Armstrong Equine Services, located in La Mesa, New Mexico, is a premiere breeding, boarding, training, and riding facility in the Southwest.

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LA MESA, NM–NOVEMBER 19, 2024–Armstrong Equine Services announced this week they will stand Minecraft, Rime Chimes, and Tf Feature Effort for the upcoming 2025 season.

Minecraft

Minecraft SI 93, a multiple grade 1 finalist by leading sire Favorite Cartel, will stand his second season for a fee of $2,000.

Minecraft first foals will arrive in 2025.

Owned by Steve Burns, DVM, and Empire Racing, Minecraft won or placed in six of eight career starts while earning $56,236. He was a finalist in the Golden State Million Futurity(G1), Rainbow QH Derby(G1), and All American Juvenile Stakes.

Minecraft's sire is the current leading sire of money earners, Grade 1 winner Favorite Cartel SI 104 ($607,669, AQHA Challenge Championship-G1, etc.). From 10 crops of racing age, he has sired 123 stakes winners, 7 champions, and 790 winners and earned more than $52 million.

Minecraft, under jockey Sergio Becerra, Jr., qualifying for the Golden State Million Futurity(G1) at Los Alamitos Race Course. © Chris Martinez

Favorite Cartel’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.

Minecraft's dam is the Grade 1-placed Miss Kittys Bar Bet SI 99 ($261,981) finished second in the Charger Bar Handicap(G1) and third in the Ed Burke Million Futurity(G1) and Kindergarten Futurity(G1). She is the dam of 16 winners, 4 back type including RG2-placed No Arizona SI 90 ($66,610), stakes-placed Jess Bet Me SI 97 ($62,915), G3-placed Twin Forks SI 99 ($55,078), and stakes-placed Favorite Bet SI 115 ($23,605), etc.

A daughter of Sum Fun To Bet, Miss Kittys Bar Bet is also the granddam of stakes winners Alamo Lake SI 109 ($178,611 to 4, 2023), Lake Havasu SI 105 ($124,367 to 3, 2023), RG2 winner You See That SI 88 ($114,120 at 2, 2023), and stakes-placed Rox Win SI 94 ($76,357 to 5, 2023) and stakes-placed Fly Thru Arizona SI 89 ($13,428), etc.

The second dam Fames Easy SI 92 by Dash To Fame is the dam of 17 winners, 8 black type including stakes winner Stel Easy SI 97 ($80,794), stakes-placed Miss Kittys Bar Bet SI 99 (see above), Dont Dink With Me SI 96 ($164,153), Ambush Alley SI 102 ($144,686), Ynot Bar SI 98 ($146,480), Doreme Fasolasi Win SI 96 ($102,850), Easylist SI 97 ($44,39) and Takeela Sunrise SI 96 ($34,350), etc.

Fames Easy is also the granddam of champion aged mare Quirky SI 92 ($424,098), Charger Bar Handicap(G1) winner Tequila Sangria SI 98 ($177,910), Los Alamitos Winter Derby(G1) winner Ynot Walk SI 110 ($177,505), etc.

Rime Chimes

Rime Chimes SI 103, a restricted Grade 1 winner and first-crop stakes sire, will stand for a fee of $1,500, with consideration to approved mares.

From limited starters in his first crop to race in 2024, Rime Chimes has sired 2 winners and 1 black type, including stakes-placed Miss Chick Chmes SI 86 (winner at 2, $13,567, 3rd in the G.C.F.A. Overnight Juvenile), Beyond Chimes SI 92 (winner at 2, 414,780), Batomacho Ronacorona SI 99, etc.

Rime Chimes, under jockey Paul Nieto, winning the $175,000 Namehimastreaker New Mexico Classic Championship(RG1) at Zia Park. © Coady Photography

Owned and raced by Carlos Paez, Rime Chimes won or placed in eight races and earned $196,629. He won the Namehimastreaker New Mexico Classic Championship S.(G1), was second in the Jess Burner Memorial Handicap(G1 and a finalist in the New Mexico Classic Derby [RG2), Mesilla Valley Speed Handicap.(G2), First Moonflash Maturity(G2), Dona Ana County Handicap-twice, and New Mexico Classic Cup Championship Stakes.

