Breeding News

Fly The Coup SI 93 has established himself among the nation’s leading first-crop sires in 2026, with his first racing-age offspring making an immediate impact in Indiana. The son of leading sire Favorite Cartel comes from one of Quarter Horse racing’s most accomplished female families.

B Cause Im A Hero SI 105, a Grade 1 stakes-placed son of leading sire Valiant Hero, will stand the 2027 breeding season at Royal Vista Ranch, LLC in Wayne, Oklahoma. His fee is $3,500.

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.

Apollitical King SI 90, a son of leading sire and emerging sire of sires Apollitical Jess out of three-time AQHA Racing Champion Flash And Roll, has retired from racing and will begin his stallion career in 2027 at CSJ Ranch in Albuquerque, New Mexico. His introductory breeding fee has been set at $2,000.

Separatist SI 101, a three-time AQHA Racing Champion and one of the Quarter Horse racing industry's most influential sires, died Sunday, November 8, at the Louisiana Center for Equine Reproduction (LACER) in Opelousas, Louisiana. The legendary gray stallion was 29.

Four mares among AQHA’s top 50 all-time leading dams of money earners have accomplished something that reaches beyond their own produce records: each has a daughter who also ranks among the top 50.

The two established sires, standing at Bob Moore Farms in Norman, Oklahoma, were represented by three finalists each, with FDD Dynasty siring the fastest qualifier to the OQHRA Mystery Derby and Hes Relentless siring the fastest qualifier to the $596,419 Black Gold Fillies Futurity Championship (RG2).

Champion Just A Kool Boy SI 110 is preparing for another milestone as his first foals approach their racing debuts in 2027. With books now open at Red River Equine LLC, an early booking discount available and his 2026 weanlings and 2027 foals eligible for the Ember Flight of the Fuego Stallion Incentive Program, breeders and buyers have several reasons to take a closer look at the Grade 2-winning son of Favorite Cartel.

Hi High Hopes SI 101, a multiple graded stakes-placed son of leading sire Favorite Cartel, will stand the 2027 breeding season at Shane and Brooke Snow’s Snow Ranch in Gainesville, Texas. His fee is $2,000, with consideration and multiple-mare discounts available.