WinStar
Farm announced 2018 stud fees for its 22-stallion roster on Thursday, again
headed by Pioneerof the Nile who will stand for a fee of $110,000 S&N this
upcoming breeding season, while Australian favourite More Than Ready is priced at $60,000.
"Over the course of the last 12 months, WinStar stallions have made as big of a
mark as ever on our industry, especially on the biggest stages," said Elliott
Walden, WinStar President & CEO. "On the track, our stallions have been
responsible for three Breeders' Cup winners and another Kentucky Derby winner,
among other Grade 1s that everyone wants to win. In the sales ring, WinStar
stallions continue to reward breeders unlike any other stud farm, with three
active sires in the top 10 in North America by 2017 yearling average, and seven
in the Top 30.
"We've also had terrific response from breeders since launching our WinStar
Incentive Network, or 'WIN', program nearly a year ago. The tremendous racing
success since last year's Breeders' Cup has earned over 60 of our breeders more
than $1.6 million in 'WIN' awards. The present and future at WinStar are both
extremely bright, and our mission is to continue to offer breeders stallions of
the highest quality, and reward those breeders for their success," he added.
After siring the first Triple Crown winner in 37 years with American Pharoah in
2015, Pioneerof the Nile followed up with his second champion 2-year-old colt
from just four crops to race when Classic Empire was crowned after a victory in
last year's Breeders' Cup Juvenile (G1). In 2017, Pioneerof the Nile ranks No.
4 among North American sires at the yearling sales with a $345,511 avg. from
his best-bred crop to date, marking his second consecutive year in the top
five.
Perennial top sire Speightstown also enjoyed Breeders' Cup success a year ago,
siring Dirt Mile (G1) winner Tamarkuz, and remains a leading commercial sire in
North America. The Gone West stallion is responsible for 11.3% black type
winners from lifetime starters, ranking second only behind Distorted Humor
among North American stallions with a minimum of 500 starters. In 2017,
Speightstown ranks No. 7 by yearling average ($248,307) among active North
American sires. His fee will remain at $100,000 S&N.
Bodemeister, North America's No. 1 Second Crop Sire in 2017, will see his fee
move to $40,000 S&N after his first crop of 3-year-olds this year included
Kentucky Derby (G1) & Florida Derby (G1) hero Always Dreaming, Woody Stephens
S. (G2) winner & G1-placed American Anthem, among others. WinStar is also
home to North America's No. 1 Freshman Sire in 2017, Overanalyze. His fee has
been set at $15,000 S&N, but is subject to change pending Breeders' Cup
results. Overanalyze is already the sire of 23 winners to date from his first
crop of 2-year-olds.
The full 2018 roster of WinStar stallions, along with stands & nurses fees,
is as follows:
|
Stallion |
Stands & Nurses Fee |
|
Artie Schiller |
$10,000 |
|
Bodemeister |
$40,000 |
|
Carpe Diem |
$25,000 |
|
Commissioner |
$7,500 |
|
Congrats |
$17,500 |
|
Constitution |
$25,000 |
|
Daredevil |
$7,500 |
|
Distorted Humor |
$50,000 |
|
Exaggerator |
$30,000 |
|
Fed Biz |
$10,000 |
|
Gemologist |
$15,000 |
|
More Than Ready |
$60,000 |
|
Outwork |
$15,000 |
|
Overanalyze |
$15,000 |
|
Paynter |
$12,500 |
|
Pioneerof the Nile |
$110,000 |
|
Revolutionary |
$5,000 |
|
Speightster |
$10,000 |
|
Speightstown |
$100,000 |
|
Super Saver |
$35,000 |
|
Tiznow |
$50,000 |
|
Tourist |
$12,500 |
For more information, please contact Kyle Wilson, Liam O'Rourke or Brittany Belbeck at 859-873-1717, or visit WinStarFarm.com.
