Grade 3 Stakes Winner Big Lew Love Retires to Snow Ranch for 2027 Stallion Season

Grade 3 stakes winner Big Lew Love SI 102, a son of multiple stakes sire Big Lew from one of Quarter Horse racing's most accomplished female families, has been retired from racing and will begin his stallion career in 2027 at Snow Ranch, LLC, in Gainesville, Texas. His introductory breeding fee has been set at $1,500.

The 6-year-old brown stallion, owned by Shane and Brooke Snow, retires with four wins, two seconds and two thirds from 27 career starts, earning $92,035. An Oklahoma Hi-Point Aged Stallion, Big Lew Love captured the Will Rogers Distance Challenge Stakes (G3) and qualified for several major stakes finals during his racing career.

Among his accomplishments were appearances in the AQHA Distance Challenge Championship (G1) and Remington Park Distance Championship (G1), along with finalist performances in the Sam Houston Distance Challenge (G3), Mystery Derby, Gary Baber Memorial Stakes and OQHRA Fall Classic Stakes.

Big Lew Love is by Big Lew SI 99, a Grade 1 winner of the Los Alamitos Super Derby (G1) who earned $638,878 and is a brother to champion and leading sire KVN Corona. Through six crops of racing age, Big Lew has sired eight stakes winners, 93 Register of Merit earners and 70 winners, with progeny earnings exceeding $2.7 million. His leading runners include Jolie Laide SI 101 ($207,325), winner of the Horseshoe Indianapolis QHRAI Derby; Miss Fancy Nancy SI 109 ($157,539), winner of the Century Mile Championship Challenge Stakes; Big Lew Love SI 102 ($92,035), winner of the Will Rogers Distance Challenge Stakes (G3); and Lews Muddybuddy SI 99 ($70,908), winner of the Laico Bird Stakes.

While his graded-stakes credentials establish his racing ability, Big Lew Love's exceptional maternal pedigree is expected to be a major attraction for breeders.

He is out of Lotta Love for Robyn SI 97, a daughter of legendary sire First Down Dash and an AQHA Dam of Distinction whose offspring have earned more than $2 million.

A winner of $238,696 during her racing career, Lotta Love for Robyn was runner-up in the Cypress Handicap, third in the Rainbow Juvenile Invitational Stakes and a finalist in both the All American Futurity (G1) and All American Derby (G1).

The blue hen mare has 21 Quarter Horse foals, including 19 starters, 13 winners and 12 Register of Merit earners. Among her leading runners are two Grade 1 futurity winners who each earned more than $900,000.

Lotta Blues Man SI 94, by Favorite Cartel, earned $935,399 while winning the Golden State Million Futurity (G1) and Town Policy Stakes. He also finished second in the Los Alamitos Two Million Futurity (G1) and third in the Ed Burke Million Futurity (G1).

Another standout, Tres Friends SI 97, by Tres Seis, earned $932,674 while capturing both the Texas Classic Futurity (G1) and Rainbow Futurity (G1).

The family also includes RR Lotta Runforrobyn SI 98, a multiple stakes-winning son of Favorite Cartel who earned $96,366, and stakes-placed Agent Carter SI 95, who earned $45,546.

The female family's influence extends well beyond Lotta Love for Robyn's immediate offspring.

Her daughter Tritoon SI 98, by Tres Seis, has established herself as a successful broodmare, with offspring including Relentless American SI 104 ($349,063), winner of the Black Gold Colts and Geldings Futurity and Mystery Futurity, and Famous N Relentless SI 98 ($237,344), winner of the Ruidoso Invitational Stakes and Remington Park Juvenile Stakes.

Tritoon is also the dam of stakes winners Relentless Robin SI 95 ($61,654) and Relentless Seis SI 105 ($57,723).

Another daughter, Remember Robyn, is the dam of AJ Remember Me SI 105, a seven-time winner of $634,784 through 2026. The son of Apollitical Jess won the Oklahoma Derby (G3) and Bluegrass Derby after finishing second in the Los Alamitos Two Million Futurity (G1) and third in the Ruidoso Futurity (G1).

Remember Robyn also produced Moneys Right SI 99 ($130,172), winner of the Treme Derby.

Big Lew Love's second dam, Love Ya Miss Jess SI 95, is a daughter of Mr Jess Perry, who produced 15 winners from 21 starters, further reinforcing the depth of this established female family.

An accredited Texas-bred, Big Lew Love will stand the 2027 breeding season at Snow Ranch, LLC, located at 6736 US Highway 82 in Gainesville, Texas.

Breeders interested in Big Lew Love can contact Snow Ranch at (432) 638-1620, email stallions@snowranch.com, or visit www.snowranch.com for additional information.

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