An earner of almost $2,300,000, By My Standards is a four-time grade two winner whose victories include the $1,000,000 Louisiana Derby where he defeated the winners of that year’s Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes. By Into Mischief’s brilliant son, Goldencents, By My Standards is out multiple Santa Anita stakes winner, A Jealous Woman.

By My Standards is an example of the extremely successful cross of Into Mischief line stallions with mares from the Gone West line, and it could work well to breed him back over other mares from that line. The Into Mischief cross with Speightstown has been a very productive one with two grade one winners, as well as Goldencents’ son, Lugan Knight, and Speightstown’s son, Munnings, could also work here. Into Mischief’s Horse of the Year Authentic is out of a mare by Mr. Greeley, a cross that has also provided graded winner Phantom Currency for Goldencents. There are also Into Mischief line graded winners out of mares by Grand Slam and his son Limehouse, and Elusive Quality (sire of Quality Road, himself already broodmare sire of a Goldencents stakes winner) and stakes winners out of mares by Proud Citizen.

Goldencents has stakes-winning two-year-old Newstome, out of a mare by Unbridled’s Song, and Into Mischief has been extremely successful with mares by Unbridled’s Song and sons, including grade winner one winner Gina Romantica out of a mare by Unbridled’s Song, graded winner Maximus Mischief out of a mare by Songandaprayer, and multiple stakes winner Flash of Mischief out of a mare by Political Force. Other sons of Unbridled’s Song include Buddha, Dunkirk, Eurosilver, Even The Score, First Defence, Half Ours, Midshipman, Rockport Harbor (broodmare sire of a stakes winner by Goldencents) and Zensational. Goldencents has stakes winner Always Hope out of a mare by Broken Vow, another son of Unbridled, and Into Mischief also has champion Covfefe out of a mare by Unbridled, and Kentucky Derby winner Mandaloun out of a mare by Unbridled’s son, Empire Maker, also broodmare sire of a Goldencents stakes winner. Empire Maker is the sire of Pioneerof the Nile and Bodemeister; and grandsire of American Pharoah, Cairo Prince and Classic Empire, and Unbridled might also be brought in through Birdstoneand Saarland (broodmare sire of an Into Mischief stakes winner). Unbridled is by Fappiano, and from the Cryptoclearance branch of that line Into Mischief has a graded stakes winner out of a mare by Victory Gallop, and has done particularly well with Candy Ride, with grade one winner Chocolate Gelato out of a mare by a son of Into Mischief, and six other stakes winners on the cross, including one by Goldencents.

Goldencents is out of a mare by Banker’s Gold, a son of Forty Niner, and it could pay to cross By My Standards back over mares from that line, especially since Goldencents’ millionaire son Mr. Money is inbred to that horse. Into Mischief has sired grade one winners Practical Joke and Life Is Good, out of mares by Distorted Humor (sire of Flower Alley – broodmare mare sire of an Into Mischief line stakes winner – Sharp Humor, Drosselmeyer, Maclean’s Music and Jimmy Creed). Forty Niner could also be brought in through Coronado’s Quest, Editor’s Note, End Sweep, Jules, Luhuk, Gold Fever, Roar (broodmare sire of an Into Mischief stakes winner), Trippi(broodmare sire of an Into Mischief graded winner) and Twining.

Into Mischief has graded winner Golden Mischief out of a mare by Mr. Prospector son, Carson City, and graded winner Gas Station Sushi out of a mare by Carson City son Five Star Day, which also suggests daughters of City Zip, Pollard’s Vision or Cuvee. Into Mischief has sired stakes winner Sittin at the Bar out of a mare by Mutakddim, stakes winner No Cents out of a mare by Petionville, and stakes winners out of mares Cape Town and Bob and John (all by Seeking the Gold). He has two stakes winners, including graded stakes winner Miss Mischief out of mares by Lemon Drop Kid (by Kingmambo) and there is a graded stakes winner out of a mare by Smart Strike (sire of Curlin – also broodmare sire of an Into Mischief stakes winner – English Channel and Lookin At Lucky), a graded stakes winner out of a mare by Machiavellian (sire of Street Cry, grandsire of Street Sense and Street Boss), and stakes winners out of mares by Fusaichi Pegasus and Thunder Gulch. Overall, almost any strain of Mr. Prospector might prove positive here, but we can note that Goldencents has stakes winner Silvercents by Pulling Punches (by Two Punch, also sire of Smoke Glacken).

