Darby Dan Farm announced its 2027 stud fees Nov. 6, led by the newest member of the stallion roster, Saudi Crown , a grade 1-winning multimillionaire son of 2017 Kentucky Derby (G1) winner Always Dreaming.
Saudi Crown will stand his initial year at stud for $12,500. He is followed on the roster by third-year sire and classic-placed grade 1 winner Blazing Sevens and the farm's stalwart sire Dialed In , who will both stand for $10,000.
Saudi Crown won his first two career starts at 3 before finishing as runner-up in both the Dwyer Stakes (G3) and Jim Dandy Stakes (G2). He then earned his signature victory with a half-length triumph in the 2023 Pennsylvania Derby (G1) and completed his year competing in the Breeders' Cup Classic (G1), in which he ran 10th at Santa Anita Park. At 4, he captured another graded win in the 2024 Louisiana Stakes (G3) and finished third in the $20 million Saudi Cup. He continued winning stakes at 5 and 6, with those wins including this year's Commonwealth Stakes (G3) at Keeneland. Saudi Crown retires with a career record of 9-3-1 from 21 starts for earnings of $3,751,380.
Blazing Sevens, a son of Good Magic , earned nearly $1 million while racing from 2 to 4. He won the 2022 Champagne Stakes (G1) at 2 and then at 3 ran second in the 2023 Preakness Stakes (G1) and third in the Bluegrass Stakes (G1) earlier that spring. His first foals will be yearlings of 2027.
Dialed In, a son of Mineshaft, has sired 39 black-type winners to date that include 11 graded stakes winners and two champions. This year he has been represented by six black-type winners, including Lafayette Stakes winner Trouble Calling and multi-stakes winners Two Seven O and Dialed It Down. His top performers include Grade 1 winners Defunded, Super Stock , and Get Her Number, along with the grade 1-placed, grade 2-winning multimillionaire Gunnevera.
Flameaway , a top 10 fourth-crop sire and son of Scat Daddy, has been represented by two graded stakes winners this year, led by Dubai Golden Shaheen (G1) winner Dark Saffron. His other current-year graded stakes winner is Reagan's Flame, who won the Presque Isle Downs Masters Stakes (G2), Seaway Stakes (G3), and Whimsical Stakes (G3). Flameaway will stand for $7,500 next year.
Darby Dan's full roster is as follows:
| Darby Dan Farm 2027 Stud Fees | ||
| Stallion | 2027 fee | 2026 fee |
| Saudi Crown | $12,500 | NEW |
| Blazing Sevens | $10,000 | $10,000 |
| Dialed In | $10,000 | $10,000 |
| Flameaway | $7,500 | $10,000 |
| Gufo | $5,000 | $5,000 |
| Modernist | $5,000 | $5,000 |
| Bee Jersey | $2,500 | $5,000 |
| Shirl's Speight | $2,500 | $5,000 |
| Tale of Ekati | Private | $5,000 |
