North America’s top 10 males Munnings son of many 1st grade winners Jack Christopher will make a career-high $100,000 next year, according to the roster and fees released October 26 by Coolmore America’s Ashford Stud.
As a 1st, 2nd place winner, Munnings earned his way into the upper class of the most successful stallions. The son of a sprint champion Sightstown entered the stud at $12,500 and the ensuing parade of elite endurance runners steadily raised the sire’s profile among the top breeders. His first case included students who won first prizes I’m a Chatterbox and El Deal along with many classified bet winners Braised . Munnings has 62 career black category winners (7% from race-age named horses), which includes the 3-year-old, 3-year-old Canadian champion in 2021. Munnyfor Ro .
Jack Christopher is a three-time 1st place champion who has won five of his six career starts and is expected to be a front-runner in the Qatar Racing Breeders’ Cup (G1) sprint in November 5 at Keeneland.
Many leading males Uncle Mo continues to lead the Ashford list at $150,000. Charlie India’s son is currently the fifth-ranked male in North America by progeny income and the third-ranked male by number of shares graded/grouped with seven.
Ashford adds three new stallions to 2023 roster: 2021 Champion, 2-year-old foal Corniche ; Preakness Stakes (G1) Winner Vote early ; and many sprinters on level 1 grass Golden Pal .
Corniche, son of Quality Sugar went undefeated in 2nd place. He won his debut at Del Mar 4 1/2 long and followed by victories in American Pharoah Stakes (G1) and TVG Breeders’ Cup Juvenile presented by Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance (G1). He suffered his only loss on July 31 at the Amsterdam Stakes (G2) at Racecourse Saratoga, where he suffered a career-ending injury to his posterior joint. He retired with $1,263,500 in income. He will import stud for $30,000.
Vote early as the son of the top king Gunman . He took his only starting win in 2nd place and started his sophomore campaign with a win in the Withers Stakes (G3) at Aqueduct race track. In his second start at age 3, he finished runner-up in the Wood Memorial Stakes presented by Resorts World Casino (G2). Coach Chad Brown chose to skip the Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve (G1) to get a new horse for the Preakness and was rewarded with a 1/4-length win first Epicenter , who finished second in the Derby. He’s retired with $1,372,500 in income and will enter college at $25,000.
Golden Pal has one more big task before he retires, which is to win the Breeders ‘Cup World Championship for the third time in the November 5 Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint (G1T), which he won. last year. 4 year old son of Uncle Mo has won eight of 12 career starts, which includes winning the Breeders Cup ‘2020 (G2T) Junior Sprint at Keeneland. He won seven graded shares and came to the Breeders’ Cup by winning the Woodford Stakes presented by FanDuel (G2T) in Keeneland. He has a career income of $1,815,131. His stud fee will be regulated after the Breeders’ Cup.
The following is a complete list of Ashford and fees.
2023 Ashford Stud Fees
| Stallion | 2023 Fee | 2022 Fees |
| American pharoah | $60,000 | 80,000 dollars |
| Classic Empire | $15,000 | $17,500 |
| Corniche | $ 30,000 | NEW |
| Cupid | $5,000 | $5,000 |
| Vote early | 25,000 dollars | NEW |
| Echo Town | $5,000 | $7,500 |
| Golden Pal | TBA | NEW |
| Evenly | 100,000 dollars | 100,000 dollars |
| Look at luck | $10,000 | $15,000 |
| Maximum security | $10,000 | $15,000 |
| Mendelssohn | 25,000 dollars | $35,000 |
| Mo town | $5,000 | $7,500 |
| Munnings | 100,000 dollars | $85,000 |
| Realistic jokes | 25,000 dollars | $35,000 |
| Law Tiz | $ 30,000 | $35,000 |
| Uncle Mo | 150,000 dollars | $160,000 |
