2025
Your quest...
Sometimes you just
know.
But, mostly, it takes time: time to research and assess, time to look and consider. The headscratching, the chin-stroking. Choosing a stallion for a mare: the breeder’s first and most important step on an adventure that will take years to unfold. Wonderfully worthwhile? Time alone will reveal its judgment. Until then, turn the pages, pick up a phone and discuss your mares, come to see our stallions – top-class winners, Champions, just the sort of animals we are all aiming to breed. It’s a journey of discovery. Enjoy the ride...
Fast buck
Finding value, they say, isn’t easy. Well, it is at Darley.
Take the Nyquiz
1 How many G1 winners in 2024?
2 Which crop has given him two G1-winning juveniles?
3 How many other stallions have sired as many G1 juveniles as he has in their first five crops?
4 What does the future hold?
Answers on the back cover.
One of the best. In his field...
$500,000. And $525,000. And two for $575,000. $600,000. $800,000. And two – two! – at $1m (more than Justify had in his first crop). Why? Because of the quality, athleticism and all-round desirability he has and he imparts. Maxfield: his fame is just beginning.
Future Darley stallion: Highland Falls
What Bernardini
Highland Falls did too. Blue-blooded Godolphin homebreds who won the Jockey Club Gold Cup – and how! It’s not a coincidence. It’s a foretelling.
The Breeders’ Futurity in the fastest time this century, and with its highest Beyer for 20 years. Yet, for East Avenue, Medaglia d’Oro’s 27th G1 winner, it looked like a stroll in the park.
What happens when the beast is unleashed?
Cody’s Wish
The 2023 Horse of the Year – with more G1 wins at a mile on dir t than any other colt ever. Sensational two-time winner of the G1 Breeders’ Cup Dir t Mile. Put up eight career triple-digit Beyers, including a 112 in the G1 Met Mile.
$65,000
By a sire of sires, and he’s Curlin’s only five-time G1-winning son. Plus: his 112 Beyer in the G1 Forego makes him Curlin’s fastest horse at less than a mile. 165 mares in his first book, including 19 Graded Stakes winners, 54 Stakes winners, 89 Stakes performers and 61 dams of Stakes horses.
CODY’S WISH
{ {Dance Card
Smart Strike
Sherriff’s Deputy Tapit
Tempting Note
By CURLIN (2004) Dubai World Cup (G1), Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1), Preakness S (G1), etc. Sire of 1,254 foals aged three and up, 78% starters, 58% winners, 8% Black Type winners, including CODY’S WISH, HIGHLAND FALLS, BRIGHT FUTURE, CLAIRIERE, CONNECT, CURALINA , ELITE POWER, EXAGGERATOR, GLOBAL CAMPAIGN, GOOD MAGIC, GRACE ADLER, IDIOMATIC, IDOL, KEEN ICE, KNOWN AGENDA , MALATHAAT, NEST, OBLIGATORY, OFF THE TRACKS, PALACE MALICE, PARIS LIGHTS, RAGING SEA , STELLAR WIND, VINO ROSSO, etc.
1st dam: DANCE CARD by Tapit. 4 wins (81/2f-9f) at 3, Gazelle S (G1), Belle Cherie S, 3rd Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Sprint (G1). Dam of 8 foals, 4 to race, 3 winners: CODY’S WISH (c Curlin) G1 winner, see race record. ENDORSED (c Medaglia d’Oro) 7 wins (6f-81/2f), 2 to 7, Gulfstream Park Mile (G2), Fred W Hooper S (G3), 2nd Mr. Prospector S (G3), 3rd Gulfstream Park Mile S (G2). Bocephus (c Medaglia d’Oro) Placed at 2 and 3, 3rd Turf Paradise Derby. Dance Music (f Ghostzapper) Unraced. Dam of: EAST AVENUE (c Medaglia d’Oro) Breeders’ Futurity (G1).
2nd dam: Tempting Note by Editor’s Note. 2 wins (81/2f) at 2, 2nd Nijana S. Dam of 4 winners: Tempted to Tapit (g Tapit) 2 wins at 3 and 4, 2nd Risen Star S (G2), 3rd Sunland Derby (G3).
3rd dam: Tempt by Devil’s Bag. Dam of 7 winners: Salt de Tere (f Salt Lake) Unraced. Dam of: M Lee (g A. P Jet) 3rd Honest Pleasure S.
4th dam: THINGHATAB by Al Hattab. 8 wins at 2 to 4, Poinsettia S (G3), Post-Deb S (G3). Dam of 4 winners: HABAR (f Track Barron) Fair Star S. Dam of:
LITTLE HERO (f Valley Crossing) Wonders Delight H.
Mr. Prospector
Classy ‘n Smart
Deputy Minister
Barbarika
Pulpit
Tap Your Heels
Editor’s Note
Tempt
ACECOURSE
Three 6 3 - 3 - $255,060
Four 5 4 1 - - $1,077,070 Five 5 4 - 1
Out
At 3
1st Allowance race, 8f, Churchill Downs. 1st Allowance race, 8f, Churchill Downs, by 51/4l.
1st Maiden Special Weight, 8f, Churchill Downs.
At 4
1st Breeders’ Cup Dir t Mile (G1), 8f, Keeneland, beating Cyberknife, Slow Down Andy, Gunite, Law Professor, Three Technique, Simplification, Senor Buscador, Pipeline.
1st Forego S (G1), 7f, Saratoga, beating Jackie’s Warrior, Pipeline, Baby Yoda, Drafted.
1st Westchester S (G3), 8f, Belmont Park, by 5l, beating Sound Money, Greatest Honour.
1st Hanshin Cup, 8f, Churchill Downs, beating Three Technique, Awesome Gerry, Weyburn.
2nd Challenger S (G3), 81/2f, Tampa Bay Downs, by a neck, to Scalding, beating Dynamic One.
At 5 Horse of the Year, Eclipse Champion older dir t male
1st Breeders’ Cup Dir t Mile (G1), 8f, Santa Anita, beating National Treasure, Skippylongstocking, Charge It, Zozos, Stage Raider, Shirl’s Bee.
1st Metropolitan H (G1), 8f, Belmont Park, by 31/4l, beating Zandon, White Abarrio, Charge It, Dr. Schivel, Slow Down Andy, Doppelganger.
1st Churchill Downs S (G1), 7f, Churchill Downs, by 43/4l, beating Hoist the Gold, Tejano Twist, Here Mi Song, Get Her Number, Endorsed.
1st Vosburgh S (G2), 7f, Belmont Park, beating Accretive, Great Navigator, High Oak, Cowan.
3rd Whitney S (G1), 9f, Saratoga, to White Abarrio, Zandon, beating Charge It, Giant Game.
AT STUD
Cody’s Wish’s first crop are foals of 2025.
Essential Quality
Only the seventh colt in the 53-year histor y of the Eclipse Awards to be named Champion at both two and three. Tapit’s leading money earner who won the G1 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile and G1 Breeders’ Futurit y in an unbeaten two-year-old season and then the G1 Belmont and G1 Travers at three.
$50,000
Bot h precocity and stamina: the only Breeders’ Cup Juvenile winner ever to capture the Belmont. First-crop yearlings in 2024 sell for $572k, $510k, with four at $500k, and a $186k average.
Pulpit
{Delightful Quality
Tap Your Heels
Elusive Quality
Contrive
By TAPIT (2001) Wood Memorial S (G1), etc. Sire of 1,682 foals aged three and up, 85% starters, 64% winners, 10% Black Type winners, including ESSENTIAL QUALITY, FROSTED, PROXY, FLIGHTLINE , ARTHUR’S RIDE , CONSTITUTION, CUPID, HANSEN, STARDOM BOUND, SWEET LORETTA , TAPIT TRICE , TAPIZAR, TONALIST, UNIQUE BELLA , UNTAPABLE , VALIANCE , ZAZU, etc.
1st dam: Delightful Quality by Elusive Quality. 2 wins (6f-7f) at 3 and 4, 2nd Correction S, 3rd Bed o’ Roses H (G3). Dam of 8 foals, 3 to race, 2 winners: ESSENTIAL QUALITY (c Tapit) Champion, see race record.
FAMED (f Uncle Mo) 4 wins (61/2f-7f) at 2 and 3, She’s All In S, 2nd Weather Vane S.
