Not This Time tops US sires at US$300,000 for 2027
Taylor Made’s flagship sets the season’s highest North American fee as Nyquist, Life Is Good and Maxfield climb and Sovereignty’s debut price waits on the Breeders’ Cup.
Not This Time will stand the 2027 northern hemisphere season for US$300,000 (AU$431,000), the highest fee announced for a stallion in North America so far.
Not This Time tops the general sire list this season with progeny earnings above US$28 million, while he also leads the lists for black-type winners (23) and graded stakes winners (14). His price steps up from US$250,000.
He has 15 Grade 1 winners from seven crops, and his 2026 runners include Dubai World Cup winner Magnitude, a leading Breeders’ Cup Classic contender.
At Darley America, Nyquist rises from US$175,000 to US$225,000 after 11 yearlings sold for seven figures in 2026, among them one that topped the Saratoga session at US$3.2 million. Maxfield goes from US$50,000 to US$75,000 on the back of first-crop multiple Grade 1 winner Englishman.
Fees for Horse of the Year Sovereignty, Knightsbridge and Speaker’s Corner will be set after the Breeders’ Cup. Sovereignty is a potential Australian shuttler for 2027.
WinStar has more than doubled Life Is Good’s fee, from US$60,000 to US$125,000. His first crop includes Grade 1 Hopeful winner The Good Life. Constitution is unchanged at US$110,000. Cogburn, the Not This Time horse who shuttled to Australia in 2025, stands for US$20,000.
At Lane’s End, Quality Road stays at US$100,000 while Flightline’s fee is pending. Liam’s Map rises from US$50,000 to US$80,000 after three Grade 1 winners in 2026, including Preakness winner Napoleon Solo. Claiborne’s Mindframe leads its roster at US$40,000 after covering a farm-record 187 mares in his first season. Spendthrift announced Into Mischief at US$250,000 the previous week.
