Lane Way was bought into privately by MyRacehorse after a promising debut in 2020 for partner Spendthrift Farm. For several years thereafter he continued to build on that early promise, eventually making the grade as a 6-year-old.
Over the course of a 23-race career, Lane Way and his owners took five trips to the winner’s circle. He hit the board an additional 14 times, and racked up more than $528,000 in career earnings.
The Richard Mandella trainee made his first foray into stakes company in the 2020 Let It Ride Stakes at Del Mar, finishing a close third in that one-mile event. Forced to miss much of the 2021 season, he returned that October for an emphatic optional claiming victory at Santa Anita. That was first try in a turf sprint, and for the remainder of his career abbreviated turf events would be the son of Into Mischief’s focus.
In March of 2021, while Lane Way was sidelined due to bone bruising, MyRacehorse reached an agreement to purchase Spendthrift’s 40% ownership stake in Lane Way. At that time, it was also recommended to geld Lane Way to help advance his racing career—a decision that proved highly beneficial under the guidance of his Hall of Fame trainer.
Lane Way knocked on the door at the graded level throughout 2022, finishing second in a trio of graded stakes, capped by the G2 Joe Hernandez Stakes on New Year’s Eve. In his first outing as a 6-year-old, he officially became a stakes winner, annexing the Clocker’s Corner Stakes down the hill at Santa Anita in January of 2023.
Two starts later he would add the G2 Eddie D. Stakes win to his credits that September, and appeared a legitimate contender for that year’s G1 Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint, but unfortunately did not make it off the also-eligible list.[He was the 1st also-eligible or 1st AE at race time, but in spite of many rumors of potential scratches, he didn't make it into the field.]
He finished third in three more stakes during the first half of 2024, but having battled with recurrent bone bruising, it was ultimately decided that he had done plenty on the racetrack and was ready for retirement.
In addition, Lane Way set (and still holds as of this date) the 6 furlong track record on turf at Santa Anita turf on October 3, 2021 with a time of 1:06.60 in an allowance race and winning by 2-3/4 lengths under Flavien Prat. He was a 4YO at the time.
From the Santa Anita Equibase data: (reverified 6/2/2025 that he still holds this record)
Turf 6 Furlongs Lane Way 4 122 1:06.60 Oct 03, 2021
Lane Way was given a coveted spot at the renowned Old Friends retirement facility, where he will live out his days among an esteemed group of past racetrack stars and will no doubt receive many visits from his passionate ownership group and other racing fans.
Thank you for being part of Lane Way’s story and for your commitment to racehorse ownership. Lane Way will always hold a special place in the MRH family.
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