Tr u s s a r d i x M C S o p h i e
ARIA QUINTESSA
(Trussardi x MC Sophie) 2015 U.S. National Champion Yearling Filly.
(Magnum Psyche x HED Cajun Queen), 2008 U.S. National Top Ten Three to Five-Year-Old Mare and 2006 Canadian National Champion Two-Year-Old Mare, is the dam of Delacroixx (by RD Dynamo), 2019 Scottsdale International Gold Champion Senior Stallion, 2018 Arabian Breeders World Cup Supreme Gold Champion Junior Stallion, and 2018 U.S. National Champion Futurity Colt, among other wins. “There’s just something about Caramba that I love beyond her role as a broodmare,” Jeff says. “I have an emotional attachment to her. She is the sweetest horse you’ll ever meet, and at the same time she is so significant as a producer. *Valentine HVP (DA Valentino x Angel of Marwan) is another important mare for the program. Her daughter by FA El Shawan was 2018 ABWC Las Vegas Supreme Bronze Champion Junior Mare. We think she is one of our best producing mares already.” And then there is 2016 U.S. National Champion Mare *MD Hibat Allah (DA Valentino x *Anastasiaa), of whom Jeff says, “A keystone broodmare for sure.” Currently, there are six stallions standing at Sahara Scottsdale. SAHARA > 6 < WORLD
“All of our stallions are show horses, but ultimately their proof of value comes as breeding horses,” notes Jeff. “We do have more stallions than is common. That may be somewhat opportunistic, as when a great stallion came along at the right price and we made an acquisition. But we don’t stick with a horse if he doesn’t sire what we need. That’s not to say that he wasn’t a great sire, but perhaps not right for our mares. Breeding is so exacting today. You have to strive to produce the very best. You can’t do that with one or two stallions across an array of mares like we have. The best way to achieve that objective is to use a variety of stallions for different reasons. It allows us to create, like an artist might, different colors, features and textures in our foals. The primary role of our stallions is not for the purpose of marketing