IntheStats 01 DocsOkieQuixote FredMiller

In the Stats: NCHA Super Stakes

IntheStats 01 DocsOkieQuixote FredMillerDocs Okie Quixote • Photo by Fred Miller

The leading Open money-earning horse at the National Cutting Horse Association (NCHA) Super Stakes is 1983 NCHA Futurity Open Champion Docs Okie Quixote (Doc Quixote x Jimmette Too x Johnny Tivio), a 1980 stallion bred, owned and shown by Joe Heim. Docs Okie Quixote became the second NCHA Triple Crown Champion – winning the 1983 NCHA Futurity, the 1984 NCHA Super Stakes Open and the 1984 NCHA Summer Spectacular Derby Open. The stallion, who died following colic surgery at the age of 6, has lifetime earnings of $637,707. His 43 money-earning offspring won a total of $609,049 for $14,164 in average earnings. 

Top 10 Open Horses
1. Docs Okie Quixote (80S), $286,919
2. Smart Little Lena (79S), $285,981
3. Delta Flyer (PT) (82S), $216,549
4. Reys Desire (06M), $205,703
5. Third Cutting (05S), $181,316
6. Sonitas Joy (81M), $168,222
7. Doc Per (81S), $164,222
8. Boons Sierre (81M), $159,022
9. Chick Tari (78M), $157,730
10. Sugs Gay Lady (79M), $149,743 


IntheStats 02 MattGainesMatt Gaines • QHN File Photo

Equi-Stat Elite $8 Million Rider Matt Gaines, of Weatherford, Texas, is ranked No. 1 on the list of NCHA Super Stakes open riders. He has ridden 50 horses to the pay window for Super Stakes checks totaling $1,099,921. His leading money-earner is 2005 NCHA Super Stakes Open Champion One Time Pepto (Peptoboonsmal x One Time Soon x Smart Little Lena), who has Super Stakes earnings of $118,044. Special Nu Baby (Dual Rey x Nu I Wood x Zack T Wood), a 2006 mare bred by Crystal Creek Ranch, of Aledo, Texas, and owned by Gary and Shannon Barker, of Madill, Oklahoma, is Gaines’ second-leading money-earner with $92,184. 

Top 10 Open Riders
1. Matt Gaines, Weatherford, TX, $1,099,921
2. Paul Hansma, Weatherford, TX, $1,055,337
3. Phil Rapp, Weatherford, TX, $1,023,376
4. Lloyd Cox, Marietta, OK, $892,673
5. Bill Freeman, Rosston, TX, $801,906
6. Boyd Rice, Weatherford, TX, $700,132
7. John Mitchell, Weatherford, TX, $662,644
8. Bill Riddle, Ringling, OK, $647,335
9. Roger Wagner, Aledo, TX, $643,835
10. Tag Rice, Crowley, TX, $616,660


IntheStats 03 Oakalola SandyBonelliOakalola and Sandy Bonelli • QHN File Photo

Leading NCHA Super Stakes non-pro horse Oakalola (Doc’s Oak x Hy Lola x Little Hy Star), bred by Benjamin Bonelli, of Belvedere, California, was ridden to the 4-Year-Old Non-Pro Championship in 1984 by owner Sandy Bonelli, of Petaluma, California. The 1980 mare has NCHA Super Stakes earnings of $119,289 and an Equi-Stat record of $158,249. 

Top 10 Non-Pro Horses
1. Oakalola (80M), $119,289
2. Dolly Olena (79M), $104,955
3. Docs Royal Dancer (81M), $100,318
4. Dosey Doc (82M), $99,733
5. Sister CD (02G), $81,387
6. Teninos Taco (82M), $71,284
7. Happy Bar Lynx (80M), $67,508
8. Playboy Bee Jay (83G), $66,893
9. Jazabell Quixote (79M), $64,173
10. Itawtathenapuddycat (05G), $63,125


IntheStats 04 ChadBushawChad Bushaw • QHN file photo
Equi-Stat Elite $3 Million Rider Chad Bushaw, of Weatherford, Texas, is the NCHA Super Stakes’ leading non-pro rider. Thirty-four horses have carried Bushaw to total Super Stakes earnings of $625,426. His No. 1 money-earner is 2003 mare Mocha Cappuccino (Zack T Wood x Cappuccino And Pasta x CD Olena), the 2007 Super Stakes Non-Pro Co-Reserve Champion, with event earnings of $54,701. His second-highest money-earner is Jerryoes (Smart Little Jerry x Turtle Pie x Son Ofa Doc), a 1998 gelding with Super Stakes earnings of $43,678.

