Into Mischief, the flagship sire of Spendthrift Farm’s powerful stallion roster, will remain at a stud fee of $250,000 for a sixth consecutive season, while Yaupon will jump from $60,000 to $100,000 following another extraordinary year.Vekoma will also stand for $100,000, and G1 winner Baeza will debut at $25,000 The announcement made this Wednesday holds Into Mischief at the same fee for a sixth consecutive season, firmly established for some time now as one of the towering

The son of Storm Cat was 25 years old; sire of 71 stakes winners, including 10 G1 winners, he forged an outstanding career that remains highly relevant today through Frateli La Vita SANTIAGO, Chile (Special for Turf Diario).— El Ensayo, El Derby, the Dos Mil Guineas, the Gran Criterium… The name of Seeking the Dia appears behind the winners of some of the very races that define the greatness of a stallion in Chile. Passing away at age 25, the sire leaves behind an extensive,

Winner of the Pennsylvania Derby (G1), third in both the Kentucky Derby (G1) and the Belmont Stakes (G1), and a half-brother to graded stakes winners Mage and Dornoch, the son of McKinzie closed his racing career with over $2.3 million in purse earnings. His stud fee will be set at $25,000 LEXINGTON, Kentucky (Special for Turf Diario).— A pedigree hard to match and a racing campaign built consistently against the best now open a new chapter for Baeza. The G1 winner has been r

Focus handed the Aga Khan Studs stallion a new milestone at Craon, being out of a great-granddaughter of champion Safari Queen; with 12 Group 1-winning offspring, the sire of Sottsass, St Mark’s Basilica, and Paddington continues a legacy of immense projection By Diego H. Mitagstein Siyouni began his stallion career at a stud fee of €7,000. Now, 15 seasons later, established among Europe’s most elite sires, he has reached 100 stakes winners. The victory of Focus in Sunday’s P

Both G1 winners will join the stallion roster at the powerhouse Kentucky nursery upon completion of their racing careers. The son of McKinzie hails from the extraordinary family of Mage and Dornoch, while Further Ado represents the continuation of the prolific Gun Runner and Candy Ride sire line Further Ado winning the Toyota Bluegrass, at Keeneland / KEENELAND LEXINGTON, Kentucky (Special for Turf Diario).— They still have major races ahead of them, but Baeza and Further Ado

On September 16, 1988, at 25 years of age, the Quadruple Crown winner passed away at Claiborne Farm, where he excelled as a stallion By Diego H. Mitagstein Some horses belong to their era, while others are capable of transcending it. Forli was one of the latter. Thirty-eight years have passed since that September 16, 1988, when he died at Claiborne Farm, yet his name has never been confined to the pages of the past. It continues to surface in pedigrees, revives behind modern

The son of Tapit and Close Hatches was acquired by a private farm featuring an important broodmare band. At 10 years old, he lands in Asia while ranking among the top 10 second-crop sires in the United States, having already sired stakes winners in both the United States and Chile LEXINGTON, Kentucky (Special for Turf Diario).— The geographical trajectory of Tacitus’s career has shifted once again. After competing at the highest level on the United States circuit, beginning h

He was 14 years old and standing at stud in Izmit. Winner of the Champagne Stakes (G1), he sired champions Swiss Skydiver and Shedaresthedevil, stars of an extraordinary 2020 season that prompted his temporary return to the United States ISTANBUL, Turkey (Special for Turf Diario).— The story of Daredevil as a stallion featured one of those twists breeding so often delivers. Before his first crops had shown their full potential, he was sold to Turkey. Just months later, two of

Early Voting and Life Is Good secured their first Grade 1 winners as sires, while Golden Pal solidified his position atop a stacked freshman class that also features Flightline, Olympiad, Epicenter, and Jack Christopher among its marquee names LEXINGTON, Kentucky (Special for Turf Diario).— The Labor Day holiday weekend turned into a resounding coming-out party for North America's freshman stallion class. Two of the four Grade 1 contests reserved for 2-year-olds went to proge

With Fletcher, the Haras Vikeda's stallion sired a Gran Premio Polla de Potrillos winner in his very first crop, a feat unseen since 1999. Memories of Refinado Tom naturally inspire grand ambitions: can sire and son retrace that legendary road toward the Triple Crown? By Diego H. Mitagstein To capture a Gran Premio Polla de Potrillos (G1) represents a crowning moment for any stallion. To achieve it with his very first crop to hit the track means entering an infinitely more ex

Double winner of the Takamatsunomiya Kinen (G1) and a major star in elite sprints across Japan, Hong Kong, and England, the son of Lord Kanaloa closes his racing career with 7 victories and nearly $6 million in earnings; he will begin stud duties in 2027 TOKYO, Japan (Special for Turf Diario).— From Japan to Hong Kong, on to Royal Ascot, and always willing to lock horns with the world's elite sprinters, Satono Reve constructed a racing career that extended far beyond his home

He was 23 years old and had been crowned Horse of the Year in his native land in 2007, a legendary campaign that saw him capture the Dubai Duty Free, the Takarazuka Kinen, and cap his racing career with an unforgettable victory in the Japan Cup; at stud, his legacy was further secured by progeny such as champions Fine Needle and Seiun Kosei HOKKAIDO, Japan (Special for Turf Diario).— He won the very last race of his career. And it was no ordinary event: it was the Japan Cup (