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Courtney Rankin, Owner of Dashing Is Easy
Buyers at the Heritage Place Auction
Information About Dashing Is Easy
October 11, 2009
This memo provides information on the advantages to breeding to the stallion Dashing Is Easy.
There are many different stallions in the quarter horse industry. It can be overwhelming to try
and find information on qualities that a stallion passes on to his offspring. It is difficult to find
out exactly who to contact when breeding to a particular stallion. It is also difficult to know
what methods are used to breed to that stallion.
The whole process of finding a stallion to breed to becomes much simpler when information
about a stallion and who to contact is provided to the horse breeder. Here I have gathered all
the racing records of Dashing Is Easy and the records of the offspring he has produced. The
information of who to contact is also provided.
If you have come to this Heritage Place Horse Auction to buy breedings to stallions, this
information about Dashing Is Easy will be accessible to you in this memo.
This memo is organized into three main paragraphs: Dashing Is Easy Race Records, Successful
Offspring of Dashing is Easy, Contact Information for Breeding to Dashing Is Easy and
Conclusion.
Dashing Is Easy Race Records:
Dashing is Easy had a very impressive race record, and has won several prestigious awards.
Dashing Is Easy received Register of Merit at the age of two in 1997. He won five races in 1997.
All these races were G1 Stakes Futurity Races. G1 (grade 1) represents the highest quality races
in the Quarter Horse Racing Industry. Dashing Is Easy was first place in the All American
Futurity-G1 and the Remington Park Futurity-G1. Dashing Is Easy qualified for the Rainbow
Futurity-G1 in eight starts but came in second place due to a loose horse shoe.
Dashing Is Easy was named AQHA Racing Champion Three-year-old Colt in 1998. He was also
named Superior Race horse in 1998. The biggest races Dashing Is Easy won in 1998 include the
Remington Park Derby-G1, the Heritage Place Derby-G1, and the Rainbow Derby-G1. Dashing is
Easy was a finalist in the Texas Classic Derby-G1 at four years old in 1999.
Dashing is Easy won the Remington Gold Cup-G1, and Midwest City S.-G3 races in 1999. He was
second in the Mbna America Central Challenge-G2 race and third in the America Oklahoma
Challenge-G2, and Eastex H.-G2 races. Dashing Is easy was a finalist in the Remington Park
Championship-G1 race in 1999 but came in third place due to a very bad cough. His last race
was in 1999.
Overall, Dashing Is easy had a total of 15 1st- place wins, one 2nd- place win, and two 3rd-place
wins out of twenty-four races. This is an outstanding number for a horse that only raced for
three consecutive years. Many horses cannot race 24 times because they develop chronic leg
injuries. This shows the durability and soundness Dashing is Easy possesses.
Successful Offspring of Dashing Is Easy:
Dashing Is Easy had produced many fine quarter mile racing and barrel racing horses.
Of the offspring Dashing Is Easy sired 13 crops of quarter race horses, 208 foals, and 99 horses
to start in a race. Fifty-six of those horses received a ROM (register of merit), three of those
horses were stakes winners, and 43 of those horses were winners out of 109 races. Some of
these offspring were Dash Away Dallas (earned $303,876), Merrily Dashing (earned $43,324),
Jump Before You Look (earned $12,663), Oceans Runaway (earned $34,005), Mr. Jess Perry
(earned $15,089), Miss Fortunes Fool (earned $76,345), and Merris Jump Ta Fame (earned
$23,432). All of the aforementioned quarter racing horses are now famous, foundation race
horses. Collectively, Dashing Is Easy’s quarter racing offspring have won $1,282,841.
Dashing Is Easy has sired 10 crops of barrel racing horses, 56 barrel racing horse winners, 120
foals, and 67 horses to barrel race. Some of these horses included Bet of Check (earned
$146,581), Cows Come Home (earned $12,984), Dashing Away (earned $21,098), Easy On the
Eyes (earned $11,993), and Silks Easy Dash (earned $33,152). All of the aforementioned barrel
racing horses are now famous, foundation barrel racing horses. The total money earned by
Dashing Is Easy barrel offspring is $233,776.
He his offspring are easy to train and have outstanding athletic ability. Bob Truman (trainer of 3
All American Futurity Champions) says that, “I have never found a sire that can hold a candle to
Dashing Is Easy. He is the best [stallion] out there for quarter racing horses”. Latisha Duke (top
barrel horse futurity trainer in the country) says that, “Dashing Is Easy is my favorite stallion to
breed to. His offspring learn quickly, try hard, turn harder, and win barrel races”.
Dashing Is Easy is a proven sire of both quarter mile and barrel racing horses.
Contact Information for Breeding to Dashing Is Easy:
Call Fernando Costa at 1(523) 987-0842 if you wish to buy a breeding to Dashing Is Easy. Even
though Courtney Rankin is the stallion owner, Mr. Costa is the ranch manager and veterinarian.
Mr. Costa’s email address is fernando.costa@dashingiseasy.com.
Mr. Costa can ship frozen seamen to the entire United States, Central America, and South
America. This eliminates the need to ship the mare to the farm where Dashing Is Easy is kept
(Double S Farms). If the buyer wishes to ship the semen, the foal can be registered in any state.
Dashing Is Easy is 20 years old as of 2009. Although he is older, his semen is still very viable and
ships well.
There are facilities to board brood mares at Double S farms. There are also the top
veterinarians in the field of equine artificial insemination employed by Double S Farms. This
insures that the mare is bred and in-foal.
Conclusion:
Dashing Is Easy is a quality stallion that is a proven sire of both quarter mile race and barrel race
horses. The information in this memo gives you the tools you need in order to breed to this
remarkable stallion.