The average stud fee has decreased 6% for the 2013 breeding season....

Growth is occurring in proven stallions that stand for $50,000 plus....

Just a few weeks ago, this column opined that some stud fees were coming down in 2009, but it was not enough. They needed to be reduced more. Since then, the Keeneland November sale has come and gone, the nearly 50% drop in gross clearly illustrating the global economic downturn has not only reached the Thoroughbred industry, but had a clear effect upon it....