A total of 13 stallions will stand at Darley’s Jonabell Farm in 2024, including two new additions in G1 winners Cody’s Wish and Proxy
Maxfield
$40,000 B 2017 16.3½HH (1.71M)
Street Sense – Velvety (Bernardini)
Stands and nurses.
Standing at Jonabell Farm, Kentucky
First two-year-olds in 2025
Won the G1 Breeders’ Futurity by five-and-a-half lengths at two and took the G1 Clark, G2 Alysheba and G2 Stephen Foster at four. Eight wins and never off the board in 11 starts.
Out of a Bernardini half-sister to Sky Mesa, from the storied family of Buckpasser and Private Account.
He’s covered 127 Stakes performers and 113 dams of Stakes horses in his first three books.
Two $1 million first-crop yearlings at Keeneland September! Plus yearling prices of $800k, $600k, $575k, $575k, $525k, $500k, etc.
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Two first-crop yearlings bring $1,000,000 at Keeneland! Plus prices of: $800k, $600k, $575k, $575k, $525k, $500k, etc.
Pedigree
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MAXFIELD |
STREET SENSE |
STREET CRY |
MACHIAVELLIAN |
MR. PROSPECTOR |
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COUP DE FOLIE |
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HELEN STREET |
TROY |
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WATERWAY |
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BEDAZZLE |
DIXIELAND BAND |
NORTHERN DANCER |
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MISSISSIPPI MUD |
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MAJESTIC LEGEND |
HIS MAJESTY |
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LONG LEGEND |
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VELVETY |
BERNARDINI |
A. P. INDY |
SEATTLE SLEW |
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WEEKEND SURPRISE |
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CARA RAFAELA |
QUIET AMERICAN |
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OIL FABLE |
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CARESS |
STORM CAT |
STORM BIRD |
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TERLINGUA |
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LA AFFIRMED |
AFFIRMED |
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LA MESA |
By STREET SENSE (2004) Kentucky Derby (G1), Breeders' Cup Juvenile (G1), Travers S (G1), etc. Sire of 1,593 foals aged three and up, including MAXFIELD, SPEAKER’S CORNER, AUBBY K, CALLBACK, HALLOWED CROWN, MCKINZIE, POLITENESS, SENSE OF OCCASION, STREET FANCY, SWEET REASON, WEDDING TOAST, etc.
1st dam: VELVETY by Bernardini. Winner (8f) at 3. Dam of 7 foals, 5 to race, 5 winners:
MAXFIELD (c Street Sense) G1 winner, see Race record.
LOVED (f Medaglia d’Oro) 5 wins (8f-9½f) at 4 and 5, 2024, Falls City S (G3), Mari Hulman George Memorial H.
MAXWELL (c Uncle Mo) Winner (8f) at 3, 2024.
2nd dam: CARESS by Storm Cat. 13 wins (6f-11f) at 3 to 6, Athenia H (G3), Beaugay H (G3), Poker S (G3), 2nd Beaugay H (G3). Dam of 8 winners:
SKY MESA (c Pulpit) 3 wins at 2, Hopeful S (G1), Breeders' Futurity (G2), 2nd Haskell Invitational H (G1), 3rd Dwyer S (G2). Sire.
GOLDEN VELVET (f Seeking The Gold) 4 wins at 3 to 5, Sabin H (G3), Sixty Sails H (G3), 2nd Ogden Phipps H (G1). Dam of:
LUCULLAN (c Hard Spun) Knickerbocker S (G2), Lure S, 2nd Hill Prince S (G3).
INNOVATIVE IDEA (f Bernardini) Groupie Doll S (G3), 3rd Locust Grove S (G3). Dam of: MATAREYA (f Pioneerof The Nile) Acorn S (G1), Derby City Distaff S (G1), 3rd Ballerina H (G1).
Caressive (f A.P. Indy) Winner at 3, 3rd La Canada S (G2).
Monthir (c Gulch) Winner at 2, 2nd Hutcheson S (G2). Sire.
Archeology (f Seeking The Gold) Placed at 2. Dam of:
ARCHIMEDES (c Admire Moon) Asahi Challenge Cup (G3).
3rd dam: LA AFFIRMED by Affirmed. Winner at 5. Dam of 6 winners:
DELLA FRANCESCA (c Danzig) Belmont Breeders' Cup H (G2), Gallinule S (G3), 3rd Irish 2,000 Guineas (G1). Sire.
BERNSTEIN (c Storm Cat) Railway S (G3), Concorde S (G3). Sire.
