Solera Farm

Third-crop stallion Sweetontheladies (Twirling Candy) will return to Florida where he will stand the upcoming 2026 breeding season stand at Solera Farm in Williston. A son of leading sire Twirling Candy, Sweetontheladies will stand as the property of The Four Horsemen Racing Stable and Lady Lindsay Racing Stable for $2,500 live foal. Sweetontheladies won or placed in 11 stakes from the ages of two to five before retiring sound with earnings over $400,000. As a juvenile, he won three of his first four starts, including the Juvenile Sprint Stakes and captured the Crystal River...

A weanling colt by Into Mischief (hip 173), consigned by Taylor Made Sales Agency as part of the dispersal of Ed Seltzer's Solera Farm, was purchased for $900,000 by Glen Hill Farm. The colt is out of graded winner Eres Tu (Malibu Moon). The mare's first foal, a filly by Daredevil, sold for $180,000 at the Keeneland September sale this year.

Solera Farm in Williston, Florida will hold an open house on Sunday, Jan. 22 from Noon to 3 p.m. (EST). Veteran sire Greatness (Mr. Prospector) and the Into Mischief son Rogueish (Into Mischief) will both stand for a stud fee of $2,500 for a live foal. All mares pregnant to Rogueish offered during OBS January will sell with a complimentary, no guarantee 2023 season to Rogueish, which may be used on any mare of their choice. The only son of Into Mischief standing in Florida, this sire has 11 yearlings...

The Thoroughbred industry has certainly taken a beating over the past year: The controversial DQ of Maximum Security in the Kentucky Derby, numerous breakdowns at Santa Anita, recent indictments related to the sport--and now the COVID-19 virus. COVID-19 has caused some tracks to end their meets early, and others to race with empty spectator stands. A few jockeys have taken a break, citing health concerns for their families. Jockey Javier Castellano, who arrived back in Miami after racing in New York, has tested positive for Covid-19.  With the turmoil of...