Two-timechampion Flying Cowboy 123 has booked full for 2023.

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WHEELOCK, TX—NOVEMBER 30, 2022—Granada Farms announced their two-time AQHA Racing Champion Flying Cowboy 123 SI 101 is booked full for 2023. His first-crop will race in next year.

"We have had a tremendous response to Flying Cowboy 123 and are looking forward to watching his first foals run next season," Granada Farms manager Jimmy Eller said today.

"This stallion is pure class, and it’s easy to see how he’s booked full early each season at stud. Thank you to everyone who’s booked your great mares and thank you to Paragon Farms for standing him at Granada Farms," he added.

Owned-and-raced by Paragon Farms LLC, Flying Cowboy 123 won or placed in 11 of 13 career starts and earned $965,811. He won the Texas Classic Futurity(G1), Texas Classic Derby(G1) and was third in the All American Derby(G1) and Rainbow Futurity(G1).He was also a finalist in Ruidoso Quarter Horse Derby(G1).

Flying Cowboy 123 is the #2 leading "first-crop sale sire" by average (2 or more sold) in 2022. He had 43 yearlings sale for an  $30,709 average and $34,000 median of this year.

Flying Cowboy 123 is a son of AQHA Racing's leading 2022 sire of money earners, world champion Apollitical Jess SI 107 ($1,399,831). In only 9 crops to race, he has sired 115 black type winners, 10 champions, 575 winners and earning of over $56.5 million.

Apollitical Jess's top performers include Apocalyptical Jess SI 103 (champion 3 times, to 6, 2022, $2,251,556, All American Futurity-G1, etc.), Apollitical Blood SI 99 (champion, $1,519,800, All American Derby-G1, etc.), Hold Air Hostage SI 108 (champion twice, $1,415,551, All American Derby-G1, etc.), Empressum SI 110 (champion, 16 wins to 4, 2022, $1,415,551, All American Derby-G1, etc.), Apollitical Gold SI 96 (champion, to 4, 2022, $1,001,075, Golden State Million Futurity-G1, etc.), etc.

Flying Cowboy 123 is out of the Takin On The Cash mare Hot Cash 123, an AQHA Dam of Distinction. She is the dam of 11 ROM, 7 winner, 4 black type, 2 champions including world champion Cold Cash 123 SI 106 ($1,409,781), two-time champion Flying Cowboy 123 SI 101 (see above), Rainbow Juvenile winner Tough Dynasty 123 ($23,000 at 2), Heritage Place Juvenile third-place finisher Lady Eagle 123 SI 93 ($23,000 at 2), etc.