The Florida freshman sire list for 2017 is now up on this site, and it reveals several interesting facts, including that three of the stallions were bred to more than 100 mares.

    As of now, there are 14 stallions listed and Pleasant Acres has the most in the running for leading freshman with five, including two with blockbuster books - Treasure Beach (101) and Poseidon's Warrior (90). Then come Brethren (67), Anthony's Cross (35) and Beau Choix (17).

    Woodford Thoroughbreds will deature two frosh sires, Soldat, who leads the books with 124 mares bred, and Currency Swap (47).

    Northwest Stud has a pair of newbies with pretty good books - Duke of Mischief (57) and Wrote (50), while Ocala Stud has just one, Prospective, who has a big chance to be the Florida leader with 113 mares bred.

    The three farms with just one freshman are Bridlewood (Corfu, 55), Journeyman Stud (Winslow Homer, 53), and Hartley/DeRenzo (Rattlesnake Bridge, 64).

    Based on the number of frosh sires, and the good-sized books they bred, this will be the most contentious race for Florida in the past several years. The sire's sires include two Tapits, two Malibu Moons, a Distorted Humor, a Galileo, a Speightstown, an Indian Charlie, an Elusive Quality, a High Cotton, a Graeme Hall, a War Front, an Unbridled's Song and a High Chaparral. That's an impressive list in itself.  

    

 

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