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Galileo said:
Does anyone know what price Danehill Dancer was when his current 3 year old crop was conceived?
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His fee in Ireland is now private and his 2009 fee in Australia was struck at $88,000. Obviously when he conceived his current crop of 3-y-os he was cheaper. I can let you know but haven’t my reference material to hand right now.
 
SteveM said:
His fee in Ireland is now private and his 2009 fee in Australia was struck at $88,000. Obviously when he conceived his current crop of 3-y-os he was cheaper. I can let you know but haven’t my reference material to hand right now.
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Cheers Steve, whenever you get a chance. I thought he was around the 40-50k bracket at the time.
 
On the other hand, it might be private because it's been reduced, like most fees were for this year. There was a fairly lengthy hold-out by most studs, following the dismal results of last year's foal sales, before revealing either fees held or fees reduced, such as PIVOTAL's, from his high of £85,000, back to his previous fee of £65,000. There are also more 'mate's rates' available now, and certainly further good discounts if you send more than one mare to the same sire.
 
FORZANDO, a prolific source of winners over the past 20 years, died on Tuesday at Throckmorton Court Stud at the age of 28.
 
Aww, good ol' Fozzy. We used him one year and the resulting foal was one WALNUT LADY, who we sold for buttons, she then won a seller at Southwell, was bought by Robert Collet, who raced her in France, she won a Listed and ran well in Group company and her foals have sold well and won.

Unfortunately, we sold her dam before all that happened... oooops!
 
SULK, a gutsy winner of the 2001 Prix Marcel Boussac who also acquitted herself admirably in Group 1 company at three, died on Saturday during an operation for colic.
 
LAST year's leading first-season sire by progeny earnings, Elusive City, is to leave the Irish National Stud to stand at the Haras d'Etreham in Normandy in 2010
The acquisition of the nine-year-old son of Elusive Quality is a shot in the arm for the French stallion ranks, which have been dealt several blows over the last year with the deaths of Anabaa and Marchand De Sable, the sale of Vision D'Etat's sire Chichicastenango to Japan, and new recruit Montmartre failing to cover any mares due to a lack of libido.
Elusive City scored his greatest victory in France, when storming toan impressive victory in the Prix Morny, with subsequent St James's Palace Stakes hero Zafeen filling the runner-up position.
Last year's Goffs Million winner and Irish 2,000 Guineas third Soul City, Poule d'Essai des Pouliches heroine Elusive Wave and dual Listed scorer Nashmiah have flown the flag for Elusive City, who was initially retired to Huma Park Stud, where he spent two seasons before moving to the Irish National Stud.
On the back of the success of his first crop, Elusive City's fee was increased from €8,000 to €12,000 this year. His fee for 2010 is to be confirmed later in the year.
He will continue to shuttle to Trelawney Stud in New Zealand, where he has sired the southern hemisphere Listed scorers Lamington Vegas and Metropolitan.
Hubie de Burgh, spokesman for Elusive City's ownership syndicate, said: "Three-quarters of the Elusive City northern hemisphere shares are owned by French breeders and these shareholders have decided to stand him in France, where their breeding operations are based and where a large amount of Elusive City's success has been achieved.
"This decision is obviously a big disappointment to theIrish National Stud, who have done an excellent job managing him since he left Huma Park Stud.
"All the shareholders thank the Irish National Stud and appreciate all the good work they have done."
 
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