Into Mischief, the best American stallion, finally wins a real Kentucky Derby with Sovereignty

Into Mischief

No stallion by Into Mischief does not go up to Europe. He almost never appeared in the column of fathers of winners in the old continent. Even Coolmore and Godolphin, or Wertheimer, who are neither afraid nor limit of means to try shattering imports, have never succeeded or even trying to cross the Atlantic to his blood. And yet, Into Mischief panics all the counters in Yankees. It must be said that we cannot do more “Redneck” than him. Ultra specialized in Dirt, this son ofHarlan’s Holiday Transpire the American dream through the pores of your skin, via its 100% USA pedigree for over 200 years. Think that his maternal strain was exported from England to America, in Alabama (via a stopover in Canada, in 1837 … While the new world made its 1st tests of the Morse telegraph and had not even started the conquest of the West! And this maternal line, since then has never been crossed with a stallion other than USA in 15 generations.

Into Mischief in racing: very good horse but not classic either, here winner of a Gr.1 at 2 years on the old Hippodrome of Hollywood Park.

In terms of horse racing, the American dream comes down in 2 minutes: Kentucky Derby. Created in 1875, this “run for the roses” is the must of classicism in American version, that is to say on 2000 in Dirt, on the hippodrome of Churchill Downs in Louisville. This banal and soulless city is a “petaouchnock” of the banks of the Ohio, however populated by more than 500,000 inhabitants but unknown to all except Turfists, and boxing historians, since Mohammed Ali was born there. We Europeans, know the names of Kentucky well, but in truth it is a completely minor state in the United States, except that we make chickens (KFC = Kentucky Fried Chicken), Bourbon (not good but effective in fast cooking) and tobacco … gradually replaced by racing horses. The very high tobacco dryers were transformed into stables, hence the creation of the famous American barn, which is not therefore an invention but just an opportunistic redevelopment.

Proposed at 250,000 dollars the protrusion, it is in this world that reigns Into Mischief, installed since its beginnings at Spendrifht Farm, one of the great historic stud farms in Kentucky, Lexington, therefore not far from Keeneland in the real heart of American races. In the ring of the same name, Into Mischief displayed in 2023 an absolute record of 15 years exceeding one million dollars, including a historic top price at $ 3.2 million. In 2024, he won a 6th stallion head of the list in the United States, tied with Bull Lea and Nasrullah. In 2024, he also became the 1st stallion in history whose production reached $ 30 million in winnings. Helped by this Kentucky Derby 2025, he heads for a 7th title and will be able to aim for the absolute record of the 8 titles of Bold Ruler, in the 1960s.

Sovereignty, certainly in the gadoue, offers his father his 3rd Kentucky Derby but the 1st from which he can draw complete glory.

Already holder of the winners of 8 Breeders’Cup events, which is a record, Into Mischief became the first stallion to have produced two winners of Kentucky Derby two consecutive years, with Authentic et Mandaloun. However, these 2 successes have not really counted. Indeed, the 1st took place in 2020, the year of the covid, when the race was postponed in September, without public, which has absolutely nothing to do with the success by Sovereignty In front of archi stands attacked with 150,000 howling people, despite the flood. For the 2nd: still worse. He recovered the success after the disqualification of winner Medina Spirit …. as incredible as it could appear, Mandaloun removed a 2nd Gr.1, the Haskell Stakes, under the same conditions after disqualification of the Hot Rod Charlie winner. In short, for Into Mischief, his 3rd success of Kentucky Derby is finally the one who brings him all the light without clouds or shadow, through the storm of the day!

Authentic had won the 1st Kentucky Derby for Into Mischief, but in 2020 in a race pushed in September and before practically empty stands because of the Covid, which obviously prevented him from obtaining the usual glory.

Superstar in his country, Into Mischief remains unknown in Europe, however. Thanks to the expertise of Thierry Grandsir (DNA Pedigree) Learn more about this stallion with a surprising genetic profile. Three times winner and three times placed in six outings, winner of the Cashcall Futurity (Gr.1) at 2 years and second of the Malibu Stakes (Gr.1) at 3 years old, Into Mischief was certainly an early and regular performance but not really a crack. His performances were sufficient to open the doors of the stud farm, and his genetics did the rest. Starting with its male line, which can be considered to be the third major branch of the dynasty Storm Cat (After Giant’s Causeway et Hennessy), the least known by the way and for good reason: Into Mischief has a sire the excellent Harlan’s Hollidaytriple winner of Gr.1 in the USA and good stallion (father of the top 2 years Shanghai Bobby) Before disappearing prematurely at 14 years old. His grandfather Harlanwinner of the Vosburgh Stakes (Gr.1), produced only a hundred forest (including the champion Menifee) Before disappearing at 10 years from a break in the aorta … difficult to draw effectively under these conditions and everything is now based on the sons of Into Mischief such Can the Man, Goldencents et Practical Joke.

Beholder, great American crack and sister of into mischief

Into Mischief also emanates from a large maternal strain, founded in the 1970s by the winner of the Selima St. (Gr.1) at 2 years Patelin. Let us emphasize that he has the fourth mother last Birda girl from the French crack Sea-Bird ! Authentic Elite mare, Leslie’s Lady had won five victories including a stakes in the USA before giving birth to Into Mischief then, five years later, to 2 -year -old, 3 -year -old champion and mares of age Beholderholder of 18 wins, including 11 at the highest level (4 Breeders’ Cup) and more than $ 6,000,000 earnings… Poulinière, Beholder has already offered us Tamara (Bolt d’oro), Del Mar Debutant Stakes (Gr.1) last weekend. Finally, let us add that Into Mischief is also the uterine brother of the very gifted Mendelssohnwinner of the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf (Gr.1) and today stallion. Or three Gr.1 winners in the production of Leslie’s Lady, all from the male line of Storm Cat.

Laurel River, the only winner of Into Mischief outside the borders of the United States, in the Dubai Word Cup 2024.

In France, only eight of its products ran for three modest winners, and no black type… currently a 2 years ago in training at André Fabre, named Struggleon behalf of Flaxman Holdings. Recall that of the 44 victories of Gr.1 of its production, only 4 were on the lawn, with Atone In the Pegasus World Cup Turf and Gina romantic 3 times on Keeneland’s lawn. And a single gr. 1 was obtained outside the borders of America, with Laurel River in the Dubai World Cup 2024. After all, it is better to excel in an area than to be a means everywhere!