Empire Maker, the leading third-crop sire, will stand in 2010 for $50,000, down from $75,000 in 2009. He stands at Khalid Abdullah’s Juddmonte Farms near Lexington.

Juddmonte also reduced the fees for Mizzen Mast   ($15,000 from $17,500), First Defence   ($12,500 from $17,500), and Aptitude ($7,500 from $10,000).

All fees are live foal, payable Nov. 1, 2010.