By Emily Paulk, StallioneSearch

ROCKVILLE, INDIANA–JANUARY 19, 2026–Purchased by A Win Investments Partnership while at the 2026 Heritage Place Winter Mixed Sale, RR Lotta Runforrobyn will stand the 2026 breeding season, his first year at stud, at West Central Vet Services in Rockville, ...

By Leann Noguera, StallioneSearch

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK—JANUARY 19, 2026–StallioneSearch launched another edition of its 2026 Stallion Sire Profile series with a spotlight on Grade 1 Heritage Place Futurity winner Kempton, who will stand his first season at stud in 2026 at Lazy E Ranch in Guthrie, Oklahoma.

The latest release adds another chapter to StallioneSeearch’s acclaimed Sire Profile series—an ongoing, in-depth look at elite and emerging Quarter Horse stallions entering the breeding shed.

Last ...

By Emily Paulk, StallioneSearch

OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA–JANUARY 17, 2026–Had To Be Fandango was honored January 14 during the AQHA Racing Champions Ceremony at Heritage Place in Oklahoma City after earning the AQHA Dam of Distinction title. The honor recognizes her impact as one of the most accomplished producing mares in Quarter Horse racing.

The Dam of Distinction designation is awarded to mares whose produce records meet elite standards, including producing multiple AQHA ...

By Emily Paulk, StallioneSearch

OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA–JANUARY 17, 2026– Volcoms Delight was honored January 14 during the AQHA Racing Champions Ceremony at Heritage Place in Oklahoma City after earning the AQHA Dam of Distinction title. The honor recognizes her impact as one of the most accomplished producing mares in Quarter Horse racing.

The AQHA Dam of Distinction designation is awarded to mares whose produce records meet elite standards, including producing multiple AQHA racing champions, Grade 1 stakes winners, or top 10 money earners in a single year. Volcoms Delight joins a select group of broodmares whose influence is defined by sustained performance through their ...

By StallioneSearch

OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA–JANUARY 17, 2026– Pandorum was honored January 14 during the AQHA Racing Champions Ceremony at Heritage Place in Oklahoma City after earning the prestigious AQHA Dam of Distinction title, one of the highest recognitions awarded to broodmares in American Quarter Horse racing.

To qualify for the award, a mare must meet one or more of the ...

By Leann Noguera, StallioneSearch

NORMAN, OK–JANURARY 16, 2026– FDD Dynasty extended his World Champion siring legacy with a sixth title in the past nine years. Siring a world champion is something many stallions never accomplish, but siring six in a nine-year span is the kind of feat that belongs in the history books.

His name couldn’t be more fitting. FDD Dynasty was tied with his own grandsire, Dash For Cash, as the only stallions in history to sire five World Champions and his sire First Down Dash ...

By StallioneSearch

SÁO PAULO, BRAZIL–JANUARY 15, 2026– Rancho Horizonte announced the passing of Champion sire Desirio. The graded stakes winner and international sire died at the age of 24.

Sired by Champion sire Strawfly Special and out of the graded stakes-winning Sixarun mare Lady Tenaya, Desirio was a ...

By Emily Paulk, StallioneSearch

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK–JANUARY 14, 2026– By the time the final numbers were tallied and the year-end charts came into focus, the 2025 season showed a clear pattern. Across nearly every category - sires, horses, breeders, owners, trainers, and jockeys - the same names surfaced repeatedly, not by coincidence, but through sustained performance. Success overlapped across categories, with horses, breeders, and connections appearing on multiple year-end lists. CLICK HERE to view ...

By Leann Noguera, StallioneSearch

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK—JANUARY 12, 2026–The Sam Thompson Memorial Foundation will be offering multiple breeding opportunities to some of the industry’s top stallions during the 2026 Heritage Place Winter Mixed Sale.

Starting Thursday, January 15th, the following stallion breedings will be available for live auction: Tres Seis, Golden Boi, Freighttrain B, Kiss My Hocks, Hes Relentless, and Dulce Sin Tacha, before Session One.

On Friday, January 16th, the following stallion breedings ...

By StallioneSearch

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK–JANUARY 2026– The Oklahoma Quarter Horse Racing Association (OQHRA) reminds breeders that its 2026 Stallion Service Auction is currently underway and will close Friday, January 23, 2026, at noon ...

By Emily Paulk, Stallionesearch

ALBUQUERQUE, NM—JANUARY 9, 2026—The New Mexico Horse Breeders Association (NMHBA) 2026 Online Stallion Breeding Auction will open Monday, January 12, 2026, at noon (MST).

