Classic-winning millionaire Union Rags has sired six individual Grade 1 winners in Free Drop Billy, Paradise Woods, Union Strike, Dancing Rags, and Express Train. In 2024 Power Squeeze became the sixth, winning the historic G1 Alabama S. at Saratoga. Union Rags has had yearling and two-year-old sales up to $1,000,000.
In 2023 Caramel Swirl won the G2 Gallant Bloom S. and the G3 Vagrancy S. in New York. Additional stakes winners include Wet My Beak, Unifying and Arham among others. He started 2024 quickly with three-year-old filly Power Squeeze winning the Cash Run S.
The son of Dixie Union is out of the Gone West mare Tempo, and comes from the family of multiple G1 winner Declaration of War and graded winners Vertiformer, Terpsichorist and Pratella, to name a few.
There are six stakes winners by Dixie Union and sons out of A.P. Indy-line mares, including A.P. Indy himself, as well as Mineshaft, Aptitude and Old Trieste. Dixie Union and sons have sired 21 stakes winners out Mr. Prospector-line mares, including through daughters of Smart Strike; Forty Niner and his sons Distorted Humor and Coronado’s Quest; Carson City (sire of City Zip); Unbridled’s Song; Machiavellian (sire of Street Cry and grandsire of Street Sense); Woodman; Fusaichi Pegasus; Allen’s Prospect; Fortunate Prospect; Naevus; and Robyn Dancer. Dixie Union is a Northern Dancer-line stallion, but he has enjoyed success when crossed back over other branches of the Northern Dancer line, and should do well with mares by Touch Gold, Awesome Again, Dehere, Silver Deputy, Theatrical, Tale of the Cat, Stormy Atlantic, Forest Wildcat, Forestry, Yankee Gentleman and Johannesburg.
Won Champagne S. [G1] at Belmont Park (8 fur., in 1:35.55, by 5 1/4, defeating Alpha, Right to Vote, Takes the Gold, etc.), Three Chimneys Saratoga Special S. [G2] at Saratoga (6.5 fur., in 1:18.33, by 7 1/4, defeating Stat, Indian Evening, Banner Bill, etc.), a maiden special weight race at Delaware Park (5 fur., in 58.25, defeating Jake N Elwood, Freddie One Bite, Mark Valeski, etc.), 2nd Grey Goose Breeders’ Cup Juvenile [G1] (8.5 fur., to Hansen, by a head, defeating Creative Cause, Dullahan, etc.)
WON Belmont S [G1] at Belmont Park (12 fur., in 2:30.42, defeating Paynter, Atigun, Street Life, etc.), Fasig-Tipton Fountain of Youth S [G2] at Gulfstream Park (8.5 fur., in 1:42.68, by 4, defeating News Pending, Discreet Dancer, Neck ‘n Neck, etc.), 3rd Florida Derby [G1] at Gulfstream Park (9 fur., to Take Charge Indy, Reveron, defeating El Padrino, etc).
