Mating Plans, Presented By Spendthrift: Top ‘o the Lane Farm

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Last year ended on a high note for Top o' the Lane Farm and has continued into 2025. Vixen (Vekoma) was second by a neck in the GI Natalma Stakes last September, then followed it up by a solid run in the Breeders' Cup after having to break from the parking lot and has continued on in 2025 after a short break to capture the Sweetest Chant Stakes and GIII Herecomesthebride Stakes. Keeneland November was a major success with three foals going through the ring to great connections through Highgate Sales, and I have two new nice additions to the broodmare band with plans of expanding later in the year again.

TOP MISSION, 9, Noble Mission (GB)–Top Spin, by Street Cry (Ire). In foal to Mitole, she will visit Constitution.

Top Mission started her broodmare career with a bang with the ascendance of Vixen. She comes from an exceptional G. Watts Humphrey family and puts a lot of size, substance, bone and heart into her foals, and I firmly believe she will have an amazing career going forward. Constitution is becoming one of the top sires and he is a perfect match for her like Vekoma was for Vixen.

SPEIGHTSTOWN GAL, 8, Cairo Prince–Speightstown Lady, by Speightstown. Will visit National Treasure.

Speightstown Gal is one of the best-looking horses I have ever laid eyes on. She won on both dirt and turf and now has shown she can reproduce herself. She had a beautiful Cyberknife filly sell for six figures at the Keeneland November sale and is a wonderful match for National Treasure both physically and on the pedigree page. He is a very exciting new stallion and will be very popular.

WHISKEY WOMAN, 3, Candy Ride (Arg)–Miss Frost, by Curlin. Will visit Domestic Product.

Whiskey Woman is a new acquisition from the Keeneland January sale and I'm glad she sold early as hip 37 on day one with the ice/snowstorm, because I stole her from that sale in my opinion, underlined by the fact I had two offers for her immediately after buying her. She is a full sister to GSW White Frost, who sold for seven figures to Stonestreet and physically has everything I could want in a mare. She goes really well with Domestic Product, and I think he will be in high demand.

INSPECTOR HAVERS, 8, Tiznow–Criminologist, by Maria's Mon. In foal to Epicenter, she will visit Independence Hall.

Inspector Havers immediately caught my eye at the November sale when I was walking to the back ring to look at another mare. She is from a fantastic Phipps family that includes Five Star General , and her dam Criminologist is a GSW and GSW producer with her sister Inspector Lynley. I am excited for her Epicenter foal this year. She had a Twirling Candy in 2024, and she will be a great match for Independence Hall–a stallion I think will have a great freshman year in 2025.

REMANDED, 8, Elusive Quality–Sleepless Dixie, by Dixie Union. Will visit Heartland.

Remanded was a 'TDN Rising Star' as a 3-year-old, had an injury and retired, or I'm sure she would have gone on to record some black-type. Her first foaling (Mo Donegal) was hard on her so I gave her the year off afterwards, and she is slated to go to Heartland this year.

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