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Leading Flat sires 2026

Every Flat stallion ranked by British and Irish winners this season, with runs, win % The 2026 table moves after every racing day, so the order changes as the season runs on.

128 Flat sires represented in today's British and Irish declarations; 2026 table updates daily · Results to 16 October 2026 · Refreshed 17 October 2026
170
Winners for the leading sire
11.6%
Leading sire win %
6,824
Flat races in 2026
128
Sires represented today
170

Mehmas (IRE) leads British and Irish Flat sires in 2026 with 170 winners from 1,464 runs, turf and all-weather, season to 16 October 2026.Sample: 63,247 Flat runs in 2026 · Window: 2026 Flat season to 16 October 2026 · Source: RaceWatch results database (GB and IRE), Industry SP, Betfair SP

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Strike rate of the top 30 Flat sires by winners, 2026 (winners in brackets)
Mehmas (IRE) (170)Mehmas (IRE) (170): 11.6Havana Grey (GB) (146)Havana Grey (GB) (146): 13.0Dark Angel (IRE) (138)Dark Angel (IRE) (138): 10.7Blue Point (IRE) (135)Blue Point (IRE) (135): 13.8Night Of Thunder (IRE) (124)Night Of Thunder (IRE) (124): 17.2Cotai Glory (GB) (121)Cotai Glory (GB) (121): 12.3Sea The Stars (IRE) (114)Sea The Stars (IRE) (114): 17.3Frankel (GB) (114)Frankel (GB) (114): 16.5New Bay (GB) (105)New Bay (GB) (105): 13.6Kingman (GB) (100)Kingman (GB) (100): 13.7Lope De Vega (IRE) (99)Lope De Vega (IRE) (99): 13.4No Nay Never (USA) (99)No Nay Never (USA) (99): 12.7Wootton Bassett (GB) (96)Wootton Bassett (GB) (96): 12.7Starspangledbanner (AUS) (96)Starspangledbanner (AUS) (96): 11.0Too Darn Hot (GB) (91)Too Darn Hot (GB) (91): 13.2Showcasing (GB) (88)Showcasing (GB) (88): 8.9Dubawi (IRE) (86)Dubawi (IRE) (86): 18.7Kodi Bear (IRE) (86)Kodi Bear (IRE) (86): 10.6Harry Angel (IRE) (84)Harry Angel (IRE) (84): 13.9Bated Breath (GB) (83)Bated Breath (GB) (83): 11.4Sioux Nation (USA) (82)Sioux Nation (USA) (82): 12.6Kodiac (GB) (79)Kodiac (GB) (79): 8.5Ghaiyyath (IRE) (78)Ghaiyyath (IRE) (78): 15.1Time Test (GB) (77)Time Test (GB) (77): 12.9

Win % by Sire

Leading Flat sires, 2026

Mehmas (IRE)1701,46411.6%268-
Havana Grey (GB)1461,12513.0%209-
Dark Angel (IRE)1381,29510.7%251-
Blue Point (IRE)13598013.8%209-
Night Of Thunder (IRE)12472117.2%181-
Cotai Glory (GB)12198612.3%171-
Sea The Stars (IRE)11465917.3%181-
Frankel (GB)11469016.5%178-
New Bay (GB)10577213.6%167-
Kingman (GB)10073013.7%164-
Lope De Vega (IRE)9973813.4%178-
No Nay Never (USA)9977812.7%170-
Wootton Bassett (GB)9675512.7%210-
Starspangledbanner (AUS)9687411.0%188-
Too Darn Hot (GB)9168713.2%158-
Showcasing (GB)889938.9%189-
Dubawi (IRE)8645918.7%113-
Kodi Bear (IRE)8681010.6%165-
Harry Angel (IRE)8460613.9%118-
Bated Breath (GB)8372611.4%124-
Sioux Nation (USA)8265212.6%164-
Kodiac (GB)799348.5%150-
Ghaiyyath (IRE)7851615.1%123-
Time Test (GB)7759712.9%120-
Ardad (IRE)758359.0%167-
Starman (GB)7471010.4%171-
Saxon Warrior (JPN)7258412.3%131-
Space Blues (IRE)7047114.9%93-
Dandy Man (IRE)698588.0%133-
Ulysses (IRE)6459710.7%120-
Zoustar (AUS)6359210.6%108-
Lucky Vega (IRE)6133918.0%77-
Sea The Moon (GER)6046512.9%112-
Churchill (IRE)596479.1%132-
Invincible Spirit (IRE)576049.4%112-
Pinatubo (IRE)5642613.1%102-
Camelot (GB)5655010.2%139-
Profitable (IRE)566139.1%97-
Inns Of Court (IRE)5551910.6%98-
Oasis Dream (GB)555759.6%110-
Soldier's Call (GB)5451610.5%94-
Sergei Prokofiev (CAN)5451710.4%125-
Lope Y Fernandez (IRE)5344411.9%93-
Make Believe (GB)5236314.3%82-
Mayson (GB)5148810.5%79-
Acclamation (GB)505499.1%86-
Phoenix Of Spain (IRE)4833814.2%63-
Calyx (GB)4839212.2%83-
Australia (GB)485159.3%105-
Mohaather (GB)475438.7%104-

Top 50 sires by winners, British and Irish Flat, turf and all-weather, 1 January 2026 to date. Sires under 50 runs flagged. Source: RaceWatch results database.

