Born 5-10-26. Some years we do a fun theme for names. This year for Top Gun Whiskey we are continuing with Top Gun Call Signs from the original 1986 movie and the 2022 movie. Our other stallions will have the names of Rock Bands from the 70s, 80s and 90s. This colt is named Bon Jovi. Bon Jovi is a rock band formed in 1983 and their most famous song is “Livin’ on a Prayer”.  The band has many popular songs and continues to make new music in 2026. “It’s My Life”, “You Give Love a Bad Name”,” Wanted Dead or Alive”, “Bad Medicine”, “Bed of Roses”,  “I’ll Be There for You”, “Have a Nice Day”, “Who Says You Can’t Go Home”, “Limitless “, “Legendary” and so many more. This colt gets the name Bon Jovi as it sort of fits his parentage. The initials B and J suits this pairing as we call his sire Bluestem and his mama JoJo.

‘Bon Jovi’ is a bay stallion with no white on his face and matching rear white pasterns that are higher in the back. His dam, Shezatwoeyed Playgun aka JoJo was purchased as a weanling to add more Playgun influence to our program by crossing with our Paddys Irish Whiskey sons and now with Bluestem. She is an 87% NFQHA (F0039282) bay very sweet daughter of PG Dry Fire. He has earned a total RGP earnings of $146,871 in NRCHA and NCHA events. He has been nicknamed the "Horseman's Horse", he continues to rack up titles and earnings almost every time he enters the arena. He is an exceptional horse with the color, confirmation, breeding and soundness who is a reflection of many generations of great breeding programs and will assure his offspring remain on the "most wanted list". JoJo’s dam is Pitzer bred through and through which we like. Her first foal was by Whoop Up Whiskey, Whiskey Up Roper JW, and went to IL and is being shown in barrels and other arena events. His owner reports that even $80,000 could not buy him. JoJo had a bay stallion in 2023, Emerald Topsail JW. In 2025 she foaled a very nice buckskin stallion that is a full sibling to Bon Jovi, Bluestem Aragorn JW that stayed in ND with our vet due to his sound mind during some inpatient treatments he was receiving at the time.

Bon Jovi’s sire is our newest and youngest stallion My Bluestem Drift JW. He is 91% NFQHA and eligible to register.  He does carry a copy of the cream gene which he will pass on 50% of the time. He is the result of a very good experiment we tried, breeding his dam to his sire, Walter O Rielly aka Radar. Radar was a foundation stallion we had purchased several years ago to get some fillies to retain back for our program. Within the first few years, we discovered we really liked his foals for ourselves as saddle horses. He became a great addition to our program, and had 12 foal crops for us. He brought older foundation lines to cross back with our Paddy's get. Radar threw BIG foals that could cover a lot ground with amazing laid-back dispositions. Most of his offspring have gone on to be ranch horses, with a few rope and barrel prospects too. We then decided to breed one of our favorite ranch mares we used, My Kittys Belle JW, and cross with Radar in hopes of getting some foals we just knew we would want to keep and ride. My Kittys Belle JW’s mother, My Little Kitty, was owned by Barbra Kennedy Johnson and was given to Ella. Belle’s sire was our late 96% NFQHA stallion, JK Jay Reed, who was a consistent producer. We really liked Bluestem and always thought of him as a stallion prospect and replacement for his sire. We didn’t need him yet, so he was sent to training as a 2 year old, started under saddle, became quite well broke, did some ranching and was well into his roping training by spring of 2024 when his sire passed at the age of 24. It was time to bring him home to fulfill his place in our program. Bluestem is deeply rooted with JK Jay Reed, Walter O Rielly, My Kittys Belle and My Little Kitty. 2026 is Bluestem’s second foal crop. As we do all our horses, we evaluate after a few foal crops.

Bon Jovi should be a nice all around prospect. We really like how his full brother last year was put together and he had a sane and quiet mind and disposition about him.  We would expect Bon Jovi to have enough athletic ability to perform in or out of the arena. He will be 89% NFQHA eligible.

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We are working hard to get Bluestem’s Stallion Page created. In the meantime, you can find him under the 2021 Foals.

Will be priced at one month of age (US)

Foal is eligible for the Iowa Quarter Horse Association Ranch Horse Futurity.

2026 PRICING INCLUDES: Halter/lead rope, negative coggins, health, brand inspection, initial and booster vaccinations of EWT-Flu-Rhino, 1 bag of his current feed, AQHA transfer fee paid and halter training. This is a $300+ value included in the price. Repeat and multiple horse buyers will be less.  If you are not already an AQHA member, you may get your own membership, or we will assess you an additional $65 one-year membership fee to do the $40 transfer for your new purchase.

Genetic Test Results – PENDING