Journalists Wandering Eyes Posted 3 hours ago Journalists Posted 3 hours ago Grade I-winner Gift Box (Twirling Candy) has been sold to Saudi Arabian interests and will join their breeding ranks beginning in 2026, Lane's End announced Friday afternoon. The GI Santa Anita Handicap hero, and GI Gold Cup at Santa Anita Stakes runner-up, was purchased by HRH Prince Abdlaziz Bin Mousd Bin Saud ALSaud after he had stood at Lane's End in 2025 for a fee of $5,000. Hailing from the Machmer Hall breeding program, the grey had been purchased by W.S. Farish for $135,000 as a weanling from the 2013 FTKNOV sale before going on to a career which saw him retire with an elite victory and earnings north of $1.1-million to his name. As a sire, some his leading runners include SW Powdered Sugar; SW Huracan Boricua; SP Grayson's Girl; French victor Ironico; and allowance-tested Cadeau d'Argent. In total, he currently tallies 34 winners from 72 starters on both hemispheres. The post Gift Box Sold to Saudi Arabian Interests, Will Stand in Kingdom Starting 2026 appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article Quote
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