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Leading Flat sires, 2025

Mehmas (IRE)1811,55411.6%272-
Dark Angel (IRE)1681,53710.9%259-
Night Of Thunder (IRE)16386918.8%182-
Wootton Bassett (GB)15991117.5%226-
Kodiac (GB)1451,4599.9%216-
Havana Grey (GB)1391,01813.7%178-
Lope De Vega (IRE)13698713.8%213-
Starspangledbanner (AUS)1251,04512.0%198-
Frankel (GB)12474016.8%181-
Dandy Man (IRE)1221,3049.4%177-
Sea The Stars (IRE)12189513.5%199-
Blue Point (IRE)12193313.0%169-
Kingman (GB)11798111.9%191-
Dubawi (IRE)9753718.1%143-
New Bay (GB)9778612.3%166-
Showcasing (GB)949799.6%172-
Too Darn Hot (GB)9367413.8%159-
Invincible Spirit (IRE)9178411.6%128-
Camelot (GB)8866213.3%148-
Bated Breath (GB)8887810.0%147-
Acclamation (GB)8372911.4%118-
Churchill (IRE)818279.8%154-
Oasis Dream (GB)8077810.3%132-
Saxon Warrior (JPN)7963812.4%126-
Time Test (GB)7970411.2%138-
Ardad (IRE)798898.9%158-
Sioux Nation (USA)7862512.5%125-
No Nay Never (USA)7771310.8%147-
Kodi Bear (IRE)767929.6%158-
Cotai Glory (GB)757549.9%139-

Top 30 sires by winners, British and Irish Flat, 2025 calendar year.

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Flat sires by age, distance and surface, 2016 to 2025

