Into Mischief, Vekoma Lead 2026 Spendthrift Stud Roster

Spendthrift Farm has announced the stud fees for its roster of 29 stallions set to stand at the Lexington-based farm for the upcoming 2026 breeding season, once again led by North America's reigning six-time champion general sire, Into Mischief, who will stand for $250,000 stands and nurses. "What Into Mischief is doing to add to his legacy—siring his record third Kentucky Derby winner and directly accounting for 10 grade 1 victories so far, not to mention grade 1 winners sired by four of his sons at stud this year—it just continues to make you realize that we're witnessing one of the greatest sires of all time," said Ned Toffey, general manager of Spendthrift. "We are now seeing the emergence of young stallions like Vekoma, Omaha Beach, and Yaupon who are also No. 1 in their respective sire crops. You could make the argument that we're in the best of times at Spendthrift, which certainly has a long history that I greatly respect and don't take lightly. It is extremely humbling and gratifying, and it makes you proud of the work that is being done here by the entire team from the top down, starting with Eric and Tammy Gustavson." In 2025, Into Mischief surpassed Tapit as the all-time leading sire by progeny earnings—becoming the first in history to exceed the $225 million mark—and is well on his way to a seventh straight general sire title in North America. He is again the leader in nearly every significant category and currently holds around a $7 million earnings advantage over the No. 2 stallion in North America. Into Mischief's co-highest 21 black-type winners, 14 graded winners, and five new grade 1 winners in 2025 feature the dual classic-winning 3-year-old and three-time grade 1 winner, Sovereignty—his record-tying third Kentucky Derby (G1) winner—and multiple grade 1-winning 2-year-olds Ted Noffey and Tommy Jo. In the sales ring, Into Mischief remains one of the most in-demand stallions in the industry. His yearlings have averaged $806,765 from 51 sold to date in 2025, and he stands alone as the only stallion in North America with a yearling average that has exceeded half a million dollars each of the last four years, regardless of economic conditions. This year, Into Mischief is led by a dozen seven-figure sales progeny to date. The champion first-crop sire in 2024 and leading second-crop sire of 2025 through Oct. 6, Vekoma has experienced a meteoric rise in the North American stallion ranks that has landed him at a fee of $100,000 S&N entering 2026. Despite only two crops of racing age and 159 starters to date, he has already climbed to No. 11 on the general sires list with more than $10 million in progeny earnings so far this year. The chestnut son of Candy Ride (ARG) currently has the highest percentage of black-type horses from starters—16.4%—and highest percentage of black-type winners from starters—8.2%—among all North American sires in 2025. Vekoma also ranks as the No. 2 sire of 3-year-olds in North America from his first crop, behind only the aforementioned Into Mischief. Yet, his 12 black-type-winning 3-year-olds are the most of any sire this year, including Into Mischief, and his six graded-winning 3-year-olds to date from that stellar debut crop is the co-highest among all North American sires. Vekoma has been represented by 13 black-type winners so far this year, including seven graded stakes winners. His brightest stars include multiple graded stakes winners Praying, who won the Thoroughbred Club of America Stakes (G2) and Prioress Stakes (G3), and millionaire Golden Vekoma, who won the Saudi Derby (G3) and UAE Two Thousand Guineas (G3). The full Spendthrift stallion lineup appears below: