Favorite Cartel Jr will begin his stallion career in 2023 at MTY Equine Services in Hemet, California.

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HEMET, CA–DECEMBER 15, 2022–Favorite Cartel Jr SI 90, a son of leading sire Favorite Cartel, will begin his stallion career in 2023 at MTY Equine Services in Hemet, California. His fee has been set at $950.

Owned by Joel Saucedo, Favorite Cartel Jr. won or placed in six of 12 career starts and earned $13,803.

"Do to multiple injuries during his racing career, Favorite Cartel Jr could not fully perform at full capacity," Saucedo said.

His sire Favorite Cartel SI 104 is a Grade 1 winning son of former Thoroughbred Horse of the Year Favorite Trick. Favorite Cartel earned $607,669 and won the Bank of America Challenge Championship(G1), etc.  In only eight crops to race, he has sired 4 champions, 98 stakes winners, 572 winners with earnings of over $36 million.

His top performers include Cartel Jess Rockin SI 96 (champion, $849,101, Los Alamitos 2 Million Futurity-G1, etc.), Tell Cartel SI 105 (champion twice, $796,386, Los Alamitos Super Derby-G1, etc.), Golden Boi SI 98 (champion, to 3, 2022, $721,647, Ed Burke Million Futurity-G1, etc.), Tarzanito SI 102 (champion, $429,657, Go Man Go H.-G1, etc.), Bomb Cyclone SI 104 (to 3, 2022, $1,379,291, Los Alamitos Two Million Futurity-G1, etc.), etc.

Fantastic Corona Jr's dam is the unraced stakes producing Royal Always mare First Royal Dutchess. She is the dam 2 winners, 1 black type from three foals to race including stakes-placed First Royal Cartel SI 95 ($21,378, 3rd California Breeders Sprint S., a full sibling to Favorite Cartel Jr) and Favorite Cartel Jr SI 90 (see above).

The second dam is the First Down Dash mare First Woman Show SI 91 ($8,163), dam of 3 winners, 5 Rom including Senorita Futurity(RG3) finalist Flirtatious Woman SI 94 ($31,961), Mexico Derby(G3) finalist A Faster Dasher SI 203 ($19,053), etc.

First Woman Show is also the granddam of LQHBA Laddie Futurity(RG2) winner Warrior Winner SI 94 ($63,215 at 2), and stakes-placed and restricted G1 finalist Msferrari Edition SI 93 ($91,830), etc.

For additional information or breeding contracts call Joel Saucedo at (562) 382-3159.