Juddmonte Farms announces European 2015 stud fees
Juddmonte Farms has released the advertised fees for its 2015 stallion roster in Newmarket, England, led once again by the undefeated Frankel.
DRF Breeding StaffNov 04, 2014
Juddmonte Farms has released the advertised fees for its 2015 stallion roster in Newmarket, England, led once again by the undefeated Frankel.
Whenever anybody asks me about the state of horse racing, I tell them it is an event-driven sport without enough “events.”
Anything can happen during the waning weeks of this marathon meet, which concludes Dec. 7.
Despite a stellar record and hefty earnings, All Bets Off simply gets no respect. The son of Bettor’s Delight will look to garner some much deserved attention in Thursday’s $186,550 Matron, one of eight such rich races for 2- and 3-year-olds at Dover Downs.
Grade 1 winner Ice Box will relocate to Millennium Farms in Lexington, Ky., for the 2015 breeding season.
Juddmonte Farms has announced 2015 stud fees for its two-horse roster standing at its U.S. division in Lexington, Ky.
Grade 2 winner Honorable Dillion has been retired from racing and will stand at Rockridge Farm in Hudson, N.Y., in 2015 for an advertised fee of $5,000.
The Fasig-Tipton Kentucky fall selected mixed sale moved 108 horses for revenues of $63,678,000, down 14 percent compared with the 2013 edition, when 129 horses sold for $73,859,000. The average sale price rose 3 percent, from $572,550 to $589,611, and finished as the third-highest figure of the past decade. The median dropped 20 percent, from $250,000 to $200,000.
Overall numbers for the Standardbred Horse Sale on Monday dropped slightly. This year’s first day averaged $60,955, a decrease of 6.5 percent compared to the $65,239 average in 2013. This year’s numbers, however, were 13.5 percent better than the $53,684 opening-day average in 2012.
Just over 48 hours after her victory in the Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Turf, Dayatthespa continued to make headlines, selling for $2.1 million to Barbara Banke’s Stonestreet Farm at the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky fall selected mixed sale.