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Darby Dan Farm has unveiled a Breeder Reassurance Plan which will provide breeders a 60-day window of financial security to provide insurance should a foal face an unforeseen challenge during its first two months. Instead of the standard 48-hour stand-and-nurse payment deadline after the birth of a live foal, Darby Dan will extend the payment window by 60 days, specifically protecting breeders in the unfortunate event of foal mortality within that period. The time frame aligns with the foal's most delicate stage of development. “We recognize the inherent risks and anxieties that breeders face, particularly in those critical first 60 days of a foal's life,” said Darby Dan's stallion director Stuart Fitzgibbon. “This plan isn't simply about extending payment deadlines, it's about providing a safety net, a buffer against the financial burden that can accompany the loss of a foal. We are essentially sharing the risk with our breeders during this crucial window.” Fitzgibbon continued, “While we cannot control all the ancillary costs associated with breeding and raising horses, we can offer this vital layer of protection. This initiative underscores our commitment to supporting breeders and fostering a stronger, more secure breeding environment.” Darby Dan's 2025 stallion roster is led off by Flameaway and proven sire Dialed In, as well as a trio of newly arrived Grade I winners: Blazing Sevens, Gufo, and Shirl's Speight. The roster also includes Bee Jersey, Country House, Higher Power, Modernist, Tale of Ekati, Tale of Silence, and Title Ready. More information on the Darby Dan Breeder Reassurance Plan can be found at www.darbydan.com. The post Darby Dan to Offer Breeder Reassurance Plan appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Recent enough to have utilised the 'schooling fences' as they are now.

Since the last installment of this column, the No. 1-ranked contender, First Resort (Uncle Mo), has been declared off the Triple Crown trail because of a hairline fracture, and no fewer than four other top 12 horses were bet down to favoritism but lost points-awarding graded stakes. Even after this past Saturday's trio of preps for the GI Kentucky Derby, trying to figure out a new pecking order remains challenging, like trying to coax clarity out of chaos. 1) CITIZEN BULL (c, Into Mischief–No Joke, by Distorted Humor) O-SF Racing LLC, Starlight Racing, Madaket Stables LLC, Stonestreet Stables LLC, Dianne Bashor, Determined Stables, Robert E. Masterson, Tom J. Ryan, Waves Edge Capital LLC and Catherine Donovan; B-Robert Low & Lawana Low (KY); T-Bob Baffert. Sales history: $675,000 Ylg '23 KEESEP. Lifetime record: MGISW, 5-4-0-1, $1,421,000. Last start: WON Feb. 1 GIII Robert B. Lewis Stakes. I am generally keen to hammer home the stat that GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile winners rarely win the Kentucky Derby, because the fact that there have been only two such occurrences in 40 years (Street Sense  2007, Nyquist 2016) is too daunting a historical trend to downplay. Yet here we are approaching the nine-week mark to the first Saturday in May, and I've got Citizen Bull newly installed in the top spot. What gives? Simply put, this $675,000 KEESEP son of Into Mischief stands out right now because he's a proven commodity with the speed-centric profile that won every Derby between 2014 and 2021. Befitting of the “Bull” in his name, this is a big, strong, heavy colt who takes pressure and produces impressive torque through an advanced gear range while displaying even-keeled maturity. At age two, this Bob Baffert trainee twice wired two-turn Grade I stakes under non-favored circumstances. After being crowned the Eclipse Award divisional champ, his sophomore debut in the GIII Robert B. Lewis Stakes was a front-running pummeling at 9-10 odds despite a bobble at the break and never being roused for full run. Off that 98 Beyer Speed Figure, the Apr. 5 GI Santa Anita Derby is next. Underscoring how difficult it is just to make it into the Kentucky Derby–let alone win–with a juvenile champ, if you look back at Baffert's history with 2-year-old Eclipse Award winners (Vindication, Midshipman, Lookin At Lucky, American Pharoah, Game Winner and Corniche), only three of those six colts ended up starting in the Derby. Of those, American Pharoah won the Triple Crown in 2015, while Lookin At Lucky was sixth in the 2010 Derby and Game Winner was fifth in 2019. 