Fresh off claiming his first North American general sire title in 2019, Spendthrift Farm's Into Mischief continued to raise the bar higher and higher for himself in 2020.
War of Will gave War Front, a popular international stallion and one of Kentucky's biggest commercial standouts, a milestone first American classic winner in 2019. He later showcased his sire's versatility by becoming a dual-surface Grade 1 winner, and will now get a chance to build his own legacy while continuing to bolster War Front's reputation. This fall, War of Will took up residence alongside his sire at historic Claiborne Farm.
Country House and Maximum Security will forever be linked in racing history by their run down the stretch at Churchill Downs on May 4, 2019. Their storylines converge again, as both will be new stallions in Kentucky in 2021.
Lane’s End will introduce three new stallions for the 2021 season – Eclipse Award champion Game Winner, plus Grade 1 winners Gift Box and Honor A. P. All three are by current Lane’s End sires, as the farm continues the familiar strategy of reinvesting in its marquee sirelines.
Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile winner Tapizar, the sire of Eclipse Award champion Monomoy Girl, will stand in Japan in 2021. The stallion will arrive at Yushun Stallion Station on Hokkaido in mid-January, the Racing Post reported.
As the racing season winds down, stallion barns are opening their doors to welcome 2021's new stallions to their new homes. Our annual special edition, presented by WinStar Farm, takes a closer look at the standouts in this class.
In a showdown of stars, Almond Eye ended her brilliant career with a victory in Sunday's Japan Cup. She will head on to broodmare duty next season looking to carry on the legacy of one of the best female families in the world, that of 1982 Broodmare of the Year Best in Show.
Global Campaign, who had been under consideration for a final start in the Pegasus World Cup in January, will not resume training and has been retired.
Into Mischief is well on his way to earning his second consecutive leading general sire title, and will do so in emphatic fashion. The Spendthrift Farm stallion has broken Tapit's single-season earnings record for a North American stallion.
The broodmare prospect Able to Smile sold for $135,000 as the Keeneland November breeding stock sale continued to improve its buyback rate as it closed its Book 4 section Sunday evening.
