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Malibu Moon Boasts Two Belmont Starters

Malibu Moon Boasts Two Belmont Starters

Spendthrift Farm stallion Malibu Moon has been on the rise as a sire, never so much as this year with the Kentucky Derby winner Orb and Peter Pan victor Freedom Child vying for the June 8 Belmont Stakes.

 Saturday, June 08, 2013
Peter Pan Winner Freedom Child in Brisk Move

Peter Pan Winner Freedom Child in Brisk Move

Freedom Child turned in his first breeze since romping in the Peter Pan Stakes (gr. II) earlier this month, covering five furlongs over the Belmont Park main track May 27 in a sharp :59.87.

 Monday, May 27, 2013
Pedigree: A Testament to Persistence

Pedigree: A Testament to Persistence

by John P. Sparkman
Orb is Lady Liberty's fourth foal and second winner.

 Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Freedom Child Wins Peter Pan; Belmont Next

Freedom Child Wins Peter Pan; Belmont Next

Everything finally went right for Freedom Child May 11 at Belmont Park. Romping in the slop by 13 1/4 lengths to take the $200,000 Peter Pan Stakes (gr. II), he punched his ticket to the June 8 Belmont (gr. I).

 Saturday, May 11, 2013

Joseph W. Hocker, Farrier, Dies at 74

Joseph W. Hocker, noted farrier who tended to many important racehorses for almost five decades, died in his hometown of Lexington, Ky. April 22. He was 74.

 Monday, May 06, 2013
Beholder Holding Her Own for Kentucky Oaks

Beholder Holding Her Own for Kentucky Oaks

As in years past, 2012 champion juvenile filly Beholder might have been the expected and overwhelming favorite in the Kentucky Oaks (gr. I). But not this year.

 Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Spendthrift Hopes for Big Oaks, Derby Weekend

Spendthrift Hopes for Big Oaks, Derby Weekend

Spendthrift Farm owner B. Wayne Hughes had plenty of horses to keep an eye on April 30 during the training time for those preparing for the Longines Kentucky Oaks (gr. I) and Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands(gr. I).

 Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Kauai Katie Wins Tightener for Acorn Stakes

Kauai Katie Wins Tightener for Acorn Stakes

Overwhelmingly favored Kauai Katie led from start to finish for a seemingly effortless 3 1/4-length victory in the $71,250 Road Princess overnight stakes, the closing day feature at Aqueduct Racetrack April 21.

 Sunday, April 21, 2013
Jimmy Creed Makes It a Grand Day

Jimmy Creed Makes It a Grand Day

B. Wayne Hughes, Richard Mandella, and Garrett Gomez score stakes double as Jimmy Creed takes Potrero Grande after Beholder wins Santa Anita Oaks.

 Saturday, April 06, 2013
Beholder Punches Ticket to Kentucky Oaks

Beholder Punches Ticket to Kentucky Oaks

Spendthrift Farm's Beholder easily defeated five foes in the Santa Anita Oaks and will move on to contest the Kentucky Oaks (gr. I) as one of the top choices.

 Saturday, April 06, 2013
Stories from Cot Campbell: Leslie Combs

Stories from Cot Campbell: Leslie Combs

Cot Campbell tells the tale of Leslie Combs and Los Angeles socialite Dolly Green during a high-flying evening at the 1980 Keeneland July yearling sale.

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 Thursday, March 14, 2013
Champ Beholder Back in Form for 'Virgenes Win

Champ Beholder Back in Form for 'Virgenes Win

Compromised by a throat ulcer in her first start of the year, the real Beholder showed up in the $250,000 Las Virgenes Stakes (gr. I) March 2 at Santa Anita Park, romping over seven 3-year-old filly opponents.

 Saturday, March 02, 2013
My Happy Face Hit with Virus, to Miss KY Oaks

My Happy Face Hit with Virus, to Miss KY Oaks

My Happy Face, runner-up in the 2012 Frizette Stakes (gr. I) and winner of that year's Tempted Stakes (gr. III) at Aqueduct Racetrack, is off the Kentucky Oaks (gr. I) trail with a virus contracted at Gulfstream Park.

 Friday, March 01, 2013

Spendthrift Widens Breed Secure Program

B. Wayne Hughes' Spendthrift Farm now will be offering the "Breed Secure" program for nearly its entire roster of Kentucky-based stallions.

 Monday, February 25, 2013
Jimmy Creed to Skip San Carlos

Jimmy Creed to Skip San Carlos

Malibu Stakes winner Jimmy Creed, who was being pointed to the San Carlos Stakes after missing the Strub Stakes on Feb. 2 due to a cough, will miss the San Carlos on Feb. 23 due to the same malady.

 Friday, February 08, 2013
Kauai Katie Romps in Forward Gal

Kauai Katie Romps in Forward Gal

Kauai Katie, who had begun her 3-year-old campaign with a smart eight-length score in the Old Hat Stakes (gr. III) Jan. 1, captured the Forward Gal at seven furlongs in 1:22.13.

 Saturday, January 26, 2013

Dublin's First Foal Arrives in New York

Dublin, winner of the 2009 Three Chimneys Hopeful Stakes (gr. I) as a 2-year-old at Saratoga Race Course, sired his first reported foal, a filly born Jan. 18 at Newtown Anner Stud Farm in Millbrook, N.Y.

 Thursday, January 24, 2013
Multiple Graded Winner Dominus to Spendthrift

Multiple Graded Winner Dominus to Spendthrift

Multiple grade II winner Dominus has been retired from racing and will enter stud this year at B. Wayne Hughes' Spendthrift Farm.

 Tuesday, January 22, 2013
Grade II Winner Wilburn Sires First Foal

Grade II Winner Wilburn Sires First Foal

Wilburn's first reported foal is a filly born Jan. 9 at Justice Farm in Ohio.

 Wednesday, January 16, 2013

First Foal by Paddy O'Prado is a Colt

Paddy O'Prado's first reported foal is a chestnut colt born Jan. 13 at B. Wayne Hughes' Spendthrift Farm near Lexington.

 Wednesday, January 16, 2013

First Foal for Archarcharch

Archarcharch, a grade I winner and Spendthrift Farm stallion, was represented by his first foal, a filly out of the Kingmambo mare Enfiraaj Jan. 12 in Kentucky.

 Monday, January 14, 2013
Beholder Progresses Toward 3-Year-Old Debut

Beholder Progresses Toward 3-Year-Old Debut

Grey Goose Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies (gr. I) winner Beholder continues her progress toward her 3-year-old debut in the Santa Ynez Stakes (gr. II) later this month with a six-furlong drill Jan. 11.

 Friday, January 11, 2013

Grade I Winner Tizway Sires First Foal

The first reported foal by multiple grade I winner Tizway is a dark bay or brown filly born Jan. 9 at Lynn Alexander's Alastar Farm near Nicholasville, Ky.

 Wednesday, January 09, 2013
The Upside of Into Mischief

The Upside of Into Mischief

Hot second-crop sire Into Mischief is proving the value of Spendthrift Farm's breeding incentive program called "Share the Upside."

 Monday, January 07, 2013
Sean Feld to Manage Stallion Bullet Train

Sean Feld to Manage Stallion Bullet Train

Wintergreen Stallion Station announced Jan. 2 that Sean Feld, formerly of Spendthrift Farm near Lexington, has been named managing director of Bullet Train, LLC.

 Wednesday, January 02, 2013
Jimmy Creed Gives Mandella 5th Malibu Win

Jimmy Creed Gives Mandella 5th Malibu Win

Jimmy Creed, a disappointment in last month's Xpressbet Breeders' Cup Sprint (gr. I), rebounded with an emphatic victory in the $301,000 Malibu Stakes (gr. I) on opening day of the winter meet at Santa Anita Park Dec. 26.

 Wednesday, December 26, 2012

Spendthrift Offers 'Breed Secure' Deal to NY

Spendthrift Farm is introducing its "Breed Secure" program to New York breeders in 2013 through its New York-based stallion Dublin, who is set to stand his second season at Keane Stud near Amenia.

 Thursday, December 20, 2012

Into Mischief's Fee Increased to $10,000

B. Wayne Hughes' Spendthrift Farm has announced a raise in stud fee for its leading freshman sire Into Mischief, who will now stand for $10,000 stands and nurses during the 2013 breeding season.

 Thursday, December 13, 2012

Mark Toothaker Joins Spendthrift

Mark Toothaker has joined the sales team at B. Wayne Hughes' Spendthrift Farm near Lexington

 Friday, November 16, 2012
My Happy Face Earns Nod in Tense Tempted

My Happy Face Earns Nod in Tense Tempted

In a juvenile filly stakes worthy of Breeders' Cup weekend, My Happy Face nipped Cue the Moon by a neck in the $142,500 Tempted (gr. III) at Aqueduct Racetrack Nov. 4.

 Sunday, November 04, 2012
BC 2012 - Juvenile Fillies Mandella & Hughes

BC 2012 - Juvenile Fillies Mandella & Hughes

Comments from Trainer Richard Mandella and B. Wayne Hughes after Beholder's win in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies.

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 Saturday, November 03, 2012
Spendthrift's Beholder Takes Juvenile Fillies

Spendthrift's Beholder Takes Juvenile Fillies

Beholder ran gate to wire in the $2 million Grey Goose Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies (gr. I) at Santa Anita Park Nov. 2.

 Friday, November 02, 2012
Surge Continues at Fasig-Tipton October Sale

Surge Continues at Fasig-Tipton October Sale

The Fasig-Tipton Kentucky October yearling sale kept the momentum going on its second day after getting off to a quick start in its opening session.

