Flightline's fee clipped to $125,000 as world champion headlines Lane's End roster

World champion Flightline will continue to headline the Lane's End roster with his fee for 2026 set at $125,000.

The son of Tapit and 2022 Horse of the Year has had his first crop of yearlings well received at the sales, where they generated an American average of $724,038 as of Tuesday. His top sellers include ten seven-figure purchases in the United States, topped by a $2.2 million filly during the Keeneland September Yearling Sale.

New to Lane's End's line-up next year is multiple Grade 1 winner Raging Torrent, a four-year-old son of Maximus Mischief who won the 2024 Malibu Stakes and this year captured the Metropolitan Handicap after taking the Godolphin Mile at Meydan. 

Raging Torrent got sidelined by a suspensory injury in July following his two-and-a-half-length win over Fierceness in the Met Mile. Raging Torrent is out of Violent Wave, a winner by Violence and a half-sister to Graded winner The Nth Degree. His inaugural fee will be $15,000.

Bill Farish of Lane's End said: "2025 was an exceptional year for the Lane's End roster. With Liam's Map and Twirling Candy both siring three Grade 1 winners, as well as Flightline's knockout first-crop yearling sales results, including a sale-topping filly and an average of $749,083.

"With the addition of multiple Grade 1 winner Raging Torrent, 2026 looks to be another exciting year."

Liam's Map, a son of Unbridled's Song, has been represented this year by dual Grade 1 winner Deterministic, a winner of the Manhattan Stakes and Fourstardave Stakes; Bluegrass Stakes winner Burnham Square; and Champagne Stakes winner Napoleon Solo. The stallion's fee has been raised to $50,000 for 2026.

Twirling Candy, an 18-year-old son of Candy Ride, has been represented this year by seven Graded winners, including Jaipur Stakes winner Ag Bullet, Belmont Oaks Invitational Stakes winner Fionn and Test Stakes winner Kilwin. Twirling Candy ranks fourth on the general leading sires list with more than $13.8 million in year-to-date progeny earnings. His fee has been upped to $75,000.

Quality Road, who is among North America's top 15 sires, remains near the top of Lane's End roster with a 2026 fee of $100,000, which has been adjusted from $150,000 earlier this year. 

The 19-year-old son of Elusive Quality has sired five Graded winners so far this year, including Cotillion Stakes winner Clicquot  and Ballerina Stakes scorer Hope Road.

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