The annual online auction will conclude Monday, January 26, 2026, at noon (MST). Any stallion breeding that receives a bid at closing time will automatically extend in five-minute increments until bidding activity ceases on that individual stallion.

Breeders may view stallions and place bids by visiting ...

By StallioneSearch

ALEXANDRIA, LA—JANUARY 9, 2026—The Louisiana Quarter Horse Breeders Association (LQHBA) would like to remind breeders that its 2026 Stallion Service Auction is ...

By Emily Paulk, StallioneSearch

SHELBYVILLE, INDIANA–JANUARY 8, 2026– With just four days left, the Indiana Quarter Horse Racing Association (QHRAI) Stallion Service Auction is quickly approaching its conclusion, giving breeders ...

By Leann Noguera, StallioneSearch

ROCKVILLE, IN–JANUARY 6, 2026–Habits Secret, a hidden gem standing in Indiana, will stand the 2026 season at West Central Veterinary Services. Owned by A Partnership, his fee is set at $1,500.

Habits Secret is ...

By Leann Noguera, StallioneSearch

GUTHRIE, OK–JANUARY 7, 2026–Unrelentless will enter the breeding shed in 2026 following a championship season on the racetrack, capped by the 2025 AQHA Champion Aged Stallion honors. Owned by Reliance Ranches, the multiple Grade 1 winner will stand his first season at stud at Lazy E Ranch for a fee of $2,500.

Bred in Oklahoma by Flag Ranch LLC, ...

By Leann Noguera, StallioneSearch

BOSQUE, NM—JANUARY 5, 2026—Pa Cha Ching will stand at H Bar O, LLC in Bosque, New Mexico, again for the 2026 breeding season. Owned by Enrique Bordier, the 2017-born stallion will stand for a fee of $2,000, with special considerations available to approved mares.

Pa Cha Ching’s first test crop hit the track in 2025, with encouraging early results. From just five starters, ...

By StallioneSearch

CEDAR RAPIDS, IA–JANUARY 6, 2026– Multiple graded stakes sire Majestic Cartel will stand the 2026 breeding season at Abrahams Equine Clinic in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, at a fee of $1,000.

Foaled in 2011, Majestic Cartel was ...

By Emily Paulk, StallioneSearch

TRAFALGAR, IN–JANUARY 6, 2025– Encore, a multiple stakes siring son of Leading World Champion Sire Corona Cartel, will stand the 2026 breeding season at Midwest Equine & Veterinary Hospital in Trafalgar, Indiana. His fee is set at $1,200. 

Owned by Dr. Roger Beam, the 2014 stallion won or placed in nine of his 21 career starts while earning $43,761. He was named Central Hi-Point Aged Stallion and finished second in the Bradford Stakes, while also ...

By Leann Noguera, StallioneSearch

THACKERVILLE, OK–JANUARY 5, 2026–Just a Kool Boy SI 110, a Grade 2-winning son of leading sire Favorite Cartel will stand at Red River Equine LLC in Thackerville, Oklahoma, and his first foals are expected to hit the tracks in 2026.

Just A Kool Boy is eligible for Ruby Buckle, Young Guns, Future Fortunes, Select Stallion Stakes, Colorado Classic, C-N Futurity, Triple Crown 100, Legends Of The South, VBGRA, Blue Collar Breeders, Legendary Stakes, Black Gold Futurity, Oklahoma Bred Program, ...

By Leann Noguera, StallioneSearch

NORMAN, OK—JANUARY 4, 2026—Bob Moore Farms once again stamped its influence on the national Quarter Horse racing scene in 2025, as two of its cornerstone stallions — FDD Dynasty and Hes Relentless — sired champions at the sport’s highest level.

FDD Dynasty Sires Champion FDD Dreams FDD Dreams SI 101 ($2,151,835) delivered one of the most memorable seasons in recent history, becoming the first horse in more than 35 years to complete the coveted All American ...

By Leann Noguera, StallioneSearch

INDEPENDENCE, KS–JANUARY 3, 2026–Apicasso Jess will stand his first year at stud in 2026 at Rutland Ranch in Independence, Kansas. The five-year-old stallion, owned by Apicasso Jess Partners, LLC, will stand for a $2,500 fee.

Apicasso Jess is a 2021 sorrel ...

By Leann Noguera, StallioneSearch

OGDEN, UT–DECEMBER 31, 2025–The Utah Quarter Horse Racing Association (UQHRA) will once again conduct its annual online Beehive Stallion Service Auction, running January 1 through January 24, 2026.

