Jackie’s Warrior
Jackie’s Warrior
Brilliantly-Fast Champion & G1 Winner at 2, 3 & 4
2018, Bay, 16.2 1/2h | Entered Stud: 2023 | Nominated to: Breeders' Cup, KTDF
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“He seems bound to make some noise in the freshman table and, with his third book holding up at 166, now is actually the time to be doubling down.” —Chris McGrath, TDN’s 2026 ‘Value Sires’
2026 Racing: Jackie’s Warrior had his first winner Friday at Colonial Downs when the 2-year-old filly Antiope streaked to a front-running score in a 5 ½-furlong maiden special weight affair on the main track in her career debut.
2026 Sales: A filly by Jackie’s Warrior became the second highest selling 2 Year Old (at time of sale) at the OBS April Sale when she sold for $2,300,000 after brewing 1/8 in 9.3. Jackie’s Warrior was on a hot streak with his first 2yos at the OBS March Sale when a colt sells for $500,000 (6th overall high price of the session), then the next day topped that number with a colt who sold for $600,000
2025 Sales: Top 3 Freshman Yearling Sire with a $225,102 Avg. from 82 sold – 4.5x the bred-on fee, the highest rate of return among the top stallions in his class.
First-crop yearlings included 21 sold for $300,000+, led by colts of $1,300,000, $859,382, etc. and fillies of $700,000, $650,000, etc.
Buyers of top yearlings incl: Jacob West, Hiroyuki Maeda, Winchell Thoroughbreds, Courtlandt Farm, Alex & Joann Lieblong, Flying Dutchmen, BC Stables, Repole Stable, etc.
“Jackie’s Warrior was probably one of the best horses of our generation. This ($1,300,000 at KEESEP) colt was right up there with any of the other horses in Book 1, or even Saratoga.” —Buyer Jacob West
Second-crop weanlings in 2025 sold up to $400,000, $265,000, $225,000, $220,000, $200,000, etc.
2024 Sales: Top 3 Freshman Weanling Sire with a $167,409 Avg. (3.35x the bred-on stud fee – the highest ROI among top prospects in his stallion crop) from 22 sold, including weanlings up to $385,000 at Keeneland November and $250,000 at Fasig-Tipton November – 9 weanlings sold at “Night of the Stars” which represented the most by any sire.
One of the most popular young stallions in North America: Covered an average of 177 mares a season his first three years at stud.
Bred a tremendous debut book of 182 mares in 2023, led by fellow champions BEHOLDER & GROUPIE DOLL – resulting in a 4.42 Class Performance Index, the highest CPI among all stallions standing for less than a six-figure fee. Followed that up by covering another full book of 183 mares in 2024 from the buzz generated off his first foals.
The No. 3 Freshman Covering Sire in 2023 with a $191,153 avg. from his first in-foal mares, only behind Flightline & Life Is Good; Top in-foal mare sold for $1,350,000.
The fastest horse of his generation at 2, 3 & 4 and a 5-time G1 winner — the first Champion Sprinter to win 5 G1s since Gulch 37 years ago.
“The fastest horse in the world.” —Trainer Steve Asmussen
At 2: Multiple G1 winner & unbeaten around one turn, starting his career 4-for-4 including dominant wins in the SARATOGA SPECIAL-G2 at 6f, Saratoga’s HOPEFUL-G1 at 7f & Belmont’s CHAMPAGNE-G1 at a mile.
Became the first 2-year-old since 1993 champion Dehere to win all three of New York’s premier races for juveniles: Saratoga Special, Hopeful & Champagne; and first since Practical Joke in 2016 to win the Hopeful & Champagne.
At 3: North America’s 2021 CHAMPION MALE SPRINTER with wins in Saratoga’s ALLEN JERKENS-G1 at 7f, Saratoga’s AMSTERDAM-G2 at 6.5f, Parx’s GALLANT BOB-G2 (6f in 1:08.64) & Churchill’s PAT DAY MILE-G2.
