Darley America Does not change most study fees

Eleven stallions will stand at Darley’s Jonabell ranch in 2023, including two new additions: a Godolphin thoroughbred tier 1 winner Speaker corner and Mysterious Guide .

A fee and retirement plan for the winner of Forego Stakes (G1) and future stallion Darley Cody’s Wish will be done after the Breeders’ Cup World Championship on November 4-5 at Keeneland.

On the 2023 list, Darley sales director Darren Fox said: “Over the past two years, we’ve been very fortunate to have produced five high-level performers, and it’s all the more gratifying that they are all children of the same family. After retiring last year, Necessary quality and Maxfield once again being able to add top caliber horses is very, very exciting. “

Speaker’s Corner retires as the fastest son of Street Sense with Beyer’s Top Speed ​​Number of 114. Bred in the same breed as the stallion Darley Maxfield, he differs from the mare Bernardini Tyburn Brook, daughter of Breeders’ Cup Distaff (G1) winner. Round pond . As a minor, he won a particularly hot girls race at Belmont Park there are five future stake winners, including graded winners The greatest honor and Bourbonic plus Arkansas Derby runner-up (G1) River Caddo .

At the age of 3, he has posted three of seven triple-digit Beyers in his career, including 109 at Belmont, equaling the highest earned by Beyer last year by three 3-year-old male finalists. Eclipse enemy in 2021: Life is good , Necessary quality and Medina Spirit . At age 4, he won his first three starts, all of which were graded, including Carter Handicap (G1), where he registered 114 Beyer. Only Flight route recorded a higher number in the past three years. Speaker’s Corner also recorded wins in the WinStar Gulfstream Park Mile Stakes (G2) and Fred W. Hooper Stakes presented by Hill ‘n’ Dale Farms in Xalapa (G3). He will enter his first season at the school for a fee of $20,000.

Mystic Guide, Emirates Airline-sponsored 2021 Dubai World Cup champion (G1), enrolls for a fee of $15,000 in 2023. Mystic Guide’s four career victories also include Jim Dandy Stakes (G2) as new 3 years old, a race also won by current Darley stallions Medaglia d’Oro Street Feeling and Basic Quality.

Coached by Mike Stidham, Mystic Guide has never left the board in nine career starts. The son of Ghostzapper made the announcement that he is ready to take on the best in the world in a $12 million race signed by Meydan following the merger of Razorback Handicap (G3) in Oaklawn Park by six lengths while posting 108 Beyer. Following its victory in Dubai, the Mystic Guide was rated number one on both the Longines World Best Horse Ranking and the NTRA Top Thorough Poll.

“Optimism abounds in the Thoroughbred industry right now,” Fox said. “With high sales, high wallets, and close to home, we experienced unprecedented demand during the 2022 booking season.” “With all these positives, only one of our stallions will have a charge increase in 2023 and that is Midshipman, who continues to go from strength to strength in his academic career. me.”

The Medaglia d’Oro stud fee will be $100,000 for the second year in a row. He continues to throw athletes at the highest level and is the stallion of 22 graded horses in 2022. OnlyInto Mischief chose more this year. This year’s Medaglia d’Oro top performers include Horse of the Year in Hong Kong Sixty gold, is now the winner of 21 of 24 career starts, including six Group 1 wins. The four-time Hong Kong champion has earned more than $14.3 million. Medaglia d’Oro remains poised to continue this success next year as the 2023 larval crop is his best-ever crossbreeding. In the sales round, his descendants are once again attracting the attention of buyers, for example seven-figure products at annual sales and two years old in 2022.