B. Wayne Hughes' Spendthrift Farm announced 2018 stud fees for its roster set to stand at the Lexington-based farm this upcoming breeding season, including three new stallions among the roster of 24.
Spendthrift's stallion ranks will be spearheaded by successful sire Into Mischief , whose fee has moved from $75,000 to $100,000, stands and nurses, and is booked full.
The three new stallions include the recently-retired Gormley , Lord Nelson , and Tom's Ready , who remains in training through the end of the year. A fee has not been set for Tom's Ready.
Gormley, winner of last year's FrontRunner Stakes (G1) at Santa Anita Park at 2 and this year's $1 million Santa Anita Derby (G1), retires as Malibu Moon 's only grade 1-winning 2-year-old at stud. The millionaire also joins Claiborne Farm's Orb as his sire's only multiple grade 1 winners at stud. Gormley will stand for $10,000 stands and nurses.
Lord Nelson, the three-time grade 1-winning son of Pulpit, has recovered from a battle with laminitis that caused him to miss the 2017 breeding season, and he's ready to stand his first season in 2018. Lord Nelson's fee will be $25,000 stands and nurses.
Spendthrift stalwart Malibu Moon will remain at $75,000 stands and nurses in 2018 after another banner year that has already had four grade 1 winners, including leading Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1) contenders Heavenly Love, recent winner of the Darley Alcibiades Stakes (G1); and multiple grade 1 winner Moonshine Memories, winner of the Del Mar Debutante (G1) and the Chandelier Stakes (G1). Malibu Moon's other 2017 grade 1 winners include Breeders' Cup Sprint (G1) contender Ransom the Moon, winner of the Bing Crosby Stakes (G1).
See Spendthrift's full stallion roster and 2018 stud fees below.
| Spendthrift 2018 Fees: | ||
| Stallion | 2018 Fee | 2017 Fee |
| Into Mischief | $100,000 – BOOK FULL | $75,000 |
| Malibu Moon | $75,000 | $75,000 |
| Lord Nelson | $25,000 | NEW |
| Jimmy Creed | $15,000 | $15,000 |
| Temple City | $15,000 | $15,000 |
| Brody’s Cause | $12,500 | $12,500 |
| Goldencents | $12,500 | $15,000 |
| Dominus | $10,000 | $7,500 |
| Gormley | $10,000 | NEW |
| Wicked Strong | $10,000 | $10,000 |
| Cross Traffic | $7,500 | $7,500 |
| Flat Out | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| Hit It a Bomb | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| Palace | $6,000 | $6,000 |
| Race Day | $6,000 | $6,000 |
| Cinco Charlie | $5,000 | $5,000 |
| Itsmyluckyday | $5,000 | $5,000 |
| Liaison | $5,000 | $5,000 |
| Shakin It Up | $5,000 | $5,000 |
| Warrior's Reward | $5,000 | $7,500 |
| Danza | $4,000 | $4,000 |
| Medal Count | $3,500 | $3,5000 |
| Can the Man | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| Tom’s Ready | TBD | NEW |
