JEH Stallion Station-Oklahoma adds three new stallions to their 2012 roster

Oct. 28, 2011 - Rancho El Alacran Inc.' Grade 1 winner Fighter On Fire will stand the 2012 season at JEH Oklahoma for $2,500. His first foals hit the ground this year.

The California hi-point 3-year-old won or placed in 19 of 27 starts, earning $682,788. He won the Bank of America Challenge Championship (G1), Bank of America California Championship Challenge (G2), California Breeders' Freshman Stakes (R) and Jens L List Memorial California Breeders' Stakes (R). He was second in the Golden State Million Futurity (G1), California Juvenile Challenge (G3) and third in the Champion of Champions (G1), Southern California Derby (G1) and Ed Burke Memorial Juvenile (R).

Fighter On Fire was also a finalist in the Los Alamitos Super Derby (G1), Kindergarten Futurity (G1), Golden State Derby (G1), Los Alamitos Winter Derby (G1), Vessels Maturity (G1), Robert L. Boniface Los Alamitos Invitational Championship (G1), El Primero Del Ano Derby (G2), Los Alamitos Two Million Futurity (G1) and Los Alamitos Two Million Futurity (G1).

Out of the Merridoc mare Chenille, dam of 19 ROM earners, he is a full brother to Grade 1 winner Firstdown Touchdown ($188,764), winner of the El Primero Del Ano Derby (G1), and Grade 2 placed Our Honey Bunny ($33,693).

Grade 2 winner Favorite Cartel will enter stud at JEH Stallion Station-Oklahoma following his retirement from racing. He is set to run in the $350,000 Bank of America Challenge Championship (G1) at Los Alamitos Race Course on October 29.

The son Thoroughbred horse of the year Favorite Trick has won or placed in 14 of 22 career starts while earning $422,069. He won the Los Alamitos Challenge Championship (G2), Paul Ford Memorial Handicap and was third in the Rainbow Futurity (G1) and SLM Big Daddy Stakes. He was also a finalist in the All American Futurity (G1), All American Derby (G1), Los Alamitos Super Derby (G1) and Rainbow Derby(G1).

Favorite Cartel is out of the multiple stakes producing Corona Cartel mare Shenoshercorona, dam of three starters, two stakes winners and one stakes-placed runner. She has also produced stakes winner Shescheckinumout ($105,075) and stakes-placed Hes Regal ($88,493). The second dam is by world champion triple crown winner Special Effort and is a half-sister to world champion Whosleavingwho ($1,334,842), Grade 2 winner Coronas Leaving You ($278,358), stakes winner Wholelota Dash ($109,986) and stakes winner Beduinos Rusty ($57,965). His third dam is the blue hen Easily Smashed mare Lil Bit Rusty.

Owned by the partnership of Jones, Thompson, Hubbard and Helzer, Favorite Cartel will stand for private treaty.

Grade 2-placed and Grade 1 finalist Duke Kahanamoku begins his stallion career at JEH Oklahoma in 2012 for a fee of $1,500.

Owned by Muniz Quarter Horses LLC and Juan Aleman, the son of world champion Wave Carver won three of five career starts, earning $85,288. He was third in the El Primero Del Ano Derby (G2) and was a finalist in the Golden State Million Futurity (G1).

"Duke Kahanamoku is the fastest horse we've ever owned," Joe Muniz said. The Muniz and Bobenrieth family have owned and raced such horses as leading sire Chicks Beduino and world champion A Ransom.

He suffered a career-ending injury in his final start, the El Primero Del Ano Derby (G2).

The royally bred 3-year-old sold for $77,000 at the 2009 Los Alamitos Equine Sale. His dam, the stakes-placed and Grade 1 finalist Chicks Beduino mare Sky Chicks has produced 12 winners including El Primero Del Ano Derby (G2) winner Dutch Schultz ($356,668); Southern California Derby (G1) winner Spike It And Fly ($187,652); stakes winner Rule The Skies ($29,242) and stakes-placed Lite Up The Skies. She is also the granddam of El Primero Del Ando Derby (G2) winner Royal Proclamation ($303,923) and Juvenile Challenge Championship(G2) winner Three Green Leaves ($114,908).

For additional information or breeding contracts, contact Andrew Gardiner, JEH Stallion Station's General Manger, at (940) 300-9097 or call the farm at (405) 665-2246.

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