Louisiana Downs Lip Chip LLC Stakes winner D Cosmic Cartel will begin his stallion career in 2024 at Scarlet Hill Farms in Weatherford, Texas.

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WEATHERFORD, TX–DECEMBER 13, 2023–D Cosmic Cartel SI 101, a stakes winning son of champion sire The Louisiana Cartel, will begin his stallion career in 2024 at Scarlet Hill Farms in Weatherford, Texas. His fee has been set at $1,000, with consideration.

A Texas homebred for owner-breeder Guillermo Herrera D Cosmic Cartel won or placed in 10 of 19 career starts and earned $104,650. He won the Louisiana Downs Lip Chip LLC Stakes, was second in the TQHA Sires' Cup Futurity (RG3), Sam's Town Stakes and third in the TQHA 250 Stakes.

He was also a finalist in EVD Futurity(G3), King William Stakes (G3), Willie Hickman Memorial Stakes, and  De Saix Stakes.

D Cosmic Cartel's sire is the Grade 2 winner The Louisiana Cartel SI 109 ($127,941), sire of 26 stakes winners, 1 champion 259 winners with earners over $10.8 million.

The Louisiana Cartel's top performers include Ec Jet One SI 104 (champion-twice, $1,370,385, All American Derby-G1, etc.), Mi Amor SecretoSI 107 ($771,450, Downs At Albuquerque Fall Championship-G1, etc.), Louisiana Lover SI 106 ($256,665, Blue River Derby [R], etc.), Mr Spud-QH SI 91 ($209,329, Firecracker Futurity-G2, etc.), Mrs Kennedy Tlc SI 92 ($199,146, Mardi Gras Futurity [R]-G2), Cartels Pop Pop SI 92 ($191,509, TQHA Sale Futurity [R]-G2).

D Cosmic Cartel's dam is the stakes producing Oak Tree Special mare Special Love Shack SI 101 ($45,568), dam of 1 foal to race, 1 black type winner D Cosmic Cartel SI 101 (see above).

The second dam Love Shak SI 96, by Holland Ease, is a half-sister to stakes winner Bugs Be Quick SI 101 and stakes-placed Catch My Rainbow SI 101. She is the dam of 5 winners, 1 black type including Speedhorse Derby winner Oltigbitties SI 96 ($61,288), etc.

The third dam is the stakes winning Go For Bugs mare Bugs Fly Away SI 97 ($38,317), dam of 8 ROM, 2 black type including Bugs Be Quick SI 101 ($55,115), Catch My Rainbow SI 101 ($63,245), etc.

For additional information or breeding contracts call Gus Barakis at (682) 290-5750 or (817) 925-9610.