This is a handsome colt with worlds of potential. Rios Eye Candy brings proven cattle foundation breeding to the pedigree. The modern Peptoboonsmal/Dry Doc and the older Two Eyed Jack, Cutter Bill, Doc's Prescription (PE over 8,400 AQHA Points in halter and performance with 44 Superiors: NCHA earnings of $2,490,000. Etc.) Peppy San (World Champion and offspring with 10 World Championships), Driftwood (known for his arena performers). The Ranching Heritage Challenge offers great money and this could be your meal ticket to it.

This is “Royal's” second foal crop. He is un-shown due to a training injury. He has genetics second to none. Royal” is one of only a few horses that are double-bred Royal Blue Boon so close up. “Royal” is the last foal of Royal Black Peppy (Peptoboonsmal's full-sister). His sire, Vaca Rey, is a son of Smart Little Lena out of Autumn Boon (a Dual Pep daughter out of Miss Blue Boon .... Peptoboonsmal's mom). A suspensory tendon injury ended his promising career in the first 2 seconds of the NCHA Futurity but his siblings have made it clear the potential he had. He is a full brother to Boogie Boon (2011 European Champion Senior Cutting), Wild Thing DNA (LTE $109, 558), Absolutely Stunning (LTE $107, 876), Boon A Little (LTE $118, 404) and a ¾ brother to Im Countin Checks (LTE $309, 641).
When you look at the pedigree it is a dream come true. The the Quarter Horse News lists leading sires – Peptoboonsmal #4, Dual Pep #5, Smart Little Lena #6 ($222,452); leading paternal grandsires – Dual Pep #3, Peppy San Badger #4, Smart Little Lena #5 ($827, 247), Peptoboonsmal #6; leading maternal grandsires – Smart Little Lena #1 ($1,273,015), Dual Pep #2, Peptoboonsmal #5. Smart Little Lena LTE 743,275, NCHA Triple Crown, AQHA #2 All-Time Leading Sire of Cutting Point- earners, NCHA Top Five All-Time Cutting Money-earners, AQHA tope 5 All-Time Leading Sire of RCH Point-earners, AQHA Top 25 All-Time sire of reining point earners. Vaca Rey's dam, Autumn Boon is NCHA #5 all-time producing dam with PE $1.6 million. Her mother, Royal Blue Boon, is #1 with PE $2.6 million. This is beyond a purple pedigree.