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Speedhorse did our best to include all Quarter Horse stallions on this list, but please let us know if you do not see your stallion on this list.
OPEN ME A CORONA
(Coronas Leaving You-In The Open) Standing at Robicheaux Ranch Inc. 2019 fee: $2,500
Open Me A Corona gave his connections
plenty of reason to celebrate on the racetrack.
The 2010 son of Champion sire Coronas Leaving You was a winner in each season he competed
from ages 2 to 6, winning stakes races at 2, 4, 5, and 6. As a 2 year old, he won each of his 3 starts including the LQHBA Breeders’ Futurity-G1 at Evangeline Downs. At 4, he captured the Mr Jess Perry Louisiana Downs Stakes and Gentilly Dash. At 5, he was named Champion Aged Stallion after victories in the Vals Fortune Stakes-G2, Louisiana Classic Stakes-G2, Louisiana Champions Day Classic Stakes-G2, John Alleman Memorial-G3,
Mr Jess Perry LAD Downs Stakes and Opelousas Stakes in a perfect 6-for-6 season. He added 3 more graded stakes wins to his slate at 6, concluding his stellar racing career with 16 wins from 21 starts and earnings of $929,150.
“I have one by him that is identical to him,” said Ryan Robicheaux, manager of Robicheaux Ranch. “Size wise, markings, shoulder, everything, just
like him. His yearlings have real good size, they are balanced, well proportioned, their necks tie in good and they have nice hips. They fit.”
PRIZED WAGON
(PYC Paint Your Wagon-First Prize Honey) Standing at Belle Mere Farm Ltd.
2019 fee: $1,000
Graded stakes-placed as a juvenile, Prized Wagon won 5 of 16 starts in his racing career and banked $198,936. A winner in 3 of 8 at 2, Prized Wagon finished 2nd in the Black Gold 350 Futurity-RG3 at Will Rogers Downs and was a finalist in the Heritage Place Futurity-G1. At 3, he finished 3rd in both the Altoona Derby and the Iowa Double Gold Derby, both at Prairie Meadows.
The son of World Champion sire PYC Paint Your Wagon is produced from the Mr Jess Perry mare First Prize Honey, making him a half-brother to graded stakes-placed Tyme For A Corona. His 2nd dam is the phenomenal AQHA Broodmare
of the Year and AQHA Dam of Distinction First Prize Dash.
“They’re outstanding babies,” said Darrell Edwards, owner of Prized Wagon. “Once they start running next year, people are going to wish they had one. I really believe that. They have excellent conformation and great minds. He is also great-minded and he is passing it on to his babies. I’m looking forward to seeing them at the track next year.”
RACY CASANOVA
(Stel Corona-Miss Racy Eyes) Standing at Iowa State University 2019 fee: $1,250
Racy Casanova won 3 of 9 career starts, earning $64,981. At 2, he captured his trials to the Heritage Place Futurity at Remington Park and the Texas Classic Futurity at Lone Star Park and finished
3rd in his All American Futurity trial at Ruidoso Downs. He was a finalist in the Heritage Place Futurity-G1 and Texas Classic Futurity-G1 finals. Hewasawinnerat3,andat4wasafinalistinthe Skip Zimmerman Memorial.
Racy Casanova is a son of multiple Champion sire Stel Corona is he is out of the Mr Eye Opener mare Miss Racy Eyes. She is a Graded stakes winner as well as an All-Time Leading Dam of ROM, producing 13 winners from 16 starters.
“His first-crop yearlings are uniformly stamped,” said Kaitlyn Keller of Iowa State University. “They are all quick-footed and have a classy way about them. They have been incredibly smart in their early sale-prepping and we’re excited about them going into training this year. They have far exceeded our expectations.”
Racy Casanova
Prized Wagon
Open Me A Corona
One Fabulous Eagle
Moonin The Eagle
Lethal Corona
EC Jet One Glock
Jess Good Candy
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