2) JOURNALISM (c, Curlin–Mopotism, by Uncle Mo) O-Bridlewood Farm, Don Alberto Stable, Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners, Elayne Stables 5 LLC and Robert V. LaPenta; B-Don Alberto Corporation (KY); T-Michael W. McCarthy. Sales history: $825,000 Ylg '23 FTSAUG. Lifetime Record: MGSW, 4-3-0-1, $338,880. Last start: WON Mar. 1 GII San Felipe Stakes. With three straight scores around two turns, including the GII Los Alamitos Futurity and GII San Felipe Stakes, this $825,000 FTSAUG son of Curlin is rounding into an all-business stalker already capable of detonating a triple-digit Beyer. The scary-good thing about the 108 fig Journalism was credited with over 1 1/16-miles at Santa Anita last Saturday is that that number was likely earned over a distance that will end up being well short of this colt's ultimate comfort zone. Off at 3-1 odds, Journalism broke running from post two, but Umberto Rispoli quickly conceded the lead to the 2-5 favorite and $3.2 million FTSAUG colt Barnes. As the San Felipe's opening quarter-mile splits of :23.71 and :23.60 percolated under intensifying pressure, Rispoli eased Journalism back to fourth at the fence. A half-mile out, this colt willingly responded to cue to advance inside of rivals, marching forward with metronomic precision. Barnes tried to give his pace-pressers the slip three-eighths from home and looked quite capable of doing so. But Journalism responded to that attempted breakaway by letting fly with a relentless outside drive that set up a three-deep sweep off the final turn and had him zeroing in on the highly hyped fave at the head of the lane. Barnes still had 2 1/2 lengths on Journalism cresting the eighth pole, but this colt's long, confident uncoiling was well-timed by Rispoli. Journalism smartly came over the top at the sixteenth pole, then extended with gusto past a tiring (but still very much trying) Barnes. Trainer Michael McCarthy said the Santa Anita Derby is the “most likely scenario” for Journalism's next race, setting up a potential showdown between the top two contenders on this list. 3) SOVEREIGNTY (c, Into Mischief–Crowned, by Bernardini) O/B-Godolphin (KY); T-William I. Mott; Lifetime Record: MGSW, 4-2-1-0, $388,800. Last start: WON Mar. 1 GII Fountain of Youth Stakes. Despite being impressed by Sovereignty's circle-the-field score in the Oct. 27 GIII Street Sense Stakes, I was concerned that he wouldn't be fully cranked for last Saturday's GII Fountain of Youth Stakes. The betting public must have thought similarly, because this Godolphin homebred by Into Mischief was let go slightly north of 3-1 in the wagering, the third choice in a field of six. Sovereignty broke off robustly without a pony in his pre-race warmups, looking very much full of himself prior to the race. Once the gates opened, he was content to lope along at the back of the pack, saving ground while the pacemakers clicked off brisk splits of :23.12, :23.95 and :23.61 (although Gulfstream's new run-up distances likely factored into the seemingly quick fractions). Junior Alvarado gave up four paths of real estate on the far turn in order to position Sovereignty in the clear, and although the colt had built serious momentum, he still needed to make up four lengths on a staying-on leader with one furlong remaining over Gulfstream's short-stretch configuration for 1 1/16-miles (finish line at the sixteenth pole). Sovereignty's late burst through a final quarter in :25.75 and a last sixteenth in :6.69 enabled him to get his neck in front of second favorite and  'TDN Rising Star' River Thames (Maclean's Music) in the final few jumps. This colt punctuated his well-timed winning move with a strong gallop-out. In the aftermath of the victory, Sovereignty's connections were non-committal about a next race. Sovereignty last to first in the Fountain of Youth | Coglianese 4) BARNES (c, Into Mischief–All American Dream, by American Pharoah) O-Zedan Racing Stables, Inc.; B-Jeff Drown and Don Rachel, LLC (KY); T-Bob Baffert. Sales history: $3,200,000 Ylg '23 FTSAUG. Lifetime record: GSW, 3-2-1-0, $249,000. Last start: 2nd Mar. 1 GII San Felipe Stakes. If you were brazen enough to bet Barnes at 6-1 in the January pool of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager, you were probably baking into that price point the idea that along the way, he would win his first two-turn attempt in