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Minzaal fee announced at €15,000 for his first season at Derrinstown
Six-time Group 1 winner Baaeed (Sea The Stars) will stand his first season at Shadwell's Nunnery Stud in Norfolk for £80,000. The William Haggas-trained colt won all but one of his 11 career starts with his six and a half length victory in the Group 1 Juddmonte International Stakes (1m2f) earning him a peak Timeform rating of 135.
"Baaeed's fee reflects his current status as the champion turf horse in the world for 2022 and also his impeccable race record and superb pedigree, being a direct descendant of Height Of Fashion, the dam of top-class performers Nashwan, Nayef and Unfuwain," said Stephen Collins, European bloodstock manager for Shadwell.
"The 135-rated Baaeed is a wonderful addition to the Shadwell stallion roster and we have been inundated with enquiries for nominations. We have been overwhelmed with the response from breeders from all over Europe and further afield."
Mohaather (Showcasing), Tasleet (Showcasing) and Eqtidaar (Invincible Spirit) will also stand alongside Baaeed at Nunnery Stud. Mohaather's first crop are foals and his fee remains at £15,000. Tasleet, sire of this year's Group 2 Coventry Stakes (6f) winner Bradsell, will stand for a slightly increased fee of £6,000, up from £5,000 this year while Eqtidaar's fee remains at £5,000.
At Shadwell's Derrinstown Stud in Ireland, Minzaal (Mehmas) will stand for an introductory fee of €15,000 in 2023.
"At a fee of €15,000, we have no doubt that Minzaal will prove very popular with breeders. He's a strong, good-looking individual who was a very high-class two-year-old and developed into an exceptional older sprinter, winning the Sprint Cup in devastating style," said Collins.
"His immense talent combined with his superb attitude will stand him in very good stead for what we firmly believe will be an equally successful stallion career."
Awtaad (Cape Cross) will stand alongside Minzaal at Derrinstown Stud and his fee remains unchanged at €5,000.
Tamayuz (Nayef) meanwhile has been retired from stud duties at the age of 17.
