 Encosta de Lago became one of the most sought after sires in Australia and in 2006 his service fee increased to $176,000.He travelled to Coolmore Stud in Ireland, for part of the northern hemisphere breeding season, from March 2007 until August 2007 when he served 66 mares.When he returned to Australia he was one of the first horses to contract equine influenza (E.I.)