Darley America has announced fees for most of its 2024 stallion roster that will add four-time grade 1 winner Cody’s Wish and grade 1 winner Proxy . Nyquist currently tops the 2024 list at $85,000.
A total of 13 stallions will stand at Darley’s Jonabell Farm in 2024.
Darley sales manager Darren Fox commented, “It’s been another fantastic year for our racing program, highlighted by the likes of grade 1 winners Cody’s Wish and Proxy. Being able to retire six homebred stallions to our ranks over the past three years speaks volumes to the hard work and dedication of our team from top to bottom.”
Cody’s Wish wins the Metropolitan Handicap at Belmont Park
Cody’s Wish, a son of Curlin out of grade 1 winner Dance Card , by Tapit , will make his final start in the Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile (G1) as the defending winner in that elite event. A winner in 10 of 15 career starts, Cody’s Wish has never finished out of the first three placings during his career. He heads into the Breeders’ Cup boasting additional grade 1 victories in the Metropolitan Handicap (G1), Churchill Downs Stakes (G1), and Forego Stakes (G1).
Cody’s Wish matched his career-high Beyer Speed Figure of 112 in this year’s Met Mile, the same figure he achieved in last year’s Forego, which is also the best of any horse in 2023. In addition, his 112 Beyer last year was bettered only by Flightline and future Darley stud mate Speaker’s Corner .
Proxy will also make his next appearance on Breeders’ Cup Saturday—in the Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1). By Tapit, he has won or placed in 10 graded stakes, including a victory in the Clark Stakes (G1). He was within a nose and a neck of two additional grade 1 wins in the Santa Anita Handicap (G1) and the Jockey Club Gold Cup Stakes (G1). The dam has also produced grade 2 winner Micheline , a daughter of Bernardini.
Fees for Cody’s Wish and Proxy will be announced following the Breeders’ Cup.
Since his breakout freshman sire championship season, Nyquist continues to be a leading source of graded stakes horses and 2023 has been no exception. His sophomore daughter, Randomized , heads into the Breeders’ Cup Distaff (G1) next month off consecutive wins in the Alabama Stakes (G1) and Beldame Stakes (G2) stakes. Her pair of 98 Beyers is best for sophomore fillies at a mile or more on dirt and is matched only by Nyquist’s Xigera , also slated for the Distaff. In addition, the highest Beyer of any 3-year-old in 2023 belongs to a son of Nyquist, New York Thunder , who posted a 110 in the Amsterdam Stakes (G2).
Nyquist’s other 2023 top performers include Awesome Again Stakes (G1) winner Slow Down Andy and Crimson Advocate , winner of the Queen Mary Stakes (G2) during Royal Ascot, who is expected to make her next start in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint (G1T).
Nyquist will stand for $85,000 in 2024.
Medaglia d’Oro at Jonabell Farm
Medaglia d’Oro ‘s stud fee will be $75,000 for 2024. He continues to produce runners at the highest level and is North America’s leading active sire of worldwide stakes winners with 176. His son Golden Sixty is currently the highest-earning horse in training with a bankroll of nearly $19 million. Medaglia d’Oro also continues to be an attractive option for those breeding to sell. He added yet another seven-figure yearling to his resume this year, bringing his career total to 55 million-dollar sales horses.
Multiple Eclipse champion Essential Quality and grade 1 winner Maxfield have covered excellent books of mares in their first two years and will stand at fees of $65,000 and $35,000, respectively, next year. They both will have their first foals selling at Keeneland and Fasig-Tipton next month, coming off of a strong showing last year when they were among the top sires of 2022 by covering sire average.
Linchpin stallion Street Sense ‘s fee will be at $60,000 following successes both on and off the track in 2023. The ever-consistent Hard Spun will see his fee remain at $35,000, while second-year stallions Speaker’s Corner and Mystic Guide will stand for $17,500 and $12,500, respectively.
The complete 2024 Jonabell Farm roster is:
| Darley America 2024 Stud Fees | ||
| Stallion |
2024 Fee
|
2023 Fee
|
| Cody’s Wish | TBD | — |
| Proxy | TBD | — |
| Nyquist | $85,000 | $55,000 |
| Medaglia d’Oro | $75,000 | $100,000 |
| Essential Quality | $65,000 | $75,000 |
| Street Sense | $60,000 | $75,000 |
| Maxfield | $35,000 | $40,000 |
| Hard Spun | $35,000 | $35,000 |
| Speaker’s Corner | $17,500 | $20,000 |
| Midshipman | $15,000 | $20,000 |
| Mystic Guide | $12,500 | $15,000 |
| Frosted | $10,000 | $10,000 |
| Enticed | $5,000 | $5,000 |
This press release has been edited for content and style by BloodHorse Staff.
