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Champion Apollitical Time, the dam of Apollitical Hes Relentless, sire of 2-time 2022 Champion Jess, winning the Mildred N Vessels Handicap-G1. Hes Judgeandjury.
2-time 2022 Champion Hes Judgeandjury, shown winning the 2022 All American Futurity-G1.
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Half Time Attraction is the dam of Apollitical Time. She was stakes placed in the 1999 The Classics Futurity and third
in the California Juvenile Challenge-G3 earning $14,734. She is the dam of 11 ROM including In His Dreams, a stakes placed runner in the Denim N Diamonds Handicap. In His Dreams is the dam of
the stakes winners Political Option, winner of the Mr Jess Perry LAD Stakes-RG3; Sizzlin Cartel, winner of the Firecracker Futurity-G2; Louisiana Blue Dream, winner of the All American Juvenile Invitational; JM Apollo, winner of the West Texas Maturity-G2; and The Louisiana Dream, winner of the Covered Bridges Stakes-G3.
The sire of Half Time Attraction is First Down Dash and her dam is Favorite Attraction, who earned her ROM with one win in five starts. She is the dam of 11 starters with five ROM and one stakes placed runner and that was Half Time Attraction. Favorite Attraction was sired by Easy Jet and out of Native Noblesse.
Breeding Pattern
When we look at the pedigree of Empressum, we see the very common breeding theory of “Returning the Blood” which is the linebreeding that is seen
in the foal produced coming together through the sire’s dam and the common ancestor found in the dam’s pedigree. In this case, it is linebreeding to First Down Dash with a breeding pattern of 4x2x5. This linebreeding increases the influence the blood of the sire’s dam in the foal produced. This linebreeding to First Down Dash is then outcrossed with the blood
of Mr Jess Perry and Apollo TB, giving
the cross a source of hybrid vigor. Hybrid vigor is the ability of a stallion and mare to produce outstanding foals.
Hes Judgeandjury
Hes Judgeandjury is sired by Hes Relentless by One Famous Eagle by Mr Jess Perry. Thus, the two runners come from the same sire line of Mr Jess Perry that goes back to Streakin La Jolla by Streakin Six by Easy Six and so on back to Top Deck. The dam of Hes Relentless is This Dreams Flying by Strawfly Special.
Steve Holt tells his reason for breeding to Hes Relentless, “There again, my breeding budget at that time could not afford to go back to Apollitical Jess like we did with Empressum, as his money
Mr Jess Perry is the sire of horses that have won over $60 million. His leading runners include nine Champions Apollitical Jess, Matabari, One Famous Eagle, Noconi, A Revenant, Miss Racy Jess, Fredricksburg, Fredaville and Jess Louisiana Blue.
Mr Jess Perry is sired by Streakin La Jolla, a son of Streakin Six. The dam of Streakin La Jolla is Bottom’s Up by Raise Your Glass, a Thoroughbred. The dam of Mr Jess Perry is Scoopie Fein by Sinn Fein by Three Oh’s. The dam of Scoopie Fein is Legs La Scoop by Scooper Chick.
Apollitical Time, the dam of Apollitical Jess, is the 2005 Champion Three-Year-Old Filly, the 2006 Champion Aged Mare and 2006 Champion Aged Horse. She won 10 stakes races including the 2005 Los Alamitos Super Derby-G1, 2005 Governor’s Cup Derby-RG1, 2006 Mildred N Vessels Memorial Handicap-G1 and the 2006 Los Alamitos Invitational Championship-G1.
Apolitical Time has produced 12 foals, 10 starters, 8 ROM, one stakes winner, and one stakes placed runner. Her foals have earned over $1.5 million. Her stakes winner is Apollitical Jess and her stakes placed runner is Rocket And Roll, with seconds in the 2015 Q Racing Journal Stakes at 440 yards and the 2016 Tallahassee Stakes. Apollitical Time was the 2010 AQHA Broodmare of the Year.
The sire of Apollitical Time is the Thoroughbred Apollo, a stakes winner in the 1990 San Miguel Stakes, 1991 California Breeders’ Champion Stakes and Baffle Stakes. He had 23 starts with five wins, four seconds and four thirds earning $354,475. Apollo was sired by Falstaff and out of Tumble Along by Tumble Wind. Apollo was the sire of horses that won around
$8 million including Old Habits, the 1999 Champion Three Year Old and Champion Three-Year-Old Gelding.
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