Bidding opens at 7:00 a.m. (MST) and continues until 7:00 p.m. (MST) on January 24. More than 75 stallions are available to view online. CLICK HERE to see the list or to begin ...

By Leann Noguera, StallioneSearch

THATCHER, AZ–DECEMBER 31, 2025–The Arizona Quarter Horse Racing Association has announced that once again host its Annual Stallion Service Auction online. The auction will open January 1, 2026, and conclude January 30 at 7:00 p.m. (MST).

AQRA extends its sincere appreciation to the stallion owners, managers, and farms who continue to support the association through generous breeding donations. Their commitment remains the backbone of this program and the future of Arizona Quarter Horse racing.

All 2026 foals by stallions sold or repurchased in the auction will be eligible for the 2029 Desert Classic Futurity and the subsequent Derby, both to be run in Arizona. AQRA guarantees that a minimum of 50 percent of all stallion auction ...

By Leann Noguera, StallioneSearch

BISMARK, ND—DECEMBER 30, 2025—The North Dakota Quarter Horse Racing Association (NDQHRA) 2026 Stallion Service Auction is now online and will be held through Sunday, February 1, 2026 at 12:00 p.m. CST.

Bidders interested in a stallion can CLICK HERE to view and bid on stallions services currently available. All foals sired by donated stallions with be eligible to run in the 2029 Northern Plains Futurity.

Available stallion services ...

By Leann Noguera, StallioneSearch

KAPLAN, LA—DECEMBER 30, 2025–Spring Hill Farms announced today that the Grade 1-placed Apollitical Jess colt Ajs Tres Of Paint SI 97 will stand the 2026 breeding season at the Kaplan, Louisiana, farm. His fee has been set at $2,500.

Ajs Tres Of Paint will offer considerations to stakes-producing mares. His eligibilities include the Louisiana Bred Program, Black Gold ...

WICHITA, KS–DECEMBER 29, 2025–The Kansas Quarter Horse Racing Convention is scheduled to take place at Gilley’s in Wichita, Kansas, on January 31, 2026. This event will coincide with the conclusion of the Kansas Stallion Auction, which is set to close at 11PM on January 31, 2026.

The convention will serve as a key gathering for industry professionals, breeders, and enthusiasts to discuss developments in Kansas’s quarter horse ...

By Leann Noguera, StallioneSearch

PHOENIX, AZ—DECEMBER 27, 2025–Tell Cartel continues to carve out his place among the nation’s top second-year sires, adding two more memorable wins on Friday at Turf Paradise.

Alitlelesstalk scored his second stakes win of the season in the $61,350 AQRA Quarter Horse Futurity, giving the young sire another headline moment on the night’s card.

The fastest qualifier from the trials, Alitlelesstalk wasn’t the betting favorite going ...

By Leann Noguera, StallioneSearch

SHAKOPEE, MN—DECEMBER 22, 2025– The Minnesota Quarter Horse Racing Association is already building momentum for the 2026 MQHRA Stallion Auction, with several quality stallions donated and more expected to join the lineup.

The association is still accepting stallion donations for the 2026 MQHRA Stallion Auction, and the list will update as contracts are received. CLICK HERE to view the available participating stallions.

Auction bidding opens January 5, 2026, and the sale will close January 29, 2026, at 7:00 p.m. CST. All foals of 2027 sired by MQHRA SSA stallions will be eligible for the 2029 MQHRA Stallion Auction ...

By Leann Noguera, StallioneSearch

BEAR RIVER, WY—DECEMBER 22, 2025—Power Jam added more momentum to his 2025 résumé Saturday at Evangeline Downs, as Power Of The Smile and C The Power both came through with stakes wins on the same card. Both runners had already proven themselves earlier this season with stakes victories at Delta Downs, and they backed it up again under the lights in Louisiana.

Power Jam will stand at Woods Farm for the 2026 ...

COLLEGE STATION, TX—DECEMBER 17, 2025—The 18th Annual Legends Premier Stallion Season Auction will run in three sessions through February 5, 2026. Session I ends at noon CST on Thursday, December 18.

Stallion seasons sold in this session will not be available in future sessions! Dulce Sin Tacha is booked full and Kiss My Hocks is filling fast, so bid while you can.

More than 55 top racing stallions are ...

