Maranoa Charlie Launched at €20,000; Starman Rises to €40,000

Starman will stand at €40,000 in 2026 | Alice Fitzgerald

Tally-Ho Stud's new recruit Maranoa Charlie, a Group 1-winning son of Wootton Bassett, has been introduced at a fee of €20,000 for the 2026 breeding season. Trained in France by Christopher Head, the three-year-old is a four-time Group winner, those victories including the Prix de la Foret on Arc weekend. 

This year's champion first-season sire-elect Starman has received a significant boost in fee, which rises from €10,000 to €40,000, while his stud-mate Mehmas, who was himself champion freshman sire in 2020, has been held at his 2025 fee of €70,000.

Elsewhere on the roster, Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint winner Big Evs has been trimmed from €17,500 to €15,000, while Champion Stakes winner King Of Steel is down to €15,000 from €20,000.

Good Guess, whose first foals have sold well at Goffs this week, remains at €12,500 for this third season, while his sire, the venerable Kodiac, is at €20,000 as he embarks on his 20th covering season.

Completing the line-up is Mehmas's son Persian Force, whose first runners will hit the track in 2026. He returns to his opening fee of €10,000, having been available at €8,000 for the previous two seasons.

After standing for eight seasons at Tally-Ho Stud, Cotai Glory, the sire of Group/Grade 1 winners Powerful Glory, Excellent Truth and The Platinum Queen, has been sold to stand at stud in Turkey next year. 

 

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