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Into Mischief’s Citizen Bull earned 2024 championship honors at the Eclipse Award program held Jan. 23 at The Breakers in Palm Beach, Florida. Citizen Bull was named champion 2-year-old male following a campaign that included victories in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1) and American Pharoah S. (G1). Citizen Bull is… Read More

Laurel River, record-breaking winner of the 2024 Dubai World Cup (G1), earned co-honors as the World’s Best Racehorse of 2024, along with City of Troy, with a ranking of 128, at the recent Longines Racing Awards in London. A Juddmonte homebred son of Into Mischief, Laurel River has not raced… Read More

Spendthrift Farm’s Zandon, the multimillionaire and winner of Keeneland’s Blue Grass Stakes (G1) at 3, sired his first reported foal this week when a filly was born late Monday, January 20th at KatieRich Farms in Midway, KY. Bred by Rattner Bloodstock LLC, the bay filly with a thin white blaze… Read More

Hypnus winning his Jan. 18 debut at Fair Grounds – Hodges photography Hypnus flew through the final furlong in his career debut Saturday at Fair Grounds to break his maiden by a widening 2 ½-lengths and earn a ‘TDN Rising Star’. The 3-year-old colt is the 48th lifetime Rising Star… Read More

Baby Max wins the Leonatus S. Jan. 18, 2025 at Turfway Park – Coady Media Baby Max surged to the front turning for home en route to an authoritative victory in the $125,000 Leonatus S. Saturday evening at Turfway Park. The 3-year-old Maximus Mischief colt was making his stakes debut… Read More

Innocence kicked off the new year in style with a dominating score in the Borderplex S. at Sunland Park, the first added-money win for the 3-year-old Into Mischief filly [WATCH RACE]. Innocence was just behind Hurricane Saylor through the first stages of Friday’s 6 1/2-furlong race, then took over… Read More

Mo Donegal’s hip No. 145 in the ring at the 2025 Keeneland January sale – Nicole Finch When Mo Donegal’s hip No. 145 sold for $160,000 during the first day of the Keeneland January sale, it would ultimately be the top price paid for a short yearling by a First-Crop… Read More

Spendthrift Farm’s Arabian Lion, Justify’s only Grade 1-winning son on dirt, sired his first reported foal this week when a filly was born on Thursday, January 9th at Jim & Pam Robinson’s Brandywine Farm in Paris, KY. Bred by Brandywine from one of their top families, the chestnut filly is… Read More

Bred by Gary Holland’s Kamden Favorites, the dark bay or brown filly is the first foal out of the Collected mare Gravy, a half-sister to stakes winners Financial Recovery and Blue Heart. Spendthrift Farm’s Forte, the four-time Grade 1 winner and champion juvenile of 2022, sired his first reported foal… Read More

Dornoch and National Treasure, who are new to the Spendthrift Farm stallion roster for 2025, were both named finalists for Eclipse Awards when the list was released on Jan. 5. Dornoch is one of the finalist in the 3-year-old Male category, while National Treasure is nominated for Older Dirt Male… Read More

Taiba | 2024 Paddock | Equisport photo Spendthrift Farm’s Taiba, Gun Runner’s only 3-time Grade 1-winning son to date, sired his first reported foal this week when a colt was born late Monday, January 6th at Castleton Lyons in Lexington. Bred by Castleton Lyons & Kilboy Estate, the chestnut colt… Read More

Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1) winner Citizen Bull was named as one of three Eclipse Award finalists in the 2-year-old Male category. The awards will be announced at the ceremony on Thursday, Jan. 23, beginning at 7:30 p.m. ET. Joining Citizen Bull as finalists are Gaming and Chancer McPatrick, both of… Read More