Dubai World Cup winner Animal Kingdom will stand his first season at stud in Scone at $38,500.
John Messara, the owner of Arrowfield Stud and majority owner of the stallion, said a decision on whether Animal Kingdom raced at Royal Ascot before making the trip to Australia would be made in the next couple of days.
“The trainer Graham Motion will travel from America and the vet will inspect him and they will make a decision on Royal Ascot,” Messara said.
“I will leave it up to them.”
Before last month’s World Cup in Dubai, Messara bought a majority shareholding in the 2011 Kentucky Derby winner from United States based Team Valor.
Arrowfield also announced its other 2013 stallion fees today, with super sire Redoute’s Choice remaining at $137,500.
Redoute’s Choice was the sire of the $5 million sale topping half brother to Black Caviar.
Redoute’s Choice is serving his first northern hemisphere season at the Aga Khan’s stud, Haras de Bonneval in France.
-with AAP
