Grade 1-placed Lethalcartelfavorite will begin his stallion career at La Feliz Montana Ranch in Hondo, New Mexico in 2025.

© Bailey Ivey

HONDO, NM–DECEMBER 2, 2024–Lethalcartelfavorite SI 94, a Grade 1-placed son of leading sire Favorite Cartel, will begin his stallion career in 2025 at La Feliz Montana Ranch in Hondo, New Mexico. His fee has been set at $3,000.

Lethalcartelfavorite won or placed in nine of 12 career starts and earned $84,659. He was third in the Grade 1 Texas Classic Derby and the All American Juvenile Invitational Stakes.

In 10 crops to race, Lethalcartelfavorite's sire, the Grade 1 winner Favorite Cartel SI 104 ($607,669), is the sire of 123 stakes winners, 7 champions, and 791 winners with earnings over $52 million.

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.

Lethalcartelfavorite's dam is the stakes-winning – grade 1-placed Corona Cartel mare Lethal Lil SI 95 ($465,864, Mr Jess Perry Stakes, 2nd Rainbow QH Futurity-G1, etc.). She is the dam of 100% winners from five foals to race, 1 black type including Lethalcartelfavorite SI 94 (G1-placed above), All American Futurity(G1) finalist Ariatt SI 103 ($105,880 at 2, 2024), Rainbow Futurity(G1) finalist Little Vaquero SI 91 ($94,500, at 2, 2024), etc.

The second dam, Lethal Delight SI 106, by Dean Miracle, is an RG! Winner of $453,701. She is a half-sister to champion Volcom Bay SI 99 ($426,2023), stakes winner Lethal Perry SI 98, G1-placed Lethal Volt SI 108 ($227,225), G1-placed Lethal Corona SI 106 ($63,844), etc.

Lethal Delight is the dam of 24 ROM, 20 winners, 5 black type including All American Futurity(G1) winner JM Miracle SI 101 ($1,507,962), G1-winner Lethal Lil SI 95 (see above), Ruidoso Juvenile winner Lethal Express SI 92 ($33,2225), stakes-placed Volcoms Delight SI 102 ($55,011), stakes-placed Lethal Cartel SI 96 ($22,056), etc.

Lethal Delight is the grand dam or great-grand dam of numerous black-type runners, including Grade 3 winner Delight Interest SI 110 ($300,573), Grade 1 winner Volcoms Favorite SI 102 ($202,783), Grade 2 winner Relentless Eagle SI 97 ($311,896 to 3, 2024), G1-placed Lethal Cowboy 123 SI 88 ($214,768), RG3 winner Pretty Sweet Jess SI 110 ($123,938 to 3, 2024), etc.

For additional information or a breeding contract, call La Feliz Montana Ranch at (575) 921-3937.