2nd dam: Contrive by Storm Cat. Unraced. Dam of 9 winners:
FOLKLORE (f Tiznow) Champion two-year-old filly in the US. 4 wins, Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1). Dam of: Rhodochrosite (f Unbridled’s Song) Dam of: CONTRAIL (c Deep Impact) Champion two-yearold, three-year-old and older horse in Japan, Japan Cup (G1), Tokyo Yushun (G1), Satsuki Sho (G1). Sire. DIVIDED ATTENTION (f A.P. Indy) 3 wins at 2 to 4, Ladies H, 2nd Tempted S (G3).
3rd dam: JEANO by Fappiano. 10 wins at 6, Shirley Jones H (G3). Dam of 7 winners:
KEW GARDEN (f Seattle Slew) Winner at 3. Dam of: QUEENS PLAZA (f Forestry) Sorority S. Grandam of:
FORTE (c Violence) Champion two-year-old colt in the US. Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1), Breeders’ Futurity (G1), Hopeful S (G1). Sire.
Never a No Hitter (f Kris S.) Unraced. Dam of: TIZAHIT (f Tiznow) Demoiselle S (G2). Dam of: COME DANCING (f Malibu Moon) Ballerina S (G1).
A.P. Indy
Preach
Unbridled
Ruby Slippers
Gone West
Touch of Greatness
Storm Cat
Jeano
ON THE RACECOURSE
Age Starts 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Earned
Breeders have given him an outstanding chance: he’s covered 159 Stakes per formers and 125 dams of Stakes horses in his first three books.
At 2 Eclipse Champion two-year-old colt
1st Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1), 81/2f, Keeneland, beating Hot Rod Charlie, Keepmeinmind, Jackie’s Warrior, Rombauer, Classier, Sittin On Go.
1st Breeders’ Futurity (G1), 81/2f, Keeneland, by 31/4l, beating Keepmeinmind, Super Stock, King Fur y.
1st Maiden Special Weight, 6f, Churchill Downs, by 4l.
At 3 Eclipse Champion three-year-old colt
1st Belmont S (G1), 12f, Belmont Park, beating Hot Rod Charlie, Rombauer, Known Agenda, Rock Your World.
1st Travers S (G1), 10f, Saratoga, beating Midnight Bourbon, Miles D, Keepmeinmind, King Fury.
1st Blue Grass S (G2), 9f, Keeneland, beating Highly Motivated, Rombauer, Keepmeinmind, Sittin On Go.
1st Jim Dandy S (G2), 9f, Saratoga, beating Keepmeinmind, Masqueparade.
1st Southwest S (G3), 81/2f, Oaklawn Park, by 41/4l, beating Jackie’s Warrior.
3rd Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1), 10f, Del Mar, to Knicks Go, Medina Spirit, beating Hot Rod Charlie, Art Collector, Max Player.
3rd Kentucky Derby (G1), 10f, Churchill Downs, Mandaloun, Hot Rod Charlie.
AT STUD Essential Quality’s first crop are two-year-olds of 2025.
AT THE SALES
65 yearlings sold; average $186,000; top price $572,000.
Frosted
Ran the biggest one-mile Beyer ever – his sensational 123 in the G1 Met Mile. Sire of nine Graded Stakes horses in 2024: no stallion standing for under $60k can top him.
$15,000
Tra nsmitt ing his class: 11 Stakes winners in 2024, including G2 w i nner Post Time who ran second in the G1 Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile and G1 Met Mile, plus G3 winners Frost Free and Frost at Dawn. Juveniles led by Glor ious Song winner Winterberry and TDN Rising Star Grayscale.
By TAPIT (2001) Wood Memorial S (G1), etc. Sire of 1,682 foals aged three and up, 85% starters, 64% winners, 10% Black Type winners, including FROSTED, ESSENTIAL QUALITY, PROXY, FLIGHTLINE , ARTHUR’S RIDE , CONSTITUTION, CUPID, HANSEN, STARDOM BOUND, SWEET LORETTA , TAPIT TRICE , TAPIZAR, TONALIST, UNIQUE BELLA , UNTAPABLE , VALIANCE , ZAZU, etc.
1st dam: FAST COOKIE by Deputy Minister. 9 wins (6f-81/2f), 2 to 5, Cotillion H (G2), 2nd Astarita S (G2), 3rd La Troienne S (G3). Dam of 8 foals, 6 to race, 5 winners:
FROSTED (c Tapit) 6 wins (6f-91/2f), 2 to 4, Wood Memorial S (G1), Metropolitan H (G1), Whitney S (G1), Pennsylvania Derby (G2), Al Maktoum Challenge R2 (G2), 2nd Belmont S (G1), 3rd Travers S (G1).
INDULGENT (f Bernardini) 4 wins (6f-8f) at 3 and 4, Go for Wand H (G3).
MACAROON (f Tapit) 3 wins (51/2f-71/2f) at 2 and 3. Dam of: PENNYBAKER (f Medaglia d’Oro) Heavenly Cause S. Caramel Snap (f Smart Strike) Unraced. Dam of:
CARAMEL SWIRL (f Union Rags) Gallant Bloom S (G2), Raven Run S (G2), 2nd Ballerina H (G1). Apiary (f Bernardini). Dam of: Jefferson Street (c Street Sense) 2nd Amsterdam S (G2), Harrods Creek S.
2nd dam: FLEET LADY by Avenue of Flags. 10 wins (7f-9f), El Encino S (G2), La Canada S (G2), 2nd Milady H (G1). Dam of 6 winners:
MIDSHIPMAN (c Unbridled’s Song) Champion two-yearold colt in the US, 5 wins, Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1), Del Mar Futurity (G1). Sire.
ABTASAAMAH (f Distorted Humor) Winner. Dam of: ELSA (f Animal Kingdom) Jimmy Durante S (G3). Fleeting Touch (f Touch Gold) Dam of:
RUNNING TALL (g Stratum) VRC Sires’ Produce S (G2).
A.P. Indy
Preach
Unbridled
Ruby Slippers
Vice Regent
Mint Copy
Avenue of Flags
Dear Mimi
BEST OF FSPRING
POST TIME (Fairbanks) Car ter S (G2), General George S (G3), Polynesian S, City of Laurel S, Jennings S, Maryland Juvenile S, 2nd Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile (G1), Metropolitan H (G1), 3rd Whitney S (G1).
TR AV EL COLUMN (Key Business) Fair Grounds Oaks (G2), Golden Rod S (G2), 2nd Rachel Alexandra S (G2), 3rd Alcibiades S (G1).
BUSTLING (Victor y Gallop) Karrakatta Plate (G2), W.A. Sires’ Produce S (G3).
ICE DANCING (Henny Hughes) Santa Ynez S (G3), 3rd Del Mar Debutante S (G1).
INGRATIATING (Lonhro) Bletchingly S (G3), 3rd Golden Slipper S (G1).
FROSTED OVER (Candy Ride) Dominion Day S (G3), Ontario Derby (G3), 2nd Eclipse S (G2).
FROST AT DAWN (War Front) Nad Al Sheba Turf Sprint (G3).
FROST FREE (Union Rags) Chick Lang S (G3).
FROST POINT (Timber Country) Doubledogdare S (G3), 3rd Shawnee S (G3).
JA SPER KRONE (Kitten’s Joy) Kitakyushu Kinen (G3), CBC Sho (G3).
CLOUDY (Exceed And Excel) Breeders’ S (G3), Dequetteville S, 3rd Sires’ Produce S (G3).
PISCES (Redoute’s Choice) Blue Sapphire S (G3), 2nd Red Anchor S (G3).
ARC T IC ARROGANCE (Uncle Mo) Sleepy Hollow S, 2nd Remsen S (G2), Withers S (G3).
FL AKES (Bluegrass Cat) Game Face S, 3rd Gulfstream Park Oaks (G2).
BE MY SUNSHINE (Kitten’s Joy) Tropical Park Oaks, 2nd Endeavour S (G3).
FIBBER (Dixie Union) Audubon Oaks, 2nd Raven Run S (G2), Dogwood S (G3).
FROST ED DEPARTURE (More Than Ready) Deputed Testamony S, 3rd Southwest S (G3).