By StallioneSearch

ALEXANDRIA, LA—DECEMBER 5, 2025–The Louisiana Quarter Horse Breeders Association (LQHBA) has officially opened bidding for its 2026 Stallion Service Auction, a longtime fundraising effort that continues to make a meaningful impact on youth within the state’s racing community.

Bidding is now underway and will remain open until January 23, 2026, at 6 p.m. (CST). Prospective breeders can review auction terms, a bidding guide, and additional information through the association’s ...

By Leann Noguera, StallioneSearch

Tell Cartel continues to carve out his place among the nation’s most reliable young stallions, adding four more stakes qualifiers to his growing résumé over the past week—and doing it in three different states.

The second-crop stallion, who has already sired two stakes winners this year, sent out a pair of qualifiers to the AQRA Futurity at Turf Paradise, another to the EVD Futurity-G2 at Evangeline Downs, and one to the Southern California Derby-G2 at ...

By StallioneSearch

ALEXANDRIA, LA—NOVEMBER 29, 2025—The Louisiana Quarter Horse Breeders Association (LQHBA) will open its annual Stallion Service Auction on Friday, December 5, 2025, at 8:00 a.m. (CST), offering breeders the chance to bid on stallion services while supporting the association’s long-running Youth Scholarship Program. The auction will close on Friday, January 23, 2026, at 6:00 p.m. (CST).

All ...

By H. David Smith, StallioneSearch

WAYNE, OK—NOVEMBER 27, 2025–Grade 1 winner Just Dulce SI 99, a full brother to 2025’s Leading First-Crop Sire of Money Earners Dulce Sin Tacha, has been retired from racing and will enter stud in 2026 at Royal Vista Ranch, LLC in Wayne, Oklahoma. "We are very excited to have the addition of Just Dulce to our talented stallion roster here at Royal Vista Ranch," ...

By H. David Smith, StallioneSearch

BOSQUE, NM—NOVEMBER 19, 2025—Multiple graded stakes–placed Flash Divine SI 104, a durable and accomplished son of Champion Runner and sire First Moonflash, has been retired from racing and will stand his first season at stud in 2026 at Double LL Farms in Bosque, New Mexico.

His introductory fee has been set at $2,000, and ...

By StallioneSearch ANTHONY, NM—NOVEMBER 13, 2025—Minecraft SI 93, a multiple Grade 1 finalist by leading sire Favorite Cartel, will stand his second season at Rancho El Dorado in Anthony, New Mexico. His 2025 fee will remain $2,000, with a $500 discount available to breeders who book by February 1.

Owned by Steve Burns, DVM, Empire Racing, and Royal Dream, Minecraft won or placed in six of eight career starts while earning $56,236. He was a finalist in the Golden State Million Futurity ...

By Leann Noguera, StallioneSearch

GAINESVILLE, TX—NOVEMBER 6, 2025—Snow Ranch announces the newest additions to their 2026 stallion roster. Shane and Brooke Snow, owners of the Gainesville, Texas ranch, purchased both Aint He Tempting and Eos A ...

By H. David Smith, StallioneSearch

VINTON, LA—NOVEMBER 8, 2025—First-crop stakes sire Makin An Effort, a son of legendary Triple Crown winner Special Effort, will stand the 2026 breeding season at Delta Equine Center in Vinton, Louisiana. His fee has been set at $1,250, with considerations given to approved mares. GIA Equine Center, LLC owns the stallion.

Makin An ...

By Leann Noguera, StallioneSearch

WYNNEWOOD, OK–NOVEMBER 5, 2025–C Hangin C Performance Horses announced that K W SI 99, a stakes-placed son of leading sire Corona Cartel, will be offering 20 free breedings to approved mares for the 2026 season. Owned by Bryton Dewald, his normal stud fee is $1,000.

A $95,000 Heritage Place Yearling Sale graduate bred by McColee Land & Livestock, LLC, K W won or ...

By StallioneSearch

ELWOOD, UT—NOVEMBER 5, 2025—J R Stables has announced that Jr Dynasty Mountain SI 114, a multiple graded stakes–siring son of leading sire FDD Dynasty, will stand the 2026 breeding season at Elwood Equine in Elwood, Utah.

The 2010 stallion, bred and owned by J R Stables, is by five-time world champion sire FDD Dynasty and out of Prissy B Panther ...

By H. David Smith, StallioneSearch

TRAFALGAR, IN—NOVEMBER 4, 2025—Grade 2 stakes winner Arbitro SI 95, a son of leading sire Ivory James from the female family of multiple stakes sire Dominyun, will begin his stallion career in 2026 at Midwest Equine & Veterinary Hospital in Trafalgar, Indiana. His 2026 fee has been set at $1,500, with consideration to proven mares.

