Into Mischief fee raised to $175,000 at Spendthrift Farm next year

Into Mischief, the leading sire in North America, will stand in 2020 for a fee of $175,000 on a live foal, stands and nurses basis, and has been booked full.

"The rise of Into Mischief has been special to witness, and there's every indication that the best is yet to come. We genuinely believe he's the best sire in the world, and is on the verge of becoming an important sire of sires when you look at what s doing," said Ned Toffey, general manager at Spendthrift.

"I don't know if we've seen anything quite like Into Mischief, it's truly remarkable the things he's doing. Aside from amounting to results on the track and in the sales ring, he's the consummate professional and loves his job.

This year, over 96 per cent of his mares checked in foal. We think Into Mischief is making a positive impact on the breed that will be felt for years to come, particularly with the heart and durability that are signatures of his offspring," he added.

Into Mischief leads all sires in 2019, with $12,779,193 in progeny earnings - more than a million ahead of second leading sire Tapit —through September 14.

Into Mischief has sired industry highs in black-type performers and has a total of 57 black-type winners, including five Grade 1 winners to date, led by his newest grade 1 winners Mia Mischief and Covfefe.

In the sales ring, Into Mischief had four two-year-olds sell for seven figures in 2019, led by a $1.8 million filly at the Fasig-Tipton's Midlantic Two-Year-Olds in Training Sale in May, breaking a record for the highest-priced horse ever sold publicly in Maryland.

He also sired the $1.3 million sale topper at Ocala Breeders' Sales April Sale of Two-Year-Olds in Training and $900,000 sale topper at OBS June Two-Year-Olds in Training Sale this year, giving him an industry-high four two-year-old sale toppers in the last two years.

Into Mischief's impact is also being felt as a sire of sires. Goldencents, Into Mischief's first son to enter stud, is the leading second crop sire in North America in 2019. His newest son to stud, Maximus Mischief, was recently announced to be standing alongside Into Mischief and Goldencents at Spendthrift for an introductory fee of $7,500 S&N in 2020.

By Harlan's Holiday, Into Mischief is out of 2016 Broodmare of the Year Leslie's Lady. Spendthrift plans to announce fees for the rest of its 2020 stallion roster in the near future.

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