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Darby Dan Releases 2021 Stallion Roster, Fees

Darby Dan Farm has set 2021 stud fees for its roster of 12 stallions that will stand the upcoming breeding season, led by Dialed In (Mineshaft), who will stand for $15,000 S&N, down from $20,000 a season ago.

The roster also features Tapiture (Tapit), Klimt (Quality Road), and GI Breeders’ Cup Classic contender Higher Power (Medaglia d’Oro), new for 2021, who will each stand for $10,000 S&N. GI Kentucky Derby winner Country House (Lookin At Lucky), also new for 2021, Flameaway (Scat Daddy), and Copper Bullet (More Than Ready) will stand for $7,500 S&N, while Tale of Ekati (Tale of the Cat) and Bee Jersey (Jersey Town) will stand for $5,000; rounding out the roster will be Sky Kingdom (Empire Maker) at $2,500, S&N, Tale of Verve (Tale of Ekati) at $2,000 S&N, and Dolphus (Lookin At Lucky) who will stand for private treaty.

Dialed In, leading freshman sire of 2016 and a perennial leading sire of his crop ever since, is represented in 2020 by GI American Pharoah S. winner Get Her Number. Tapiture’s Hopeful Growth was a four-length winner of this year’s GII Monmouth Oaks and placed in the GII Black-Eyed Susan S. He is also represented by ‘TDN Rising Star’ Premier Star, winner of the Jersey Shore S. and placed in the GII Amsterdam S. A top-five first-crop sire of 2019 by earnings and second-ranked first-crop sire by winners with 27, Tapiture leads second-crop sires by winners (68) and is second in black-type winners (five) and black-type horses (12).

Klimt, Quality Road’s fastest Grade I-winning 2-year-old, saw first-crop yearlings sell for $160,000, $120,000, $115,000, etc. this year. Klimt was a powerful winner of the GI Del Mar Futurity, where he ran seven furlongs in 1:21.80, marking the second-fastest time since 2004, behind only American Pharoah.

Higher Power, a dominant 5 1/4-length winner of the 2019 GI Pacific Classic at Del Mar, has earned more than $1.5 million heading into this year’s Breeders’ Cup and boasts graded stakes placings in the Breeders’ Cup Classic, GI Gold Cup S., GI Awesome Again S. and GII San Diego H.

New to the roster, Country House earned more than $2.1 million, and in addition to his Derby victory, finished second to eventual Classic winner War of Will in the GII Risen Star S. at Fair Grounds and was third in the GI Arkansas Derby.

Darby Dan will once again be offering various incentive programs in 2021 to provide value to breeders, including Profit Protection, Share the Upside, Black-Type Bonanza, and Goldmine 20/20 Match Program.

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Dialed In, Newcomers Country House And Higher Power, Headline Darby Dan Farm’s 2021 Stallion Roster

Darby Dan Farm has set 2021 stud fees for its roster of 12 stallions that will stand the upcoming breeding season, led by Dialed In who will stand for $15,000 S&N, down from $20,000 a season ago.

The roster also features Tapiture, Klimt, and Breeders' Cup Classic contender Higher Power, new for 2021, who will each stand for $10,000 S&N. Kentucky Derby winner Country House, also new for 2021, Flameaway, and Copper Bullet will stand for $7,500 S&N, while Tale of Ekati and Bee Jersey will stand for $5,000; rounding out the roster will be Sky Kingdom at $2,500, S&N, Tale of Verve at $2,000 S&N, and Dolphus who will stand for private treaty.

Dialed In, the leading freshman sire of 2016 and a perennial leading sire of his crop ever since, is represented in 2020 by Grade 1 winner Get Her Number, winner of the Grade 1 American Pharoah Stakes at Santa Anita. Additional stakes winners this year include Bourbon Calling, winner of the Russell Road Stakes and runner-up in the G3 Ack Ack Stakes, stakes winner and multiple graded stakes-placed Princess Cadey, and six-time stakes winner Chalon, as well as impressive 2-year-old stakes winner and Grade 1-placed Super Stock, and graded stakes-placed runners Finnick the Fierce, placed in the G1 Arkansas Derby and Answer In, placed in the G3 Southwest Stakes.

