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FIRST IMPRESSIONS
A glimpse of stallions with first-crop yearlings of 2018
by Michael Compton
First-crop yearlings by young stallions can be counted on to attract plenty of attention from breeders and buyers alike, as they provide valuable insight into the qualities and traits that these freshman sires are passing on to their progeny. Speedhorse reached out to the connections of the stallions represented by first-crop yearlings of 2018, and our annual preview once again reflects a strong group of promising young stallions with first yearlings poised to make their mark on the auction ring and at the racetrack.
Following are brief highlights of nine stallions with first-crop yearlings of 2018 as advertised in the 2018 Speedhorse Stallion Register statistical pages.
BV TRAVELIN SOLDIER
(Corona Cartel-Ms Tres Seis) Stands at Belle Mere Farm, Ltd. 2018 fee: $1,500
A 2-time winner as
a juvenile, BV Travelin
Soldier flashed his
quality with a 2nd
in the Heritage Place
Futurity-G1 and a 3rd
in his All American
Futurity trial. He returned at three to finish 3rd in the Mr Master Bug Handicap and he also annexed his trial race for the Heritage Place Derby. All told, the son of Corona Cartel won 3 of 7 starts and amassed earnings of $211,282.
He is out of the winning Tres Seis mare Ms Tres Seis, who is also the dam of Heritage Place Futurity-G1 winner BV Midnite Express, an earner of $769,319; BV Mr Azoom, winner of the Easy Jet S.-RG3 and a finalist for the Speedhorse Gold and Silver Cup Futurity-G1; and additional stakes-placed runner BV Mr Tellercartel.
HEZA FAST ROGUE
(Heza Fast Dash-Miss Jess Rogue) Stands at Tate Farms
2018 fee: $1,750
Heza Fast Rogue
came out running at
2, winning 4 of 10
races, including his
LQHBA Futurity
trial. He finished 3rd
in the LQHBA Sale
Futurity-RG1 and in the Louisiana Champions Day Juvenile Stakes-RG2, and checked in 4th in the Lee Berwick Futurity-RG1. He banked $169,421 in his first season at the track. At three, he captured the Billy Montgomery Stakes and the Mardi Gras Derby, while finishing
2nd in his Old South Derby trial. He was also
a finalist for the Louisiana Champions Day Derby-RG3. Winner of the Amelia Belle Stakes at four, Heza Fast Rogue finished 2nd in the Louisiana Classic Stakes -RG2 and was also
2nd in the John Alleman Memorial Stakes-RG3 and in the Opelousas Stakes. He wrapped up his racing career with 8 wins from 30 starts and earnings of $323,950.
By Heza Fast Dash, Heza Fast Rogue is
out of the graded stakes-placed Mr Jess Perry mare Miss Jess Rogue, a stakes winner who is the dam of additional stakes winners Jet Black Rogue, Jess A Rogue, Zoomin Jr, Game Gone Rogue, and stakes-placed runners Jess Like Stoli, Jesiacountrychick and Sistahrogue.
Stephen Tate of Tate Farms is excited about the yearlings by the farm’s stallion. “From what I’ve seen, they look very good,” Tate said of Heza Fast Rogue’s first yearlings. “We have some for a few of our clients. They are very, very nice. Actually, the ones I’ve seen have really good size to them. They look like they are going to be good, powerful horses. He got some nice mares, so I think they will be good at two. They’ve got the right mindset and the right attitude, and I think they will be very good runners.”
IM A FANCY PYC
(PYC Paint Your Wagon-First Prize Fancy) Stands at Silver Spurs Equine
2018 fee: $2,500
Im A Fancy PYC
only raced for one
season, but the son of
PYC Paint Your Wagon
made it count. Winner
of the Remington
Park Oklahoma-Bred
Futurity-RG3 at 330 yards, Im A Fancy PYC was also a finalist in the All American Futurity-G1 and the Heritage Place Futurity-G1. He won 5 of 6 starts and earned $454,765.
Im A Fancy PYC is out of First Prize
Fancy, the dam of 14 winners from 17 starters, including additional stakes winners PYC Fun N Fancy, First Fancy Prize, Fast N Fancy, Weetonas Lafawn, and stakes-placed PYC First Prize Fany.
Im A Fancys PYC’s second dam is Broodmare of the Year and AQHA Dam of Distinction First Prize Dash, dam of 28 winners
from 35 starters, including Grade 1 winners First Prize Leesa and First Carolina.
“They’ve been doing very well and our breeders are very happy with them,” Michael Miola said
of the first yearlings by Im A Fancy PYC, who is standing in Oklahoma. “We’re looking forward
to some really great things from ‘Fancy.’ The look of his first crop is just terrific. We’re not expecting great things in the marketplace because there just aren’t enough of them on the ground. But as time progresses, we believe he is going to be the one. We think his yearlings will be sought out. His babies look like they will be early. We see a lot of him in his progeny. They have good size, very strong bone. We’re really pleased. He stamps his foals nicely.”
KISS MY HOCKS
(Tempting Dash-Romancing Mary) Stands at Southwest Stallion Station 2018 fee: $6,500
2-time Champion
& millionaire Kiss My
Hocks enjoyed a stellar
racing career, and the
success started early. The
winner of 6 starts as a
juvenile, Kiss My Hocks
proved best in the Ruidoso Futurity-G1 and the Sam Houston Futurity-G2, and also was 2nd in the Rainbow Futurity-G1, banking $692,380
in his first season of competition. His impressive exploits earned him Champion 2 Year Old and Champion 2-Year-Old Colt honors at season’s end. He returned at three to take down top prize in the Rainbow Derby-G1 and was a finalist in the All American Derby-G1. He retired a winner in 9 of 12 lifetime starts with earnings of $1,199,385.
Kiss My Hocks was cut out to be a top-class runner. He is by Champion 2-Year-Old Colt Tempting Dash, a 2-time Grade 1 winner, and he is produced from the multiple Grade 1-placed mare Romancing Mary, a daughter of Tres Seis.
“Breeders are super happy with how big
and correct his yearlings are,” said Southwest Stallion Station’s Tyler Graham. “He has marked a bunch of them. They look just like him.
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