CHC Inc. and WinStar Farm’s multiple Grade I winner Patch Adams (Into Mischief) has been retired to WinStar Farm for the 2026 breeding season after suffering an injury during morning training. His stud fee will be $30,000 S&N.
“Patch Adams had a straightforward lateral condylar fracture in his right hind leg that went back together extremely well, and he can race or breed without any notice of the fracture in 2026,” said Dr. Larry Bramlage of Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital. “He has an excellent prognosis.”
The well-bred son of perennial leading sire Into Mischief quickly developed into one of the nation’s top sprinters during his sophomore season. The colt dominated over the summer at Saratoga, reeling off back-to-back Grade I victories in the GI Woody Stephens and GI H. Allen Jerkens Memorial S.
“The speed and heart he showed in the H. Allen Jerkens Memorial not only established him as the leading 3-year-old sprinter in the country but drew a lot of attention from the breeding public and solidified our decision to stand him in 2026,” said WinStar CEO Elliott Walden.
In a thrilling renewal of the seven-furlong GI H. Allen Jerkens Memorial in August, Patch Adams raced within easy striking distance of the lead in the early going. Inside the final furlong, he launched a fierce challenge against Captain Cook, determinedly pulling ahead in the final strides. His winning time of 1:21.61 earned a Beyer Speed Figure of 103. Notably, Patch Adams’ final time was faster than the older sprinters went in both the GI Forego S. and GI Ballerina S. at the same distance on the same card.
In the seven-furlong GI Woody Stephens S. in June, Patch Adams settled into a prominent spot early. He unleashed a powerful drive in the upper stretch, took command with about a furlong remaining, and drew clear late from Madaket Road to win by a convincing 2 ¼ lengths. Not only was the victory by Patch Adams decisive, but his final time of 1:21.36 stands as the fastest seven-furlong time by a colt at Saratoga during the 2025 season.
Patch Adams announced his arrival on the racing scene as a 2-year-old last year with a performance that earned him ‘TDN Rising Star’ honors. In just his second lifetime start, he demolished a maiden special weight field at Churchill Downs, winning by a staggering 10 ½ lengths. He stopped the clock for seven furlongs in a rapid 1:20.77, just 0.33 seconds shy of the track record set by two-time champion Groupie Doll back in 2012. Patch Adams’ sparkling effort was validated by a 98 Beyer.
“I’ve had good two-turn colts in my career like Essential Quality and Cyberknife, but Patch Adams is the fastest 3-year-old I have ever had,” said champion trainer Brad Cox. “When he won by 10 lengths going seven furlongs in 1:20.77, I knew he would be a Grade I winner.”
Patch Adams won four-of-seven lifetime starts—was undefeated (three-for-three) at seven furlongs—and banked $772,585.
Bred on one of the most successful crosses of his generation, Patch Adams is by dominant sire Into Mischief and out of the stakes-winning Distorted Humor mare Well Humored. The family has graded stakes winners in every generation on the page, including Grade I winners Well
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