Kantharos (Lion Heart), the sire of $3-million earner X Y Jet, dual-surface Grade I winner World of Trouble and MGSW and leading New York-sire Bucchero, returns to Florida and will stand the 2027 breeding season at Ocala Stud for $8,500, stands-and-nurses terms, the nursery announced on Oct. 22.Kantharos was a perennial leading sire in the Sunshine State before relocating to Hill 'n' Dale Farm in Lexington in 2016. The leading Florida-based stallion in that transition year by graded stakes winners, black-type horses and black-type winners, he finished that season the number two general sire in the state and the number one sire of 2-year-olds. His progeny earnings for 2026 top $6.5 million, tops among Florida stallions.His top performers include the very reliable MGSW turf horse Lagynos and Somerset West, winner in succession of the GII San Clemente Stakes at Del Mar and the GII Music City Stakes at Kentucky Downs.Roadster is easily the leading Florida-based freshman sire with 18 individual winners and will command a fee of $7,500 in 2027. The son of Quality Road is responsible for Sharp Susan Stakes victress Hot Rod Honey and five additional black-type horses. His son Road Show was a good-looking maiden winner at Saratoga in August for Mark Casse and was recently runner-up in the Bertram F. Bongard Stakes in his first start on the turf Oct. 2.Also new to the Ocala Stud roster for 2027 is Rated By Merit (Batallion Runner), who swept the 2024 Florida Stallion Stakes series and added a victory in last year's Discovery Stakes for owner and breeder St. Elias Stable and Chad Brown.OCALA STUD — 2027 STUD FEESKantharos (Lion Heart)–$8,5000Roadster (Quality Road)–$7,500Khozan (Distorted Humor)–$6,000Colonel Liam (Liam's Map)–$5,000Win Win Win (Hat Trick {Jpn})–$5,000Awesome Slew (Awesome Again)–$4,000Rated By Merit (Batallion Runner)–$3,500Adios Charlie (Indian Charlie)–$3,000The post Returning Kantharos, Top Freshman Roadster Head Ocala Stud Roster appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions.