Into Mischief

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Into Mischief
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Into Mischief at Spendthrift Farm
Sire Harlan's Holiday
GrandsireHarlan
Dam Leslie's Lady
DamsireTricky Creek
Sex Stallion
FoaledMarch 28, 2005 [1]
Country United States
Color Bay
BreederJames T. Hines Jr.
Owner B. Wayne Hughes
Trainer Richard Mandella
Record6: 3-3-0
Earnings$597,080 [2]
Major wins
CashCall Futurity (2007)
Damascus Stakes (2008)
Awards
Leading sire in North America (2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023)

Into Mischief (foaled March 28, 2005) is a retired American Thoroughbred racehorse and active sire. During his racing career, he won three of six starts including the CashCall Futurity. Since his retirement, he has developed into an outstanding sire, leading the North American sire list in 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023. His offspring include Authentic (2020 American Horse of the Year), Mandaloun (2021 Kentucky Derby), Life Is Good (Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile) and Covfefe (female sprint Champion).

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Background

Into Mischief was bred in Kentucky by James T. Hines Jr. [2] He was from the first crop of Harlan's Holiday, a Grade I-winning grandson of Storm Cat. [3] Into Mischief was one of the first foals out of Leslie's Lady, a stakes-winning daughter of Tricky Creek. Leslie's Lady later produced multiple Eclipse Award winner Beholder and Grade I winner Mendelssohn, and was named the 2016 Kentucky Broodmare of the Year. She comes from a distinguished female family that also produced dual Classic winner I'll Have Another. [4] [5]

Into Mischief was sold as a yearling at the Fasig-Tipton Fall Sale for $80,000 to Gage Hill Stable. He was re-sold as a two-year-old in training at the Ocala Breeders' Sale for $180,000 to B. Wayne Hughes, [2] the owner of Spendthrift Farm. He was trained by Richard Mandella. [6]

Racing career

2007: two-year-old season

Into Mischief made his first start on October 21, 2007 in a 6+1⁄2-furlong maiden race at the Oak Tree meeting at Santa Anita. He dueled for the early lead with Bazzoom, running a fast opening quarter mile of 21.87 seconds. Bazoom dropped back on the turn, eventually finishing eleventh. Into Mischief continued to open up his lead under mild urging and won by 2+1⁄2 lengths. [7] He finished second in his next start, the Hollywood Prevue Stakes at Hollywood Park on November 22. He got involved in a three-way duel for the lead on the outside of Massive Drama and Sky Cape, who tired after a half mile and finished tenth. Into Mischief got to within a head of Massive Drama in midstretch, but the latter rallied to win by 1+3⁄4 lengths. [8]

Into Mischief finished his two-year-old campaign by winning the CashCall Futurity at Hollywood Park on December 22. In his first "two-turn" race at a distance of 1+1⁄16 miles, his main rivals were Colonel John, favored at 2-1, and Massive Drama at 3-1. Into Mischief was a relative longshot at 14-1. He raced just off the early pace set by Eaton's Gift, who tired on the far turn and finished seventh. Into Mischief took over the lead at the head of the stretch and won comfortably by 1+1⁄2 over a late-closing Colonel John. Mandella said that the colt "put it all together today", and Hughes had thoughts of winning his first Kentucky Derby. "Maybe this horse will be the one." [6] [9]

2008: three-year-old season

Into Mischief started his three-year-old campaign in the San Vicente Stakes at Santa Anita on February 10, 2008, dropping back in distance to seven furlongs. His training for the race had been interrupted when Santa Anita was shut down several times because a newly installed synthetic dirt surface failed to drain properly after heavy rains. Despite this, he went off as the 7-5 favorite in a four horse field that also included Massive Drama and Georgie Boy, winner of the Del Mar Futurity. Into Mischief and Massive Drama vied for the early lead, running the first half mile in :45.27. Into Mischief started to edge away in the stretch but shied when jockey Victor Espinoza went to the whip, briefly shifting leads. He was caught by Georgie Boy, who drew off to win by 3+1⁄4 lengths. "I was lucky to get him to the races," said Mandella, referring to the interrupted training, "but we got through that and at least we're still in the game." [10] [11] [12]

Despite the loss, Into Mischief was still a highly ranked contender for the 2008 Kentucky Derby. Sportswriter Steve Haskin noted the colt's athleticism and said, "the race served as a good comeback performance that should set him up well for a return to two-turn races." [12] However, Into Mischief developed an abscess in his left hind hoof and missed several weeks of training, taking him off the Triple Crown trail. [13]

He returned to racing on October 25 in the 7-furlong Damascus Stakes, part of the undercard for the 2008 Breeders' Cup held at Santa Anita. The favorite was Georgie Boy at 7-5 with Into Mischief the second choice at 3-1. Into Mischief broke slowly and settled in fifth place along the rail. Rounding the turn he shifted to the outside and began to make up ground. Under a hand ride, he drew off to win by two lengths over Dancing in Silks (who would win the Breeders' Cup Sprint in 2009) with Georgie Boy well back in fourth. [14] [15]

Into Mischief made his final start in the seven furlong Malibu Stakes on December 26 at Santa Anita. He was the favorite in a seven-horse field that also included Colonel John (Santa Anita Derby, Travers Stakes), Bob Black Jack (Sunshine Millions Dash), Nownownow (Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf) and Georgie Boy. [16] Bob Black Jack, who had set a world record for six furlongs earlier in the year, went to the early lead and was never headed, winning by 2+1⁄4 lengths. Into Mischief sat back in fifth place during the first half mile, then maneuvered for position and closed late to finish second. [17] [18]

Into Mischief finished his career with three wins and three seconds from six starts, and earnings of $597,080. [2]

Racing statistics

DateAgeDistanceRaceGradeTrackOddsFieldFinishWinning TimeWinning
(Losing)
Margin		JockeyRef
Oct 21, 20072Maiden Special Weight Oak Tree at Santa Anita4.201311:14.36 Victor Espinoza [7]
Nov 22, 20072 Hollywood Prevue Stakes Hollywood Park 2.20*1121:21.48 Victor Espinoza [8]
Dec 22, 20072 CashCall Futurity Hollywood Park13.801211:40.82 Victor Espinoza [9]
Feb 10, 20083 San Vicente Stakes Santa Anita1.10*421:20.01 Victor Espinoza [10]
Oct 25, 20083Damascus StakesOak Tree at Santa Anita3.401111:20.38 Victor Espinoza [14]
Dec 26, 20083 Malibu Stakes Santa Anita2.20*721:20.20 Victor Espinoza [18]

An asterisk after the odds means Into Mischief was the post-time favorite.

Retirement

Into Mischief was retired to stud at Spendthrift Farm for a fee of $12,500 for the 2009 season. [15] In order to build support, Hughes offered a lifetime breeding right to breeders who completed "stands and nurses" contracts in each of his first two years at stud. Interest in him was moderate, and his stud fee dropped to $7,500 by 2012. [19] [20]

Into Mischief's first crop reached racing age in 2012. His first winner was Avalon Rose, who won a five-furlong maiden race on July 5. [19] His first stakes winner was Goldencents, who won the Delta Downs Jackpot Stakes. From a small crop that contained just 21 starters, Into Mischief finished third on the North American first-crop sire list. [21] [22] Two members of his first crop, Goldencents and Vyjack, were starters in the 2013 Kentucky Derby. Commenting on Into Mischief's unexpected success at stud, Hughes said "We don't really know what we have. We might have Mr. Prospector; it's not knowing." [23]

With the on-track success of that first crop, Into Mischief began to attract more recognition. The crop he sired in 2013 reached racing age in 2016 and started to move Into Mischief steadily up the North American stallion ranks. In 2018, Audible became his first offspring to be in the money in a Triple Crown race, finishing third in the Kentucky Derby. In 2019, Into Mischief was the leading sire in North America, with Eclipse Award-winning filly Covfefe being his leading performer. [24] His offspring are generally known as sprinters, although his more recent crops contain horses who are able to contend at longer distances. [25] Authentic became his first Classic winner in the 2020 Kentucky Derby. [26] Into Mischief was again the leading sire in North America in 2020 with record progeny earnings of over $22 million. [27]

In 2021, his offspring Mandaloun finished second in the 2021 Kentucky Derby and was later declared the winner after Medina Spirit was disqualified in February 2022 due to a positive drug test. [28] Into Mischief led the North American sire list for the third straight year, breaking his own progeny earnings record in the process. His stud fee for 2022 was set at $250,000. [27] He earned his fourth straight earnings title in 2022, again breaking his earnings record. [29]

For 2024 Into Mischief is standing at Spendthrift Farm Australia for $250,000.

