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Treasured Up hits paydirt in Churchill Downs' Keertana S.

B. Wayne Hughes' Spendthrift Farm LLC Treasured Up earned the first stakes win of her career with a come-from-behind victory in the $64,652 Keertana S...

Beholder shines in G1 Santa Anita Oaks

Spendthrift Farm's Beholder was stellar once again on Saturday, taking the Grade 1, $300,000 Santa Anita Oaks by 2 3/4 lengths...

Jimmy Creed triumphs in Grade 2 Potrero Grande S.

Spendthrift Farm’s Jimmy Creed got his second straight graded stakes win in Saturday’s $150,000 Potrero Grande S. (G2) at Santa Anita Park...

Beholder dazzles in Grade 1 Las Virgenes S.

Beholder, B. Wayne Hughes’ Eclipse Champion 2-year-old filly for 2012, completely outclassed her competition with a 3 3/4-length victory in the $250,000 Las Virgenes S. (G1)...

Spendthrift offers "Breed Secure" program on 10 Kentucky stallions

B. Wayne Hughes’ Spendthrift Farm will now be offering the “Breed Secure” program for nearly its entire roster of Kentucky-based stallions, effective immediately...

Beholder tops 2012 Filly Experimental Free 'Cap

B. Wayne Hughes' Beholder received the high weight assignment of 123 pounds on The Jockey Club's 2012 Experimental Free Handicap...

Breeders' Cup champ Court Vision sires first foal

Five-time Grade 1 winner & Breeders' Cup champ Court Vision had his first reported foal arrive when a filly was born on Jan. 20 at Hill 'n' Dale Farm in Aurora, Ontario...

Multiple G2 winner Dominus retires to Spendthrift

Dominus, the multiple Grade 2-winning son of Smart Strike, has been retired from racing and will stand stud at B. Wayne Hughes' Spendthrift Farm for the upcoming 2013 breeding season for a fee of $6,500 stands and nurses. Dominus will be offered in Spendthrift's “Share The Upside” program for breeders...

Beholder wins 2012 2YO Female Eclipse Award

Spendthrift Farm's Beholder was named the 2012 Eclipse Award champion 2-year-old filly on Jan. 19 during the ceremonies held at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, Fla...

Spendthrift giving $1,000 in Spendthrift Bucks to Open House attendees

Spendthrift Farm is currently holding an Open House through Friday, Jan. 11 from Noon to 3 pm daily, and the farm is awarding $1,000 in “Spendthrift Bucks” to every breeder that attends. The “Spendthrift Bucks” are good towards any new 2013 breeding contract to a Spendthrift stallion standing at the Lexington-based farm...

Beholder named Eclipse Award finalist

Spendthrift Farm's Beholder, spectacular winner of the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1), is one of three finalists for 2012 Eclipse Award for 2-year-old females...

Spendthrift's Jimmy Creed dazzles in G1 Malibu S.

Spendthrift Farm's Jimmy Creed got a good trip and well-timed ride by Garrett Gomez to take the $300,000 Malibu S. (G1) Dec. 26 at Santa Anita Park...

Toothaker joins Spendthrift Farm

Mark Toothaker has joined the sales team at B. Wayne Hughes' Spendthrift Farm in Lexington, and will begin duties immediately.

BC Juvenile Fillies a sight to 'Behold'

Spendthrift Farm's Beholder turned back a challenge in the stretch from Executiveprivilege to go on to a one-length victory in the $2 million Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1)...

Into Mischief gets 4th MdSpWt winner

Freshman sire Into Mischief got his fourth winner Wednesday, July 29th at Remington Park when Detention earned a hard fought victory in the full field of 2yos...

Jimmy Creed on the rise with sharp score at Del Mar

Just two months into his racing career, Spendthrift Farm LLC's Jimmy Creed turned in another stellar performance Sunday...

Half-sister to Into Mischief takes Del Mar maiden

Spendthrift Farm's Beholder looked very sharp Sunday at Del Mar, drawing off to 3 1/4-length win to break her maiden going 5 1/2-furlongs...

