Into Mischief
Into Mischief
5-TIME REIGNING CHAMPION GENERAL SIRE
2005, Bay, 16.1h | Entered Stud: 2009 | Nominated to: Breeders' Cup, KTDF
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2024 Racing: 5 G1 Winners (4 new) & No. 1 North American General Sire 5 years running, and on pace again for his sixth, with more than $32 million in progeny earnings. Led by top handicap horses LAUREL RIVER, record-setting 8 1/2-length winner of the $12M Dubai World Cup-G1, and Breeders’ Cup Classic contender NEWGATE (108 Beyer), winner of the Santa Anita Handicap-G1; top turf horse GINA ROMANTICA, back-to-back winner of Keeneland’s First Lady S. (103 Beyer); top 3-year-olds LESLIE’S ROSE, dominant 3-length winner of Keeneland’s Ashland-G1 over champion Just F Y I, RESILIENCE, winner of Aqueduct’s Wood Memorial-G2, IMAGINATION, winner of Santa Anita’s San Felipe-G2, G1 winner TIMBERLAKE, winner of Oaklawn’s Rebel-G2, ALMOSTGONE ROCKET, undefeated & dominant winner of Saratoga’s Jersey Girl S. (1:09 2/5), DENIM AND PEARLS (98 Beyer, 6 1/2 Ragozin), record-setting 9 1/4-length winner of Keeneland’s Beaumont-G2, and WAVES OF MISCHIEF, winner of Ellis Park’s Pucker Up-G3; top female sprinters THREE WITCHES, winner of Santa Anita’s Santa Monica-G2, ACCEDE, winner of Belmont’s Bed of Roses-G2, CLEARLY UNHINGED, winner of Churchill’s Winning Colors-G3 in 1:09.69; rising older horse PYRENEES, winner of the Pimlico Special-G3, runner-up in the Jockey Club Gold Cup-G1 & Stephen Foster-G1; and distaffers MUSICAL MISCHIEF, 3 1/4-length winner of Churchill’s Locust Grove-G2, OCCULT, runner-up to champion Idiomatic in Keeneland’s Spinster-G1, etc.
No. 1 Juvenile Sire again in 2024, led by champion 2-year-old pro tem CITIZEN BULL, impressive winner of the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile-G1 at Del Mar (96 Beyer – fastest G1 juvenile of 2024) and winner of the American Pharoah-G1 at Santa Anita; emerging top 2-year-old SOVEREIGNTY, who impressively broke his maiden in Churchill’s Street Sense-G3 going away by 5 lengths to earned points towards the 2025 Kentucky Derby, etc.
2024 Sales: No. 2 Yearling Sire by Average ($546,721) & by Median ($450,000) in the Northern Hemisphere from 61 sold, including 7 seven-figure yearlings (11.5% from sold). Led by a trio at the prestigious F-T Saratoga Sale: $2,400,000 colt (session-topper) purchased by Speedway Stable, $1,000,000 colt purchased by M V Magnier & White Birch Farm, and $1,000,000 filly purchased by Grandview Equine; 4 million-dollar yearlings at Kee. Sept: $1,750,000 colt purchased by St. Elias Stables, $1,500,000 filly purchased by Heider Family Stables, $1,250,000 colt purchased by Mitsu Nakauchida, and $1,000,000 colt purchased by Mitsu Nakauchida.
No. 1 General Sire in North America 5 years running – now tied for second with Bull Lea & Nasrullah (behind Bold Ruler’s 8) for the most General Sire titles in the last century, and No. 1 again in 2023 in every major category incl. BTH, BTW, GSH, GSW, G1SW & Earnings.
2023 Racing: Earned his fifth straight Champion General Sire title with $25,664,823 in progeny earnings, led by 6 G1 Winners: PRETTY MISCHIEVOUS ($1,944,560), winner of Churchill’s prestigious Kentucky Oaks-G1, Belmont’s Acorn-G1 & Saratoga’s Test-G1; TIMBERLAKE, a TDN Rising Star and impressive winner of Belmont’s storied Champagne-G1; PLAYED HARD ($1,480,140), winner of Churchill’s La Troienne-G1; ATONE ($1,307,146), winner of Gulfstream’s Pegasus World Cup Turf-G1; GINA ROMANTICA, winner of Keeneland’s First Lady-G1 (105 Beyer – fastest turf female in North America); DOPPELGANGER, winner of Aqueduct’s Carter-G1.
