Three Chimneys has announced their 2008 stud fees. They are:
ALBERT THE GREAT — $7,500 – NO CHANGE from 2007
DYNAFORMER — $150,000 – NO CHANGE from 2007
EXCHANGE RATE — $25,000 – UP from $10,000 in 2007
FLOWER ALLEY — $25,000 – NO CHANGE from 2007
GOOD REWARD — $15,000 – NO CHANGE from 2007
MEDALLIST — $7,500 – DOWN from $8,500 in 2007
POINT GIVEN — $15,000 – DOWN from $30,000 in 2007
RAHY — $60,000 – NO CHANGE from 2007
SKY MESA — $30,000 – NO CHANGE from 2007
SMARTY JONES — $100,000 – NO CHANGE from 2007
WAR CHANT — $20,000 – DOWN from $30,000 in 2007
YES IT’S TRUE — $35,000 – NO CHANGE from 2007
Three Chimneys changes for 2008 – Up: 1, Down: 3, No Change: 7
Exchange Rate arrives in Kentucky for 2008 from Padua Farm in Florida. He began his stud career at $10,000 in 2002, but Padua dropped his stud fee to $7,500 for 2003, 2004, and 2005. After his first crop came out of the gate running, his stud fee was adjusted back to $10,000. After his first two crops did remarkably well, his connections felt he’d earned a trip to Kentucky and a new stud fee – $25,000. Is he worth $25,000? I think yes. With just his third crop running in 2007, he’s sired NINE stakes winners this year, placing him in a tie for 9th place nationally! He’s now got 12 SWs (two of them G1 winners) for an eye-catching 8% SWs to foals. All of this on a $7,500-$10,000 stud fee.
Danzig is now the most influential sireline worldwide, but not so in America, primarily because sons of Danzig tend to sire back to the turf, which was Danzig’s own predilection has a sire. It is interesting to note that only two of Exchange Rate’s 12 SWs are on the turf. Another successful son of Danzig at stud in the U.S. is Langfuhr. He’s sired 35 SWs and less than half (17) won on the turf. It appears that the key to sons of Danzig making it at stud is America is their ability to sire dirt runners.