Spendthrift juvy is up to debut challenge

Fully Living overcame an adventurous start and race-long duel to break her maiden at first asking...

Spendthrift bred Sensible Lady takes The Very One S.

Three Lyons Racing’s Sensible Lady sprang a 24-1 upset in the $100,000 The Very One Stakes May 18 at Pimlico...

Paddy O'Prado doing well after colic surgery

Grade 1-winning millionaire Paddy O'Prado, who's standing his first season at stud at B. Wayne Hughes' Spendthrift Farm, is doing well after having colic surgery late Friday at Hagyard Equine Medical Institute in Lexington, KY...

G1 winner Warrior's Reward sires first foal

Grade 1 winner Warrior's Reward sired his first reported foal on Jan. 18 when a filly was born at Cobra Farms in Lexington, KY...

Temple City sires first foal on Jan. 13

Temple City, a graded stakes winner and track record-setter by Dynaformer, sired his first reported foal on Jan. 13 when a bay filly was born at Anderson Farms in Ontario, Canada...

Malibu Moon's Prospective hits Derby trail in Tampa

Prospective's victory in the $100,000, seven-furlong Pasco S. for 3-year-olds at Tampa Bay Downs on Jan. 14 will likely put the dark bay son of Malibu Moon on the Derby trail...

Eden's Moon demolishes foes at Santa Anita

Eden's Moon was simply stellar in her maiden win Jan. 8 at Santa Anita Park, running away to a 11 1/2- length victory in her second lifetime start...

Obruchev cruises in $385K Japanese stakes

Malibu Moon's 2-year-old son Obruchev remained undefeated in black type races with a dominating eight-length victory in the $385,000 Yushun S...

2012 stud fees set; Malibu Moon to $70,000

B. Wayne Hughes' Spendthrift Farm announced stud fees for its 2012 roster of stallions, which is headlined by leading sire Malibu Moon...

Spendthrift to stand Wilburn and Victor's Cry

Grade 1 winner Victor's Cry and Grade 2 winner Wilburn have both been retired from racing and purchased by B. Wayne Hughes' Spendthrift Farm...

Court Vision comes up huge in G1 Breeders' Cup Mile

Court Vision save his best race for last with a scintillating nose victory in the $2 million Breeders' Cup Mile (G1) at Churchill Downs...

Court Vision's finale comes in G1 Breeders' Cup Mile

Court Vision will wrap up a stellar racing career in Saturday's $2 million Breeder's Cup Mile (G1)...

Four-time G1 winner Court Vision to stand in Canada

Four-time Grade 1 winner Court Vision will be retired after the Breeders' Cup and will stand his first season at stud in 2012 at Michael Byrne's Park Stud in Ontario...

2011 Breeders' Appreciation photos are now available

Download your photos for free here. Thank you for attending and thank you to Equisport photos for a great job capturing the evening.

Spendthrift acquires four-time G1 winner Court Vision

B. Wayne Hughes' Spendthrift Farm has acquired four-time Grade 1 winner Court Vision and turned the 6-year-old multimillionaire over to trainer Dale Romans for the remainder of the racing season before retiring him to stud in 2012...

Tizway exits Whitney in great order, on pace for Breeders' Cup

Spendthrift Farm's newly acquired stallion prospect Tizway came out of his recent Whitney (G1) triumph in great order according to trainer James Bond...

Spendthrift acquires breeding interest in Tizway

Spendthrift Farm has acquired the breeding interest in Tizway, winner of Saturday's Whitney Handicap (G1) at Saratoga. The multiple Grade 1 winner and racing's newest millionaire will stand at the Lexington-based farm for the 2012 breeding season...

Spendthrift to stand G1 winner Dublin in New York

Spendthrift Farm has purchased Dublin and will stand the recently retired Grade 1 winner at Keane Stud in Amenia, NY for the upcoming 2012 breeding season...

Malibu Moon yearlings average over $140K at Fasig-Tipton sale

A pair of Malibu Moon yearling both brought six figure prices at the July 12 Fasig-Tipton yearling sale...

