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Freshman Sire Watch: Red-hot Vekoma foals have won 8 of 13

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Freshman Sire Watch: Red-hot Vekoma foals have won 8 of 13

Vekoma started out hot winning with four of his first five starters, and the fast pace has only continued with his record standing at eight wins from 13 starters. The son of Candy Ride leads all freshman sires with eight wins, closely followed by Complexity with seven wins. In total, 51 freshman sires have totaled 273 starters to date. 

Below are all of Vekoma’s 13 starters to date, sorted with the winners at top. Not only have eight of the 13 won, a 62 percent win rate, but 11 of 13 (85 percent) have run in the money.  

It will be interesting to see whether this type of streak can continue.  So far, all 13 of Vekoma’s starters have run at distances of five furlongs or less. This week, Vekoma has six more starters coming up, starting Monday at Horseshoe Indianapolis, and Fortuna Mia, who goes in the $225,000 Debutante Stakes at Churchill Downs on Sunday, will be Vekoma’s first starter going farther than five furlongs.  

Date Track R# Horse # ML Race Dist Surf Trainer
6/25  IND 6 Vekomancer   3 5/2 MSW    5F D John Ortiz
6/26   CD 4 Chatter 10 8/1 MSW 4.5F D John Ortiz
6/26   CD 4 Anakarina   3 5/1 MSW 4.5F D Dallas Stewart
6/28 EVD 1 Bella Sorella   1 2/1 MSW    5F D Patrick Devereux, Jr.
6/29   LS 3 Springtime Moon   7   MSW    5F D Steve Asmussen
6/30   CD 4 Fortuna Mia   3   STK    6F D Rey Hernandez

From a historical perspective, we should note that Bolt d’Oro got off to a similar hot start in 2022, when his offspring were 7-for-16 to start, with two seconds and two thirds for a record of 16: 7-2-2. From that point forward, Bolt d’Oro offspring would win only 11 of their next 102 starts. 

To review, here are Vekoma’s first 13 starters.

Vekoma’s first 13 starters

Date Track R# Dist Surf Horse Sex Fin. trainer Odds Beyer
6/23 HAW 4 4.5F D Murdock C 1 Larry Rivelli   0.4
6/23 LRL 6    5F D Faster Gator C 1 Anthony Farrior   0.9
6/14 CD 2 4.5F D Louisiana Jess C 1 Bret Calhoun 2.76 61
6/14 CD 4    5F D Viggiedal F 1 Steve Asmussen 1.65 76
6/9 WO 5    5F S Stitches C 1 Sid Attard   2.7 71
6/5 DEL 2    5F D It’s Hammertime C 1 Gary Capuano   1.3 65
5/23 GP 1    5F S Speed of Sound F 1 Fernando Abreu   7.3 56
5/13 IND 4 4.5F D Fortuna Mia F 1 Rey Hernandez   5.3 42
6/15 BAQ 7    5F D Colloquial C 2 George Weaver   4.3 88
6/14 CD 6    5F D Praying F 2 Robert Medina 4.53 56
6/23 CD 4 4.5F D Jimmy’s Dailys C 3 Brian Lynch 1.52
6/14 EVD 2 4.5F D Bella Sorella F 4 Patrick Devereux, Jr.   1.5 23
5/17 CD 3    5F D Anakarina F 5 Dallas Stewart 2.41 49


Here are the statistics to date for freshman sires. Complexity also is off to a great start with seven winners from 19 starts for a 37 percent win rate. 