No. 1 Yearling Sire again in North America in 2023 – $697,855 Avg. (210% ROI on $225,000 bred-on fee) and $500,000 Median from 69 sold.
RECORD 15 MILLION-DOLLAR YEARLINGS IN 2023 — surpassing Storm Cat’s 13 in 2005 (Northern Dancer sired 11 back in 1984) — incl: $3,200,000 (his highest ever), $3,000,000, $2,300,000, $1,800,000, $1,700,000, $1,500,000, $1,400,000, $1,200,000, $1,200,000, $1,200,000, $1,100,000, $1,100,000, $1,100,000, $1,000,000, $1,000,000.
2022 Sales: No. 1 by Yearling Average ($529,220) – 202% ROI on $175,000 bred-on fee – from 77 sold; No. 1 by Yearling Median ($450,000); No. 1 during Week 1 at KEESEP – $580,816 avg. from 49 sold; No. 2 at all of KEESEP – $525,776 avg. from 58 sold.
12 million-dollar yearlings in 2022 — the most since STORM CAT in 2005. Prior to that, the most since NORTHERN DANCER in 1984. 50% more than the stallion with the second most in 2022.
2022 Yearlings: $1,400,000 colt, $1,350,000 filly, $1,250,000 filly, $1,200,000 filly, $1,150,000 filly, $1,050,000 colt, $1,050,000 colt, $1,050,000 colt, $1,000,000 colt, $1,000,000 colt, $1,000,000 colt, $1,000,000 filly — Became the only stallion on record at Fasig-Tipton Saratoga to sire 4 million-dollar yearlings in the history of the prestigious sale.
2022 Racing: No. 1 General Sire in North America 4 years running, and No. 1 again in 2022 in most major categories incl. BTHs, BTWs, GSHs, GSWs & Earnings — became the first stallion in history to surpass the $25 million mark in a single year, again breaking his own record for progeny earnings with $28,122,550; Shattered the all-time 2-year-old earnings record with $4,750,989 — over $2 million more than any other stallion.
Lifetime:
22 GRADE 1 WINNERS — Authentic, Goldencents, Gamine, Covfefe, Audible, Practical Joke, Mia Mischief, Dayoutoftheoffice, Mischevious Alex, Mandaloun, Life Is Good, Wonder Wheel, Gina Romantica, Atone, Doppelganger, Pretty Mischievous, Played Hard, Timberlake, Newgate, Laurel River, Leslie’s Rose, Citizen Bull.
5 CHAMPIONS OF 7 ECLIPSE AWARDS — Authentic, 2020 Horse of the Year & 3YO Male; Gamine, 2020 Female Sprinter; Covfefe, 2019 3YO Filly & Female Sprinter; Wonder Wheel, 2022 2YO Filly; Pretty Mischievous, 2023 3YO Filly.
8 BREEDERS’ CUP WINNERS (ALL DIRT) — Citizen Bull, 2024 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile; Wonder Wheel, 2022 Juvenile Fillies; Life Is Good, 2021 Dirt Mile; Authentic, 2020 Classic; Gamine, 2020 F&M Sprint; Covfefe, 2019 F&M Sprint; Goldencents, 2013 & 2014 Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile.
47 TDN RISING STARS, including promising debut-winning 2yos Patch Adams (98 Beyer), Chasten (half to champion Idiomatic), etc.
79 GSWs & 165 BLACK TYPE WINNERS to date — one of the fastest sires in North American history to reach 100 & 150 BT Winners.
21% BLACK TYPE HORSES to date from starters, and that incredible percentage continues to increase.
