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In The Stats: Idaho RCHA Futurity, Derby & Show

InTheStats VerySmartFloJo AReynolds 07S web2007 Futurity Open Champions Very Smart Flo Jo and Annie Reynolds • Photo by Scootemnshootem

The annual Idaho Reined Cow Horse Association (IRCHA) Futurity, Derby and Show will kick off this Wednesday, Oct. 21, and run through Sunday, Oct. 25. The show is held at the Idaho Horse Park in Nampa, Idaho.

Very Smart Flo Jo is the IRCHA show’s leading money-earner. The 2004 mare (Very Smart Remedy x Teen Cash Flo x Nu Cash) was ridden to win the 2007 IRCHA Futurity Open by Annie Reynolds. Reynolds, of King Hill, Idaho, ranks as the show’s leading non-pro rider ($45,791), breeder ($116,682) and owner ($128,312).

Recently crowned National Reined Cow Horse Association Snaffle Bit Futurity Open Champion Jake Telford ranks as the IRCHA show’s No. 1 open rider with more than $130,180 in earnings.

Leading IRCHA show sire Very Smart Remedy, bred by Clear Lake Land & Cattle Ranch, of Reno, Nevada, and owned by Reynolds, has career earnings of $103,601. He has 26 offspring who have won money in Nampa for total earnings of $106,044 and an average of $4,079.

IRCHA Futurity, Derby & Show (1992-2014)

Top 10 Horses
1. Very Smart Flo Jo (04M), $24,804
2. Bucks Genuine Fever (04M), $19,175
3. Heza Diamond Spark (05S), $18,936
4. Stylish Herbie (08G), $18,181
5. Nickle Slots (06S), $17,990
6. Lena Inthe Starlight (06S), $16,517
7. No Sense Smokin (99G), $16,445
8. Smokin Little Ringo (11G), $15,703
9. Kickback Nic (05M), $15,251
10. Bobby Starlight (02S), $14,827

InTheStats 02SparkNLoulena JTelford 09PM webLeading open rider Jake Telford and Spark N Loulena, who is Telford’s third-highest IRCHA show money-earner • Photo by Primo Morales

Top 10 Open Riders
1. Jake Telford, Caldwell, ID, $130,180
2. Annie Reynolds, King Hill, ID, $109,620
3. Wade Reaney, Rupert, ID, $96,714
4. Ted Robinson, Oak View, CA, $95,194
5. Dan Roeser, Marsing, ID, $91,021
6. Zane Davis, Blackfoot, ID, $63,819
7. Ron Emmons, Ione, CA, $63,149
8. Sandy Collier, Buellton, CA, $62,795
9. Jake Gorrell, Hanford, CA, $57,416
10. Todd Bergen, Eagle Point, OR, $56,611

Top 10 Non-Pro Riders
1. Annie Reynolds, King Hill, ID, $45,791
2. Mike Miller, Big Piney, WY, $25,955
3. Laurie Ward, Kingsburg, CA, $19,251
4. Toni Hagen Heath, La Grande, OR, $11,893
5. Jerry Beukelman, Nampa, ID, $10,135
6. Mike Honald, The Dalles, OR, $7,749
7. Carmen Buckingham, Bruneau, ID, $6,409
8. Justin Wright, Santa Maria, CA, $6,025
9. Shane Demler, Newton, UT, $5,806
10. Marc Bourdet, Chiloquin, OR, $4,979

Top 10 Breeders
1. Annie Reynolds, King Hill, ID, $116,682
2. Joyce Pearson, Hailey, ID, $71,407
3. Ward Ranch, Kingsburg, CA, $66,888
4. Holy Cow Performance Horses LLC, Santa Ynez, CA, $59,414
5. Carol Rose, Gainesville, TX, $53,832
6. Miller Land & Livestock, Big Piney, WY, $51,341
7. Black Rock Ranch LLC, Harrison, ID, $39,382
8. Clear Lake Land & Cattle, Reno, NV, $31,717
9. Eric Storey, Henagar, AL, $31,109
10. Bar Eleven Quarter Horses, Eagle Point, OR, $29,661

Top 10 Owners
1. Annie Reynolds, King Hill, ID, $128,317
2. Miller Land & Livestock, Big Piney, WY, $67,611
3. Joyce Pearson, Hailey, ID, $54,500
4. Ward Ranch, Kingsburg, CA, $53,346
5. Holy Cow Performance Horses LLC, Santa Ynez, CA, $45,295
6. San Juan Ranch, Weatherford, TX, $38,510
7. John Prudden, Hailey, ID, $36,579
8. Matt & Lesley Day, Bend, OR, $36,410
9. John Semanik, Jacksonville, FL, $34,033
10. Newt White, Santa Fe, NM, $29,752

InTheStats 04 VerySmartRemedy CEssick webLeading sire Very Smart Remedy • Photo by Cam Essick

Top 10 Sires
1. Very Smart Remedy, $106,044
2. Shining Spark, $97,315
3. Nic It In The Bud, $82,830
4. Chic Please, $72,381
5. Nu Cash, $61,571
6. Smart Little Pepinic, $58,846
7. Smart Little Lena, $52,348
8. Smart Chic Olena, $50,549
9. Gallo Del Cielo, $47,219
10. One Time Pepto, $43,726

Top 10 Dams
1. Sheza Shinette, $49,728
2. Teena Cash Flo, $35,658
3. Magical Lena, $29,508
4. Nu And Genuine, $27,353
5. Nancy McLain, $25,920
6. Smoke Time Tuck, $25,832
7. Desire A Chic, $25,342
8. Katie Starlight, $23,777
9. Dual Lena (PT), $19,654
10. Dun Spun Pine, $18,207

Idaho RCHA Futurity, Derby & Show History (1992-2014)
Year / Location / Entries / Added / Total Purse
1992 / Caldwell, ID / n/a / n/a / $32,548
1993 / Caldwell, ID / 64 / n/a / $18,186
1994 / Caldwell, ID / 66 / $10,500 / $26,375
1995 / Caldwell, ID / 73 / n/a / $34,000
1996 / Caldwell, ID / 67 / n/a / $28,638
1997 / Caldwell, ID / 105 / n/a / $44,653
1998 / Caldwell, ID / n/a / n/a / $42,101
1999 / Caldwell, ID / n/a / n/a / $46,579
2000 / Caldwell, ID / n/a / n/a / $45,918
2001 / Caldwell, ID / 137 / $21,091 / $50,342
2002 / Caldwell, ID / 228 / $42,221 / $100,146
2003 / Caldwell, ID / 239 / $60,000 / $121,631
2004 / Caldwell, ID / 248 / $59,563 / $128,732
2005 / Caldwell, ID / 286 / $59,924 / $144,448
2006 / Caldwell, ID / 362 / $64,915 / $175,250
2007 / Caldwell, ID / 302 / $64,453 / $186,036
2008 / Caldwell, ID / 313 / $79,652 / $210,339
2009 / Caldwell, ID / 347 / $72,850 / $208,581
2010 / Caldwell, ID / 358 / $80,700 / $211,210
2011 / Caldwell, ID / 279 / $61,500 / $154,105
2012 / Caldwell, ID / 336 / $65,300 / $180,654
2013 / Caldwell, ID / 356 / $64,850 / $169,610
2014 / Caldwell, ID / 454 / $79,550 / $200,799

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