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In the Stats: The Ike Derby & Classic

IntheStats 01 BetHesaCat AShepard11TunicaDBBet Hesa Cat (High Brow Cat x Bet Yer Blue Boons x Freckles Playboy), a 2006 stallion bred by the Oxbow Ranch, of Weatherford, Texas, is The Ike Derby & Classic’s leading open horse with total show earnings of $42,261. Bet Hesa Cat, who has $272,000 in lifetime earnings, is pictured with Equi-Stat Elite $6 Million Rider Austin Shepard, who rode the stallion to the 2011 Derby Open Reserve Championship. • Photo by Dawn Baxstrom

Open Horses
1) Bet Hesa Cat (06S), $42,261
2) Play Miss (03M), $39,082
3) Playguns Desire (97M), $34,647
4) Smart Little Pepto (10S), $33,607
5) High Brow CD (04S), $33,326
6) Little Pepto Gal (98M), $32,315
7) Clays Little Peppy (85M), $32,240
8) Faith In My Cat (03G)), $32,018
9) Moria Sugar (84M), $31,766
10) Cat T Masterson (01S), $31,580

Open Riders

IntheStats 02 AustinShepard SWAustin Shepard, of Summerdale, Alabama, is The Ike Derby & Classic’s leading open rider. Shepard has ridden 39 horses to show earnings of $388,456. His top four money-earners at the show are Bet Hesa Cat ($42,261), High Brow CD ($33,326), Widows Intentions ($23,271) and Cats In Ya Dreams ($23,139). • QHN File Photo

1) Austin Shepard, Summerdale, AL, $388,456
2) Matt Gaines, Weatherford, TX, $341,634
3) John Mitchell, Weatherford, TX, $267,399
4) Clint Allen, Weatherford, TX, $244,315
5) Jody Galyean, Marietta, OK, $235,892
6) Lloyd Cox, Marietta, OK, $190,474
7) Michael Cooper, Weatherford, TX, $180,372
8) Phil Rapp, Weatherford, TX, $179,299
9) Paul Hansma, Weatherford, TX, $176,737
10) Tag Rice, Crowley, TX, $152,873

Non-Pro Horses

IntheStats 03 FlashAbout KEarnheart 14DBFlash About, a 2009 mare bred by Jack Wagonner and Susan Ferguson, is the show’s leading non-pro horse with earnings of $36,424. She has a lifetime Equi-Stat record of more than $235,000. Flash About (Purdy Boy Flash x Play Miss x Playgun) is pictured with Equi-Stat Elite $1 Million Rider Kelle Earnheart. They won the Classic Non-Pro in 2014 and 2015.  • Photo by Dawn Baxstrom

1) Flash About (09M), $36,424
2) Smart Miss Jeri (00G), $27,477
3) High Steppin Cat (02G), $26,989
4) Reyann Hickory (02M) $26,266
5) Hokies Cat (02G), $25,566
6) GS Counting On Kitty (09M), $24,772
7) Roamin Cat (10G), $23,322
8) CD Hombre (02S), $21,915
9) Snoop Cat (04G), $21,756
10) Jerryoes (98G), $21,304

Non-Pro Riders

IntheStats 04 Jerryoes CBushaw NCHAFuturity01 DSEqui-Stat Elite $3 Million Rider Chad Bushaw, of Weatherford, Texas, is the leading non-pro rider at The Ike Derby & Classic. He has ridden 26 money-earners at the show for total earnings of $182,679. Bushaw’s top four money-earners at the show are: Jerryoes ($21,304, pictured winning the 2011 NCHA Futurity Non-Pro with Bushaw), Bet On A Cat ($14,990), Cappuccino And Pasta ($12,854) and Frappuccino N Pasta ($12,456). • Photo by Don Shugart

1) Chad Bushaw, Weatherford, TX, $182,679
2) Kelle Earnheart, Weatherford, TX, $156,062
3) Dustin Adams, Springtown, TX, $112,935
4) George Pidgeon, Germantown, TN, $112,490
5) James Hooper, Decatur, AL, $89,785
6) Phil Rapp, Weatherford, TX, $83,952
7) Mary Ann Rapp, Weatherford, TX, $74,841
8) Megan Miller, Poolville, TX, $73,689
9) Elizabeth Queen, Allendale, SC, $65,230
10) Matt Miller, Poolville, TX, $62,093

Breeders

IntheStats 05 JackWaggoner JRJack Waggoner (pictured) and Susan Ferguson, of Bridgeport, Texas, have bred 57 horses that have won a total of $338,675 at The Ike Derby & Classic. Their top five money-earners are: Flash About ($36,424); Cat T Masterson ($31,580); Cats Summertime ($21,258); Purdy Boy Flash ($20,125); and Miss Aristolcrat ($14,482). • QHN File Photo

1) Jack Waggoner & Susan Ferguson, Bridgeport, TX, $338,675
2) Bar H Ranche, Weatherford, TX, $300,571
3) Rock Creek Ranch, Weatherford, TX, $150,839
4) Phil & Mary Ann Rapp, Weatherford, TX, $150,791
5) Drummond Land & Cattle, Pawhuska, OK, $150,610
6) EE Ranches of Texas, Inc., Whitesboro, TX, $130,288
7) Slate River Ranch, Weatherford, TX, $127,565
8) Silverbrook Ranches, Baird, TX, $121,094
9) Lonnie & Barbara Allsup, Clovis, NM, $113,125
10) Oxbow Ranch, Weatherford, TX, $111,477