Tiz Wonderful yearling brings $130K at Fasig-Tipton

A yearling filly from the first crop of Spendthrift sire Tiz Wonderful sold for $130,000 at the July 12 Fasig-Tipton Kentucky sale...

First Into Mischief yearling brings $125,000

A filly from the first crop of Grade 1 winner Into Mischief kicked off the 2011 yearling season with a bang on Tuesday, becoming the first six-figure yearling to sell at the Fasig-Tipton July Sale in Lexington, Ky...

Malibu Win tops in $75K Northern Fling stakes

Malibu Win ran down the front-runners with a four-wide move to earn her first stakes victory in the $75,000 Northern Fling...

Lunar Mist shines in Mountaineer's Firecracker

Malibu Moon's 52nd career stakes winner came in the $75,000 Firecracker S. at Mountaineer Park on July 3...

Dominus wires field in G2 Dwyer

Dominus, co-owned by Spendthrift Farm, along with Stonestreet Stables and George Bolton, went gate to wire to win the $150,000 Dwyer S. (G2)...

Malibu Pier chalks up 3rd graded stakes win of 2011

Spendthrift's Malibu Pier wore down a loose-on-the-lead Restless Soul (GB) to win the $100,000 Beverly Hills H. (G3)...

Crown of Thorns reels in G2 Mervyn LeRoy

B. Wayne Hughes' Spendthrift Farm LLC's Crown of Thorns upset Sidney's Candy in the $147,000 Mervyn LeRoy...

Baltimore Bob ships to Lone Star for stakes win

Baltimore Bob ran his 2011 record to three for four with a victory in the $50,000 Grand Prairie Turf Challenge April 23...

Malibu Pier wins G2 Santa Barbara for Spendthrift

Malibu Pier's win in he $150,000 Santa Barbara H. (G2) April 16 at Santa Anita was a trifecta of sorts for B. Wayne Hughes and Spendthrift Farm...

Malibu Moon maiden impresses at Aqueduct

Ripples n' Waves strolled home a 6 1/4-length winner for his first career victory in a one mile maiden race...

Malibu Moon's Rodman dominates in Irish Tower stakes

Rodman left no doubt as to who was the best in the Apr. 14 Irish Tower S. at Aqueduct...

Hot Summer springs forward in G3 Comely

Malibu Moon's Hot Summer shot through along the rail to wrap up a tidy 2 1/4-length victory in the $150,000 Comely S. (G3) April 9...

Spendthrift homebred wins G3 Toyko City Cup

Spendthrift owned and bred Worth Repeating won the $100,000 Tokyo City Cup by a half-length at Santa Anita on March 26...

Alec's Moon scores rare Oaks-Derby double

With her victory in the March 23 Portland Meadows Derby, the 3-year-old filly Alec's Moon completed a sweep of the Derby and the Portland Meadows Oaks...

Strong sale for Malibu Moon at Fasig-Tipton Palm Meadows

Malibu Moon started off the 2011 2-year-old sales season with great results at Palm Meadows on March 3. The Spendthrift stallion was the leading North America sire by average with three or more sold, selling six juveniles for an average of $355,000....

Alec's Moon easily wins Portland Meadows Oaks

Alec's Moon was much the best in the $50,000 Portland Meadows Oaks on Jan. 29, winning by 6 1/2-lengths...

Malibu Moon colt dominates at Tampa

Stretching out to two turns proved to be just the right thing for Moonhanger as he romped home an 11 length winner...

Don't Get Mad colt closes 20 lengths to win debut

In a move rarely seen by a first-time starter, Supreme Ruler came from some 20 lengths off the lead to break his maiden...

G2 winner My Pal Charlie sires first foal

My Pal Charlie, record-setting winner of Super Derby XXIX (G2), sired his first foal on Jan. 11 when a dark bay colt was born at Elite Thoroughbreds in Folsom, La...

Temple City to stand first season for $5,000

Temple City, who recently retired as the only track record-setting son of Dynaformer at stud, will stand the 2011 breeding season for $5,000 stands & nurses and will be eligible for the Share the Upside Program at Spendthrift Farm...

