Bishops Bay Stands at Taylor Made for $12,500

The six-time graded stakes winner will enter stud next year at Taylor Made Stallions with a stands and nurses guarantee.

Updated on Nov. 4, 2026 in Equestrian

Bishops Bay Stands at Taylor Made for $12,500

Taylor Made Stallions announced that Bishops Bay, a six-time graded stakes winner and son of Uncle Mo, will stand at stud next year for a $12,500 fee. The stud fee comes with a stands and nurses guarantee.

Why it matters

Bishops Bay's stud career gives breeders in Kentucky access to a son of Uncle Mo with a strong graded stakes record at the mile distance. The announcement marks the transition of his racing career into a breeding career.

Bishops Bay won five of seven starts at a mile, all in graded stakes company, including the $500,000 Cigar Mile Handicap (G2) in 1:34.62. He sold for $450,000 as a yearling in 2021 and for $1.3 million at the Keeneland November sale at age 5.

The players

Taylor Made Stallions

Taylor Made Stallions is a Kentucky thoroughbred breeding farm that stands stallions to mares from around the world.

WinStar Farm

WinStar Farm is a Kentucky thoroughbred breeding operation that bred Bishops Bay out of Catch My Drift.

The details

Bishops Bay, bred by WinStar Farm out of Catch My Drift, was sold to agent Pedro Lanz on behalf of KAS Stables at the Keeneland November Horses of Racing Age Sale. His final race was the Ack Ack Stakes on September 26 at Churchill Downs.

September 2021: Bishops Bay sold for $450,000 at the Keeneland September Yearling Sale.
2023: Bishops Bay lost by a head in the Peter Pan Stakes (G3).
September 26: Bishops Bay won the Ack Ack Stakes, his final race.
October 31: Bishops Bay ran in the Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile (G1) at Keeneland.
November 4, 2026: Taylor Made Stallions announced his stud career.

Roadmap

Bishops Bay's move to stud extends the sire line of Uncle Mo, a son of Mo Exception who has been represented by several stakes winners. Breeders in Kentucky continue to weigh graded stakes success at the mile distance against pedigree when choosing stallions.

Breeders considering Bishops Bay will need to contact Taylor Made Stallions directly to confirm booking availability at the $12,500 fee. Owners of mares should review the stands and nurses guarantee terms before committing.

The takeaway

Stallion announcements like this one show how a horse's racing record, including graded stakes wins at a specific distance, translates into a breeding fee. Readers interested in thoroughbred breeding economics can track how stud fees move as the first crops of new stallions reach the track.