March. That didn't happen in last Saturday's San Felipe Stakes. But the runner-up effort by this $3.2 million FTSAUG colt by Into Mischief is still likely to turn out to be a very useful progression point along his career arc. Barnes, at 2-5 odds, forged to the front, handled internal pace pressure, then gave Journalism a run for his money between the quarter and sixteenth poles before coming up short by 1 3/4 lengths. And hey, how many losing efforts by 3-year-olds in early March have you ever seen that register a jolting 105 on the Beyer scale? “He was driving really well,” jockey Juan Hernandez said. “He was comfortable and doing really well. Honestly, we just got beat by a great horse. This is his first time going two turns and I think he ran great even after Journalism ran past me.” Despite the lofty expectations from Barnes's career outset (he debuted at Churchill Downs on Thanksgiving Eve, winning over 5 1/2 furlongs, then pulverized four rivals in the seven-furlong Jan. 4 GII San Vicente Stakes at Santa Anita), the guess here is that this colt has earned a spot on trainer Bob Baffert's travelling team and will next be pointed for the Mar. 29 GI Arkansas Derby, which is annually one of the Hall-of-Fame trainer's prime prep-race targets. Baffert's A-list colts usually get first crack at competing over their home track at Santa Anita for their final nine-furlong Kentucky Derby preps. But I can't envision Baffert running both Citizen Bull and Barnes in the Santa Anita Derby. Any sort of early-speed hookup that would result from their similar running styles would only play to the stalk-and-pounce expertise of Journalism. 5) CAPTAIN COOK (c, Practical Joke–Pow Wow Wow, by Indian Charlie) 'TDN Rising Star' O-St. Elias Stable; B-Marylou Whitney Stables, LLC (KY); T-Richard E. Dutrow, Jr. Sales history: $410,000 2yo '24 KEENOV. Lifetime Record: SW, 3-2-0-0, $188,256. Last start: WON Feb. 1 Withers Stakes. We're a quarter-century removed from the last time that any Kentucky Derby parlayed a win in the the GII Wood Memorial Stakes into a blanket of roses. Fusaichi Pegasus was the last to do it, and you have to go back nearly another two decades prior to that to find the next closest colt, Pleasant Colony in 1981. But a road to Louisville that goes through New York might suit 'TDN Rising Star' Captain Cook just fine. He'll have two months of rest between starts if he goes as planned in the Apr. 5 Wood, and he'll bring two wins over the Aqueduct surface into that race. This Practical Joke colt ($410,000 KEENOV HRA) out of Rick Dutrow, Jr.'s barn generally has a relaxed attitude but displayed locked-in focus when orchestrating a 2 1/4-length, 94-Beyer victory over nine furlongs in the Feb. 1 Withers Stakes. Bet to 7-5 favoritism, Captain Cook broke a beat slow then stalked the leaders while three wide on both turns. He took the lead at the quarter pole, and in the stretch swatted back a late challenge to edge clear under purposeful urging. The only horse to race back out of the Withers since then, the sixth-place finisher Uncle Jim (City of Light), won and was claimed out of his next start, a $50,000 starter/optional claimer in which he improved his Beyer by 15 points. 6) SANDMAN (c, Tapit–Distorted Music, by Distorted Humor) O-D. J. Stable LLC, St. Elias Stable, West Point Thoroughbreds and CJ Stables; B-Lothenbach Stables Inc (KY); T-Mark E. Casse. Sales History: $1,200,000 2yo '24 OBSMAR. Lifetime Record: GSP, 7-2-1-2, $444,595. Last start: 3rd Feb. 23 GII Rebel Stakes. The Feb. 23 GII Rebel Stakes was Sandman's fourth stakes and fifth try at a mile or longer. But his third-place finish didn't equate to the progress-to-the-next-level type of performance that was expected of him as the 5-2 favorite stepping up off an adversity-overcoming, runner-up effort in the GIII Southwest Stakes one month earlier. Still, the prep has to be considered useful in the grand scheme of the overall Derby picture, and Sandman will next target the Arkansas Derby. “I thought he ran really well. Actually, exceptionally well,” trainer Mark Casse said of this $1.2 million OBSMAR colt by Tapit. “The winner was impressive, [but] we lost the race, probably, in the first hundred yards…We were hoping to be five or six lengths back. Instead, we were 15. I think it was a great effort to only get beat a couple of lengths.” Although Casse termed the Oaklawn track “speed-biased,” a better descriptor for the 12 races