HAL F IS ENOUGH (Indian Charlie) Glen Cove S, 2nd Victory Ride S (G3).
INJECT (Successful Appeal) Goldfinch S, 3rd Victory Ride S (G3).
LATE FROST (Harlan’s Holiday) New Start S, Shine Again S, 3rd Charles Town Oaks (G3).
SISTER LOU ANN (Kitten’s Joy) One Dreamer S, 3rd Suwannee River S (G3).
FROST Y VIEW (Hard Spun) Northern Lights Futurity.
WINTERBERRY (Bellamy Road) Glorious Song S.
AT STUD
Northern hemisphere Sire of 616 foals of racing age, 445 runners, 278 winners, 27 Black Type winners and 53 Black Type horses.
Southern hemisphere Sire of 291 foals aged three and up, 178 runners, 96 winners, five Black Type winners and 10 Black Type horses.
AT THE SALES
366 yearlings sold; average $87,000; top price $850,000.
148 two-year-olds sold; average $104,000; top price $900,000.
Hard Spun
No fewer than 15 career G1 winners with four stallion sons in Kentucky: G1 Met Mile winner Silver State, G1 Breeders’ Cup Sprint hero Aloha West, G1 Breeders’ Cup Dir t Mile winner Spun to Run and Kentucky Derby runner-up Two Phil’s.
$25,000
Millionaire Highway Robber in the G3 Sycamore, breaking a Keeneland track record, and G2 Hillsborough winner Sparkle Blue are his latest big Graded triumphs, and typical of his indust r ious, progressive stock. A $500k yearling and juveniles who brought $300k, $260k and $200k in 2024 show he’s very much in demand.
Northern Dancer
Danzig
HARD SPUN
B 2004
16.3HH
Turkish Tryst
Pas de Nom Turkoman
Darbyvail
By DANZIG (1977). Sire of 1,102 foals aged three and up, 76% starters, 62% winners, 18% Black Type winners, including HARD SPUN, WAR FRONT, ANABAA , BELONG TO ME , CHIEF’S CROWN, DANEHILL , GREEN DESERT, MUJAHID, POLISH PRECEDENT, WAR CHANT, etc.
1st dam: TURKISH TRYST by Turkoman. 4 wins at 4 and 5, April Run S, 3rd Matchmaker S (G2). Dam of 7 foals, 5 to race, 5 winners:
HARD SPUN (c Danzig) 7 wins (5½f-9f) at 2 and 3, King’s Bishop S (G1), Lane’s End S (G2), 2nd Kentucky Derby (G1), Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1), Haskell Invitational S (G1), 3rd Preakness S (G1).
OUR RITE OF SPRING (f Stravinsky) 3 wins (8f-81/4f) at 3, Exogenous S. Dam of:
RARE EVENT (f A.P. Indy) 4 wins. Dam of: IMPROBABLE (c City Zip) Champion older dirt colt, Whitney S (G1), 2nd Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1). Sire.
2nd dam: DARBYVAIL by Roberto. 2 wins at 3. Dam of 3 winners:
TURKISH TRYST (f Turkoman) see above.
3rd dam: Luiana by My Babu. Half-sister to CHATEAUGAY (Champion three-year-old colt, Kentucky Derby. Sire). Dam of 7 winners:
LITTLE CURRENT (c Sea Bird) Champion three-year-old colt, Belmont S (G1). Sire.
PRAYERS ’N PROMISES (f Foolish Pleasure) Matron S (G1), Spinaway S (G1).
WATER DANCE (f Nijinsky) Twilight Tear H, 3rd Long Look H (G2). Dam of:
FOPPY DANCER (f Fappiano) Winner. Grandam of SATONO ALADDIN (c Deep Impact) Yasuda Kinen (G1). Sire; DRILL (c Lawyer Ron) Del Mar Futurity (G1). Sire; LACHESIS (f Deep Impact) Queen Elizabeth II Cup (G1).
Nearctic
Natalma
Admiral’s Voyage
Petitioner
Alydar
Taba
Roberto
Luiana
BEST OF FSPRING
Broodmare sire of Good Magic and top 2024 European juvenile Deser t Flower.
QUESTING (Seeking the Gold) Eclipse Champion three-year-old filly, Alabama S (G1), Coaching Club American Oaks (G1).
ALOHA WEST (Speightstown) Breeders’ Cup Sprint (G1), 3rd Churchill Downs S (G1).
HARD ACES (Quiet American) Gold Cup at Santa Anita (G1), 2nd Santa Anita H (G1).
HARD NOT TO LIKE (Tactical Cat) Diana S (G1), Gamely S (G1), Jenny Wiley S (G1).
HARD NOT TO LOVE (Vindication) La Brea S (G1), Santa Monica S (G2).
HARDEST CORE (Housebuster) Arling ton Million (G1), 2nd Singspiel S (G3).
OUT FOR A SPIN (Came Home) Ashland S (G1), 2nd Bob For tus Memorial S.
SILVER STATE (Empire Maker) Metropolitan H (G1), Oaklawn H (G2), 3rd Whitney S (G1).
SMOOTH ROLLER (Unbridled) Awesome Again S (G1).
SPUN TO RUN (Grand Slam) Breeders’ Cup Dir t Mile (G1), 2nd Cigar Mile (G1).
WICKED STRONG (Charismatic) Wood Memorial S (G1), 2nd Travers S (G1).
ZO IMPRESSIVE (Cozzene) Mother Goose S (G1), 2nd Coaching Club American Oaks (G1).
ERTIJAAL (Jeune) Cape Derby (G1), 3rd Jebel Hatta S (G1).
GATTING (Lonhro) Makybe Diva S (G1), Lee Steere S (G2).
LE ROMAIN (Strategic) Randwick Guineas (G1), Canterbury S (G1), Canterbur y S (G1).
GREEN LIGHT GO (Pleasantly Perfect) Saratoga Special S (G2), 2nd Champagne S (G1).
MOVIESTA (A.P. Indy) King George S (G2), 3rd Prix de l’Abbaye de Longchamp (G1).
SPARKLE BLUE (Smart Strike) Hillsborough S (G2), 3rd American Oaks (G1).
FURSA (Red Ransom) South African Fillies Nursery (G2), 2nd Allan Robertson Championship (G1).
TARQUIN (Rahy) Pago Pago S (G2), 3rd Champagne S (G1).
LOYALTY (Elusive Quality) Bessarabian S (G2).
TWO PHIL’S (General Quarters) Ohio Derby (G3), Street Sense S (G3), Jeff Ruby Steaks S (G3), 2nd Kentucky Derby (G1).
AT STUD
Northern hemisphere Sire of 1,659 foals of racing age, 1,252 runners, 858 winners, 88 Black Type winners and 170 Black Type horses.
Southern hemisphere Sire of 504 foals aged three and up, 371 runners, 272 winners, 20 Black Type winners and 39 Black Type horses.
AT THE SALES
775 yearlings sold; average $100,000; top price $950,000. 243 two-year-olds sold; average $111,000; top price $870,000.
Maxfield
All the rage at the sales: first-crop yearlings averaged $206k with eight topping half a million and two selling for $1m at Keeneland September. Until this year, only Bernardini and American Pharoah among all freshman had ever had more.
$40,000
Won the G1 Breeders’ Futurit y by five and a half lengths at two and took the G1 Clark, G2 Alysheba and G2 Stephen Foster at four. Eight wins and never off the board in 11 starts. A first book of 163 and 129 Stakes performers and 117 dams of Stakes horses in his first three books.
MAXFIELD
B 2017
16.31/2HH
{Street Sense
Street Cry Bedazzle
Bernardini
Velvety
Caress
By STREET SENSE (2004) Kentucky Derby (G1), Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1), Travers S (G1), etc. Sire of 1,593 foals aged three and up, 81% starters, 58% winners, 6% Black Type winners, including MAXFIELD, SPEAKER’S CORNER, AUBBY K , CALLBACK , HALLOWED CROWN, MCKINZIE , POLITENESS, SENSE OF OCCASION, STREET FANCY, SWEET REASON, WEDDING TOAST, etc.
1st dam: VELVETY by Bernardini. Winner (8f) at 3. Dam of 7 foals, 5 to race, 5 winners:
MAXFIELD (c Street Sense) G1 winner, see race record.