At 4: Dominant winner of Saratoga’s VANDERBILT-G1 at 6f, CHURCHILL DOWNS STAKES-G1 at 7f, Belmont’s TRUE NORTH-G2 (6.5f in 1:15.09) & Oaklawn’s COUNT FLEET-G3 at 6f.
Became the first horse in the storied history of Saratoga to win a Grade 1 stakes three consecutive years.
Broke a 28-year-old stakes record in the prestigious Hopeful Stakes-G1 at 2, lowering the 7f mark to 1:21.29.
One of the top 5 fastest multiple G1-winning 2-year-olds in the last 15 years: 100 Beyer, -½ Thoro-Graph, 6 ½ Ragozin.
BEYERS of 110, 109, 107; RAGOZINS of 2, 2, 3 ¾.
Popular sire MACLEAN’S MUSIC’s ($30,000 fee) most accomplished racehorse: 12 wins – 11 Graded – from 18 starts (won 4 races for 3 straight years) with earnings of $2,959,164.
First-crop 2-year-olds race in 2026.
| Age | Starts | 1st (SW) | 2nd (SP) | 3rd (SP) | Earned |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 5 | 4 (3) | 0 | 0 | $502,564 |
| 3 | 7 | 4 (4) | 1 (1) | 1 (1) | $1,051,400 |
| 4 | 6 | 4 (4) | 1 (1) | 1 (1) | $1,405,200 |
| Totals | 18 | 12 (11) | 2 (2) | 2 (2) | $2,959,164 |
Racing Highlights
Won at 2
- Champagne S. at Belmont (G1, 8 furlongs in 1:35.42, by 5 1/2 lengths, defeating Reinvestment Risk, Midnight Bourbon, Civil War, Ambivalent, etc.)
- Hopeful S. at Saratoga (G1, 7 furlongs in 1:21.29 - NSR, by 2 1/4 lengths, defeating Reinvestment Risk, Mutasaabeq, Ampersand, Papetu, etc.)
- Saratoga Special S. at Saratoga (G2, 6 furlongs in 1:09.62, by 3 lengths, defeating Therideofalifetime, Momos, Garoppolo, Cazadero, Papetu, etc.)
- A maiden special weight race at Churchill (5 furlongs in 57.49, by 2 1/2 lengths, defeating Therideofalifetime, Petit Verdot, etc.)
Won at 3
- Allen Jerkens Memorial S. at Saratoga (G1, 7 furlongs in 1:21.39, defeating Life Is Good, Following Sea, Drain the Clock, Newbomb, etc.)
- Amsterdam S. at Saratoga (G2, 6.5 furlongs in 1:15.46, by 7 1/4 lengths, defeating Drain the Clock, Crowded Trade, Flash of Mischief, etc.)
- Gallant Bob S. at Parx (G2, 6 furlongs in 1:08.64, by 6 3/4 lengths, defeating Pickin' Time, Real Talk, Awesome Gerry, Beren)
- Pat Day Mile S. at Churchill (G2, 8 furlongs in 1:34.39, defeating Dream Shake, Whiskey Double, Defunded, Sittin On Go, Prevalence, Starrininmydreams, etc.
- Woody Stephens S. at Belmont (G1, 7 furlongs, to Drain the Clock by a neck, defeating Nova Rags, Dream Shake, Tulane Tryst, Caddo River)
3rd at 3
- Southwest S. at Oaklawn (G3, 8.5 furlongs, to Essential Quality and Spielberg, defeating Last Samurai, Santa Cruiser, etc.)
Won at 4
- Alfred G. Vanderbilt H. at Saratoga (G1, 7 furlongs in 1:09.74, defeating Kneedeepinsnow, Willy Boi, Ny Traffic, Long Range Toddy, etc.)
