Barnes (Into Mischief–All American Dream, by American Pharoah), a $3.2 million Fasig-Tipton Saratoga yearling purchase by bloodstock agent Donato Lanni on behalf of Amr Zedan's Zedan Racing Stables, has been retired because of a tendon injury and will take up stud duty at John G. Sikura's Hill 'n' Dale at Xalapa Farm, according to a farm release on Monday.Barnes will stand for a fee of $15,000 stands and nurses. A limited number of shares may be offered for sale.Barnes, a two-time graded stakes winner and Grade I placed who showcased his brilliance from Churchill to Santa Anita to Keeneland, was named for Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert's longtime assistant Jimmy Barnes.“Barnes was a stunning yearling, a must have. He's a big, massive, beautiful horse with quality and a ton of speed. He was just coming into himself as a major Grade I talent before straining his tendon,” said Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert. “This truly was a major disappointment as we were expecting him to have a huge year on the racetrack.”A first-out winner at Churchill Downs in the fall of his juvenile season, the bay took the GII San Vicente Stakes before finishing runner-up to subsequent GI Preakness Stakes winner Journalism (Curlin) in the GII San Felipe Stakes.On the board five times in seven career starts, including in the GI H. Allen Jerkens Stakes at Saratoga this summer, Barnes took Keeneland's GIII Perryville Stakes by 8 1/4 lengths last time out on Oct. 18. Barnes was the early favorite for last weekend's GI Malibu Stakes before his untimely scratch.'Barnes is such a big, beautiful and handsome horse. He is by perennial leading sire Into Mischief,” said John G. Sikura, President of Hill 'n' Dale at Xalapa. “He hails from a top Kinsman American dirt pedigree which includes Grade I winners Spinning Round, Majestic Warrior and Dream Supreme. I love seeing such strong broodmare sires in a pedigree like A.P. Indy, Seeking the Gold and Dixieland Band. Quality and class abound throughout his parentage. Barnes was a very fast, high-class racehorse. His race in the Perryville, winning by over 8 lengths, stands out to me as a special performance,”Lanni added, “The minute we set eyes on him we knew we needed to buy him. Bob absolutely loved him, as did I. You will not find a better-looking horse than Barnes, anywhere. He's an extremely imposing individual with extraordinary presence who is by the most influential sire of our time. Brilliant and beautiful are the two words that best describe him.”The post Barnes, Dual Graded Stakes Winner and $3.2-Million Saratoga Grad, Retired to Hill ‘n’ Dale appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions.