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“With the volume of mares we’re breeding and foaling out [120-150 a year], we’ll continue to evaluate our capabilities to provide the best possible services and facility for our customers and for everyone in the market.” – Pete Scarmardo
winning the TQHA Sales Futurity-G1, Sam Houston Futurity-G1 and Texas Classic Futurity-G1. He finished 2004 ranked second by wins and third by earnings and stood his final five years at Granada Farms. He died in 2018 after siring Zoomin With Ease SI 104 and GRC Justplainazoom SI 104 and
other notables.
• EC Jet One SI 104 - Foaled in 2013 (The
Louisiana Cartel-Pretty Girl Perry, Mr Jess Perry), he finished 2016 second by earnings and captured that year’s Champion 3 Year Old and Champion 3-Year-Old Colt titles. He earned $1,370,385 in two years with wins culminating in the All American Derby-G1.
• Flying Cowboy 123 SI 101 - Foaled in 2016 (Apollitical Jess-Hot Cash 123, Takin On The Cash), he finished 2018 seventh by earnings with $965,811 for two years’ efforts. His wins include the Texas Classic Futurity-G1, Texas Classic Derby-G1
and his trials for both the All American Futurity-G1 and All American Derby-G1. His top performers include Double Down 123 SI 96 ($118,263) and Woopaa 123 SI 94 ($110,863). He was also named 2018 Champion 2-Year-Old Colt and 2019 Champion 3-Year-Old Colt.
• Hawkeye SI 105 - Foaled in 2015 (One Dashing Eagle-No Fees, Runaway Winner), he earned $194,690 in three years, winning his trials to the Rainbow and All American futurities along with the Sam Houston
Classic Stakes-G2. His World Champion sire produced 131 winners, 14 stakes winners and one Champion.
• Hiclass La Jolla SI 104 - A 2004 foal (Streakin La Jolla-Hiclass Cloned, Royal Quick Dash), he earned $349,118 in two years with wins in the Speedhorse Gold & Silver Cup Futurity-G1 and All American Juvenile Invitational. He ran third in the Retama Park Derby-G2, All American Derby-G1 and Texas Classic Derby-G1.
• Tempting Dash SI 112 - Foaled in 2007 (First Down Dash-A Tempting Chick, Chicks Beduino), he was undefeated
in his four career races, earning $673,970. His wins include the Dash For Cash Futurity-G1 and the Texas Classic Futurity-G1, and he was named Champion 2-Year-Old Colt in 2009 after finishing that year third by earnings. He went on to sire 2014 Champion 2-Year- Old Kiss My Hocks SI 109, earner of $1,199,385, among other outstanding performers.
• This Is An Eagle SI 103 - Bred by Pete Scarmardo and foaled in 2015 (One Famous Eagle-Lady Lilia, First Down Dash), he earned $316,350 in two years, winning 50% of his starts including the Sam Houston Futurity-G2 and his trials for the Sam Houston, Rainbow, All American and Evangeline Downs futurities and Sam Houston Derby, then went on to sire, among others, Teller Ima Eagle SI 102, who earned $189,313.
• View Me Flying SI 101 - Foaled in 2006 (Tres Seis-Shes Gotta Secret, Merridoc), he won his trials to the Remington Park Derby-G2 and Heritage Place Derby-G2, running third in the final, and earned $67,949. He offers breeders an outcross on the First Down Dash/Dash For Cash breeding that’s so prevalent in today’s Quarter Horse racing and barrel
racing industries.
• MM I Bleed Maroon - Foaled in 2016 (Epic Leader-Dr Nick Gold Thistle, Dr Nick Bar), MM I Bleed Maroon’s dam’s sire also sired Dena Kirkpatrick’s incomparable barrel horse Willy Nick Bar (see the May 2023 Industry Profile Speedhorse for details).
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• Red Oak Special SI 93 - Foaled in 2006 (Oak Tree Special-Streakin Link, Streakin Six), he won the New Mexico Juvenile Challenge-G3 and tallied $62,997 in two years on the track. He’s a Grade 2 stakes sire with an average of $32,000 per starter.
• Streakin La Jolla SI 99- Foaled in 1985 (Streakin Six-Bottom’s Up, Raise Your Glass TB), he was undefeated in eight races over two years including the consolation for the All American Derby-G1. He began his stud career in 1989 and was the sire of Mr Jess Perry in his 1992 foal crop. Streakin La Jolla came to Granada Farms in 2000, then was retired from stud shortly before he passed away in 2009.
Susan Bachelor, Speedhorse
In the past year, Granada Farms has updated its stud barn, added another barn with 40 stalls for their dry mares, and plans other improvements as well.
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