LOVED (f Medaglia d’Oro) 4 wins (8f-91/2f) at 4 and 5, 2024, Mari Hulman George Memorial H. MAXWELL (c Uncle Mo) Winner (8f) at 3, 2024.
2nd dam: CARESS by Storm Cat. 13 wins (6f-11f) at 3 to 6, Athenia H (G3), Poker S (G3). Dam of 8 winners: SKY MESA (c Pulpit) 3 wins at 2, Hopeful S (G1). Sire. GOLDEN VELVET (f Seeking the Gold) 4 wins at 3 to 5, Sabin H (G3). Dam of:
LUCULLAN (c Hard Spun) Knickerbocker S (G2).
INNOVATIVE IDEA (f Bernardini) Groupie Doll S (G3). Dam of: MATAREYA (f Pioneerof the Nile) Acorn S (G1), Derby City Distaff S (G1), 3rd Ballerina H (G1).
3rd dam: LA AFFIRMED by Affirmed. Dam of 6 winners: DELLA FRANCESCA (c Danzig) Belmont Breeders’ Cup H (G2). Sire.
BERNSTEIN (c Storm Cat) Railway S (G3). Sire.
COUNTRY CAT (f Storm Cat) Gardenia H (G3), 2nd Acorn S (G1), 3rd Queen Elizabeth II Cup S (G1). Emmaus (f Silver Deputy) Unraced. Dam of:
WISEMAN’S FERRY (c Hennessy) Lone Star Derby (G3), 2nd Ohio Derby (G2). Sire. Mayhavebeentheone (f Arch) Grandam of: GOOD
SAMARITAN (c Harlan’s Holiday) Jim Dandy S (G2), 3rd Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf (G1). Sire.
Machiavellian
Helen Street
Dixieland Band
Majestic Legend
A.P. Indy
Cara Rafaela
Storm Cat
La Affirmed
ON THE RACECOURSE
At 2
1st Breeders’ Futurity (G1), 81/2f, Keeneland, by 51/2l, beating Gouverneur Morris, Enforceable, By Your Side.
1st Maiden Special Weight, 8f, Churchill Downs, beating Excession, Sprawl.
At 3
1st Matt Winn S (G3), 81/2f, Churchill Downs, beating Ny Traffic, Pneumatic, Celtic Striker, Informative, Flap Jack.
1st Tenacious S, 81/2f, Fair Grounds, by 21/2l.
At 4
1st Clark S (G1), 9f, Churchill Downs, beating Happy Saver, Midnight Bourbon, Dr. Post, Chess Chief.
1st Stephen Foster S (G2), 9f, Churchill Downs, by 31/4l, beating Warrior ’s Charge, Sprawl, Chess Chief, Visitant.
1st Alysheba S (G2), 81/2f, Churchill Downs, by 31/4l, beating Visitant, Chess Chief, Roadster, Sonneman, Attachment Rate.
1st Mineshaf t S (G3), 81/2f, Fair Grounds, by 31/4l, beating Sonneman, Chess Chief.
2nd Woodward S (G1), 9f, Belmont Park, to Ar t Collector, beating Code of Honor.
2nd Whitney S (G1), 9f, Saratoga, to Knicks Go, beating Silver State, Swiss Skydiver, By My Standards.
3rd Santa Anita H (G1), 10f, Santa Anita, to Idol, Express Train.
AT STUD
Maxfield’s first crop are two-year-olds of 2025.
AT THE SALES
78 yearlings sold; average $206,000; top price $1,000,000.
Medaglia d’Oro
A $1.35m yearling colt in 2024 brings his career total to 56 million-dollar sales horses. 11% Graded Stakes horses to star ters, the leading active Nor th American sire by worldwide Stakes winners and he is now on 27 lifetime G1 winners.
Deep crop of 2024 juveniles led by East Avenue, who won the G1 Breeders’ Futurit y in the fastest time this centur y running the highest Beyer for 20 years. There’s also Catch A Glimpse winner Shifty, G1 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf place-getter Nitrogen, unbeaten Rags to Riches winner Good Cheer and TDN Rising Star Jovialite.
Sadler’s Wells
El Prado
MEDAGLIA D’ORO
B/BR 1999
16.2HH
Cappucino Bay
By EL PRADO (1989) Champion two-year-old in Ireland, National S (G1), etc. Sire of 1,027 foals aged three and up, 80% starters, 59% winners, 8% Black Type winners, including MEDAGLIA D’ORO, ARTIE SCHILLER, ASI SIEMPRE , BORREGO, KITTEN’S JOY, PADDY O’PRADO, SPANISH MOON, etc.
1st dam: CAPPUCINO BAY by Bailjumper. 5 wins (51/2f-81/2f) at 2 to 4, Mercer Girls S, 3rd Vallejo S. Dam of 9 foals, 7 to race, 5 winners:
MEDAGLIA D’ORO (c El Prado) 8 wins (6f-10f), 3 to 5, Travers S (G1), Whitney H (G1), Donn H (G1), Jim Dandy S (G2), Strub S (G2), San Felipe S (G2), 2nd Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1), twice, Belmont S (G1), Dubai World Cup (G1).
NAPLES BAY (f Giant’s Causeway) 5 wins (8f-81/2f) at 3 to 6, Marshua’s River S (G3), Noble Damsel S (G3), 2nd Matchmaker S (G3). Dam of: FIRST MINISTER (c Galileo) Prix Hocquart (G3). FLOWERING PEACH (f Galileo) 2 wins. Dam of: BUCHU (f Justify) Appalachian S (G2), Jessamine S (G2). Expresso Bay (g Metfield) 11 wins (8f-9f) at 3 to 7, 2nd Paradise Mile H.
2nd dam: DUBBED IN by Silent Screen. 6 wins at 4 to 6. Dam of 3 winners: MAHARESRED (g Maheras) 7 wins at 2 to 5, Hopeful H.
3rd dam: Society Singer by Restless Wind. Unraced. Dam of 2 winners:
VOICE OVER (f Silent Screen) 2 wins. Dam of:
TRAVELLING MUSIC (c Spring Double) Sapling S (G1), Boardwalk S. Sire.
LOGO (f P. R. Man) 2 wins at 2. Dam of: MISTIC (c North Tower) Clasico Ricardo Ortiz de Zevallos (G1). Sire. Screened (f Alydar) Unraced. Dam of: FARMONTHEFREEWAY (g Talc) Best Turn S (G3).
Lady Capulet
Bailjumper
Dubbed In
Northern Dancer
Fairy Bridge
Sir Ivor
Cap and Bells
Damascus
Court Circuit
Silent Screen
Society Singer
BEST OF FSPRING
VIOLENCE (Gone West) Hollywood Futurity (G1), Nashua S (G2).
RACHEL ALEXANDRA (Roar) Horse of the Year, Eclipse Champion three-year-old filly, Preakness S (G1), Kentucky Oaks (G1), Haskell Invitational S (G1), Woodward S (G1).
SONGBIRD (West Acre) Eclipse Champion two-year-old filly, Eclipse Champion threeyear-old filly, Alabama S (G1), Coaching Club American Oaks (G1), Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1), Ogden Phipps S (G1), Cotillion S (G1), Santa Anita Oaks (G1).
BOLT D’ORO (A.P. Indy) FrontRunner S (G1), Santa Anita Derby (G1).
GOLDEN SIXTY (Distor ted Humor) Champions Mile (G1), three times, Hong Kong Gold Cup (G1), twice, Hong Kong Mile (G1), three times.
BAR OF GOLD (Lemon Drop Kid) Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Sprint (G1), 2nd Test S (G1).
CAMBIER PARC (Point Given) Del Mar Oaks (G1), Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup S (G1).
CHAMPAGNE D’ORO (Saratoga Six) Acorn S (G1), Test S (G1).
C.S. SILK (Settlement Day) Just a Game S (G1).
DICKINSON (A.P. Indy) Jenny Wiley S (G1), Hillsborough S (G2).
EAST AVENUE (Ghostzapper) Breeders’ Futurity (G1).
ELATE (Distor ted Humor) Alabama S (G1), Beldame S (G1).
GABBY’S GOLDEN GAL (Ashkalani) Acorn S (G1), Santa Monica H (G1).
