| 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]
- ^ a b c d "Just A Game for License Fee". BloodHorse.com. 9 June 2001. Retrieved 2017-12-26.
- ^ a b c "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.
- ^ a b c "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.