Maryland's Northview Cutting Most '26 Stud Fees in Half

Northview Stallion Station announced Oct. 28 it was cutting in half the previously advertised stud fees for the six established stallions on its roster for the 2026 breeding season. "As regional markets continue to face financial headwinds, we at Northview Stallion Station understand the challenges breeders encounter when planning for the upcoming season. To help ease that burden, we are offering 50% reductions on stud fees for our established sires for the 2026 breeding year—while also welcoming an exciting new addition to our roster, Post Time, who will stand his first season at stud for $4,000 live foal," said general manager David Wade in a statement released Oct. 28. "This initiative reflects our ongoing commitment to supporting the Mid-Atlantic breeding community and ensuring breeders have every opportunity to thrive. Our 2026 stallion roster features a powerful mix of proven sires and promising young stallions—each offering exceptional genetic value, performance potential, and now, unmatched value. Whether your goal is speed, stamina, or versatility, we're confident you'll find the ideal match for your mare among our lineup." Standing for $2,500 next year will be Endorsed (Medaglia d'Oro—Dance Card, by Tapit); Engage (Into Mischief—Nefertiti, by Speightstown); and Golden Lad (Medaglia d'Oro—Broadway Gold, by Seeking the Gold). Endorsed is a half brother to 2023 Horse of the Year Cody's Wish. His first foals arrived earlier this year. Engage is freshman sire this year who has been represented by five winners to date, including multiple stakes-placed winner Vita Mia, a runner-up in the Hallandale Beach Stakes and Our Dear Peggy Stakes. Golden Lad is a cornerstone of the Northview roster, having sired 186 winners so far that include 10 black-type winners. His standout runners include eight-time stakes winner Hello Beautiful and multiple stakes winners Cinnabunny and Caprice. Golden Lad is a half brother to Broadway's Alibi, the dam of two-time Breeders' Cup Sprint (G1) winner Elite Power. Uncle Lino (Uncle Mo—Haysee, by Orientate) will stand next year for $1,500, while First Mondays (Curlin—Formalities Aside, by Awesome Again) and Galawi (IRE) (Dubawi—Galikova, by Galileo) will each stand for $1,000. Northview's marquee sire Great Notion, who has been Maryland's leading sire for 2018-24 and currently leads the state sire standings by progeny earnings and number of black-type stakes winners with seven, is already booked full for 2026. The 25-year-old son of Elusive Quality stands for a private fee. The farm recently announced the retirement of eight-time stakes winner and grade 1-placed Post Time to its roster. The Maryland-bred son of Frosted won a stakes every year from 2 to 5 and captured his first graded stakes wins at 4 in Carter Handicap (G2) and General George Stakes (G3). He also was runner-up in the 2024 Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile (G1) on his way to earning nearly $1.5 million.