 Tuesday, October 23, 2012

Mandella Ponders Breeders' Cup for Beholder

Beholder, a 2-year-old Kentucky-bred filly by Henny Hughes, demolished a first-condition allowance field at Santa Anita Park Oct. 4 by 11 lengths and had trainer Richard Mandella pondering a follow-up in the Breeders' Cup.

 Thursday, October 04, 2012
Favored Kauai Katie Wins Matron Decisively

Favored Kauai Katie Wins Matron Decisively

Favored Kauai Katie didn't disappoint in the Sept. 30 Matron Stakes (gr. II) at Belmont Park when she overcame Baby J at the half-mile pole and increased her advantage to the wire, drawing off to a decisive victory.

 Sunday, September 30, 2012

Trainer Gaines Named in Two CHRB Complaints

Trainer Carla Gaines is the subject of two complaints from the California Horse Racing Board alleging that two fillies in her care both tested positive for levels of testosterone in excess of the authorized amount.

 Wednesday, September 12, 2012
Grass Greener for Dominus in Bernard Baruch

Grass Greener for Dominus in Bernard Baruch

The grass proved greener for Dominus at Saratoga Race Course when the 4-year-old son of Smart Strike took the $250,000 Bernard Baruch Handicap (gr. IIT). It was his first graded stakes score and his first try on turf.

 Saturday, September 01, 2012
Winding Way Aces Rancho Bernardo Test

Winding Way Aces Rancho Bernardo Test

Favored Winding Way emerged as a female sprinter to watch this season when she overcame a hopelessly tardy start to win the $150,000 Rancho Bernardo Handicap (gr. III) at Del Mar Aug. 19.

 Sunday, August 19, 2012

First Winner Recorded for Sire Notional

Spendthrift Farm freshman sire Notional sired his first winner when 2-year-old filly Happy Patsy streaked to an easy 5 3/4-length win as the favorite in a maiden claiming race at Evangeline Downs Aug. 3.

 Saturday, August 04, 2012
Prospective Captures Slender Ohio Derby

Prospective Captures Slender Ohio Derby

Odds-on Prospective registered his third stakes win of the year when he drew clear in the final furlong to capture the $100,000 Ohio Derby (gr. III) by 2 1/2 lengths at Thistledown July 7.

 Saturday, July 07, 2012
Victoria Park Stumble Can't Stop Prospective

Victoria Park Stumble Can't Stop Prospective

Prospective won for the first time since the Tampa Bay Derby (gr. II) in March when he overcame a stumble at the start to capture the $149,314 Victoria Park Stakes at Woodbine June 10.

 Sunday, June 10, 2012

Paddy O'Prado Recovering from Colic Surgery

The son of El Prado is expected to recover fully from a twist in his large colon.

 Saturday, May 12, 2012
Prospective Is Tough on Triple Crown Trail

Prospective Is Tough on Triple Crown Trail

Prospective was a tough as a yearling and that attitude seems to be helping him as a racehorse, according to Mark Toothaker.

 Thursday, March 29, 2012
Prospective Shows Promise in Tampa Derby Win

Prospective Shows Promise in Tampa Derby Win

Prospective landed a spot in the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) when he outfought Golden Ticket in deep stretch to win the $350,000 Tampa Bay Derby (gr. II) March 10.

 Saturday, March 10, 2012

Warrior's Reward Sires First Foal

The first reported foal by grade I winner Warrior's Reward is a filly born Jan. 18 at Gary Biszantz' Cobra Farm near Lexington.

 Wednesday, February 01, 2012
Darby Dan Adopts Share the Upside Concept

Darby Dan Adopts Share the Upside Concept

Darby Dan Farm will utilize the Share The Upside concept for breeders in 2012 with its new stallion American Lion.

 Thursday, December 08, 2011
Victor's Cry, Wilburn Acquired by Spendthrift

Victor's Cry, Wilburn Acquired by Spendthrift

Grade I winner Victor's Cry and grade II victor Wilburn have both been retired from racing and purchased by B. Wayne Hughes' Spendthrift Farm.

 Thursday, November 10, 2011
Court Vision Upsets Goldikova in BC Mile

Court Vision Upsets Goldikova in BC Mile

The world-class racemare, already a record-holder having won three Breeders' Cup Miles, finishes third in her attempt to win a fourth. Longshot Court Vision wins by a nose over Turallure.

 Saturday, November 05, 2011
Court Vision to Stand in Canada in 2012

Court Vision to Stand in Canada in 2012

B. Wayne Hughes' four-time grade I winner Court Vision will be retired following the Nov. 5 TVG Breeders' Cup Mile (gr. IT) and will enter stud in 2012 at Michael Byrne's Park Stud in Ontario, Canada.

 Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Crown of Thorns Retired from Racing

Crown of Thorns Retired from Racing

Spendthrift Farm's multiple grade II winner Crown of Thorns has been retired from racing. Breeding plans are undecided.

 Wednesday, October 12, 2011
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