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Into Mischief’s newest TDN Rising Star Cannoneer in his own league
Cannoneer outclassed a strong field of 2-year-old maidens Saturday at Churchill Downs, rolling home a 7 ¼-length winner to become Into Mischief’s 58th lifetime TDN Rising Star. The bay colt was in charge from the outset of the seven-furlong contest. In hand through a half-mile of :45.34, Cannoneer lengthened his… Read More
Into Mischief colt begins Derby quest with easy win in Japan’s Cattleya S.
Satono Voyage (JPN) earned his first 10 points on the Road to the 2026 Kentucky Derby (G1) with a victory in the $194,621 Cattleya S. Nov. 29 at Tokyo Racecourse. The 2-year-old son of Into Mischief won the 1,600 meter (about one mile) race by 1 ¼-lengths. He was third… Read More
Maximus Mischief scores Thanksgiving Eve stakes triple
Maximus Mischief kicked off the Thanksgiving holiday weekend in stellar fashion on the eve of the holiday with three stakes winners to up his 2025 total to 10. Maximus Mischief is a top-five Third-Crop sire of 2025 by stakes winners, stakes horses, Grade 1 stakes winners, overall winners and by… Read More
Vekoma’s Faster Gator overpowers foes in $300,000 Steel Valley Sprint S.
Faster Gator became leading Second-Crop sire Vekoma’s 15th stakes winner of 2025 with a commanding performance in the $300,000 Steel Valley Sprint S. Nov. 24 at Mahoning Valley. The 3-year-old colt, who was second in the Bay Shore S. in January, won Monday’s six furlong contest by a 1 ¾-lengths. Read More
Omaha Beach colt proves best in Native Diver S. (G3)
Nevada Beach returned to his winning ways with a hard-fought victory in Saturday’s Native Diver S. (G3) at Del Mar, the second graded stakes win this year for the 3-year-old son of Omaha Beach. With just over a month remaining in the year, Omaha Beach continues to dominate the 2025… Read More
Mitole filly ‘Rises’ to the occasion in Fair Grounds’ season opener
Rising Inflation rolled to a 4 ½-length victory in the $100,000 John Valene Memorial S. Nov. 20 at Fair Grounds, the opening day of the 2025-2026 meet at the New Orleans oval. The 4-year-old Mitole filly, who won the Louisiana Cup Distaff S. in August, has won four of her… Read More
Into Mischief hits milestone after Shred the Gnar wins Chilukki S. (G3)
Shred the Gnar’s win in the $300,000 Chilukki S. (G3) Nov. 15 at Churchill Downs helped pushed Into Mischief’s 2025 progeny earnings over the $30 million mark, making him the first stallion in history to have surpassed that figure in consecutive years. Three-year-old Shred the Gnar, who was making her… Read More
Mitole’s Shisospicy lights up the board at Fasig-Tipton’s November Sale
Newly crowned Breeders’ Cup Champion Shisospicy by Mitole lights up the board at Fasig-Tipton’s November sale, selling for $5,200,000. The buyer was not new to her ownership, as Morplay Racing bought out co-owners Qatar Racing. She will remain with trainer Jose d’Angelo who conditioned her to 4 stakes wins in… Read More
Mitole’s Shisospicy becomes just the eighth 3yo filly in Breeders’ Cup history to defeat older males
Shisospicy went gate-to-wire in an electrifying performance in the $1 million Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint (G1) Saturday at Del Mar to become the first Breeders’ Cup winner for Mitole. She also made some Breeders’ Cup history with the win, joining other legendary 3-year-old fillies like Goldikova (Ire), Miesque and… Read More
Spendthrift’s star 2yo Ted Noffey gives Into Mischief a record ninth Breeders’ Cup champion
Ted Noffey capped a perfect 2-year-old campaign Friday at Del Mar with his victory in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1). Ted Noffey is an all-time record ninth Breeders’ Cup winner for Into Mischief. Ted Noffey came out well to settle into second, with the highly-regarded Brant setting the pace. Ted… Read More
Into Mischief represented across the board in Saturday’s Breeders’ Cup
Into Mischief has five entries on the card for Saturday’s Breeders’ Cup championship, including last year’s 2-year-old champion male Citizen Bull in the Dirt Mile (G1). Into Mischief’s day starts with Bring Theband Home in the Turf Sprint (G1), race 5 at 3:41 pm ET. The Live Oak Plantation homebred… Read More
Tamara carries Breeders’ Cup banner for Bolt d’Oro
Spendthrift Farm’s homebred Bolt d’Oro filly Tamara drew post four in Saturday’s $1 million Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Sprint (G1) at Del Mar. The 4-year-old filly certainly has affinity for the Del Mar surface, breaking her maiden and winning the Del Mar Debutante S. (G1) in 2023. Out of… Read More