European sire momentum — top 20
Current-season Pattern-race wins from the PedigreePulse Elite Winners benchmark. The first five sires are shown by default, with the remaining top 20 available below.
NIGHT OF THUNDER (IRE) leads the 2026 sire table with 33 Pattern wins, including 6 Group 1 wins.
| Sire | G1 | G2 | G3 | Listed | Total | Pattern winners |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NIGHT OF THUNDER (IRE) 20+ Pattern wins3+ Group 1 wins | 6 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 33 | 23 |
| WOOTTON BASSETT (GB) 20+ Pattern wins3+ Group 1 wins | 4 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 30 | 21 |
| FRANKEL (GB) 20+ Pattern wins | 2 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 30 | 27 |
| DUBAWI (IRE) 20+ Pattern wins | 2 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 26 | 20 |
| SEA THE STARS (IRE) 20+ Pattern wins3+ Group 1 wins | 5 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 16 |
Show remaining 15 sires ▾
| Sire | G1 | G2 | G3 | Listed | Total | Pattern winners |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO NAY NEVER (USA) 10+ Pattern wins3+ Group 1 wins | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 12 |
| LOPE DE VEGA (IRE) 10+ Pattern wins | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 15 |
| BLUE POINT (IRE) 10+ Pattern wins3+ Group 1 wins | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 10 |
| HAVANA GREY (GB) 10+ Pattern wins | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 11 |
| SIOUX NATION (USA) 10+ Pattern wins3+ Group 1 wins | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 6 |
| DARK ANGEL (IRE) 10+ Pattern wins | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 7 |
| SIYOUNI (FR) 10+ Pattern wins | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 11 |
| STARSPANGLEDBANNER (AUS) 10+ Pattern wins3+ Group 1 wins | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 |
| NEW BAY (GB) 10+ Pattern wins | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 8 |
| MEHMAS (IRE) 10+ Pattern wins | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 10 |
| CAMELOT (GB) 3+ Group 1 wins | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 6 |
| ZARAK (FR) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 9 |
| CHURCHILL (IRE) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 7 |
| ST MARK'S BASILICA (FR) 3+ Group 1 winsFast-start sire | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 5 |
| STARMAN (GB) Fast-start sire | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 5 |
Current-season European Elite Winner benchmark for 2026. Counts are Pattern-race wins split by Group 1, Group 2, Group 3 and Listed.
First-season sire tracker
General winners and runners alongside PedigreePulse Pattern-race evidence from the same current season.
| Sire | Runners | Winners | W/R % | Pattern winners | Pattern wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1Persian Force | 54 | 24 | 44.4% | 2 | 2 |
| #2Minzaal | 64 | 22 | 34.4% | 2 | 2 |
| #3Blackbeard | 57 | 21 | 36.8% | 1 | 1 |
| #4Bayside Boy | 44 | 16 | 36.4% | 3 | 3 |
| #5Space Traveller | 48 | 14 | 29.2% | 0 | 0 |
Show remaining 45 first-season sires ▾
| Sire | Runners | Winners | W/R % | Pattern winners | Pattern wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #6Naval Crown | 34 | 8 | 23.5% | 1 | 1 |
| #7Sealiway | 31 | 8 | 25.8% | 0 | 0 |
| #8Thunder Moon | 18 | 8 | 44.4% | 1 | 1 |
| #9Perfect Power | 28 | 7 | 25.0% | 0 | 0 |
| #10State of Rest | 26 | 6 | 23.1% | 0 | 0 |
| #11Baaeed | 23 | 5 | 21.7% | 1 | 1 |
| #12Dubawi Legend | 16 | 5 | 31.2% | 0 | 0 |
| #13Caturra | 36 | 5 | 13.9% | 0 | 0 |
| #14Rubaiyat | 12 | 5 | 41.7% | 1 | 1 |
| #15Marianafoot | 9 | 3 | 33.3% | 0 | 0 |
| #16Torquator Tasso | 11 | 3 | 27.3% | 0 | 0 |
| #17Sharpa | 17 | 3 | 17.6% | 0 | 0 |
| #18Keiai Nautique | 7 | 2 | 28.6% | 0 | 0 |
| #19Stradivarius | 9 | 2 | 22.2% | 0 | 0 |
| #20Good Effort | 3 | 2 | 66.7% | 0 | 0 |
| #21Blagovest Eklips | 2 | 2 | 100.0% | 0 | 0 |
| #22Texas | 11 | 2 | 18.2% | 0 | 0 |
| #23Maskat | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | 0 | 0 |
| #24Zamico | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | 0 | 0 |
| #25Ben Lux | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | 0 | 0 |
| #26Ebro River | 11 | 1 | 9.1% | 0 | 0 |
| #27Jack Christopher | 2 | 1 | 50.0% | 0 | 0 |
| #28Early Voting | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | 0 | 0 |
| #29Prokopi | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | 0 | 0 |
| #30Ecrivain | 3 | 1 | 33.3% | 0 | 0 |
| #31Western Heat | 3 | 1 | 33.3% | 0 | 0 |
| #32Royal Avsar | 3 | 1 | 33.3% | 0 | 0 |
| #33Kensai | 2 | 1 | 50.0% | 0 | 0 |
| #34Tosen Stardom | 3 | 1 | 33.3% | 0 | 0 |
| #35Mr. Chucki | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | 0 | 0 |
| #36Demirbüken | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | 0 | 0 |
| #37Remake Drop T.A.T. | 4 | 1 | 25.0% | 0 | 0 |
| #38Temple of Groom | 3 | 1 | 33.3% | 0 | 0 |
| #39Distant Shining | 3 | 1 | 33.3% | 0 | 0 |
| #40Idol | 3 | 1 | 33.3% | 0 | 0 |
| #41Mandaloun | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | 0 | 0 |
| #42Dicaprio | 2 | 1 | 50.0% | 0 | 0 |
| #43New Kid in Town | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | 0 | 0 |
| #44Kuzey Kafkasyali | 13 | 1 | 7.7% | 0 | 0 |
| #45Greatest Honour | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | 0 | 0 |
| #46Olympiad | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | 0 | 0 |
| #47Aloha West | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | 0 | 0 |
| #48Fantastic City | 3 | 1 | 33.3% | 0 | 0 |
| #49Targim Gold | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | 0 | 0 |
| #50Quater Back | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | 0 | 0 |
European first-season sire runners and winners from the current manual source snapshot; PedigreePulse Pattern evidence is rebuilt from all current-season Elite Winner race records.
