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NEWS BRIEFS
Mr Apollitical Dash
Mr Apollitical Dash (Mr Jess Perry-
Apollitical Dash, First Down Dash) will
stand the 2022 season at Bob Moore
Farms in Norman, Oklahoma. The
2014 stallion has $216,811 in total
earnings, with a victory in the Southern
California Derby-G2, a third-place
finish in the Old Habits Handicap and
as a multiple Graded stakes finalist. Mr
Apollitical Dash is out of a half-sister to
World Champion Apollitical Jess and
his second dam is AQHA Broodmare of
the Year/3-Time Champion Apollitical Time. His first foals will race in 2022.
Wagon Tales
Wagon Tales (PYC Paint Your
Wagon-Signs Zoomer, Shazoom)
will stand the 2022 season at Steele
Farms in Ft. Gibson, Oklahoma. The
2011 bay stallion earned $427,579,
winning the Remington Park Juvenile
and the A Ransom
Handicap, also finishing third in
the All American Futurity-G1,
Heritage Place Futurity-G1 and Leo
Stakes-G1. Wagon Tales is the sire of
11 blacktype runners and the earners
of nearly $1 million from limited
starters, including APHA’s #10
all-time leading money earner DTL Chasin Tale ($234,245) and Famous Wagon Tales, a 2021 stakes winner in Mexico. Wagon Tales, who is a full brother to Champion The Fiscal Cliff, is owned by Michael Pohl.
Jess Being Valiant
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Jess Being Valiant (Valiant Hero-Jess
Sass Me, Mr Jess Perry) has been
sold to Randy Haffner and will stand
the 2022 season at West Central
Veterinary Services in Rockville,
Indiana. The 2010 bay stallion
earned $191,735 with wins in the
Golden State Juvenile and A Ransom
Handicap, also running second in
the Golden State Derby-G1, Vessels
Maturity-G1 and Town Policy
Stakes, and third in the Christmas
Invitational. Jess Being Valiant is the
sire of three blacktype runners from his first 12 starters, including top money earner Jess Bein Me ($84,973) who was second in the PCQHRA Breeders’ Futurity-G2. Jess Being Valiant is a full brother to Champion Sass Me Blue and a half-brother to Champion Jess Walking Thru. He is out of AQHA Dam of Distinction and stakes winner Jess Sass Me.
Photo by Mark Herron, TRACK Magazine
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