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Mystik Dan joins fellow Kentucky Derby winner Mage at Airdrie Stud
Airdrie Stud, which has plenty of promise in the pipeline, is adding a second Kentucky Derby winner to its young roster in Mystik Dan.
Nicole RussoDec 05, 2025
Airdrie Stud, which has plenty of promise in the pipeline, is adding a second Kentucky Derby winner to its young roster in Mystik Dan.
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Broodmare support is key for young stallions to get off on the right foot, and there are few Kentucky newcomers who might get better backing than Grade 1 winners Raging Torrent and Carl Spackler, both debuting at Lane's End Farm in 2026.
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Several farms in Kentucky will debut multiple Grade 1-winning stallion prospects in 2026. Some are Eclipse Award champions, or may be finalists in various divisions. But only one farm will be bringing in three new stallions who are already champions. Coolmore's Ashford Stud holds that trio of aces, with Sierra Leone, Fierceness, and Citizen Bull all entering stud in 2026.
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Claiborne Farm representative and bloodstock agent Jacob West has had confidence in Mindframe throughout the horse's life, first as a racing prospect and now as a stallion prospect at Claiborne. The standout is one of two Grade 1 winners new to Claiborne for 2026. The other is turf star Johannes.
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Jockey Irad Ortiz Jr. not only rode four winners from five mounts on his first day riding at Gulfstream Park’s winter meet on Thursday, but in doing so, he set a single-season record for earnings by a jockey with $39,200,190 – with nearly four weeks remaining in the year.
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A water-main break outside the racetrack forced Fair Ground to cancel its eight-race program on Friday.
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The first opportunity to chase a big carryover at Turfway Park is already upon horseplayers, with a late Pick 5 carryover of $163,847 into Friday night’s sequence.
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David Eustace is aiming to maintain a rich vein of form at Sha Tin on Sunday (7 December) that has seen him climb the trainers’ standings in recent weeks, hoping it extends to next week’s HK$130 million LONGINES Hong Kong International Races meeting.
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Vincent Ho’s return from injury was a monumental comeback on its own, but now the 35-year-old has earned the opportunity to try and win another LONGINES International Jockeys’ Championship (IJC) at Happy Valley next Wednesday night (10 December).
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Hugh Bowman believes this year’s LONGINES International Jockeys’ Championship (IJC) at Happy Valley on 10 December is wide open, with the winner of the annual showcase likely to be decided by the luck of the draw.