The reigning champion sire Frankel (GB) has had his fee increased to £275,000 for the 2023 breeding season.
In another stellar year, the Juddmonte stallion has been responsible for the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe winner Alpinista (GB) along with the Classic winners Westover (GB), Nashwa (GB) and Homeless Songs (Ire), and the Dewhurst S. winner Chaldean (GB).
A statement released by Juddmonte on Wednesday read, “Following on from an exceptional 2021 season, we have seen Frankel further strengthen his reputation as a world-class sire with nine individual Group 1 winners to date in 2022, more than any other sire in the world. In the past two years he has sired 12 Group 1 winners, of which five were Classic winners, and 29 Group winners in total. He is the sire of the four highest-priced yearlings at Tattersalls Book 1 headlined by the world's highest-priced yearling sold in 2022 at 2.8 million gns. His new fee reflects his standing as one of the world's elite stallions.”
Kingman (GB), who has covered at £150,000 for the past three seasons, has been trimmed to a fee for £125,000. The 11-year-old has been represented by the Group 1-winning juvenile Commissioning (GB) this season, along with the highly progressive sprinter Kinross (GB), the winner of the G1 Prix de la Foret and G1 British Champions Sprint his year, along with two Group 2 victories.
“The adjustment to his fee acknowledges the intense competition at this level in the marketplace and the need to be positioned competitively,” read the announcement from Juddmonte.
The stalwart of the Juddmonte stallion barn, Oasis Dream (GB), is rising 23 and is both a proven sire and broodmare sire. His fee remains at £20,000, with the fee for his stud-mate Bated Breath (GB) has also been held at £15,000.
Completing the quintet of homebred stallions at Banstead Manor Stud is Expert Eye (GB), who has notched 21 individual winners to date from his first crop of runners, with four of those rated 90+ by Timeform. His fee has been clipped to £7,500.
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