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Basin’s $270,000 filly, hip 302, at the 2025 OBS March 2yo sale – Judit Seipert photo After a very swift 9 4/5-second breeze at the Under Tack show, a filly from the first crop of Grade 1 winner Basin garnered plenty of attention in the sales ring Wednesday at OBS,… Read More

Rcok Your World’s $180,000 colt, hip 438, at the 2025 OBS March 2yo sale – Judit Seipert photo Grade 1 winner Rock Your World, whose first foals are 2-year-olds of 2025, had three juveniles bring six figures during the Wednesday session of the OBS March 2-year-olds in Training sale. Leading… Read More

Yaupon’s $400,000 colt, hip 456, at the 2025 OBS March 2yo sale – Judit Seipert photo Anchored by a $400,000 colt Wednesday at the OBS March 2-year-olds in Training sale, Yaupon has had a half-dozen horses bring at least $200,000 during the high-profile auction. Hip No. 456, consigned by Pike… Read More

Authentic’s $600,000 colt in the ring at the 2025 OBS March 2yo sale – Judit Seipert photo Leading Second-Crop sire Authentic had one of the top-five sellers during Wednesday’s session of the OBS March 2-year-olds in Training sale when hip No. 491 hammered for $600,000. Consigned by Top Line Sales,… Read More

Bolt d’Oro’s hip No. 405 at the 2025 OBS March 2yo sale – Judit Seipert photo Bolt d’Oro had the second-highest priced filly of the day during Wednesday’s session of the OBS March 2-year-olds in Training sale when hip No. 405 brought a winning bid of $600,000. Consigned by Brandon… Read More

2024 classic winner Dornoch at Spendthrift | Nicole Finch photo Spendthrift Farm’s trio of Grade 1-winning first-season stallions – Dornoch, Kingsbarns, and National Treasure – have all had their first respective mares confirmed in foal. Dornoch, Good Magic’s multiple Grade 1 winner, classic winner & Eclipse finalist of 2024, had… 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

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

For the sixth straight year, Into Mischief topped the General Sire list in 2024, crushing his own progeny earnings mark with $35,426,144, far ahead of the 2024 runner-up Gun Runner, who was at $22.4 million. Into Mischief’s previous record was $28,568,753 in 2022. The Spendthrift stallion has led the General… Read More

In a race that came down to the final day of the year, Vekoma bested McKinzie and Tiz the Law to earn the coveted top spot on the 2024 First-Crop Sire list. The Spendthrift stallion’s progeny earnings of $2,761,547 were approximately $23,000 ahead of McKinzie’s accord to the Thoroughbred Daily… Read More

Omaha Beach finished atop the 2024 Second-Crop Sire list in nearly every statistical category, including having just over $8 million in progeny earnings, more than $1.2 million than any other sophomore sire. The Spendthrift stallion was especially strong in the stakes categories, with 11 black type winners, four of them… Read More

A leading 2yo, 3yo & 4yo of his crop, National Treasure retires as a three-time G1 winner and Quality Road’s only classic winner | NYRA photo National Treasure, the three-time Grade 1-winning son of Quality Road, has been retired from racing and will take up residence at Eric & Tamara… Read More