Kodiac (GB)1,76917,08912.9%3,79610.6%10,41410.0%6,67510.9%8,32410.0%6,6739.2%1,89212.0%200
Dark Angel (IRE)1,66214,60412.2%2,75010.7%9,07712.5%5,52712.8%4,84510.9%7,29610.2%2,1368.9%327
Dubawi (IRE)1,2376,26322.9%1,22320.1%4,43818.8%1,82516.2%48921.2%2,92519.7%2,32315.2%526
Lope De Vega (IRE)1,1568,34916.5%1,14713.5%5,47714.5%2,87214.2%1,22413.9%3,84314.5%2,7898.9%493
Dandy Man (IRE)1,15212,3248.9%2,6189.2%7,4749.6%4,85010.4%7,5498.0%4,1126.5%6353.6%28
Invincible Spirit (IRE)1,0759,08714.3%1,19211.6%5,73812.3%3,34911.8%3,46912.1%4,29011.2%1,1759.8%153
Galileo (IRE)9766,56318.5%1,06415.8%5,38010.8%1,18211.3%7117.3%1,72714.7%3,18312.6%1,582
Sea The Stars (IRE)9556,01217.0%69315.5%4,06416.6%1,94815.5%5814.5%1,54016.3%3,37716.6%1,037
Exceed And Excel (AUS)9488,14312.9%1,12210.4%4,19713.0%3,94612.4%4,20211.1%3,0829.9%77111.4%88
Acclamation (GB)9459,70411.2%1,6179.9%6,1119.5%3,59310.5%4,8499.1%4,0378.4%7596.8%59
Frankel (GB)9445,23921.6%90418.0%3,72618.2%1,51318.0%31618.0%1,93618.6%2,33516.1%652
Showcasing (GB)8408,53111.0%2,0629.9%5,0189.7%3,51310.9%4,3429.4%3,2836.5%8414.6%65
Kingman (GB)8155,42718.7%90214.4%3,48916.1%1,93812.1%80216.3%3,14414.3%1,28912.0%192
Oasis Dream (GB)8007,47010.7%1,30310.3%4,25311.3%3,21711.2%2,49610.9%3,3539.5%1,43510.2%186
Iffraaj (GB)7897,56310.3%1,0709.7%4,27111.4%3,29210.6%1,43210.9%3,7169.4%2,04110.7%374
Zoffany (IRE)7657,79610.0%1,4079.9%5,2179.6%2,5797.9%1,14110.0%3,59010.2%2,47610.7%589
Mayson (GB)7146,36910.3%1,18111.6%3,93010.6%2,43912.4%3,56910.1%2,2638.2%4972.5%40
Bated Breath (GB)7056,47012.2%1,24010.8%3,79611.1%2,67412.3%2,6519.9%2,88410.1%82410.8%111
Mehmas (IRE)6855,84713.6%2,01711.2%3,79212.7%2,05512.0%3,55211.3%1,99111.0%2990.0%5
Mastercraftsman (IRE)6566,2307.2%72210.6%4,04110.4%2,18811.2%2058.4%1,83311.5%3,02011.3%1,172
Footstepsinthesand (GB)6386,3939.2%9779.4%3,95010.9%2,44311.6%1,7709.5%2,9969.0%1,44810.1%179
Shamardal (USA)6194,36317.9%46413.1%2,66715.9%1,69615.7%89914.2%2,17013.5%1,1669.4%128
Night Of Thunder (IRE)6113,75219.7%77216.8%2,52015.2%1,23215.6%1,01017.1%1,85616.0%8136.8%73
Teofilo (IRE)5974,92914.1%49612.7%3,31610.9%1,6136.0%11710.4%1,48013.7%2,41311.5%919
Starspangledbanner (AUS)5745,23912.6%1,35511.0%3,52210.8%1,71711.9%2,41110.6%2,1129.4%6315.9%85
Equiano (FR)5726,1957.9%9279.8%3,6598.4%2,5369.3%4,1029.0%1,86410.4%21116.7%18
No Nay Never (USA)5704,71417.6%1,43912.5%3,07111.4%1,64313.7%2,12411.3%1,9629.3%5798.2%49
Holy Roman Emperor (IRE)5545,4999.5%98010.5%3,3179.4%2,18211.0%1,39710.1%2,5209.6%1,4076.9%175
Camelot (GB)5454,62411.0%73011.9%3,27411.4%1,3507.8%1289.9%1,41212.9%2,29112.6%793
Dutch Art (GB)5264,65812.5%60611.3%2,83811.3%1,82013.2%1,40610.8%2,15210.1%9218.4%179
Camacho (GB)5246,5227.6%1,4817.5%3,9078.8%2,6159.4%3,3477.0%2,3986.0%6992.6%78
Nathaniel (IRE)5124,2569.1%49612.7%2,74010.8%1,5169.7%318.3%79412.9%2,23913.0%1,192
Pivotal (GB)5023,8938.7%33512.3%2,51613.9%1,37711.1%1,27713.7%1,49713.9%93513.6%184
Fast Company (IRE)5025,6228.9%9699.6%3,8407.5%1,7817.9%1,4658.8%2,54810.4%1,3058.2%304
Kyllachy (GB)4884,9539.7%5568.8%2,80211.2%2,15110.3%2,7379.0%1,72710.5%4406.1%49
Australia (GB)4823,94310.8%67712.7%2,65211.2%1,2918.9%12410.7%1,28712.8%1,84614.0%686
Zebedee (GB)4825,4157.4%8608.8%3,3929.0%2,0239.7%3,2307.5%1,6628.4%43810.6%85
New Approach (IRE)4703,98513.8%40711.9%2,51011.6%1,4759.3%25712.9%1,48211.5%1,76710.6%479
Fastnet Rock (AUS)4583,59211.3%31912.2%2,37813.8%1,21311.8%28811.4%1,33313.4%1,61515.7%356
Poet's Voice (GB)4494,42210.6%68810.6%2,7379.4%1,68510.5%1,08110.5%1,97610.1%1,0866.1%279

Top 40 sires by Flat winners 2016 to 2025. Sprint under 6.75f, mile 6.75f to 8.5f, middle distance 8.75f to 12.5f, staying 12.75f and over.

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Which Flat sires have the most winners in 2026?

The leading Flat sires table ranks stallions by British and Irish winners in the 2026 season, with runners, runs, strike rate

Which sires are best with two-year-olds?

The juvenile columns in the splits table show each sire's two-year-old strike rate and number of runs from 2016 to 2025.

Which sires produce the best sprinters and milers?

The sprint and mile columns rank each sire's runners by strike rate at five to six furlongs and around a mile, with the sample beside each figure.

Which sires produce middle-distance horses and stayers?

Middle-distance and staying columns cover a mile and a quarter and further, showing which sires' stock improve for a step up in trip.

Do some sires do better on the all-weather than on turf?

The surface columns show each sire's strike rate on turf and on the all-weather side by side, with the number of runs on each.

Is a sire's strike rate more useful than his total winners?

Public racing records and results from Britain and Ireland.

Questions people ask

Which Flat sire has the most winners in Britain and Ireland this year?

Mehmas (IRE) leads the 2026 British and Irish Flat sires table with 170 winners. The table is refreshed after every racing day, so the order can change through the season.

Which sires are best with two-year-olds as opposed to older horses?

The splits table gives each sire's two-year-old strike rate and runs over 2016 to 2025, next to his overall record. Compare the juvenile figure with the overall figure to see which sires get early types.

Do some sires do much better on the all-weather than on turf?

Yes, the surface columns show clear gaps for some stallions between turf and all-weather strike rates. Check the number of runs on each surface before reading much into a small difference.

How much does a sire's record at a distance matter when a horse steps up in trip?

The distance columns show how a sire's runners have done from sprint trips to staying distances over ten years. A sire whose middle-distance figure is well above his sprint figure tends to get stock that improve for further.

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