HIGHER POWER (Seattle Slew) Pacific Classic (G1), 3rd Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1).
LOCHTE (Lemon Drop Kid) Gulfstream Park Turf H (G1), 2nd Frank E. Kilroe Mile (G1).
MARKETING MIX (Kris S.) Rodeo Drive S (G1), Gamely S (G1).
MSHAWISH (Thunder Gulch) Donn H (G1), Gulfstream Park Turf H (G1).
NEW MONEY HONEY (Distor ted Humor) Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Tur f (G1).
PLUM PRETTY (A.P. Indy) Kentucky Oaks (G1), Apple Blossom H (G1), Cotillion S (G2).
TALISMANIC (Machiavellian) Breeders’ Cup Tur f (G1), Prix Maurice de Nieuil (G2).
WARRIOR’S REWARD (Seeking the Gold) Car ter H (G1).
ASTERN (Exceed And Excel) Golden Rose S (G1), 2nd Coolmore Stud S (G1).
AT STUD
Northern hemisphere Sire of 1,953 foals of racing age, 1,343 runners, 862 winners, 150 Black Type winners and 247 Black Type horses.
Southern hemisphere Sire of 646 foals aged three and up, 486 runners, 340 winners, 32 Black Type winners and 60 Black Type horses.
AT THE SALES
800 yearlings sold; average $293,000; top price $2,150,000. 203 two-year-olds sold; average $244,000; top price $1,750,000.
Midshipman
Statistical supersire far outper forming all other stallions in his price range. 17% career Black Type horses from star ters – it’s among the best in the business. In fact, no stallion under $75k can top it.
$15,000
Over 100 Stakes horses from his nor thern hemisphere crops – plus Chi lean-born G1 performer Royal Ship, a G2 winner at Santa Anita and Del Mar. Broodmare sire of the exceptional speedsters Golden Pal and New York Thunder.
Unbridled
Unbridled’s Song
MIDSHIPMAN CH 2006
16.01/2HH
Fleet Lady
By UNBRIDLED’S SONG (1993) Breeders’ Cup Juvenile S (G1), etc. Sire of 1,700 foals aged three and up, 78% starters, 55% winners, 7% Black Type winners, including MIDSHIPMAN, ARROGATE, CROSS TRAFFIC, FIRST DEFENCE, GRAYDAR, LIAM’S MAP, OCTAVE, POLITICAL FORCE, SONGANDAPRAYER, WILL TAKE CHARGE, etc.
1st dam: FLEET LADY by Avenue of Flags. 10 wins (6f-9f), 2 to 4, El Encino S (G2). Dam of 11 foals, 8 to race, 6 winners: MIDSHIPMAN (c Unbridled’s Song) Eclipse Champion two-year-old colt, 5 wins (5½f-8½f), 2 to 4, Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1), Del Mar Futurity (G1), 2nd Norfolk S (G1), 3rd Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile (G1). FAST COOKIE (f Deputy Minister) 9 wins (6f-81/2f), 2 to 5, Cotillion H (G2). Dam of: FROSTED (c Tapit) Wood Memorial S (G1), Whitney S (G1), Metropolitan H (G1). Sire. INDULGENT (f Bernardini) Go for Wand H (G3). MACAROON ((f Tapit) 3 wins. Dam of: PENNYBAKER (f Medaglia d’Oro) Heavenly Cause S.
Caramel Snap (f Smart Strike) Unraced. Dam of: CARAMEL SWIRL (f Union Rags) Gallant Bloom S (G2), Raven Run S (G2), 2nd Ballerina H (G1). Apiary (f Bernardini). Dam of: Jefferson Street (c Street Sense) 2nd Amsterdam S (G2).
REGIA MARINA (f Medaglia d’Oro) 4 wins (6f-61/2f) at 4, Mahoning Distaff S, 3rd Seaway S (G3).
ABTASAAMAH (f Distorted Humor) Winner (6f) at 2.
Dam of:
ELSA (f Animal Kingdom) Jimmy Durante S (G3).
Fleet and Fancy (f Touch Gold) Grandam of:
Gouverneur Morris (c Constitution) 2nd Breeders’ Futurity (G1).
Surf Song (f Storm Cat) Unraced. Dam of:
Solomini (c Curlin) 2nd Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1).
Fleeting Touch (f Touch Gold) Dam of:
RUNNING TALL (g Stratum) Sires’ Produce S (G2).
Trolley Song
Avenue of Flags
Dear Mimi
BEST OF FSPRING
Fappiano
Gana Facil
Caro
Lucky Spell
Seattle Slew
Beautiful Glass
Roberto
Carnival Princess
Eleven $100k+ yearlings in 2024.
ROYAL SHIP (Val Royal) Grande Premio Estado do Rio de Janeiro (G1), San Diego H (G2), Californian S (G2), 2nd Hollywood Gold Cup (G1), 3rd Pacific Classic (G1).
SPECIAL RESERVE (Hard Spun) Phoenix S (G2), 2nd Alfred G. Vanderbilt H (G1).
PRINCESS WARRIOR (Consolidator) Mrs. Revere S (G2), 2nd Alcibiades S (G1).
LADY SHIPMAN (Mutakddim) Royal Nor th S (G3), 2nd Breeders’ Cup Tur f Sprint (G1).
DEAREST (Cherokee Run) Sugar Swirl S (G3).
FUN AND FIESTY (First Samurai) Pocahontas S (G3).
MR VARGAS (Put It Back) Green Flash H (G3).
NAVAL LAUGHTER (Medaglia d’Oro) Modesty S (G3).
SASSY SIENNA (Pleasant Tap) Fantasy S (G3).
FORTINO (Fusaichi Pegasus) Clasico El Derby (G1), Gran Premio St. Leger (G1), Clasico El Ensayo (G1), Clasico Alberto Vial Infante (G1).
CASSIS VIOLETA (Henrythenavigator) Clasico Ar turo Lyon Pena (G1).
GRAN DALI (Viscount Nelson) Clasico Alberto Vial Infante (G1).
SUCCESO (Total Impact) Clasico Club Hipico de Santiago (G1), Clasico Copa Jackson (G2).
TANGANYKA (Romarin) Grande Premio Zelia Gonzaga Peixoto de Castro (G1).
THE GOAT (Rock of Gibraltar) Clasico Dos Mil Guineas (G1), Gran Criterium (G1).
TWEET (Impression) Grande Premio Joao Cecillo Ferraz (G1), Grande Premio Presidente Guilherme Ellis (G2).
MAXI PICCOLINO (Stevie Wonderboy) Gran Clasico Coronación (G2), 2nd Clasico Alberto Vial Infante (G1), 3rd Clasico El Derby (G1).
PONTEAU (Stormin Fever) Gran Premio Criadores Eugenio Zegers Leon (G2), 2nd Clasico
Dos Mil Guineas (G1).
FACUNDO H (Stuka) Clasico Copa de Oro (G2), Clasico Invierno (G3).
AT STUD
Northern hemisphere Sire of 911 foals of racing age, 677 runners, 507 winners, 50 Black Type winners and 107 Black Type horses.
Southern hemisphere Sire of 267 foals aged three and up, 222 runners, 177 winners, 23 Black Type winners and 49 Black Type horses.
AT THE SALES
399 yearlings sold; average $43,000; top price $260,000. 162 two-year-olds sold; average $75,000; top price $560,000.
Mystic Guide
Rated the best in the world af ter winning the Dubai World Cup in a faster time than Arrogate and California Chrome. Won the G2 Jim Dandy at three and also took the G3 Razorback by six lengths earning a 108 Beyer.
$7,500
Out of A.P. Indy’s f ive-time G1-winning daughter Music Note, a ha l f-sister to multiple G1 and Classic winner Musical Chimes. Great support totaling 145 in his f irst book and 154 in 202 4.
By GHOSTZAPPER (2000) Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1), Metropolitan H (G1), etc. Sire of 1,292 foals aged three and up, 79% starters, 59% winners, 8% Black Type winners, including MYSTIC GUIDE, BETTER LUCKY, CONTESTED, GOODNIGHT OLIVE, GREENZAPPER, GUARANA, JUDY THE BEAUTY, MOIRA, MOLLY MORGAN, MORENO, NUCKY, PAULASSILVERLINING, SHAMAN GHOST, STARSHIP TRUFFLES, STATELY VICTOR, STRONGHOLD, etc.
