Spendthrift Farm’s Nationwide Treasure and Kingsbarns have been represented by their first reported foals that had been born final month.
Nationwide Treasure, the basic winner and champion son of High quality Street , sired his first reported foal Jan. 8 when a colt was born at Southern Consolation Farm close to Lexington.
The bay colt, bred by Southern Consolation Farm, is the second foal out of the 12-time-winning Dialed In mare Melting Snow, who delivered a Medaglia d’Oro filly in 2025.
“I could not be happier with the colt,” mentioned Southern Consolation Farm’s Penny Lopez. “The mare goes early but it is a very good child. He is very appropriate, nicely put collectively, has all the correct elements, appears quick and has nice vitality. The mare’s yearling is phenomenal, and I believe this colt might be on that trajectory.”
An earner of greater than $5.5 million on the monitor, Nationwide Treasure retired to Spendthrift contemporary off a marketing campaign that noticed him honored with an Eclipse Award as champion older filth male of 2024. He started that yr with a victory within the Pegasus World Cup Invitational Stakes (G1) at Gulfstream Park after which later captured the Metropolitan Handicap (G1) at Saratoga Race Course by 6 1/4 lengths—the most important profitable margin in that race since 2017.Join BloodHorse Every day
A $500,000 yearling at Fasig-Tipton’s 2021 The Saratoga Sale, Nationwide Treasure grew to become a winner at 2 after which ran third within the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1) at Keeneland behind a number of grade 1 winners Forte and Cave Rock after ending as runner-up within the American Pharoah Stakes (G1). At 3, he gained the 2023 Preakness Stakes (G1) and completed his sophomore marketing campaign with a slender nostril defeat to eventual Horse of the Yr Cody’s Want within the Breeders’ Cup Grime Mile (G1) at Santa Anita Park.
Nationwide Treasure was one of the vital standard stallions in North America in 2025, overlaying 202 mares in a debut e-book that boasted a 1.99 Comparable Index and a pair of.99 Class Efficiency Index—each the very best indices amongst stallions with their first foals this yr.
This yr, Nationwide Treasure will stand his second season at Spendthrift for $35,000.
Picture: Coady Media/Renee TorbitKingsbarns wins the 2024 Stephen Foster Stakes at Churchill Downs
The primary reported foal by Kingsbarns, the grade 1-winning son of Uncle Mo, is a New York-bred filly born Jan. 9 at Ascendant Farm close to Fort Edward, N.Y.
The bay filly was bred by Windylea Farm New York out of the younger Central Banker mare Banksamillion , who’s a half sister to a number of grade 1-placed stakes winner Shoplifted and hailing from the quick household of grade 1 winner Miss Store and grade 1-placed, grade 2 winner Trappe Shot.
“This filly is good. She’s a good-sized, very well-built foal—daring and durable,” mentioned Heidi Fischer, supervisor of Ascendant Farm. “She has nice bone, good conformation, and is extraordinarily sensible. Her first day trip she was able to go.”
Kingsbarns made an early impression at 2, promoting for $800,000 to Spendthrift throughout Fasig-Tipton’s 2022 The Gulfstream Sale after breezing a quarter-mile in :20 3/5, which was the quickest time by a colt on the sale. He gained his first two begins when he made his racing debut at 3 and in his third begin captured the Louisiana Derby (G2) at Truthful Grounds Race Course & Slots.
At 4, Kingsbarns scored his largest win in Churchill Downs’ Stephen Foster Stakes (G1) and have become one among North America’s distinguished older horses of 2024. That yr he additionally captured the Ben Ali Stakes (G3) at Keeneland and was runner-up within the Pimlico Particular Stakes (G3) previous to retiring with $1,559,060 in earnings.
Kingsbarns proved to be one of many prime 5 hottest first-season stallions in North America, overlaying 196 mares in 2025. He stands for $17,500.
