Jb Kool Jess will begin his stallion career in 2025 at Delta Equine Center in Vinton, Louisiana.

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VINTON, LA–NOVEMBER 19, 2024–Jb Kool Jess SI 96, a Grade 1 finalist by leading sire Mr Jess Perry, will begin his stallion career in 2025 at Delta Equine Center in Vinton, Louisiana. His fee has been set at $1,250.

Jb Kool Jess won or placed in six of seven career starts and has earned $70,886. He was a finalist in the $804,150 Remington Park Oklahoma-Bred Futurity(RG1) and fourth in the $237,940 EVD Futurity(G2). Jb Kool Jess was the fastest qualifier to the Remington Park Oklahoma-Bred Futurity(RG1) on night 1 but did not run back in the final, which AQHA Racing Champion filly Dark Nme won.

JB Kool Jess won his Sam Houston Futurity [G2] trial heat from gate to wire by a 1/2-length in May of 2023.
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From 26 crops to race, Jb Kool Jess' sire champion Mr Jess Perry SI 113 ($687,184-G1), is the sire of 167 stakes winners, 9 champions, with earnings of $62.7 million.

Mr Jess Perry's top performers include Matabari SI 104 (champion, $1,410,471, Los Alamitos Two Million Futurity-G1, etc.), Apollitical Jess SI 107 (World Champion Racing American QH, $1,399,831, Los Alamitos Super Derby-G1-ntr, 400 yards in 0:19.133, etc.), One Famous Eagle SI 101 (champion, $1,387,453, Los Alamitos Two Million Futurity-G1, etc.), Noconi SI 105 (champion twice, $1,356,459, All American Derby-G1, etc.), etc.

Jb Kool Jess' dam Paint Your Face is an unraced daughter of Corona Cartel and sister to leading sires Pyc Paint Your Wagon, Ivory James, and to stakes-placed Follies Bergère SI 95. She is the dam of 9 ROM, 8 winners including Grade 1 finalist Jb Kool Jess SI 96 (see above), Remington Park Oklahoma Bred Futurity(RG1) finalist Apollitical Face SI 95 ($115,391), Apollitical Follies SI 98 ($50,819), Candy Face SI 101 ($29,259), Paint Your Face Club SI 97 ($21,035), etc.

Paint Your Face is also the grand dam of Zia Derby(RG2) winner Solid SI 97 ($3 wins to 3, 2024,$117,892).

His second dam is Dashin Follies by Strawfly Special, the highest-selling broodmare at auction in history, which brought a final bid of $875,000 at the 2010 Heritage Place Winter Mixed Sale.  A half-sister to stakes winners Eagles Magic SI 93 ($187,407) and Eurico For Me JQM SI 119 ($26,460, US), Dashin Follies is the dam of 25 ROM, 24 winners and 6 black type.

Dashin Follies top performers include Rainbow Futurity(G1) winner and leading sire Pyc Paint Your Wagon SI 107 ($889,581), G1-placed and leading sire Ivory James SI 103 ($220,026), stakes winner Mi Angela SI 107 ($137,723), stakes winner Folly N Dash SI 98 ($32,522), stakes winner Imperador Eagle Mrl SI 105, stakes-placed Eye Follies SI 101 ($101,315), and stakes-placed Follies Bergere SI 95 ($31,198), etc.

Dashin Follies is the grand-dam or great grand-dam of stakes horses Im Jess Special V SI 93 ($523,862), Jesse D SI 91 ($245,157), Paint Your Lips P SI 104 ($226,586 to 5, 2024), Jess Paint Your Lips SI 105 ($158,962), Jess Master Angel SI 98 ($122,117), Your Look Famous SI 104 ($117,944 to 5, 2024), etc.

Jb Kool Jess is from one of the most prolific sire lines in the industry. His half-brothers, Pyc Paint Your Wagon and Ivory James, have sired nearly $67 million in earners and over 400 black types.

For additional information or breeding contracts, call Delta Farm Manager Caleb Findley at (337) 589-3078.

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