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IN ADDITION TO MR. GOLD MOVER TB, RUNAWAY GHOST TB, CAPITOL GUY TB AND JESS A CHICKS, THE FARM’S CURRENT STALLION ROSTER INCLUDES...
On his way to his Championship, Handsome Jack Flash won the Zia Futurity-RG1 and the All American Futurity-G1, finishing the year first by earnings with $1,482,271 with four firsts and one second from 5 starts.
Foxy Moonflash ran second in the Zia Derby-RG2, then won the New Mexico Classic Derby-RG2, the New Mexico Fillies & Mares Championship-RG1 and the Lou Wooten and Sydney Valentini Handicap-RG2. She earned $283,978 with a record of 13-6-3-0.
Flash And Roll won 10 of 14 starts in 2018- 2019, earning $1,710,718. Her wins include the Golden State Million Futurity-G1, the Los Alamitos Two Million Futurity and the Los Alamitos Super Derby-G1.
First Moonflash also sired Too Flash For You, earner of $1,065,692, who won the All American Derby-G1 in 2014 in addition to the New Mexico HBA Stakes-G2, the New Mexico Breeders Stakes-G2, the Zia Handicap-G2 and the Mesilla Valley Speed Handicap-G2.
In addition to Mr. Gold Mover TB, Runaway Ghost TB, Capitol Guy TB and
Jess A Chicks, the farm’s current stallion roster includes A Passion For Flashn and TF Im That Guy.
Multiple graded stakes-winning A Passion For Flashn (SI 91), a 2015 First Moonflash colt out of Streakin Sixes daughter Subtly Sixy, is runner-up to New Mexico’s leading sophomore sire. He has earned $282,976 with six wins and one second from 19 starts, including wins in the New Mexico Classic Cup Futurity-G2 and the New Mexico HBA Stakes-G2.
A Passion For Flashn has sired 16 starters, including RC Jessa Flashn (SI 95), Fast Flashn (SI 93), RC Flashn Coronita (SI 89), Blazin N Flashn (SI 94) and RC Heza Flashn Dream (SI 93).
TF Im That Guy (SI 105), a 2013 First Down Dash son out of the Special Leader mare TF Ms Special Perry, is the leading third-year sire of winners in New Mexico. His own race record stands at 24-6-5-5 with $698,144, which includes wins in his trials for the Rainbow and All American futurities. He also won the Hobbs America Derby-G3 and the Championship at Sunland Park Stakes-G1.
TF Im That Guy has sired 31 winners including Im That Dove (SI 97), Im That Corona Girl (SI 97), TF Im That Lady (SI 88), Im That Pink (SI 89), As The Other Guy (SI 94) and TF That Girls Fortun (SI 93).
WHAT THE FUTURE HOLDS
When W.L., now 79, quits working,
he’ll hand the reins to his daughter Nicole, and his foreman Jaime Cervantes. Until then, W.L., a self-described homebody,
will continue to work at the farm each
day and, health permitting, travel to sales occasionally. “I like what I do here,” he says. “I’ve been on one cruise in my life and don’t much care about that; I guess I’m just a good old country boy.
“I’ve been very fortunate when I was racing and with this farm,” he adds. “I had a lot of success back in Texas and even in New Mexico running horses. I never had any great horses, but I’ve won my share of the races.” And as
he, Dee, Nicole and Jaime continue down their road, they’ll continue to win with horses they’ve bred at the Double LL.
“I like what I do here...“I’ve been very fortunate when I was racing and with this farm. I had a lot of success back in Texas and even in New Mexico running horses. I never had any great horses, but I’ve won my share of the races.” – W.L. Mooring
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A Passion For Flashn
Mark Herron, TRACK Magazine
TF Im That Guy
Mark Herron, TRACK Magazine