Multiple stakes winner Politiko's 2026 fee will remain $2,500.

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By H. David Smith, StallioneSearch

SEGUIN, TX—OCTOBER 17, 2025—Haddad Ranch has announced its 2026 stallion roster and fees for Politiko and Drakarys, both standing at the ranch in Seguin, Texas.

POLITIKO

Politiko SI 105, a multiple stakes-winning son of leading sire Favorite Cartel, will stand for a 2026 fee of $2,500. The Texas-bred stallion, owned by the partnership of J. Haddad, J. Haddad, Ruse Ranch, A. Terrazas, and AA Farms, began his stallion career at Haddad Ranch in 2025.

Politiko won or placed in 11 of 15 starts, including victories in the Los Alamitos Two Million Juvenile and Ah Sign Handicap. An earner of nearly $150,000, he also finished third in the Bob Moore Memorial (G2) and was a finalist in the Rainbow Derby (G1), Heritage Place Derby (G2), and All American Invitational.

Out of Apolitical Pac SI 96 by Apollitical Jess, Politiko hails from one of the industry’s strongest female families, tracing to the First Down Dash mare Kpax. His first foals will arrive in 2026.

DRAKARYS

Drakarys, a top-ten 2022 Ruidoso Select Yearling Sale graduate, will stand for a 2026 fee of $1,250. The son of Apollitical Jess SI 107, Drakarys was purchased for $270,000 and displayed immense speed potential, recording the fastest work of the day on June 12, 2023, at Ruidoso Downs when he covered 220 yards in :11.19.

Drakarys 2026 fee will remain $1,200.
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His second dam, Beat Your Pants Off SI 103, is an AQHA Dam of Distinction and producer of multiple champions, including Jumping Tac Flash, and Carters Cartel. This is also the family of champions Splash Bac and Feature Mr Bojangles.

Drakarys’ first foals will be yearlings in 2026.

For breeding contracts or additional information, contact Jorge Haddad at (830) 303-4109 or Email inquiries to jorge@haddadranch.com.

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