🏆 Elite Winners Benchmark
Explore the evidence base behind PedigreePulse: race outcome, category profile, PVI, RF, elite-mare context, female line, pedigree balance and recurring nick patterns.
This is where users can see the benchmark before asking PedigreePulse to apply it to an individual pedigree.
Apply the evidence to a pedigree
Catalogue and mating analysis are being held back as the member application layer of PedigreePulse.
Analyse sale lots against live European elite benchmarks and commercial context.
Test a proposed mating against the same evolving pedigree evidence.
Which female lines are producing the European elite?
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The same family can show two different strengths. Pattern-winner volume shows repeat production; Group 1 volume shows top-end ceiling. Both rankings use exact lines and refresh across the 2024 onwards benchmark.
Most Pattern winners
Depth and repeatability across the benchmark.
Most Group 1 winners
The lines reaching the highest current level.
Main numbered lines, lettered branches and regional/colonial family codes are intentionally kept separate. A broad family number is not used to inflate an exact-line result.
PVI puts dosage in Elite Winner context.
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Across 1,370 elite-winner records in 2024 onwards, PVI turns dosage inputs into a PedigreePulse 0–100 evidence measure rather than one fixed “correct” number.
A Sprinter is not measured against a Stayer.
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PP Score is a complete 100-point pedigree score, but its meaning is read inside the relevant elite race-output category. That is why category benchmarks matter.
Reinforcement, not a shortcut to class.
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The current rolling benchmark contains elite winners both with and without RF. PedigreePulse treats it as one possible reinforcement signal, never as a standalone verdict.
RF evidence becomes more meaningful when it is tied to a demonstrably influential female ancestor and supported by the rest of the pedigree.
Depth matters. Balance matters more.
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These are current elite-winner examples with the strongest deep balanced-ancestor evidence. It is not a simple “more is better” count: the location and balance of elite female influence remain central.
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This is a public illustration of pedigree depth and balance. The full member view shows how those influences sit across the sire and dam sides of an individual pedigree.
When sire and dam-sire combinations repeat.
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A recurring nick is a historical precedent, not a promise. Every count below is measured only across the past three years (2024 onwards); PedigreePulse does not claim any earlier history it has not yet collected.
Elite pedigrees do not follow one formula.
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Dosage describes an individual genetic starting point. Race output and current sire evidence provide a reality check. PedigreePulse uses both — neither is treated as a hard override.
High-DI / positive-CD examples
Paper speed can lead to sprint output, but it can also develop through a broader route.
Low-DI / negative-CD examples
Stamina influence can be expressed, delayed, diluted or redirected by the complete pedigree and the sire’s actual output.
Live sire divergence signals
Automatically selected only where the rolling elite sample is large enough and observed race output repeatedly differs from the dominant genetic profile.
These are evidence-led interpretation signals. A sire appears only while the current rolling benchmark meets the live sample, commercially-current sire-age and repeat-divergence rules; no named “genetic flip” is hard-coded.
Capital and volume across the European sales cycle.
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Foal, Yearling and Breeze-Up markets are shown separately. The public view focuses on the two clearest signals of market direction: how many horses sold and the estimated capital moving through each stage.
Public market direction is clearest when capital and volume are read together: estimated European spend shows money moving through the stage, while total sold shows the depth of demand.
Spend up while sold falls can mean more money chasing fewer horses. Spend and sold rising together suggests broader expansion. Price averages and medians remain for member-level sire analysis.
European market-direction indicators reconstructed from annual sire-level records in EUR. Estimated European aggregate spend = Σ(sold count × reported sire average), so it is not an official sale total.