Rime Chimes is out of the restricted Grade 3 winning daughter of Major Rime, Rime Has A Chick SI 122 ($276,544), a sister to stakes winner Me Chickie SI 111 ($233,574). She is the dam of 9 ROM, 8 winners, 2 black type including Rime Chimes SI 103 (see above), Effortless Candy Cat SI 106 ($147,760, 2^nd Zia Stakes-RG2, etc.), Another Chick Flick SI 86 ($14,188, finalist Mountain Top Futurity-RG3), Jd Zoom Zoom Zoom SI 101 (3 wins to 4, 2024, $55,686), etc.

The second dam Chicks Chamisa SI 98, by Chicks Beduino, is a sister to stakes winner Nathas Rocket SI 98 ($73,297), Moolah's Crown SI 92 ($47,187), and Casino Bucks SI 98 ($11,933). She is the dam of 15 ROM, 14 winners, 6 black type including restricted Grade 2 winner Sixy Chamisa SI 104 ($350,095), restricted Grade 3 winner Rime Has A Chick SI 122 (see above), restricted Grade 2 winner Me Chickie SI 111 ($233,574), etc.

Chicks Chamisa is the grandam of such stakes horses as Mr Jet Moore Handicap(G2) winner Wagon Chick V SI 97 ($258,750), New Mexico Breeders' Futurity(RG3) winner Major Game SI 104 ($177,609), stakes-placed Jesses Dinero SI 103 ($162,577), West Texas Derby(G) winner Wagon On Fire V SI 93 ($103,941), stakes winner A Valiant Dimond SI 96 ($79,474), etc.

TF Feature Effort

Multiple Grade 2 winner and multiple graded stakes sire Tf Featured Effort SI 99, will stand for a 2025 fee of $3,500, with consideration to approved mares.

Owned by Jose Riojas and Carlos Paez, the son of former leading sire Feature Mr Jess, from limited starters in six crops, has sired 37 winners, 7 black type, earners of over $2.1 million with average earnings per starter of more than $24,100.

Forest Effort winning the New Mexico Breeders' Stakes at SunRay Park. © Coady Media

His top performers include Effortless Candy Cat SI 106 (5 wins to 7, $147,760 2nd-Zia S.-G2, etc.), Tuco Salamanca SI 107 (5 wins to 6, $139,609 3rd-New Mexico Classic Quarter Horse Sophomore S., etc.),  Forrest Effort SI 106 (3 wins to 4, $133,121 New Mexico Breeders S.-G3, etc.), Mr Tres Effort SI 98 (4 wins to 2, $108,017 New Mexico State Fair Juvenile S., etc.), Mr Chicks Blazin SI 105 (3 wins to 5, $93,821 2nd-New Mexico Classic Sophomore S., etc.), Jess Featured Girl SI 92 (3 wins to 3, $83,894 2nd-NMHBA Quarter Horse S.-G2, etc.), Run Potion SI 101 (3 wins to 5, $61,153 1st-New Mexico Classic Juvenile S., etc.), etc.

Tf Featured Effort won or placed in 21 races and earned $343,403. He won the West Texas Maturity(G2)-twice, KOFX-FM Handicap(G2), West Texas Derby(G3), La Plata Stakes(G3), was second in the West Texas Juvenile and third in the Lovington Stakes(G2).

He was also a finalist in the Championship at Sunland Park(G1), Remington Park Invitational Championship(G2), All American Gold Cup(G1), Zia Park Championship(G1)-twice, Sunland Park Winter Futurity(G2) and All American Juvenile.

Tf Featured Effort's sire Grade 1 Rainbow Futurity winner Feature Mr Jess SI 99 ($539,327) is the sire of 72 stakes winners, 7 champions, 439 winners, and earning over $25 million.

His dam is the multiple black type producing Special Effort mare Meadow Creeks Effort, dam of 8 winners, 3 black type including multiple Grade 2 winner Tf Featured Effort SI 99 (stakes winner above), Remington Park Futurity(G1) winner Le Magnifique FG SI 98 ($170,637), stakes-placed Marioette SI 96 ($29,248), Tf Tee Boy SI 102 ($72,340), etc. She is the grandam of RG3-placed Charmed Damsel SI 105 ($77,704), etc.

The second dam is the stakes-producing Easy Jet Mare Meadow Creek Dancer, a sister to stakes winners Clipper Flight SI 91 ($35,958), stakes-placed Easy Hoofer SI 97 ($51,429), etc. The third dam is stakes-placed Topless Dancer ($54,892), a half-sister to champion, All American Futurity and leading sire winner Pie In The Sky SI 101 ($616,328), etc.

Call Joe B. Armstrong, PhD, at (575) 202-0080 for additional information or breeding contracts on any of these stallions.