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Tapit Tops Gainesway 2021 Stallion Roster

Three-time leading stallion will stand for $185,000.

Tapit at Gainesway

Tapit at Gainesway

Anne M. Eberhardt

Gainesway announced their 2021 stud fees Oct. 21 for their stallion roster which is topped by three-time champion sire Tapit , who has solidified his status as one of the most influential and breed-shaping stallions of the last half-century.

North America's leading stallion by lifetime graded stakes winners (84), grade 1 winners (27), and progeny earnings ($159,714,395), Tapit will stand for $185,000 in 2021. He is the only stallion to appear in the Top 5 General Sires list during nine of the past 10 years.

In 2020, Tapit is represented by recent grade 1 winners and Breeders' Cup hopefuls Valiance and Essential Quality . In the sales ring, yearlings by Tapit topped both opening sessions of Keeneland's September Yearling Sale, including the $2 million sale topper.

Among the nation's leading broodmare sires, Tapit is also cementing his legacy as a sire of sires. His top sons at stud include Constitution  and Tapizar, plus promising young sires Frosted , Tonalist , Tapiture , and Tapwrit .

"It has always been Gainesway's goal to provide breeders with quality and value," said Gainesway CEO Antony Beck. "The current economic climate that breeders are facing makes this more important than ever. Our stallion roster offers a diverse group of established stallions and exciting young studs who look to establish a new era at Gainesway,"

McKinzie , a brilliantly fast four-time grade 1 winner, will enter stud in 2021. The son of Street Sense  will stand for $30,000. A grade 1 winner at ages 2, 3, and 4, McKinzie posted eleven triple-digit Beyer Speed Figures during his career as well as an impressive 1/4 Ragozin in winning the Whitney Stakes (G1). His seven graded stakes wins bring his career earnings to nearly $3.5 million.

"I am excited about beginning this new chapter in the Gainesway stallions with McKinzie," said Beck. "His accolades on the racetrack speak for themselves with his brilliance and race record, I couldn't think of a better prospect to bring to Gainesway to compliment our champion sire Tapit."

Karakontie , who has gotten off to a fast start at stud, will stand for $10,000. A three-time grade/group 1 winner on the turf whose victories include the Poule d'Essai des Poulains (French Two Thousand Guineas, G1) and Breeders' Cup Mile (G1T), Karakontie hails from the family of Kingmambo. A testament to his versatility and international appeal, Karakontie is represented by stakes horses in three different countries which have achieved graded stakes victories on both dirt and turf. His 2-year-old daughter, Spanish Loveaffair, is a Breeders' Cup hopeful following a win in this year's Sharp Susan Stakes and a runner-up finish in the JPMorgan Chase Jessamine Stakes (G2T) at Keeneland in her last outing. His 3-year-old daughter Princess Grace has won two of three starts and finished runner-up in the Pin Oak Valley View Stakes (G3T) at Keeneland Oct. 16. Karakontie also had a session-topping yearling sell for $500,000 at the Keeneland September sale.

Tapwrit, a $1.2 million yearling purchase turned classic winner and stakes-record setter, will stand for $10,000. Out of juvenile grade 1 winner Appealing Zophie (by Successful Appeal), Tapwrit is among the best bred sons of Tapit to ever enter stud. His much-anticipated first weanlings will be offered at the upcoming November Breeding Stock sales.

Tapizar, a Breeders' Cup-winning miler by Tapit from the family of champion filly Untapable, will stand for $10,000. Tapizar's graded stakes winners include the sensational racemare Monomoy Girl, an Eclipse Award-winning champion and six-time grade 1 winner. His 2-year-olds sold for up to $500,000 at this year's Ocala Breeders' Sales Spring 2-year-Olds in Training Sale.

"We have a stallion for every breeder," said Sean Tugel, Gainesway's director of stallion sales and recruitment. "Tapit has solidified himself as a generational stallion who is going to leave a lasting legacy with his sons and daughters. Tapwrit was a sales topper in Saratoga and his foals share those same great qualities. Karakontie is an emerging sire of class and a great source of Storm Cat. McKinzie is the best prospect to retire this season with a portfolio that stands out amongst his peers."

All stud fees are payable LFSN (live foal stands and nurses).

Gainesway 2021 Stud Fees
Stallion

2021 Fee

2020 Fee

Afleet Alex $6,500 $6,500
Anchor Down $5,000 $7,500
Karakontie  $10,000 $10,000
McKinzie $30,000 NEW
Tapit  $185,000 $200,000
Tapizar $10,000 $10,000
Tapwrit  $10,000 $12,500