that afternoon might be “speed- slanted.” Yes, there were two wire-to-wire winners and five who scored from right up next to the pace. But three stalkers and two closers also won coming from farther back, and the winner of the Rebel, Coal Battle (Coal Front), made up eight lengths from midpack. You'd think the Rebel's fast pace (two opening quarters of :22.47 and :23.25) would have aided Sandman's closing kick, but that was not the case. He did look good weaving through inside traffic entering the far turn, then stalled briefly three-eighths out before Cristian Torres tipped him outside. That move was almost the mirror-opposite of the big run Torres got out of Sandman in the Southwest, when given the choice of darting through at the rail or swinging wide, Torres chose the narrow inside passage. In the Rebel, he closed capably through the lane, but simply had too much work to do to reel in Coal Battle. 7) RIVER THAMES (c, Maclean's Music–Proportionality, by Discreet Cat) 'TDN Rising Star' O-CHC, Inc. and WinStar Farm LLC; B-CTR Stables, LLC (NY); T-Todd A. Pletcher. Sales history: $200,000 Ylg '23 SARAUG. Lifetime record: 3-2-1-0, $164,400. Last start: 2nd, Mar. 1 GII Fountain of Youth Stakes. This New York-bred by Maclean's Music ($200,000 SARAUG) delivered a decent second-place try, beaten only a neck by Sovereignty, in the Fountain of Youth Stakes. After winning his first two starts at six furlongs and over a one-turn mile at Gulfstream, this 'TDN Rising Star' initially flashed speed in his first try around two turns, but after pressing the pace on the inside through the first turn, John Velazquez backed him off and switched him outside of the leader on the backstretch. Nudged along to re-engage with three furlongs left, River Thames was ridden to get after the in-hand 14-1 leader, and he wrested control off the final turn. Once clear he stayed on reasonably well despite what appeared to be a brief mental lapse, but that momentary stray from concentration might have contributed to Sovereignty nailing him in the shadow of the wire. Given his relative lack of experience, the effort was commendable. “The only thing is we felt like late in the race, he kind of lost focus a little bit,” trainer Todd Pletcher said. “He pricked his ears. I don't know if he was looking at the big screen or footprints on the track or exactly what made him lose focus for a minute, but he ran a really good race.” 8) PATCH ADAMS (c, Into Mischief–Well Humored, by Distorted Humor) 'TDN Rising Star' O-CHC Inc., Siena Farm LLC, WinStar Farm LLC; B-WinStar Farm LLC (KY); T-Brad H. Cox. Lifetime record: 3-1-0-1, $132,125. Last start: 4th Jan. 25 GIII Southwest Stakes. 'TDN Rising Star' Patch Adams (Into Mischief) exploded onto the scene with a 10 1/2-length blowout going seven-eighths at 58 cents on the dollar in start number two in a Churchill maiden race Nov. 30, but he got a stern reality check in his first race around two turns and against winners when fourth in the Jan. 25 Southwest Stakes. Now he's in the redemption lane of the Derby road and considered probable to be entered Wednesday in this Saturday's GIII Tampa Bay Derby. You need to apply a realistic dose of forgiveness to his odds-on fourth at Oaklawn to give him a shot moving forward. This homebred for co-owner WinStar Farm bobbled at the break, failed to get involved in the early pace (on a day when eight of 11 winners over that track raced on or just behind the lead), then made a middle move but ran out of steam in the stretch, getting brushed aside brusquely by the more authoritative Sandman. One concern about the quality of the Southwest field is that six horses have since run back out of that race (five in stakes), and only one has hit the board. Patch Adams breezed a bullet five-eighths in 1:01.40 (1/11) at Payson Park Mar. 1, his fourth published workout since the Southwest. 