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Thousand Words starts off strong Thursday at OBS 2yo sale
Thousand Words, whose first crop are 2-year-olds of 2024, had a personal high-water mark at the OBS March Sale early during Thursday's session... Read More
Mitole colt rockets to $725,000 Wednesday at OBS
Mitole's hip No. 445 made a huge splash in the OBS Sales ring on Wednesday when the colt hammered for $725,000... Read More
First-season stallions all report first in-foal mares
Champion Forte at Spendthrift | Nicole Finch photo Spendthrift Farm’s four first-season stallions – Arabian Lion, Forte, Taiba and Zandon – have all had their first respective mares confirmed in foal. Justify’s brilliant Grade 1-winning 3-year-old Arabian Lion had his first mare reported as in foal at Chesapeake… Read More
Into Mischief, Vino Rosso colts 1-2 in thrilling San Felipe (G2)
Into Mischief’s Imagination (left) and Vino Rosso’s Wine Me Up (right) duel to the wire in the San Felipe S. (G2) | Benoit photo Rising 3-year-old colt Imagination was part of an incredible day for his 5-time General Leading Sire Into Mischief when he captured the Grade 2… Read More
Du Jour pours it on in Kilroe Mile, becomes Temple City’s fourth G1 winner
Du Jour earned a 103 Beyer for his impressive Kilroe Mile (G1) victory, giving Temple City his fourth G1 winner | Benoit photo In his first start of 2024, the talented Du Jour surged clear of the field to impressively win the $300,000 Frank E. Kilroe Mile (G1)… Read More
Newgate wins the Big ‘Cap to become Into Mischief’s 19th G1 winner
Newgate proves best in the 1 1/4-mile Santa Anita Handicap (G1) under Frankie Dettori | Benoit photo Into Mischief was represented with his 19th Grade 1 winner when his 4-year-old son Newgate captured the $400,000 Santa Anita Handicap (G1) March 3rd, capping a monster day at Santa Anita… Read More
Bolt d’Oro’s Ruby Nell scores in Grade 2 Buena Vista for home team
Ruby Nell speeds away to win the $200,000 Buena Vista S. (G2) at Santa Anita | Benoit photo Bolt d’Oro’s rising filly Ruby Nell used her impressive speed to win the Buena Vista S. (G2) as the favorite at Santa Anita March 3rd. Campaigned by Spendthrift and trainer… Read More
National Treasure to stand at Spendthrift upon retirement
Multiple G1 winner National Treasure is leading sire Quality Road’s only classic winner to date | Coglianese photo Spendthrift Farm has acquired the breeding rights to multiple Grade 1 winner National Treasure, last year’s Preakness (G1) champ and a thrilling winner of Saturday’s Pegasus World Cup Invitational (G1)… Read More
Pretty Mischievous named 3-year-old Filly Eclipse Award champion
Pretty Mischievous became the seventh lifetime Eclipse Award winner for Into Mischief when she was named the Champion 3-year-old Filly of 2023... Read More
First foal is a colt for classic winner Mo Donegal
Mo Donegal joined Nyquist as the only classic winners by Uncle Mo at stud | Equisport photo Spendthrift Farm’s Mo Donegal, the classic-winning son of Uncle Mo, sired his first reported foal this week when a colt was born at WinStar Farm in Versailles. Bred by Alfredo Gastaneta,… Read More
Unbeaten Kopion is Omaha Beach’s first Graded SW after Santa Ynez-G3 romp
Kopion, a 3-year-old filly from the debut crop of Omaha Beach, is on the Kentucky Oaks trail | Benoit Photo Omaha Beach, who finished 2023 as a top Freshman Sire, sired his first Graded Stakes winner on January 7th when his undefeated filly Kopion won the Grade 3… Read More
History: A ‘Spendthrift Superfecta’ in 2023 Freshman Sire race
Spendthrift Farm made history in 2023 when four of the farm's freshman sires took the top four spots on the First-Crop sire list... Read More
