Into Mischief, son Goldencents have strong summer

Following the summer meetings at Saratoga and Del Mar, both of which showcase promising juveniles, Into Mischief and his son Goldencents, both standing at Spendthrift Farm, emerged as the leading established and freshman 2-year-old sires in the country.

Into Mischief, powered by Grade 3 Sanford winner Sombeyay, led the juvenile sires earnings list through Sept. 3. He was tied with the late Scat Daddy, whose final foals are current juveniles, with 15 winners. Quality Road, the sire of Grade 1 Del Mar Debutante winner Bellafina, sat third on the earnings list. The Lane’s End stallion is tied for the lead in DRF’s Beyer Sire Performance Standings with four benchmark figures of 80 or higher for his 2-year-olds, led by Bellafina’s 94 in the Debutante. Perennial leading sire Tapit, standing at Gainesway, also has four figures of 80 or higher in the category.

Factoring in all runners, Into Mischief is seventh among living U.S. sires with 33 Beyers of 90 or higher recorded by 15 individuals. Quality Road, with Eclipse Award champions Abel Tasman and Caledonia Road active this season, sits ninth on that list with 30 Beyers of 90 or higher; those include 10 triple-digit figures from four individuals.

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Into Mischief is represented by 87 yearlings in the Keeneland September catalog, including a filly out of Grade 1 winner Meadow Breeze, dam of Grade 1-placed juvenile Royal Copy. Quality Road had 46 yearlings cataloged.

Meanwhile, Goldencents, who has 40 yearlings cataloged for Keeneland September, has emerged as the leader of a competitive freshman sire class. Through Sept. 3, he led fellow Spendthrift stallion Cross Traffic by winners and Airdrie Stud’s Cairo Prince by earnings.

Cross Traffic is represented by 19 yearlings in the Keeneland catalog – including one filly, from the family of Grade 1 winner Shotgun Gulch, selected for the elite Book 1 portion.

Cairo Prince, who has been commercially popular throughout his nascent career, has 51 yearlings cataloged, with a strong Book 1 contingent including a half-brother to Kentucky Oaks winner Believe You Can and a filly from the family of Triple Crown winner American Pharoah.