Meet The 2023-24 All-Value Sire Team: Pappacap

Now that the full roster for the 2023-24 All-Value Sire Team has been selected, let's take a closer look at each member, continuing on with Second Team Rookie Pappacap at Walmac Farm.

As the Second Team Rookie, Pappacap represents bloodstock editor Joe Nevills' runner-up choice among first-year stallions standing for $20,000 or less during the 2024 breeding season, based on pedigree, physical, on-track performance, and projected support by breeders and his farm.

There are few sire lines with more momentum right now than that of record-setter Gun Runner, and Pappacap is the only son of the champion standing for less than $20,000 this season.

However, the price point is not the only thing that makes Pappacap a viable option for breeders looking to replicate the Gun Runner magic.

He played a key part in Gun Runner's record-setting freshman season, winning a Grade 2 race and finishing second in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile. He also showed plenty of variety with his on-track efforts, earning graded black type as a sprinter, a miler, and a router.

"Pappacap is a well-balanced individual who I expect will develop quite a bit after his first year at stud," Nevills wrote in his analysis. "He cuts an athletic frame, much like his sire Gun Runner, and both measure at 16.1 hands, though I wouldn't classify either as particularly leggy. Pappacap's silhouette is remarkably faithful to his sire's, and with a decent sample size of what works with Gun Runner, that could inform shrewd breeders on what kind of mares might best populate the rookie's book."

To read Nevills' full analysis of Pappacap, click here.