Darby Dan Farm has set 2021 stud fees for its roster of 12 stallions that will stand the upcoming breeding season, led by prominent fifth-crop sire Dialed In , who will stand for $15,000, down from $20,000 this year.
Standing for $10,000 will be Tapiture , Klimt, and Longines Breeders' Cup Classic (G1) contender Higher Power , new for 2021. Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve (G1) winner Country House , also new for 2021, Flameaway , and Copper Bullet will stand for $7,500, and Tale of Ekati and Bee Jersey will stand for $5,000; rounding out the roster will be Sky Kingdom at $2,500, Tale of Verve at $2,000, and Dolphus, who will stand for private treaty.
Dialed In, the leading freshman sire of 2016 and a perennial top-10 sire of his class ever since, is represented in 2020 by grade 1 winner Get Her Number, the winner of the American Pharoah Stakes (G1) at Santa Anita Park. Additional stakes winners this year include Bourbon Calling, the winner of the Russell Road Stakes Presented by Triple Crown Nutrition and the runner-up in the Ack Ack Stakes (G3); stakes winner and multiple graded stakes-placed Princess Cadey; and seven-time stakes winner Chalon. Other impressive progeny include 2-year-old stakes winner and grade 1-placed Super Stock and graded stakes-placed runners Finnick the Fierce, who placed in the Arkansas Derby (G1), and Answer In, who placed in the Southwest Stakes (G3).
Tapiture has enjoyed another outstanding season in 2020. His daughter Hopeful Growth was a four-length winner of this year's Monmouth Oaks (G3) and placed in the George E. Mitchell Black-Eyed Susan Stakes (G2). He is also represented by Premier Star, the winner of the Jersey Shore Stakes, and stakes winners Steph'sfullasugar, Vacherie Girl, and 2-year-old stakes winner Chicks Dig Scars. He is the leading sire of his class this year by number of winners through Oct. 28 with 68 and ranks third by number of black-type winners (five) and black-type horses (12). His top earner this year is Jesus' Team, who finished a rallying third in the Preakness Stakes (G1).
Klimt, Quality Road 's fastest grade 1-winning 2-year-old, saw first-crop yearlings sell for $160,000, $120,000, and $115,000 this year. One of America's best 2-year-olds of 2016, Klimt was a powerful winner of the Del Mar Futurity (G1), where he ran seven furlongs in 1:21.80, marking the second-fastest time since 2004, behind only American Pharoah .
Higher Power, a dominant 5 1/4-length winner of the 2019 $1 Million TVG Pacific Classic Stakes (G1) at Del Mar, is a five-time winner of more than $1.5 million heading into this year's Breeders' Cup. Higher Power has been a gem of consistency competing strictly in top company since his Pacific Classic score, with graded stakes placings in the Breeders' Cup Classic, Hollywood Gold Cup Stakes (G1), Awesome Again Stakes (G1), and San Diego Handicap (G2).
Also new to the roster is Country House. An earner of more than $2.1 million, Country House is by multiple champion Lookin At Lucky, a son of two-time leading sire Smart Strike. In addition to his Derby victory, Country House finished second to Preakness winner War of Will in the Risen Star Stakes Presented by Lamarque Ford (G2) at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots and was third in the Arkansas Derby.
Darby Dan will once again be offering various incentive programs in 2021 to provide value to breeders, including Profit Protection, Share the Upside, Black-Type Bonanza, and Goldmine 20/20 Match Program.
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Darby Dan Farm Stud Fees |
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| Stallion | 2021 Fee | 2020 Fee |
| Bee Jersey | $5,000 | $5,000 |
| Copper Bullet | $7,500 | Private |
| Country House | $7,500 | NEW |
| Dialed In | $15,000 | $20,000 |
| Dolphus | Private | $2,500* |
| Flameaway | $7,500 | $7,500 |
| Higher Power | $10,000 | New |
| Klimt | $10,000 | $10,000 |
| Sky Kingdom | $2,500 | $5,000 |
| Tale of Ekati | $5,000 | $5,000 |
| Tale of Verve | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| Tapiture | $10,000 | $10,000 |
*Dolphus stood at Cabin Creek Farm in Pennsylvania in 2020