Led in 2022 by LIFE IS GOOD-G1 ($4,361,700), winner of the Whitney-G1 (2 Ragozin), Woodward-G1, Pegasus World Cup-G1 (110 Beyer) & Nerud-G2 (112 Beyer), etc; WONDER WHEEL-G1, winner of the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies-G1, Keeneland’s Alcibaides-G1 & Churchill’s Debutante S.; GINA ROMANTICA-G1, winner of Keeneland’s Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup-G1; MANDALOUN-G1 ($2,096,052), winner of the Louisiana Handicap-G3 (106 Beyer); LAUREL RIVER, winner of the Pat O’Brien-G2 (108 Beyer); GERRYMANDER, winner of the Mother Goose-G2; PRIVATE MISSION, winner of the Santa Maria-G2; FULSOME ($1,170,203), winner of the $400,000 Oaklawn Mile-G3 & West Virginia Governor’s-G3; HIGHLY MOTIVATED, winner of the Monmouth Cup-G3; MY PRANKSTER, winner of the Swale-G3; NAUGHTY GAL, winner of the Adirondack-G3; etc.
2021 Racing: Record-Breaking $24,411,267 in Progeny Earnings — shattering his own all-time record in North America for a single year. No. 1 General Sire in North America 3 years running, and No. 1 again in 2021 by BTHs (71), BTWs (29), GSHs (32), GSWs (13) and Earnings; No. 1 Sire of 3YOs (4 of the last 5 years) in 2021.
2021 Sales: The only sire with 4 seven-figure yearlings — $2,600,000 colt to M.V. Magnier (F-T Saratoga sale topper & highest-priced yearling at auction in North America since 2019), $1,350,000 colt to Winchell Thoroughbreds, $1,250,000 filly to Spendthrift, $1,000,000 colt to Mike Ryan; $409,955 yearling avg. (only behind Quality Road) from 90 sold.
Milestones in 2021: Became one of the fastest stallions ever in North America to sire 100 BLACK TYPE WINNERS and hit the $100,000,000 PROGENY EARNINGS mark.
Became the first stallion ever to sire back-to-back Kentucky Derby winners: AUTHENTIC (’20) & MANDALOUN (’21).
2020 Racing: History-maker with $22,506,085 in progeny earnings — establishing the all-time single-season record for a sire in North America, shattering Tapit’s previous mark of $19,907,973 from 2016 and becoming the only sire ever to eclipse $20M in a year. Led by 3 G1 winners incl. AUTHENTIC-G1, winner of the 146th Kentucky Derby-G1 (105 Beyer), Breeders’ Cup Classic-G1 (111 Beyer), Haskell-G1, San Felipe-G2 & Sham-G3; GAMINE-G1, 6 1/4-length winner of the Breeders’ Cup F&M Sprint-G1 — 1:20.20 NTR at Keeneland (110 Beyer), 18 3/4-length winner of Belmont’s Acorn-G1 — 1:32.55 NSR (110 Beyer) & Saratoga’s Test-G1 — 1:20.83 NSR (108 Beyer); 2yo filly DAYOUTOFTHEOFFICE, winner of Belmont’s Frizette-G1 & Saratoga’s Schuylerville-G3.
No. 1 in several major categories again in 2020: 64 BTHs, 29 BTWs, 28 GSHs and 2 Breeders’ Cup & Eclipse champions; No. 1 Sire of 2YOs (4 of the last 5 years) in 2020, incl. two of the top three fastest juveniles in America — 2yo colt Highly Motivated, 96 Beyer & 2yo filly Dayoutoftheoffice, 95 Beyer.
Among the elite at the sales in 2020: The only sire of 5 seven-figure sales yearlings in 2020: $1,900,000, $1,025,000, $1,025,000, $1,000,000, $1,000,000 – with a $420,162 Avg. from 80 yearlings sold ($100,000 bred-on fee).
2019 Racing: No. 1 General Sire with more than $19 million in progeny earnings — over $3.5M more than any other stallion in North America, led by COVFEFE-G1, 3yo winner of the Breeders’ Cup F&M Sprint-G1 & Test-G1 (1:07.70 NTR-Setter — 107 Beyer, 1- Ragozin).
