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Zandon, one of Spendthrift Farm’s four first-year sires represented at the Keeneland November sale, showed healthy returns of over five times his bred-on stud fee. Leading the way for the Grade 1 winner was hip No. 670, consigned by Airdrie Stud Raised and Offered and sold to CTR LLC. The… Read More

Taiba was one of the most popular First-Crop sires at the Keeneland November sale, with his weanlings averaging $143,500, topped by a colt that went for $385,000 to Go Go Greys, BSW/Crow, agent. The colt, hip No. 699, was consigned by Mulholland Springs, agent. The Kentucky-bred bay is out of… Read More

The first offering for Grade 1 winner Arabian Lion proved popular at the Keeneland November sale, led by a $235,000 colt. Overall, his weanlings averaged a healthy $$86,400, more than five times his bred-on average. Arabian Lion’s top seller, hip No. 395, was consigned by Four Star Sales, agent, and… Read More

Forte, the Champion 2-year-old Male of 2022, got his stud career off to a hot start when his first weanling hit the sales ring at the Keeenland November sale, with three lots bringing $300,000, and 14 individuals surpassing the $100,000 mark. Hip No. 205 was Forte’s first offering to hit… Read More

Taiba, the only 3-time Grade 1 winning 3-year old-by Gun Runner, had his first-crop weanlings represented at the November breeding stock sales in Lexington, led by a $385,000 colt at each of the major sales. At Fasig-Tipton’s “Night of the Stars” Sale, Taiba had 5 weanlings catalogued at the prestigious… Read More

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

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

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

Bolt d’Oro closed out the month of October in style, with two stakes winners over the final week of the month, the latest coming at Del Mar on Halloween when Ocean Bear won the Golden State Juvenile in his stakes debut. Ocean Bear was riding a two-race winning streak coming… Read More

Mohaven became Yaupon’s seventh First-Crop stakes winner Friday at Del Mar with a 4 ¼-length score in the Golden State Juvenile Fillies. Yaupon is nearly an across-the-board leader of the First-Crop sire list, currently with over $2.1 million in progeny earnings. Yaupon’s fee for 2026 is $60,000 live foal. After… Read More

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

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