1st dam: MUSIC NOTE by A.P. Indy. 7 wins (7f-10f) at 2 to 4, Mother Goose S (G1), Gazelle S (G1), Ballerina S (G1), Coaching Club American Oaks (G1), Beldame S (G1), 2nd Alabama S (G1), 3rd Breeders’ Cup Ladies’ Classic (G1), twice. Dam of 11 foals, 6 to race, 5 winners: MYSTIC GUIDE (c Ghostzapper) Champion, see race record.
GERSHWIN (c Distorted Humor) 2 wins (51/2f-8f) at 3, Penn Mile S (G3).
2nd dam: Note Musicale by Sadler’s Wells. Unraced. Dam of 3 winners:
MUSICAL CHIMES (f In Excess) 4 wins at 3 and 4, Poule d’Essai des Pouliches (G1), John C. Mabee H (G1). Music Room (f Unbridled’s Song) Unraced. Dam of: Zinzay (f Smart Strike) 2nd Jessamine S (G3). Dam of: MOON OVER MIAMI (c Malibu Moon) Dueling Grounds Derby, 3rd Man o’ War S (G1).
3rd dam: IT’S IN THE AIR by Mr. Prospector. Champion two-year-old filly in the US, 16 wins, Vanity H (G1), twice. Dam of 9 winners:
MONAASSABAAT (f Zilzal) Virginia S. Dam of: Repose (f Quiet American). Dam of: STATE OF REST (c Starspangledbanner) Prince of Wales’s S (G1).
TRY TO CATCH ME (f Shareef Dancer) Winner. Dam of:
STORMING HOME (c Machiavellian) Charles Whittingham H (G1). Sire.
Primal Force
Relaunch
Thirty Zip
Seattle Slew
Weekend Surprise
Sadler’s Wells
It’s in the Air
ON THE RACECOURSE
Age Starts 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Earned Three 6 2
At 3
1st Jim Dandy S (G2), 9f, Saratoga, by 3l, beating Liveyourbeastlife, Jesus’ Team, Dr Post, Celtic Striker.
1st Maiden Special Weight, 81/2f, Fair Grounds, by 5l, beating Verb.
2nd Jockey Club Gold Cup (G1), 10f, Belmont Park, to Happy Saver, beating Tacitus, Prioritize, Name Changer.
3rd Peter Pan S (G3), 9f, Saratoga, to Countr y Grammer, Caracaro, beating Celtic Striker, Modernist, Chestertown, Candy Tycoon.
At 4 Champion older horse in the UAE
1st Dubai World Cup (G1), 10f, Meydan, by 33/4l, beating Chuwa Wizard, Magny Cours, Hypothetical, Salute The Soldier, Jesus’ Team, Thegreatcollection, Ajuste Fiscal, Gifts of Gold, Sleepy Eyes Todd, Title Ready, Capezzano.
1st Razorback H (G3), 81/2f, Oaklawn Park, by 6l, beating Silver Prospector, Owendale, Hunka Burning Love, Rated R Superstar, Long Range Toddy.
2nd Suburban S (G2), 10f, Belmont Park, by a neck, to Max Player, beating Happy Saver, Moretti, Informative, Prioritize.
AT STUD
Mystic Guide’s first crop are yearlings of 2025.
Nyquist
What a year! Four G1 winners in 2024 – only Into Mischief has more. And what youngsters: undefeated Champion-elect G1 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies winner Immersive, who also took the G1 Spinaway and G1 Darley Alcibiades, and G1 Del Mar Debutante winner Tenma lead an exceptional breed-back crop.
$175,000
Randomized wins the G1 Ogden Phipps and Johannes takes the G1 Shoemaker Mile on tur f – he was also second in the Breeders’ Cup Mile. Also: unbeaten TDN Rising Star and two-time G3 winner Nysos, and TDN Rising Star Knightsbridge. Sired two first-crop juvenile G1 winners, and his book quality is ever rising: 2024 yearl ings sold for $1.3m, $1.2m, $1.15m.
NYQUIST
B 2013 16.11/2HH
{Uncle Mo
Indian Charlie
Playa Maya Forestry
Seeking Gabrielle
Seeking Regina
In Excess
Soviet Sojourn
Arch
Dixie Slippers
Storm Cat
Shared Interest
Seeking the Gold
Fulbright Scholar
Nine G1 juveniles from five crops, matching Danzig’s record.
By UNCLE MO (2008) Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1), etc.
Sire of 1,756 foals aged three and up, 73% starters, 49% winners, 6% Black Type winners, including NYQUIST, ADARE MANOR, A MO REAY, ARABIAN KNIGHT, BAST, DREAM TREE , GOLDEN PAL , GOMO, GULFPORT, KINGSBARNS, MO DONEGAL , MO FORZA , MO TOWN, OUTWORK , UNBRIDLED MO, YAUPON, etc.
1st dam: SEEKING GABRIELLE by Forestry. Winner (6f) at 3. Dam of 9 foals, 5 to race, 4 winners:
NYQUIST (c Uncle Mo) Eclipse Champion two-yearold colt, 8 wins (5f-10f) at 2 and 3, Kentucky Derby (G1), Florida Derby (G1), Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1), FrontRunner S (G1), Del Mar Futurity (G1), Best Pal S (G2), 3rd Preakness S (G1).
GABRIELLESTOBLAME (f Blami) Winner (8f) at 3. Dam of: SABATINI (f Uncle Mo) Selene S (G3).
2nd dam: SEEKING REGINA by Seeking the Gold. 2 wins at 2, Adirondack S (G2). Dam of 9 winners:
SEEKING THE SKY (f Storm Cat) 3 wins at 2 to 4, Interborough H (G3). Dam of:
SAHARA SKY (c Pleasant Tap) Metropolitan H (G1), San Carlos S (G2). Sire.
ANIMAL STYLE (c Spanish Steps) Van Berg S. Sire.
Seeking It All (f A.P. Indy) 3 wins at 3, 2nd Schuylerville S (G2), 3rd Spinaway S (G1).
Seeking the Money (g Capote) 7 wins, 2 to 6, 2nd Sanford S (G2).
3rd dam: FULBRIGHT SCHOLAR by Cox’s Ridge. 4 wins, Busher H. Dam of 8 winners:
TUTORIAL (f Forty Niner) Central Iowa S. Liberty School (f Pine Bluff) 2nd Wilma C. Kennedy S. Dam of:
JUST JENDA (f Menifee) Molly Pitcher S (G2). Grandam of: JUST CINDY (f Justify) Schuylerville S (G3).
BEST OF FSPRING
VEQUIST (Mineshaf t) Eclipse Champion two-year-old filly, Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1), Spinaway S (G1), 2nd Frizette S (G1).
IMMERSIVE (Bernardini) Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1), Alcibiades S (G1), Spinaway S (G1).
JOHANNES (Congrats) Shoemaker Mile (G1), Eddie Read S (G2), City of Hope Mile (G2), 2nd Breeders’ Cup Mile (G1).
SLOW DOWN ANDY (Square Eddie) Awesome Again S (G1), Del Mar Derby (G2), 3rd Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile (G1), Pacific Classic S (G1).
RANDOMIZED (Elusive Quality) Alabama S (G1), Ogden Phipps S (G1), Beldame S (G2).
TENMA (Tapit) Del Mar Debutante S (G1).
GRETZKY THE GREAT (Bernardini) Summer S (G1).
XIGERA (Black Tie Affair) Mother Goose S (G2), Falls City S (G3), 3rd Alcibiades S (G1).
CRIMSON ADVOCATE (Proud Citizen) Queen Mary S (G2), Roar S.
NEW YORK THUNDER (Midshipman) Amsterdam S (G2), Woodstock S.
TURNERLOOSE (A.P. Indy) Rachel Alexandra S (G2), Luther Burbank S.
ENCINO (Bernardini) Lexington S (G3), John Battaglia Memorial S.
NYSOS (Bernardini) Robert B. Lewis S (G3), Bob Hope S (G3).
RENEGADE REBEL (Hard Spun) Mazarine S (G3).
