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FLYING COWBOY 123si 101, $1,045,811 Champion 3-Year-Old Colt
Mr Jess Perry
Apollitical Jess
Streakin La Jolla
Scoopie Fein
Streakin Six Bottom’s Up
Sinn Fein
Legs La Scoop Falstaff
Tumble Along First Down Dash Favorite Attraction
Rocket Wrangler Find A Buyer TB Easy Jet
Azuree
Easy Six
Long Chance TB Tiny’s Gay
Lou Etta Deck
Easy Six
Miss Assured
Raise Your Glass TB La Jolla
Three Ohs Vansarita Too Scooper Chick
La Ferne
Lyphard
Ivorina
Tumble Wind
Shine Quick
Dash For Cash
First Prize Rose Easy Jet
Native Noblesse
Rocket Bar TB Go Galla Go To Market Hide And Seek Jet Deck Lena’s Bar TB Azure Te TB Minette
Easy Jet
Peggy Toro
Ole Fols
Longing
Tiny Watch
Gay’s Delight Chick’s Etta Deck Lou Deck
Easy Jet
Peggy Toro
Little Request TB Assured
Raise A Native Champagne Woman
St Bar
Top Pretty TB
Three Chicks OhMyOh
Vandy Garrettsmisspawhuska Triple Chick
Scoop Bam Quicksilver King
Nikita
Northern Dancer Goofed
Sir Ivor
Double Damask Restless Wind
Easy Stages
Rise ‘N Shine
Quickie
Rocket Wrangler
Find A Buyer TB Gallant Jet Rose Bug
Jet Deck
Lena’s Bar TB Raise Your Glass TB Native Empress
Three Bars
Golden Rocket
Go Man Go
La Galla Win Market Wise Pretty Does
Alibhai
Scattered
Moon Deck
Miss Night Bar Three Bars
Lena Valentini Nashville
Blue One
Rocket Bar TB Miss Bob
Jet Deck
Lena’s Bar TB
Hijo The Bull TB Prescott Peggy Joe Tudor Minstrel Game Of Chance Father John Doonaree
Anchor Watch TB Clabber Tiny Rocket Bar TB Miss Ginger Gay Three Chicks Decketta
Top Deck TB
Lady Lou Bar
Apollo TB Apollitical Time
Half Time Attraction FLYING COWBOY 123, ’16-C.
Dash For Cash Takin On The Cash
Take You On
Hot Cash 123
Six Fols To Hot To Hug
Tiny Lou Etta
Breeder: Carolyn Bay
Owner: Paragon Farms, LLC
Trainers: James Gonzales II, Trey Wood Jockeys: Ricky Ramirez, Tanner Thedford
2019 Record: 7-4(1)-1-1(1), $401,388, Texas Cl. D.-G1, 3rd All American D.-G1, 4th Ruidoso D.-G1.
Flying Cowboy 123 became the first millionaire for Paragon Farms, going over that magic number in the final race of his career, the Texas Classic Derby-G1. It was a fitting finale in more ways than raising his bankroll to $1,045,811. He completed a Texas Classic Futurity/Derby double, headed off to stud after the win, and sealed a second Championship Award.
Flying Cowboy 123 won the 2018 title of Champion 2-Year-Old Colt. He repeated in 2019 as Champion 3-Year-Old Colt.
“I hope he does as well in the stud barn as he did on the track,” said Tom Lipar of Paragon Farms in accepting the 2019 award. “It was just as exciting—even more so—that he could come back and do that. The first time was kind of shocking. This one’s kind of sunk in a little bit more, and I appreciate it a little bit more.” Carolyn Bay bred Flying Cowboy 123 in Michigan. The colt is by Apollitical Jess and out of Hot Cash 123, who was honored at the awards ceremony as a Dam of Distinction. The mare has also produced World Champion Cold Cash 123, Paint World Champion I Do One Two Three, and 2019 stakes winner Tough Dynasty 123.
Marty Powers consigned Flying Cowboy 123 at the 2017 Ruidoso Select Yearling Sale. Paragon Farms bought him there for $100,000. Powers sold two yearlings out of Hot Cash 123 for Bay at the 2019 Ruidoso Select Yearling Sale, getting $170,000 and $112,000.
Flying Cowboy 123 spent the first part
of his 3-year-old season at Ruidoso Downs. He qualified the third fastest for the All American Derby-G1 with an impressive 2 3/4-length victory in his trial, and finished third in the final.
At Lone Star Park, Flying Cowboy 123 qualified the fastest for jockey Ricky Ramirez
in his Texas Classic Derby trial. In the final, with Ramirez again aboard, Flying Cowboy 123 stormed home to win by a 1/2-length.
Lipar is looking forward to Flying Cowboy 123’s new career at stud. He plans to breed several mares to the 2-time Champion, who is standing at Bob Moore Farms in Norman, Oklahoma.
Ricky Ramirez aboard Flying Cowboy 123 winning the Texas Classic Derby-G1.
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Dustin Orona