Into Mischief will remain at $250,000 for 2027, while Yaupon sees his stud fee jump at Spendthrift Farm

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 pillars of North American breeding.

Standing at $100,000 will now be Vekoma (Candy Ride) and Yaupon, two young stallions experiencing particularly strong momentum. Vekoma will maintain the price he commanded during 2026 after cementing his position as the leader of the third-crop sires by stakes winners. Yaupon’s surge is considerably more pronounced. The 9-year-old son of Uncle Mo leads the 2026 second-crop sire standings by progeny earnings, number of stakes winners, and graded stakes winners. To date, he has sired 15 stakes winners this season, 7 of them in graded stakes.

Among his top performers is Stradale, winner of the Gallant Bob Stakes (G2) and the Mahony Stakes (G3T), who is under consideration for the upcoming Breeders’ Cup Sprint (G1).

Yaupon’s rise did not begin this year. He had already finished 2025 as the leading freshman sire by both earnings and stakes winners, setting a trajectory that has now found resounding confirmation.

The commercial market backed him emphatically. His yearlings averaged over $263,700 in 2026, up from nearly $163,000 during the previous season. That increase of roughly $100,000 in a single year offers another metric of the demand generated by his initial results, explaining the jump of his stud fee into six-figure territory.

Baeza and Further Ado, the New Additions

As recently announced, Baeza was recently retired and will begin his stallion career at a fee of $25,000. The son of McKinzie won the 2025 Pennsylvania Derby (G1) and concluded his racing career with placings in six G1 events, amassing $2,344,700 in earnings.

His stallion credentials are further bolstered by an outstanding female family. Baeza is a maternal half-brother to Mage, winner of the 2023 Kentucky Derby (G1), and Dornoch, winner of the 2024 Belmont Stakes (G1), both sons of Good Magic. He retired with a career record of 2 wins, 4 seconds, and 4 thirds from 13 starts.

The situation for Further Ado is different, as he remains in active training. The 3-year-old son of Gun Runner is under consideration for either the Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) or the Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile (G1), prompting Spendthrift to wait until after the championship card to announce his introductory fee.

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Further Ado won the Blue Grass Stakes (G1) earlier this year at Keeneland—host of the upcoming Breeders’ Cup—and subsequently added the Matt Winn Stakes (G3) at Churchill Downs. Most recently, he finished second in the Pennsylvania Derby (G1).

Spendthrift Farm

“We are committed to being the breeders' farm, and an important part of that is offering meaningful opportunities at every level,” explained Ned Toffey, general manager of Spendthrift.

“Whether that means access to champions and leading sires, to exciting young stallions with high potential, or to proven value sires that continue to get results, we want breeders to find a horse within this roster that makes sense for their program.”

Into Mischief will remain Spendthrift’s undisputed flagship sire and one of the most expensive services in the United States, but the major headlines for 2027 stem from the ranks below. Yaupon needed just two crops on the track to vault from $60,000 to $100,000, joining Vekoma and confirming that the future of the farm's powerful roster is rapidly taking shape around a new wave of stallions.