Populist Politics closes out 2010 in style for Don't Get Mad

Populist Politics's second win of the Fair Grounds meet came on New Year's Eve in the $109,825 Louisiana Futurity...

Spendthrift homebred Malibu Pier second in G1 La Brea

Malibu Pier, owned and bred by B. Wayne Hughes, was a clear second in the $250,000 La Brea S. (G1) Dec. 26 at Santa Anita Park...

Rahy's Moon makes it two straight with Argentine stakes win

Malibu Moon, North America's third leading sire, got his latest stakes winner in Argentina on Nov. 26...

Don't Get Mad's latest winner is 8 lengths the best

Take for You is the latest winner for Don't Get Mad, and maybe one of the easiest as he cruised home by eight lengths...

Second winner in two days for Don't Get Mad

Spendthrift's freshman sire Don't Get Mad scored his second winner in as many days on Nov. 26...

Don't Get Mad colt breaks maiden on Thanksgiving at Fair Grounds

Populist Politics maiden score at Fair Grounds on Thanksgiving was a double victory for Spendthrift...

Malibu Moon colt dominates in Groovy stakes

Rule by Night turned the $60,000 Groovy S. into a one-horse race with a galloping 9 1/4-length victory...

Tiz Wonderful weanling brings $200K at Keeneland sale

A weanling colt from the first crop of Tiz Wonderful brought the third-highest price of the session at the Keeneland breeding stock sale on Nov. 13...

Into Mischief weanling sells for $85K at Fasig-Tipton

A weanling filly by Spendthrift stallion Into Mischief brought $85,000 at the Nov. 7 Fasig-Tipton sale...

Get Mad earns maiden win with late rally

Get Mad gave his sire Don't Get Mad his latest winner with a neck victory at Laurel Park...

Spendthrift Hosting Open House Throughout the Sales

Lexington, Kentucky—B. Wayne Hughes’ Spendthrift Farm will host an open house each day from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. beginning Monday, and running through the duration of the November...

Warrior's Reward will come from post 12 in Breeders' Cup Sprint

Warrior's Reward, who will join the Spendthrift stallion roster in 2011, drew the far outside post in a 12-horse field in the $2 million Breeders' Cup Sprint...

Crown of Thorns a top choice in deep Breeders' Cup Mile

Spendthrift Farm's Crown of Thorns will go off as one of the favorites in Saturday's $1 million Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile...

Malibu Moon Breeders' Cup runners in Ladies Classic and Filly and Mare Sprint

Four runners sired by Malibu Moon were entered in the 26th Breeders’ Cup...

Don't Fly Mad jets away from his competition

Don't Fly Mad turned his debut into a one-horse show with a 12 3/4-length gallop in his unveiling...

Rule by Night adds to Malibu Moon's impressive list of stakes horses

Malibu Moon sired his 24th stakes performer of the year on Oct. 9, after Rule by Night was a close second in the $250,000 Gallant Bob...

Life At Ten back to winning ways in G1 Beldame

Life At Ten won her fourth graded stakes of 2010 with a daylight victory in the Beldame (G1)...

Freshman sire Osidy gets 3 winners in 3 days

Three juveniles from the first crop of Osidy broke their maidens from Sept. 15-17...

Dontgetgladgetmad wins Delaware feature

Dontgetgladgetmad rolled home to win the feature race Sept. 13 at Delaware Park...

Malibu Moon filly tops Keeneland Day 4 at $700K

A $700,000 Malibu Moon filly was the top price during Day 4 of the Keeneland September yearling sale...

Spendthrift colt breaks maiden in Golden Gate stakes

Acaffella, a 2-year-old colt owned by Spendthrift Farm, broke his maiden in style in Angel Island stakes...

Moon de French shows the way in Adoration victory

Moon de French made all the running in a 1 3/4-length score in the $75,000 Adoration...

