Curlin - The Classic Sire

The Only Sire in the Near 4 Decade Long History of the Breeders’ Cup to Sire 3 Winners on the Same Day

The First Sire In History To Have Three Champions In The Same Year

This is the second year in a row he has achieved this extraordinary accomplishment.

All three Breeders' Cup winners last year are eclipse award winners.

Curlin is the only sire in history to have progeny win four individual eclipse awards in the same year.

In 2023 Sire of
14 SWs / 25 SHs / 10 GSWs
18 GSHs / 5 G1SWs / 9 G1SHs

Horse of the Year CODY’S WISH
Repeat Winner of Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile (G1)
Eclipse Champion Older Dirt Male

Eclipse Champion ELITE POWER
Repeat Winner of Breeders’ Cup Sprint (G1),
Posted the Fastest Ragozin # of the Year: 0"

Eclipse Champion IDIOMATIC
Breeders’ Cup Distaff (G1)

Eclipse Finalist CLAIRIERE
Repeat Winner of Ogden Phipps S. (G1)

BRIGHT FUTURE
Jockey Club Gold Cup S. (G1)

The #1 Ranked Stallion in North America
- Thoroughbred Racing Commentary

Sire of the Highest Priced Yearling in 2023
$4,000,000

At 3

in N.A.

Horse of the Year

Champion Three-Year-Old Colt

WON

• Preakness S. (G1) at Pimlico (1 3/16 mi., defeating Street Sense, Hard Spun, C P West, etc.), 

• Breeders’ Cup Classic Powered by Dodge (G1) at Monmouth Park (1 1/4 mi., by 4 1/2 lengths, defeating Hard Spun, Awesome Gem, Street Sense, etc.), 

• Jockey Club Gold Cup (G1) at Belmont Park (1 1/4 mi., defeating Lawyer Ron, Political Force, Sun King, etc.),

• Arkansas Derby (G2) at Oaklawn Park (1 1/8 mi., by 10 1/2 lengths, defeating Storm in May, Deadly Dealer, Delightful Kiss, etc.),

• Rebel S. (G3) at Oaklawn Park (1 1/16 mi., by 5 1/4 lengths, defeating Officer Rocket (GB), Teuflesberg, Going Ballistic, etc.),

• Maiden Special Weight at Gulfstream (7 fur., by 12 3/4 lengths, defeating Winstrella, Marnesia’s Big Boy, Senor Enrico, etc.)

2nd

• Belmont S. (G1) at Belmont Park (1 1/2 mi., to Rags to Riches, by a head, defeating Tiago, Hard Spun, etc.)

3rd

• Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (G1) at Churchill Downs (1 1/4 mi., to Street Sense, Hard Spun, defeating Imawildandcrazyguy, etc.), 

• Haskell Invitational S. (G1) at Monmouth Park (1 1/8 mi., to Any Given Saturday, Hard Spun, defeating Imawildandcrazyguy, etc.)

At 4

in U.A.E

Highweighted Older Horse on UAE Free Handicap, 9 1/2-11 fur.

WON

• Emirates Airline Dubai World Cup (G1) at Nad Al Sheba (1 1/4 mi., by 7 3/4 lengths), a handicap race at Nad Al Sheba (1 1/4 mi.)

At 4

in N.A.

Horse of the Year

Champion Older Horse

WON

• Jockey Club Gold Cup S. (G1) at Belmont Park (1 1/4 mi., defeating Wanderin Boy, Merchant Marine, Mambo in Seattle, etc.),

• Woodward S. (G1) at Saratoga (1 1/8 mi., defeating Past the Point, Wanderin Boy, A. P. Arrow, etc.),

• Stephen Foster H. (G1) at Churchill Downs (1 1/8 mi., by 4 1/4 lengths, defeating Einstein (BRZ), Barcola, Grasshopper, etc.)

2nd

• Man o’ War S. (G1) at Belmont Park (1 3/8 mi., to Red Rocks (IRE), defeating Better Talk Now, Sudan (IRE), etc.)