FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - Gainesville, Texas - On Sunday, March 9, Solo Select will offer a 2025 black filly out of the Run For A Million Reserve Champion and $400,000 earner Blackish, by the booked-full, million-dollar producer Badboonarising, marking one of the most desirable and exclusive crosses in cutting history.
"If you make a wish list as a breeder, a black filly tops it every time," Melanie Smith, founder of Solo Select, said. "This cross is exceptional, and the market has already told us about the demand—Blackish’s full sister brought $250,000 at the 2024 Western Bloodstock Futurity Sale, and Blackish’s 2023 bay roan colt by Metallic Cat sold for $200,000. This family certainly offers some of the most in-demand genetics in our industry. Blackish herself is by Hottish out of the great SS Blacks Lil Kitty, who also produced a Stevie Rey Von foal that sold for $175,000 at the Futurity Sale. When you pair Blackish with Badboonarising, the guesswork is removed—you simply buy the best. Whether you want an investment to take back to the Futurity Sales, or you're looking for the industry's next superstar mare to put your program on the map — here she is."
Blackish is the stunning black 2014 daughter of Hottish out of Select Genes' great blue-hen mare SS Blacks Lil Kitty owned by long-time Solo Select customers Paul & Valerie Gober. She's won $400,196 in QData earnings under the bright lights of cutting's most elite competitions.
"This is not just any filly—this is a chance to own one of the industry's most coveted crosses, in black, with all the class you could ever hope for in a mare," Melanie said. "This is the type of baby we founded Solo Select to offer. And our new flash-sale format is the perfect chance for someone to quickly add these exclusive genetics to their program without any guesswork."
Badboonarising has won $367,101 in his career, and he led all freshman sires at the NRCHA Futurity while also producing superstar cutters under many of the NCHA's greats. His babies are some of the most in-demand in the market today - making this cross even more special.
The filly was bred and born at Solo Select, meaning she's had the very best from the start. She's had the ideal nutrients via ADM's GroStrong Minerals and Solo's feeding program that's designed to produce Western sports' top performers, with the nutrition necessary to build longevity.
"The embryos out of Blackish have only gone to the best hands, so this filly's siblings will be promoted by the best," Smith added. "Independently, she will be an elite opportunity. But with her family—she'll be worth her weight in gold."
