Laurel River Retired To Japan's Big Red Farm

Dubai World Cup winner Laurel River heads to stud in Japan

Laurel River, a son of Into Mischief whose devastating 8 1/2-length demolition of the 2024 Dubai World Cup (G1) eclipsed a course record that had stood since 2000, has been retired from racing. The Juddmonte Farms homebred will begin his stallion career at Big Red Farm on the island of Hokkaido in Japan, with a stud fee to be announced in two weeks. Out of the Empire Maker mare Calm Water, Laurel River retires with a record of 11: 6-2-0 and earn…

Laurel River Retired To Japan's Big Red Farm

Juddmonte Farms' Laurel River (Into Mischief–Calm Water, by Empire Maker), a spectacular and record-setting winner of the 2024 G1 Dubai World Cup, has been retired from racing and will begin covering mares at Big Red Farm on the island of Hokkaido in Japan from this season, according to a news item on the nursery's website. A stud fee will be announced in two weeks' time. Trained across his first seven starts by Bob Baffert, the homebred won his…