Godolphin tops breeders list for third straight year

A Jockey Club release (Benoit Photo of Godolphin-bred Cody’s Wish winning the Big Ass Fans Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile for the second straight year)

Godolphin topped the individual breeders list in North America in 2023 with $20,911,250 in earnings, according to statistics released today by The Jockey Club Information Systems. Godolphin, which also topped the list in 2021 and 2022, bred 201 starters with 175 wins, 176 seconds, and 131 thirds out of 1,007 starts.

Calumet Farm was second for the third consecutive year with earnings of $16,660,472 with 510 wins out of 3,435 starts.

Godolphin also led the breeders list that includes partners with $24,338,099 in earnings and 260 wins from 1,684 starts. Calumet Farm was second with $16,925,070 in earnings and 524 wins out of 3,517 starts.

Rounding out the top 10 individual breeders were Brereton C. Jones, $12,372,560 (228 wins / 1,597 starts); Stonestreet Thoroughbred Holdings LLC, $11,770,430 (148/798); WinStar Farm, LLC, $9,449,289 (202/1,201); Spendthrift Farm LLC, $8,785,519 (123/813); Don Alberto Corporation, $8,275,833 (119/854); Gary & Mary West Stables Inc., $7,237,300 (158/915); and Kenneth L. Ramsey & Sarah K. Ramsey, $7,165,616 (186/1,358).

Completing the list of the top 10 breeders including partnerships were Brereton C. Jones, $12,607,514 (235 wins /1,667 starts); Stonestreet Thoroughbred Holdings LLC, $12,398,035 (158/870); WinStar Farm, LLC, $11,967,721 (283/1,569); Spendthrift Farm LLC, $8,788,859 (123/816); Don Alberto Corporation, $8,366,697 (120/868); Kenneth L. Ramsey, $7,312,363 (189/1,382); Sarah K. Ramsey, $7,312,363 (189/1,382).

The complete lists of the top 100 breeders of 2023 are accessible through equineline.com.