IntheMoney 01 AmandaStargun MRapp 03DS

In the Money: Hot Commodity

IntheMoney 01 AmandaStargun MRapp 03DSAmanda Stargun, pictured with Mary Ann Rapp, earned $92,261 before retiring to the broodmare band. • Photo by Don ShugartElement SelectionSince 2006, one mare has seen her foals sell more than 30 times at major horse sales in the Western performance horse industry. Twenty-five of Amanda Stargun’s foals have sold a total of 32 times since 2006 at leading cutting and reined cow horse sales.

Horses out of Amanda Stargun (Playgun x Amanda Starlight x Grays Starlight) were consigned to sales 34 times over the last decade, with only two of those resulting in repurchases. The remaining 32 sales netted $1,147,000 for an average of $35,844. The median price was $30,000.

Seven horses were consigned more than once. They are: Amandas Little Star, Cat Believe It, Kitty Stargun, Smart Amanda, Starey, Stargun Cat and Sweet Lil Amanda. Of those, Amandas Little Star and Sweet Lil Amanda were responsible for the two pass outs, with Amandas Little Star bought back for $55,000 as a 2-year-old in 2008 and Sweet Lil Amanda repurchased for $19,500 as a yearling. Both of those mares sold later – Amandas Little Star for $48,500 as a 4-year-old and Sweet Lil Amanda for $32,000 as a 2-year-old.

IntheMoney 03 SweetLilAmanda MMiller 15DBSweet Lil Amanda, pictured with Matt Miller, was a $32,000 sale 2-year-old. • Photo by Dawn BaxstromAt age 18, Amanda Stargun is approaching million-dollar-dam status. According to Equi-Stat, as of early October, she has produced 18 performers that have banked $896,673. Three of her daughters have produced money-earners of $180,441, giving Amanda Stargun a great start as a granddam, as well.

IntheMoney 02 AmandasCD MMiller 16DBAmandas CD, ridden by Matt Miller, is Amanda Stargun’s leading money-earner. • Photo by Dawn Baxstrom Two of her foals that have grabbed the spotlight recently are 2012 mare Amandas CD (by High Brow CD) and 2011 mare Sweet Lil Amanda (also by High Brow CD). The full sisters have been campaigned by Matt Miller to noteworthy Equi-Stat records of $208,348 and $206,427, respectively. They lead Amanda Stargun’s offspring record.

Amanda Stargun’s Sale Offspring (listed alphabetically)

AMANDA STARLENA (2005 mare by Smart Little Lena)
$50,000, 2010 Western Bloodstock Invitational Mare Sale
Equi-Stat record of $63,126

AMANDAS LITTLE STAR (2006 mare by Smart Little Lena)
$55,000 (RNA), 2008 NCHA 2-Year-Olds by Select Sires
$48,500, 2010 Western Bloodstock Invitational Mare Sale
Equi-Stat record of $42,409

AUTUMN AMANDA (2009 mare by Autumn Acre)
$6,000, 2010 Sunrise Ranch Special Production Offering
Equi-Stat record of $989

CAT BELIEVE IT (2005 mare by High Brow Cat)
$40,000, 2006 NCHA Futurity Invitational Yearling Sale
$30,000, 2010 Western Bloodstock Invitational Mare Sale
$32,500, 2015 Preferred Breeders Sale – Session II
Equi-Stat record of $11,866

CATACABANA (2006 mare by High Brow Cat)
$50,000, 2007 NCHA Summer Spectacular Sale – Session 2
Equi-Stat record of $0

CATS GOT GUNS (2012 stallion by Smooth As A Cat)
$22,000, 2013 Western Bloodstock Preferred Breeders Sale – Session 1
Equi-Stat record of $17,483

CHULAS STARGUN (2005 gelding by Chula Dual)
$28,500, 2012 NCHA Futurity Seasoned Cutting Horse Sale
Equi-Stat record of $71,047

DUALIN STARGUN (2011 stallion by Dual Rey)
$30,000, 2012 NCHA Preferred Breeders Sale – Session 1
Equi-Stat record of $68,748

HIGH BROW STARGUN (2011 stallion by High Brow CD)
$15,500, 2012 NCHA Summer Spectacular Sale – Session 2
Equi-Stat record of $0

HOT STEEL GRAY GUN (2014 stallion by Spots Hot)
$57,000, 2015 Select Yearling Sale & Gala
Equi-Stat record of $0

KITTY STARGUN (2009 mare by WR This Cats Smart)
$25,000, 2010 Western Bloodstock Invitational Yearling
$50,000, 2011 NCHA Futurity 2-Year-Old Sale
Equi-Stat record of $5,416

LITTLE STARGUN (2005 gelding by Smart Little Lena)
$30,000, 2006 NCHA Summer Spectacular Sale – Session 2
Equi-Stat record of $1,700

MAN HES HOT (2014 stallion by Spots Hot)
$10,000, 2015 NCHA Summer Spectacular Sale
Equi-Stat record of $0

MANDYS CD (2013 mare by High Brow CD)
$71,000, 2014 Preferred Breeders Sale – Session 1
Equi-Stat record of $0

REYMINATE (2006 gelding by Dual Rey)
$80,000, 2012 NCHA Futurity Seasoned Cutting Horse Sale
Equi-Stat record of $109,054

SHESA METALLIC STAR (2010 mare by Metallic Cat)
$18,000, 2011 Preferred Breeders Sale – Session 2
Equi-Stat record of $69,052

SHOWGIRL AMANDA (2011 mare by High Brow CD)
$18,000, 2012 NCHA Preferred Breeders Sale – Session 1
Equi-Stat record of $0

SMART AMANDA (2006 mare by Smart Little Lena)
$60,000, 2007 NCHA Futurity Invitational Yearling Sale
$9,000, 2011 NCHA Super Stakes Sale
$12,000, 2014 NCHA Super Stakes Sale
Equi-Stat record of $2,381

SPOT A STARGUN (2014 stallion by Spots Hot)
$17,500, 2015 NCHA Summer Spectacular Sale
Equi-Stat record of $0

STACI STARGUN (2013 mare by High Brow CD)
$120,000, 2014 Select Yearling Sale & Gala
Equi-Stat record of $0

STAREY (2010 stallion by Dual Rey)
$14,000, 2011 Preferred Breeders Sale – Session 1
$56,000, 2012 NRCHA Select 2-Year-Old Sale
Equi-Stat record of $5,296

STAREY NIGHT (2010 mare by Dual Rey)
$26,000, 2012 NCHA Futurity 2-Year-Old Sale
Equi-Stat record of $11,114

STARGUN CAT (2006 gelding by High Brow Cat)
$50,000, 2007 NCHA Preferred Breeders Sale – Session 4
$8,500, 2010 NCHA Summer Spectacular Sale
Equi-Stat record of $407

SWEET LIL AMANDA (2011 mare by High Brow CD)
$19,500 (RNA), 2012 NCHA Preferred Breeders Sale – Session 1
$32,000, 2013 NCHA Futurity 2-Year-Old Sale
Equi-Stat record of $206,427

WENDELS GOT A GUN (2013 stallion by High Brow CD)
$30,000, 2015 NCHA Futurity 2-Year-Old Sale – Session I
Equi-Stat record of $0

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