Multiple stakes winner El Tartanero Jess will stand the 2025 season at Scarlett Hill Farm in Weatherford, Texas.

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WEATHERFORD, TX–OCTOBER 22, 2024–El Tartanero Jess SI 103, a multiple stakes winning son of leading sire Apollitical Jess, will stand his second season at Scarlett Hill Farm in Weatherford, Texas.

His fee will remain at $2,000, with the booking fee included. Stakes mares, producers, and multiple mares can get a discount.

El Tartanero Jess won or placed in eight of 13 career starts and earned $121,768. He won the Texas Twister Stakes and Sam Houston 250 Stakes and was a finalist in the Lip Chip LLC Stakes and B.F. Phillips, Jr. Stakes.

His sire, world champion Apollitical Jess SI 107 ($1,399,831), is one of the industry's leading sires with 142 stakes winners, 13 champions, and earners of more than $72 million to date.

El Tartanero, under jockey Ali Rivera, winning the $53,250 Sam Houston 250 Stakes at Sam Houston Race Park.
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Apollitical Jess' top performers include all-time leading money earner Kj Desparado SI 118 (champion twice, to 5, 2024, $3,178,099, All American Quarter Horse Futurity-G1, etc.), Apocalyptical Jess-SI 103 (champion 3 times, $2,251,556, All American Futurity-G1, etc.), Empressum SI 111 (World Champion, to 6, 2024, $2,158,873, Champion of Champions S.-G1, etc.), Apollitical Blood SI 99 (champion, $1,519,800, All American Derby-G1, etc.), etc.

El Tartanero Jess' dam is the stakes-producing Corona Cartel mare Darling Corona SI 95, dam 2 winners from 2 starters, 1 black type including multiple stakes winner El Tartanero Jess SI 103 (see above) and stakes-placed Darling Secret SI 102 (2 wins to 3, 2024, $40,566).

The second dam is the unraced First Down Dash mare The Creole Queen, a half-sister to two-time champion Dashin Is Easy SI 103 ($775,123), G3 winner Dashin Prince Henry SI 102 ($178,048) and G1-placed Dash N Run SI 106 ($82,011) and stakes-placed Streakin Is Easy SI 93 ($36,534), etc.

The Creole Queen is the dam of 8 ROM, 7 winners, 2 black type including stakes winner Gallant Mystic SI 107 ($90,965) and G3-placed My Man Valentine SI 105 ($48,686), etc. She is also the grand-dam of stakes winner Rockin Red Rhythm SI 90 ($56,233 at 2), Famous Carmilita SI 88 ($56,244), and stakes-placed Cowboy 123 SI 97 ($71,172 to 3, 2024), Flyn Electric Cowboy SI 97 (2 wins at 2, 2024, $66,319), and Flash Dash SI 90 ($27,489 at 2, 2023), etc.

For additional information on breeding contracts, call Scarlett Hill Farm owner and manager Gus Barakis at (682) 290-5750 - Cell: (817) 925-9610.