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Spendthrift is the home of the most TDN Value Sires for 2022
In the TDN's Value Sires of 2022 series of articles by Chris McGrath over the past several weeks, Spendthrift Farm once again had the highest number of sires... Read More
Vino Rosso colt tops Keeneland January session
The Keeneland January sale came to a close Friday, and Vino Rosso had another banner day with the session's top yearling... Read More
Known Agenda earns the Gold on Chris McGrath’s 2022 ‘Value Podium’ for new stallions
Known Agenda at Spendthrift Farm | Autry Graham photo GOLD: KNOWN AGENDA (Curlin–Byrama (GB) by Byron {GB}) Spendthrift $10,000 There’s been a lot of water under the bridge since, but it’s definitely worth rowing back to the spring and remembering how unequivocally blinkers had confirmed Known Agenda’s place… Read More
Santa Anita Derby-G1 winner Rock Your World retires to Spendthrift
G1 winner Rock Your World at Spendthrift | Autry Graham photo Rock Your World, this year’s Santa Anita Derby (G1) winner by leading sire Candy Ride (Arg), has been retired from racing and will stand the 2022 breeding season at Spendthrift Farm for a fee of $10,000 S&N. Read More
Mitole weanling makes strong showing at Fasig-Tipton
A weanling colt from the first crop of Eclipse Champion Mitole sold for $160,000 Monday at the Fasig-Tipton November Sale... Read More
Multimillionaire By My Standards retires to Spendthrift
By My Standards | 2021 at Spendthrift | Autry Graham photo Allied Racing’s By My Standards, the 4-time Grade 2 winner and earner of $2,294,430, has been retired from racing and will enter stud at Spendthrift Farm where the son of Goldencents will stand the 2022 breeding season… Read More
Steve Asmussen: “That’s what makes him the fastest horse in the world”
With another Breeders’ Cup passed, we look back on the special career of one of the fastest winners in Breeders’ Cup history – the mighty Mitole. Just days after Mitole’s last race in the 2019 Breeders’ Cup Sprint-G1, we went behind the scenes with Hall of Fame trainer Steve… Read More
Strong finish at Fasig-Tipton for Cloud Computing
Classic winner and First-Crop yearling sire Cloud Computing wrapped up the Oct. 25-28 Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Yearling sale with a $120,000 colt... Read More
Three-time G1 winner Lord Nelson euthanized
Spendthrift Farm’s Lord Nelson, the three-time Grade 1-winning son of Pulpit and a freshman sire of 2021, had to be euthanized after a long battle with Laminitis. He was 9. “Upon consulting with a veterinarian team consisting of Dr. Scott Morrisson, Dr. Jim Morehead, and Dr. Caleb Harms and our… Read More
Spendthrift announces ’22 stallion roster & fees, featuring 4 new stallions
Spendthrift Farm has announced stud fees for its roster of 25 stallions set to stand at the Lexington-based farm for the upcoming 2022 breeding season, led again by North America’s reigning two-time champion General Sire, Into Mischief who will stand for $250,000 S&N. Spendthrift has added four new stallions… Read More
Jackie’s Warrior romps to victory in Gallant Bob S. (G2)
Future Spendthrift stallion Jackie's Warrior outclassed the field in Saturday's $300,000 Gallant Bob S. (G2), rolling to a 6 ¾-length victory... Read More
$150,000 Cross Traffic colt one of the session’s best at Keeneland
$150,000 Cross Traffic colt at the 2021 Keeneland September Sale | Tibor photo Hip 2958, an attractive colt by Cross Traffic, drew plenty of attention Wednesday at the Keeneland September sale, commanding $150,000 from top buyer John Oxley. It marked the fourth highest price of the session. Bred… Read More
