Breeding Question

[Cannon Shell]

Most of the big farms want the fee by either Sept 1st or Nov 1st of the year bred regardless of live foal or not. On the lesser stallions alot of times payment terms can be pushed back until the foal actually is born. The way the market is now you can ask to pay less than advertised rate, ask for better payment terms or both and you will get something in most cases. Obviously this is not true for the Smart Strikes of the world who are only available to graded stakes winners or producers anyway.