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Spun to Run Looks to Build Upon Dirt Mile Success
In just its 14 years of running, the GI Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile has emerged as a stallion-making race and in recent years, the list of winners are now making top headlines as they kick off their stud careers.
Goldencents (Into Mischief), winner of both the 2013 and 2014 edition, now leads this year's class of third-crop sires. The following year's winner Liam's Map (Unbridled's Song) is already a two-time Grade I producer with his first crop of 3-year-olds. The subsequent winners Tamarkuz (Speightstown), the late Battle of Midway (Smart Strike) and City of Light (Quality Road) are still waiting for their first runners, but their first crops are already turning heads both on the farm and in the sales ring.
Last year's Dirt Mile Champion Spun to Run (Hard Spun) retired to Gainesway Farm this year and will stand his initial season at stud for $12,500.
