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Rare News
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FEATURED HORSE
Takin On The Crunch
Daughter of
Champion
Takin On The Cash
out of Calif
High-Point Aged Mare &
Multiple
Stakes Winner
The
Money Crunch
in foal to
Walk Thru Fire
FEATURED HORSE
Summit Winds
Daughter of
MOUNTAINS MAJESTY (full brother to STOLI) out of daughter of
Champion
SPECIAL
LEADER
FEATURED HORSE
Fishers Fame
Son of BULLDASHUS
out of daughter of
FISHERS DASH
FEATURED HORSE
Praying Boy
Sound 9-yr-old gelding
by RAISE A SECRET
out of FLARE FOR
TOBY, si 117.
Great all around horse,
needs a job!
FEATURED HORSE
The Rainbow Rush
AAA daughter
of
Dash Thru Traffic
out of stakes winning
& producing
daughter
of
Zevi, in foal
to
Knud With Wings,
si 101
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"MOZY"
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April 2006
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1987 Bay AQHA Stallion |
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Special Effort-Fly In The Pie, Pie In The Sky |
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Circle D mare
Fly In Your Eye was sired by the great
Strawfly Special,
si 97 (stakes winner of 11 races with earnings of $222,920), by
Special
Effort, si 104, and out of Fly in the Pie, si 99 (by
Pie in the Sky, si
104).
This outstanding stallion, currently the #1 leading sire of winners,
is sire of two All-American Futurity winners, Ausual Suspect, si 96, and Streakin Flyer, si 96, as well as AQHA Supreme Race Horse, 2-Time World Champion, 4-Time Champion Tailor Fit, si 110.
Strawfly Special is sire of 667 ROM and 55 stakes winners. His offspring earnings total
$17,002,141. As of July 2004, he ranks #1 Leading Sire of Winners, #2 Leading
Sire of Money Earners, and #2 Leading Sire of Graded Stakes Winners. Strawfly Special, along with
First Down Dash and
Chicks Beduino, has dominated the winners and earners lists for several years.
As a broodmare sire
(2002
statistics), Strawfly Special is sire of 57 dams with 65 race age foals, 35
 starters,
19 wins, 27 ROM, 6 blacktype, with earnings of $232,577.
Strawfly Special is a leading sire in the yearling sale ring. In
2002, his yearlings sold for an average of $21,025 each.
Strawfly Special stands at
Double Bar S Ranch, LLC, in Moreno Valley, CA. He is owned by
Sharon, Rhonda and Dawn List. John J. Etchart, DVM, is the ranch breeding manager,
909/654-3050. Strawfly Special's 2003 fee is $10,000.
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STRAWFLY SPECIAL DIES
Strawfly Special, sire of two-time world champion Tailor Fit and All American
Futurity winners Streakin Flyer and Ausual Suspect, died of colic Monday night
[August 9, 2004] at Double Bar S Ranch home in Moreno Valley. He was 17.
Owned
by Sharon, Rhonda and Dawn List of Double Bar S Ranch, Strawfly Special's
progeny has earned over $17.7 million, making him one of the sport's all-time
leading sires. This year, Strawfly Special is the leading sire of winners with
120 and second leading sire in graded stakes winners with six. He currently
ranks fifth in total earnings with $1,532,948 and sixth with 26 two-year-old
winners in 2004.
In
addition to millionaires Tailor Fit, Streakin Flyer, and Ausual Suspect, the
son of Special Effort out of the mare Fly In The Pie sired stake winners Flyng
Dino, Strawflyin Buds, Mrstrawflytoyou, Flys R Streakin, Last Shall Be First,
Genuine Strawfly, Rock N Strawfly, Sneaky Flyer, Sum Special Strawfly, etc.
On
the track, Strawfly Special won 11 of 25 career starts including the Southern
California Derby in 1990. He was second in the Bay Meadows Futurity and Lowell
Dillingham Handicap, and third in the Heritage Place Futurity.
"This
is a big disappointment," said Jerry Young, ranch manager of Double Bar S
Ranch. "We are going to miss him dearly."
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Two outstanding individuals by Strawfly Special:
"Fly" and "MT" head out for a workout on the barrels in Minnesota, September
2004.
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("MT" -- on the right -- was
purchased by Jessica Bergem from Circle D Horses.) |
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A gorgeous daughter and son of Strawfly Special discuss something of importance. |
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