Stallion statistics

By Racing Year [30]
YearNorth
American
Rank		RunnersWinnersBlack-Type
Winners		Graded
Stakes
Winners		Chief EarnerEarnings
2012#3 first-crop21831 Goldencents $1,171,578
2013#4 second-crop482772 Goldencents $3,383,675
2014#4 third-crop654194Vicar's In Trouble$4,517,318
2015#105794553Strict Compliance$2,781,698
2016#341668583 Practical Joke $5,620,800
2017#11274158184Practical Joke$10,669,719
2018#4330180188Audible$13,881,207
2019#1379218236 Covfefe $18,916,923
2020#14131892912 Authentic $22,071,223 [a]
2021#14442592913 Mandaloun $24,411,267 [b]
2022#14732352717Life Is Good$28,106,000 [c]
2023#14602102714 Pretty Mischievous $25,658,000
  1. ↑ New record for North American sires
  2. ↑ Broke own earnings record. The amount shown, using The Blood-Horse's earnings data on January 1, 2022, does not include any purse redistribution resulting from Mandaloun being declared the winner of the 2021 Kentucky Derby in February 2022
  3. ↑ New earnings record.

Notable progeny

His major stakes winners include: [31] [32]

c = colt, f = filly , g = gelding

FoaledNameSexMajor Wins
2010 Goldencents c2013 Santa Anita Derby, Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile in 2013 and 2014
2014 Practical Joke c2016 Champagne Stakes, 2017 H. Allen Jerkens Stakes
2015Audiblec2018 Florida Derby. third in Kentucky Derby
2015Mia Mischieff2019 Humana Distaff Stakes
2016 Covfefe f2019 Champion 3yo filly and Champion female sprinter. Test Stakes, Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint
2016Owendalef2019 Lexington Stakes, Ohio Derby, Oklahoma Derby. third in Preakness Stakes
2017 Gamine f2020 Champion female sprinter. Acorn Stakes, Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint. 2021 Derby City Distaff, Ballerina Stakes
2017Atonec2023 Pegasus World Cup Turf Invitational
2017 Authentic c2020 Horse of the Year. 2020 Kentucky Derby, Haskell Invitational Stakes, Breeders' Cup Classic
2017Mischevious Alexc2021 Carter Handicap
2018Dayoutoftheofficef2020 Frizette Stakes
2018 Life Is Good c2021 Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile, 2022 Pegasus World Cup, Whitney Stakes, Woodward Stakes
2018 Mandaloun c2021 Risen Star Stakes, Haskell Stakes, Kentucky Derby
2018Played Hardf2023 La Troienne Stakes
2018Laurel Riverc2024 Dubai World Cup
2019Doppelgangerc2023 Carter Handicap
2019Gina Romanticaf2022 Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup, 2023 & 2024 First Lady Stakes
2020 Wonder Wheel f2022 Champion two-year-old filly. Alcibiades Stakes, Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies
2020 Pretty Mischievous f2023 Kentucky Oaks, Acorn Stakes
2021Leslie's Rosef2024 Ashland Stakes
2021 Timberlake c2023 Champagne Stakes
2022Citizen Bullc2024 Breeders' Cup Juvenile

Pedigree

Pedigree of Into Mischief, bay horse, March 28, 2005 [1]
Sire
Harlan's Holiday
1999		Harlan
1989		 Storm Cat Storm Bird
Terlingua
Country Romance Halo
Sweet Romance
Christmas in Aiken
1992		 Affirmed Exclusive Native
Won't Tell You
Dowager Honest Pleasure
Princenesian
Dam
Leslie's Lady
1996		Tricky Creek
1986		 Clever Trick Icecapade
Kankakee Miss
Battle Creek Girl His Majesty
Far Beyond
Crystal Lady
1990		 Stop the Music Hail To Reason
Bebopper
One Last BirdOne for All
Last Bird (family: 23-b) [5]

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