Breeding News

St Pats Tea, a multiple graded stakes winner on the racetrack who became the dam of Grade 1 winner Bodacious Dash and the earner of more than $1.4 million, has died, according to a social media post from her owners, Bob and Jerry Gaston.

Flying Cowboy 123 has officially rewritten the record book.

AQHA Racing Champion 3-Year-Old Colt Mystic Paint SI 103 ($353,958) will begin his stallion career at Haddad Ranch, where he will stand for $2,500 plus booking. His eligibilities include the Black Gold and Accredited Texas Bred programs.

The Sundanz Kid, a young son of leading sire Flying Cowboy 123 from multiple stakes winner Sheza Freighttrain T, will begin his stud career at Woods Farm in Bear River, Wyoming, for the 2027 breeding season.

Books are now open for Just A Kool Boy SI 110, the Grade 2-winning son of Favorite Cartel standing the 2027 breeding season at Red River Equine LLC. His 2026 weanlings and foals born in 2027 will now be eligible for the Ember Flight of the Fuego Stallion Incentive Program.

Flying Cowboy 123 reached rare territory this week when his 2026 progeny earnings surpassed $10 million, making him only the second AQHA Racing sire in history to reach the milestone during a single calendar year.

Granada Farms has announced its 2027 stallion roster and stud fees, bringing together established sires, Grade 1 winners and stallions with younger crops approaching the racetrack. The Wheelock, Texas, farm’s 11-stallion lineup includes Azoom, Cyber Attack, Dulce Sin Tacha, EC Jet One, El Rey Hidas, Hawkeye, MM I Bleed Maroon, One Famous Eagle, Red Oak Special, This Is An Eagle and View Me Flying.

Bad Boy 123 SI 96, a Grade 2-performing son of leading sire Flying Cowboy 123, has been retired from racing and will begin his stallion career at Anderson Equine, LLC in Tularosa, New Mexico, for the 2027 breeding season.

When Quarter Horse breeders evaluate a stallion, the first numbers they usually notice are total progeny earnings, stakes winners, winners and perhaps average earnings per starter.