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Daneyko came from last to first to get his first stakes victory on Jan. 18 in a thrilling renewal of the Riley Allison Derby at Sunland Park. The 3-year-old Vekoma colt came from 10 lengths off the pace at the midway point to best Way Beyond by a nose on… Read More

Taken by the Wind fended off Luv Your Neighbor at every point of call to win the $150,000 Silverbulletday S. Saturday at Fair Grounds. The 3-year-old Rock Your World filly is now three-for-three lifetime, with a maiden win and a 5 ¼-length victory in the Pocahontas S. (G3) prior to… Read More

Spendthrift Farm LLC and Repole Stable’s Accelerize began his year Saturday at Fair Grounds with a front-running score in the $175,000 Louisiana S. (G3). The 4-year-old son of Omaha Beach, who was also bred by Spendthrift, was making his stakes debut in what was just his fourth lifetime start. Accelerize… Read More

Spendthrift Farm’s Kingsbarns, the Grade 1-winning son of Uncle Mo, sired his first reported foal on January 9th when a filly was born at Ascendant Farm in Fort Edward, NY. The bay filly was bred by Windylea Farm NY LLC out of the young Central Banker mare Banksamillion, a half-sister… Read More

Drexel Hill, runner-up in last year’s Kentucky Oaks (G1) and winner of the Busher S., started her 2026 campaign in style Jan. 10 at Tampa Bay Downs, winning the $125,000 Wayward Lass S. in convincing fashion. The daughter of Bolt d’Oro, now 4, also placed second in the Mother Goose… Read More

Spendthrift Farm’s National Treasure, the classic winner and champion son of Quality Road, sired his first reported foal on January 8 when a colt was born at Southern Comfort Farm in Lexington. The bay colt, which was bred by Southern Comfort Farm, LLC, is the second foal out of the… Read More

Spendthrift Farm’s multiple Grade 1 winner Dornoch sired his first reported foal on January 7 when a colt was born at Taylor Made Farm in Nicholasville. Bred by Albaugh Family Stable, the bay colt is out of the mare Four Grands and hails from the immediate family of top sires… Read More

Fresh off his record-tying seventh straight leading sire title in 2025, Into Mischief has two finalists for Eclipse Awards in 2025: Sovereignty in the 3-year-old male category, and Ted Noffey in the 2-year-old male category. Both horses are heavy favorites to win the respective awards. The winners will be announced… Read More

Kopion, Omaha Beach’s leading earner of 2025, was named one of three finalists for the Eclipse Award in the Female Sprinter category. The now 6-year-old, who raced in the colors of Spendthrift Farm, was retired to the farm at the end of last year. Omaha Beach finished 2025 as the… Read More

When the 2025 Eclipse Award finalists were announced on Jan. 4, Mitole’s dynamic 3-year-old filly Shisospicy was named in three categories: 3-year-old Filly, Female Sprinter and Female Turf Horse. Shisospicy won five of her six U.S. starts in 2025, with her only loss coming on the dirt in her first… Read More

Undefeated Hometown Bound won his stakes debut on Jan. 3 when the 3-year-old Mitole colt scored a front-running victory in the $125,000 Turfway Prevue S. The gray/roan colt led from start to finish of the 6 ½-furlong test. He opened up a two-length lead in the first quarter-mile and held… Read More

Commandment threaded his way through horses at the top of the Gulfstream Park stretch, then drew off with huge strides to win the $175,000 Mucho Macho Man S. by 6 ¾-lengths. The 3-year-old Into Mischief colt is now likely for a two-turn Kentucky Derby (G1) prep race after Saturday’s dominating… Read More