MENIFEE, CA—FEBRUARY 5, 2015—Multiple stakes winner and G1-placed Jess Being Valiant SI 94 will begin his stallion career at Burns Ranch near Menifee, California this month. His fee has been set at $1,500. Cooled semen is available.

Owned by Howard Nichols, Jess Being Valiant won or placed in 12 of 19 career starts while earning $191,735. He won the Golden State Juvenile and the A Ransom Handicap, was second in the Golden State Derby(G1), Vessels Maturity(G1), Town Policy Stakes and third in the Christmas Invitational Handicap.

Jess Being Valiant was also a finalist in the Ed Burke Million Futurity(G1), Robert L. Boniface Los Alamitos Invitational Championship(G1), Go Man GO Handicap(G1), Los Alamitos Juvenile Invitational, Z Wayne Griffin Invitational and Los Alamitos Winter Championship(G1).

The 4-year-old is by Grade 1 winner and leading sire Valiant Hero SI 105 ($668,633), sire of 21 stakes winners, 1 champion and earners of $9.8 million in only four crops to race. His top performers include All American Derby(G1) winner Feature Hero SI 99 ($1,409,410), Rainbow Derby(G1) winner Houdini SI 100 ($1,107,994), Remington Park Futurity winner Mighty B Valiant SI 99 ($543,368), Texas Classic Futurity(G1) winner Valiant Lil Lady SI 104 ($517,604), etc.

Jess Being Valiant is out of the stakes winning champion producing Mr Jess Perry mare Jess Sass Me SI 107 ($110,503), dam of 11 ROM including 2014 AQHA Racing Champion 2-Year-Old-Filly Jess Walking Thru SI 92 (3 wins, $411,334, Dash For Cash Futurity(G1), multiple stakes winner Jess Being Valiant SI 94 (see above), Ruidoso Juvenile Challenge winner Valiant Jess SI 99 (3 wins, $45,645), Ruidoso Juvenile Invitational runner-up and multiple G1 finalist Jess Sass Dash SI 94 ($72,153), etc.

The second dam is the Grade 1 winning Corona Cartel mare Sassy Smith SI 99 ($412,011), winner of the Kindergarten Futurity(G1), PCQHRA Breeders Futurity(G1), etc. She is a half-sister to stakes winner Bully Bonds SI 107 ($151,127), stakes-placed Wallstreet Darling SI 101 ($47,671), Miss Stocks N Bonds SI 97 ($21,501),etc. Sassy Smith has produced 4 ROM from four starters and is the granddam of RG3 winner Sassy Moonflash SI 96 (4 wins to 4, 2015, $126,812), etc.

For additional information or breeding contracts call Steve Burns, DVM, at 951-301-0201.