Multiple stakes winner Politiko at Ruidoso Downs.

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SEGUIN, TX–SEPTEMBER 11, 2024–Politiko SI 105, a multiple stakes winning son of leading sire Favorite Cartel, will begin his stallion career in 2025 at Haddad Ranch in Seguin, Texas. 

His fee has been set at $2,500, with consideration to sakes winners and stakes producing mares. He is owned by the partnership of J. Haddad, J. Haddad, Ruse Ranch, A. Terrazas, and AA Farms.

Bred in Texas by AQHA Racing Champion Breeder Bobby D. Cox, Politiko is a $90,000 graduate of the 2022 Heritage Place Fall Mixed Sale. He has won or placed in 11 of 15 career starts, with wins in the Los Alamitos Two Million Juvenile and the Ah Sign Handicap at Los Alamitos Race Course.

An earner of nearly $150,000, he was also third in the Bob Moore Memorial(G2) and a finalist in the Rainbow Derby(G1), Heritage Place Derby(G2), and All American Invitational.

Politiko, under jockey Eduardo Nicasio, defeats Sc Time To Run in the $50,000 Los Alamitos Two Million Juvenile.
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Politiko's sire, Favorite Cartel, is currently the #1 Leading QH Sire of Money Earners and the #1 Leading QH Sire of 2-year-old Money earners in North America. He has sired 15 stakes winners of over $7 million this season, including Hezgothelook  ($2,358,300), the second horse in history to win the Ruidoso Triple Crown.

From 10 crops to race, Favorite Cartel has sired 769 winners, 154 black type (21%), 7 champions with over $51.1 million earnings, and average earnings per starter of over $40,800.

He is also the 2024 Leading Yearling Sale Sire by gross, with 48 yearlings sold for $6,275,000, an average of $102,869.

Favorite Cartel's top performers include HEZGOTHELOOK Z SI 99 (6 wins at 2, 2024, $2,358,300 All American Futurity-G1, Ruidoso Futurity-G1, Rainbow Futurity-G1, etc.), TRANE STATION V SI 97 (6 wins to 2, $1,754,152 AQHA Racing Champion Two-year-old Colt, Los Alamitos 2 Million Futurity-G1, Golden State Million Futurity-G1, etc.), CYBER ATTACK SI 101 (7 wins to 3, $1,721,346 AQHA Racing Champion Three-year-old, AQHA Racing Champion Two-year-old Colt, AQHA Racing Champion Three-year-old Colt, Los Alamitos Two Million Futurity-G1, etc.), BOMB CYCLONE SI 104 (7 wins to 4, $1,446,063 Los Alamitos Two Million Futurity-G1, Los Alamitos Super Derby-G1, etc.), POWERFUL FAVORITE SI 106 (19 wins to 6, $1,226,875 AQHA Supreme Race Horse, Los Alamitos Winter Derby-G1, etc.),  SICARIO V SI 97 (6 wins to 3, $1,051,398 Rainbow Derby-G1, Ruidoso Invitational S., 2nd-All American Futurity-G, etc.), etc.

Politiko, under jockey Justine Klaiber, winning the Ah Sigh Handicap at Los Alamitos Race Course. © Amber Mendez

Out of the Grade 1 finalist Apolitical Pac SI 96 ($76,502), by leading sire Apollitical Jess, Politiko is a half-sibling to three black type including Old South Derby winner Pappacito SI 96 ($117,327), stakes-placed Quorumm SI 99 ($48,925) and stakes-placed Apolitical Xpression SI 93 ($32,857).

His second dam Kpax, a daughter of all-time leading sire First Down Dash, is a sister to stakes winner A Down Right Runaway SI 108 ($109,053) and half-sister to stakes winner Riddick SI 100 ($67,598), Grade 1 stakes-placed and stakes sire Dominyun SI 104 ($336,181), etc.

Kpax is the dam of five black type including stakes winner and track record holder Jesstifiable SI 114 ($73,635), stakes-placed Yurman SI 97 ($53,640), Perryphery SI 94 ($48,114), and Sarah Sota SI 117 ($24,375), etc.  This is the family of Lovington Stakes(G2) winner Kj Frankie B SI 107  ($242,685) and West Texas Futurity(G2) winner Kj Little Duce Coup SI 104 ($188,444 to 3, 2024), etc.

Call Jorge Haddad, Haddad Ranch Manager, at 830-303-4109 for additional information or breeding contracts.