9) COAL BATTLE (c, Coal Front–Wolfblade, by Midshipman) O-Norman Stables LLC; B-Hume Wornall & Jay Adcock (KY); T-Lonnie Briley. Sales history: $70,000 Ylg '23 TTAYRL. Lifetime Record: GSW, 7-5-0-0, $1,188,875. Last start: WON Feb. 23 GII Rebel Stakes. Coal Battle ($70,000 TTAYRL) has earned the tag of “overachiever” within the Top 12 at this stage of the season. He has now strung together four straight stakes scores (Beyer progression 76-84-84-91), starting with modest stakes at Delta Downs and Remington at age two prior to punching above his weight with victories in the Smarty Jones and Rebel Stakes at Oaklawn to launch his sophomore campaign. In the Rebel, this son of Coal Front broke running from the rail, settled back to lead the second flight in a strung-out field of 13, started rolling four furlongs out, tipped to the outside for his far-turn bid, then hit another gear under minimal urging between the five-sixteenths and quarter poles. Confronting the pacemaker in upper stretch, Coal Battle raced unfocused for a few strides while gawking around, but made the lead under left-handed urging to reel in that foe and win by 1 1/4 lengths. Although stabled at Oaklawn, trainer Lonnie Briley has mentioned, but has not yet committed to, the Arkansas Derby for this colt's next start. Coal Battle | Coady Media 10) RODRIGUEZ (c, Authentic–Cayala, by Cherokee Run) 'TDN Rising Star' O-SF Racing LLC, Starlight Racing, Madaket Stables LLC, Stonestreet Stables LLC, Dianne Bashor, Determined Stables, Robert E. Masterson, Tom J. Ryan, Waves Edge Capital LLC and Catherine Donovan; B-Kingswood Farm & David Egan (KY); T-Bob Baffert. Sales history: $485,000 Ylg '23 KEESEP. Lifetime record: 4-1-2-1, $122,800. Last start: 3rd Mar. 1 GII San Felipe Stakes. Rodriguez was seriously outhoofed by both Journalism and his stablemate, Barnes, in the San Felipe. But even though he was 11 1/4 lengths behind those foes while finishing a distant third, I wouldn't pull the plug on his Derby chances just yet. This 'TDN Rising Star' by Authentic came away from the gate with in-hand speed, and while in the process of edging closer to put pressure on Barnes in the early stages, Rodriguez got prompted to move a bit faster than Flavien Prat might have liked when a keyed-up 45-1 shot ranged up to his outside entering the backstretch, necessitating that Rodriguez, too, had to quicken stride to maintain position between rivals. He shadowed Barnes as best as he could through the far turn and into upper stretch, but when it was clear he would not finish close to the top two, Prat didn't hammer on him. Although this Bob Baffert trainee hasn't run back to his big-fig (100 Beyer) maiden win over a mile at Santa Anita Jan. 4, his runner-up try behind the No. 1-ranked Citizen Bull in the Feb. 1 Lewis Stakes was also better than it looks, because Rodriguez made two moves, overcoming a mid-race momentum stall before getting outkicked by his much more experienced champion stablemate. This $485,000 KEESEP colt is a May 20 foal, so a little bit later development curve might be reasonably expected. 11) CHANCER McPATRICK (c, McKinzie–Bernadreamy, by Bernardini) 'TDN Rising Star' O-Flanagan Racing; B-Rigney Racing, LLC (KY); T-Chad C. Brown. Sales history: $260,000 Ylg '23 FTKJUL; $725,000 2yo '24 OBSAPR). Lifetime record: MGISW 4-3-0-0, $535,000. Last start: 6th Nov. 1 GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile. Chancer McPatrick ($260,000 FTKJUL, $725,000 OBSAPR) won his maiden, the GI Hopeful Stakes, and the GI Champagne Stakes in succession last season prior to a lackluster sixth in the Breeders' Cup as the second fave for the Juvenile. Trainer Chad Brown then gave the son of McKinzie time off to have “a tiny flake” surgically removed from a front ankle, and Brown admitted earlier in the winter that it would be a challenge to get this colt back in Grade I form in time for the spring Classics. The first step on that path will likely come Saturday in the Tampa Bay Derby, which Brown won last year with Domestic Product. A decent finish over 1 1/16 miles at Tampa could lead to a berth in the GI Toyota Blue Grass Stakes at Keeneland at nine furlongs. Chancer McPatrick's style at age two was to rally from off the pace. He was last or next-to-last in the early stages of all four starts. 12) FLOOD ZONE (c, Frosted-Curls for Girls, by Curlin) O-Wathnan Racing; B-Al Figliolia Westburystables, LLC (FL); T-Brad H. Cox. Sales history: $24,000 RNA Ylg '23 OBSWIN; $72,000 RNA 2yo '24 OBSMAR; $45,000 2yo '24 OBSOPN. Lifetime record: GSW, 3-2-1-0, $203,800. Last start: WON GIII Mar. 1 Gotham Stakes. The 2-for-3 Flood Zone (Frosted) won Aqueduct's GIII Gotham Stakes at 17-1 last Saturday in his first start for trainer Brad Cox following a private purchase after having gone through the sales ring three times ($24.000 RNA OBSWIN, $72,000 RNA OBSMAR, $45,000 OBSOPN). He broke fourth, led leaving the backstretch chute for the one-turn mile, then backed off the action when two inside rivals