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Two-Time Leading North American Sire Deputy Minister has sired 3 Breeders’ Cup winners, 7 champions, 78 SWs, 15 Grade 1 winners, 36 graded SWs, 137 stakes horses, and earners of more than $65 million, with average earnings per runner in excess of $100,000. He is also achieving a formidable reputation as both a sire of sires and a broodmare sire.
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Sons of Deputy Minister include major sires Silver Deputy (sire of 2-time Eclipse Champion Silverbulletday, etc.), Touch Gold (sire of 2003 G1 winner Composure and 2003 graded SWs Midas Eyes and Region of Merit in his first crop), Deputy Commander (sire of 2003 graded SW Ten Most Wanted in his first crop), French Deputy (sire of 2002 Eclipse champion Left Bank, etc.), Awesome Again (sire of 2002 Eclipse Award finalist Toccet in his first crop), Dehere (sire of 2002 Eclipse finalist Take Charge Lady), 2002 Leading Canadian General Sire War Deputy, Salt Lake, Open Forum, and Service Stripe.
- Deputy Minister was the second-leading 2003 broodmare sire with 23 stakes winners of more than $13.9 million, including Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1) winner Halfbridled and Breeders' Cup Juvenile (G1) runner-up Minister Eric, and additional 2003 graded SWs Strong Hope, Tenpins, Dream About, Ivanavinalot, Redattore (BRZ), Omega Code, Magistretti, and Yes Boss. He was North America’s Second Leading 2002 Broodmare Sire with his daughters producing 15 stakes winners of more than $9.8 million, including 2002 Belmont S. (G1) winner Sarava and additional major SWs Redattore (BRZ), Tenpins, Lone Star Sky, Ivanavinalot, etc. His daughters have produced 95 stakes winners of more than $56 million to date.
- Deputy Minister has a lifetime yearling sales average of $263,578. His 21 sales yearlings in 2003 averaged $285,000 with individuals for up to $700,000. Mares in foal to Deputy Minister averaged $485,000, and his weanlings averaged $280,000, at Keeneland November 2003.
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