Spendthrift Farm announced in the final days of 2021 that it is discontinuing its operations in Australia and putting its 600-acre farm in Victoria up for sale.

Spendthrift had acquired the former Yallambee Stud in 2015, under the leadership of farm owner B. Wayne Hughes, who died last August.

“We have made it a point at Spendthrift to branch out and try new things,” Spendthrift’s U.S. general manager Ned Toffey said in a press release. “Naturally, not every idea is going to work, but I will guarantee you we will continue to take that approach.”

As the calendar turned, Into Mischief wrapped up his third consecutive North American sire title.

Into Mischief, a 17-year-old son of Harlan’s Holiday standing at Spendthrift Farm, concluded 2021 with progeny earnings of $25,009,663, according to Daily Racing Form statistics. Not only was he well clear of his closest rival on the earnings list, Hill ‘n’ Dale’s Ghostzapper with $16,275,413, he shattered his own single-season earnings record of $22,506,085 established last year.

A season to Triple Crown winner Justify, standing at Coolmore’s Ashford Stud in Kentucky, is being auctioned this week to benefit relief efforts for those affected by tornadoes that devastated Western Kentucky on Dec. 11, one of several major donations made by high-profile Thoroughbred breeding establishments this week.

A line of storms unleased tornadoes late Friday and early Saturday across parts of the central and southern United States, with officials fearing the death toll could exceed 100 across eight states.

Preakness Stakes winner Exaggerator and Grade 1 winner Carpe Diem will relocate from Kentucky to Texas and Louisiana, respectively, to continue their stud careers.

Exaggerator, a Curlin horse who entered stud in 2017, and Carpe Diem, a Giant's Causeway horse who entered stud in 2016, both previously stood at WinStar Farm in Kentucky.

As far as Spendthrift Farm is concerned, you can’t have too much of a good thing – especially when it comes to two-time reigning leading sire Into Mischief. The record-setting stallion made a promising start with his first son to stud, Goldencents, who stands alongside him at Spendthrift.

Five years ago, the Korean racing and breeding industry experienced a year of milestones and important developments. In 2016, Korea sent its first runners to the Breeders’ Cup and the Dubai Carnival; hosted the inaugural Korea Cup meeting, in association with Keeneland; and was elevated into Part II of the International Cataloguing Standards Book.

For Eclipse Award champion Essential Quality and fellow multiple Grade 1 winner Maxfield, their retirement to stud marks a proud homecoming.

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.

Mo Forza, 5, won 8 of 15 starts and earned $1,034,460 in a three-year career that ended with a 13th-place finish after a troubled start in the Breeders’ Cup Mile on Nov. 6 at Del Mar as the 3-1 second choice.

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. Into Mischief, a Grade 1 winner and record-setting classic sire, is heading toward his third consecutive North American sire title and is emerging as a sire of sires in his own right.

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.