For the first time in his 17-year stud career, Northview's Great Notion surpassed $6 million in progeny earnings in one year, joining Not For Love as the only other Maryland stallion to hit that mark when the farm's legendary sire did it back-to-back in 2008 and 2009, according to a press release on Thursday from Northview Stallion Station.
Great Notion and Golden Lad, who is also on Northview's roster, ended 2024 as the Mid-Atlantic region's leading general sire and juvenile sire respectively. Both stallions hit career milestones last year.
With 76 winners from 128 starters in 2024 and total earnings of $6,086,941 for an average per runner of $47,554, Great Notion led the region by number of stakes winners with eight. Topping the list were graded winners Coastal Mission and Future Is Now. It was Great Notion's seventh consecutive year as Maryland's general sires list leader.
As for Golden Lad, he earned the title as the region's top 2-year-old sire when his daughter Caprice earned $60,000 Dec. 28 with her Gin Talking Stakes score. It was her third consecutive $100,000 Laurel stakes win, and her second in the month of December. With $331,250 earned during a 6-for-7 season, the filly accounted for more than half of her sire's $601,198 in progeny earnings.
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