Q B One – headed to the races?

Beholder’s first foal, her colt by Uncle Mo, is getting close to making his first start! He is currently with Hall of Fame trainer Richard Mandella on the West Coast. Recently, the Thoroughbred Daily News wrote an article with updates from Mandella on how Q B One is training, read more here You can also […]

Happy Birthday Beholder

Beholder x War Front Filly | Spendthrift Farm / Autry Graham Photo

The Queen of Racing is celebrating a big birthday & we are excited to announce our limited edition Birthday Tee! This comfort colors t-shirt features a limited edition logo on the front & the famous Gary Stevens quote on the back ? all proceeds from this shirt will be donated by The Spendthrift Shop to the Blue […]

Beholder x War Front is here!

Beholder x War Front 20

She’s here! Beholder foaled a healthy filly by War Front last night around 8 pm. The foaling was smooth and both mom and foal are great. They will go outside today for the first time – don’t worry we will keep you updated! For now, enjoy these photos:

Q B One Update!

Q B One 11/1/19 - Spendthrift Farm / Autry Graham Photo

Q B One is doing great – he has filled out very nicely and is enjoying this new phase in his life. Recently he was moved from the yearling barn to a training barn on the farm – he has begun the “breaking” process with Silver Springs Training. This process is very routine and an […]

Beholder to visit Bolt d’Oro in 2020

Spendthrift Farm’s four-time champion & three-time Breeders’ Cup winner Beholder will be bred to Bolt d’Oro in 2020. “We strongly considered breeding Beholder to Bolt d’Oro this past season, so it’s a mating we’ve been excited about for some time. Frankly, Bolt d’Oro has been so tremendously in-demand that we decided to wait until 2020,” […]

Breeders’ Cup Weekend

Happy Breeders’ Cup Weekend! Can you believe it has been 3 YEARS since Beholder’s epic battle down the final stretch with Songbird? We definitely can’t. We are reminiscing on that history-making moment & hair-raising race call today. Enjoy! Team Spendthrift

Q B One – where is he now?

Q B One, Beholder's First Foal

Great news: We are thrilled to announce that Q B One, Beholder’s first foal, will stay with Spendthrift. Q B One is currently enjoying turnout with a group of colts spending his days eating grass and just being a horse. As time continues, he will eventually enter training with us and you will receive updates […]

Old Friends

Gary Stevens and Beholder at Spendthrift Farm in 2019 | Photo by Autry Graham

“It’s like I’m driving a Mac truck with the speed of a Porsche and the brain of a rocket scientist” – Gary Stevens We think Beholder recognizes her old friend!

Happy Birthday Beholder!

Beholder 19 | Spendthrift Farm / Autry Graham photo

Dear fans, Beholder is turning 9 today and we’re celebrating! We hope you enjoyed Derby weekend and stayed dry – Beholder, Beholder 19, and Q B One are all doing very well! They are enjoying long days outside as the temperature rises and the lush grass from our April showers continues to grow. Q B […]