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Spendthrift Farm LLC’s 3-year-old colt and future stallion won the $1 million Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile (G1) by the narrowest of margins over Owen Almighty in the most scintillating finish on championship Saturday at Keeneland. Either on their own or in partnership, Spendthrift has now won seven Breeders’… Read More

LEXINGTON, Ky. – [October 7, 2026] – Spendthrift Farm has announced stud fees for its 2027 stallion roster, led by perennial leading sire Into Mischief, who will stand for $250,000 S&N, and rising stars Vekoma and Yaupon, who will each stand for $100,000 S&N. Read More

LEXINGTON, Ky. — [October 6, 2026] — The regally-bred, Grade 1 winner Baeza has been retired and will enter stud at Spendthrift Farm.  Campaigned by Lee and Susan Searing’s C R K Stable and his breeder Robert Clay’s Grandview Equine, Baeza retires with earnings of more than $2.3… Read More

Spendthrift Farm will add Grade I winners Baeza and Further Ado to its stallion roster for the 2027 breeding season the farm announced on Friday evening. A $1.2 million Keeneland September yearling, Baeza placed in both the Kentucky Derby and Belmont Stakes at 3 before winning the same… Read More

Further Ado proved himself the best of a classy field with his two-length victory in the $500,000 Matt Winn S. (G3) Sunday at Churchill Downs, the third graded stakes win for the Spendthrift farm colorbearer. The Matt Winn featured four horses that were entered in last month’s Kentucky… Read More

Further Ado drew post 18 for Kentucky Derby (G1) 152 Saturday at Churchill Downs as he seeks to become the second Derby winner of the decade for Spendthrift Farm. Spendthrift’s Authentic won the 2020 renewal of the Run for the Roses and would go on to win the… Read More

Further Ado’s incredible performance in Saturday’s Blue Grass S. (G1) stamped the Spendthrift Farm colorbearer the likely favorite for the May 2nd Kentucky Derby (G1). Further Ado’s 11-length romp in the Blue Grass was reminiscent of his 20-length maiden win at Keeneland last October. Patiently handled by Irad… Read More

FIRST MARES IN FOAL FOR SPENDTHRIFT FARM’S GOAL ORIENTED, CHANCER McPATRICK Spendthrift Farm’s first-season stallions Goal Oriented (Not This Time—Bizzy Caroline, by Afleet Alex) and Chancer McPatrick (McKinzie—Bernadreamy, by Bernardini) have had their first mares reported in foal. Goal Oriented, the winner of last year’s G1 Malibu… Read More

January 29, 2026 — Spendthrift Farm announced today that undefeated Eclipse Award Champion Two-Year-Old Ted Noffey has been temporarily sidelined after being diagnosed with bone bruising and will be taken off the Kentucky Derby trail. Trainer Todd Pletcher reported that the colt showed signs of discomfort… Read More

Goal Oriented, the Grade 1-winning son of Not This Time, has been retired from racing and will take up stud duty at Spendthrift Farm for the 2026 breeding season. His introductory fee will be $30,000 S&N. Goal Oriented has arrived at Spendthrift and is available for breeders’ inspections… Read More

The NTRA released the 2025 Eclipse Award finalists on Jan. 4, and Spendthrift Farm was named as one of three contenders for the Leading Owner award. The NTRA also stated that the winners will be announced on FanDuel TV, and other outlets, during the 55th Annual Resolute Racing… Read More

Spendthrift Farm’s Further Ado won his stakes debut Saturday at Churchill Downs with a gritty performance in the $400,000 Kentucky Jockey Club (G2). The 2-year-old colt, who broke his maiden by an astonishing 20 lengths Oct. 10 at Keeneland, found himself tested in the 1 1/16-mile… Read More