Freshman sires stats through June 23

Sire Starts W P S Win% Impact
Vekoma 13 8 2 1   62% 121%
Complexity 19 7 1 2   37% 115%
Thousand Words 17 4 2 2   24% 101%
Instagrand   8 2 1 1   25%   16%
Caracaro   5 2 1 1   40% 129%
Spun to Run   8 2 1 2   25%   20%
Honor A. P.   8 2 0 2   25%   68%
Shancelot   8 2 0 0   25%     7%
Win Win Win   8 2 2 1   25%    -6%
Global Campaign   9 2 1 1   22%  162%
Echo Town   8 2 0 3   25%    15%
Bodexpress 11 2 2 1   18%    90%
War of Will 17 1 3 4     6%   -74%
Event Driven   4 1 1 0   25%    75%
Bobby’s Wicked One   1 1 0 0 100%  165%
Aurelius Maximus   2 1 0 0   50%  361%
Game Winner 11 1 2 1     9%  -29%
Volatile   9 1 1 0   11%    -1%
King for a Day   2 1 0 1   50%  200%
Authentic   8 1 0 2   13%   -19%
Tom’s d’Etat   5 1 2 0   20%  145%
Phantom Boss   6 1 1 1   17%    16%
Tiz the Law 11 1 2 3     9%   -37%
Instilled Regard   4 1 2 1   25%    64%
Name Changer   1 0 1 0     0% -100%
Gift Box   4 0 1 0     0% -100%
Improbable 13 0 1 0     0% -100%
Curlin’s Honor   2 0 0 0     0% -100%
American Anthem   3 0 0 1     0% -100%
Runaway Ghost   5 0 0 1     0% -100%
Oscar Nominated   1 0 0 0     0% -100%
Fog of War   1 0 0 0     0% -100%
Isotherm   1 0 0 0     0% -100%
Good Bye Greg   1 0 0 0     0% -100%
McKinzie   7 0 2 1     0% -100%
Yorkton   1 0 0 0     0% -100%
Durango Kid   2 0 0 0     0% -100%
Promises Fulfilled   5 0 1 2     0% -100%
Calculator   2 0 0 1     0% -100%
Higher Power   3 0 1 0     0% -100%
Speightsong   1 0 0 0     0% -100%
Pinatubo   1 0 0 0     0% -100%
Maximum Security   4 0 0 1     0% -100%
Lone Sailor   2 0 0 0     0% -100%
Earthlight (IRE)   1 0 0 0     0% -100%
Timeline   1 0 1 0     0% -100%
Mr. Money   3 0 1 1     0% -100%
Dak Attack   1 0 0 0     0% -100%
Honest Mischief   3 0 0 1     0% -100%
Cutting Humor   1 0 0 0     0% -100%
Barkley   1 0 1 0     0% -100%

 

Looking ahead to the next seven days, here are entries for freshman-sire runners in races through next Monday. 

