Not This Time’s stud fee jumps to $250,000 for 2026

The Taylor Made sensation is at its peak, posting record-breaking numbers both on the track and in the marketplace

Not This Time is enjoying a remarkable period of success / TAYLOR MADE FARM

LEXINGTON, Kentucky (Special for Turf Diario).- With a dreamlike current form and firmly established as one of the world’s most influential sires, Not This Time will once again lead the roster at Taylor Made Stallions in 2026, with his service set at $250,000 live foal. This fee places him among the most expensive stallions globally and cements his privileged standing in North American breeding.

A son of the legendary Giant’s Causeway, the bay is enjoying a monumental year both on the track and in the sales ring. He leads all sires in black-type winners in 2025 with 22 and ranks second overall in the United States, having sired progeny with earnings exceeding $19 million. His offspring shine coast to coast, combining talent, versatility, and precocity, turning Not This Time into a genuine genetic powerhouse.

His dominance extends to the marketplace: at the Keeneland yearling sales, he led all sires in seven-figure offspring, topping out at $2 million, underscoring the strong demand for his progeny among top breeders and international buyers. And if that wasn’t enough, his runners are already lining up for the upcoming Breeders’ Cup, with three confirmed entries: Rhetorical, winner of the G1 Turf Mile; Imaginationthelady, winner of the G2 Jessamine Stakes; and Final Score, hero of the G2 Bourbon Stakes.

Among his standout juveniles this season is Troubleshooting, victorious in the G1 Franklin-Simpson Stakes at Kentucky Downs and his leading money earner with over $1.3 million. Other notable performers include Magnitude, winner of the G2 Risen Star Stakes; the undefeated Disco Time, targeting the G3 Fayette or G2 Clark; and multiple G1-placed Goal Oriented, headed for the G1 Dirt Mile at the Breeders’ Cup.

In the shadow of such a star, Taylor Made has confirmed the rest of its powerful roster, including Early Voting (Gun Runner, $12,500), Preakness Stakes G1 winner and one of the most promising of his generation, along with Instilled Regard (Arch) and Instagrand (Into Mischief), both at $8,000, producers of top-level winners. The roster is rounded out by Tacitus (Tapit), Dr. Schivel (Violence), Idol (Curlin), and Angel of Empire (Pioneerof the Nile), all at $5,000, offering genetic variety and a solid mix of speed and stamina.

“We’re experiencing an exceptional moment with Not This Time. His impact is extraordinary, and what lies ahead promises to be even greater,” Taylor Made emphasized, offering special incentives for breeders sending repeat or multiple mares.

With three books projected at over 600 mares and a crop that grows in quality year after year, Not This Time looks poised to follow in the footsteps of the greats. In an industry where the numbers speak for themselves, his name is already among the elite.