Honest Mischief (outside) will stand his first season for $6,500 at Sequel Stallions New York. Coady Photography.
Sequel Stallions New York in Hudson announced its 2021 stud fees Monday and set the first-year fee for the Empire State’s first son of 2020 leading sire Into Mischief, Honest Mischief.
Sequel reduced fees for four stallions – Freud, Mission Impazible, Union Jackson and Destin. Honest Mischief, backed up a syndicate led by Sequel with global powerhouse Juddmonte Farm in support, will stand his first season for $6,500 Live Foal/Stands and Nurses.
Freud, perennially New York’s leading sire and a full brother to Giant’s Causeway, will see his fee reduced from $6,500 in 2020 to $5,000 in 2021. Freud, the sire of a state-best five black-type winners and eight black-type horses in 2020, has sired the earners of more than $1.84 million this year and nearly $61 million in his career.
“It is a very tough climate in the sales market anywhere now, but especially in the regional markets,” said Sequel Stallions New York owner Becky Thomas. “We want to give our breeders a chance to be profitable. The recent sales in Kentucky have clearly demonstrated breeding in Kentucky does not guarantee a profit. The lower stallion fees, no transportation or boarding costs coupled with the lucrative purse structure NYRA offers and resulting awards will give our breeders the opportunity to recover from the dismal 2020 season.”
Sequel also announced that due to Covid-19 restrictions, it is unlikely there will be a stallion showcase this year. Virtual inspections for all the stallions will be available in the near future. Sequel also announced that multiple mare discounts are available as well as incentives for repeat breeders.
The 2021 fees for Mission Impazible, Destin and Union Jackson will be reduced in half, from $5,000 this year to $2,500 next season.
Mission Impazible, a 13-year-old son of Unbridled’s Song, currently ranks fourth on New York’s sire list with earners of nearly $1.6 million.
Union Jackson, an 8-year-old son of Curlin and the first son of the Hall of Famer and two-time Horse of the Year to stand in New York, will be represented by his first 2-year-olds in 2021.
Destin, a 7-year-old son of Giant’s Causeway, entered stud in 2019 and will see his first yearlings in 2021.
