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Zarak is France's leading first-season sire of 2021

Trainer Brendan Walsh had the opportunity to visit Maxfield, his first Grade I winner, as the Godolphin homebred settled into his new home in the Darley stud barn at Jonabell Farm. We spoke with Walsh as well as Darley's Darren Fox.

G1 Commonwealth Cup winner Golden Horde covered his first book of mares at Sumbe this year.

Silver State, winner of this year's GI Metropolitan H., is continuing the Danzig legacy as he begins his stud career at Claiborne Farm. We spoke with Walker Hancock on their new addition, who will stand for $20,000 in 2022.

Richard Kent of Mickley Stud was not planning on retiring a new stallion for 2022, but when Ubettabelieveit was put to him his mind was made up. Richard tells TDN's Alayna Cullen about the son of Kodiac.

Three time Grade I winner Raging Bull will begin his stud career at Gainesway Farm in 2022. We spoke with Sean Tugel and a few breeders on the top-class son of Dark Angel.

Five-time Grade I winner Knicks Go is preparing for the GI Pegasus World Cup. After that final start in January, he will take up stud duty at Taylor Made Farm. Following his win in the Breeders' Cup Classic, Knicks Go spent a week at Taylor Made to get a chance to take in the surroundings at his future residence.

Young stallions Daredevil, Connect and City of Light were some of the most popular stallions at Lane's End's annual fall open house. For many breeders, it was their first time seeing the recent additions as they were unable to visit the stud farm last year due to the pandemic. We dropped by Lane's End during a busy open house session and spoke to a few breeders on which stallions they came to visit.

Essential Quality, winner of the 2020 GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile and 2021 GI Belmont and GI Travers, has taken up stud duty at Darley America. The son of Tapit will stand for a fee of $75,000 in 2022 and has already been well-received among the breeders.

Darley has three Group 1-winning stallions with their first foals this year, all sons of their own sires: Too Darn Hot (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}), Blue Point (Ire) (Shamardal) and Masar (Ire) (New Approach {Ire}).

City of Light's first yearlings have been in high demand at the Keeneland September Sale with his leading progeny selling as the current topper, going for $1.7 million in Book 2. We took a look at some of his youngsters slated for Book 3.

Uncle Mo is find becoming a sire of sires, and his Grade I winner Mo Town is looking to become the next in line for his sire sensation. With his first yearlings going through the ring this year, the TDN's Katie Ritz caught up with Coolmore's Adrian Wallace to talk about the upcoming Keeneland September Sale.