Looking at Into Mischief over other branches of the Northern Dancer line, the cross with Danzig line mares has an excellent strike-rate. This includes graded winner Can The Man out of a mare by Danzig himself, graded winner Instagrand out of a mare by Lawyer Ron (by Langfuhr), and graded stakes winner Ain’t Easy (out of a mare by Fastnet Rock, a son of Danehill). There are also stakes winners out of mares by Hard Spun, Lil’s Lad and Polish Numbers. There are numerous other sources of Danzig that would appeal here, including Belong to Me, War Front and Exchange Rate.  

Into Mischief’s graded stakes winner Vyjack is out of a mare by Stravinsky, a son of the Northern Dancer horse, Nureyev. Other sources of Nureyev include Fasliyev, Spinning World, Theatrical, Unusual Heat and Atticus. Nureyev is a three-quarters brother to Sadler’s Wells, and from the El Prado branch of that line, there is an Into Mischief-line graded winner out of a mare by Medaglia d’Oro, two stakes winners out of mares by that horse’s son, Warrior’s Reward, and a Goldencents stakes winner out of a mare by another son, Violence. This also suggests mares by Kitten’s Joy and Artie Schiller, both by El Prado.

From his own Storm Cat line, Goldencents has multiple grade one winner Going to Vegas out of a mare by Johannesburg, and Into Mischief has grade two-winning juvenile Mutasaabeq out of a mare by that horse’s sire, Scat Daddy.

Into Mischief’s talented son, Vicar’s In Trouble, is out of a mare by Vicar, a son of Wild Again. This strain could also be brought in through Wild Rush, Offlee Wild, Milwaukee Brew and Whiskey Wisdom. There is also an Into Mischief stakes winner out of a mare by Mazel Trick, by Phone Trick, from the Clever Trick branch of Wild Again’s sire, Icecapade.

Into Mischief has grade one winner Dayoutoftheoffice and grade two winner Frank’s Rockette out of mares by Indian Charlie (sire of Uncle Mo, Adios Charlie, Bwana Charlie – himself broodmare of graded winner by a son of Into Mischief – Liaison and Cinco Charlie), and two sons of Into Mischief have stakes winners on the same cross. Indian Charlie is by In Excess, also sire of Rocky Bar, Notional and Bring the Heat.

From the Relaunch line, Goldencents has multiple graded-winning millionaire Mr. Money out of a mare by Tiznow, sire of Tiz Wonderful (the broodmare sire of Into Mischief’s Champion Two-Year-Old Filly Wonder Wheel), Colonel John (a brother to the dam of Into Mischief graded winner Comical), Gemologist and Tizway, and from another branch of Relaunch, Into Mischief has a stakes winner out of a mare by Honour and Glory (sire of Put It Back).

Looking at mares from the A.P. Indy line we can note Into Mischief grade one winner Atone out of a mare by A.P. Indy himself; Into Mischief millionaire Owendale and graded winner Twenty Carat out of mares Bernardini (sire of Stay Thirsty and To Honor and Serve); and Kentucky Oaks (G1) winner Pretty Mischievous and graded winner Hoosier Philly out of a mare by the similarly-bred Tapit (sire of Constitution, Frosted, Tapizar, Tonalist, Cupid and Trappe Shot), as well as grade two winner Chess Chief out of a mare by Mineshaft (sire of Dialed In and Discreetly Mine) and a graded winner out of a mare by Malibu Moon.

Into Mischief is sire of stakes winner Mischievous Mama out of a mare by Afternoon Deelites, by Private Terms, a son of Private Account (who is available through Corporate Report, Personal Flag, Unaccounted For, Secret Hello and Valley Crossing). Private Account is by Damascus, and from the Timeless Moment branch of that line Into Mischief is sire of grade one winner Audible out of a mare by Gilded Time.

Into Mischief and his sire, Harlan’s Holiday, have enjoyed success with some branches of Blushing Groom. Into Mischief sired grade one winner Gamine out of a mare by Kafwain and graded winner One Liner out of a mare by that horse’s sire Cherokee Run (sire of Yonaguska), and Goldencents has multiple graded winner Wildman Jack out of a mare by Orientate (by Mt. Livermore, also sire of Housebuster and Peaks and Valleys), a graded one winner out of a mare by Candy Stripes (sire of Invasor), and a graded winner out of a Rahy mare.