Overbrook Farm announced their 2008 stud fees today. They are:
CAPE TOWN — $7,500 – DOWN from $10,000 in 2007
CAT THIEF — $7,500 – NO CHANGE from 2007
GRINDSTONE — $3,500 – NO CHANGE from 2007
JUMP START — $10,000 – DOWN from $20,000 in 2007
PIONEERING — $5,000 – NO CHANGE from 2007
STORM CAT — $300,000 – DOWN from $500,000 in 2007
TACTICAL CAT — $3,500 – NO CHANGE from 2007
At first glance, the reduction of Storm Cat’s stud fee by $200,000 might look a bit extreme. No doubt its because his yearling sale average was down a bit in 2007. Regardless of stud fee, Storm Cat is still “king of the hill” in America and its leading sire of sires.
They have reduced Jump Start’s fee from $20,000 to $10,000, and that makes him a very attractive proposition for breeders in his price range, commercially as well as breeding to race. In fact, 36 Jump Start yearlings sold in 2007 for an average of $53,704 and a median of $30,000!
Overbrook changes for 2008 – Up: 0, Down: 3, No Change: 4