- Churchill Downs S. at Churchill (G1, 7 furlongs in 1:21.95, defeating Reinvestment Risk, Aloha West, Sir Alfred James, Mind Control, Long Range Toddy and Prevalence)
- True North S. at Belmont (G2, 6.5 furlongs in 1:15.09, defeating Sound Money, War Tocsin, Baby Yoda, Mr Phil and Night Time)
- Count Fleet H. at Oaklawn (G3, 6 furlongs in 1:09.09, defeating Letsgetlucky, Chipofftheoldblock, Bob's Edge, Empire Gold and Mojo Man)
- Forego S. at Saratoga (G1, 7 furlongs, to Cody's Wish, defeating Pipeline, Baby Yoda, Drafted, etc.)
- Breeders' Cup Sprint at Keeneland (G1, 6 furlongs, to Elite Power and C Z Rocket, defeating Manny Wah, O Besos, Kimari, American Theorem, Willy Boi, Aloha West, etc.)
Pedigree




Alan Porter’s 2026 Breeding Analysis for Jackie’s Warrior
A Champion Sprinter, Jackie’s Warrior captured 11 graded stakes, five grade ones, scoring at that level at two, three and four years old. He is a son of classic sire, Maclean’s Music, himself the leading stallion son of Distorted Humor. His outstanding first crop yearlings averaged $216,101 in 2025.
Jackie’s Warrior is an example of the extremely successful cross of Maclean’s Music with A.P. Indy line mares, which has also produced classic winner Cloud Computing (out of a mare by A.P. Indy himself). The A.P. Indy strain will be back in the fourth generation of Jackie’s Warrior foals, which makes him free to cross back over mares from that line. We can note that Maclean’s Music has a graded stakes winner out of a mare by A.P. Indy grandson Tapit (sire of Frosted, Trappe Shot, Tapizar, Tapiture and Constitution) and a stakes winner out of a mare by Sky Mesa, as well as a stakes winner out of a mare by their sire, Pulpit (also sire of Flashback, Mr. Speaker, Corinthian and Stroll). There is also a Maclean’s Music graded stakes winners out of a mare by Congrats and Maclean’s Music line stakes winners out of mares by Congrat’s brother Flatter, and Flatter’s son, Flat Out, and stakes winners out of mares by Girolamo, Malibu Moon and his sons Orb, Mineshaft (sire of Dialed In and Discreetly Mine),Bernardini (sire of Stay Thirsty and To Honor and Serve) and Take Charge Indy, with Majestic Warrior and Jump Start being other options. A.P. Indy is by Seattle Slew, and there is also a Maclean’s Music line stakes winner out of a mare by Seattle Slew son, Vindication.
Intriguingly, Maclean’s Music has already also sired three stakes winners, including Complexity, successful in the Champagne Stakes (G1), out of mares by Yes It’s True, whose grandsire, Raja Baba, is from the same sire line and family as A.P. Indy.
Maclean’s Music is sire of grade one winner Drain the Clock out of a mare by Arch (sire of Blame) from the Kris S. branch of the Roberto line. From other branches of that line there are also Distorted Humor line stakes winners out of mares by Dynaformer (broodmare sire of a Maclean’s Music stakes winner, and sire of Temple City, Point of Entry, Brilliant Speed and Purim) and Red Ransom and his son, Comic Strip.
Maclean’s Music is also sire of graded-winning sprinter, Classic Rock, out of a mare by High Yield, a Storm Cat son who gives inbreeding to Maclean’s Music’s grandsire, Forty Niner. From other branches of the Storm Cat line, Maclean’s Music also has a stakes winner out of mare by Storm Cat himself; stakes winners Tamborera and Shezafunkydrummer out of mares by Harlan’s Holiday (by Harlan), sire of Into Mischief (sire of Goldencents), Majesticperfection and Shanghai Bobby, and Harlan’s Holiday is also broodmare sire of graded stakes winner Black Forza, by Maclean’s Music son, Complexity. There are also a stakes winner out of a mare by Lion Heart (sire of Kantharos and Uncaptured), and a son of Tale of the Cat, himself broodmare sire of a Maclean’s Music stakes winner, as is another son, Gio Ponti. Other versions of the cross of Distorted Humor line stallions with Storm Cat line mares has produced grade one winners out of mares by Giant’s Causeway and his son, Shamardal; two grade one winners out of mares by Bernstein; a grade one winner out of a mare by D’Wildcat (by Forest Wildcat, sire of Wildcat Heir); a grade one winner out of a mare by Tiger Ridge; and graded stakes winners out of mares by Storm Boot; Pure Prize; Henny Hughes (by Hennessy, whose son, Johannesburg is broodmare sire of a Distorted Humor line stakes winner, and is also sire of Scat Daddy); and Stormy Atlantic. Maclean’s Music also has a stakes winner out of a mare by Royal Academy, a close relative to Storm Cat.
