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LEXINGTON, OK—JANUARY 5, 2015—Dee and Betty Raper's Belle Mere Farm, Ltd. near Lexington, Oklahoma have announced fees for their 2015 stallion roster that includes young sires' Freighttrain B and Capo de Capi (whose first crops race this year), multiple stakes sires Brimmerton and Dashair and leading sire Mr Eye Opener.
FREIGHTTRAIN B SI 115 - 2015 Fee: $1,500
Freighttrain B is the leading earning son at stud by leading sire Pyc Paint Your Wagon. Owned by James Sills and Gerald Swindell, Freighttrain B won or placed 12 of 16 career starts to 3 and earned $421,761. He won the Black Gold Futurity Championship(RG3), Oklahoma Derby and Black Gold Derby. He was second in the Black Gold 350 Futurity and a finalist in the Heritage Place Futurity(G1), Heritage Place Derby(G2) and Dash For Cash Derby(G2).
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Freighttrain B is out of the Grade 3 winning Mr Eye Opener mare Dianetogetcha SI 108 ($63,373), dam of 5 ROM, four stakes horses from 5 starters, including RG3 winner Freighttrain B SI 115 (see above), stakes winner Coronas Concierge SI 96 (3 wins at 2, 2014 $54,709), stakes-placed Essohess SI 99 ($70,558) RG3 finalist Beneteau SI 94 ($62,398 at 2, 2014), etc.
The second dam is Grade 3 winning Special Show mare Dianetomeetcha SI 103 ($89,193), dam of 11 ROM including stakes winner Dianetobewitcha SI 104 (10 wins, $180,272), G3 winner Dianetogetcha SI 108 (see above), G3 finalist Dianetobeatcha SI 110 ($17,528), etc.
CAPO DE CAPI SI 108 - 2015 Fee: $1,000
Capo de Capi, a grade 2 winning son of leading sire Corona Cartel, won or placed in nine of 13 career starts to 3, while earnings $244,647. He won the Heritage Place Derby(G2), Speedhorse Gold & Silver Cup Derby(RG3), was second in the Oklahoma Derby and a finalist in the Grade 1 Remington Park Futurity.
Capo de Capi is out of the unraced stakes producing Strawfly Special mare A Shot At Glory, dam of 4 ROM including G2 winner Capo De Capi (see above), etc. She is a half-sister to All American Futurity (G1) winner and AQHA Racing Champion Ab What A Runner SI 109 ($1,342,389), Los Alamitos Million Futurity(G1) runner-up Temerity Wrangler SI 96 ($276,749), stakes-placed Tough To Be Humble SI 109 ($36,998), stakes-placed Line Of Authority SI 94 ($35,823), etc. This is the immediate family of Dash For Cash Derby(G2) winner Captain Strawfly SI 102 ($178,639 to 3, 2014), stakes winner Underneath It All SI 105 ($50,638), etc. The second dam is the stakes winner Be So Merry SI 103 ($26,317), by Streakin Six, is a sister to Rainbow Derby winner A Streak Of Cash SI 114 ($181,346), stakes winner Lots Of Flare SI 99 ($168,675), etc.
BRIMMERTON SI 104 - 2015 Fee: $3,000
In six crops to race Bobby D. Cox's homebred Champion stallion,Brimmerton SI 104 is the sire of 185 winners, 43 stakes horses(13%), earners of $5.1 million with average earnings per starter in excess of $15,400.
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His top performers include King Brimmerton SI 103 (6 wins to 4, $348,698, Ancira Ford Classic S.-, etc.), Brimmies Alli Bi B SI 112 (4 wins to 3, $221,154 TQHA Sale Futurity-RG1, etc.), Count De Monet SI 94 (2 wins to 2, $174,301, Remington Park Juvenile S., etc.), Brimmerton Lane SI 96 (7 wins to 7, $137,269 2nd Hoosier Park Classic, etc.), Full Boat SI 111 (10 wins to 6, $94,994 John Hoak/Capitol Racing Futurity-G3, etc.), Cypress City SI 94 (4 wins to 4, $90,616 Heritage Place Juvenile Invitational, etc.), etc.