Only sire with 4 seven-figure horses at the 2019 2YO Sales: Record-setting $1,800,000 filly purchased by Michael Lund Petersen at F-T Midlantic, $1,500,000 filly purchased by OXO Equine at F-T Gulfstream, $1,300,000 colt purchased by Team Casse at OBS April, $1,000,000 colt purchased by Coolmore at F-T Gulfstream.
Half-brother to four-time Eclipse champion BEHOLDER ($6,156,600) and Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf (G1) champion & exciting young stallion MENDELSSOHN.
An emerging sire of sires: GOLDENCENTS, his first son to stud, is the runaway leading cumulative Sixth-Crop Sire in North America of 2023, and was the Champion Fourth-Crop Sire in North America in 2021, Champion Third-Crop Sire of 2020 & Champion Second-Crop Sire of 2019; MAXIMUS MISCHIEF emerged as a leading 2023 First-Crop Sire in North America.
“He must have half an eye on the storied seven-year streak of Bold Ruler himself… will soon break his own record on his way to a sixth consecutive title.” —Chris McGrath
| Age | Starts | 1st (SW) | 2nd (SP) | 3rd (SP) | Earned |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 3 | 2 ( 1 ) | 1 ( 1 ) | 0 | $448,800 |
| 3 | 3 | 1 ( 1 ) | 2 ( 2 ) | 0 | $148,280 |
| Totals | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $597,080 |
Racing Highlights
Won at 2
- CashCall Futurity at Hollywood Park (G1, 8.5f, defeating Colonel John, Massive Drama, Monba, Indian Sun, Sierra Sunset, Eaton's Gift, Meal Penalty, Overextended, Shore Do, Referee, Tres Borrachos)
- A maiden special weight race at Oak Tree at Santa Anita (6.5f, by 2 1/2 lengths, defeating Zetterberg, Wind's Legacy, Victory Pete, Dreamed Day, Squallcreek, Mine At the Moment, Rate of Change, M Biarritz, Spartan Fortitude, Bazzoom, Harlem, Merge the Distance)
2nd at 2
- Hollywood Prevue S. at Hollywood Park (G3, 7f, to Massive Drama, defeating Meal Penalty, Bob Black Jack, Reel Prime, Red Hot Flame, Courageous Son, Drewthegentleman, Larrys Revenge, Sky Cape, Run Brother Ron)
Won at 3
- Damascus S. at Oak Tree at Santa Anita (7f, by 2 lengths, defeating Dancing in Silks, Hatta Fort, Georgie Boy, Kool Comic, No Advantage, Gayego, Leonides, Master Daniel, Blue Chagall, Signature Move)
2nd at 3
- Malibu S. at Santa Anita (G1, 7f, to Bob Black Jack, defeating Georgie Boy, Colonel John, Guns On the Table, Nownownow, Golden Spikes)
- San Vicente S. at Santa Anita (G2, 7f, to Georgie Boy, defeating Massive Drama, Red Hot Flame)
Pedigree
Alan Porter’s 2024 Breeding Analysis for Into Mischief
A multiple record-breaking five-time Leading Sire, and a five-time Leading Sire of Two-Year-Olds, Into Mischief is the most dominant North American stallion of recent times.
Into Mischief has been exceptional with the Gone West branch of Mr. Prospector. On that cross, Into Mischief has Horse of the Year Authentic out of a mare by Mr. Greeley; Grade one winners Mia Mischief and Mischievous Alex out of mares by Speightstown (sire of Munnings); graded winners out of mares by Grand Slam and his son, Limehouse; and stakes winners out of mares by Elusive Quality (an interesting cross here, and sire of Quality Road) and Proud Citizen.
Into Mischief has sired seven stakes winners out of mares by Distorted Humor, including grade one winners Life is Good and Practical Joke, and there is also a graded stakes winner out of a mare by Distorted Humor son Flower Alley. Distorted Humor is by Forty Niner, and out of mares by other stallions from that line he has Goldencents out of a mare by Banker’s Gold, graded winner Miss Sunset out of a mare by Trippi, and a stakes winner out a mare by Roar.
