Spendthrift Farm's National Treasure and Kingsbarns have been represented by their first reported foals that were born last month.
National Treasure, the classic winner and champion son of Quality Road , sired his first reported foal Jan. 8 when a colt was born at Southern Comfort Farm near Lexington.
The bay colt, bred by Southern Comfort 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 couldn't be happier with the colt," said Southern Comfort Farm's Penny Lopez. "The mare goes early yet this is a very nice baby. He's very correct, well put together, has all the right parts, looks fast and has great energy. The mare's yearling is exceptional, and I think this colt will be on that trajectory."
An earner of more than $5.5 million on the track, National Treasure retired to Spendthrift fresh off a campaign that saw him honored with an Eclipse Award as champion older dirt male of 2024. He began that year with a victory in the Pegasus World Cup Invitational Stakes (G1) at Gulfstream Park and then later captured the Metropolitan Handicap (G1) at Saratoga Race Course by 6 1/4 lengths—the largest winning margin in that race since 2017.
A $500,000 yearling at Fasig-Tipton's 2021 The Saratoga Sale, National Treasure became a winner at 2 and then ran third in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile (G1) at Keeneland behind multiple grade 1 winners Forte and Cave Rock after finishing as runner-up in the American Pharoah Stakes (G1). At 3, he won the 2023 Preakness Stakes (G1) and finished his sophomore campaign with a narrow nose defeat to eventual Horse of the Year Cody's Wish in the Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile (G1) at Santa Anita Park.
National Treasure was one of the most popular stallions in North America in 2025, covering 202 mares in a debut book that boasted a 1.99 Comparable Index and 2.99 Class Performance Index—both the highest indices among stallions with their first foals this year.
This year, National Treasure will stand his second season at Spendthrift for $35,000.
The first reported foal by Kingsbarns, the grade 1-winning son of Uncle Mo, is a New York-bred filly born Jan. 9 at Ascendant Farm near Fort Edward, N.Y.
The bay filly was bred by Windylea Farm New York out of the young Central Banker mare Banksamillion, who is a half sister to multiple grade 1-placed stakes winner Shoplifted and hailing from the immediate family of grade 1 winner Miss Shop and grade 1-placed, grade 2 winner Trappe Shot.
"This filly is nice. She's a good-sized, very well-built foal—bold and sturdy," said Heidi Fischer, manager of Ascendant Farm. "She has great bone, good conformation, and is extremely smart. Her first day out she was ready to go."
Kingsbarns made an early impression at 2, selling for $800,000 to Spendthrift during Fasig-Tipton's 2022 The Gulfstream Sale after breezing a quarter-mile in :20 3/5, which was the fastest time by a colt at the sale. He won his first two starts when he made his racing debut at 3 and in his third start captured the Louisiana Derby (G2) at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots.
At 4, Kingsbarns scored his biggest win in Churchill Downs' Stephen Foster Stakes (G1) and became one of North America's prominent older horses of 2024. That year he also captured the Ben Ali Stakes (G3) at Keeneland and was runner-up in the Pimlico Special Stakes (G3) prior to retiring with $1,559,060 in earnings.
Kingsbarns proved to be one of the top five most popular first-season stallions in North America, covering 196 mares in 2025. He stands for $17,500.
