stud fee

noun

1. the charge for the service of a male animal, as a horse, in breeding.

Example Sentences

Flightline will begin his breeding career next year at Lane’s End Farms in Versailles, Kentucky, but a stud fee has yet to be determined.

From Seattle Times

Flightline’s ownership syndicate, comprised of five groups, has yet to determine a stud fee.

From Seattle Times

Generally, breeders nominate their stallions every breeding season for about the cost of their stud fee.

From Los Angeles Times

His retirement home has been picked out, his stud fee has been set and he’s in the relatively small club of thoroughbreds with multiple Breeders’ Cup race victories including last year’s Classic.

From Seattle Times

That horse was Medina Spirit, a $35,000 Florida-bred purchase sired by Protonico, whose stud fee was only $5,000.

From Los Angeles Times