A brilliant multiple graded and grade one-winning sprinter, Yaupon is the fastest son of Uncle Mo, a Champion Two-Year-old, world-record breaking sire, and now a sire of sires.

Uncle Mo has already demonstrated a considerable affinity for mares from the Storm Cat line. On this cross, he and his sons already have nearly 20 stakes winners, including Champion Two-Year-Old and Kentucky Derby (G1) winner Nyquist, out of a mare by Forestry (sire of Discreet Cat and Shackleford). Uncle Mo graded stakes winner, Family Way, is out of a mare by Giant’s Causeway (sire of Eskendereya, Shamardal and Giant Gizmo – all broodmare sires of Uncle Mo graded stakes winners – as well as First Samurai, Creative Cause, Not This Time and Carpe Diem). His stakes winner Clipthecouponannie is out of a mare by Freud, a brother to Giant’s Causeway, and he also has a stakes winner out of a mare by After Market, who is bred on the same cross as Giant’s Causeway and Freud. The Hennessy branch has worked under Uncle Mo via Henny Hughes, Cactus Ridge and Scat Daddy (by Johannesburg). Uncle Mo’s multiple graded winner Envoutante is out of a mare by Bluegrass Cat, graded stakes winner Life’s A Parlay is out of a mare by Tale of the Cat (sire of Lion Heart and Tale of Ekati and grandsire of Kantharos and Uncaptured), stakes winner Hendy Woods is out of a mare by Forestry (sire of Discreet Cat and Shackleford) and there are also stakes winners out of mares by Tactical Cat and Harlan’s Holiday (sire of Into Mischief, Majesticperfection and Shanghai Bobby). This also suggests trying mares by Stormy Atlantic, Cat Thief, Lion Hearted, Stormin Fever, Storm Boot, Forest Wildcat (sire of D’Wildcat and Wildcat Heir), Bernstein, Mountain Cat, Sir Cat, High Yield and Tabasco Cat.

From another branch of Northern Dancer, Uncle Mo has sired graded stakes winner Epical out of a mare by Deputy Minister. From sons of that horse he has stakes winner Mo Dont No out of a mare by Defrere, a brother to Dehere (both looking a very good fit here, with Dehere also being sire of Graeme Hall) and stakes winner King For A Day out of a mare by French Deputy. Uncle Mo’s sire, Indian Charlie and sons have also been represented by a graded winner out of a mare by Touch Gold. The Deputy Minister line can also be brought in through Silver Deputy (also sire of Posse), Awesome Again (sire of Ghostzapper, Paynter, Oxbow and Awesome of Course), Salt Lake, Forest Camp and Deputy Commander.

Uncle Mo has done well with mares from the Sadler’s Wells branch of Northern Dancer. His graded winner Donna Veloce is out of a mare by Montjeu. He has stakes winner Galilean out of a mare by El Prado, and from sons of that sire, stakes winners from mares by Medaglia d’Oro (sire of Warrior’s Reward and Violence) and Kitten’s Joy which also suggests mares by Artie Schiller. Uncle Mo stakes winner Scoobie Quando is out of a mare by Black Sam Bellamy, a brother to Galileo, who has been represented in North America by Magician and Capo Blanco. Another branch of Northern Dancer to succeed under Uncle Mo is that of Dixieland Band (sire of Dixie Union), who supplied the dam of graded winner King Guillermo.

Uncle Mo has already shown an extremely strong affinity for mares from the Fappiano line. He has grade one winner Outwork out of a mare by Empire Maker (sire of Pioneerof the Nile – himself broodmare sire of an Uncle Mo graded winner – and Bodemeister, and grandsire of American Pharoah, Cairo Prince and Classic Empire). His graded stakes winner Unbridled Mo is out of a mare by Empire Maker’s sire, Unbridled, and his two-year-old graded winner Uncle Vinny is out of a mare by Unbridled son, Untuttable. Unbridled’s son, Unbridled’s Song is broodmare sire four Uncle Mo stakes winners. Unbridled’s Song is also sire of Midshipman – broodmare sire of Uncle Mo grade one winner Golden Pal – Songandaprayer, Cross Traffic, First Defence, Old Fashioned, Zensational, Rockport Harbor, Political Force, Even The Score, Dunkirk, Half Ours, Buddha and Eurosilver.

