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Apollitical Jess Back Atop Leading Sires Lists For 2021
Apollitical Jess broke his own single season sire earnings record to climb back to the #1 Leading Sire of Money Earners and #1 Leading Sire of 2-Year-Old Money Earners List for 2021.

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Apollitical Jess Back Atop Leading Sires Lists For 2021

DALLAS, TX—JANUARY 3, 2022—Apollitical Jess broke a single season sire earnings record that he previously held to climb back to the top of the Leading Sires of Money Earners List in 2021.

The former AQHA Racing World Champion has led the Leading Sire's List four of the last five years. In 2021 he dominated his competition with 129 winners, 23 stakes winners and earners of $9,046,017, breaking an all-time single season record previously held by the young sire who got earners of $8,152,810 in 2019.

His 14 graded stakes winners in 2021 were led by back-to-back Champion of Champions winner Apollitical Pence, 3-time Grade 1 winner Empressum and his third All American Futurity(G1) winner, Kj Desparado.

Kj Desparado ($2,104,961) was his sire's leading money earner in 2021.

From eight crops to race, Apollitical Jess has sired 397 winners, 97 stakes winners, 81 stakes-placed, earners of $47.1 million and average earnings per starter of over $65,300.

Owned by Rancho El Cabresto, Inc., Apollitical Jess stands at Bob Moore Farms in Norman, Oklahoma for a fee of $26,000.

Rounding out the Top 5 Leading Sires of Money Earners for 2021 are:

  • #2 Favorite Cartel, 2020's Leading Sire of Money Earners, had 141 winners, 21 stakes winners and earners of $6,383.839 in 2021. Los Alamitos Two Million Futurity(G1) Bomb Cyclone ($853,887) was Favorite Cartel's top money earner.
  • #3 Apollitical Blood, also the leading Third-Crop Sire of 2021, had 79 winners from 126 starters, 11 stakes winners and earners of $4,214,789. Blood Money ($1,123,142) was his sire's top money earner in 2021.He also sired Los Alamitos Winter Derby(G1) winner Candy Blood and Los Alamitos Oaks (G3) winner Apollitical Patty.

  • #4 FDD Dynasty, a two-time champion and world -champion sire, had 66 winners from 169 starters, 12 stakes winners. He top money earner for 2021 was Golden State Million Futurity(G1) winner Whizkey Glasses ($764,583). FDD Dynasty's champion son Danjer also had a stellar year winning five of seven starts, 4 grade 1 wins, while earning $651,113.

  • #5 Kiss My Hocks, two-time champion, rounded out the top five leading sire s of 2021 with 65 winners from 130 starters, 9 stakes winners and earnings of $2,749,955. Hock It To You ($408,312) was his leading money earner.

For a list of the "Top 25" Leading Sires of Money Earners for 2021 CLICK HERE.

2021 Leading 2-Year-Old Sires of Money Earners

Apollitical Jess also leads the 2021 Leading 2-Year-Old Sires of Money Earners List with 52 winners on 107 starters, 5 stakes winners and earners of $4,517,609. His third All American Futurity(G1) winner, Kj Desparado ($2,104,961), was the 2021 leading money earner.

Rounding out the Top 5 Leading 2-Year-Old Sires of Money Earners for 2021 are:

  • #2 Favorite Cartel has 39 winners on 76 starters with earners of $2,619,938. Los Alamitos Two Million Futurity(G1) winner Bomb Cyclone ($853,887) was his sire's leading money earner. Favorite Cartel also sired Grade 1 Ed Burke Million Futurity winner Golden Boi.

  • #3 FDD Dynasty sired 27 winner from 73 starters and 6 stakes winners in 2001. Golden State Million Futurity(G1) winner Whizkey Glassies ($764,583) was his sire's leading money earner. He was also represented by All American Futurity(G1) runner-up Fdd Scout ($588,494) and Golden State Million Futurity(G1) runner-up Significant Dynasty ($238,611).

  • #4 Apollitical Blood, also the leading third-crop sire, had 31 2-year-old winners from 47 starters earn $2,216,972. He was led by the outstanding 2-year-old Blood Money, a multiple restricted Grade 1 winner of $1,123,142.

  • #5 Jess Good Candy, also the leading second-crop sire, had 25 winners from 57 starters, 5 stakes winners and earners of $1,868,637. The former champion and last year's first-crop leading sire's top 2-year-old was Ruidoso Futurity(G1) and Rainbow Futurity(G1) winner Jess Savin Candy ($1,046,200).

For a list of the "Top 25" Leading 2_Year-Old Sires of Money Earners for 2021 CLICK HERE.