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Temple City colt tabbed for $280,000 on final day of OBS sale

A Temple City colt from the family of Ghostzapper brought a top bid of $280,000 during the closing session... Read More

Spendthrift acquires majority interest in undefeated SA Derby-G1 contender Authentic

Authentic, a multiple GSW by Into Mischief, is unbeaten & unchallenged in 3 starts | Eclipse Sportswire B. Wayne Hughes’ Spendthrift Farm has acquired a majority ownership interest in the undefeated three-year-old colt Authentic, who is set to go postward as the likely favorite in Saturday’s Santa Anita… Read More
Authentic, a multiple GSW by Into Mischief, is unbeaten and unchallenged in his 3 starts | Eclipse Sportswire photo

Hit It a Bomb filly hammers for $200,000 during OBS opener

As the first session of the OBS March Sale of 2-year-olds on training wound down, Hit It a Bomb had the most expensive lot by a First-Crop sire... Read More
Hip 63, the first 2yo offered at auction, brings $200,000 on day one at OBS March | Photo by Z

Pair of :10-flats from first 2yos by Cinco Charlie

Hip 197, a Cinco Charlie colt, goes :10 flat Thursday at OBS | Judit Seipert photo The first 2-year-olds by Cinco Charlie are proving to be fast and early at the OBS March sale. Should anyone be surprised? Hips 197 and 318 had eye-catching :10-flat breezes during the… Read More
Hip 318, a Cinco Charlie filly, zips :10 flat Friday at OBS March | Judit Seipert photo

Hit It a Bomb filly garners attention at OBS

Hip 63 is the first 2yo sale offering by her G1-winning-2yo sire | Judit Seipert photo Hip 63, a smooth-moving filly from the first crop of Grade 1-winning juvenile Hit It a Bomb, caught the attention of onlookers Thursday at OBS after her :10.1 breeze followed by a… Read More
Hip 63 is the first 2yo sale offering by her G1-winning-2yo sire | Judit Seipert photo

Coal Front, 5-time GSW & world-class miler, gets first mare in foal

With over $1.8 million in earnings, Coal Front is one of the most accomplished first-season sires of 2020 | Autry Graham photo Spendthrift Farm’s Coal Front, the five-time graded stakes-winning millionaire-miler, had his first mare confirmed in foal. The Wildcat Heir mare Defying Gravity scanned in foal on… Read More
With $1.8 million in earnings, Coal Front is one of the most accomplished first-season sires of 2020 | Autry Graham photo

First mare bred to Maximus Mischief checks in foal

Maximus Mischief | 2020 at Spendthrift | Autry Graham photo Spendthrift Farm’s Maximus Mischief, the undefeated Grade 2-winning juvenile by Into Mischief, had his first mare confirmed in foal. Spin to Gold scanned in foal on Feb. 28th for breeder D J Stable at Hidden Brook Farm in… Read More
Maximus Mischief | 2020 at Spendthrift | Autry Graham

Breeders’ Cup & Eclipse Champions Vino Rosso and Mitole get first mares in foal

Vino Rosso | Autry Graham photo Spendthrift Farm’s 2019 Eclipse champions Vino Rosso & Mitole, winners of the Breeders’ Cup Classic-G1 and Sprint-G1 in their final respective starts, have both had their first mares confirmed in foal. The Malibu Moon mare Shine Time checked in foal to Vino… Read More
Vino Rosso at Spendthrift Farm | Autry Graham photo

Omaha Beach gets first mare in foal

Omaha Beach poses for onlookers at Spendthrift | Autry Graham photo Spendthrift Farm’s newly-retired Omaha Beach, the three-time Grade 1-winning 3-year-old by War Front, had his first mare confirmed in foal Tuesday, March 3rd. Theyskens’ Theory, a Grade 3-winning juvenile and multiple Grade 1-placed daughter of Bernardini, checked… Read More
Omaha Beach poses for onlookers at Spendthrift | Autry Graham photo

They’re home: 2020 Breeding Season Trailer – Part 2

The 2020 Breeding Season is here. The Roster is yours. Read More

Thousand Words continues on Derby Trail with Bob Lewis S. (G3) win

Thousand Words had a few anxious seconds at the top of the Santa Anita stretch, but the 3-year-old colt found an opening and willed his way... Read More

Omaha Beach arrives at Spendthrift

Omaha Beach arrived at Spendthrift Farm in good fashion late Monday. Photos by Autry Graham: Omaha Beach unloads at Spendthrift’s stallion complex Omaha Beach takes in his new surroundings Omaha Beach poses for the media… Read More