**Future Fortunes Eligible Barrel & Performance Prospect – Desirio × Lantana Mob Cross – Foal in Utero Due May 2026**
Location: Jerome, Idaho
Price: $10,000
Outstanding performance-bred foal in utero combining proven race, barrel, and performance bloodlines.
Dam: Fancy Justice (“Juniper”) – 16.3h Dark Bay Thoroughbred
By Lantana Mob – Top 10 sire in Indiana by lifetime earnings and Top 2 by number of black-type stakes winners, a distinction that still holds true today and reflects his status as a Multiple Graded Stakes Winner racehorse
Out of Novograd by Gentelman
Juniper won money on the track before transitioning into a 3-day event horse for an adult amateur rider. She is smart, quiet, and a quick learner with a kind disposition. Juniper consistently passes on her beautiful conformation, athleticism, and trainability to her foals, along with a strong willingness to learn. Her previous foals have been well put together, athletic, and placed in sport horse homes.
Sire: Vitalio – 15.3h Dark Bay AQHA Stallion
By Desirio – Black-type earner who has sired over $3.2 million in earners and produced one of the strongest two-year-old crops in 2017
Out of Special Sign (Vital Sign × Bugs Alive in 75)
Vital Sign won the 1990 Heritage Place Futurity, earning over $300,000 in that race alone.
Vitalio is a Pro Rodeo money earner, 5× Central Plains Rodeo Finals qualifier, and 4× Kansas Professional Rodeo Finals qualifier, with current LTE $34,000 and still competing. He is also winning in 1D barrel racing and is used on a working ranch when not competing, demonstrating both speed and versatility.
This foal blends Thoroughbred size, stamina, and athleticism with elite Quarter Horse speed and proven rodeo performance, making it an exciting prospect for barrel racing, rodeo events, ranch versatility, or sport disciplines.
The foal is expected to mature to at least 15.3 hands, with the possibility of white markings, and will almost certainly be dark bay like both parents. The foal will be registered Appendix.
Incentives:
Eligible for Future Fortunes, VGBRA, and the Colorado Classic.
** Payment plans available through weaning. **
Serious inquiries welcome. Message for pedigree details, photos, and additional information.
Juniper pictured at 284 days in gestation.