Champion Golden Boi will begin his stallion career in 2023 at Burns Ranch in Menifee, California.

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MENEFEE, CA–DECEMBER 1, 2022–M&G Farms, Inc.’s Golden Boi SI 98, the 2021 AQHA Racing Champion 2-year-old Colt, will begin his stallion career at Burns Ranch in 2023 it was announced earlier this week. His fee has been set at $5,000 with consideration.

Golden Boi won the Grade 1 Ed Burke Million Futurity last year and was the fastest qualifier to the Grade 1 Golden State Million Futurity. The son of leading sire Favorite Cartel, out of the Logans Dash by Toast To Dash, also won the Grade 2 El Primero Del Año Derby and the Sgt Pepper Feature Handicap earlier this year.

A California homebred for M&G Farms, Inc., Golden Boi won or placed in 10 of 12 career starts and earned $721,647 in two seasons of racing. He was trained by Valentin Zamudio.

Golden Boi, under jockey Ruben Lozano, winning the $1,080,000 Ed Burke Million Futurity(G1) at Los Alamitos Race Course. © Amber Mendez

"Burns Ranch is very excited the owners M&G Farms, Inc. chose Burns Ranch to introduce this outstanding sire prospect to the public," Steve Burns DVM said this week.

"We have watched the horse develop since he was foal here at the ranch and he will be a great addition to join his sire (Favorite Cartel) on our roster. Golden Boi is an outstanding individual who performed at the highest level of racing. He comes from a solid black type family," Burns continued.

Golden Boi's sire Favorite Cartel SI 104 ($607,689) won the Grade 1 Bank of America Challenge Championship.  From on eight crops he has been a leading sire every year. The #2 Leading Sire of Money Earners with over $5.3 million in 2022, Favorite Cartel has sired 97 stakes winners, 4 champions, 568 winners with earnings in excess of $34.9 million.

Golden Boi defeating Whizkey Glasses in the $215,000 El Primero Del Ano Derby(G1) at Los Alamitos Race Course.
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Favorite Cartel's top performers include 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-QH SI 104 (to 3, 2022, $1,326,791, Los Alamitos Two Million Futurity-G1, etc.), Powerful Favorite SI 106 (to 6, 2022, $1,210,000, Los Alamitos Winter Derby-G1, etc.), Lotta Blues Man SI 94 (8 wins to 4, $ 935,399 1Golden State Million Futurity-G1, etc.), etc.

Golden Boi is out of the multiple stakes winning Toast To Dash mare Logans Dash SI 105 (6 wins, $123,541). She is the dam of 3 foals, 3 ROM, 2 black type including champion Golden Boi SI 98 (see above), and stakes-placed Logans Favorite SI 97 ($40,994, 2nd Mile High Derby), etc.

The second dam is the RG2 winning Game Patriot mare Logans Game SI 93 ($157,282), dam of 14 winners, 13 ROM, 2 black type including stakes winner and RG1-placed Logans Mountain SI 100 ($397,623), stakes winner Logans Dash SI 105 (see above), RG1-finalist Logans Fast Dasher SI 96 ($72,148), Logans Mystery Man SI 91 ($56,167), etc.

For additional information or breeding contracts call Steve Burns, DVM, at (951) 301-0201.