Cover image courtesy of Newgate Farm
The industry pioneers at Newgate Farm are again on the front foot this year and have released their 2025 stallion fees on Sunday night – a sharp early move ahead of the Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale. Statistical freak Extreme Choice at $330,000 – the equal highest for a sire in Australia ever – leads the roster of 16 stallions, which does not feature any new players for the first time since 2019.
“We’d like to be leaders in the market in terms of setting our fees and making them really competitive, and setting the tone for the year,” Bruce Slade, Newgate’s director of bloodstock, shared.
Slade walked The Thoroughbred Report through who’s earned an increase, who has taken a decrease, and who’s fee remains the same at…