PURCELL, OK—JULY 18, 2016—Leading third crop sire Apollitical Jess reached a significant milestone when his son Apollitical Chad won the Ruidoso Futurity(G1) June 12.

The victory took career progeny earnings for JEH Stallion Station's son of Mr Jess Perry past the $7 million mark; a milestone achieved with only three crops to reach racing age in 2˝ seasons on the racetrack.

Apollitical Jess was the Leading First Crop Sire of Money Earners in 2014 with $1.4 million. He followed that season as the Leading Second Crop sire with his earning of more than $3.6 million and through July 19th he has amassed another $2.2 million through six month this year.

The young world champion has also moved onto the General Sires' Leading Sire of Money Earners list this year and has been fighting it out with leading sire Pyc Paint Your Wagon for the #1 ranking.

In his three crops to race, through July 18, he has sired 118 winners (56%), 36 stakes horses (18%), $7.1 million earnings with $34,000 Average Earnings Per Starter.

"Apollitical Jess is no stranger to remarkable achievements, whether it was on the racetrack, as a race sire or sale sire," said Jim Helzer, owner of JEH Stallion Station. "Apollitical Jess is coming off a year when his yearlings averaged $16,700 and the mares in foal to him averaged $22,447."

"When you consider the crops that are still in the pipeline, crossing the $7 million mark in progeny earnings is just a footnote in Apollitical Jess' illustrious career," Helzer adds.

Owned by Rancho El Cabresto, Inc., Apollitical Jess stood for a fee of $9,800 in 2016.