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Five-time Grade I winner Knicks Go is preparing for the GI Pegasus World Cup. After that final start in January, he will take up stud duty at Taylor Made Farm. Following his win in the Breeders' Cup Classic, Knicks Go spent a week at Taylor Made to get a chance to take in the surroundings at his future residence.

Young stallions Daredevil, Connect and City of Light were some of the most popular stallions at Lane's End's annual fall open house. For many breeders, it was their first time seeing the recent additions as they were unable to visit the stud farm last year due to the pandemic. We dropped by Lane's End during a busy open house session and spoke to a few breeders on which stallions they came to visit.

Essential Quality, winner of the 2020 GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile and 2021 GI Belmont and GI Travers, has taken up stud duty at Darley America. The son of Tapit will stand for a fee of $75,000 in 2022 and has already been well-received among the breeders.

Darley has three Group 1-winning stallions with their first foals this year, all sons of their own sires: Too Darn Hot (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}), Blue Point (Ire) (Shamardal) and Masar (Ire) (New Approach {Ire}).

City of Light's first yearlings have been in high demand at the Keeneland September Sale with his leading progeny selling as the current topper, going for $1.7 million in Book 2. We took a look at some of his youngsters slated for Book 3.

Uncle Mo is find becoming a sire of sires, and his Grade I winner Mo Town is looking to become the next in line for his sire sensation. With his first yearlings going through the ring this year, the TDN's Katie Ritz caught up with Coolmore's Adrian Wallace to talk about the upcoming Keeneland September Sale.

Tasleet Yearlings Making Impressions

Undefeated Grade I winner Army Mule made a statement at the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Yearling sale when the hammer fell at $400,000 for two of his first-crop offerings. We visited Army Mule and one of his yearlings headed to Keeneland September at Hill 'n' Dale Farm, where we talk to John Sikura.

Oscar Performance was an imposing physical specimen as a youngster and the turf-loving son of Kitten's Joy went on to become a multiple Grade I-winning champion during his three-year racing career. Now, his first crop of yearlings prepare to attend the Keeneland September Sale and will soon be making their way onto the racetrack.

First Yearlings For Saxon Warrior

First Yearlings For Harry Angel

The highly-anticipated first crop of yearlings from Triple Crown hero Justify will hit the sales ring this summer, starting at the 100th edition of the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Sale. We visited a few cataloged for the annual showcase and spoke with Coolmore's Adrian Wallace on the trends he's seeing in the champion's young progeny.