Three Chimneys Farm is the second stud farm in as many days to release a roster of reduced stud fees for the 2021 season due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. The historic farm's 2021 roster is headlined by Horse of the Year Gun Runner (Candy Ride {Arg}) at $50,000 LFS&N. The six-time Grade I winner, who was represented by his first yearlings this season, stood for $70,000 in 2020.
“The industry finds itself in unusual times,” said Three Chimneys Chairman Goncalo Torrealba. “One can take comfort in knowing that notwithstanding the challenges of this past year, the thoroughbred industry proved that it can adapt by working together. In that spirit, we have made the decision to lower stud fees for the upcoming breeding season to accommodate fellow breeders.”
Palace Malice (Curlin) was up from $15,000 in 2019 to $25,000 in 2020 courtesy of Structor, a colt from his first-crop who won the GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf last year. He was reduced to $20,000 LFS&N for 2021.
New to the roster is the recently retired Grade I winner Volatile (Violence), who was given an introductory fee of $17,500 LFS&N.
The rest of the 2021 roster is as follows with all fees LFS&N: Fast Anna (Medaglia d'Oro), dropped from $10,000 to $5,000; Sky Mesa (Pulpit) who went from $15,000 to $12,500; Sharp Azteca (Freud), reduced from $10,000 to $6,500; champion Will Take Charge (Unbridled's Song), cut from $15,000 to $5,000; and Funtastic (More Than Ready), who remains at $5,000.
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