S . ▁Tri ple ▁Crown ▁winner ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁his ▁son ▁Classic ▁Empire ▁won ▁the ▁Bre ed ers ' ▁Fut urity ▁and ▁Bre ed ers ' ▁Cup ▁Ju ven ile , ▁ear ning ▁the ▁title ▁of ▁Champion ▁Two - Year - Old ▁Col t . ▁Classic ▁Empire ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁Ark ansas ▁Derby , ▁before ▁finishing ▁a ▁trouble d ▁fourth ▁in ▁the ▁Kentucky ▁Derby , ▁and ▁then ▁suffering ▁a ▁head ▁defeat ▁in ▁the ▁Pre ak ness ▁St akes . ▁▁ ▁the ▁N ile ▁stood ▁at ▁Win Star ▁Farm . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁his ▁fee ▁was ▁increased ▁to ▁$ 6 0 , 0 0 0 . ▁Following ▁the ▁racing ▁success ▁of ▁American ▁Ph aro ah , ▁in ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁ ▁the ▁N ile ' s ▁stud ▁fee ▁had ▁more ▁than ▁double d , ▁and ▁he ▁would ▁stand ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁season ▁for ▁a ▁fee ▁of ▁$ 1 2 5 , 0 0 0 , ▁though ▁Justin ▁Z ay at , ▁son ▁of ▁Ah med ▁Z ay at , ▁said ▁offers ▁as ▁high ▁as ▁$ 1 5 0 , 0 0 0 ▁had ▁been ▁ent ert ained ▁for ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁For ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁his ▁stud ▁fee ▁was ▁set ▁at ▁$ 1 1 0 , 0 0 0 . ▁ ▁Death ▁After ▁bre eding ▁a