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Cyberknife was represented by a sale-topping filly out of his first crop of weanlings at the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Fall Mixed Sale when she hammered down for a price of $230,000 to Diamond I. Bred by Waldorf Farm and consigned by Gracie Bloodstock, the filly’s final price was record-tying for… Read More

Spendthrift Farm has announced the stud fees for its roster of 29 stallions set to stand at the Lexington-based farm for the upcoming 2025 breeding season, once again led by North America’s reigning five-time champion General Sire, Into Mischief, who will stand for $250,000 S&N. “Into Mischief continues to push… Read More

Dornoch, a leading 3-year-old colt with impressive wins in the Belmont Stakes (G1) and Haskell Stakes (G1), has been diagnosed with bone bruising, which will force him to miss his planned final start in the Breeders’ Cup Classic. As a result, Dornoch has been retired from racing and will begin… Read More

Spendthrift Farm has announced that classic winners Dornoch and National Treasure will retire following this year’s Breeders’ Cup and join the farm’s stallion roster for the 2025 breeding season. The pair of multiple Grade 1 winners will join fellow Grade 1 winner Kingsbarns, who retired to Spendthrift last month and… Read More

All eyes were on Yaupon’s hip No. 571 when the Yaupon colt entered the ring Wednesday at Keeneland, and when bidding ended, the bay juvenile went to agent Monique Delk for $900,000, who was bidding on behalf of Vinnie Viola’s St. Elias Stables. With 31 yearlings sold this year for… Read More

Vekoma, the leading Second-Crop yearling sire of 2024 by sales average – at $259,060 – had his best result of the year Wednesday at Keeneland when a filly by the Spendthrift stallion sold for $625,000. Consigned by Woods Edge Farm, agent, hip No. 692 went to Three Amigos. The filly… Read More

Authentic’s strong sales results continued as Keeneland wrapped up Book 2 at the September Yearling sale on Thursday, with the Spendthrift stallion having the top-priced filly of the session at $750,000. Authentic’s 2024 yearling sales average is a healthy $208,500, third-best for all Second-Crop sires and the highest figure among… Read More

The success of Vekoma’s first crop of runners at the track this year is translating into stellar results for the Spendthrift stallion at the Keeneland September sale, the latest coming Thursday with a $600,000 colt early in the session. Hip No. 885 was consigned by Beau Lane Bloodstock, agent and… Read More

Omaha Beach, the leading Second-Crop sire in North America, kicked off Keeneland’s Book 2 with a $500,000 colt during Wednesday’s session of the marathon yearling sale. Consigned by Woods Edge Farm, agent, hip No. 550 went to BC Stables LLC. Previously, the colt had been purchased for $260,000 at this… Read More

Horse of the Year Authentic, whose first crop are 2-year-olds this year, was represented by a $550,000 filly during Tuesday’s session of the Keeneland September Yearling sale. Authentic’s 2024 yearling sales average of $184,444 is second only to fellow Spendthrift stallion Vekoma among First-Crop sires. Tuesday’s top seller for her… Read More

Three yearlings by Into Mischief his the $1 million mark during the Tuesday session of the Keeneland September Yearling sale, giving the five-time champion sire a total of four during the first two days of the marathon auction. Topping the session for his sire on day 2 was hip No. Read More

The yearlings by First-Crop sire Yaupon continued to be the most sought-after of any freshman sire during the Tuesday session of the Keeneland September sale, topped by a $525,000 filly that sold towards the end of the day’s proceedings. Yaupon has had 14 yearlings sell for over $200,000 this year,… Read More