Black Caviar broke one record after another in the G1 Newmarket Hcp and the world’s highest rated sprinter has also been the catalyst for a record breaking season for her sire Bel Esprit.

Bel Esprit is currently sitting sixth on the Australian sires’ premiership.  High Chaparral ($6.47 million) holds a sizeable lead but is susceptible to the closers in the second half of the season.

Redoute’s Choice is second on $4.56 million but he’s taking a crowded field up to the leader.  There’s no more than $500K between Arrowfield’s reigning champion and a chasing pack comprising Lonhro, Commands, More Than Ready, Bel Esprit, Encosta de Lago and Street Cry.

Bel Esprit will climb the ladder on the back of Black Caviar’s prizemoney alone.  In her next four starts, the mare will race for prizemoney totalling $2.55 million in the MVRC William Reid Stakes, AJC T J Smith Stakes, BTC Cup and Doomben 10,000.

The Eliza Park sire is already over the line for his fourth Victorian sires’ title in 2010-11.  And for a stallion with first crop six year-olds, his figures are astronomical.

Bel Esprit has sired 213 winners of 520 races at a 64% strike-rate.  He’s well on the way to breaking every record ever set by a stallion based in Victoria.