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Tapit Remains at $185,000 for 2023

Tapit's stud fee will remain at $185,000 in 2023, according to a press release from Gainesway Farm Wednesday morning announcing their roster and stud fees for the coming breeding season.

The farm's top stallion is currently the leading active sire in North America by Grade I winners (29), Grade I horses (62), graded stakes winners (96), graded stakes performers (184), stakes winners (154), and stakes performers (299), and he is the all-time leading sire by lifetime progeny earnings ($188,654,112).

The fee is the third-highest announced thus far for 2023, behind Spendthrift Farm's Into Mischief at $250,000, and Hill 'n' Dale's Curlin at $225,000.

In 2022, his progeny was led by the unbeaten Flightline, whose dominant victories in the GI Metropolitan H. and GI Pacific Classic S. (G1) have established him as the odds-on favorite for this year's GI Breeders' Cup Classic at Keeneland.

A sire-of-sires, his top sons at stud include Constitution, Tonalist, Tapiture, Essential Quality, Frosted and Gainesway's Tapwrit, whose first foals raced this year, and who was the sire of a `TDN Rising Star' Victory Formation at Keeneland last week. He will stand for $10,000 in 2023.

McKinzie will remain at $30,000 in his third year at stud. His first weanlings will be offered this fall, along with those of GI Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile winner Spun to Run, who will again stand for $10,000 in 2023.

Karakontie (Jpn), the sire of this year's GI Del Mar Oaks winner Spendarella, remains at $10,000, as does Raging Bull (Fr), in his second season at stud at Gainesway.

Gainesway will add two new stallions to its roster for the 2023 breeding season, Olympiad and Drain the Clock. The latter will stand for $10,000, while Olympiad's stud fee will be determined after his next anticipated start in the GI Breeders' Cup Classic.

Following is the complete Gainesway stallion roster and their advertised fees for the 2023 breeding season:

Tapit – $185,000
McKinzie – $30,000
Drain the Clock – $10,000
Karakontie – $10,000
Raging Bull – $10,000
Spun to Run – $10,000
Tapwrit – $10,000
Olympiad – TBD

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Mating Plans: Harper Ridge Thoroughbreds

With the 2022 breeding season right around the corner, we will feature a series of breeders' mating plans over the coming weeks. Today we have Erin Fisher of Harper Ridge Thoroughbreds.

“All my horses are crossed with stallions that I feel will throw appealing and sound horses that can provide second and third careers off the track and provide longevity to the breed,” said Fisher. “I look for soundness and attitude with the idea that my foals can have long futures in any discipline after racing.”

APPEALING WAY (m, 8, Tizway–Turkappeal, by Turkoman), to be bred to Complexity

This mare is a half-sister to [GSW] Pink Champagne (Awesome Again) and has a lovely physical. While small in stature, she crosses extremely well with Complexity and should produce a really nice foal.

CHARLIE'S CANDY (m, 6, Twirling Candy–Sister Charlie, by Indian Charlie), to be bred to Tonalist

With a recent black-type winner out of her sister, this mare is big in size and complements Tonalist quite nicely. She should produce a nice, big foal.

FAIRY KERI (m, 3, Fed Biz–Keri's Snowman, by Frosty the Snowman), to be bred to Leofric

She has a phenomenal pedigree with lots of black-type. I chose Leofric for her as he isn't overpowering in size but was a force on the track. His foals look good and have a decent chance to be productive runners.

LAST GREAT (m, 6, Albert the Great–Crouching Thunder, by Thunder Gulch), to be bred to Modernist

Her track record wasn't great but she has the pedigree of a nice regional mare. She is tall in size with excellent balance. Her size makes her a good cross for Modernist who, in my opinion, was bred to be a sire.

LINE OF VISION (m, 7, Court Vision–Gold Lined, by Numerous), to be bred to Audible

She was a multiple stakes winner and a hard-knocking mare. She is short and compact. I chose Audible for her as the line crosses well with Into Mischief. Also because he is tall but not overpowering and has good balance to him. Hopefully this cross will produce a foal that is tall and compact, capable of decent distance.