The cross of Into Mischief with mares from the Fappiano branch of Mr. Prospector has been an extremely productive one. Champion Covfefe is one of three graded winners out of a mare by Fappiano son, Unbridled. From mares by Unbridled’s Song, Into Mischief has four stakes winners, including Grade one winner Gina Romantica. From mares by sons of Unbridled’s Song, Into Mischief has also sired graded winner Maximus Mischief out of a mare by Songandaprayer, and stakes winner Flash of Mischief out of a mare by Political Force, also inviting daughters of Liam’s Map and Arrogate. Into Mischief also has six stakes winners, including Kentucky Derby winner Mandaloun, out of mares by Unbridled son, Empire Maker (sire of Pioneerof the Nile and Bodemeister; grandsire of American Pharoah, Cairo Prince and Classic Empire) and Unbridled might also be introduced through Broken Vow. From the Cryptoclearance branch of Fappiano, Into Mischief has graded winner Conquest Enforcer out of a mare by Victory Gallop, and three stakes winners, one graded, out of mares by Candy Ride. He also has Group 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 already sired stakes winner Sittin at the Bar out of a mare by Mutakddim (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 also has a graded winner out of a mare by Smart Strike (sire of Curlin, himself already broodmare sire of an Into Mischief Stakes graded stakes winner; Lookin At Lucky, broodmare sire of Into Mischief grade one winner Timberlake; and English Channel), a graded winner out of a mare by Machiavellian (sire of Street Cry and grandsire of Street Sense and Street Boss), and a stakes winner out of a mare by Pulling Punches (by Two Punch, also sire of Smoke Glacken). Mr. Prospector is a Raise a Native line stallion, and from another branch of that line, Majestic Prince, Into Mischief has graded winner Mighty Mischief out of a mare by Super Saver (sire of Runhappy), a son of Maria’s Mon.
Looking at the Northern Dancer line, the cross with Danzig line mares has an excellent strike-rate. This includes graded winner Can The Man out of a mare by Danzig himself, graded winner Instagrand out of a mare by Lawyer Ron (by Langfuhr), graded winner Ain’t Easy out of a mare by Fastnet Rock (from the Danehill branch of Danzig), two stakes winners out of mares by Hard Spun and stakes winners out of mares by Lil’s Lad and Polish Numbers. There are numerous other sources of Danzig that would appeal here, including Belong to Me (who looks particularly interesting), War Front and Exchange Rate.
Into Mischief’s graded stakes winner Vyjack is out of a mare by Stravinsky, a son of the Northern Dancer horse, Nureyev. Other sources of Nureyev include Unusual Heat, Fasliyev, Spinning World, Theatrical and Atticus. Nureyev is a three-quarters brother to Sadler’s Wells and Into Mischief is beginning to show an affinity for the El Prado branch of that line. He has graded winner Everso Mischievous out of a mare by El Prado son, Medaglia d’Oro, and two stakes winners out of Medaglia d’Oro son, Warrior’s Reward, which would also suggest mares by Violence, a son of Medaglia d’Oro, and Kitten’s Joy, another son of El Prado.
Looking at mares from the A.P. Indy line we can note Into Mischief Kentucky Oaks heroine, Pretty Mischievous and graded winner Hoosier Philly out of mares by Tapit (sire of Constitution and Frosted), grade one winner Atone out of a mare by A.P. Indy himself; two graded winners out of mares by Bernardini; graded stakes winners out of mares by Malibu Moon, Majestic Warrior and Mineshaft; and stakes winners out of mares by Congrats (brother to Flatter), Pulpit (sire of Tapit), and Aptitude.
From the Relaunch line, Into Mischief has a Champion Two-Year-Old Filly Wonder Wheel out of a mare by Tiz Wonderful, and a Grade one winner out of a mare by that horse’s sire, Tiznow, who is also broodmare sire of multiple graded winner Mr. Money by a son of Into Mischief. Into Mischief graded winner Comical is out of a sister to Tiznow son, Colonel John, suggesting mares by Gemologist and Tizway could also work. From this same Relaunch sire line Into Mischief also has a stakes winner out of a mare by Honour and Glory (sire of Put It Back).
