Xanthus Farm is a full-service facility for Thoroughbred horses -- offering stud service, breeding, boarding, foaling and raising, sales preparation, trailering and transportation, layups, and agent services. About 70 foals are born at the farm each year. In addition, during the breeding season, we transport local mares to and from Kentucky.

Xanthus Farm is one of Pennsylvania's leading commercial Thoroughbred stallion establishments. Six stallions, all representing popular bloodlines, currently stand at the farm. Our stallion roster includes

• New for 2009 -- Barbican, stakes-placed son of A.P. INDY from a family of champions.
• Buckle Down Ben, two-year-old graded stakes winner of $367,743.
• Changeintheweather, the Mid-Atlantic’s leading second crop sire.
• Digamist by Blushing Groom (Fr) , a G1 winner at 2 and sire of 20 stakes horses.
• Duckhorn, leading second crop sire by 2008 Pennsylvania-bred earnings.
• Quarry, a MR. PROSPECTOR-line sire from immediate family of champions and leading sires. Sire of 26 winners from 42 starters.
• Southern Success, new for 2008. Stakes winner at two.

In addition to breeding services, we offer an outstanding selection of Thoroughbred weanling fillies, weanling colts, yearling fillies, yearling colts, two-year-olds, racing age, broodmares, stallions and sport horses for sale.

We welcome your inquiries and look forward to scheduling an appointment for you to visit Xanthus Farm.

Ron and Barbara Rickline
Xanthus Farm, Inc.

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