COUNTRY CAT (f Storm Cat) Gardenia H (G3), 2nd Acorn S (G1), 3rd Queen Elizabeth II Cup S (G1).
Emmaus (f Silver Deputy) Unraced. Dam of:
WISEMAN'S FERRY (c Hennessy) Lone Star Derby (G3), 2nd Ohio Derby (G2). Sire.
Mayhavebeentheone (f Arch) Unraced. Grandam of: GOOD SAMARITAN (c Harlan's Holiday) Jim Dandy S (G2), 2nd Clark H (G1), 3rd Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf (G1). Sire; BRAVE NATION (c Pioneerof The Nile) British Columbia Premier's H (G3).
4th dam: LA MESA by Round Table. Winner at 4. Dam of 8 winners:
OUTSTANDINGLY (f Exclusive Native) Champion two-year-old Filly in the US, Hollywood Starlet S (G1), Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies S (G1), 3rd Breeders' Cup Distaff S (G1), Vanity H (G1). Dam of:
AVICE CARO (f Caro) 2 wins at 3. Third dam of: SHEIKHA REIKA (f Shamardal) E.P. Taylor S (G1); LUMIERE (f Shamardal) Champion two-year-old Filly in England, Cheveley Park S (G1).
Corporate Queen (f Truxton King) Unraced. Dam of:
Cie Canadienne (f Canadian Gil) Placed at 4. Third dam of: SWIPE (c Birdstone) Summer Juvenile Championship S, 2nd Breeders' Cup Juvenile (G1), Del Mar Futurity (G1). Sire.
Royal Merger (f Princely Native) Unraced. Dam of: BATROYALE (f Batonnier) Del Mar Debutante S (G2), Sorrento S (G2).
Stud record
Maxfield’s first crop are two-year-olds of 2025.
Conformation
Race record
His successful career
| Age | Starts | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Earnings |
| Two | 2 | 2 | - | - | $354,412 |
| Three | 2 | 2 | - | - | $134,850 |
| Four | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | $1,512,550 |
| Total | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | $2,001,812 |
At 2
- 1st
- Breeders’ Futurity (G1), 8½f, Keeneland, by 5½l, beating Gouverneur Morris, Enforceable, Ajaaweed, By Your Side, Tap It To Win.
- 1st
- Maiden Special Weight, 8f, Churchill Downs, beating Excession, Sprawl.
At 3
- 1st
- Matt Winn S (G3), 8½f, Churchill Downs, beating Ny Traffic, Pneumatic, Attachment Rate, Necker Island, Celtic Striker, Informative, Flap Jack, Major Fed.
- 1st
- Tenacious S, 8½f, Fair Grounds, by 2½l, beating Sonneman, Dinar, Captivating Moon, Mocito Rojo.
At 4
- 1st
- Clark S (G1), 9f, Churchill Downs, beating Happy Saver, Midnight Bourbon, King Fury, Night Ops, Dr Post, Chess Chief.
- 1st
- Stephen Foster S (G2), 9f, Churchill Downs, by 3¼l, beating Warrior’s Charge, Sprawl, South Bend Chess Chief, Empty Tomb, Necker Island, Visitant, Silver Dust.
- 1st
- Alysheba S (G2), 8½f, Churchill Downs, by 3¼l, beating Visitant, Chess Chief, Roadster, Sonneman, Attachment Rate.
- 1st
- Mineshaft S (G3), 8½f, Fair Grounds, by 3¼l, beating Sonneman, Chess Chief, Blackberry Wine, Enforceable, Dinar.
- 2nd
- Woodward S (G1), 9f, Belmont Park, to Art Collector, beating Code Of Honor.
- 2nd
- Whitney S (G1), 9f, Saratoga, to Knicks Go, beating Silver State, Swiss Skydiver, By My Standards.
- 3rd
- Santa Anita H (G1), 10f, Santa Anita, to Idol, Express Train, beating Independence Hall, Tizamagician, Kiss Today Goodbye, King Guillermo.
Video footage
Watch him go: see him at his best
Breeders’ Futurity (G1), 8½f, Keeneland, 05 Oct 2019
Clark S (G1), 9f, Churchill Downs, 26 Nov 2021
Stephen Foster S (G2), 9f, Churchill Downs, 26 June 2021
Alysheba S (G2), 8½f, Churchill Downs, 30 April 2021
Mineshaft S (G3), 8½f, Fair Grounds, 13 Feb 2021
Matt Winn S (G3), 8½f, Churchill Downs, 23 May 2020
Special insights: interviews, expert opinion and more
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