Imagination (Into Mischief–Magical Feeling, by Empire Maker), a three-time graded winner and runner-up in the 2025 GI Breeders' Cup Sprint, will enter stud at Mountain View Farm in Gansevoort, New York for the 2027 breeding season. His introductory stud fee will be announced at a later date.
He is expected to run in the GII Santa Anita Sprint Championship followed by the Breeders' Cup Sprint before relocating to Mountain View Farm. He will stand as the property of a syndicate managed by Mountain View Farm.
Trained by Hall of Famer Bob Baffert and owned in partnership by SF Racing, Starlight Racing, Madaket Stables, Stonestreet Stables, Bashor Racing, Robert Masterson, Waves Edge Capital, Catherine Donovan and Tom Ryan, Imagination was a $1,050,000 Keeneland September yearling purchase.
“Imagination is the kind of horse who could easily stand at a leading farm in Kentucky,” said David Cannizzo of Mountain View Farm. “He has everything breeders look for: an exceptional pedigree, tremendous ability, versatility, durability and elite performances against some of the best horses in the world. Bringing a horse of this caliber to Mountain View Farm gives New York breeders access to a truly national-level stallion while allowing them to take advantage of one of the strongest and most rewarding breeding incentive programs in the country. We believe he has the pedigree, race record and commercial appeal to make an important impact on the New York breeding industry.”
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