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In the last number of years the winners of the G2 Flying Childers Stakes have gone on to take up residencies as stallions across Europe. The latest horse to join that list is Aesterius, who won the race in 2024. He joins the commercial roster at Bearstone Stud and Mark Pennell told TDN about the...
Multiple Grade I winners <a href="https://lanesend.com/node/6002 " class="horse-link" target="_blank">Carl Spackler</a> and <a href="https://lanesend.com/raging-torrent " class="horse-link" target="_blank">Raging Torrent</a> are set to begin their stud careers at Lane's End Farm in 2026. Bill Farish tells us why he believes the pair fits a good niche for breeders.
Under the management of Tom Blain, Barton Stud has become one of the leading consignors and boarding farms in Britain. Always in the pursuit of growth the operation has reopened the stallion shed by welcoming G1 winner Scorthy Champ to stand for 2026. Blain tells TDN about the ambition behind standing a stallion of this...
For Crestwood Farm, the goal going into 2026 was all about tapping into the <a href="https://www.threechimneys.com/horse/gun-runner/ " class="horse-link" target="_blank">Gun Runner</a> phenomenon. A millionaire and multiple graded stakes winner, Il Miracolo (<a href="https://www.threechimneys.com/horse/gun-runner/ " class="horse-link" target="_blank">Gun Runner</a> — <a href="https://gainesway.com/stallions/tapit/ " class="horse-link" target="_blank">Tapit</a>'s World, by <a href="https://gainesway.com/stallions/tapit/ " class="horse-link" target="_blank">Tapit</a>) will launch his stud career at Crestwood with an introductory fee of $7,500.
Jean Daniel Manceau of Capucines Bloodstock has been following Whistlejacket since early in his 2-year-old season. The son of <a href="https://coolmore.com/en/ireland/stallion/no-nay-never/ " class="horse-link" target="_blank">No Nay Never</a> collected several high-profile wins that year, including the G1 Prix Morny. Now, he has retired to Haras de Grandcamp. Manceau said that he believes Whistlejacket is a much-needed addition to the French stallion...
There's a certain buzz that comes with welcoming a Kentucky Derby winner to a stallion roster. Bret Jones knows the feeling from when <a href="https://www.airdriestud.com/horse/mage/ " class="horse-link" target="_blank">Mage</a> retired to Airdrie Stud in 2024. This year, they're repeating the milestone with <a href="https://www.airdriestud.com/horse/mystik-dan/ " class="horse-link" target="_blank">Mystik Dan</a>. Also joining Airdrie Stud's roster in 2026 is 'TDN Rising Star'<a href="https://www.airdriestud.com/horse/jonathans-way/ " class="horse-link" target="_blank">Jonathan's Way</a>, the first son of...
It's been a long time coming for Jacob West. Watching 'TDN Rising Star presented by Hagyard' <a href="https://claibornefarm.com/stallions/mindframe/ " class="horse-link" target="_blank">Mindframe</a> make it to the famed stallion barn at Claiborne Farm and settle into the stall once home to the likes of Bold Runner, Secretariat, Easy Goer and Unbridled marks a full-circle moment years in the making. One year...
Gainesway Farm has added a son of <a href="https://www.threechimneys.com/horse/gun-runner/ " class="horse-link" target="_blank">Gun Runner</a> to their roster for 2026 in <a href="https://gainesway.com/stallions/locked/ " class="horse-link" target="_blank">Locked</a>. A TDN Rising Star and a Grade I winner at 2 and 4, <a href="https://gainesway.com/stallions/locked/ " class="horse-link" target="_blank">Locked</a> will stand for $35,000 in his debut season.
Tallulah Becza-Levitt was just four years old when her preschool teachers noticed that she was limping. Her parents took her to the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), one of the country's leading pediatric specialists and received a diagnosis no parent should ever have to hear: neurofibromatosis, an incurable condition in which tumors grow uncontrollably on...
From Curalina to Nest, Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners has made a habit of turning top-class racemares into headline makers in the Fasig-Tipton November Sales ring. This year, they'll send Grade I winners Velocity and Candied to the Night of the Stars.
Cheers to the connections of this year's class of Breeders' Cup performers—the grooms, hot walkers, exercise riders and assistants whose dedication, patience, and expertise has turned potential into performance and whose devotion reminds us that behind every name and number in the program is a horse with a story and a team that has been...
George Weaver has trained his share of talented fillies and mares, but few have shined quite like the two stable stars preparing to leave his shedrow. Grade I winners Dorth Vader (<a href="https://www.airdriestud.com/horse/girvin/ " class="horse-link" target="_blank">Girvin</a>) and Sacred Wish (<a href="https://www.taylormadestallions.com/horse/not-this-time/ " class="horse-link" target="_blank">Not This Time</a>) have been fixtures in the Weaver barn for several years, announcing their talent early and steadily building...
