How good of offspring has tapit (sire of honorable dillon) had? $125k seems like a lot for a stud fee.
Here is what I found on Tapit's offspring...
"Vying for Hottest Sire on the Planet honors."--Bill Oppenheim in TDN
Four Breeders' Cup winners in his first four crops.
Four U.S. Grade 1 winners in 2012: more than any other stallion.
North America's #4 Sire and #4 Juvenile Sire of 2012.
In 2012: 10 SWs - 24 Stakes Horses - 6 Graded SWs - $11-million: 20 2YO winners - 8 2YO Stakes Horses - $1.4-million in 2YO earnings.
2011/2012 sales: $1,000,000 two-year-old; $725,000 yearling; $700,000 yearling (Session Topper); $650,000 yearling (Session Topper); $700,000 weanling, $850,000 in-foal mare; $775,000 in-foal mare; #1 Filly at Keeneland April; #1 colt at Saratoga Preferred (Sale Topper).
ZAZU sold for $2,100,000 at 2012 KEE NOV; TAPITSFLY sold for $1,850,000 at 2012 F-T NOV.
37 SWs, 20 GSWs, 11 G1 SWs, $38M in his first 5 crops.
In the top half of 1% of Sires by Average Earnings per Runner.
Champion Freshman and Juvenile Sire his first season.
Four Breeders' Cup winners, five millionaires in four crops:
the 2012 Breeders' Cup Juvenile (G1)-runner up in his fifth crop.
Top performance on every surface: Champion STARDOM BOUND, winner of five consecutive G1's; Champion and Breeders' Cup winner HANSEN; Breeders' Cup Champion TAPITSFLY; Breeders' Cup Champion TAPIZAR; Eclipse Finalist CARELESS JEWEL-G1; Eclipse Finalist LARAGH-G1; multi-millionaire TESTA MATTA-G1; Breeders' Cup (G1) runner-up He's Had Enough.
Undefeated Graded SW at 2 - G1 winner of the Wood Memorial at 3.
Classic stallion’s pedigree: By A.P. INDY's best sire PULPIT, out of a SW by UNBRIDLED.
Immediate family of Leading Sire RELAUNCH
