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Lord Nelson’s first foal – a colt – was born Jan. 28 Lord Nelson, the three-time Grade 1-winning son of Pulpit, became a sire on Monday, Jan. 28 when his first reported foal – a chestnut colt – was born at Spendthrift Farm in Lexington, KY. Bred by… Read More

Spendthrift Farm's leading First-Crop Sire of 2018 Cross Traffic got his first champion when Jaywalk was named the Eclipse Award Winner as the top 2-year-old Filly... Read More

Jaywalk capped off a fantastic year for her sire Cross Traffic with a victory in the $2 million Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1)... Read More

For the second time in three years Into Mischief finished the year as the #1 ranked sire of 2-year-olds in North America, with over $2.5 million in earnings and 32 individual winners. The Spendthrift stallion also topped the list in 2016 and ranked third in 2017. Figuring most prominent in… Read More

Cloud Computing shown defeating champion Classic Empire in the Preakness-G1 Cloud Computing, last year’s Preakness S. (G1) hero and millionaire 3-year-old, has been retired from racing and will enter stud in 2019 at B. Wayne Hughes’ Spendthrift Farm in Lexington, KY. The dark bay colt will become… Read More

Bolt d’Oro retires as Medaglia d’Oro’s best son at stud Bolt d’Oro, the multiple Grade 1-winning millionaire and leading 2-year-old of 2017, has been retired from racing and will take up stud duty in 2019 at B. Wayne Hughes’ Spendthrift Farm in Lexington, KY. The son of Medaglia… Read More

Pacific Bloodstock went to $500,000 on Tuesday at the Keeneland November sale to acquire a colt by leading sire Into Mischief. St. George Sales was the consignor of hip No. 499. who is out of the Eskendereya mare Nest Egg. The bay colt’s dam is a half-sister to La… Read More

Malibu Moon’s $350,000 colt, hip No. 298, at the 2018 Keeneland November sale – photo by Z Malibu Moon had his top weanling of the year Tuesday at the Keeneland November sale when hip No. 298 went for $350,000 to Glencrest Farm, agent. The colt was consigned by… Read More

Into Mischief’s Grade 1 winner Audible won the $200,000 Cherokee Run S. Saturday at Churchill Downs by two lengths in his first start since finishing third in the Kentucky Derby (G1). Audible is Into Mischief’s leading earner this year, and is one of his 17 stakes winners that have accounted… Read More

Cross Traffic’s first Breeders’ Cup starter Jaywalk rolled to a 5 1/2-length victory in Friday’s $2 million Juvenile Fillies (G1), likely securing championship honors for the now two-time Grade 1 winner. Jaywalk’s victory also propelled Cross Traffic to the top of this year’s First-Crop Sire list. The Spendthrift stallion… Read More

Spendthrift stallions Cross Traffic, Goldencents and Jimmy Creed all have starters during Friday’s Breeders’ Cup card, which is solely focuses on the 2-year-olds. Both Cross Traffic and Goldencents are First-Crop Sires of 2018, while Jimmy Creed’s first crop are 3-year-olds this year. Cross Traffic’s Jaywalk is among the top choices… Read More

Into Mischief, the sire of two-time Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile (G1) and current Spendthrift stallion Goldencents, will have three shots at this year’s Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Sprint (G1) on Nov. 3 at Churchill Downs. Golden Mischief, Mia Mischief and Miss Sunset form a formidable trio set to contest… Read More