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Mr Piloto has a unique pedigree history as he comes from the female family that produced Galobar, winner of the first All American Futurity in 1959. It is his female family that enhances his credentials to seek the All American Dream.
The premature retirement of Mr Piloto was not because of an injury or his value as a breeding stallion, but because of the circumstances that brought him to the All
were set, and those involved found guilty. The horses were dispersed, including Mr Piloto.
The good news is Mr Piloto was purchased in 2013 by Jon and Donna McPherson’s Grant
are Point Break Dash, Famous Joker and Dominicklala.
The move to Grant Farms has brought Mr Piloto into a very successful breeding program. He
American Futurity. Jose Trevino was actively buying racehorses and those runners were meeting with a great deal of success. His horses had won over $2.5 million in a short time. This included two million-dollar races before the
All American. When the Justice Department stepped in to investigate, the court found that Jose Trevino was a part of a money laundering scheme for his brother Miguel Trevino and the Zeta Cartel. The horses were confiscated, trials
Farms LLC of Pineville, Louisiana. The Grant Farms-bred runners have earned over $6.1 million. They were the AQHA Champion Breeders in 2018. Grant Farms had already purchased his dam Ms Pilot Point in 2008, the year Mr Piloto was born. She has since produced two additional stakes winners and three stakes placed runners for them. The stakes winners are Paint My Pilot and Ms Leaving You, and the stakes placed runners
is the sire of horses that have now won over $3.3 million, with 95 ROM and seven stakes winners. His leading money earner is Mpshinning, winner of $746,045, including the 2018 LQHBA Louisiana Million Futurity. He was bred by Grant Farms.
The All American Dream provided by Mr Piloto ended with a sad outcome. But now he is siring foals and one of them may provide an All American Futurity win for someone else. After all the All American Dream is in his genes.
Mr Piloto’s winning connections include owner Tremor Enterprises LLC, trainer Felipe Quintero and jockey Esgar Ramirez.
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