Into Mischief is the sire of stakes winner Mischievous Mama out of a mare by Afternoon Deelites, by Private Terms, a son of Private Account (who is available through Corporate Report, Personal Flag, Unaccounted For, Secret Hello and Valley Crossing). Private Account is by Damascus, and from the Timeless Moment branch of that line Into Mischief is sire of grade one winner Audible out of a mare by Gilded Time.
Into Mischief and his sire, Harlan’s Holiday, have enjoyed success with some branches of Blushing Groom. Into Mischief sired the brilliant Gamine out of a mare by Kafwain, and graded winner One Liner out of a mare by his sire Cherokee Run (also sire of Yonaguska), and Harlan’s Holiday has Champion Shanghai Bobby out of a mare by Orientate (by Mt. Livermore, also sire of Housebuster and Peaks and Valleys), a grade one winner out of a mare by Candy Stripes, and a graded winner out of a Rahy mare.
Into Mischief has a grade one winner Dayoutoftheoffice and grade two winner Frank’s Rockette out of mares by Indian Charlie (sire of Uncle Mo), and two sons of Into Mischief have stakes winners on the same cross. From only seven starters out of mares by Arch (sire of Blame, himself broodmare sire of an Into Mischief stakes winner), Into Mischief has two stakes winners, including grade two scorer Bemma’s Boy.
Alan Porter’s 2024 Breeding Analysis for Into Mischief
A multiple record-breaking five-time Leading Sire, and a five-time Leading Sire of Two-Year-Olds, Into Mischief is the most dominant North American stallion of recent times.
Into Mischief has been exceptional with the Gone West branch of Mr. Prospector. On that cross, Into Mischief has Horse of the Year Authentic out of a mare by Mr. Greeley; Grade one winners Mia Mischief and Mischievous Alex out of mares by Speightstown (sire of Munnings); graded winners out of mares by Grand Slam and his son, Limehouse; and stakes winners out of mares by Elusive Quality (an interesting cross here, and sire of Quality Road) and Proud Citizen.
Into Mischief has sired seven stakes winners out of mares by Distorted Humor, including grade one winners Life is Good and Practical Joke, and there is also a graded stakes winner out of a mare by Distorted Humor son Flower Alley. Distorted Humor is by Forty Niner, and out of mares by other stallions from that line he has Goldencents out of a mare by Banker’s Gold, graded winner Miss Sunset out of a mare by Trippi, and a stakes winner out a mare by Roar.
The cross of Into Mischief with mares from the Fappiano branch of Mr. Prospector has been an extremely productive one. Champion Covfefe is one of three graded winners out of a mare by Fappiano son, Unbridled. From mares by Unbridled’s Song, Into Mischief has four stakes winners, including Grade one winner Gina Romantica. From mares by sons of Unbridled’s Song, Into Mischief has also sired graded winner Maximus Mischief out of a mare by Songandaprayer, and stakes winner Flash of Mischief out of a mare by Political Force, also inviting daughters of Liam’s Map and Arrogate. Into Mischief also has six stakes winners, including Kentucky Derby winner Mandaloun, out of mares by Unbridled son, Empire Maker (sire of Pioneerof the Nile and Bodemeister; grandsire of American Pharoah, Cairo Prince and Classic Empire) and Unbridled might also be introduced through Broken Vow. From the Cryptoclearance branch of Fappiano, Into Mischief has graded winner Conquest Enforcer out of a mare by Victory Gallop, and three stakes winners, one graded, out of mares by Candy Ride. He also has Group 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 already sired stakes winner Sittin at the Bar out of a mare by Mutakddim (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 also has a graded winner out of a mare by Smart Strike (sire of Curlin, himself already broodmare sire of an Into Mischief Stakes graded stakes winner; Lookin At Lucky, broodmare sire of Into Mischief grade one winner Timberlake; and English Channel), a graded winner out of a mare by Machiavellian (sire of Street Cry and grandsire of Street Sense and Street Boss), and a stakes winner out of a mare by Pulling Punches (by Two Punch, also sire of Smoke Glacken). Mr. Prospector is a Raise a Native line stallion, and from another branch of that line, Majestic Prince, Into Mischief has graded winner Mighty Mischief out of a mare by Super Saver (sire of Runhappy), a son of Maria’s Mon.
