stallions are Minnesota, Indiana, North Carolina, Iowa, Oklahoma, Georgia, New York, Illinois, Texas, and Ohio.

Here are the 30 stallions who had at least full or half page ads in the February 1993 issue with the sire rating results. If they were in the top 25 stallions, their number ranking  is highlighted in red.  The numbers dwindled from a decade earlier. 

All This and Moore    

My Genius King X O Heavenly Days by Supreme Sultan

He was renamed, should have been to Lost Two and Gelded.  

Bi Mi Sultan’s Wine  #23  

 Supreme  Sultan X Winter Wine by Gallant Guy

Bi Mi world Premier   

Bi Mi Sultan’s Wine  X Bi Mi Magic Dream by Mountjoy’s Premier Starheart

Blackberry Winter    

Oman’s Desdemona Denmark X Social Hour  by Stonewall Supreme

Buck Rogers  #15   

Storm’s Fury X Rhythm’s Jewel by Rhythm Command
Unusual bloodlines, and oh, so good.

Callaway’s Blue Norther   

Will Shirver X Royally6 Blue by Royal Rambler
This guy still has winners in the show arena and
he's on the top line of many good sires today.

Callaway’s Chancellor    

Will Shriver X Lady O’Flirtation by Chief of Greystone
This well bred stallion never seemed to get the attention he deserved.

Captive Spirit    

Kourageous Kalu X My Captivation by Super Supreme
Another unusual bloodline, and a very talented fellow.

Caramac     

Will Shriver X Stonehedge Vanity by Vanity’s Sensation
Sire of the top stallion of today, Undulata's  Nutcracker.

Chairman of the Board  #12  

Supreme Sultan X Supreme Fascination BHF by Stonewall Supreme
His dam is the 2nd dam of one of my mares. 
A top bred sire that traced to my favorite mare Wild Wind BHF

Champagne Fizz    #3  

Supreme Sultan X Commander’s Elegance by Wing Commander

Chubasco   #1 

 Fountain of Youth by Tropical Gale by Ebnsign’s Storm Warning
He was at the top of the sire rating for nearly a decade.

Columbia     

Buck Rogers X Storm Countess by Count Monroe

Galahad  #25    

Supreme Sultan by Gala Affair  by Denmark’s Bourbon Genius

Hayfield’s Last Guy   

Gallant Guy X Hayfield’s Star Lite by Bobby Sea
Another bloodline pretty much gone.  So sad.

Mountjoy’s Incredible  

Flight Director X Aristocrat’s Gal by Mountjoy’s Aristocrat

He is the broodmare sire of WGC Marc of Charm!

Night of Roses   

Carey’s Night of Love X Symbol Song by Status Symbol

He was a full sibling to the beautiful Rifles and Roses and CH Love Them Roses

Periaptor     

Courageous Admiral X Eliana  by Classic Stonewall
This stud was near the top of the sire list for many years.

Phi Slama Jama   #24 

Chief of Karankawa X Wild and Lovely PH by Hide a way’s Wild Country
I could look at his pictures all day.  Just gorgeous.

Pride of Ridgefield       

Ridgefields’ Genius X Tommy’s Lovely Pride by Blazing Genius of Happy Hollow
His grandson is standing at stud in Oklahoma.

Santana’s Cameo  #21  

Sultan’s Santana X Virginia’s Cameo by Hide a way’s Cameo Command

His 2nd dam was the dam of Buddy, Best Ever Saddlebred. 

Show Me Too  #44 

Will Shriver X Miss Contract by Private Contract

Sky Watch     

Flight Time X Arie’s Golden Gift by Genius Bourbon King
WGC, CH, and so you would think he'd be better represented.

Steal My Heart    

The Mean Machine X Samantha Supreme by Valley View Supreme

Sultan’s Flashdance    

Supreme Sultan X Winsome Wing by Wing Commander

Sultan’s Royalty  #33  

Supreme Sultan X Starlike by Wing Commander

Talent Town   #9  

Yorktown X Chantilly Rose BHF by Denmark’s Bourbon Genius

Worthy Son   #11 

Supreme Sultan X Jasper Lou BHF by Wing Commander

Yorktown Gold    

Glenknoll’s Gold Standard X Gypsy Daze by Greenway Commander

Yorktown Magic     

Yorktown X Putting on Airs  BHF by Mr. Magic Man
Another stallion tracing to my favorite broodmare Wild Wind BHF on the bottom side. 

And here are the stallions who were in the top 25 on the sire rating, but either had a small ad, or no ad at all.  Perhaps some of them didn't stand to the public, so no need to advertise.  Their rating is highlighted in red, and as you can see, three are some really good ones.   

Sultan’s Santana #2 Supreme Sultan X Grand View’s Majorette

Harlem Globetrotter #4  New Yorker X Putting on Airs (There's that Wild Wind BHF influence again)

Sultan’s Great Day   #5  Supreme Sultan X Supreme’s Casindra

Radiant Sultan #6  Supreme Sultan X Glenview Radiance

Penny’s Superior Stonewall #7  Superior  Odds X Penny’s Stonewall

Courageous Admiral  #8  Wing’s Fleet Admiral X Indiana JEM

Lucky Commander  #10  Wing Commander X Born Lucky

The New York Times  #13  New Yorker X Canterbury Lane

Preferred Property  #14  High Rise Spirit X Spring Valley’s Princess Elizabeth

Titleist  #16  Longview’s Supreme X Nichol’s Fairlane

Firelane  #17  Hide A Way’s Firefly Supreme X Rosemary Lane

Captain Conestoga  #18  Greystone’s Conestoga X Captain’s Fair Lady

Jamestown  #19  Yorktown  x Anita Le Rose

Longview’s Paladin  #20  Longview’s Supreme X Empress Wing

Wing’s Desirable  #22  Wing’s Fleet Admiral X Royal Empress

Albelarm Supremacy #34  Supreme Sultan X Enticing Lady I included him since I own one of his daughters.

Supreme Heir  #49  Supreme Sultan X Supreme Airs   watch what he does in ten years!

This magazine issue also had a stallion directory which consisted of small ads with pedigree and contact info.  Many of the stallions were advertised elsewhere in the magazine.  It wasn't nearly as large as the stallion parade from 1973.  

Sometimes, I'm surprised by the pictures chosen by a stallion owner to represent their horse.  Maybe they want a current picture, or a particular format.  There were a few in this magazine issue that were pretty awful, so I substituted a better picture that I had on hand.

The next  post takes us into the new millennium.  Who will be at the top in 2003?

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