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Bodacious Dash
Bodacious Dash si 101 (First Downs Dash-St Pats Tea, Mr Jess Perry) will stand the 2016 season at Granada Farms in Wheelock, Texas. The 2008 sorrel stallion earned $756,495 winning the Texas Classic Futurity-G1 and placing in three additional stakes events. From his first crop of limited starters, Bodacious Dash is the sire of multiple winners. Bodacious Dash is a full brother to Grade 2 winner St Pats First and out of Grade 2/Grade 3 winner St Pats Tea.
First Down Illusion
First Down Illusion si 98 (First Down Dash-Fishers Fantasy, For Really TB) will stand the 2016 season at Sky Stone Ranch in Aztec, New Mexico. The 2008 sorrel stal-
lion earned $500,547 winning the Ed Burke Million Futurity-G1 and California Breeders’ Freshman Stakes. From his first crop of limited starters, First Down Illusion is the sire of mul- tiple winners, including stakes winner Ed Giles Memorial Futurity winner RGR First To Fire.
First Down King
First Down King si 97 (First Down Dash- Queen Of Torts, Mr Jess Perry) will stand
the 2016 season at Firth Ranch near Hemet, California. The 2007 sorrel stallion earned $139,622 and won or placed in 12 career starts, including a win in the Los Alamitos Two Million Juvenile Invitational, a second in the California Breeders’ Freshman Stakes, and a third in the Governor’s Cup Derby-RG2. From his first crop to race in 2015, First Down King is the sire of multiple money earners from limited starters.
Tres Seis
Champion Tres Seis si 97 (Sixarun-Our Third Delight, Rebs Policy TB) will stand the 2016 sea- son at JEH Stallion Station in Purcell, Oklahoma. The 1999 brown stallion earned $856,901 winning the Golden State Futurity-G1, finish-
ing second in the All American Futurity-G1, All American Derby-G1 and Rainbow Derby-G1, and third the Los Alamitos Million Futurity-G1. Tres Seis is the sire of over $19.2 million from 10 crops to race, including 4-time Champion/AQHA’s all-time leading money earner/All American Futurity-G1 winner Ochoa si 109 ($2,781,365).
Triple Vodka
Triple Vodka si 101 (Tres Seis-Newport Lily, Stoli) will stand the 2016 season at Blanchet Farms in Ville Platte, Louisiana. The 2009 bay stallion earned $224,670 winning five races, including the TQHA Sale Futurity-G2 and
Old South Derby. He is a son of Champion/ Champion Sire Tres Seis and out of a multiple stakes producer. This is the female family of World Champion/AQHA High Money Earning Horse One Dashing Eagle ($2,079,065). Triple Vodka’s first foals are 2 year olds of 2016.
Volcom
Volcom si 97 (First Down Dash-Runaway Vike, Runaway Winner) will stand the 2016
season at Lazy E Ranch in Guthrie, Oklahoma. The 2003 bay stallion earned $430,433 win-
ning 11 races, including the Los Alamitos Winter Championship-G1, El Primero Del Ano Derby-G1 and Los Alamitos Prep Handicap. Volcom is the sire of over $3.4 million in earners from 5 crops to race, including 2014 leading money earner/All American Futurity-G1 winner JM Miracle si 96 ($1,462,000).
Furyofthewind
Furyofthewind si 96 (Corona Cartel- Dashing Phoebe, Dash For Cash) will stand the 2016 season at Robicheaux Ranch in Breaux Bridge, Louisiana. The 2003 bay stallion is a Grade 3 stakes winner and a race and barrel Champion sire of over $5 million on the track, including Champion Brace For Bernal. Furyofthewind is a 1/2-brother to 4-time Champion Heartswideopen and out of Champion Dashing Phoebe.
Pappasito
Pappasito si 96 (Corona Cartel-Strawberry Silk, Beduino TB) will stand the 2016 season at Ron Moosman’s RM Stables in Utah. The 2005 bay stallion is a Grade 3 stakes winner and the sire of $1.4 million. Pappasito is a 1/2-brother to 2-time Champion/World Champion sire Stoli and is out of 2-time Champion/High Money Earning Horse Strawberry Silk.
Separatist
3-time Champion Separatist si 101 (Chicks Beduino-Seperate Ways, Hempen TB) will stand the 2016 season at JEH Stallion Station in Purcell, Oklahoma. The 1997 gray stal-
lion earned $889,044 winning seven stakes events, including the Golden State Derby-G1, Governor’s Cup Futurity-RG1, Governor’s
Cup Derby-RG1, California Sires’ Cup Futurity-RG2, PCQHRA Breeders’ Derby-G2, Z Wayne Griffin Directors Stakes-G3, and Jet Deck Handicap. Separatist is the sire of over $20.3 million in earners from 11 crops to race, including World Champion/All American Futurity-G1 winner DM Shicago si 104 ($1,873,730).
Speedhorse Photo Archive Answer
The photo on page 209 shows the winning connections after She’s Precious (Roma Charge-Hal’s Pep, Hal Peck TB) won the 4th annual $100,200 Vessels Maturity in 1975. From left to right are Frank “Scoop” Vessels III, trainer D. Wayne Lukas, owners Mrs. and Mr. Urquhart, and Mildred Vessels.
She’s Precious, who was ridden by Terry Lipham in the Vessels Maturity, won 9 stakes races, set a Los Alamitos New Track Record for 400- yards, earned $242,927, and was named 1976 Champion Aged Horse and 1976 Champion Aged Mare. She went on to produce 100% winners/ ROM from 7 starters.
This year’s $100,000 Mildred N. Vessels Memorial Handicap-G1 was held at Los Alamitos on September 27 and was won by Quirky.
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