Firecracker Derby(G3) winner Gottogoah will begin his stallion career in 2025 at Scarlett Hill Farm in Weatherford, Texas.

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WEATHERFORD, TX–OCTOBER 27, 2024–Scarlett Hill Farm announced today that Grade 3 winner Gotagogh will retire from racing following the Texas Classic Derby(G1) next month and will begin his stallion career at their Weatherford, Texas facility in 2025. His fee has been set at $2,500.

Racing for Triple Five, Gotagogh has won or placed in eight of 11 career starts and earned $214,575.

He won the Firecracker Derby(G3) and finished second in the Leon Bard Memorial Stakes. He was also a finalist in the Texas Classic Futurity(G1), TA Sale Futurity(G1), and Sam Houston Futurity(G2)

Gottogoah’s is a son of leading sire Favorite Cartel SI 104 ($607,669-G1), sire of 10 crops of racing age, 1665 122 stakes winners, 7 champions, 788 winners of over $51.8 million.

Favorite Carte’s top performers include  Trane Station V  SI 97 (champion, $1,754,152, Los Alamitos 2 Million Futurity-G1, etc.), Cyber Attack SI 101 (champion 3 times, $1,721,346, Los Alamitos Two Million Futurity-G1, etc.), Cartel 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 twice, $721,647, Ed Burke Million Futurity-G1, etc.), etc.

Gottogoah is out of Signs Zoomer SI 98 ($30,044) by Shazoom, a finalist in the Oklahoma Horsemen’s Association Futurity(RG2). She is the dam of 17 winners, 6 black type, 1 champion including Champion Aged Stallion The Fiscal Cliff SI 109 ($580,425), Los Alamitos Super Derby(G1) winner Jeriko ($948,272 to 4, 2024), stakes winner and All American Futurity(G1) runner-up Wagon Tales SI 99 ($427,578), Gotagogh SI 106 (G2 winner, above), Grade 3 winner The Polar Vortez SI 104 ($143,316), G1-placed A Valiant Zoomer SI 95 ($69,597), etc.

The second dam Stylish Sign SI 98 ($28,306), by Vital Sign, is the dam of 10 winners, three black type winners including Champion of Champions(G1) winner Mr Pyc To You SI 97 ($488,820), Speedhorse Gold and Silver Cup Futurity (RG1) winner First Painted Sign SI 104 ($284,911), stakes winner Second Painted Sign SI 101 ($101,604), etc.

Stylish Sign is the grand dam of stakes winners A Tres Of Paint SI 98 ($509,184), A Tres Of Eagle SI 108 ($483,877), A Dash Of Sign SI 96 ($178,488), One Stolin Eagle SI 106 ($103,479 to 4, 2024), etc.

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