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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.

King of Change was a model of consistency throughout his racing career. He is new to Derrinstown Stud for the 2021 season, and Stephen Collins of Derrinstown speaks to the TDN now about the new stallion.

WinStar's General Manager Dave Hanley speaks on Global Campaign (Curlin) and Tom's d'Etat (Smart Strike), two of the farm's five new additions that both rank amongst the top earners for their respective trainers.

TDN New Stallions, River Boyne

Two years ago Gun Runner (Candy Ride {Arg}) and Funtastic (More Than Ready), two horses that raced under the Three Chimneys' banner, alone and in partnership, joined the farm's prominent stallion program. This year, Grade I winner Volatile, a son of Violence purchased by Three Chimneys as a yearling, has been added to the roster for 2021 and will stand for an initial fee of $17,500.

Far Above (Ire) (Farhh {GB}) has joined the Compas Stallions roster for the 2021 season. Micheal Orlandi spoke with TDN's Alayna Cullen about the new stallion who showed blistering speed throughout his racing career. Read more on the TDN: https://www.thoroughbreddailynews.com/qa-with-micheal-orlandi/

Coolmore's Ashford Stud welcomes a trio of new stallions to their program for the upcoming season. Maximum Security (New Year's Day) and Echo Town (Speightstown) will start off their stud career at the Versailles, Kentucky-based farm, while Caravaggio (Scat Daddy) will stand his first year in the States since relocating from Coolmore's headquarters in Ireland after spending two seasons there. Today we sat down with Coolmore's Adrian Wallace to discuss their two first-season sires. Read more on the TDN: https://www.thoroughbreddailynews.com/new-faces-in-ashfords-stud-barn/