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Palace is the fastest and most accomplished son of leading sire City Zip B. Wayne Hughes’ Spendthrift Farm has acquired the breeding rights to leading sprinter Palace, the multiple Grade 1-winning millionaire son of City Zip who is set to retire at the end of his 2015 campaign… Read More

Strict Compliance became Into Mischief’s fifth graded stakes winner on Saturday with a thrilling nose victory in the $100,000 Boiling Springs S. (G3) at Monmouth Park. Into Mischief, with seven stakes horses to date in 2015, has also had 2-year-olds sell for up to $575,000 at auction this year and… Read More

Danza, last year’s impressive Arkansas Derby (G1) winner and troubled third-place finisher in the Kentucky Derby (G1), has been retired from racing and will stand the 2016 breeding season at B. Wayne Hughes’ Spendthrift Farm, where he’ll be the newest participant in the Share The Upside Program. The Share The… Read More

Manipulated handled his racing debut in the $125,000 Rockville Center S. like a seasoned pro with a scintillating four-length victory on Saturday at Belmont Park. The 2-year-old son of Malibu Moon showed a powerful turn of foot in the stretch, coming five wide on the turn to roll down… Read More

Medal Count, Dynaformer’s Classic-placed 3-year-old of 2014, has been retired and will stand stud in 2016 at B. Wayne Hughes’ Spendthrift Farm in Lexington as the newest participant in the farm’s renowned Share The Upside Program. His Share The Upside fee will be $6,500 stands & nurses on a one-year… Read More

Glenye Cain Oakford of Thoroughbred Racing Commentary interviews Spendthrift Farm general manager Ned Toffey to discuss the operation’s new venture, Spendthrift Australia. Topics in this Q&A session cover items such as the four stallions that are to stand during the debut season at Spendthrift Australia, the role of the farm’s… Read More

The following article, by David Bay, appeared in the June, 2015 issue of Australia’s Bluebloods. The Gr.1-winning sprinters Jimmy’s Creed (USA) and Warrior’s Reward (USA) and Gr.1 placed juvenile Can The Man (USA) along with Redoute’s Choice’s Gr.1 winning son Hampton Court, will launch Spendthrift Farm’s foray into Australian breeding,… Read More

Kiss Moon wore down favored I’m Already Sexy in the final yards and score a nose victory in the $100,000 Mint Julep H. (G3) Saturday at Churchill Downs, the third career stakes win, and first graded score for the 4-year-old daughter of Malibu Moon. Maid On a Mission was first… Read More

Strict Compliance got her first stakes win of her career on Saturday evening with a half-length victory in the $150,000 Penn Oaks over the Penn National turf course. The 3-year-old daughter of Into Mischief is the 11th stakes winner for her sire, who has three millionaires in his first four… Read More

Can the Man, a Grade 1-placed two-year-old and Grade 3-winning three-year-old by rising sire Into Mischief, will shuttle to Spendthrift Australia and participate in the farm’s renowned Share The Upside Program in 2015. Can the Man’s Share The Upside fee will be $5,500 Inc GST, and he will also be… Read More

Grade 1 winner Jimmy Creed will shuttle to Spendthrift Australia and participate in the farm’s renowned Share The Upside Program in 2015. The ultrafast sprinter by champion sire Distorted Humor becomes the newest addition to Spendthrift Australia’s inaugural stallion roster. Jimmy Creed’s Share The Upside fee will be $11,000 Inc… Read More

Can the Man retires to stud as the best bred son of leading sire Into Mischief (Zoe Metz/ Eclipse Sportswire) Can the Man, the graded stakes-winning son of Into Mischief, has been retired and will stand the 2015 breeding season at B. Wayne Hughes’ Spendthrift Farm in Lexington,… Read More