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G1 winners Taiba, Zandon & Arabian Lion to stand at Spendthrift in 2024
Spendthrift Farm has announced it will be adding Grade 1 winners Taiba, Zandon and Arabian Lion to its stallion roster for the 2024 breeding season. “We are really excited to be bringing in three new stallion prospects of the caliber of Taiba, Arabian Lion and Zandon for the 2024… Read More
Vekoma colt climbs to $775,000 Saturday at Keeneland
First-Crop sire Vekoma had the second-highest price of the Saturday session at Keeneland when hip No. 1498 sold for $775,000... Read More
Omaha Beach popular at Keeneland September
Omaha Beach colt sells for $675,000 to Spendthrift Farm | Nicole Finch photo Popular young sire Omaha Beach has been well represented with his second-crop yearlings at the Keeneland September Sale. The brilliant son of War Front hails from one of the most exciting female families in the… Read More
Jimmy Creed’s Private Creed becomes a millionaire after Grade 2 triumph
Jimmy Creed sired yet another promising graded stakes winner in Private Creed when the 3-year-old colt took the $1 million, Grade 2 Franklin-Simpson Stakes at Kentucky Downs on September 9th. Private Creed, a multiple stakes winner coming into the race, captured his first graded win after rallying along the inside… Read More
Into Mischief breaks Storm Cat’s record for most million-dollar yearlings
Book One at the 2023 Keeneland September Yearling Sale marked a historic event for four-time Champion General Sire Into Mischief, when 11 yearlings sold for seven-figure prices. Adding upon his trio of million-dollar yearlings at the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Sale last month, Into Mischief’s 14 seven-figure sales marks the most ever… Read More
Tamara – by Bolt d’Oro, out of Beholder – resembles parents with runaway G1 victory at Del Mar
Tamara, daughter of Bolt d’Oro and Beholder, dominates the G1 Del Mar Debutante | Benoit photo It is rarely seen that top-level mares produce racehorses that match their parent’s caliber. Yet, on Saturday, September 9th, the daughter of Champion Freshman Stallion Bolt d’Oro and the Hall of Fame… Read More
$3.2 million colt leads a trio seven-figure Into Mischief yearlings at Saratoga sale
Into Mischief, along with his half-sister, were the stars of Tuesday's closing session of the 2023 Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Selected Yearlings sale... Read More
$875,000 Authentic colt highlights Monday’s Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Yearling sale
Authentic led all First-Crop sires during Monday's opening session of the Aug. 7-8 Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Selected Yearlings sale... Read More
Vekoma filly hammers for $250,000 during Fasig-Tipton Saratoga opener
A filly from the first crop of multiple Grade 1 winner Vekoma brought a top bid of $250,000 during the opening session... Read More
Authentic tops Fasig-Tipton July Sale with $475,000 filly
Horse of the Year and Kentucky Derby (G1) winner Authentic had the top lot of Tuesday's Fasig-Tipton July Sale... Read More
First Vekoma yearlings average six figures at Fasig-Tipton
The Fasig-Tipton July Yearling sale Tuesday saw seven yearlings from the first crop of Vekoma go through the ring, topped by a $200,000 colt... Read More
Big showing for Vino Rosso filly at Midlantic 2yo sale
Vino Rosso, one of three Spendthrift sires currently in the top five on the 2023 First-Crop list, had a banner day Monday Read More
