Dubai Sky

Only a couple of weeks ago, Bill Oppenheim reminded us of 2005’s remarkable crop of new stallions, featuring Tapit, Medaglia d’Oro, Speightstown and Candy Ride. At a time when the top stallions commanded such fees as $500,000 (Storm Cat) and $300,000 (A.P. Indy and Kingmambo), it is worth remembering that two of these newcomers were available for as little as $15,000 (Tapit) and $10,000 (Candy Ride).