"Private" stallion fees - reasons for this?

[LaurieB]

@Mara;4152670

And therein lies the difference! It’s occurred to me, more than once, that the Stallion Register was more for the fans who like to look at the pretty pictures than it was for the serious breeders. I would think that someone with a good mare and high five or six figures to drop on a stud fee either already is well-informed or gets a consultant.

I love the Register - I use it often when kicking back in front of TVG. (I live in Georgia. ANYTHING racing-related is welcomed in this household, as it’s usually a little tough to come by).

For me the problem with the stallion register is that it comes too late. I know I’m a little compulsive on the subject, but by the time it arrives in my mailbox in mid December, all my mares are already booked.

The pictures are very pretty though. :lol:

[Beaver_Breeze]

[QUOTE=Las Olas;4152201]
I guess the difference is that I don’t use the stallion registers as the listed stud fees, I use the fax sheets that the stud farms send the breeders directly. I keep the masters in a binder and transfer the info over to an excel spreadsheet for quick reference. STG’s stud fee in 2002 was listed at $225,000 payable 9/1. I didn’t even think to look in the B-H before I posted.

Just as an aside, I have never (not once) paid the stud fee listed in the Blood-Horse to breed to a stallion. Because of the early deadline, the farm’s either list TBA, Private, but mostly they use best-case-senario pricing. I’ve generally paid less, but a couple of times paid more.[/QUOTE]

I hear ya and know how it works. My post was not intended to suggest that you were wrong, just to reassure Mara that she wasn’t losing it.

[Mara]

[QUOTE=Beaver Breeze;4156411]
I hear ya and know how it works. My post was not intended to suggest that you were wrong, just to reassure Mara that she wasn’t losing it. ;)[/QUOTE]

And don’t think I don’t appreciate that! Some days I need all the reassurance I can get!