Hill 'n' Dale Farm at Xalapa released its 2022 roster and fees Oct. 20 headlined by two-time Horse of the Year Curlin , the leading sire of grade 1 winners in 2021 with five. His stud fee remains unchanged at US$175,000.
Also at Hill 'n' Dale is Curlin's champion 2-year-old son Good Magic , whose first-crop yearlings were well received in the auction ring. He was represented by 13 that sold for US$250,000 or more, with a colt out of the Scat Daddy mare Allanah bringing the top price of US$775,000 at the Keeneland September Yearling Sale. His fee remains unchanged as well at US$30,000.
Another young farm stallion who performed particularly well at auction was grade 1 winner Army Mule , whose 44 first-crop yearlings bred on a US$10,000 stud fee that sold in the ring at the yearling sales went on to average US$112,500. The sire was represented by 19 six-figure yearlings, with his top-selling colt and filly each bringing US$400,000. He'll stand for US$7,500 in 2022.
New to the roster is Charlatan , a multiple grade 1 winner with earnings of US$4,047,200, who will take up residence at the stallion complex at Xalapa alongside the farm's 13 other stallions. A son of Speightstown , Charlatan won a division of the Arkansas Derby (G1) and the Runhappy Malibu Stakes (G1) at 3 and earlier this year was runner-up in the $20 million Saudi Cup, which will be run as a group 1 race beginning next year.
"Hill 'n' Dale stallions continue to succeed at the highest levels," said Hill 'n' Dale president John Sikura. "Currently, on the BloodHorse sires list, Ghostzapper is ranked second by progeny earnings and Curlin is number three (by earnings) with the most grade 1 winners in North America. Maclean's Music has enjoyed a breakout year led by grade 1 winners Jackie's Warrior and Drain the Clock . Kitten's Joy is consistently a leading sire, and Violence has a prime Breeders' Cup contender in Dr. Schivel . Our newest addition Charlatan is hugely popular with breeders and will be supported with our best mares."
