Flat Horse Racing Sires To Follow 2025
- theturtle
- 12 Apr 2025
It is no wonder that some horses can fetch millions at pounds at the sales, when you consider the stud fees for the top flat stallions.
UK and Irish top stallion stud fees 2024/25
We thought it would be interesting to ask the question, are horses bought from the top stallions worth the money?
Prize Money
The table below shows the top stallions by prize money for the 2021-2025 flat seasons.
As you can see, the top stallions by stud fee also head the table of top winning prize money earners. The exceptions are Galileo who is sadly deceased and Wootton Bassett who has had only 762 runners during the period.
Graded Races
However, owners willing to pay huge purchase prices for horses also expect to win the most prestigous graded races, such as the Derby and the Guineas.
The table below shows the sires that perform best in graded races.
Once again the top five stallions by stud fee perform well, with Frankel and Dubawi the standouts in terms of number of winners and overall prize money.
Handicap Races
In the UK, approximately 64% of Flat races run are handicap races.
The sires that do best in handicap races in terms of number of winners are show below.
Kodiac is the standout in terms of his 295 wins, however, he also has the most runners. His 9.78% strike rate does not compare that well to Dubawi's 19.02%, with 144 winners from only 757 runners.
Using BetTurtle To Check Stallion Stats In A Race
As this article has shown, betting on the best stallions can provide a betting edge.
You can view the sires and their statistics in a race by clicking the race card Stats button and Sire tab, as show below.
You can learn more and subscribe to BetTurtle here.
