Unbeaten classic hero Bow Echo will stand at Dalham Hall in Newmarket for an introductory fee of £65,000 in 2027, while his sire Night of Thunder's fee will rocket from €200,000 to €450,000, making him the most expensive stallion in European history to stand at a publicly advertised fee.
Also joining the Darley roster are fellow multiple group 1 winners Ombudsman and Notable Speech, who will take up residence at Kildangan Stud in Ireland at introductory fees of €45,000 and €40,000 respectively, giving the operation a formidable trio of new recruits descended from its breed-shaping stallion Dubawi.
Bow Echo retired unbeaten following a sensational 3-year-old campaign in which he became just the third horse since the introduction of the pattern to complete the Two Thousand Guineas (G1), St James's Palace Stakes (G1) and Sussex Stakes (G1) treble without defeat.
Darley's director of stallions Sam Bullard expressed particular enthusiasm for the new recruits, describing Bow Echo as an exceptional commercial prospect.
"Bow Echo is arguably the best commercial stallion prospect to retire to stud in recent years and to stand an unbeaten champion and classic winner is a great honor," he said. "He has already gone down very well with breeders who have been to see him at Dalham and is letting down into a beautiful horse."
Ombudsman, another son of Night of Thunder, joins the roster following a glittering career which yielded five group 1 victories. He is scheduled to race once more in the Japan Cup (G1) later this month.
Night of Thunder's fee has soared to €450,000 following another outstanding campaign in which he secured a second consecutive champion sire title, siring six group 1 winners and reaching the milestone of 100 individual stakes winners.
Notable Speech, meanwhile, retires as Dubawi's most successful stallion son in terms of group 1 victories, having won seven times at the highest level, including the Two Thousand Guineas (G1), Sussex Stakes (G1) and Breeders' Cup Mile (G1T).
Bullard added: "Notable Speech is Dubawi's most prolific group 1-winning stallion son and if he passes on that electrifying speed that he showed so often, he is a thrilling prospect as a stallion.
"Ombudsman, who will stand alongside his own champion sire, has given Godolphin some truly memorable days on the racecourse and is the highest rated descendant of Dubawi yet.
Dubawi himself will remain at an unchanged fee of £350,000 at Dalham Hall Stud, having enjoyed another productive season which yielded 27 stakes winners, including group 1 winners Arabian Crown, God's Window and Imperial Emperor.
Blue Point has earned an increase from €100,000 to €130,000 at Kildangan Stud following his most successful season to date, during which he sired four group 1 winners, headed by four-time top-level scorer Blue Bolt.
His other leading performers include National Stakes (G1) winner Folsom Blues, who subsequently finished runner-up in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf (G1T) and Prix Maurice de Gheest (G1) winner Samangan. His seventh overall group 1 winner came when his southern hemisphere-bred daughter Point Barrow landed Saturday's VRC Champions Sprint (G1) at Flemington.
Ghaiyyath's fee has also doubled from €20,000 to €40,000 following a productive year in both hemispheres, with his progeny including group 1 winners Opera Ballo and Observer, as well as three juvenile stakes winners.
The son of Dubawi has also enjoyed considerable success in the sales ring, with his yearlings fetching up to 1,300,000 guineas and averaging seven times their conception fee.