Bred in Oklahoma and campaigned by Campos ...

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SAO PAULO, BRAZIL–NOVEMBER 3, 2025–The success of Flying Cowboy 123 as a sire has been remarkable, consistently ranking among the leading first, second, and third-generation stallions in the United States across every crop to race.

This year, he is among the top leading sires, closely competing with his sire, Apollitical Jess, as they are separated by a narrow margin at the top of the rankings.

At Brazil’s Jockey Club de Sorocaba Racetrack, Flying Cowboy 123 made his debut as a sire in 2025 with impressive early results. Of his seven offspring to race, four have already become winners, recording a total of eight ...

By Leann Noguera, StallioneSearch

BREAUX BRIDGE, LA–OCTOBER 29, 2025–Robicheaux Ranch announced today that champion sire Apollitical Blood will return home to stand the 2026 season at the Breaux Bridge operation. His fee is set at $10,000.

“Today is an exciting day,” said Ryan Robicheaux, who officially announced the news. ...

By Leann Noguera/StallioneSearch

WHEELOCK, TX–OCTOBER 24, 2025– Granada Farms announced today that leading first-year sire Dulce Sin Tacha has already booked full for the 2026 breeding season, with his fee set at $8,600.

“People have been really excited to have him here in Texas, and we are so thankful to Bob and Jerry Gaston for giving us the opportunity to stand such a phenomenal stallion,” said Dr. Mark Nevill, resident veterinarian at ...

By H. David Smith

KAPLAN, LA—OCTOBER 24, 2025–Spring Hill Farms announced that My Favorite Blue SI 98 has been retired to stud and will stand the 2026 breeding season at the farm’s Kaplan, Louisiana, location.

His 2026 fee is $1,250, with an early booking special of $1,000 if booked by February 15, 2025. He is property of AH Equine, LLC and will ...

By Leann Noguera, StallioneSearch

BEAR RIVER, WY–OCTOBER 23, 2025–A Sweet Jess will stand the 2026 breeding season again at Woods Farm near Bear River, Wyoming, with his fee set at $1,500. The Accredited Wyoming-Bred stallion is eligible for both the Beehive and Bitterroot programs.

Woods Farm also stands Constituent, ...

By Leann Noguera, StallioneSearch

TULAROSA, NM–OCTOBER 20, 2025– Copper Spring Ranch is proud to announce that Cuz Lightyear, an All American Futurity and Derby finalist, will stand his first season in 2026 at the New Mexico ranch. The four-year-old stallion’s fee is set at $2,500, with considerations to approved mares.

Owned and bred by Double Bar S Ranch, LLC, the son of leading sire Corona Cartel out of Jess Cuz by ...

By H. David Smith, StallioneSearch

SEGUIN, TX—OCTOBER 17, 2025—Haddad Ranch has announced its 2026 stallion roster and fees for Politiko and Drakarys, both standing at the ranch in Seguin, Texas. POLITIKO

Politiko SI 105, a multiple stakes-winning son of leading sire Favorite Cartel, will stand for a 2026 fee of $2,500. The Texas-bred stallion, owned by the partnership of J. Haddad, J. Haddad, Ruse Ranch, A. Terrazas, and AA Farms, began his stallion career at Haddad Ranch in 2025.

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By H. David Smith, StallioneSearch

VEGUITA, NM–OCTOBER 17, 2026–MJ Farms of Veguita, New Mexico, has announced its 2026 stallion roster featuring a lineup of proven and emerging sires that continue to make a national impact both on the racetrack and in the sale ring.

Eye Am King – $9,500 (2026) $8,500, if booked by 2/15/26. Mr Jess Perry – Eye for Corona, by Corona Cartel

Eye Am King capped ...

By Greg Thompson, StallioneSearch.com

DALLAS, TEXAS—OCTOBER 15, 2025— After nineteen victories, eight stakes wins, and $477,883 in career earnings, former AQHA Distance Champion The Grand Legend has officially been retired from racing.

Trained by Adan Guzman and owned by James “Jim” C. Whitener, LLC, the nine-year-old FDD Going Grand gelding—bred in Texas by Mercy Hinklin—concludes his remarkable career as one of the premier distance horses of the past decade. His final start came in an allowance win in September in preparation for the Q-Racing Video Distance Challenge (G1) finals at The Downs at ...