Tapiture has enjoyed another outstanding season in 2020. His Hopeful Growth was a four-length winner of this year's G2 Monmouth Oaks and placed in the G2 Black-Eyed Susan Stakes. He is also represented by TDN Rising Star Premier Star, winner of the Jersey Shore Stakes and placed in the G2 Amsterdam Stakes, and stakes winners Steph'sfullasugar, Vacherie Girl and 2-year-old stakes winner Chicks Dig Scars. A top-five first-crop sire of 2019 by earnings and No. 2 first-crop sire by winners with 27, he is a leader once again in 2020. Tapiture is the No. 1 second-crop sire by winners (68) and No. 2 by black-type winners (5) and black-type horses (12). His top earner this year is Jesus' Team, who finished a rallying third in the Preakness Stakes.

Klimt, Quality Road's fastest Grade 1-winning 2-year-old, saw first-crop yearlings sell for $160,000, $120,000, $115,000, etc. this year. One of America's best 2-year-olds of 2016, Klimt was a powerful winner of the G1 Del Mar Futurity, where he ran seven furlongs in 1:21.80, marking the second-fastest time since 2004, behind only American Pharoah.

Higher Power, a dominant 5 1/4-length winner of the 2019 G1 Pacific Classic at Del Mar, is a five-time winner of more than $1.5 million heading into this year's Breeders' Cup. Higher Power has been a gem of consistency competing strictly in top company since his Pacific Classic triumph with graded stakes placings in the Breeders' Cup Classic, G1 Hollywood Gold Cup, G1 Awesome Again Stakes, and G2 San Diego Handicap.

Also new to the roster is Kentucky Derby winner Country House. An earner of more than $2.1 million, Country House is by multiple champion and classic winner Lookin At Lucky, a son of two-time champion sire and sire of sires Smart Strike. In addition to his Derby victory, Country House finished second to eventual classic winner War of Will in the G2 Risen Star Stakes at Fair Grounds and was third in the G1 Arkansas Derby.

Darby Dan will once again be offering various incentive programs in 2021 to provide value to breeders, including Profit Protection, Share the Upside, Black-Type Bonanza, and Goldmine 20/20 Match Program.

The full 2021 roster of stallions with stands and nurses fees for Darby Dan is as follows:

Stallion Stands and Nurses Fee
Bee Jersey $5,000
Copper Bullet $7,500
Country House – NEW $7,500
Dialed In $15,000
Dolphus Private
Flameaway $7,500
Higher Power – NEW $10,000
Klimt $10,000
Sky Kingdom $2,500
Tale of Ekati $5,000
Tale of Verve $2,000
Tapiture $10,000

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Baffert-Trained Trio Top 11 Pre-Entries For 2020 Breeders’ Cup Classic

This Wednesday the Breeders' Cup released pre-entries for the 14 World Championship races scheduled for Nov. 6-7 at Keeneland Racecourse in Lexington, Ky. Those pre-entries were headlined by 11 contenders for the 2020 edition of the $6 million G1 Breeders' Cup Classic, including five winners of Breeders' Cup Challenge Series races.

Trainer Bob Baffert pre-entered his dominant trio of G1 Kentucky Derby winner Authentic, G1 Awesome Again winner Improbable, and G1 Pacific Classic winner Maximum Security. Other Challenge winners pre-entered in the Classic include Tom's d'Etat (G1 Stephen Foster) and the 3-year-old filly Swiss Skydiver (G1 Preakness), though her first preference is listed as the Distaff against her own gender.

Belmont Stakes winner Tiz the Law, second in the Kentucky Derby last out, was also pre-entered in the Classic, and figures to draw a lot of support at the wagering windows.

The other five pre-entered in the Breeders' Cup Classic include: By My Standards, Global Campaign, Higher Power, Tacitus, and Title Ready.

