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Vekoma’s 3yo filly Vixen dominates the 2025 Sweetest Chant S. at Gulfstream Park – Ryan Thompson Vekoma got his newest stakes winner Feb. 1 at Gulfstream Park when Vixen powered through the stretch to win the $165,000 Sweetest Chant S. by a widening 2 ¼-lengths. The 3-year-old filly, who was… Read More

Maximus Meridius holds off Runninsonofagun in the 2025 Toboggan S. – Chelsea Durand Maximus Meridius won his second consecutive stakes over the Aqueduct surface in Saturday’s $175,000 Toboggan S., out-finishing Runninsonofagun by a neck in the seven-furlong contest for older horses. A 4-year-old son of Maximus Mischief, Maximus Meridius took… Read More

Citizen Bull wins Robert B. Lewis S, (G3) at Santa Anita Park – BENOIT PHOTO Into Mischief’s 2024 2-year-old champion Citizen Bull began his 2025 campaign in rousing style Saturday at Santa Anita Park, where he rolled to a 3 ¾-length victory in the $200,000 Robert B. Lewis S. (G3). Read More

Spendthrift Farm’s Kopion and Antonio Fresu win the Grade II $200,000 Santa Monica S. – Benoit Photo Omaha Beach’s Kopion turned in arguably the best performance of her career in Saturday’s $200,000 Santa Monica S. (G2) at Santa Anita Park, defeating a trio of Bob Baffert runners by 4 ½-lengths… Read More

Eclatant gets her first stakes win in the 2025 Forward Gal S. (G3) – Nicole Thomas Eclatant put herself in the Kentucky Oaks (G1) picture with her rallying victory in Saturday’s $165,000 Forward Gal S. (G3), the first stakes victory of any type for the 3-year-old Into Mischief filly. Earlier… Read More

Vino Rosso’s multiple stakes winner The Wine Steward returned to the races from an extended layoff Saturday in Oaklawn Park’s $150,000 Fifth Season S., winning the one-mile contest by a neck in his first start since last year’s Belmont S. (G1). The 4-year-old broke well and tracked Patriot Spirit for… Read More

Coppola streaks to victory in the 2025 Gulfstream Park Turf Sprint S. – Coglianese photo Coppola tallied his second stakes win in just over a month on Saturday when the 6-year-old son of Into Mischief went gate-to-wire in the $165,000 Gulfstream Park Turf Sprint S. The bay speedster, who led… Read More

Golden Vekoma powers to victory in the 2025 UAE 2000 Guineas (G3) -DRC photo Vekoma’s well-seasoned 3-year-old colt Golden Vekoma was on top of his game once again in Meydan’s UAE 2000 Guineas S. (G3), winning the 1,600-meter race on Jan. 24 by two lengths for his first graded/group win. Read More

National Treasure, new to the Spendthrift Farm stallion register for 2025, was named champion older dirt male off wins in the Metropolitan H. (G1), Pegasus World Cup (G1) and California Crown (G1). National Treasure was campaigned by SF Racing LLC, Starlight Racing, Madaket Stables LLC, Robert E Masterson, Stonestreet Stables… Read More

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