A new stallion is on the scene in Indiana and had a big season. JK Endofanera, a son of Art Major who earned more than $2 million and took a mark of 1:48.2, had a big showing with his first crop of two-year-olds in 2020.
JK Endofanera, shown at the 2016 Dan Patch with Wilbur Eash, had a big first year in 2020 in Indiana as one of the state’s newest stallions. Photo by Dean Gillette
JK Endofanera had 88 foals with 58 starters. Some of his standouts for the year included two-year-old colt and gelding standouts JK Going West, who took a mark of 1:51.0, and What’s Your Beef, who took a mark of 1:51.3 with earnings in excess of $175,000. JK Going West had the fastest time and most money of all freshman pacers this season.
The quickest filly was Something to Me, who took a mark of 1:51.4 and earnings over the $70,000 mark.
Of all pacing stallions in North America, JK Endofanera finished the year in 10th place on the list of leading money winning sires in 2020. His foals earned $1,028,217.
Following closely behind was Always a Virgin in 11th place with 63 starters in 102 registered foals and purse earnings in excess of $1,026,733. Both JK Endofanera and Always a Virgin, who both stand at Victory Hill Farm, were among the top 11 pacing stallions with foals who earned in excess of $1 million.
Rockin Image also made the top 20 list, ranked 18th with 67 starters among 96 foals with earnings over the $589,000 mark. Rockin Image was ranked ninth among all pacing stallions for three-year-olds, having 75 starters from 104 foals with earnings over the $1.4 million mark.