Storm Cat is a Northern Dancer line horse, and from the Deputy Minister branch of that family Maclean’s Music has stakes winner Share The Upside out of a mare by Silver Deputy (sire of Posse, Badge of Silver and Spring at Last) and stakes winner Lead Guitar out of a mare by Finality, a son of Dehere (also sire of Graeme Hall), both by Deputy Minister. This strain can also be brought in through Awesome Again (sire of Ghostzapper – broodmare sire of Maclean’s Music line stakes winner – Oxbow,Paynter, Daaher, Awesome of Course and Toccet), Touch Gold and French Deputy.
Maclean’s Music has graded winner Mommasgottarun and two-year-old stakes winner Made Me Shiver out of mares by Tiznow, stakes winner Angle of Attack out of a mare by that horse’s son, Colonel John, and stakes winner Innovate out of a mare by another son of Tiznow, Tizway. Other sons of Tiznow include Gemologist, Morning Line and Tiz Wonderful. It would also be possible to bring in Relaunch – grandsire of Tiznow – through Honour and Glory and his son, Put It Back – both broodmare sires of Distorted Humor line stakes winners – and Bertrando (sire of Officer).
Maclean’s Music is out of a mare by Unbridled’s Song but has sired multiple stakes winner Spring Steen out of a mare by that horse, and stakes winner Honolulu out of a mare by Malabar Gold, a close relative to Unbridled’s Song. Distorted Humor and his sons have also enjoyed success with mares by Unbridled (by Fappiano), and other sons Grindstone (sire of Birdstone) and Saarland. The Unbridled’s Song branch could be brought in through Liam’s Map, Cross Traffic, Dunkirk, Eurosilver, Even the Score, First Defence, Half Ours, Midshipman, Old Fashioned, Rockport Harbor, Songandaprayer, Noonmark (broodmare sire of a Distorted Humor line graded stakes winner) and Zensational. This also suggests daughters of Empire Maker (sire of Pioneerof the Nile and Bodemeister). Empire Maker is also broodmare sire of a Maclaen’s Music stakes winner and is the grandsire of Cairo Prince, Classic Empire and Broken Vow (broodmare sire by Complexity).
It would also be possible to introduce Fappiano through Cryptoclearance, who is sire of Victory Gallop, and grandsire of Candy Ride, and Quiet American (grandsire of Midnight Lute). Fappiano is a grandson of Mr. Prospector, and Maclean’s Music has stakes winners out of mares by Mr. Prospector line horses Afleet Alex (by Northern Afleet, who is bred on a similar cross to Kingmambo, sire of Lemon Drop Kid, also the damsire of a Maclean’s Music stakes winner), Two Punch (sire of Smoke Glacken) and Mutakddim (by Seeking the Gold, sire of Petionville and Cape Town). Other Mr. Prospector line horses to appear as broodmares sires of Distorted Humor line stakes winners include Street Cry (sire of Street Sense and Street Boss – the broodmare sire of a Maclean’s Music stakes winner), Curlin (sire of Good Magic, Connect, Palace Malice and Exaggerator) and Thunder Gulch and his son, Point Given.
Maclean’s Music has stakes winner Firecrow out of a mare by Indian Charlie sire of Uncle Mo (broodmare sire of group winner Mo Plex, by Complexity), Adios Charlie, Bwana Charlie, Liaison and Cinco Charlie. Uncle Mo is sire of Nyquist, Laoban and Outwork. There is also a stakes winner by Complexity out of a mare by Medaglia d’Oro, a horse who has crossed well over Maclean’s Music’s sire, Distorted Humor. Medaglia d’Oro can be brought in through Violence, Bolt d’Oro and Astern. From the same Sadler’s Wells line as Medaglia d’Oro, there is a stakes winner out of a mare by Magician, a son of Galileo.
