Into Mischief, Extra Than Prepared Stand Tall After Del Mar

The Breeders’ Cup has come and gone, and whereas we did not see wholesale modifications to North America’s Normal Sires Listing, with two months left in 2024, some rankings are standing out.

Since early summer season, we have assumed that Into Mischief   would as soon as once more be the highest sire by progeny earnings except an unexpected flip of occasions came about. Right here we’re and, nope, stated unexpected occasions did not occur and the son of Harlan’s Vacation is on his technique to his sixth 12 months atop the record. 

If there’s a knock in opposition to him, his variety of black-type horses (54) was fifth and the share of black-type performers (12.2%) was tied for fifth. 

However regardless of solely his third-most runners over the past six years, Into Mischief is one graded stakes win from matching his finest (17 in 2022), and his 5 grade 1 winners are one shy of his finest mark, set final 12 months. 

Perhaps that is burying the lead, however Into Mischief has already set a benchmark for earnings by his progeny. With two months to go, his offspring have banked $31,515,036, up from $28,122,650 in 2021, which can have been his finest 12 months statistically as a sire. 

That is one thing we’ll take a look at once more as soon as the 12 months’s closing numbers are in, nevertheless it’s actually an indicator that Into Mischief’s reign may simply be hitting its stride. 

The opposite factor that stands out is the most recent massive mover. Extra Than Prepared, who died two years in the past, climbed 5 spots over the past two weeks. He had some modest success in early October that helped get him again into the Prime 25, however this previous weekend at Del Mar he acquired a lift that now has him holding the No. 20 place. 

He was an excellent runner who competed in 9 grade 1 races, posting a 1-2-1 mark. The lone win got here within the 2000 King’s Bishop Stakes (G1), now known as the H. Allen Jerkens Memorial Stakes (G1). 

By Southern Halo, Extra Than Prepared stood at WinStar Farm close to Versailles, Ky. He was influential in each the Northern and Southern Hemispheres, the place he had seven and 6 champions, respectively. 

That high quality of offspring has not stopped developing the ranks. A 4-year-old colt, Extra Than Seems , introduced dwelling glory Nov. 2 when he gained the Breeders’ Cup Mile (G1T). It was a win additionally notable as a result of it was the primary world championship victory for coach Cherie DeVaux. The colt is 1-2-0 from three begins this 12 months, with runner-up honors within the Fourstardave Handicap (G1T) and Turf Mile Stakes (G1T). A 5-year-old Extra Than Prepared mare, Saddle Up Jessie , was sixth within the Bayakoa Stakes (G3) Saturday at Del Mar. Extra Than Prepared had one other Breeders’ Cup runner in Virgin Colada , who was thirteenth within the Juvenile Fillies Turf (G1T) on Future Stars Friday. 

Amongst his different offspring to have success lately, Depiction , who’s out of the Curlin   mare Trensita, ran second for DeVaux within the Bryan Station Stakes (G3T) at Keeneland Oct. 26. Earlier in October, Spaliday  gained the Sands Level Stakes (G2T) and Emery  gained the Raven Run Stakes (G2).