Gainesway Farm will leave its stud fees largely unchanged for the 2024 breeding season, with its roster topped as usual by three-time leading North American sire Tapit at $185,000, the farm announced Oct. 12.
The 22-year-old son of Pulpit had a big presence on this year's Triple Crown trail with Tapit Trice , who won the Blue Grass Stakes (G1) at Keeneland and Tampa Bay Derby (G2) at Tampa Bay Downs and also was third in the Belmont Stakes (G1) and Travers Stakes (G1). In the handicap division, Tapit has been represented by Suburban Stakes (G2) winner Charge It and Oaklawn Handicap (G2) winner Proxy .
These successes came on the heels of his son Flightline 's undefeated campaign in 2022 that included an 8 1/4-length win in the Breeders' Cup Classic (G1) and led to Horse of the Year and champion older male honors.
Tapit remains a force in the commercial market, with a quartet of seven-figure yearlings at this year's major sales, led by a filly that brought $1.3 million at the Keeneland September Yearling Sale. He is the third-leading North American sire by 2023 yearling average to date at $494,379.
Olympiad , a grade 1-winning son of Speightstown, will stand his second season at stud for $35,000. After a career where he won five graded stakes races, including the Jockey Club Gold Cup (G1), Olympiad was well received by breeders, who sent more than 200 mares for his first book.
McKinzie , a four-time grade 1-winning son of Street Sense , will stand for $30,000 after his first yearlings were exceptionally popular at auction. His average yearling sale price of $165,598 ranks second among North American first-crop yearlings sires this season, and he is one of just two in his sire class with a seven-figure yearling in 2023—a half brother to Kentucky Derby (G1) winner Mage that sold during the Keeneland September sale for $1.2 million and is the highest priced yearling sold among first-crop yearling sires.
Young stallions Drain the Clock , Raging Bull , and Spun to Run will each stand for $10,000.
Drain the Clock, a grade 1-winning son of Maclean's Music , will stand his second year at stud after covering 199 mares in his debut book. The star sprinter defeated champion Jackie's Warrior to take the Woody Stephens Stakes (G1), among his three total graded stakes wins.
Raging Bull, a three-time grade 1-winning millionaire, will see his first weanlings enter the commercial market this fall. The son of influential European sire Dark Angel earned more than $1.7 million on the racetrack, with grade 1 turf scores in the Hollywood Derby, Shoemaker Mile Stakes, and Maker's Mark Mile Stakes.
Spun to Run, by Hard Spun , saw his first yearlings go through the ring in 2023 and was represented by multiple six-figure sales, topped by a $200,000 filly during Fasig-Tipton's The July Sale. A millionaire racehorse with multiple graded stakes wins, Spun to Run won the 2019 Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile (G1) over runners including Omaha Beach and Improbable.
Belmont Stakes winner Tapwrit is the only sire whose fee has been adjusted and will stand for $7,500. The millionaire son of Tapit has gotten 42% winners from starters from his first two crops of racing age led by Victory Formation, who won the Smarty Jones Stakes at Oaklawn Park over Angel of Empire , the eventual winner of the Arkansas Derby (G1).
Rounding out the roster is Breeders' Cup Mile (G1T) winner Karakontie , whose fee will be announced at a later time. The son of Bernstein aims to be represented in this year's Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf (G1T) by She Feels Pretty, who earned a spot in the World Championships race after winning the Natalma Stakes (G1), a Breeders' Cup Challenge series qualifier at Woodbine. She Feels Pretty added to the list of grade 1 winners for Karakontie that also includes Spendarella.
Following is the complete list of Gainesway's 2024 stallion roster and advertised fees:
Gainesway 2024 Stud Fees
| Stallion | 2024 Fee | 2023 Fee |
| Tapit | $185,000 | $185,000 |
| McKinzie | $30,000 | $30,000 |
| Drain The Clock | $10,000 | $10,000 |
| Karakontie | TBD | $10,000 |
| Raging Bull | $10,000 | $10,000 |
| Spun to Run | $10,000 | $10,000 |
| Tapwrit | $7,500 | $10,000 |
| Olympiad | $35,000 | $35,000 |
