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April 20, 2011
Dash For Perks. Photo: Ladybug Stallion Station
Dash For Perks, 24, an American Quarter Horse racing and barrel sire, died February 1. He was standing the breeding season at LUB Breeding in Brazil.
At the time of his death, the son of Dash For Cash out of the Easy Jet mare Perks was owned by Condominio Dash For Perks.
Bred in California by Meadow Creek Ranch, Dash For Perks stood briefly in New Mexico until A.F. Stanley Jr. of Ladybug Stallion Station purchased him in 1990 and moved him to Madill, Oklahoma, where he would stand for 20 years. The Stanley family stood him at Oklahoma Stud in Purcell for a brief period. In 2010, Dash For Perks made his final move to Brazil to infuse their growing barrel industry with some of his top genetics.
Dash For Perks, a full brother to champion 2-year-old filly Cash Perks ($322,450), earned a 93 speed index and $25,814 on the track then went on to be a race sire of more than $1.8 million and a barrel sire of more than $1.6 million.
Dask For Perks has sired such race winners as Kansas Futurity (G1) winner Smoke N Sparks ($96,101) and stakes winner and Superior Race Horse Dash Del Rey ($92,170).
Dash For Perks was a cornerstone in the barrel industry for many years siring top horses including Lady Perks, Cash On Perks, Winning Perks and Fancy Man Perks. - Courtesy StallioneSearch.com