Other pre-entries for the 2020 Breeders' Cup World Championships are available here: Breeders_Cup_Pre_Entries

G1 Breeders' Cup Turf – $4 million

  • Arklow (Brad Cox)
  • Channel Maker (Bill Mott)
  • Donjah (Henk Grewe)
  • Lord North (John Gosden)
  • Magical (Aidan O'Brien)
  • Mean Mary (Graham Motion)**
  • Mehdaayih (John Gosden)**
  • Mogul (Aidan O'Brien)
  • Red King (Phil D'Amato)
  • Tarnawa (Dermot Weld)**
  • United (Richard Mandella)

** first preference in Filly & Mare Turf

G1 Breeders' Cup Distaff – $2 million

  • Ce Ce (Michael McCarthy)
  • Dunbar Road (Chad Brown)
  • Harvest Moon (Simon Callaghan)
  • Harvey's Lil Goil (Bill Mott)*
  • Horologist (Bill Mott)
  • Lady Kate (Eddie Kenneally)
  • Monomoy Girl (Brad Cox)
  • Ollie's Candy (John Sadler)
  • Point of Honor (George Weaver)
  • Swiss Skydiver (Ken McPeek)**
  • Valiance (Todd Pletcher)

*first preference in Filly & Mare Turf
**second preference in Classic

G1 Breeders' Cup Juvenile – $2 million

  • Calibrate (Steve Asmussen)
  • Camp Hope (Ken McPeek)
  • Classier (Bob Baffert)
  • Dreamer's Disease (Robertino Diodoro)
  • Essential Quality (Brad Cox)
  • Jackie's Warrior (Steve Asmussen)
  • Keepmeinmind (Robertino Diodoro)
  • King Fury (Ken McPeek)
  • Likeable (Todd Pletcher)
  • Next (Wesley Ward)
  • Reinvestment Risk (Chad Brown)
  • Rombauer (Michael McCarthy)
  • Sittin On Go (Dale Romans)
  • Smiley Sobotka (Dale Romans)
  • (AE – Hot Rod Charlie – Doug O'Neill)

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Higher Power to Stand At Darby Dan in ’21

Higher Power (Medaglia d’Oro-Alternate, by Seattle Slew) will retire to Darby Dan Farm at the conclusion of his racing career and stand in partnership with Matt Bowling Bloodstock, the farm announced Tuesday. The Hronis Racing colorbearer, trained by John Sadler, is pointing to the GI Breeders’ Cup Classic at Keeneland Nov. 7. His 2021 fee will be $10,000 S&N for nominations completed prior to the Breeders’ Cup. A 5 1/4-length winner of the 2019 GI Pacific Classic at Del Mar, Higher Power recorded a career-best 107 Beyer in the 10-furlong event. A five-time winner of more than $1.5 million heading into this year’s Breeders’ Cup, Higher Power has been a model of consistency, finishing in the top three in an additional quartet of races in 2019–GI Breeders’ Cup Classic, GI Hollywood Gold Cup, GI Awesome Again S., and GII San Diego H.

“He is all class,” said Ryan Norton, Darby Dan’s stallion director. “He showed his talent and his impressive turn of foot in winning the Pacific Classic in the manner that he did. He descends from an outstanding Pin Oak family, has a stallion’s pedigree, and physically, he is a superb individual.”

Purchased by David Ingordo on behalf of Hronis Racing for $250,000 from the 2019 Keeneland April Sale Horses of Racing Age session, Higher Power turned in his final major work before the Classic, working seven furlongs in 1:25.40 at Keeneland Sunday.

Bred in Kentucky by Pin Oak Stud, Higher Power is out of multiple stakes-winning Alternate, who has also produced multiple graded stakes-winning Alternation, winner of the GII Peter Pan S. and GII Oaklawn H., and sire of 2019 GI Kentucky Oaks winner Serengeti Empress. Alternate is also a half-sister to 1995 Canadian Horse of the Year and multiple Grade I-winner Peaks and Valleys, from the female family of Grade I-winner Mucho Gusto.

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