wanted the lead. One of them was the 7-5 favorite, and Flood Zone re-engaged him on the far turn, took command, but lost that lead in upper stretch. Then this colt surged again inside the final sixteenth to drive clear for a 3 1/4-length win. Flood Zone had previously raced out of the barn of trainer Victor Barboza, Jr., who saddled him to a second-out, 5 1/4-length victory against Florida-breds while sprinting 6 1/2 furlongs Jan. 4 at Gulfstream. Flood Zone's 98 Beyer is what earned him a spot within the Top 12. That looks like a legit fig considering Aqueduct ran four straight races on Mar. 1 at a mile, and this colt's Gotham clocked fastest of the quartet, most notably 0.67 seconds quicker than the winning time for the Stymie Stakes for older males and 1.84 seconds faster than the Busher Stakes for 3-year-old fillies. Flood Zone winning the Gotham | Sarah Andrew The post TDN Derby Top 12: Upheaval In The Ranks appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Chip Montgomery sits down with TDN to discuss his 2025 mating plans for Haymarket Farm. The 2025 mating season will be a milestone for Haymarket Farm, as, for the first time, all of our mares will be based in central Kentucky, rather than on our farm in Simpsonville. It was such a competitive disadvantage being located outside of the core nucleus of the terrific vets, farriers, et al, that serve our farms and in this day, we need all the economic help we can get! You ask what we're doing with the physical Haymarket Farm… we're making hay! Ctimene (16, Consolidator–Persimmon Hill, by Conquistador Cielo) to be bred to National Treasure. The matriarch, this half-sister to Tampa Bay Derby winner Odysseus (Malibu Moon) and to the dam of GI American Oaks winner Decked Out (Street Boss), is the dam herself of this year's GII San Pasqual Stakes winner Katonah (Klimt). She went to Mitole for this year and [we're] trying to breed another like Katonah by trying another son of Quality Road. Physically a good match, too. Good tohave Around (5, Good Samaritan–Ctimene, by Consolidator) to be bred to Complexity. An unplaced daughter of Ctimene and thus a half to Katonah, Good tohave Around is due to Proxy this year. I'm using my Complexity share here and bringing speed to the family for her second foal. Strategerized (5, Justify–Mexican Hat, by Street Cry {Ire}) to be bred to Vekoma.  This beautiful, tall Justify mare with just one eye does well at the farm and is due to Annapolis with her first foal any day. She's from the immediate family of Canadian Horse of the Year Wonder Gadot (Medaglia d'Oro) and GISW Hard Not to Love (Hard Spun), so we're hoping for a two-turn horse with speed. She suits Vekoma physically. Supernatural (10, Ghostzapper–Favorite Feather, by Capote) to be bred to Medaglia d'Oro. This mare is a half-sister to SW/GISP Featherbed (Smart Strike), who produced both GIII Illinois Derby winner Dynamic Impact (Tiznow and GIII Sanford Stakes winner Mo Strike (Uncle Mo). She's also out of a half to the dam of GISW and $3-million earner Albert the Great (Go for Gin). She's due to Liam's Map this year and she produced a $200,000 KEENOV colt by Epicenter last year. We're hoping to come up with one like East Avenue by using that same cross (Medaglia d'Oro out of a Ghostzapper mare). Hebah (Ire) (11, Sea The Stars {Ire}–Lia {Ire}, by Desert King {Ire}) to be bred to Bolt d'Oro. A recent private purchase, this Shadwell mare will be served well with the mass and size of Bolt d'Oro. With big crops coming, winners on dirt and grass, he has a great shot at being successful. She's due this year to Cody's Wish after producing a Medaglia d'Oro filly last year. This is the family of G1 Prix de Diane Hermes-French Oaks winner Latice (Ire) (Inchinor {GB}), as well as MG1SW Lawman (Fr) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}). Designing (10, Mizzen Mast–Joop, by Zilzal) to be bred to Annapolis. Designing is a half-sister to MGSW/GISP Redding Colliery (Mineshaft) and SW/MGSP Joopy Doopy (Gilded Time). I am using my share for Annapolis here as I love these stallions that can be used (I believe) for both dirt and grass. Designing is by Mizzen Mast who was himself a Grade I winner on dirt and grass. Annapolis has a great dirt family, but his notoriety is on grass! The post 2025 Mating Plans, Presented by Spendthrift Farm: Haymarket Farm and Chip Montgomery appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article