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Empressum and jockey Rodrigo Vallejo winning the $750,000 Champion of Champions-G1 by 1 1/4-lengths at Los Alamitos,
Dec. 10, 2022.
Amber Mendez, Los Alamitos
2019 and 2021 Broodmare of the Year, Rock Candy SA, and Shanachee, the top three point earners behind Crazy Down Corona.
An AQHA Dam of Distinction, Remember Me Rose, a daughter of Corona Cartel and out of Im Moonlighting by Zevi TB, is the dam of 2022 Champion 2-Year-Old Colt Cyber Attack SI 101, as well as Bomb Cyclone SI 104, and Powerful Favorite SI 106. Cyber Attack, her top earner of the year with seasonal earnings of $1,151,917, captured the 2022 Los Alamitos Two Million Futurity-G1 and placed second in the Golden State Million Futurity-G1 and Rainbow Futurity-G1; while Bomb Cyclone won the 2022 Los Alamitos Super Derby-G1; and Powerful Favorite annexed the 2022 All American Gold Cup-G1, and the Mr Jet Moore Handicap-G2.
Rock Candy SA, a daughter of Good Reason SA and out of Send Me the Candy by Leaving Memories, produced A Pollitical Candy V
SI 106, winner of the 2022 All American Derby-G1 and Rainbow Derby-G1;
Rock A Jess V SI 101, winner of the 2022 Texas Classic Futurity-G1, All American Juvenile
and Ruidoso Juvenile Invitational; and stakes winner Rock Candy Blue SI 92, winner of the 2022 Horseshoe Indianapolis QHRAI Derby. A Pollitical Candy V was her leading earner, racking up a bankroll of $817,053.
Shanachee, a daughter of Country Chicks Man and out of Court Etiquette by Corona Cartel, was represented last year by Party Politics SI 94, winner of the 2022 Golden State Million Futurity-G1 and Ed Burke Million Futurity-G1, and her leading earner amassing earnings of $858,905. Shanachee is also the dam of
O Donovan Rossa SI 112, winner of the 2022 SLM Big Daddy Stakes-G3, Devil His Due Stakes, and the Walter Merrick Stakes.
All the finalists for the Broodmare of the Year honor were awarded points based on their placing in the respective categories: five points for number one in a category down to one point for fifth place. The dams of Champions
were awarded five points for World Champion, four for overall divisional Champions, and three for age-division Championship. Crazy Down Corona topped all nominees with 17 points, followed by Remember Me Rose with 13 total points, Rock Candy SA with 12, and Shanachee with 5. The remaining nominees were Tres Veses, Fredaville, Had To Be Fandango, Logans Dash, Ms Kates Angel, Orly Vista, Paint Or More, Proud Corrina, Rabbits N Diamonds, Shocktime TB, Thrill and Grace, Cartel Rosie - all with 3 points each, and Miss Delta Duck (1 point).
In breeding racehorses, greatness is not measured only by individual achievements
on the racetrack, but also by the influence a mare can have on future generations. Facing
a formidable field of contenders for the Broodmare of the Year honor, Crazy Down Corona epitomized excellence, producing a pair of Champions, and forever etching her name in the annals of history.
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