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Classic sire and leading sire Distorted Humor was euthanized Saturday morning due to the infirmities of old age, WinStar Farm, where the stallion resided as a pensioner following his long career, has announced. The stallion was 33.
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WinStar Farm has announced that Gerry Duffy will assume roles as the farm’s president and chief executive officer this year, with Elliott Walden, the former trainer who has been synonymous with the farm over the past two decades, stepping down from those roles but remaining involved with the operation.
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With dual classic winner Sovereignty, a lock to earn a divisional Eclipse Award and a strong candidate to be named Horse of the Year, leading the way, his sire, Into Mischief, continued his streak as the nation's top stallion and his owner-breeder, Godolphin, looks to continue its own streak of awards, as well.
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Collected has moved from Airdrie Stud in Kentucky to Rancho San Miguel in San Miguel, Calif., for the 2026 breeding season. Collected is the most prominent of a small group of stallions that have been moved to California or are having their first seasons at stud in 2026.
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Consequences of the 2025 closure of Harris Farms in Coalinga, Calif., as a commercial breeding facility will not be fully known for a few years, but some clues will surface for the state's breeding industry in coming months. By any measure, the 330-acre farm's closure is a loss, but it is also an opportunity for other farms to gain a greater role in the region.
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Milky Way Farm had a busy breeding season in 2025, led by the stallion Midnight Storm, who was bred to 82 mares, according to The Jockey Club. No other Thoroughbred stallion was as active in the state.
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There is plenty of change going on in the California Thoroughbred industry, with an uncertain racing landscape in the northern sector of the state; the death of major breeder John Harris and the dispersal of his stock; and a new horse moving to the state who will factor in the stallion ranks. Remaining as constants in the Golden State are its leading sires, Stay Thirsty and Grazen.
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Group 3 winner Sergei Prokofiev, last year's leading freshman sire in England and Ireland, will return home to Canada to continue his stud career.
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Thorpedo Anna will be bred to Gun Runner for her first mating, pairing two Horse of the Year honorees.
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As multiple Grade 1 winner Chancer McPatrick struck a pose for breeders at a November open house, the Spendthrift stallion sales team revealed that the farm was the underbidder on the colt when he sold as a juvenile. At the end of the day, Chancer McPatrick comes to Spendthrift as the first son of the exciting young sire McKinzie to stand at stud.
