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Three months after it was announced that Larry Best's OXO Equine would venture into the stallion business with 'TDN Rising Star' Instagrand (Into Mischief) at Taylor Made Stallions, a second addition was made to the farm's 2021 roster in Best's leading earner Instilled Regard (Arch). The 6-year-old will stand his first year at stud for a fee of $12,500 and Taylor Made's Frank Taylor said that demand has been high since his retirement was announced in December. Read more on the TDN: https://www.thoroughbreddailynews.com/an-instilled-regard-for-speed-and-distance/

TDN New Stallions: Mohaather

While there's never one fool-proof indicator for determining stallion potential, Spendthrift Farm has found one race that they feel consistently produces winners who draw their attention. In the past four years, they've welcomed a trio of GI Metropolitan H. victors to their stud barn. First was Mor Spirit (Eskendereya), the first Grade I-winning two-year-old to later win the Met Mile since Holy Bull in 1994. Then came Mitole, another son of Eskendereya who would go on to be named the 2019 Eclipse Champion Male Sprinter. This year, they welcome a...

This year, when Mr. Monomoy (Palace Malice) begins his new career at stud, he will join Bustin Stones (City Zip) at Waldorf Farm. Mr. Monomoy will stand as the property of Climax Stallions, LLC, Michael Dubb and Madaket Stables. His initial stud fee has been announced as $5,000. When Climax Stallions set out to find a prospect to stand in New York, Mr. Monomoy checked all of the boxes as the half-brother to a two-time Distaff winner in seven-time Grade I-winning champion Monomoy Girl (Tapizar). Read more on the TDN:  https://www.thoroughbreddailynews.com/mr-monomoy-brings-ny-pedigree-to-waldorf-farm/

TDN New Stallions: Without Parole

When considering stallion potential, brilliance and precocity are rarely left out of the equation. But a unique find emerges when a headlining juvenile can carry out his talent as a sophomore and even as an older horse before beginning his stud career. Two of WinStar Farm's new recruits for 2021, Improbable (City Zip) and Promises Fulfilled (Shackleford), showed brilliance early on in their careers as flashy debut winners before both going on to become stakes winners at both three and four. We spoke with WinStar's David Hanley on the pair of Grade I-winning additions....

Equiano (Fr) (Acclamation {GB}), who is new to the Irish National Stud, will have breeding right options available for breeders, the County Kildare stud announced. Already the sire of Group 1 winners Equilateral (GB) and Belvoir Bay (GB), the 15-year-old is the sire of 29 stakes horses and will stand for €3,000 in 2021. "Proven horses at this kind of fee are rare," said Irish National Stud Director of Sales Gary Swift.

War Front's juvenile turf star Fog of War, winner of the GI Summer S., will stand the 2021 season at Questroyal/Hidden Lake Farm. The 5-year-old stands as property of White Birch Farm Inc. and Three C Stables LLC with a stud fee set at $7,000. We check in with Chris Bernhard on their new addition.

In just its 14 years of running, the GI Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile has emerged as a stallion-making race and in recent years, the list of winners are now making top headlines as they kick off their stud careers. Goldencents (Into Mischief), winner of both the 2013 and 2014 edition, now leads this year's class of third-crop sires. The following year's winner Liam's Map (Unbridled's Song) is already a two-time Grade I producer with his first crop of 3-year-olds. The subsequent winners Tamarkuz (Speightstown), the late Battle of Midway (Smart...

While most American breeders are just now getting their first look at multiple G1 winner Caravaggio, who stood his first three years at Coolmore's headquarters in Ireland and now takes on the U.S. market for 2021, the son of Scat Daddy is not new to Ashford Stud. The speedy grey was born and raised at Ashford, having been bred by the farm's Director of Sales Charlie O'Connor and his in-laws' Windmill Manor Farms. "Caravaggio is a horse that's obviously very close to our hearts," Coolmore's Adrian Wallace said. "He was...

Group 2 Winner and Classic placed, Shaman is new to Yeomanstown Stud for 2021. He is the first of his sire line to stand at this stud and Robert O'Callaghan tells us why they were keen to have the son of Shamardal stand at Yeomanstown.

It's been a year of change at Haras d'Etreham, which said goodbye to its flagship stallion, Wootten Bassett, who now stands at Coolmore in Ireland. In his place come two new Group 1 winners, Persian King and Hello Youmzain. Nicolas de Chambure talks us through his latest recruits.