stallions

While Grade I victories and a 'TDN Rising Star presented by Hagyard' nod make for a potent double, Spendthrift Farm's Stallion Sales Manager Mark Toothaker suggests that the defining narrative for Spendthrift's new stallion duo is the surging commercial power of their sires. This year Goal Oriented becomes the fourth son of Not This Time to go to stud in Kentucky and the first to retire to Spendthrift, while Chancer McPatrick is the first son of McKinzie to join the stallion ranks. "With these stallions being by hot sires in...

With Horse of the Year candidate Sovereignty (Into Mischief) recently returned to Bill Mott's winter base at Payson Park in preparation for a 4-year-old campaign, breeders eager to support the three-time Grade I winner will have to wait at least another year. In the meantime, the Darley America stallion team is still plenty occupied with two other millionaire homebreds new to Jonabell Farm for 2026. Sales Manager Darren Fox said that the farm has carved out a competitive position in the market with 'TDN Rising Star presented by Hagyard' First...

The first two reported foals for Gainesway Farm's MGSW Charge It (by Tapit) were born Jan. 5, with one arriving at the Brogden family's Machmer Hall in Paris, Kentucky, and the other being delivered at Darby Dan Farm outside of Lexington, Kentucky, the stallion outfit said via a Tuesday release. Machmer Hall oversaw the arrival of a bay colt, the first foal out of SP Six Sense (Violence). A half-sister to SW Xanthique (Into Mischief), out of the GSP mare Qualia (Saarland), Six Sense was a $105,000 purchase at the...

Bill Farish recalls how he first met with the Ace Stud team at the 2024 Tattersalls December Mares Sale. More Than Looks, a son of international supersire More Than Ready, had just won the GI Breeders' Cup Mile and was poised to begin his stud career at Lane's End Farm. "They were interested in standing him in Australia, where More Than Ready had done so much good work at stud, so it was a natural fit," explained Farish. After his debut season at Lane's End in 2025, More Than Looks...

Throughout its history, WinStar Farm's stallion program has been anchored by raw speed, with champion Speightstown and fellow sprinting specialist Distorted Humor among some of the first sires to define the farm's identity. As WinStar wraps up its 25th anniversary this year, the blueprint is much the same. Patch Adams, Mullikin and Straight No Chaser are the latest Grade I-winning sprinters set to join the roster. Two of the recruits carry the direct influence of the aforementioned cornerstone sires and the third is out of a mare by Congrats, another...

Inglis Digital USA has attracted a record-sized catalogue for its 2025 December sale, led by the multiple Grade 3-placed Brotha Keny (Mo Town), who enters the auction off a victory in the Zia Park Derby Nov. 25, according to a press release on Friday from the online auction company. Bidding is now open for the 79-horse sale, and the first lot will close Wednesday, Dec. 3 at 2 p.m. Eastern, with subsequent listings hammering in three-minute increments. The auction offers horses available for inspection in eight different states, giving buyers...

Taylor Made Stallions will launch a new "State-Bred Initiative Program," the farm announced Thursday. According to their press release, the initiative is "a unique opportunity created to support and incentivize regional breeders who participate in state-bred programs outside of Kentucky." The program will allow breeders to breed approved mares to four stallions, Angel of Empire, Dr. Schivel, Idol and Tacitus, at a set stud fee, which will be waived as a complimentary no-guarantee once the resulting foal is reported as being born outside of Kentucky and supporting documentation for state-bred...

With three sons joining Kentucky's stallion ranks in 2026, Gun Runner is set to have nine progeny at stud in the Bluegrass next season. Two members of the group, Cyberknife and Early Voting, will see their first juveniles debuting in the coming year, offering an early glimpse into Gun Runner's development as a sire of sires. At Gainesway Farm, Locked will launch his career as the operation's first son of Gun Runner. A 'TDN Rising Star presented by Hagyard,' Locked won the GI Breeders' Futurity at two and later added...

Mill Ridge Farm will host a stallion open house daily this week from Wednesday to Friday, highlighted by Oscar Performance, who has been established among the nation's leading sires; Casa Creed, whose first foals will be born in the spring; and Aloha West, whose first runners will debut in 2026. Both Casa Creed and Aloha West are part of the "Ride Together" incentive, qualifying the registered breeder for a free season to that stallion if the offspring wins a straight maiden as a 2-year-old. Mill Ridge is located at 2800...

Walmac Farm will host a daily Open House beginning Tuesday, Nov. 4 through the end of the Keeneland November Sale on Tuesday, Nov. 11. Breeders will have the opportunity to view Walmac Farm's 2026 stallion roster, led by Core Beliefs, Fulsome, Pappacap and Pinehurst, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. each day. For more information about the Open House events, or to inquire about Walmac's 2026 stallion roster, contact Ken Wilkins at (859) 699-4887, by email, or visit the farm website.

WinStar Farm's annual open house is set to begin Tuesday, Nov. 4 and will run through Wed., Nov. 12, the farm announced Monday. Starting at 11:00am and running until 2:00pm every day at the stallion complex on Paynes Mill Road in Versailles, breeders are welcome without an appointment during the designated hours to view the roster for the 2026 breeding season. Open House events will include lite fare and refreshments. For more information about the open house or about WinStar's roster, breeders should contact the farm at 859-873-1717.

Taylor Made Stallions will hold its annual Stallion Open Houses during the November sales, beginning Monday, Nov. 3, and running through Nov. 12. Hours for the Open House will be 8:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. each day with stallions available in the afternoons from 1:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m. by appointment. Anyone who attends the Open Houses and fills out a roster card will automatically be entered in a drawing for a $250 Malone's gift card. The giveaway is exclusively tied to the November sales, and the winner will be drawn after the Keeneland...