Unbridled can also be brought in through Broken Vow, Grindstone, Birdstone and his son Summer Bird (broodmare sire of an Uncle Mo stakes winner) and Red Bullet. From other branches of Fappiano, Uncle Mo is sire of graded stakes winner Mo Tom out of a mare by Rubiano (whose son Burning Roma is broodmare sire of a stakes winner by a son of Uncle Mo, also suggesting Too Much Bling), and Indian Charlie sired graded winner Two Trail Sioux out of a mare by Quiet American (sire of Real Quiet and grandsire of Midnight Lute, who looks good here).  From the Crytpoclearance branch of Fappiano, Uncle Mo has Hot Springs out of a mare by Victory Gallop, additionally broodmare sire of graded stakes winner Keepmeinmind and this also suggests trying Candy Ride daughters. There is also a graded stakes winner out of a mare by Fappiano son, Desert God.

From other branches of Mr. Prospector – the sire of Fappiano – Uncle Mo has done very well with mares from the Gone West line. He is sire of graded winner Rally Cry from a mare by Gone West himself and has grade one winner Gomo and graded stakes winner Lost Raven out of mares by Gone West son, Elusive Quality. His graded winners Laoban and Souper Hoity Toity out of mares by Speightstown (sire of Munnings and Central Banker). It might also be worth trying mares by Elusive Quality sons, Smarty Jones and Quality Road, as well as mares by other Gone West-line stallions such as Grand Slam, Mr. Greeley and Proud Citizen.

Uncle Mo also has graded stakes winner Front Pocket Money out of a mare by Fusaichi Pegasus (sire of Roman Ruler), a horse bred on similar lines to Distorted Humor (sire of Jimmy Creed, Maclean’s Music, Flower Alley, Sharp Humor and Drosselmeyer). Distorted Humor is by Forty Niner, who is bred on a similar cross to the granddam of Yaupon and could also be brought in through Coronado’s Quest, Editor’s Note, End Sweep, Jules, Luhuk, Gold Fever, Roar, Trippi and Twining.

Uncle Mo has graded winner Moon Colony out of a mare by Carson City, the sire of Flying Chevron (broodmare sire of a champion by Uncle Mo’s sire, Indian Charlie), City Zip, Lord Carson, Good and Tough, Cuvee, Pollard’s Vision and Five Star Day. There is also an Uncle Mo stakes winner out of a mare by Smoke Glacken, as well as graded winner Mo Green, out of mare by that horse’s sire, Two Punch. Stakes-winning and grade one-placed Conquest Mo Money is out of a mare by Seeking the Gold (the sire of Mutakddim, Petionville and Cape Town) and graded winner Mo Strike is out of a mare by Smart Strike (sire of Curlin, Lookin At Lucky and English Channel).

Out of mares from the A.P. Indy line, Uncle Mo has a stakes winner out of a mare by A.P. Indy himself. There are six Uncle Mo line stakes winners, two grade one, out of mares by Bernardini (sire of Stay Thirsty and To Honor and Serve), and a graded stakes winner Arabian Knight is out of a mare by the similarly-bred Astrology. Uncle Mo classic winner, Mo Donegal, is out of a mare by Pulpit, and there are also two stakes winners out of mares by Pulpit son, Tapit, and another out of a mare by Tapit son, Tapizar. Pulpit is also sire of Sky Mesa, Stroll, American Freedom, Lucky Pulpit (sire of California Chrome), Mr. Speaker and Sightseeing. Tapit could be brought in through Constitution, Frosted, Tonalist, Tapiture, Cupid, Concord Point and Trappe Shot.