SCALDING (Medaglia d’Oro) Ben Ali S (G3), Challenger S (G3).
FLYING CONNECTION (Quiet American) Sunland Park Oaks, 2nd Apple Blossom H (G1).
STUDLYDORIGHT (Curlin) Nashua S, Tremont S, 2nd Sanford S (G3).
ABSOLUTELY ZERO (Square Eddie) Futurity (2YO) S.
BREAKTHROUGH (Storm Creek) Wolf Hill S.
CURLY GIRL (Forest Wildcat) Lady F inger S.
ELOQUIST (Tapit) Discover y S.
HACKING IT UP (Square Eddie) Silky Sullivan S.
POWERFUL (Pulpit) Edward Brown S.
TEAM MERCHANTS (Square Eddie) Let It Ride S.
AT STUD
Sire of 612 foals of racing age, 387 runners, 250 winners, 26 Black Type winners and 63 Black Type horses.
AT THE SALES
391 yearlings sold; average $192,000; top price $1,300,000. 109 two-year-olds sold; average $253,000; top price $2,600,000.
$15,000
Tap into the exceptional good looks and movement of Tapit’s only G1-winning son out of a multiple G1-winning mare. Winner of the G1 Clark and the $1m G2 Oaklawn Handicap, plus a fast-closing third in the G1 Breeders’ Cup Classic.
Always competed in the deepest of contests: defeated more G1 winners than any other stallion in this book – 21 G1 w inners plus an additional 24 Group/Graded Stakes winners.
{By TAPIT (2001) Wood Memorial S (G1), etc. Sire of 1,682 foals aged three and up, 85% starters, 64% winners, 10% Black Type winners, including PROXY, ESSENTIAL QUALITY, FROSTED, FLIGHTLINE , ARTHUR’S RIDE , CONSTITUTION, CUPID, HANSEN, STARDOM BOUND, SWEET LORETTA , TAPIT TRICE , TAPIZAR, TONALIST, UNIQUE BELLA , UNTAPABLE , VALIANCE , ZAZU, etc.
1st dam: PANTY RAID by Include. 5 wins (6f-10f) at 2 and 3, Spinster S (G1), American Oaks (G1), Black-Eyed Susan S (G2). Dam of 10 foals, 6 to race, 4 winners: PROXY (c Tapit) G1 winner, see race record.
MICHELINE (f Bernardini) 5 wins (8f-101/2f), Hillsborough S (G2), 2nd Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup (G1).
2nd dam: Adventurous Di by Private Account. 4 wins at 3, 3rd Begonia H. Dam of 6 winners:
ST JOHN’S RIVER (f Include) 2 wins, Delaware Oaks (G2), 2nd Kentucky Oaks (G1), La Troienne S (G2). Dam of: PONCE DE LEON (r Copper Bullet) Tom Ridge S.
3rd dam: TAMARAL by Seattle Slew. 2 wins at 4. Dam of 4 winners:
DANC’N JAKE (c Affirmed) Thomas D. Nash Mem. H (G3).
4th dam: SUMMER LEGEND by Raise a Native. 2 wins at 3. Dam of 10 winners:
LEGARTO (f Roberto) Champion two-year-old filly in Canada, Mazarine S (G3), Natalma S. LEAN CUISINE (f In Reality) Track Robbery S. Dam of: HEALTH FARM (f Pleasant Colony) Tattling H. Grandam of ROCKETRY (c Hard Spun) Marathon S (G2), twice; LOCKOUT (c Limehouse) Connaught Cup (G2). Sire; DREAM ABOUT (f Cherokee Run) Mazarine S (G2). NAFEES (f Raja Baba) Rare Perfume S. Dam of: Daily Special (f Dayjur) Unraced. Dam of: SHADOW CAST (f Smart Strike) Personal Ensign S (G1).
Preach
Unbridled
Ruby Slippers
Broad Brush
Illeria
Private Account
Tamaral
ON THE RACECOURSE
58 Stakes horses or their dams in a first book which was 125 strong.
At 2
1st Allowance, 81/2f, Fair Grounds, by 21/2l.
1st Maiden Special Weight, 81/4f, Fair Grounds, by 2l.
At 3
2nd Risen Star S (G2), 9f, Fair Grounds, to Mandaloun, beating Midnight Bourbon.
2nd Lecomte S (G3), 81/2f, Fair Grounds, to Midnight Bourbon, beating Mandaloun.
At 4
1st Clark S (G1), 9f, Churchill Downs, beating West Will Power, Fulsome, Last Samurai, Rich Strike.
1st Allowance, 81/2f, Fair Grounds, by 33/4l.
2nd New Orleans Classic S (G2), 9f, Fair Grounds, to Olympiad, beating Super Stock, Chess Chief.
2nd Blame S, 9f, Churchill Downs, to Dynamic One.
3rd Stephen Foster H (G2), 9f, Churchill Downs, to Olympiad, Americanrevolution.
3rd Ben Ali S (G3), 9f, Keeneland, to Scalding, Dynamic One, beating Warrant, Mighty Heart.
At 5
1st Oaklawn H (G2), 9f, Oaklawn Park, beating Last Samurai, Stilleto Boy, Classic Causeway.
1st Monmouth Cup (G3), 9f, Monmouth, by 21/2l, beating Whelen Springs, Calibrate.
2nd Jockey Club Gold Cup (G1), 10f, Saratoga, by a nose, to Bright Future, beating Tyson, Clapton.
2nd Santa Anita H (G1), 10f, Santa Anita, by a neck, to Stilleto Boy, beating There Goes Harvard.
3rd Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1), 10f, Santa Anita, to White Abarrio, Derma Sotogake.
Proxy ’s first crop are foals of 2025.
Speaker’s Corner
The fastest ever by sire of sires Street Sense.
Earned a 114 Beyer in the G1 Car ter – only Flightline has gone faster in the past five years. His seven career triple-digit Beyers include a 109 at three; that matched all three of the 2021 sophomore finalists for Eclipse Championship honors.
$10,000
Broke his maiden in an especially hot Bel mont MSW at two, beat ing f ive f uture Stakes winners. First weanlings bring $140k, $135k. 149 mares in his f irst book boomed to 163 in his second.
SPEAKER’S CORNER
B 2018
16.11/2HH
{Street Sense
Street Cry Bedazzle
Bernardini
Tyburn Brook
By STREET SENSE (2004) Kentucky Derby (G1), Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1), Travers S (G1), etc. Sire of 1,593 foals aged three and up, 81% starters, 58% winners, 6% Black Type winners, including SPEAKER’S CORNER, MAXFIELD, AUBBY K , CALLBACK , HALLOWED CROWN, MCKINZIE , POLITENESS, SENSE OF OCCASION, STREET FANCY, SWEET REASON, WEDDING TOAST, etc.
1st dam: Tyburn Brook by Bernardini. Unraced. Dam of 5 foals, 3 to race, 3 winners: SPEAKER’S CORNER (c Street Sense) G1 winner, see race record.
Knightsbridge (c Nyquist) 2 wins (7f-8f) at 2 and 3, 2024, 3rd Perryville S (G3).
2nd dam: ROUND POND by Awesome Again. 7 wins (6f-9f) at 3 and 4, Acorn S (G1), Breeders’ Cup Distaff (G1), Fantasy S (G2), 2nd Molly Pitcher H (G2), Delaware Oaks (G2), 3rd Apple Blossom H (G1), Beldame S (G1). Dam of 5 winners: HIGHLAND FALLS (c Curlin) 5 wins at 3 and 4, 2024, Jockey Club Gold Cup (G1), Blame S (G3). LONG RIVER (c A.P. Indy) 5 wins, Al Maktoum Challenge Round 3 S (G1), 3rd Jockey Club Gold Cup (G1). Sire.
LAKE LUCERNE (f Dubawi) 4 wins, 3 to 6, 2023, Albert M. Stall Memorial S, 3rd Athenia S (G3). Holland Park (g Tapit) Winner at 3, 2nd Federico Tesio S.
3rd dam: Gift of Dance by Trempolino. Dam of 5 winners: Drama Lady (f Tale of the Cat) 3rd Vivano S.
