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Good Reason Sa to Enter Field of New Stallions in 2012
Good Reason SA will begin his stallion career at Royal Vista Ranches, near Wayne, Oklahoma, in 2012.

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Good Reason Sa to Enter Field of New Stallions in 2012

DALLAS, TX—JANUARY 17, 2012—Leading contender for year-end championship honors Good Reason Sa was inadvertently left off an article published January 5th on StallioneSerach.com "Crowded Field of First Year Young Guns Enter Stallion Market in 2012."

Royal Vista Ranches, near Wayne, Oklahoma, is standing the just retired Champion of Champions(G1) winner his first season for a fee of $4,000.

Owned by leading Brazilian breeder, Gianni Samaja, Good Reason Sa won the $750,000 Champion of Champions(G1) in his final career start on December 10th. A grade 1 winner all three years he raced, the brown 4-year-old stallion is a 7-time winner of $1,446,727. Good Reason Sa also won the Los Alamitos Two Million Futurity(G1), Golden State Derby(G1) and the Los Alamitos Winter Championship(G2). Trained throughout his career by AQHA Racing's 8-time champion trainer Paul Jones, he was just named 2011 "Horse of the Meet" at Los Alamitos.

Good Reason Sa is the son of 1997 Thoroughbred Horse of the Year Favorite Trick. Favorite Trick was brilliant in his championship two-year-old season, going eight-for-eight with wins in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1) and Hopeful Stakes (G1). He retired after his sophomore year with 12 wins in 16 starts for earnings of $1,726,793. The son of Phone Trick retired to Walmac Farm in Lexington and also served a stint in Florida before being moved to JEH Stallion Station in Hondo, New Mexico.

Favorite Trick is the sire of over $3.85 Million in Quarter Horse offspring earnings, including Quarter Horse runners Tricky Dust (12-time stakes winner, $428,581), Favorite Cartel (Grade 1 winner, $598,069), and Prankster CF (AQHA Racing's Champion Distance Horse, $230,013). He has also sired more than $17 million in Thoroughbred progeny earnings.

Good Reason Sa is out of the stakes winning First Down Dash mare Queen Of Appeals ($83,988), dam of 10 ROM and 9 winners. She also produced stakes winner Appeals King Special ($53,736); stakes placed winner Special Queen Sa ($229,720, dam of G1 winner Fantastic Corona Jr $541,896); Golden State Futurity(G1) finalist First Jess Appeal ($74,775); and grade 1 finalist Get Him Out Sa ($37,874).

Good Reason Sa’s second dam is G1 stakes winner Totally Illegal $147,160, dam of grade 3 winner Illegal Fireworks ($181,847), restricted grade 3 winner Rumor Had It ($68,552), and grade 3 winner Lawful ($68,043).

Contact Laura Wipf at 405-449-7575 or Vaughn Cook at 970-226-4747 for additional information and early booking inquiries.

For the complete updated article "Crowded Field of First Year Young Guns Enter Stallion Market in 2012" CLICK HERE.