Champion sire Bigtime Favorite will join the Snow Ranch, LLC stallion roster for 2024.

© Don Shugart

GAINSVILLE, TX–DECEMBER 15, 2023–Snow Ranch, LLC announced today they have purchased the remaining semen to leading sires Bigtime Favorite SI 102 and Captain Courage SI 100 from 6666 Ranch, where both stallions stood the majority of their careers.

Snow Ranch will ship "Frozen or ICSI Semen" on both stallions in 2024 for $2,000, including all fees and first shipment.

Bigtime Favorite SI 102
Stakes winner Bigtime Favorite won or placed in 12 of 19 starts while earning $324,020. He won the Ben E. Keith Stakes was second in the Texas Classic Futurity(G1), Sam Houston Futurity(G1) and SLM Big Daddy Stakes.

He was also finalist in Sam Houston Derby(G2), Texas Juvenile Challenge(G2), Eastex H.(G3), TQHA Classic Stakes (RG3), Remington Park Invitational Championship and Harrah's Entertainment Derby.

The son of former leading sire Chicks Beduino has sired 189 winners, 27 black type, earners of over $7.2 million and average earnings per starters of nearly $19,000 in 14 crops to reach racing age.

His top performers include Jls Mr Bigtime SI 114 (12 wins to 8, $1,031,147 AQHA Racing Champion Two-year-old Gelding, Louisiana QHBA Futurity-G1, Delta Downs Louisiana Bred Derby-G2, Louisiana Classic-G2, 2nd-All American Futurity-G1, etc.), Nymeria SI 92 (2 wins to 3, $495,147 Heritage Place Futurity-G1, etc.). Ms Jingles SI 101 (5 wins to 3, $453,728 Lee Berwick Memorial Louisiana Bred Futurity-G1, Louisiana Bred Lassie Futurity-G2, etc.), Jess Big Time SI 107 (5 wins to 3, $193,302 Louisiana Bred Lassie Futurity-G2, etc.), Sugardaddy B SI 102 (6 wins to 6, $154,372 Manuel Lujan S., 3rd-Ruidoso Derby-G1, etc.), etc.

Bigtime Favorite's dam is the stakes-placed First Down Dash mare Ms Dashin Bigtime, dam of 11 ROM, 8 winners, 3 black type including Bigtime Favorite SI 102 (stakes winner above), stakes winner Bigtime Carter SI 117 ($62,723), stakes winner La Cuchara SI 95 ($53,510 at 2), etc.

Ms Dashin Bigtime is also the granddam of black type winner Fabulous Ocean SI 95 ($64,892), Fabulous Black SI 99 ($143,887), Fabulous Fast Game SI 102 ($50,241), etc.

The second dam Zevis Jewel SI 92, by Zevi (TB) is the dam of 8 ROM, three black type including stakes winner High Siete SI 105 ($105,693) and Grade 3 winner Smashed Jewel SI 95 ($50,225), Ms Dashin Bigtime SI 90 (stakes-placed above), etc.

Captain Courage SI 100
Grade 1-placed Captain Courage won or placed in eight of 11 starts and earned $213,251. He was third in the All American Futurity(G1) and a finalist in the Texas Classic Futurity(G1), All American Derby(G1) and Dash For Cash Derby(G1).

Multiple Grade 1 sire Captain Courage will stand the 2024 season at Snow Ranch in Gainesville, Texas.
© Don Sugart

The son of leading sire Mr Jess Perry is the sire of 187 winners, 30 black type, earners over $6.7 million and average earnings per starter of nearly $20,000.

His top performers include Wicked Courage SI 105 (9 wins to 4, $1,132,848 Rainbow Derby-G1, Ruidoso Derby-G1, Bob Moore Memorial S.-G2, etc.), Iris Royal Jess SI 101 (13 wins to 8, $281,785 Polk County Derby [R] , Terrace Hill S-3-times., etc.), Hot Dam Bam A Lam SI 107 (6 wins to 6, $205,197 Refrigerator S.-G1, etc.), Eye Eye Captain SI 109 (9 wins to 6, $187,638 -Bob Moore Memorial S.-G2, etc.), Secret Courage SI 98 (4 wins to 7, $180,476 Southwest Juvenile Championship-G1, etc.), Grey Daze SI 89 (3 wins to 3, $174,715 TQHA Sale Futurity-G2, etc.), Captain Strawfly SI 102 (5 wins to 5, $166,129 Dash for Cash Derby-G2, etc.), etc.

Captain Courage's dam is the three-time champion daughter of Chicks Beduino, Corona Chick SI 113 ($591,326). A former Broodmare of the Year, Corona Chick is the dm of 11 winners, 1 champion, 7 black type including four-time champion Corona Cash SI 101 ($1,542,880), Grade 1 winner and leading sire Valiant Hero SI 105 ($668,633), Grade 1 winner and second all-time leading sire of money earners Corona Cartel SI 97. ($557,142) and stakes winner and multiple stakes sire Corona Czech SI 93 ($125,795).

She is also the dam of Grade 1-placed and multiple stakes sire Mighty Corona SI 99 ($309,216), Grade 1-placed Captain Courage SI 100 (see above), stakes-placed G1-finalist Coco Corona SI 115 ($37,414), etc.

Corona Chick is also the granddam or great-great dam of such runners as Jess A Louisiana Corona SI 99 ($637,591), Louisana Corona SI 101 ($186,202), Mr Perry Cartel SI 98 ($140,809), etc.

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For additional information or breeding contracts call Shane or Brooke Snow at (432) 638-1620.