4th dam: Coral Dance by Green Dancer. 3 wins at 2 to 4, 2nd Prix Marcel Boussac (G1). Dam of 8 winners:
PENNEKAMP (c Bering) 2,000 Guineas (G1), Dewhurst S (G1), Prix de la Salamandre (G1). Sire.
NASR EL ARAB (c Al Nasr) Carleton F. Burke H (G1). Sire.
BLACK MINNALOUSHE (c Storm Cat) Champion threeyear-old miler in Ireland, Irish 2,000 Guineas (G1).
Machiavellian
Helen Street
Dixieland Band
Majestic Legend
A.P. Indy
Cara Rafaela
Awesome Again
Round Pond
ON THE RACECOURSE
Gift of Dance
Bred on the same cross as star sales freshman Maxfield.
At 2
1st Maiden Special Weight, 7f, Belmont Park, beating Caddo River, Greatest Honour, Miles D, Bourbonic, Original.
At 3
1st Allowance race, 81/2f, Belmont Park, by 63/4l, beating First Constitution, Backsideofthemoon, Limonite, T Loves a Fight, Yankee Division.
1st Allowance race, 7f, Saratoga, by 51/4l.
2nd Discovery S, 9f, Aqueduct, to Miles D, beating Vindictive, Bourbonic.
At 4
1st Carter H (G1), 7f, Aqueduct, by 41/2l, beating Reinvestment Risk, Mind Control, Green Light Go, Draf ted, Bank On Shea, First Captain.
1st Gulfstream Park Mile (G2), 8f, Gulfstream Park, by 51/2l, beating Fearless, Endorsed, Diamond Oops, Ny Traffic, Injunction, Collaborate, Bourbon War.
1st Fred W. Hooper S (G3), 8f, Gulfstream Park, beating Fearless, Officiating, Liam, Shivaree, Payne, Dennis’ Moment.
2nd John A. Nerud S (G2), 7f, Belmont Park, to Life Is Good, beating Pepo Rocks.
3rd Metropolitan H (G1), 8f, Belmont Park, to Flightline, Happy Saver, beating Aloha West, Informative.
4th Pat O’Brien S (G2), 7f, Del Mar, to Laurel River, American Theorem, Senor Buscador, beating The Chosen Vron, Defunded, Get Her Number, C Z Rocket, Principe Carlo, Restrainedvengence.
AT STUD
Speaker’s Cor ner ’s first crop are yearlings of 2025.
Street Sense
Twelve career G1 winners include three stallion sons standing in Kentucky: Maxfield, Speaker ’s Corner and McKinzie – a multiple G1 sire from his first crop of juveniles in 2024. Famed for passing on his two-turn precocity and toughness.
2024 top runners include First Mission, who ran a 106 Beyer in the G2 Alysheba Stakes, G3 winners Comparative and Never Explain, and progressive juvenile filly La Cara, winner of the G3 Pocahontas at Churchill. Latest yearlings sell for $575k, $550k, $425k, $400k.
STREET SENSE
B/BR 2004
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Helen Street
Dixieland Band
Majestic Legend
By STREET CRY (1998) Dubai World Cup (G1), etc. Sire of 1,970 foals aged three and up, 77% starters, 56% winners, 7% Black Type winners, including STREET SENSE , STREET BOSS, WINX , ZENYATTA , DELTA PRINCE , HEAVENS ABOVE , HERE COMES BEN, NEW YEAR’S DAY, PRIDE OF DUBAI, SHOCKING, STREET HERO, TREKKING, VICTOR’S CRY, WHOBEGOTYOU, ZULU ALPHA , etc.
1st dam: BEDAZZLE by Dixieland Band. 4 wins (6f-71/2f) at 3 to 5. Dam of 13 foals, 8 to race, 5 winners:
STREET SENSE (c Street Cry) Eclipse Champion two-yearold colt, 6 wins (6½f-10f) at 2 and 3, Kentucky Derby (G1), Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1), Travers S (G1), Jim Dandy S (G2), 2nd Preakness S (G1), Blue Grass S (G1). ELUSIVE SPARKLE (f Elusive Quality) 2 wins (6f-61/2f) at 4, Prairie Rose S. Dam of: CAMDUS (g Street Cry) Sprint Series Final. GLITTERING JEWEL (f Bernardini) Winner (91/2f) at 3. Dam of: ENCINO (c Nyquist) Lexington S (G3).
2nd dam: MAJESTIC LEGEND by His Majesty. 7 wins, Week of Fame Ladies H. Dam of 11 winners: BINALEGEND (f Binalong) 8 wins, 2 to 6, Minneapolis H.
3rd dam: LONG LEGEND by Reviewer. 4 wins at 2 and 3. Dam of 9 winners:
MR. GREELEY (c Gone West) Swale S (G3), 2nd Breeders’ Cup Sprint S (G1). Sire.
SOCIETY GAL (f Linkage) Winner. Dam of:
MONA DE MOMMA (f Speightstown) Humana Distaff S (G1). Dam of: VEKOMA (c Candy Ride) Metropolitan H (G1), Carter H (G1). Sire.
Uforia (f Zilzal). Dam of:
TAJAAWEED (c Dynaformer) Arlington H (G3). Sire. Wild Forest (f Forest Wildcat) Dam of: PARADISE WOODS (f Union Rags) Zenyatta S (G1), Santa Anita Oaks (G1).
Mr. Prospector
Coup de Folie
Troy
Waterway
Northern Dancer
Mississippi Mud
His Majesty
Long Legend
BEST OF FSPRING
Broodmare sire of a European Horse of the Year.
MAXFIELD (Bernardini) Breeders’ Futurity (G1), Clark S (G1), Stephen Foster S (G2),
Alysheba S (G2), 2nd Whitney S (G1), Woodward S (G1).
SPEAKER’S CORNER (Bernardini) Car ter H (G1), Gulfstream Park Mile (G2), Fred W. Hooper S (G3), 3rd Metropolitan H (G1).
AUBBY K (Capote) Humana Distaf f S (G1), Inside Information S (G2).
CALLBACK (Forest Wildcat) Las Virgenes S (G1).
DIXIE BLOSSOMS (Star Way) Coolmore Classic (G1).
HALLOWED CROWN (Danehill) Golden Rose S (G1), Randwick Guineas (G1).
MCKINZIE (Petionville) Whitney S (G1), Malibu S (G1), Pennsylvania Derby (G1), 2nd Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1), Santa Anita H (G1).
POLITENESS (Commands) Empire Rose Classic (G1), 2nd Emirates S (G1).
SENSE OF OCCASION (Zabeel) Doomben Cup (G1), Villiers S (G2).
STREET FANCY (Cat Thief) Starlet S (G1).
SWEET REASON (Mt. Livermore) Test S (G1), Acorn S (G1), Spinaway S (G1).
WEDDING TOAST (Coronado’s Quest) Beldame S (G1), Ogden Phipps S (G1).
CONCERT TOUR (Tapit) Rebel S (G2), San Vicente S (G2), 3rd Arkansas Derby (G1).
TOWER OF TEXAS (Danzig Connection) King Edward S (G2), 2nd Woodbine Mile (G1).
UNLIMITED BUDGET (Valid Appeal) Fair Grounds Oaks (G2), 3rd Kentucky Oaks (G1).
AIR STRIKE (Tapit) Triple Bend S (G2).
AVERY ISLAND (A.P. Indy) Nashua S (G2), Withers S (G3).
CAZADERO (Forest Wildcat) Nearctic S (G2).
CHAMPAGNE ANYONE (Ghostzapper) Gulfstream Park Oaks (G2).
FIRST MISSION (Medaglia d’Oro) Alysheba S (G2), Essex H (G3), Lexington S (G3).
ZAAJEL (Daaher) Mother Goose S (G2), Forward Gal S (G3).
AT STUD
Northern hemisphere Sire of 1,424 foals of racing age, 1,095 runners, 782 winners, 89 Black Type winners and 158 Black Type horses.
Southern hemisphere Sire of 337 foals aged three and up, 248 runners, 170 winners, 12 Black Type winners and 18 Black Type horses.
AT THE SALES
679 yearlings sold; average $147,000; top price $1,450,000. 183 two-year-olds sold; average $134,000; top price $1,524,000.
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Four. Only one stallion has more. His fifth. And also his first. It’s becoming a thing. Only one – Danzig. It just gets better and better.
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