Allied Racing’s By My Standards , a four-time grade 2 winner and earner of $2,294,430, has been retired from racing and will enter stud at Spendthrift Farm where the son of Goldencents will stand for a fee of $7,500 with a stands and nurses guarantee.
“By My Standards came up with a quarter crack that was going to force us to miss the rest of our goals before the breeding season, so the decision was made for him to retire,” said Chester Thomas, owner and manager of Allied Racing Stable. “It’s a bittersweet day because this is a special horse who deserved to win a grade 1 and was very unlucky not to. However, I’m proud he is retiring happy and healthy, and I couldn’t be more excited about him going to Spendthrift where he’ll get the best opportunity to become a great sire, just like his sire and grandsire there.”
Spendthrift general manager Ned Toffey added: “We are thrilled to be able to stand By My Standards and are thankful to Chester for the opportunity. Obviously, this is a sire line we know very well and just have tremendous confidence in. By My Standards really embodies the heart and ability that have become so signature to the Into Mischief line. In fact, only his sire Goldencents and Authentic have higher earnings than By My Standards among all the great racehorses from the Into Mischief sire line.”
By My Standards will participate in Spendthrift’s “Share the Upside” breeding program for a fee of $8,500 for one year. Additionally, breeders must breed one mare in 2023 on a complimentary basis. After the breeder has a live foal in 2023, pays the stud fee, and breeds a mare back, he or she will earn a lifetime breeding right beginning in 2024.
“Everyone who got in on the Share the Upside program for Into Mischief and Goldencents has enjoyed a lot of success, and we believe By My Standards is the next in line,” Toffey said. “I invite all breeders to come out and see him during the November sales, as he will be available for inspection immediately and will be shown Nov. 10-19 daily from 1:00-3:00 p.m.”
Educated by Bret Calhoun, By My Requirements broke his maiden at fourth asking in 2019 and jumped straight into the $1 million Twinspires.com Louisiana Derby (G2) a month later, taking down that main Triple Crown prep race over eventual Kentucky Derby Introduced by Woodford Reserve (G1) winner Country House and eventual Preakness Stakes (G1) winner War of Will . He ran the 1 1/8 miles in 1:49.53, which marked the second-fastest in 84 runnings of the Louisiana Derby at that distance.
As a 4-year-old, he captured his first three starts of the year including decisive victories in the $400,000 New Orleans Classic Stakes (G2) and the $600,000 Oaklawn Handicap (G2), running 1 1/8 miles in 1:47.80 in the latter to mark the fastest Oaklawn Handicap performance since Medaglia d’Oro in 2003. By My Standards went on to score his fourth grade 2 win in the $400,000 Alysheba Stakes (G2) at Churchill Downs, defeating a number of grade 1 winner McKinzie . He also was runner-up in the Whitney Stakes (G1) at Saratoga Race Course and within the Stephen Foster Stakes (G2) again at Churchill.
This 12 months, By My Requirements received the $400,000 Oaklawn Mile Stakes in his seasonal debut earlier than ending runner-up within the storied Hill ‘n’ Dale Metropolitan Handicap (G1), crushed a size after a troubled journey. He retires to Spendthrift with a report of 7-5-1 from 17 begins, defeating 27 graded winners in his 7 victories together with 5 grade 1 winners, 2 traditional winners, and 10 grade 2 winners. Solely 2020 Horse of the Yr Genuine ($7,201,200) and By My Requirements’ sire Goldencents ($3,044,000) earned extra amongst all racehorses hailing from the Into Mischief sire line.
A $150,000 buy from the Ocala Breeders’ Gross sales Spring Sale of 2-Yr-Olds in Coaching from Scanlon Coaching & Gross sales’ consignment by agent Josh Stevens, By My Requirements is considered one of two millionaires from the primary crop of Goldencents. He was bred in Kentucky by Don Ladd out of the a number of stakes-winning Muqtarib mare A Jealous Girl, earner of $469,956.
