Spendthrift Announce Reduced Fees on 2021 US Roster

Media Release - Tuesday October 13

B. Wayne Hughes’ Spendthrift Farm announced reduced stud fees for most of its current roster of stallions set to stand at the Lexington-based farm in 2021.

“Breeders are the backbone of our industry, and the bottom line is that stud farms only go as breeders go. We are all in this together,” Hughes said. “Our team recognizes the challenges of the times and how the entire breeding community has been affected this year. If we had room to lower a stud fee, we did it. We wish every participant in this great industry the best of luck and the best of health in 2021.”

Reigning champion general sire Into Mischief heads the roster yet again at a previously announced fee of $225,000 S&N and is booked full. He represents the only stallion with an increased fee in 2021.

Into Mischief

Perennial leading sire Malibu Moon and popular second-season sire Omaha Beach will both stand for $35,000 S&N. Fellow second-season sire Vino Rosso, last year’s Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) hero, will stand for $25,000 S&N. Multiple Grade 1-winning juvenile Bolt d’Oro, 2019 Eclipse Champion Sprinter Mitole, and the Northern Hemisphere’s No. 1 Third-Crop Sire Goldencents will all stand for $15,000 S&N.

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Spendthrift will also add multiple Grade 1-winning millionaire Vekoma new to its stallion ranks. The Met Mile-winning son of Candy Ride (Arg) is set to compete in the Breeders’ Cup next month at Keeneland. His fee will be announced upon retirement.

For more information about any of Spendthrift’s stallions, please contact Des, Mark, or Brian at 859-294-0030, or visit SpendthriftFarm.com. The below chart includes Spendthrift’s current stallion roster and reduced 2021 stud fees:

Stallions

Stands and Nurses Fee

Into Mischief      

$225,000 – BOOK FULL  

Malibu Moon           

$35,000       

Omaha Beach

$35,000      

Vino Rosso     

$25,000      

Bolt d’Oro

$15,000             

Goldencents            

$15,000               

Mitole

$15,000

Jimmy Creed                   

$10,000               

Lord Nelson               

$10,000               

Cross Traffic

$7,500

Maximus Mischief

$7,500

Brody’s Cause

$5,000

Cinco Charlie

$5,000

Cloud Computing

$5,000

Coal Front

$5,000

Dominus

$5,000

Free Drop Billy

$5,000

Gormley

$5,000

Hit It a Bomb

$5,000

Mor Spirit

$5,000

Temple City

$5,000

Vekoma – NEW

TBA

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