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Stradivarius has been a dominant force of the staying division for a number of years and we should be thankful to his connections that he was kept in training for so long. He has now taken up stud duties at The National Stud in Newmarket. Joe Bradley, Head of Bloodstock Operations tell us more about Stradivarius.

Ocala Stud has added three newcomers to their roster for 2023 in Colonel Liam, Gretzky the Great and Roadster. David O'Farrell tells us more about the Grade I-winning trio.

Ashford Stud's Munnings has risen to the top of the stallion ranks in recent years, and 2023 could be his best season yet. He already has three stakes winners this year, including two trained by Laurel Park-based Brittany Russell. Here Russell introduces us to those promising trainees and Ashford Stud's Robyn Murray tells us more about Munnings and his rise to success.

Throughout his racing career Baaeed was a horse to cherish. He has joined the roster of young, exciting stallions at Nunnery Stud and Will Wright, who recently took on the role of Nominations and Marketing Manager at Shadwell, tells us more about the brilliance of Baaeed.

Four-time Grade I winner McKinzie was well-represented with his first crop of weanlings at the breeding stock sales. Gainesway's Ryan Norton explains why it's the perfect time to breed to McKinzie.

It's not often that a runner-up effort translates into a key selling point for a new stallion, but when that second-place finish comes behind a horse like Flightline, people take notice. Such has been the case for Olympiad,  whose career finale in the GI Breeders' Cup Classic made him a standout in the 2023 class of incoming stallions.

After a forced absence due to the pandemic, TDN was back on the rounds of Deauville for La Route des Etalons. Our team visited eight studs and you can catch the highlights in this video.

When Golden Pal retired to Coolmore America for the 2023 season, he became the second son of Uncle Mo to join his sire at the farm, alongside Mo Town. A 15-year-old stalwart of the Coolmore stallion roster, Uncle Mo is currently enjoying a bit of a hot streak with his group of 2023 three-year-olds. Arabian Knight is the #1 ranked horse on the TDN's Derby Top Contenders off one start-the first race on the Breeders' Cup Saturday card-- indicating just how impressive that race was. The $2.3-million sales topper at...

After a short hiatus from the stallion business, Mill Ridge welcomed GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf winner Oscar Performance to their farm in 2019. Four years later, they now add a second stallion to their roster in Aloha West (Hard Spun - Island Bound, by Speightstown), who claimed the 2021 GI Qatar Racing Breeders' Cup Sprint for Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners and Wayne Catalano.

TDN Rising Star, Breeders' Cup Juvenile and 2-Year-Old Champion Corniche will stand his first season at Ashford Stud this year. We talk to Ashford's Adrian Wallace and his trainer Bob Baffert about their high expectations for the versatile young sire.

Among Ashford Stud's new stallions for 2023, two members of the Coolmore quintet boast standout sire-making families. GI Preakness S. hero Early Voting is out of a half-sister to perennial top sire Speightstown while Jack Christopher, a 'TDN Rising Star' who raced to three Grade I victories, is out of a half-sister to Darley's Street Boss.

Spendthrift Farm has added four new stallions to their extensive roster for 2023. Of those, two carry the weighty distinction of winning a graded stakes at two. Both precocious horses furthered their success on the racetrack after their juvenile campaigns. Mo Donegal (Uncle Mo) took home a hard-fought win in the 2021 GII Remsen S. and went on to claim a Classic victory this year, while his new studmate Jackie's Warrior (Maclean's Music) came close to an undefeated season at two, but upped his game at three to be named...