License Fee (horse)
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| License Fee | |
|---|---|
| Breed | Thoroughbred |
| Sire | Black Tie Affair |
| Grandsire | Miswaki |
| Dam | Star Deputy |
| Damsire | Deputy Minister (horse) |
| Sex | female |
| Foaled | 1995 |
| Died | 2001 |
| Country |  Canada |
| Colour | Chestnut |
| Breeder | Pedigree Farms[1] |
| Owner | WinStar Farm[1] |
| Earnings | US$1,200,416[2] |
License Fee (1995–2001) was a chestnut Thoroughbred racehorse mare, by Black Tie Affair and out of the Deputy Minister mare Star Deputy. She was bred by Pedigree Farms in Ontario, Canada,[1] and went on to win four graded stakes races.[3] License Fee was initially trained by Stanley Hough.[4] After being sold for US$330,000[5] to WinStar Farm in November 1999,[6] she was trained by W. Elliott Walden.[4]
License Fee had 16 wins out of 43 starts,[2] with total earnings of US$1,200,416.[2] Her wins include:
- 2000 Ballston Spa Handicap (US$125,700), won by one and a half lengths, ridden by Pat Day.[7]
- 2001 Gallorette Handicap (US$60,000), won by half a length, ridden by Pat Day.[8]
- 2001 Just a Game Stakes (US$175,000), won by a short head, ridden by Pat Day.[1]
- 2001 Sixty Sails Handicap (US$300,000), won by five lengths, ridden by Larry Melancon.[4]
In June 2001, License Fee broke her right front leg during the Molly Pitcher Stakes, and was euthanized at the Monmouth Park Racetrack.[9]