Darley certainly didn’t pull any punches when announcing Too Darn Hot (GB) would be returning to Australia this spring at a fee of $275,000, but a close look at the second season sires table shows why this stallion is head and shoulders above his rivals.
Too Darn Hot just ticked over $9million in seasonal earnings, which is nearly $4million more than his nearest rival and has been generated by not just one superstar, but a whole raft of 10 individual stakes-winners among 46 winners.
He leads his peers on earnings, winners and stakes-winners with his 54.8% seasonal winner to runner strike rate the best of any stallion in the Top 50 Australian sires by earnings.
He is also the youngest stallion in the Top 20 by earnings sitting in 17th place.
Below is a table showing the Top 12 second season sires from the table above with their initial service fee and current service fee.
|
Sire |
2020 Fee |
2025 Fee |
|
Too Darn Hot (GB) Darley |
$44,000 |
$275,000 |
|
Castelvecchio Arrowfield |
$33,000 |
$49,500 |
|
Blue Point (IRE) Darley |
$44,000 |
Not coming. |
|
Alabama Express Yulong |
$27,500 |
$66,000 |
|
Super Seth Waikato Stud |
NZ$35,000 |
NZ$75,000 |
|
Zousain Widden Stud |
$19,800 |
$27,500 |
|
Pierata Yulong |
$44,000 |
$55,000 |
|
Cosmic Force Newgate |
$16,500 |
$16,500 |
|
Yes Yes Yes Coolmore |
$38,500 |
On-sold, yet to be announced elsewhere |
|
Tassort Newgate |
$11,000 |
$38,500 |
|
Brutal Newgate |
$27,500 |
$16,500 |
|
Exceedance Vinery |
$38,500 |
$33,000 |
