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Rodriguez glides to a ‘Rising Star’ win Jan. 4 at Santa Anita Park – Benoit photo Authentic’s first winner of the new year Rodriguez was named a ‘TDN Rising Star’ following his eye-catching victory in a one-mile maiden special weight race at Santa Anita Park on Jan. 4 The 3-year-old… Read More

Golden Vekoma winning the 2024 UAE 2000 Guineas Trial S. – DRC photo The white-hot start to 2025 for Vekoma continued on Thursday at Meydan Racecourse in the UAE when Golden Vekoma rolled to a 2 ½-length victory in the UAE 2000 Guineas Trial sponsored by the Kentucky Derby. The… 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

Mi Bago winning the Dania Beach S. on Jan. 1 at Gulfstream Park – Lauren King Fresh off earning honors as the champion First-Crop sire of 2024, Vekoma kicked off the new year with a quartet of winners on the first day of 2025, topped by Five G and Mi… Read More

Into Mischief’s record-setting year as Leading General Sire ended fittingly on New Year’s Eve when he got yet another stakes winner with Nelson Avenue’s 11 ¼-length score in the Blitzen S. at Parx. Into Mischief finished the year with 36 stakes winners and led the General Sire List in every… Read More

Maximus Mischief’s filly Irish Maxima collected her second stakes win of the year in dominating fashion Dec. 31 at Parx, rolling to a 13 ¾-length victory in the Mrs. Claus S. The 3-year-old has had a stellar year, winning four of five starts for trainer John Servis and owner Irish… Read More

Innovator out-fought Dreaminblue to earn his first win in a $110,000 maiden special weight contest for 2-year-old Sunday at Oaklawn Park, winning by a head in the six-furlong race. The dark bay colt is the 24th winner for top-5 First-Crop sire Authentic. Also on Sunday at Oaklawn, Authentic’s Adeera got… Read More

Maximus Meridius splashes to victory in the 2024 Gravesend S. – NYRA photo Maximus Meridius outdueled Full Moon Madness to win Saturday’s $150,000 Gravesend S. at Aqueduct by a half-length and give Maximus Mischief his 10th lifetime stakes winner. The victory comes just one day after the Spendthrift stallion tallied… Read More

Lastabitlonger’s front-running maiden special weight win Dec. 27 at Tampa Bay Downs gave Vekoma his 38th winner from his first crop, putting him one away from the all-time mark of 39 set by Wildcat Heir. Vekoma has four entries, three of them maidens, yet to run in the last three… Read More

Kopion wins the Grade I La Brea S. on December 26, 2024 at Santa Anita Park, Arcadia, CA. – Benoit Photo Kopion made a triumphant return to the races in Thursday’s $300,000 La Brea S. (G1), winning the seven-furlong race for 3-year-old fillies by 2 ¾-length to give Omaha Beach… Read More