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Mitole’s Tirupati overcomes tough start to win Santa Anita’s Swingtime S.
Mitole tallied his sixth stakes winner of the year Oct. 12 at Santa Anita Park Tirupati when Tirupati rallied from far off the pace to take the Swingtime S. by a half-length over Miracle Beauty (IRE). Mitole, currently third on the Fourth-Crop sire list behind fellow Spendthrift sires… Read More
Yaupon colt takes NY Breeders’ Futurity for second consecutive stakes win
D I Wire led nearly every step of the way to win the New York Breeders’ Futurity at Finger Lakes by 1 ½-lengths, securing the second stakes win in a row for the 2-year-old son of Yaupon. The leading Second-Crop sire of 2026, Yaupon has accounted for 15… Read More
Hullabaloo Ray Ray the first TDN ‘Rising Star’ for Jackie’s Warrior
Hullabaloo Ray Ray capped an excellent week for Jackie’s Warrior with his TDN ‘Rising Star’ maiden win Saturday at Belmont Park. Currently second on the 2026 First-Crop sire list, Jackie’s Warrior had three maiden special weight winners and a pair of graded stakes-placed colts over the past seven… Read More
Spendthrift farm announces 2027 stud fees
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
GRADE 1 WINNER BAEZA RETIRED TO SPENDTHRIFT FARM
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
Greatest Honour gets first graded winner at Santa Anita
Vanta stormed down the stretch of the Santa Anita Park turf course to win Sunday’s Surfer Girl S. (G3) and give First-Crop sire Greatest Honour his first graded stakes winner. Vanta, who won the Juvenile Fillies Turf at Del Mar a month ago, replicated that come-from-behind victory on… Read More
Into Mischief’s Hughes remains undefeated after American Pharoah (G1) romp
Hughes dominated Saturday’s $300,000 American Pharoah S. (G1) at Santa Anita Park by six lengths under a hand ride, earning the 2-year-old Into Mischief colt a ticket to the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1) Oct. 31 at Keeneland. Hughes, a TDN ‘Rising Star’ after his June 21 maiden win,… Read More
Let Em Know the first graded stakes winner for Jackie’s Warrior
Dynamic First-Crop sire Jackie’s Warrior got his first graded winner with Let Em Know in Saturday’s Pilgrim S. (G2) at Belmont, a ‘Win and You’re In’ race for the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf (G1) at Keeneland Oct. 30. Let Em Know’s connections were looking for redemption after a… Read More
Mrs D and Scalene give Bolt d’Oro a weekend stakes double
Bolt d’Oro accounted for a pair of 2-year-old stakes winners over the past two days, with Mrs D and Scalene both getting their first black type wins. Bolt d’Oro has a half-dozen stakes winners and 19 stakes horses this year and currently is second on the Fifth-Crop sire… Read More
Yaupon’s Brickyard Belle on to Breeders’ Cup after Matron S. (G3) victory
Brickyard Belle unleashed a devastating kick to run down Harper’s Corner in the final strides of Saturday’s $200,000 Matron S. (G3) at Belmont Park, earning the 2-year-old Yaupon filly her first stakes win and a trip to the Breeders’ Cup later this month at Keeneland. The dark bay… Read More
Mitole filly gets breakthough win in $200,000 Remington Park Oaks
Rileytole, twice Grade 1-placed as a 2-year-old, turned in a big performance to win the $200,000 Remington Park Oaks on Sept. 27, earning the 3-year-old Mitole filly her first stakes win. Rileytole is one of 14 stakes horses this term for Mitole, who is currently third on the… Read More
Grand Yaupon battles back to win Clever Trevor S.
After losing the lead briefly at the top of the Remington Park stretch, Grand Yaupon fought back gamely to best Iamkirk by a half-length in the $150,000 Clever Trevor S. on Sept. 27 [VIDEO]. The victory gave the 2-year-old son of Yaupon his first stakes win. In… Read More