Preakness Stakes winner Exaggerator and Grade 1 winner Carpe Diem will relocate from Kentucky to Texas and Louisiana, respectively, to continue their stud careers.
Spendthrift Farm continues to double down on its Into Mischief sireline by adding By My Standards, a hard-knocking son of Goldencents, a son of Into Mischief that it also stands, to its roster for 2022.
In 2017, after the easing of import restrictions, the Korea Racing Authority made a significant purchase, picking up a gray Maryland-bred from the second crop of Paynter for $87,000 at the Keeneland September yearling sale. The colt, Knicks Go, proved to be a slam dunk.
For Eclipse Award champion Essential Quality and fellow multiple Grade 1 winner Maxfield, their retirement to stud marks a proud homecoming. Both colts are homebreds for Sheikh Mohammed al-Maktoum's international operation, and raced in the Godolphin blue while based in Kentucky throughout their careers.
Mo Forza, a seven-time graded stakes winner on turf, has been officially retired and will stand at Rancho San Miguel in central California, the farm announced Wednesday.
If all the late Harlan's Holiday had done was sire Into Mischief, he would have made enough of an impact on the bloodstock world. But Harlan's Holiday left behind a handful of other successful sons at stud, including Florida stallion Neolithic.
The Ohio Thoroughbred Breeders and Owners Association is set to conduct its annual stallion season sale. The sale preview period begins Friday, with the sale conducted online on the Starquine platform on Dec. 8-9. Detailed information and a complete list of stallions with seasons on offer can be found on Starquine.com and OTBO.com.
Horse of the Year Gun Runner has broken Uncle Mo's record for earnings by a North American freshman sire.
Many North American yearling sales posted record or near-record figures in the resurgent 2021 season, leading to speculation that this fall’s weanling marketplace could be strong. Those predictions came to fruition when young stock helped boost both the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky fall selected mixed sale and the Keeneland November breeding stock sale to improved figures this month.
The Keeneland November breeding stock sale concluded a 10-day run last week with improved figures across the board from its pandemic-hampered 2020 edition. Those figures included a sales-record median, a crucial figure for market health.
