It’s been a history making week in North America for champion sire Into Mischief, who sired his 200th stakes winner when brilliant 3YO Deep Flame won the Group III Churchill Downs Maxfield Stakes (7f) and the colt is also his 100th Group winner with the victory making his sire the first in America to break US$250 million in progeny earnings.
With two wins and two seconds from four starts the Brad Cox trained colt is a horse on the up and is a homebred for Juddmonte Farms, who have enjoyed past success with Into Mischief to produce their scintillating 2024 Dubai World Cup winner Laurel River (USA).
Woodside Park in Victoria will welcome Laurel River to Australia for the first time this spring and he will be the only son of Into Mischief at stud in this country.
“Into Mischief is an unbelievably dominant, seven times [in succession] champion sire in North America,” said Woodside Park’s Mark Dodemaide.
“When you put that into perspective, Danzig won it three times, Mr Prospector won it twice, Storm Cat won it twice. I really think it’s time to have a crack at this sire line. Especially when that sire line is known for early speed that trains on.”
Read more about Laurel River here.
For the record Into Mischief is a stallion with phenomenal lifetime stats – 74% winners to runners and 12% SW to runners with his 200 SW’s highlighted by 31 G1 winners.
