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stud fee

American  

noun

  1. the charge for the service of a male animal, as a horse, in breeding.


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His retirement home has been picked out, his stud fee has been set and he’s in the relatively small club of thoroughbreds with multiple Breeders’ Cup race victories including last year’s Classic.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 28, 2022

A stud fee is defined as a price paid by the owner of a female animal to the owner of a male animal for the right to breed.

From Fox News • Nov. 1, 2021

Curlin To Mischief stands at Ranch San Miguel with a stud fee of $3,500.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 22, 2019

Boden recommends taking a stud fee and multiplying it by 300 to ascertain a horse’s overall market value.

From Washington Post • May 7, 2019

No one was foolish enough to pay a stud fee to breed a mare to him.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand

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