| 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 |
| Owner | WinStar Farm |
| Earnings | US$1,200,416 |
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, and went on to win four graded stakes races. License Fee was initially trained by Stanley Hough. After being sold for US$330,000 to WinStar Farm in November 1999, she was trained by W. Elliott Walden.
License Fee had 16 wins out of 43 starts, with total earnings of US$1,200,416. Her wins include:
- 2000 Ballston Spa Handicap (US$125,700), won by one and a half lengths, ridden by Pat Day.
- 2001 Gallorette Handicap (US$60,000), won by half a length, ridden by Pat Day.
- 2001 Just a Game Stakes (US$175,000), won by a short head, ridden by Pat Day.
- 2001 Sixty Sails Handicap (US$300,000), won by five lengths, ridden by Larry Melancon.
In June 2001, License Fee broke her right front leg during the Molly Pitcher Stakes, and was euthanized at the Monmouth Park Racetrack.
References
- ^ "Just A Game for License Fee". BloodHorse.com. 9 June 2001. Retrieved 2017-12-26.
- ^ "License Fee Horse Pedigree". www.pedigreequery.com. Retrieved 2017-12-26.
- "Bodemeister filly sells for $200K Friday at OBS April sale". WinStar Farm. 28 April 2017. Retrieved 2017-12-26.
- ^ "License Fee Goes Wire-To-Wire in Sixty Sails". BloodHorse.com. 29 April 2001. Retrieved 2017-12-26.
- Alber, Warren (14 August 2000). "License Fee executes game plan perfectly". Saratogian News. Retrieved 2017-12-26.
- Ross, Sherry (14 August 2000). "License Fee shows fire without cooking goose". NY Daily News. Retrieved 2017-12-26.
- "License Fee Wires Ballston Spa". BloodHorse.com. 13 August 2000. Retrieved 2017-12-27.
- Ehalt, Bob (18 May 2001). "Horse Racing - 'Limit' takes the Black-Eyed Susan". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2017-12-27.
- Hoyt, Rowland (29 June 2001). "License Fee fatally hurt in Molly Pitcher". Daily Racing Form. Retrieved 2017-12-27.