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The dam of Corona Cartel is 4-time Champion/Broodmare of the Year/AQHA Dam of Distinction Corona Chick. She scored 15 wins from 18 starts at two and three, including the Ed Burke Futurity-G1, Dash For Cash Futurity-G1, Kindergarten Futurity-G1, and Governor’s Cup Derby-G1. She was the 1991 Champion 2 Year Old and Champion 2-Year-Old Filly and the 1992 Champion 3 Year Old and Champion 3-Year-Old Filly.
A noted runner, Corona Chick became
an even greater producer. Her 14 starters earned 13 ROM with four stakes winners
and $3,625,157. Her leading money earner is Corona Cash, who won the 2008 All American Futurity-G1. Corona Chick is also the dam of several million dollar sires, including Corona Cartel, Valiant Hero, Corona Czech, Mighty Corona, and Captain Courage.
The sire of Corona Chick is Chicks Beduino by Beduino TB. Chicks Beduino, who is out of A Classy Chick by Chick’s Deck, won two stakes races in the Bay Meadows Futurity-G1 and Governor’s Cup Futurity-RG3. He earned $412,099 winning seven starts with two seconds and one third. He sired foals that earned over $35 million with 141 stakes winners. His leading money earner is World Champion Whosleavingwho, who boasts earnings of $3,334,842.
The dam of Ivory James is Dashin Follies by Strawfly Special, who is sired by Special Effort by Raise Your Glass TB. Dashin Follies is unplaced in three starts as a 2 year old.
She is the dam of 30 foals, including 24 starters, 19 ROM, three stakes winners, and three stakes placers. Her foals have earned $1,629,354, and her leading money winner is PYC Paint Your Wagon.
The dam of Dashin Follies is Dashing Folly, who holds multiple Champion
titles including 1996 World Champion, Champion 3 Year Old, and Champion 3-Year-Old Filly. She came back in 1997 to earn the Champion Aged Mare title. Dashing Folly earned $535,841 and is the dam of
12 starters and 11 ROM, including stakes winner Eagles Magic, winner of the Hialeah Handicap. Dashing Folly is out of Hempes Folly by Hempen TB.
Friona, the dam of Ivoriona was bred by Herb Graham. She is sired by Graham-bred Texas Hero, winner of 18 of his 22 starts with seven stakes wins including the Speedhorse Graham Paint & Appaloosa Futurity-G1, American Paint Horse Classic Futurity,
Texas Paint Horse Futurity, Oklahoma
Paint Horse Maturity, and Paint Stallions Breeders’ Association Derby. He was the APHA Running World Champion at two,
as well as the Champion 2 Year Old. He came back at three to be the APHA Running
Texas Hero is the sire of Friona, who is a full sister to World Champion Running Breeding Stock Horse Texas Wildcat
2-time APHA World Champion Texas Hero is the fourth leading sire of Paint money earners and the sire of Friona, making him the broodmare sire of Ivoriona.
2001 World Champion Running Breeding Stock Horse Texas Wildcat is a full brother to Friona and one of the major reasons why Johnson purchased the mare.
World Champion once again, as well as the Champion 3 Year Old. He earned $100,402 on the track.
Texas Hero is sired by Raise A Jet, by Easy Jet Too, by Easy Jet QH. The dam of Easy Jet Too was Indian Music by Tonto Bars Hank QH. Indian Music is out of Soft Music by Cue Ball QH. The dam of Raise A Jet is Kallista QH by Raise Your Glass TB.
Raise A Jet won the Texas Open Paint Futurity and is the sire of horses that have earned $988,559, with 25 stakes winners. His stakes winners include APHA Champion 2 Year Old Concho County and Texas
Dash, winner of the Oklahoma Horsemen’s Association Paint and Appaloosa Futurity. Another Champion from this cross is APHA Running Breeding Stock Champion 2 Year Old and Champion 2-Year-Old Gelding Raise Cash. Texas Hero, Concho County, and Raise Cash are full brothers.
The dam of these brothers is unraced Breakaway Baby by Dash For Cash QH. Breakaway Baby is out of Larking Kit QH by Lanolark TB. Larking Kit is out of She Kitty, the 1961 Co-Champion 2-Year-Old Filly and the 1962 Champion 3-Year-Old Filly.
Texas Hero is the sire of horses that have earned $3,375,442, making him the fourth leading sire of Paint money earners. He is the sire of 48 stakes winners, including 2001 World Champion Running Breeding Stock Horse Texas Wildcat who won the 2001 Pot O’ Gold Futurity, Graham Paint Futurity, and American Paint Classic Futurity earning $123,881 in his race career.
The introduction of Texas Wildcat brings Mickey Johnson back into our look at Ivoriona. When I finished visiting with Mickey, it wasn’t but a few minutes later that
he called me back to tell me he forgot to tell me that a big reason for buying Friona was Texas Wildcat. They are full brother and sister.
The dam of both Friona and Texas Wildcat is the Quarter Horse mare named Savona, who won the 1995 Manor Downs Futurity and earned $25,979 from seven starts with one win, two seconds, and two thirds. Savona is sired by Raise The Gamble by Raise Your Glass TB. This gives Ivoriona a breeding pattern of 5 X 5 X 4 to Raise Your Glass through her sire and dam.
Savona is the dam of four Quarter Horse foals that have earned their racing ROM, including stakes placed runner Westar Opener who was second in the Kansas Jackpot Prep Futurity-RG3, and third in the Kansas Futurity-G2 and Kansas Derby-G3. Savona’s foal Copper Cartel, by Corona Cartel, was a finalist in the 2008 Speedhorse Gold & Silver Cup Futurity-RG1.
Savona is the dam of nine registered Paint foals with nine race starters and five ROM, including World Champion Texas Wildcat and stakes placed Friona. Savona is also the dam
of 2000 APHA Running Champion 2-Year- Old Filly Verona, winner of $57,189, as well as Savonas Beauty, winner of $31,711 and a stakes placed runner with seconds in the Gulf Coast Derby and Gulf Coast Maturity.
Debonairess, the dam of Savona, is stakes placed with a third in the 1985
Busch Graham Farms Futurity and a third in the Graham Farms Maturity. She earned $43,690 placing first, second or third in
11 of her starts. Debonairess is sired by Mr Dark Jet and her dam is Cause Im Easy by Easy Six. Therefore, Savona is a Raise Your Glass on Easy Six cross. (You will recall that multiple Champion sire/multiple Champion
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