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.

Anderson Farms, which bred the son of Scat Daddy, announced that it has acquired and syndicated the stallion, who will stand at Ballycroy Bloodstock in Loretto, Ontario, for a fee of $10,000 Canadian. Anderson sold Sergei Prokofiev for $1.1 million as a Keeneland September yearling to the Coolmore team, which raced him and then stood him at Whitsbury Manor Stud in England. His runners are led by Group 1 winner Arizona Blaze.

Thorpedo Anna will be bred to Gun Runner for her first mating, pairing two Horse of the Year honorees.

Thorpedo Anna, by Fast Anna, retired in October with 12 wins from 16 career starts and earnings of more than $5.4 million. Her seven Grade 1 victories included, in her championship campaign, the 2024 Kentucky Oaks and Breeders’ Cup Distaff. The filly is now owned in majority by John Sikura’s Hill ‘n’ Dale Farm, with the Magdalena Farm of trainer Kenny McPeek’s family and her breeder, Judy Hicks, holding minority interests.

Airdrie Stud, which has plenty of promise in the pipeline, is adding a second Kentucky Derby winner to its young roster in Mystik Dan. The colt earned his greatest victory in the 2024 Derby, edging out Sierra Leone and Forever Young – the past two winners of the Breeders’ Cup Classic.

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.

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.

Bloodstock professional Jacob West has had confidence in Mindframe throughout the horse’s life, first as a racing prospect and now as a stallion prospect.

“He’s never given us any reason not to have confidence,” he said.

West wears multiple hats in the Thoroughbred industry. As a bloodstock agent, he represents prominent clients, including owner Mike Repole, at various sales. As the stallion seasons and bloodstock manager for historic Claiborne Farm in Paris, Ky., a role he was named to in 2024, he promotes the farm’s roster and scouts incoming talent.