Value Freshman sires to follow for 2015

 Roderic O'Connor

This good looking son of Galileo certainly has the potential to go very far with his first two-year-olds. He is bred on the same Galileo/Danhill cross as Group 1 sire Teofilo. Roderic O'Connor proved a consistent two-year-old winning two of his four starts and placing twice. His wins included the Group 1 Gran Criterium before coming a good second in the Group 1 Dewhurst beaten only by the mighty Frankel. He came back to form in winning the Irish 2000 guineas. Roderic O'Connor win three of his nine starts at two and three. Roderic O'Connor is a full brother to two-year-old stakes winner Dazzling, while his third dam Durtal was a European champion 2yo. His first yearlings proved popular with many fetching six figures including a colt at Keeneland who sold for $185,000. The statistics bode well for Roderic O'Connor with his paternal half brothers Teofilo, New Approach & Rip Van Winkle all siring Group 1 winners among their first crop. Those sires like Roderic O'Connor were also Group/Group 1 winners as two-year-olds. 

Lilbourne Lad

This son of Acclamation was unlucky not to win a Group 1 as a two year old. Both of his stakes wins came in Ireland. He was also second in the Middle Park stakes. Lilbourne Lad was a very tough and consistent juvenile. In eight of his career starts he either won or placed. He won three races including two at stakes level. His dam Sogno Verde is a half sister to Irish Leger placed Pugin. They are out of Gothic Dream herself placed in the Irish Oaks. The third dam Dark Lonond was a champion stayer in Ireland winning the Irish Leger. Being a son of sire of sires in Acclamation, Lilbourne Lad has a good chance of becoming a leading two-year-old sire. 

Wooten Bassett

This son of leading sire Iffraaj was an unbeaten two year old. He became champion two year old in France with a win in the Group 1 Priz Jean Luc Lagardere. He has very good credentials to be a leading freshman sire. Iffraaj is a half brother to the dam of the leading two year old filly Katla. This is also from the family of leading stayer Silver Patriarch. 

Zoffany

A son of the all conquering Dansili, Zoffany certainly has the credentials to become a leading freshman sire. He won five of his seven two year old starts including the Group 1 Pheonix stakes and the Group 3 Tyros stakes. Zoffany proved to be a top three year old, placing in both the Prix Jean Prat and St James Palace stakes, where he just failed to catch Frankel by 3/4 of a length. Zoffany is a 1/2 brother to Group 3 winning two year old Wilshire Boulevard. This is also the family of Ernest Hemingway. Dansili has yet to be seriously tested as a sire of sires. But signs are encouraging with one of his first sire sons Harbinger siring a Group 3 winner among his first crop in Japan. 

Frozen Power

This son of emerging sire of sires Oasis Dream also has good credentials to be a leading freshman. He himself was a good two year old winning three of his six starts including at listed level. Frozen power also won the Group 2 German 2000 guineas as a three year old. He is a 1/2 brother to champion 2yo filly Finsceal Beo. 

Dick Turpin

I have always been a fan of this horse and he deserves to be on this list. Not only does he represent good value like the above mentioned but he also proved a top racehorse. Dick Turpin won the Group 2 Richmond as a 2yo. He trained on at three to win the Group 1 Prix Jean Prat. He also placed in the French 2000 guineas and St James Palace. While as a 4yo he became champion older horse in Italy winning the Premio Vitterio Capua Milan.