Goal Oriented (Not This Time–Bizzy Caroline, by Afleet Alex), most recently winner of the Dec. 28 GI Malibu Stakes, has been retired from racing and will take up stud duties at Spendthrift Farm this year. His introductory fee will be $30,000, stands and nurses.
“We are very excited about Goal Oriented and his potential at stud,” said Spendthrift general manager Ned Toffey. “Since the emergence of Not This Time, we have been looking for the right son to come along, and we believe strongly that Goal Oriented is that horse. He's a good-looking, imposing individual that breeders are going to love, and he brings the depth of female family we look for in a stallion prospect. When you combine that with the brilliance he showed on the track–highlighted by his GI Malibu win in 1:20 and change–it's hard not to be excited about his future. His speed figures indicate he's as fast as any son of Not This Time we've seen on dirt. We invite breeders to come out and see him.”
Goal Oriented was tabbed a 'TDN Rising Star presented by Hagyard' following his debut win at Santa Anita last April. Fourth in the GI Preakness Stakes in just his third start, the dark bay colt was third in the GI Haskell Stakes–just 3/4 lengths adrift of Journalism (Curlin)–and in the GI Pennsylvania Derby. Sixth in the GI Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile, he concluded his racing career with a one-length victory in the Malibu. His time of 1:20.97 for seven furlongs was the fastest winning time in the Malibu since 2016 and fastest seven furlongs run in a Grade I race in 2025. He earned a 108 Beyer Speed Figure and a 4 Ragozin–both among the fastest recorded by a 3-year-old last year.
A $425,000 Keeneland September yearling, Goal Oriented is out of multiple graded stakes winner Bizzy Caroline, a half-sister to champion Lady Eli and hailing from the family of influential sire Blushing Groom. Trained by Bob Baffert, Goal Oriented hit the board in five of seven starts with three wins and earnings of $624,460 for owners SF Racing, Starlight Racing, Madaket Stables, Stonestreet Stables, Dianne Bashor, Determined Stables, Robert E. Masterson, Tom J. Ryan, Waves Edge Capital, and Catherine Donovan.
“We are thrilled for Goal Oriented to have the opportunity to begin his stallion career at a place like Spendthrift Farm,” said SF Racing's Tom Ryan. “He is a good-looking colt and he knows it. Goal Oriented has that presence about him, along with sire power and depth of pedigree.”
Goal Oriented has arrived at Spendthrift and is available for breeders' inspections from 1:30-3 p.m. daily through Tuesday and will be available for inspection by appointment thereafter.
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