Jun 24 2019
List of All Kentucky Derby Winner’s Sires and Sirelines
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This is a list of all the Sires and sirelines associated with Kentucky Derby winners starting in 1960. Since each winner has to be researched individually, the past 60 years should be enough for our modern purposes. Champions back to 1875 are listed.
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Raise a Native, founder of sireline with 21 Kentucky Derby , 19 Preakness, and 18 Belmont Champions as of 2021
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Sires and Sirelines of Kentucky Derby Winners, Historical
Year | Winner | Sire (Grandsire) | Line |
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2021 | Medina Spirit | Protonico (Giant's Causeway) | SCAT |
2020 | Authentic | Into Mischief | SCAT |
2019 | Maximum Security | New Year's Day (Street Cry) | RAN |
2019 | Country House | Lookin at Lucky (Smart Strike) | RAN |
2018 | Justify | Scat Daddy (Johannesburg) | SCAT |
2017 | Always Dreaming | Bodemeister (Empire Maker) | RAN |
2016 | Nyquist | Uncle Mo (Indian Charlie) | IE |
2015 | American Pharoah | Pioneer of the Nile (Empire Maker) | RAN |
2014 | California Chrome | Lucky Pulpit (Pulpit) | BR |
2013 | Orb | Malibu Moon (AP Indy) | BR |
2012 | I'll Have Another | Flower Alley (Distorted Humor) | RAN |
2011 | Animal Kingdom | Leroidesanimaux (Candy Stripes) | NAS |
2010 | Super Saver | Maria's Mon (Wavering Monarch) | RAN |
2009 | Mine That Bird | Birdstone (Grindstone) | RAN |
2008 | Big Brown | Boundary (Danzig) | ND |
2007 | Street Sense | Street Cry (Machiavellian) | RAN |
2006 | Barbaro | Dynaformer (Roberto) | TTO |
2005 | Giacomo | Holy Bull (Great Above) | FFA |
2004 | Smarty Jones | Elusive Quality (Gone West) | RAN |
2003 | Funny Cide | Distorted Humor (49er) | RAN |
2002 | War Emblem | Our Emblem (Mr. P) | RAN |
2001 | Monarchos | Maria's Mon (Wavering Monarch) | RAN |
2000 | Fusaichi Pegasus | Mr. Prospector (RAN) | RAN |
1999 | Charismatic | Summer Squall (Storm Bird) | ND |
1998 | Real Quiet | Quiet American (Fappiano) | RAN |
1997 | Silver Charm | Silver Buck (Buckpasser) | TOM |
1996 | Grindstone | Unbridled (Fappiano) | RAN |
1995 | Thunder Gulch | Gulch (Mr. P) | RAN |
1994 | Go For Gin | Cormorant (His Majesty) | RIB |
1993 | Sea Hero | Polish Navy (Danzig) | ND |
1992 | Lil E. Tee | At the Threshold (Norcliffe) | TOM |
1991 | Strike The Gold | Alydar (Raise a Native) | RAN |
1990 | Unbridled | Fappiano (Mr. Prospector) | RAN |
1989 | Sunday Silence | Halo (Hail to Reason) | TTO |
1988 | Winning Colors (F) | Caro (from Ireland) | NAS |
1987 | Alysheba | Alydar (Raise a Native) | RAN |
1986 | Ferdinand | Nijinsky II (Northern Dancer) | ND |
1985 | Spend A Buck | Buckaroo (Buckpasser) | TOM |
1984 | Swale | Seattle Slew (Bold Reasoning) | BR |
1983 | Sunny's Halo | Halo (Hail to Reason) | TTO |
1982 | Gato Del Sol | Cougar (from Chile) | Coug |
1981 | Pleasant Colony | His Majesty (Ribot) | RIB |
1980 | Genuine Risk (F) | Exclusive Native (Raise a Native) | RAN |
1979 | Spectacular Bid | Bold Bidder (Bold Ruler) | BR |
