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"The stallion roster represents Shadwell’s enduring commitment to building on a legacy of breeding and racing excellence."

Shadwell are delighted to announce their 2026 nomination fees.

The stallion roster represents Shadwell’s enduring commitment to building on a legacy of breeding and racing excellence. The fees again offer strong and fair value in a uncertain market and gives breeders the opportunity to share in the success of exceptional young stallions.

Standing at Beech House Stud, United Kingdom: 

BAAEED – £55,000 1st Oct SLF 
MOHAATHER – £10,000 1st Jan SLF 
MOSTAHDAF – £9,000 1st Jan SLF 

Standing at Derrinstown Stud, Ireland: 

MINZAAL – €12,500 1st Jan SLF 
AWTAAD – €8,500 1st Jan SLF

The roster is headed by Baaeed (header image), the highest-rated racehorse in Europe for over a decade and who stands as a fitting tribute to Shadwell’s dedication to the thoroughbred. Supported by many of the world’s leading breeders, Baaeed has already covered three outstanding books of mares. His first yearlings were offered this year and included sales of €800,000 and 625,000gns etc., reaffirming his status as one of the most exciting stallion prospects of the modern era. At his fee of £55,000, Baaeed offers breeders the opportunity to be part of something truly special.

Minzaal’s first yearlings were also offered this year and they generated some exceptional prices, including soaring up to 550,000gns and 450,000gns etc., at an average of almost 6-times his first-season fee. Having captured the Group 1 Sprint Cup as a four-year-old and the Group 2 Gimcrack Stakes as a juvenile, Minzaal combines speed, precocity and Group 1 consistency across three seasons. With all the boxes ticked for an Irish commercial stallion, Minzaal looks to follow in the footsteps of his sire Mehmas and grandsire Acclamation at his unchanged 2026 fee of €12,500.

This year Mohaather confirmed himself as a sire of Group 1 talent. His first-crop star Big Mojo claimed the Group 1 Sprint Cup, while the two-year-old Cape Orator was placed in the Group 1 Criterium International. Those results, alongside the 2024 Stakes winners Yah Mo Be There and Merveilleux Lapin, mean Mohaather’s momentum continues to build, backed by strong breeder support throughout. He stands at £10,000 in 2026.

Mostahdaf, winner of both the Group 1 Juddmonte International and Group 1 Prince of Wales’s Stakes, saw his first foals well-received this year. By Frankel, out of a Stakes-winning Dubawi mare and a half-brother to dual Group 1-winning miler Nazeef, Mostahdaf boasts an exceptional and fast pedigree. Attractive, athletic, and the highest-rated horse to retire to stud in Britain since Baaeed, he represents outstanding value at £9,000 in 2026 given his credentials. 

Awtaad has enjoyed a remarkable year. Ethical Diamond's track record breaking success in the Grade 1 Breeders' Cup Turf builds on the multiple Group 1 successes of Anmaat and Anisette. His 2025 roll of honour also includes new Stakes scorers Waterford, Naomi Lapaglia and Thalara, as well as two Stakes performing two-year-olds and a Royal Ascot double. He continues to prove himself a consistent source of top-class performers at a value fee. He is available at €8,500 in 2026.

Shadwell would like to extend sincere thanks to all clients for their continued support. The team looks forward to assisting you with your breeding plans for the upcoming season.