Alan Porter’s 2026 Breeding Analysis for Jackie’s Warrior
A Champion Sprinter, Jackie’s Warrior captured 11 graded stakes, five grade ones, scoring at that level at two, three and four years old. He is a son of classic sire, Maclean’s Music, himself the leading stallion son of Distorted Humor. His outstanding first crop yearlings averaged $216,101 in 2025.
Jackie’s Warrior is an example of the extremely successful cross of Maclean’s Music with A.P. Indy line mares, which has also produced classic winner Cloud Computing (out of a mare by A.P. Indy himself). The A.P. Indy strain will be back in the fourth generation of Jackie’s Warrior foals, which makes him free to cross back over mares from that line. We can note that Maclean’s Music has a graded stakes winner out of a mare by A.P. Indy grandson Tapit (sire of Frosted, Trappe Shot, Tapizar, Tapiture and Constitution) and a stakes winner out of a mare by Sky Mesa, as well as a stakes winner out of a mare by their sire, Pulpit (also sire of Flashback, Mr. Speaker, Corinthian and Stroll). There is also a Maclean’s Music graded stakes winners out of a mare by Congrats and Maclean’s Music line stakes winners out of mares by Congrat’s brother Flatter, and Flatter’s son, Flat Out, and stakes winners out of mares by Girolamo, Malibu Moon and his sons Orb, Mineshaft (sire of Dialed In and Discreetly Mine),Bernardini (sire of Stay Thirsty and To Honor and Serve) and Take Charge Indy, with Majestic Warrior and Jump Start being other options. A.P. Indy is by Seattle Slew, and there is also a Maclean’s Music line stakes winner out of a mare by Seattle Slew son, Vindication.
Intriguingly, Maclean’s Music has already also sired three stakes winners, including Complexity, successful in the Champagne Stakes (G1), out of mares by Yes It’s True, whose grandsire, Raja Baba, is from the same sire line and family as A.P. Indy.
Maclean’s Music is sire of grade one winner Drain the Clock out of a mare by Arch (sire of Blame) from the Kris S. branch of the Roberto line. From other branches of that line there are also Distorted Humor line stakes winners out of mares by Dynaformer (broodmare sire of a Maclean’s Music stakes winner, and sire of Temple City, Point of Entry, Brilliant Speed and Purim) and Red Ransom and his son, Comic Strip.
Maclean’s Music is also sire of graded-winning sprinter, Classic Rock, out of a mare by High Yield, a Storm Cat son who gives inbreeding to Maclean’s Music’s grandsire, Forty Niner. From other branches of the Storm Cat line, Maclean’s Music also has a stakes winner out of mare by Storm Cat himself; stakes winners Tamborera and Shezafunkydrummer out of mares by Harlan’s Holiday (by Harlan), sire of Into Mischief (sire of Goldencents), Majesticperfection and Shanghai Bobby, and Harlan’s Holiday is also broodmare sire of graded stakes winner Black Forza, by Maclean’s Music son, Complexity. There are also a stakes winner out of a mare by Lion Heart (sire of Kantharos and Uncaptured), and a son of Tale of the Cat, himself broodmare sire of a Maclean’s Music stakes winner, as is another son, Gio Ponti. Other versions of the cross of Distorted Humor line stallions with Storm Cat line mares has produced grade one winners out of mares by Giant’s Causeway and his son, Shamardal; two grade one winners out of mares by Bernstein; a grade one winner out of a mare by D’Wildcat (by Forest Wildcat, sire of Wildcat Heir); a grade one winner out of a mare by Tiger Ridge; and graded stakes winners out of mares by Storm Boot; Pure Prize; Henny Hughes (by Hennessy, whose son, Johannesburg is broodmare sire of a Distorted Humor line stakes winner, and is also sire of Scat Daddy); and Stormy Atlantic. Maclean’s Music also has a stakes winner out of a mare by Royal Academy, a close relative to Storm Cat.