MONEY INTHE STARRS (m, 6, Abraaj–Our Monstarr, by Demons Begone), to be bred to Knicks Go

This mare is a regional champion in her home state. Sleek and built like a classic racehorse, I chose Knicks Go for this mare. Hoping to throw the heart of both horses and resilience that Knicks Go showed on the track.

LADYSGOTGAME (m, 11, Street Sense–Lady Gamer, by Game Plan), to be bred to Basin

He was a good racehorse and I'm hoping with her legs and stature, she will throw some bone and leg into her foal.

BAREFOOT NATIVE (m, 6, Graydar–Elke, by Dixie Union), to be bred to Spun to Run

It's an excellent cross and her size should put some leg and length to this horse.

NON NEGOTIABLE (m, 9, Distorted Humor–Kiss Mine, by Mineshaft), to be bred to Rock Your World

This Candy Ride (Arg) and Distorted Humor cross is excellent. While the mare herself isn't big, the hope is that they produce a nice foal with good leg and shoulder.

RICH IMAGE (m, 5, Imagining–Richetta, by Polish Numbers), to be bred to Independence Hall

He was an excellent racehorse. Tall with classic build and structure. This mare is good size while slightly compact. I'm hoping to get a foal of similar stature to the stallion.

SAFFRON GIRL (m, 5, Tapizar–Mattie Camp, by Forest Camp), to be bred to McKinzie

This stallion speaks for himself, but this mare is all class. She is tall with excellent motion in her movements. A bit long so am hoping for better balance in the cross.

Let us know who you're breeding your mares to in 2022, and why. We will print a selection of your responses in TDN over the coming weeks. Please send details to: garyking@thetdn.com.

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Gainesway Stallions McKinzie, Spun To Run Have First Foals

Gainesway residents McKinzie and Spun to Run each sired their first foals on Jan. 11, both of them fillies.

Grade 1 winner McKinzie's first foal came at Hill 'n' Dale Farms in Kentucky, out of the winning Midnight Lute mare Withholding Info.

The filly is the first foal out of Withholding Info, who won twice in three starts. She is herself the first foal out of the multiple Grade 1 winner Executiveprivilege, from the family of multiple Grade 1 winner Hoppertunity.

McKinzie, a 7-year-old son of Street Sense, stands for an advertised fee of $30,000 for the upcoming breeding season.

He retired with eight wins in 18 starts and earnings of more than $3.4 million, highlighted by victories in the Grade 1 Los Alamitos Cash Call Futurity, Pennsylvania Derby, Malibu Stakes, and Whitney Stakes, the G2 Alysheba Stakes and Triple Bend Stakes, and G3 Sham Stakes. He also finished in the money in six additional graded stakes, including a runner-up effort in the 2019 Breeders' Cup Classic.

Spun to Run's first foal was a filly born in Louisiana, out of the winning Scat Daddy mare L. A. Style.

It is the second foal out of L. A. Style, a three-time winner and half-sister to stakes-placed runners Gettysburg and Devine Charger. Grade 3-placed Funny Sunny is in the extended family.

Spun to Run, a 6-year-old Hard Spun horse, will stand the approaching season for $10,000.

He won five of 12 starts during his on-track career and earned more than $1.1 million. In addition to his triumph in the 2019 Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile, Spun to Run notched a victory in the G3 Smarty Jones Stakes and in-the-money efforts in the G1 Cigar Mile Handicap and Haskell Invitational Stakes.

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First Foals: Gainesway’s McKinzie and Spun to Run

First foals for Gainesway stallions McKinzie (Street Sense) and Spun to Run (Hard Spun) were born earlier this week.

Withholding Info (Midnight Lute), a winner of two of three career starts for Bob Baffert, foaled a filly by McKinzie on Jan. 11 in Kentucky at Hill 'n' Dale. Four-time GISW and GI Breeders' Cup Classic runner-up McKinzie stands the 2022 season at Gainesway for $30,000.

Three-time winner L.A. Style (Scat Daddy) produced a filly by Spun to Run in Louisiana Jan. 11. Spun to Run, upset winner of the 2019 GI Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile at Santa Anita, stands the 2022 season at Gainesway for $10,000.

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