Owners

IntheStats 06 Smoothasazee JMitchell 10-johnmitchell smoothasazee LPThe Ike Derby & Classic’s leading owner is Slate River Ranch, which owns 2010 Classic Open Champion Smooth Asa Zee (pictured with John Mitchell). Smooth Asa Zee (Smooth As A Cat x Zee Dualy x Dual Pep) is Slate River Ranch’s No. 2 money-earner with show earnings of $27,161. Other Slate River Ranch-owned money-earners at the show include: Play Miss ($39,082), Peptos Stylish Miss ($24,358), Junie Wood ($20,160) and Bobs Smart Chance ($19,012). • Photo by Littlefield Photography

1) Slate River Ranch, Weatherford, TX, $225,950
2) Phil & Mary Ann Rapp, Weatherford, TX, $216,373
3) Bar H Ranche, Weatherford, TX, $202,750
4) Crown Ranch LP, Weatherford, TX, $184,379
5) James Hooper, Decatur, AL, $169,090
6) Rock Creek Ranch, Weatherford, TX, $167,127
7) Matt & Megan Miller, Poolville, TX, $158,494
8) Skip & Elizabeth Queen, Allendale, SC, $148,124
9) Jack Waggoner & Susan Ferguson, Bridgeport, TX, $132,767
10) Dustin & Deena Adams, Springtown, TX, $126,222

Sires

IntheStats 07 HighBrowCat CEssickThe Ike Derby & Classic’s leading sire is High Brow Cat, whose 215 money-earners have won $1,564,612 for average earnings of $7,277. His leading money-earners include: Bet Hesa Cat ($42,261), High Brow CD ($33,326), Faith In My Cat ($32,018), Cat T Masterson ($31,580), Cats In Ya Dreams ($28,265) and Hydrive Cat ($28,114). • Photo by Cam Essick

1) High Brow Cat, $1,564,612
2) Smart Little Lena, $660,927
3) Dual Pep, $634,787
4) Peppy San Badger, $581,861
5) Peptoboonsmal, $482,398
6) Freckles Playboy, $431,319
7) Dual Rey, $403,047
8) Smooth As A Cat, $319,365
9) CD Olena, $298,798
10) Playgun, $284,965

Dams

IntheStats 08 DualWithStyle KEarnheart 12Abilene SFMoms Stylish Pepto (Peptoboonsmal x Moms Stylish Kat x Docs Stylish Oak), a 1998 mare whose lifetime earnings are $118,817, is The Ike Derby & Classic’s leading dam with seven money-earners winning a total of $60,749, for average earnings of $8,678. Moms Stylish Pepto’s leading Ike Derby & Classic money-earner, Dual With Style, is pictured with Kelle Earnheart in 2012 when the pair tied for the Derby Non-Pro Reserve Championship. • Photo by Suzanne Forrest

1) Moms Stylish Pepto, $60,749
2) Sweet Little CD, $60,015
3) Ruby Tuesday DNA $54,812
4) Playboys Ruby, $54,455
5) Sweet Abra, $53,645
6) Sweet Shorty Lena, $51,518
7) Amanda Stargun, $49,540
8) Miss Echo Wood, $48,961
9) Bet Yer Blue Boons, $48,188
10) SR Docs Serenade, $48,102

Ike Derby & Classic History (1988-2016)

Year / Location / Entries / Added / Total Purse

1988, Memphis, TN, 290, $100,000, $381,310
1989, Cordova, TN, 352, $100,000, $413,984
1990, Memphis, TN, 205, $56,000, $245,335
1991, Memphis, TN 319, $100,000, $392,040
1995, Memphis, TN, 251, $107,621, $223,504
1996, Memphis, TN, 288, $104,000, $274,030
1997, Memphis, TN, 497, $103,779, $411,162
1998, Memphis, TN, 468, $110,000, $393,969
1999, Memphis, TN, 486, $110,000, $484,874
2000, Memphis, TN, 571, $110,000, $542,680
2001, Memphis, TN, 540, $110,000, $545,050
2002, Memphis, TN, 586, $110,000, $561,072
2003, Memphis, TN, 549, $100,000, $545,050
2004, Memphis, TN, 588, $110,000, $544,046
2005, Tunica, MS, 566, $150,000, $635,250
2006, Tunica, MS, 572, $150,020, $649,539
2007, Tunica, MS, 705, $150,000, $737,710
2008, Tunica, MS, 563, $150,000, $609,228
2009, Tunica, MS, 525, $150,000, $568,986
2010, Tunica, MS, 295, $150,000, $378,899
2011, Tunica, MS, 412, $150,000, $484,912
2012, Tunica, MS, 442, $170,000, $518,057
2013, Tunica, MS, 404, $162,000, $456,221
2014, West Monroe, LA, 486, $152,000, $554,916
2015, West Monroe, LA, 584, $152,000, $576,231
2016, West Monroe, LA, 538, $152,000, $484,777

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