Crown of Thorns second in G1 Pat O'Brien

Crown of Thorns' 2010 debut showed he is still a horse to be reckoned with in the sprint division...

Malibu Prayer the class of G1 Ruffian

Malibu Prayer became the third Grade 1 winner of 2010 for Malibu Moon, with a front-running score in the $250,000 Ruffian

Temple City sets track record in G3 Cougar II

Spendthrift Farm's Temple City earned an automatic berth in the Breeders' Cup with a win in the $125,000 Cougar II Handicap (G3)...

Devil May Care adds G1 Coaching Club to resume

Devil May Care made it look easy with a four-length tally in the $250,000 Coaching Club American Oaks (G1)...

Malibu Moon filly Dream is “out of this world” in debut

Dream lived up to her 4-5 odds when the 2-year-old filly by Malibu Moon scored an “easier than it looked” 4 3/4-length victory in her racing debut on July 20...

Sweet August Moon continues huge day for Malibu Moon

Sweet August Moon took advantage of an opening along the rail, and gave sire Malibu Moon his second Graded victory of July 17th, winning the $150,000 A Gleam Handicap (G2) at Hollywood Park....

Life At Ten makes it six in a row in G2 Del 'Cap

Malibu Moon's daughter Life At Ten solidified her status as one of the top older distaffers in the country with a front-running, three-length victory in the $750,000 Delaware Handicap (G2) on July 17...

Devil May Care's G1 sparks big day for Malibu Moon

Devil May Care overwhelmed her competition with an easy-as-you-please victory in the $250,000 Mother Goose S. (G1) at Belmont Park...

G1 winner Line of David to Spendthrift

Line of David, Grade 1 winner of this year's $1 million Arkansas Derby, has been retired and will stand at B. Wayne Hughes’ Spendthrift Farm for the 2011 breeding season...

Malibu Moon distaffers 1-3 in G1 Ogden Phipps

Malibu Moon put his stamp on the 42nd running of the $250,000 Ogden Phipps H. when a pair of fillies by the Spendthrift stallion finished first and third...

Baltimore Bob game in Da Hoss Stakes victory

Baltimore Bob, a 5-year-old son of Malibu Moon, won a hard-fought stretch duel to take the $50,000 Da Hoss S. at Colonial Downs on June 12...

Don't Get Mad has first winner

Don’t Get Mad sired his first winner on June 12 when his 2-year-old colt Dontgetgladgetmad broke his maiden in a five furlong race at Delaware Park...

Osidy's first winner impresses in Trial

Osidy, a graded stakes-winning son of Storm Cat, sired his first winner Friday night, when his 2-year-old filly Candi's Kitten broke her maiden by a decisive 6 1/4 lengths...

Funny Moon takes G2 Shuvee Handicap

With a score in the Grade 2 Shuvee, Funny Moon is starting to make a habit of winning big races at Belmont Park...

Big weekend in the offing for Malibu Moon

Malibu Moon will be represented in four graded stakes during the third weekend in May...

Devil May Care ready for Derby 136

With the field, post positions and odds all set, a filly by Malibu Moon is attracting as much attention as any horse in the Kentucky Derby (G1) lineup...

Shadwell goes to $230,000 for Malibu Moon weanling

Malibu Moon’s 2009 commercial success carried over from the yearling market into the weanling market, as on Day 2 of the annual Keeneland November Sale...

Crown of Thorns just misses in Breeders’ Cup Sprint

Spendthrift’s star 4-year-old Crown of Thorns once again showed his quality closing furiously late to finish a game second in the $2 million Breeders’ Cup Sprint (G1)...

My Pal Charlie retired to stud in Louisiana

My Pal Charlie has been retired from racing and will return to Louisiana to stand stud...

TDN Feature: B. Wayne Hughes

The Thoroughbred Daily News (TDN) recently interviewed B. Wayne Hughes for a feature article that ran in its Oct. 15th edition...

Crown of Thorns second in Ancient Title (G1)

Crown of Thorns took another big step in his comeback on Oct. 11th, finishing a strong runner-up in the $300,000 Ancient Title H. (G1)...