DALLAS, TX—AUGUST 17, 2016—Champion sire Coronas Prospect died earlier this week at the age of 16. He was in quarantine in Texas waiting to be sent to Brazil. He was owned by the partnership of Brandon Edwards, Connie Young and John Herrick.

From 10 crops to reach racing age Coronas Prospect sired 91 winners, 13 stakes horses (9%), 1 champion, $3.4 million earnings and $23,250 average earnings per starter.

His top performers include three-time AQHA Racing Champion Prospect To The Top SI 106 (12 wins to 5, $992,670 Championship at Sunland Park S.-G1, etc.), Fine Oak Corona SI 97 (3 wins to 3, $216,285 2nd Ruidoso Futurity-G1, etc.), Sleepers Best Corona SI 108 (8 wins to 5, $130,885 Miss Polly Classic S.-G3, etc.), Kiss A Corona SI 108 (6 wins to 4, $128,077 Oklahoma Horsemen's Association Futurity-G3, etc.), Srd Bobwirebob SI 96 (4 wins to 7, $101,318 Will Rogers Distance Challenge, etc.), Uncommom Episode SI 90 (2 wins to 5, $91,069 Jaguar Rocket S., etc.), Rk Lady Prospect SI (6 wins to 4, $83,042 2ND Heartland Futurity, etc.), Dna Dales Prospect SI 93 (2 wins to 2, $74,580 Jaguar Rocket Futurity, etc.), etc.

At the track, the multiple Grade 3 winner won or placed in 15 of 20 career starts wining the Cajun Kindergarten Futurity(G3) and East Derby Challenge(G3). He was second in the AQHA Derby Challenge Championship(G1), Southern California Derby(G1), Holiday Handicap and third in the All American Juvenile Invitational.

Bred by Larry Brittian in Oklahoma, the son of leading sire Corona Cartel was out of the Fantastic Native mare Fantastic Polly. He stood most of career at Maui Farms and James Ranch in Oklahoma.