1978 | Affirmed | Exclusive Native (Raise a Native) | RAN |
1977 | Seattle Slew | Bold Reasoning (Boldnesian) | BR |
1976 | Bold Forbes | Irish Castle (Bold Ruler) | BR |
1975 | Foolish Pleasure | What a Pleasure (Bold Ruler) | BR |
1974 | Cannonade | Bold Bidder (Bold Ruler) | BR |
1973 | Secretariat | Bold Ruler (Nasrullah) | BR |
1972 | Riva Ridge | First Landing (Turn To) | TTO |
1971 | Canonero II | Pretendre (Doutelle) | PRRS |
1970 | Dust Commander | Bold Commander (Bold Ruler) | BR |
1969 | Majestic Prince | Raise a Native (Native Dancer) | RAN |
1968 | Forward Pass | On-and-On (Nasrullah) | NAS |
1967 | Proud Clarion | Hail to Reason (Turn-To) | TTO |
1966 | Kauai King | Native Dancer (Polynesian) | NTDC |
1965 | Lucky Debonair | Vertex (The Rhymer) | SWYN |
1964 | Northern Dancer | Nearctic (Nearco) | NEAR |
1963 | Chateaugay | Swaps (Khaled) | HYP |
1962 | Decidedly | Determine (Alibhai) | HYP |
1961 | Carry Back | Saggy (Swing and Sway) | PPAN |
1960 | Venetian Way | Royal Coinage (Eight Thirty) | RkSd |
1959 | Tomy Lee | ||
1958 | Tim Tam | ||
1957 | Iron Liege | ||
1956 | Needles | ||
1955 | Swaps | ||
1954 | Determine | ||
1953 | Dark Star | ||
1952 | Hill Gail | ||
1951 | Count Turf | ||
1950 | Middleground | ||
1949 | Ponder | ||
1948 | Citation | ||
1947 | Jet Pilot | ||
1946 | Assault | ||
1945 | Hoop Jr | ||
1944 | Pensive | ||
1943 | Count Fleet | ||
1942 | Shut Out | ||
1941 | Whirlaway | ||
1940 | Gallahadion | ||
1939 | Johnstown | ||
1938 | Lawrin | ||
1937 | War Admiral | ||
1936 | Bold Venture | ||
1935 | Omaha | ||
1934 | Cavalcade | ||
1933 | Brokers Tip | ||
1932 | Burgoo King | ||
1931 | Twenty Grand | ||
1930 | Gallant Fox | ||
1929 | Clyde Van Dusen | ||
1928 | Reigh Count | ||
1927 | Whiskery | ||
1926 | Bubbling Over | ||
1925 | Flying Ebony | ||
1924 | Black Gold | ||
1923 | Zev | ||
1922 | Morvich | ||
1921 | Behave Yourself | ||
1920 | Paul Jones | ||
1919 | Sir Barton | ||
1918 | Exterminator | ||
1917 | Omar Khayyam | ||
1916 | George Smith | ||
1915 | Regret (F) | ||
1914 | Old Rosebud | ||
1913 | Donerail | ||
1912 | Worth | ||
1911 | Meridian | ||
1910 | Donau | ||
1909 | Wintergreen | ||
1908 | Stone Street | ||
1907 | Pink Star | ||
1906 | Sir Huon | ||
1905 | Agile | ||
1904 | Elwood | ||
1903 | Judge Himes | ||
1902 | Alan-A-Dale | ||
1901 | His Eminence | ||
1900 | Lieut. Gibson | ||
1899 | Manuel | ||
1898 | Plaudit | ||
1897 | Typhoon II | ||
1896 | Ben Brush | ||
1895 | Halma | ||
1894 | Chant | ||
1893 | Lookout | ||
1892 | Azra | ||
1891 | Kingman | ||
1890 | Riley | ||
1889 | Spokane | ||
1888 | Macbeth II | ||
1887 | Montrose | ||
1886 | Ben Ali | ||
1885 | Joe Cotton | ||
1884 | Buchanan | ||
1883 | Leonatus | ||
1882 | Apollo | ||
1881 | Hindoo | ||
1880 | Fonso | ||
1879 | Lord Murphy | ||
1878 | Day Star | ||
1877 | Baden-Baden | ||
1876 | Vagrant | ||
1875 | Aristides |
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Abbreviations for modern sirelines:
RAN: Raise a Native
BR: Bold Ruler
ND: Northern Dancer
API: AP Indy
SCAT: Storm Cat
IE: In Excess
TTO: Turn To
NAS: Nasrullah
FFA: Free For All
TOM: Tom Fool
RIB: Ribot
HYP: Hyperion