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WinStar announce 2021 fees with roster headed by Speightstown with most fees reduced
More Than Ready (Southern Halo) will stand for a reduced fee of US$65,000 at WinStar Farm in Kentucky next year as the farm announces that it has set the 2021 fees for its 22-strong roster. The former Vinery Stud shuttler stood for a fee of US$80,000 at the farm in 2020.
The WinStar roster is headed by Speightstown (Gone West) who will stand for US$90,000, up from US$70,000 and leading second season sire Constitution (Tapit) will stand for US$85,000, up from US$40,000.
WinStar will further bolster its roster for the upcoming breeding season by welcoming new stallions Improbable (City Zip), Laoban (Uncle Mo), Tom’s d’Etat (Smart Strike), Global Campaign (Curlin), and Promises Fulfilled (Shackleford). However, the farm also announced that considering the current circumstances facing the industry that fees for most of the stallions on its roster will be reduced.
"During these times we felt it appropriate to drop 75 percent of our fees,” said Elliott Walden, WinStar’s president, CEO, and racing manager.
“We gave two horses a bump - Speightstown, the co-leading sire this year with three Grade 1 winners and fourth general leading sire, and Constitution who has over-delivered at every point of his career.
“As always, our mission is to offer breeders stallions of the highest quality. We are excited about Laoban joining our roster and three very live horses in the Breeders’ Cup Classic joining our roster for the 2021 breeding season.”
