Family Characteristics - Why Devil Begone?

I like Devil Begone for a number of important genetic attributes, however, I especially like his outstanding suitability for New Mexico racing and high class family. Breeders that presume Devil Begone's pedigree favors turf racing, overlook some important family characteristics. While his family's turf exploits certainly overshadow their other points, please don't overlook our reasons that Devil Begone was brought to New Mexico: SPEED, 2YO maturity, and class. He has the strong masculine look of a sire, he has presence and personality, he's big, and he's correct. He has a great disposition for a Hail To Reason sireline stallion.

Devil Begone has so much more than a grass pedigree. His progeny will be eminently suitable for New Mexico style racing. Devil Begone, his half-brother, LURE, their dam, ENDEAR, and their family ALL demonstrate::

• Devil Begone has SPEED, his Family has SPEED, his Sireline has SPEED on both dirt and turf
• Winning performance on dirt surfaces.
• Running Family - A strong family with high probability of continued racing success.
• Two-Year-Old Maturity - Two and Three Year Old Winning Performance in Top Company.
• Class, Conformation, and Quality.
• Early Track Record Speed.
• Versatile Performers on both dirt and turf
• As a 2YO, Lure set a 5 Furlong Track Record of 0:56.1 on dirt at Belmont.
• Devil Begone broke his maiden at 6 furlongs carrying top weight by 5 lengths wire-to-wire on the dirt in his first, lifetime start.
• Even though overshadowed by his turf success, LURE had 3YO, One Mile, Graded Stakes Speed on dirt.
• ORPEN 96, by Lure x Bonita Francita, by Devil's Bag, LURE'S very first starter, as a 2YO, in only his second lifetime start, won the 1998 Prix Morny (Grade I) with the fastest time for the race since 1984. ORPEN'S special significance is that he's bred on the opposite pattern as Devil Begone and firmly demonstrates the most powerful type of nick (when it is successful both ways).
• Their dam, ENDEAR, was a grade III stakes winner at 2 with 3 wins and a place from 5 starts, while on her way to a top grade I career of 7 wins from 2 to 4, $516,055. She is an important, Grade I stakes winning daughter of broodmare-sire-of-sires, Alydar.
• His sire, DEVIL'S BAG was an undefeated, Grade I (at 2) stakes-winning, two-year-old champion and has become a sire-of-sires.
• Devil Begone has produced big, stout, correct, early maturing foals.
• Devil Begone is an outcross for mares with Northern Dancer-bloodlines, collateral cross for mares with Mr. Prospector-bloodlines
• Devil Begone has an outstanding disposition. Many of the other Hail To Reason-sireline stallions are not as kind and sensible. His foals are also kind, gentle, and nice to work with.

Registered NMHBA Sire
foals are Lineage eligible
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7102 ILFIELD ROAD SOUTHWEST
ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO 87105
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