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Spendthrift acquires ownership interest in 3yo colt Keepmeinmind
Keepmeinmind breaks his maiden in the Kentucky Jockey Club-G2 at Churchill | Coady photo Wayne Hughes’ Spendthrift Farm has acquired fifty-percent ownership interest in the 3-year-old colt Keepmeinmind, winner of the Kentucky Jockey Club S. (G2) last fall at Churchill and currently second on the Kentucky Derby leaderboard… Read More
Moonlight d’Oro sweeps to Las Virgenes S. (G2) victory
Moonlight d'Oro took her first step on the road to the Kentucky Oaks (G1) with a convincing win in Saturday's $200,000 Las Virgenes S. (G2)... Read More
Spendthrift to host the 50th Eclipse Awards in January
The National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA), Daily Racing Form (DRF) and the National Turf Writers and Broadcasters (NTWAB) today announced that the 50TH annual Eclipse Awards ceremony, honoring Thoroughbred racing’s champions of 2020, will be held on Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021 as a virtual event, with portions hosted from historic… Read More
To the 5,314 MyRacehorse owners of Authentic…
To the 5,314 owners of Authentic through MyRacehorse, thank you. WE DID IT. … Read More
Cowan kicks off Breeders’ Cup for Spendthirft runners
Cowan drew post five in a full field of 14 for Friday's $1 million Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint (G2)... Read More
Authentic and Thousand Words to face off in Saturday’s Preakness S. (G1)
Kentucky Derby (G1) winner Authentic and star-crossed Thousand Words give Spendthrift Farm a formidable duo in Saturday's $1 million Preakness S. (G1)... Read More
Authentic’s connections celebrate his remarkable KY Derby (G1)
When Authentic crossed the wire first in Saturday's $3 million Kentucky Derby (G1), the victory was an historic achievement... Read More
Thousand Words, Authentic a formidable Derby duo
Spendthrift Farm and their partners arrive at this year's Kentucky Derby (G1) with two colts who have shown they have what it takes to win Saturday's Run for the Roses... Read More
Thousand Words defeats Honor A. P., earns trip to Kentucky Derby
Thousands Words defeated Honor A.P. by a half-length in Saturday's $100,000 Shared Belief S. at Del Mar... Read More
Spendthrift’s Gustavson named a Breeders’ Cup Member
The Breeders' Cup announced on June 9th that Spendthrift Farm president Eric Gustavson was one of 19 individuals elected to serve as a Breeders' Cup Member... Read More
Hughes named 2019 Galbreath Award winner by Univ. of Louisville
B. Wayne Hughes The University of Louisville College of Business Equine Industry Program has named Spendthrift Farm owner B. Wayne Hughes the winner of the 2019 John W. Galbreath Award for Outstanding Entrepreneurship in the Equine Industry. Always looking for ways to inspire new interest in the equine… Read More
Four-time champion Beholder delivers War Front filly
Beholder with her third foal, a filly by War Front | Autry Graham photo Four-time champion & three-time Breeders’ Cup winner Beholder delivered a dark bay filly by War Front Wednesday night at Spendthrift Farm in Lexington. “Beholder foaled a very nice War Front filly last night on… Read More
