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Grade 2 Stakes Winner Mr Apollitical Dash Retired to Stud
Mr Apollitical Dash defeating Kissed By An Eagle and Lotta Blues Man in the Grade 1 Southern California Derby at Los Alamitos Race Course.

© Scott Martinez
Grade 2 Stakes Winner Mr Apollitical Dash Retired to Stud

WAYNE, OK—NOVEMBER 12, 2018—Grade 2 stakes winner Mr Apollitical Dash has been retired from racing and enters stud under the direction of James Ranch, near Wayne, Oklahoma. The son of leading sire Mr Jess Perry will stand for a $2,000 fee, with consideration to stakes and stakes-producers.

A California homebred racing for Rancho El Cabresto Inc. and trained by Juan Aleman and Jesus Carrete, Mr Apollitical Dash won the Grade 2 Southern California Derby and was third in the Old Habits Handicap at Los Alamitos Race Course.

He won or placed in seven races, banked $216,811 and was also a finalist in the Los Alamitos 2 Million Futurity(G1), Downs at Albuquerque Fall Championship (G1), All American Gold Cup (G1), Higheasterjet Handicap (G3), Kaweah Bar Handicap(G3), Mr. Jet Moore Handicap, and Moonist Handicap.

"The same cross as his three-quarter brother (leading sire Apollitical Jess) will make this son of Mr Jess Perry especially attractive," David James said. "His foals will be eligible for the lucrative Oklahoma-bred program."

Mr Apollitical Dash qualifying for the 2016 Grade 1 Los Alamitos Two Million Futurity. © Scott Martinez
Champion Mr Jess Perry SI 113 ($687,184) is the #3 all-time leading sire of money earners with 143 stakes winners and earnings of over $54.6 million-dollars. He is also a "sire of sires" that include such current 2018 leaders as Apollitical Jess SI 107 (world champion, $1,399,831), One Famous Eagle SI 101 (champion, $1,397,453), One Sweet Jess SI 103 (G1-$953,592), etc.

Mr Apollitical Dash is out of the multiple stakes-producing First Down Dash mare Apollitical Dash, the dam of only 2 foals before she died. Both are black type winners including Mr Apollitical Dash SI 94 (G2 -winner, see above), Oneapolliticalflight SI 94 (2 wins at 2, $196,808, 2nd Ed Burke Million Futurity-G1, finalist Golden State Million Futurity-G1).

The second dam is the three-time AQHA Racing Champion and former Broodmare of the Year Apollitical Time SI 104 by Apollo(TB). A winner of 14 races and $904,242, her Grade 1 wins included the Los Alamitos Super Derby, Mildred N. Vessels Memorial Handicap, Los Alamitos Invitational Championship, and Governor's Cup Derby.

Mr Apollitical Dash winning his 2016 All American Futurity(G1) trial. © Gay Harris / Ruidoso Downs
Apollitical Time is the dam of 6 ROM winners, 2 black type including world champion Apollitical Jess SI 107 ($1,399,831), stakes-placed G2-finalist Rocket And Roll SI 99 ($50,886), Apollitical Rally SI 98 ($24,935), etc.

Apollitical Jess is the current leading sire in 2018 of both Money Earners and 2-Year-old Money Earners. The young sire broke First Down Dash's single-season earnings record last month and through November 12, he has sired 42 winners, 7 stakes winners and earnings of $3.9 million this season.

In only five crops to race, the son of Mr Jess Perry is the sire of 277 winners, 98 stakes horses (23%), earners of $22.7 million with average earnings per starter of more than $54,100.

His top performers include 2018 All American Futurity(G1) winner Apocalyptical Jess SI 96 ($1,540,140), 2018 Texas Classic Futurity(G1) winner Flying Cowboy 123 SI ($644,423), as well as champion Apollitical Blood SI 99 ($1,519,800), champion Hold Air Hostage SI 108 ($1,352,051 to 4, 2018), etc.

Mr Apollitical Dash's third dam is the G3-placed First Down Dash mare Half Time Attraction SI 96 ($14,734), dam of 11 ROM, 8 winners, 3 black type. As well as champion Apollitical Time SI 104 (see above), she has also produced G3-placed In His Dreams $32,197) and stakes-placed Halftime Separator SI 97 ($29,276).

This is the immediate family of RG3-winner Political Option SI 109 ($286,180), Grade 2 stakes winner and multiple stakes sire Sizzlin Cartel SI 105 ($233,446), All American Juvenile winner Louisiana Blue Dream SI 103 ($102,332), and many other black type winners.

For additional information or breeding contracts to Mr Apollitical Dash contact David James at 405-449-3728.