Frankel fee unchanged as Field Of Gold joins Juddmonte roster

Juddmonte has announced its 2027 stud fees for its six European-based stallions standing at Banstead Manor Stud in Newmarket, headed by Frankel at £350,000 (A$680,500).

European champion Field Of Gold, a son of Kingman, will join the roster for his first season at stud at £20,000 (A$38,900), following Group 1 victories in the Irish 2000 Guineas and St James’s Palace Stakes, having also finished second in the 2000 Guineas.

Frankel, whose 2026 Group 1 winners included Epsom Oaks heroine Thundering On and Irish Derby winner Benvenuto Cellini, has sired 45 individual Group 1 winners and more than 200 stakes winners worldwide, with his fee remaining unchanged in 2027.

Kingman will stand at £125,000 (A$243,100) after producing a 2026 yearling average of £283,197, while his sons Persian King, Calyx, Chachnak and Palace Pier have also established themselves as sires of Group 1 performers.

Chaldean, who shuttles to New Zealand’s Cambridge Stud, will remain at £20,000 (A$38,900) after his first yearlings achieved a top price of €650,000 and 32 six-figure sales, with the stallion having covered more than 180 mares in 2026 and his first runners expected in 2027.

Lead Artist, who covered more than 170 mares in his first season at Banstead Manor Stud, will stand at £12,500 (A$24,300) after he completes his maiden southern hemisphere season at Arrowfield Stud in the Hunter Valley.

Bated Breath will stand at £5,000 (A$9,700) after producing 12 stakes performers and six stakes winners in 2026, including Group 2 Hungerford Stakes winner Coppull and dual Group 3 winner Take A Breath.