Kentucky Derby winner, Breeders’ Cup Classic winner, Champion Three-Year-Old and Horse of the Year Authentic is the outstanding son of five time Champion Sire and Champion Sire of Two-Year-Olds, Into Mischief.

Out of a mare by Mr. Greeley, Authentic is a product of the very successful cross of Into Mischief over mares from the Gone West branch of Mr. Prospector. Since Gone West will be in the fourth generation of Authentic’s foals, it could worth crossing Authentic back over mares from that line. Speightstown (sire of Munnings) is a reverse Gone West/Storm Cat cross to Authentic, and for Into Mischief he has provided the dams of grade one winners Mia Mischief and Mischievous Alex. From a mare by Grand Slam, Into Mischief sired graded winner Strict Compliance, and he has graded winner Sombeyay out of a mare by Grand Slam son, Limehouse. There are also Into Mischief stakes winners out of mares by Gone West sons Elusive Quality (sire of Quality Road) and Proud Citizen.

Into Mischief has sired seven stakes winners, including grade one winners Life is Good and Practical Joke, out of mares by Distorted Humor (sire of Flower Alley – himself broodmare of an Into Mischief graded stakes winner –Drosselmeyer, Maclean’s Music, Jimmy Creed, Alternation, Brethren and Khozan). He also has multiple grade one winner Goldencents out of a mare by Banker’s Gold. Distorted Humor and Banker’s Gold are both sons of Forty Niner, a stallion who could also be introduced through mares by Coronado’s Quest, Roar (broodmare sire of an Into Mischief stakes winner), Trippi (broodmare sire of an Into Mischief graded winner) and Twining.

Into Mischief has crossed well with mares from the Fappiano line particularly through Unbridled, who appears as broodmare sire of his brilliant daughter Covfefe. There are four Into Mischief stakes winners out of mares by Unbridled’s Song, as well as graded winner Maximus Mischief out of a mare by his son, Songandaprayer, and a stakes winner out of mares by two other sons, Political Force and Rockport Harbor. Unbridled’s Song could also be brought in through Liam’s Map, Arrogate, Midshipman and Cross Traffic. The cross of Into Mischief with a mare by Empire Maker has produced Kentucky Derby winner Mandaloun, and there is a stakes winner out of a mare by Unbridled son, Saarland. Empire Maker is sire of Pioneerof the Nile and Bodemeister, and grandsire of American Pharoah, Classic Empire and Cairo Prince. A son of Into Mischief has sired a stakes winner out of a mare by Broken Vow. Out of a mare from the Cryptoclearance branch of Fappiano, Into Mischief has graded stakes winner Conquest Enforcer out of a mare by Victory Gallop, two stakes winners out of mares by Candy Ride (sire of Twirling Candy and Gun Runner) and grade one winner Doppelganger out of a mare by Quiet American (grandsire of Midnight Lute).

Into Mischief has graded winner Golden Mischief out of a mare by Mr. Prospector son, Carson City, and graded winner Gas Station Sushi out of a mare by Carson City son Five Star Day, which also suggests daughters of City Zip. Into Mischief has sired stakes winners out of daughters of Mutakddim and Bob and John (both by Seeking the Gold, also sire of Petionville and Cape Town), and graded stakes winner Miss Mischief out of a mare by Lemon Drop Kid(by Kingmambo). Overall, almost any strain of Mr. Prospector might prove positive here, but we can note that Into Mischief has also sired graded winner Bye Bye out of a mare by Smart Strike (sire of Curlin – himself now broodmare sire of two Into Mischief stakes winners – Lookin At Lucky and English Channel) also has stakes winners out of mares by Thunder Gulch and Pulling Punches (by Two Punch, also sire of Smoke Glacken). It would also be interesting to experiment with mares by Street Sense, whose granddam is half-sister to Mr. Greeley, the broodmare sire of Authentic. From another branch of the sire line stemming from Mr. Prospector’s sire, Raise a Native, that of Majestic Prince, Into Mischief has graded stakes winner Mighty Mischief out of a mare by Super Saver (by Maria’s Mon), himself sire of Runhappy.

