BAAEED has had his covering fee lowered from £80,000 to £65,000 for his third season.

Standing at Shadwell's Beech House Stud in Newmarket, Baaeed retired as the highest-rated horse in Europe for over a decade.

Stephen Collins, Shadwell's European Bloodstock Manager, said: “Baaeed retired with an official rating of 135 after six brilliant Group 1 wins. Since then he has been supported by the world’s leading breeders with two exceptional books of mares. He is a stallion of great importance to Shadwell and we are delighted with his first foals. Given his extraordinary ability, outstanding pedigree and faultless conformation, he remains a truly unmissable stallion prospect.”

Mohaather, the Group 1 Sussex Stakes winning miler turned leading first-crop sire, has earned a slight increase in his fee to £15,000.

Collins commented: “Mohaather has been one of the success stories of the year, producing three stakes winners, more than any other first-crop sire in 2024. He remains on an exciting upward curve and, considering he continued to improve throughout his career, there is a lot to look forward to. The market was incredibly supportive of his second-crop of yearlings and we believe he should be very attractive to breeders at the fee of £15,000.”

Mostahdaf, the outstanding Group 1 Prince of Wales’s Stakes and Group 1 Juddmonte International winner, will stand at a fee of £12,500 for his second season.

“Mostahdaf was an outstanding winner of two of Europe’s premier races and completed a historic double as only two horses have won both the Prince of Wales’s Stakes and Juddmonte International in the same season in the last 50 years," said Collins. "The son of Frankel has an exceptional pedigree, being a half-brother to Nazeef, a dual Group 1 winning miler, and is from the family of two champion sprinters. He has covered a high-class first book supported by all the right breeders and we look forward to seeing his first foals next year.”

Derrinstown’s Minzaal heads into his third season at a marginally reduced fee of €12,500. He was an emphatic winner of the Group 1 Haydock Sprint Cup Stakes as well as taking the Group 2 Gimcrack Stakes at two.

Stephen Collins said: “Minzaal is the highest-rated son of Mehmas, who himself has had another excellent year. We received very strong reports on his first foals and anticipation is high ahead of the foal sales. He ticks a lot of boxes for Ireland’s commercial breeders and he has been well-supported with two quality books of mares. A very fast, good-looking horse he should be popular with breeders again this year.”

Awtaad gets an increase for 2025, up to €7,500 from €5,000 following two fine years for his progeny on the track. His son Anmaat took the Group 1 Champion Stakes at Ascot recently, defeating five Group 1 winners, and Anisette also added another Grade 1 victory to her résumé in the Grade 1 Gamely Stakes at Del Mar.

"Few sires can match his achievements in terms of the value he offers breeders as a regular source of blacktype performers," Collins said. "His yearlings this year sold for up to 80,000gns and €80,000. I’m sure nominations will be in high-demand.”

Collins added: “For a roster of Shadwell’s quality, we believe our fees provide good, competitive value to breeders in what is an unpredictable climate. While many of the yearling sales saw the market rise far above expectation, we recognise there are still areas of the market which require support. We would like to thank all our clients for their continued and valued business."

DERRINSTOWN STUD FEES

Stallion 2025 fee (2024 in brackets)

Awtaad Jan 1st,SLF) €7,500 (€5,000)

Minzaal (Jan 1st, SLF) €12,500) (€15,000)

BEECH HOUSE STUD FEES

Stallion 2025 fee (2024 in brackets)

Baaeed (Oct 1st,SLF) £65,000 (£80,000)

Mohaather (Jan 1st,SLF) £15,000 (£12,500)

Mostahdaf (Jan 1st, SLF) £12,500 (£15,000)