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QH Racing Talk–Weekly welcomes this weeks featured guests, Cole Morehead of Royal Vista Ranch and Marbella Tirado of Rancho El Cabresto, to discuss the upcoming Fuego Stallion Incentive Program, as well as the Fuego championships in 2028.

In this episode, host Greg Thompson talk with both Tirado and Morehead about the inception of this program, the dynamics and layout of how the program works, the fee schedules, as well as the basis of which the program originated and developed from.

Morehead and his wife, Marijo, purchased the farm in July of 2022 and immediately began plans for growth and expansion while carrying on the long established legacy of Royal Vista Ranches. Today, Royal Vista Ranch, LLC (RVR) is committed to moving the quarter horse industry forward with a focus on racing and rodeo performance horse breeding and sales prep.

Marbella Tirado is a part of Rancho El Cabresto, which is family owned by the Tirado family, who concentrate in the industry on sales prep, as well as being the owner of both legendary sires Apollitical Jess, and two of his sons Apollitical Blood and Apollitical J Streak. Both Apollitical Jess and Apollitical J Streak stand at Royal Vista Ranch in Wayne, Oklahoma, while Apollitical Blood stands in Louisiana at Robicheaux Ranch, Inc. in Breaux Bridge.

Episode 73 also dives extensively into the upcoming trials of All American Futurity, Derby and Oaks. Racing analyst Yancye Guymon and Greg Thompson discuss the two-days of trials of the All American Futurity(G1), as well as the top runners heading into the trials of both the All American Derby(G1) and All American Oaks(G1). The top runners going into this weekends LQHBA Sale Futurity(RG1) trials are also touched upon in this episode.