stud plans

Senor Buscador (Mineshaft), whose career was highlighted by a win in this year's $20-million G1 Saudi Cup, will join the stallion ranks in 2025, but, first the owners plan to race him twice more before he heads to stud. He is slated to run in the Dec. 7 GII Cigar Mile H. at Aqueduct and then the Jan. 25 GI Pegasus World Cup at Gulfstream before beginning his stallion career. The story was first reported by Horse Racing Nation. "The horse is training really well," breeder and majority owner Joey...

The breeding rights to MGISW Muth have been acquired by Gainesway and the son of Good Magic and out of Hoppa (Uncle Mo) will stand at the Lexington farm upon his retirement from racing. Bred by Don Alberto Corp., Muth was a $2-million OBS March 2-year-old purchase by Donato Lanni on behalf of Zedan Racing Stables, Inc. Muth, who earned TDN Rising Star status when breaking his maiden with a front-running 8 3/4-length victory in his debut at Santa Anita, returned to post a 3 3/4-length score in the GI...

Kirsten Rausing has dropped a firm hint that her Arc heroine Alpinista (GB) (Frankel {GB}) could visit Dubawi (Ire) in her first season at stud next year. Though not confirming or naming Darley's 20-year-old stallion, who looks on course to be champion sire for the first time this year, the breeder told the Nick Luck Daily podcast on Tuesday, "Obviously there are a few horses she could visit, and one in particular who is not getting any younger, but nothing is written in stone yet so therefore I can't really...