Storm Cat is a Northern Dancer line horse, and from the Deputy Minister branch of that family Maclean’s Music has stakes winner Share The Upside out of a mare by Silver Deputy (sire of Posse, Badge of Silver and Spring at Last) and stakes winner Lead Guitar out of a mare by Finality, a son of Dehere (also sire of Graeme Hall), both by Deputy Minister. This strain can also be brought in through Awesome Again (sire of Ghostzapper – broodmare sire of Maclean’s Music line stakes winner – Oxbow,Paynter, Daaher, Awesome of Course and Toccet), Touch Gold and French Deputy.
Maclean’s Music has graded winner Mommasgottarun and two-year-old stakes winner Made Me Shiver out of mares by Tiznow, stakes winner Angle of Attack out of a mare by that horse’s son, Colonel John, and stakes winner Innovate out of a mare by another son of Tiznow, Tizway. Other sons of Tiznow include Gemologist, Morning Line and Tiz Wonderful. It would also be possible to bring in Relaunch – grandsire of Tiznow – through Honour and Glory and his son, Put It Back – both broodmare sires of Distorted Humor line stakes winners – and Bertrando (sire of Officer).
Maclean’s Music is out of a mare by Unbridled’s Song but has sired multiple stakes winner Spring Steen out of a mare by that horse, and stakes winner Honolulu out of a mare by Malabar Gold, a close relative to Unbridled’s Song. Distorted Humor and his sons have also enjoyed success with mares by Unbridled (by Fappiano), and other sons Grindstone (sire of Birdstone) and Saarland. The Unbridled’s Song branch could be brought in through Liam’s Map, Cross Traffic, Dunkirk, Eurosilver, Even the Score, First Defence, Half Ours, Midshipman, Old Fashioned, Rockport Harbor, Songandaprayer, Noonmark (broodmare sire of a Distorted Humor line graded stakes winner) and Zensational. This also suggests daughters of Empire Maker (sire of Pioneerof the Nile and Bodemeister). Empire Maker is also broodmare sire of a Maclaen’s Music stakes winner and is the grandsire of Cairo Prince, Classic Empire and Broken Vow (broodmare sire by Complexity).
It would also be possible to introduce Fappiano through Cryptoclearance, who is sire of Victory Gallop, and grandsire of Candy Ride, and Quiet American (grandsire of Midnight Lute). Fappiano is a grandson of Mr. Prospector, and Maclean’s Music has stakes winners out of mares by Mr. Prospector line horses Afleet Alex (by Northern Afleet, who is bred on a similar cross to Kingmambo, sire of Lemon Drop Kid, also the damsire of a Maclean’s Music stakes winner), Two Punch (sire of Smoke Glacken) and Mutakddim (by Seeking the Gold, sire of Petionville and Cape Town). Other Mr. Prospector line horses to appear as broodmares sires of Distorted Humor line stakes winners include Street Cry (sire of Street Sense and Street Boss – the broodmare sire of a Maclean’s Music stakes winner), Curlin (sire of Good Magic, Connect, Palace Malice and Exaggerator) and Thunder Gulch and his son, Point Given.
Maclean’s Music has stakes winner Firecrow out of a mare by Indian Charlie sire of Uncle Mo (broodmare sire of group winner Mo Plex, by Complexity), Adios Charlie, Bwana Charlie, Liaison and Cinco Charlie. Uncle Mo is sire of Nyquist, Laoban and Outwork. There is also a stakes winner by Complexity out of a mare by Medaglia d’Oro, a horse who has crossed well over Maclean’s Music’s sire, Distorted Humor. Medaglia d’Oro can be brought in through Violence, Bolt d’Oro and Astern. From the same Sadler’s Wells line as Medaglia d’Oro, there is a stakes winner out of a mare by Magician, a son of Galileo.
Media
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