Empire Maker, who stands at Khalid Abdullah’s Juddmonte Farms near Lexington, has had his 2009 fee reduced from a previously announced fee of $100,000 to $75,000.

Below are the fees for all the Juddmonte Stallions, with the previously announced 2009 fees in parentheses:

Empire Maker- $75,000 live foal ($100,000)
Mizzen Mast  - $17,500 live foal ($25,000)
First Defence   - $17,500 live foal ($20,000)
Aptitude - $10,000 live foal ($10,000)