Freshman sire entries this week

Date Track R# Horse Sire # ML Race Dist Surf Trainer
6/24 PRX 7 Play the Gray Volatile  6  5/1 MSW 4.5F D Daniel Velazquez
6/24 PRX 3 Hollywood Beauty Honor A. P.  5  6/1 MSW 4.5F D Jacinto Solis
6/24 IND 8 Tigerish Tiz the Law  5  6/1 MSW 7.5F T Eddie Kenneally
6/25 FAN 1 Tegwar Improbable  7  9/2 MSW   4F D John Wainwright
6/25 IND 6 Vekomancer Vekoma  3  5/2 MSW   5F D John Ortiz
6/25 IND 6 McKinzie Magic McKinzie  8 20/1 MSW   5F D George Leonard
6/25 IND 6 Studio Hall Instilled Regard  6  9/2 MSW   5F D Paulo H. Lobo
6/25 IND 6 Streaking Instagrand  1  8/1 MSW   5F D John Ennis
6/26 CD 4 Reliable Source Volatile  2  3/1 MSW 4.5F D Steve Asmussen
6/26 CD 4 Chatter Vekoma 10  8/1 MSW 4.5F D John Ortiz
6/26 CD 4 Anakarina Vekoma  3  5/1 MSW 4.5F D Dallas Stewart
6/26 CD 4 Give Her Another Tiz the Law 11 15/1 MSW 4.5F D Brendan Walsh
6/26 CD 4 Empirical Mischief Thousand Words  1 15/1 MSW 4.5F D John Ennis
6/26 CD 1 Certain Victor E Improbable  5 15/1 MCL 4.5F D Cirilo Gorostieta
6/26 CD 1 Freddy Boy Fog of War  8 10/1 MCL 4.5F D Fausto Gutierrez
6/26 CD 1 Herb Elias Echo Town  2  7/2 MCL 4.5F D Steve Asmussen
6/26 CD 1 Sweet Mo B Complexity  6  3/1 MCL 4.5F D John Ennis
6/26 TDN 2 Streets of War War of Will  2  9/5 MSW   5F D Nestor Rivera
6/26 TDN 2 Clean Machine Tom’s d’Etat  4  8/1 MSW   5F D Tim Hamm
6/26 BTP 3 Imperious Tom’s d’Etat  3  3/1 MSW   5F D Tim Hamm
6/26 IND 5 Estrella Brillante Speightsong  2 20/1 MSW   5F D Antonio Duran
6/26 IND 5 Kitten’s Song Speightsong  7  6/1 MSW   5F D Genaro Garcia
6/26 TDN 2 Coastland Promises Fulfilled  5  7/2 MSW   5F D Tim Hamm
6/26 BTP 3 Secret Valentine Global Campaign  2  7/5 MSW   5F D Tim Hamm
6/26 IND 5 Calcolery Calculator  4  9/2 MSW   5F D Genaro Garcia
6/27 IND 7 Mi Sargento Speightsong  1   MSW   5F D Antonio Duran
6/27 CD 3 Altobelli Authentic  3 15/1 MSW    6F D John Ennis
6/28 PRM 4 Hey Instagrand  5   MSW 4.5F D Travis Murphy
6/28 PRM 4 Big Swag Bodexpress  2   MSW 4.5F D Don Schnell
6/28 EVD 1 Bella Sorella Vekoma  1  2/1 MSW 5F D Patrick Devereux, Jr.
6/28 LS 4 Essay Thousand Words  9  2/1 MSW 5F D Bret Calhoun
6/28 EVD 1 Moment to Preach Lone Sailor  2  6/1 MSW 5F D Chasey Pomier
6/28 CD 4 Mary Loves Louie Instagrand  4 10/1 MSW 5F D John Ennis
6/28 EVD 1 Call Me Susan Aurelius Maximus  5  4/1 MSW 5F D Shane Wilson
6/28 CD 8 Tizntshelovely Tiz the Law  6 10/1 MSW 6F D Dallas Stewart
6/28 CD 8 Quinn’s Promise Promises Fulfilled  5 15/1 MSW 6F D Dale Romans
6/28 CD 8 Mad About Marie Game Winner  2  6/1 MSW 6F D Brendan Walsh
6/28 CD 8 Trading Secrets Authentic  9 15/1 MSW 6F D D. Wayne Lukas
6/29 LS 3 Springtime Moon Vekoma  7   MSW 5F D Steve Asmussen
6/29 EVD 4 Running Ragged Spun to Run  3   MSW 5F D Carrol Castille
6/29 EVD 4 Rayden and Remi Spun to Run  5   MSW 5F D Jayde J. Gelner
6/29 EVD 4 Lone Warrior Lone Sailor  1   MSW 5F D Lonnie Briley
6/29 LS 5 Didntseethatcoming Instagrand  8   MSW 5F D Allen Dupuy
6/29 LRL 6 Grayson’s Girl Gift Box  1   MCL 5F D Brittany Russell
6/29 EVD 4 Box of Candy Gift Box  2   MSW 5F D Chasey Pomier
6/30 LS 5 Multiple Opinions Instagrand  3   MSW 5F D Steve Asmussen
6/30 LS 5 The Chalk Improbable  9   MSW 5F D Bret Calhoun
6/30 CD 4 Fortuna Mia Vekoma  3   STK 6F D Rey Hernandez
6/30 CD 9 Enduring Spirit Tiz the Law  7   STK 6F D Rafael Ramos
6/30 CD 4 Vodka With a Twist Thousand Words  6   STK 6F D Philip D’Amato
6/30 CD 4 La Marinera Instilled Regard  7   STK 6F D Kelly A. Fernandez
6/30 CD 4 Glee Honor A. P.  1   STK 6F D Steve Asmussen
6/30 CD 9 Conquering Cat Game Winner  8   STK 6F D Christopher Davis
6/30 CD 9 Smoken Wicked Bobby’s Wicked One 13   STK 6F D Dallas Stewart
6/30 CD 4 Adeera Authentic  5   STK 6F D Steve Asmussen
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