Stud fee at $200K for Triple Crown champ American Pharoah

Triple Crown winner American Pharoah will stand at stud for $200,000, one of the highest prices for a horse in his first year as a stallion. The fee was set by Ashford Stud, which operates as Coolmore's American breeding facility in Versailles, Kentucky. The colt's breeding rights were purchased from owner Ahmed Zayat for an undisclosed amount earlier in the year, with reports putting the figure between $15 million and $20 million. A stallion typically books up to 200 mares in a year, which mean...