Grade 1 Ruidoso Futurity finalist Apollitical J Legacy will begin his stallion career in 2025 at La Feliz Montana Ranch.

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HONDO, NM–NOVEMBER 12, 2024–Grade 1 Ruidoso Futurity finalist Apollitical J Legacy SI 94 will begin his stallion career in 2025 at La Feliz Montana Ranch in Hondo, New Mexico. His fee has been set at $3,000.

Apollitical J Legacy broke his maiden at first asking, winning his trial and qualifying for the Grade 1 $1-million Ruidoso QH Futurity at Ruidoso Downs. Placing in two other races, he was fourth in the Rainbow Juvenile Stakes and earned $46,984.

Apollitical J Legacy's sire, world champion Apollitical Jess SI 107 ($1,399,831, Los Alamitos Super Derby-G1, etc.), is a leading sire with 144 stakes winners, 14 champions, and earners of over $72.6 million in 11 crops to race.

Apollitical J Legacy breaking his maiden in his career debut while qualifying for the Grade 1 Ruidoso QH Futurity at Ruidoso Downs. © Ruidoso Downs

Apollitical Jess' top performers include 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 AmericanFuturity-G1, etc.), Empressum SI 111 (World Champion Racing American QH, 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.

Apollitical J Legacy's dam is the All American Juvenile(G3) winner A Delightful Legacy SI 105 ($179,153) by all-time leading sire First Down Dash. She js the dam of 24 ROM, 22 winners, 8 black type, 1 champion including AQHA Racing Champion 3-Year-Old and 3-Year-Old Colt and multiple stakes sire Inseperable SI 96 ($672,756, All American Derby, etc.), Grade 3 winner and multiple stakes sire Separate Interest SI 98 ($486,761), Los Alamitos Juvenile winner Tell Of The Past SI 90 ($62,409), G3-placed Mr Apollo Jess SI 99 ($220,141), G1-placed Jess Before Dawn SI 95 ($152,328), G1-placed Redneck Ryan SI 99 ($140,942), stakes-placed and G1-finalist Teller No Lies SI 102 ($103,932), G1-placed Political Nonsense SI 96 ($51,668), etc.

A Delightful Legacy is also the grandam of stakes winners Chainman SI  88 ($188,217), Inseparable Blood SI 93 ($136,409), Paint Your Legacy SI 92 ($90,757), etc.

The second dam is the former Broodmare of the Year Fortune Of Delight SI 107, a stakes-winning daughter of Six Fortunes. She is a half-sister to leading sires Tres Seis SI 97 ($856,901), Dean Miracle SI 104 ($199,601), etc.

Fortune Of Delight is the dam of 16 ROM, 15 winners, 7 black type, 2 champions to include two-time champion A Delightful Dasher SI 102 ($1,660,525, All American Futurity-G1, etc.), champion Hes My Dasher SI 102 ($575,774, Rainbow Futurity-G1, etc.), stakes winner A Delightful Legacy (see above), G3 winner Buckshot Delight SI 101 ($199,682), Indeed Delight SI 94 ($48,947), etc.

This is also the family of All American Derby(G1) runner-up Delight Us All SI 101 ($346,512), stakes winners Racing The Rails SI 97 ($129,944 to 4, 2024), JJ Heza Fast Dash, Jr SI 104 ($173,638), etc.

Call (575) 921-3937 for additional information or breeding contracts.

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