Turning to the Northern Dancer line, we find that Into Mischief has enjoyed considerable success with mares from the Danzig line, including graded winner Can The Man out of a mare by Danzig himself, graded stakes winner Ain’t Easy out of a mare by Fastnet Rock (from the Danehill branch) a graded stakes winner out of a mare by Hard Spun, and stakes winners out of mares by Lil’s Lad and Polish Numbers. There are a number of other sources of Danzig that would appeal here, including Belong to Me, War Front and Exchange Rate.

Into Mischief’s millionaire Vyjack is out of a mare by Stravinsky, a son of the Northern Dancer horse, Nureyev. Other sources of Nureyev include Fasliyev, Spinning World, Theatrical, Unusual Heat and Atticus. Into Mischief is also emerging as an option for the Medaglia d’Oro branch of Sadler’s Wells – a three-quarters brother to Nureyev – with a stakes winner out of a mare by Medaglia d’Oro (by El Prado) and a graded winner out of a mare by that horse’s son, Warrior’s Reward, also suggesting trying mares by Violence. This would also suggest trying mares by other El Prado sons, Kitten’s Joy and Artie Schiller.

On the cross with A.P. Indy line mares, Into Mischief is the sire of grade one winner Atone out of a mare by A.P. Indy himself. He appears to have a strong affinity with mares by Tapit (by Pulpit), with three stakes winners including the Kentucky Oaks (G1) winner Pretty Mischievous. Tapit is sire of Constitution, Cupid, Frosted, Tapizar, Tonalist, Tapiture and Trappe Shot and Pulpit is also sire of Corinthian  (broodmare sire of an Into Mischief line graded stakes winner), Sky Mesa and Stroll.

We can also note Into Mischief millionaire Owendale and graded winner Twenty Carat out of mares by Bernardini (sire of Stay Thirsty and To Honor and Serve), a horse bred on similar lines to Tapit. There are also Into Mischief line stakes winners out of mares by A.P Indy sons Aptitude and Congrats (a brother to Flatter), which additionally suggests introducing Malibu Moon, Mineshaft (sire of Dialed In and Discreetly Mine), Girolamo, Jump Start andTake Charge Indy.

From the Relaunch line, Into Mischief has sired Champion Wonder Wheel out of a mare by Tiz Wonderful, and graded winner Comical out of a sister to Colonel John, a son of Tiznow. In addition, a son of Into Mischief is sire of the millionaire Mr. Money out of a mare by Tiznow and Into Mischief is sire of a graded stakes winner out of a mare by Tiznow, who is also sire of Tizway and Gemologist. From other branches of this line, Into Mischief also has a stakes winner out of a mare by Honour and Glory (sire of Put It Back), and a stakes winner out of a mare by Skywalker(sire of Bertrando and grandsire of Officer).

Into Mischief’s spectacular daughter Gamine is out of a mare by Kafwain, and he also has graded winner One Liner out of a mare by that horse’s sire, Cherokee Run (by Runaway Groom, a son of Blushing Groom), and a stakes winner out of a mare by another son of that horse, Yonaguska. Into Mischief’s sire, Harlan’s Holiday sired champion Shanghai Bobby out of a mare by Orientate (by Blushing Groom son, Mt. Livermore, also sire of Housebuster and Peaks and Valleys), who is also broodmare sire of graded winner Wildman Jack by Into Mischief son Goldencents. There is also a stakes winner by Into Mischief out of a mare by Blushing Groom son, Rahy.

Into Mischief is the sire of grade one winner Audible out of a mare by Gilded Time, from the Damascus line, and also has a graded winner Mischievous Mama out of a mare by Afternoon Deelites, who is also from that line and is by Private Terms, a son of Private Account. We can also note that Into Mischief has grade one winner Dayoutoftheoffice and graded winner Frank’s Rockette out of mares by Indian Charlie (sire of Uncle Mo).