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Belle Mere Farms Announces 2015 Stallion Fees
Belle Mere Farm, Ltd., near Lexington, Oklahoma, announced their 2015 stallion roster and fees.

© Don Shugart
Belle Mere Farms Announces 2015 Stallion Fees

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).

Grade 3 winner Freighttrain B's first crop goes to the track
in 2015. © Don Shugart
His first foals will hit the track in 2015.

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.

Heritage Place Derby winner Capo De Capi 's first crop races in 2015. © Don Shugart
Owned by James Sills, his first crop of two-year-olds race in 2015.

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.

Champion Brimmerton is a multiple stakes sire.
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Named the AQHA Racing Champion 3-Year-Old Colt of 2004, Brimmerton won or placed in 10 of 12 starts and earned $519,538. He won the All American Derby(G1), Rainbow Derby(G1) and Texas Derby Challenge(G3). He was a finalist in the Texas Classic Futurity(G1) and Retama Park Futurity(G1).

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.

Multiple stakes sire Dashair.
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His top performers include Especially Tres SI (4 wins to 2, $385,380 Sam Houston Futurity -G2, etc.), Montauk SI 95 (4 wins to 2, $137,569 New Mexico State Fair Senorita Futurity -G3, etc.), Lil Bitts A Dash SI 108 (13 wins to 6, $91,602 Blane Schvaneveldt Hdcp., etc.), Pf Flyair SI 110 (9 wins to 4, $83,648 Sweetwater Downs Derby, etc.), Auto Rotate SI 111 (6 wins to 7, $67,572 Rocky Mountain Spring Classic Futurity, etc.), Ms Dashair SI 97 (2 wins to 3, $46,942 Four Corners Futurity, etc.), etc.

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).

Mr Eye Opener is a leading sire and leading broodmare sire. © Andy Golden Photo
As a broodmare sire Mr Eye Opener is the grandsire of more than $15 million in earners, over 120 blacktype including Llano Teller SI 105 ($1,537,627), etc.

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 .