Brimmerton is out of the former Broodmare-of-the-Year Fitting Celebration SI 110 ($47,775), by Ronas Ryon. Winner of the Speedhorse Gold & Silver Cup Derby(RG2), she set a new track record of :19.550 for 400 yards. Fitting Celebration is the dam of 13 ROM including Champion Brimmerton SI 104 (see above), The Championship at Sunland Park(G1) winner Gone Celebrating SI 109 ($364,068), stakes winner and track record holder Mitford SI 109 ($89,891), stakes-placed Benz SI 91 ($13,190), etc. She is the granddam of RG1 winner No Fees SI 94 (166,320), stakes winner Zip Kode SI 97 ($84,802), G3 winner Wahoo SI 102 (7 wins to 5, 2014 $148,153), G3 winner Interesting Man SI 97 ($140,690), stakes winner Cedar Creek SI 99 ($57,658), etc.
The second dam is a multiple stakes producing daughter of the Thoroughbred sire Duck Dance and a sister to stakes winner Martini Mongo SI 97, etc.
DASHAIR SI 100 - 2015 Fee: $1,500
From a limited number of starters in six crops to race, G1 finalist Dashair has sired 37 winners (62%), 16 stakes-horses(22%), earners of $1.3 million with average earnings of nearly $18,000 per starter.
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A son of all-time leading sire First Down Dash, Dashair won or placed in seven of 13 career starts and earned $37,134. He was a finalist in the Grade 1 Rainbow Futurity and West/Southwest Derby Challenge(G3).
He is out of the Special Effort mare Such An Easy Effort SI 111 ($496,127), winner of the Denim N Diamonds Futurity(G1) while setting a 440 yard track record of :21.580 seconds. She is the dam of 16 ROM including AQHA Racing Champion filly Deelish SI 102 ($603,673), Texas Classic Derby(G1) winner Fearless Freda SI 113 ($262,121), G1 placed in multiple stakes sire Such Easy Cash Si 105 ($57,435), stakes-placed Westin SI 96 ($36,252), stakes-placed Rios SI 108 ($11,802), etc.
This is the immediate family of Champion and multiple stakes sire Fredricksburg SI 109 ($369,304), Champion Fredaville SI 112 ($424,696), leading contender for 2-year-old champion honors Heza Dasha Fire SI 102 ($962,956 at 2, 2014), Rollickin Red SI 97 ($444,802), Deeheiress SI 97 ($127,058), etc.
The second dam is the multiple stakes producing Easy Jet mare Easy Kiss SI 97 ($101,022), granddam or great-granddam of Flomont SI 101 ($286,213), Rg Special In Traffic SI 104 ($159,579), etc.
Jami Johnson owns Dashair.
MR EYE OPENER SI 106 - 2015 Fee: Private
Grade 1 winner Mr Eye Opener is the sire of 1,139 ROM, 94 stakes winners and earners of more than $27.4 million including Eyesa Special SI 107 ($1,394,911, All American Fut. -G1), Eye Opening Episode SI 113, ($704,808 -G1), Silvered Eyes SI 107 (6 wins, $454,781, Dash for Cash Fut.-G1), Mongoose Jet Eye SI 106 ($447,550, Championship at Sunland Park-G1-NWR), Thewayouwantmetoo SI 108 ($327,953 G1).
A son of former leading sire and world champion Dash For Cash, Mr Eye Opener won or placed 14 of 15 career starts and earned $202,978. He won the West Texas Futurity(G1) and Trinity Meadows Futurity and was second in the Rainbow Futurity(G1) and third in the Ruidoso Futurity(G1).
Out of the *Beduino mare, Bedawee, a sister to stakes winner Fishers Favorite SI 98 ($210,850) and half-sister to stakes winner Garland Stephens SI 012 ($123,539), Mr Eye Opener is a brother to stakes-placed Miss Eye Opener SI 98 ($88,468), stakes-placed multiple stakes sire Cash Treat SI 96 ($43,969) and a half-brother to Grade 1 winner Daring Difference SI 102 ($329,000), etc.
This is the immediate family of champion Your First Moon SI 96 ($750,725), champion Ole Habits SI 106 (680,491), Champion Hateful Hanna SI 105 ($139,487), champion and leading sire Special Leader SI 103 ($292,605), stakes winner Scrutinizer SI 13 ($343,197), etc.
Jim and Dorothy Smith own Mr Eye Opener.
For additional information or breeding contracts to any of these stallions contact Dee or Betty Raper at 405-447-8500 .