Looking at the Northern Dancer line, the cross with Danzig line mares has an excellent strike-rate. This includes graded winner Can The Man out of a mare by Danzig himself, graded winner Instagrand out of a mare by Lawyer Ron (by Langfuhr), graded winner Ain’t Easy out of a mare by Fastnet Rock (from the Danehill branch of Danzig), two stakes winners out of mares by Hard Spun and stakes winners out of mares by Lil’s Lad and Polish Numbers. There are numerous other sources of Danzig that would appeal here, including Belong to Me (who looks particularly interesting), War Front and Exchange Rate.
Into Mischief’s graded stakes winner Vyjack is out of a mare by Stravinsky, a son of the Northern Dancer horse, Nureyev. Other sources of Nureyev include Unusual Heat, Fasliyev, Spinning World, Theatrical and Atticus. Nureyev is a three-quarters brother to Sadler’s Wells and Into Mischief is beginning to show an affinity for the El Prado branch of that line. He has graded winner Everso Mischievous out of a mare by El Prado son, Medaglia d’Oro, and two stakes winners out of Medaglia d’Oro son, Warrior’s Reward, which would also suggest mares by Violence, a son of Medaglia d’Oro, and Kitten’s Joy, another son of El Prado.
Looking at mares from the A.P. Indy line we can note Into Mischief Kentucky Oaks heroine, Pretty Mischievous and graded winner Hoosier Philly out of mares by Tapit (sire of Constitution and Frosted), grade one winner Atone out of a mare by A.P. Indy himself; two graded winners out of mares by Bernardini; graded stakes winners out of mares by Malibu Moon, Majestic Warrior and Mineshaft; and stakes winners out of mares by Congrats (brother to Flatter), Pulpit (sire of Tapit), and Aptitude.
From the Relaunch line, Into Mischief has a Champion Two-Year-Old Filly Wonder Wheel out of a mare by Tiz Wonderful, and a Grade one winner out of a mare by that horse’s sire, Tiznow, who is also broodmare sire of multiple graded winner Mr. Money by a son of Into Mischief. Into Mischief graded winner Comical is out of a sister to Tiznow son, Colonel John, suggesting mares by Gemologist and Tizway could also work. From this same Relaunch sire line Into Mischief also has a stakes winner out of a mare by Honour and Glory (sire of Put It Back).
Into Mischief is the sire of stakes winner Mischievous Mama out of a mare by Afternoon Deelites, by Private Terms, a son of Private Account (who is available through Corporate Report, Personal Flag, Unaccounted For, Secret Hello and Valley Crossing). Private Account is by Damascus, and from the Timeless Moment branch of that line Into Mischief is sire of grade one winner Audible out of a mare by Gilded Time.
Into Mischief and his sire, Harlan’s Holiday, have enjoyed success with some branches of Blushing Groom. Into Mischief sired the brilliant Gamine out of a mare by Kafwain, and graded winner One Liner out of a mare by his sire Cherokee Run (also sire of Yonaguska), and Harlan’s Holiday has Champion Shanghai Bobby out of a mare by Orientate (by Mt. Livermore, also sire of Housebuster and Peaks and Valleys), a grade one winner out of a mare by Candy Stripes, and a graded winner out of a Rahy mare.
Into Mischief has a grade one winner Dayoutoftheoffice and grade two winner Frank’s Rockette out of mares by Indian Charlie (sire of Uncle Mo), and two sons of Into Mischief have stakes winners on the same cross. From only seven starters out of mares by Arch (sire of Blame, himself broodmare sire of an Into Mischief stakes winner), Into Mischief has two stakes winners, including grade two scorer Bemma’s Boy.
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