Top 10 Non-Pro Riders
1. Chad Bushaw, Weatherford, TX, $625,426
2. Mary Ann Rapp, Weatherford, TX, $588,008
3. Sandy Bonelli, Petaluma, CA, $515,664
4. Dustin Adams, Springtown, TX, $443,470
5. Paula Wood, Stephenville, TX, $334,610
6. Kyle Manion, Aubrey, TX, $293,358
7. Mary Jo Milner, Southlake, TX, $290,880
8. Jim Milner, Southlake, TX, $289,631
9. Mrs. Buster Welch, Rotan, TX, $282,880
10. Hope Mitchell, Weatherford, TX, $266,250


IntheStats 05 JWaggoner CEssickJack Waggoner • Photo by Cam Essick

Jack Waggoner and Susan Ferguson, of Bridgeport, Texas, are the NCHA Super Stakes’ leading breeders with 108 horses having earned a total of $1,255,692 at the show. Two-time Super Stakes Classic Open Reserve Champion Cats Red Feather (High Brow Cat x Smart Misty Dawn x Smart Little Lena) is their leading money-earner with show earnings of $80,553, followed by Pretty Katz (Pretty Boy Cat x Aristo Katz x Smart Aristocrat), with earnings of $44,229, and All That N Cat (High Brow Cat x That Smarts x Smart Little Lena), with $40,858. 

Top 10 Breeders
1. Jack Waggoner & Susan Ferguson, Bridgeport, TX, $1,255,692
2. Bar H Ranche, Weatherford, TX, $1,113,637
3. Slate River Ranch, Weatherford, TX, $1,074,140
4. Phil & Mary Ann Rapp, Weatherford, TX, $947,713
5. Oxbow Ranch, Weatherford, TX, $662,803
6. Double Dove Ranch, Benbrook, TX, $647,680
7. King Ranch Inc., Kingsville, TX, $615,327
8. Tommy Manion Inc., Aubrey, TX, $551,913
9. EE Ranches of Texas Inc., Whitesboro, TX, $544,079
10. Rock Creek Ranch, Jackson, MO, $517,889


IntheStats 06 RappPhil and Mary Ann Rapp • QHN File Photo

Phil and Mary Ann Rapp, of Weatherford, Texas, are ranked No. 1 among the NCHA Super Stakes’ owners. They have owned 63 horses that have drawn paychecks at the Super Stakes. Their leading Super Stakes money-earner is Little Janey Lena (Smart Little Lena x Playboys Ruby x Freckles Playboy), a 1999 mare with event earnings of $88,003. Their second-leading money-earner at the Super Stakes is 1990 mare Tap O Lena (Doc O’Lena x Tapeppyoka Peppy x Doc’s Oak), with earnings of $85,216. 

Top 10 Owners
1. Phil & Mary Ann Rapp, Weatherford, TX, $1,169,458
2. Slate River Ranch, Weatherford, TX, $1,065,004
3. Jim & Mary Jo Milner, Southlake, TX, $815,450
4. Sandy Bonelli, Petaluma, CA, $728,366
5. Crown Ranch LP, Weatherford, TX, $664,571
6. Rock Creek Ranch, Weatherford, TX, $627,442
7. Bar H Ranche, Weatherford, TX, $616,762
8. Jack Waggoner & Susan Ferguson, Bridgeport, TX, $590,252
9. Dustin & Deena Adams, Springtown, TX, $570,736
10. Skip & Elizabeth Queen, Allendale, SC, $558,707


IntheStats 07 HighBrowCat13 CEssickHigh Brow Cat • Photo by Cam Essick

High Brow Cat (High Brow Hickory x Smart Little Kitty x Smart Little Lena), a 1988 stallion bred by Hanes Chatham and Stewart Sewell, and owned by Colt Ventures, of Dallas, is the leading NCHA Super Stakes sire. He has 488 money-earners who have won Super Stakes checks totaling $7,149,481 for average earnings of $14,651. Dont Look Twice (out of Tapt Twice x Dual Pep) is his leading Super Stakes money-earner with total earnings of $139,065, followed by Im Catman ($131,699), Hissy Cat ($117,520), High Brow CD ($115,687) and Metallic Cat ($104,155). 

Top 10 Sires
1. High Brow Cat, $7,149,481
2. Dual Rey, $4,068,169
3. Smart Little Lena, $3,248,609
4. Dual Pep, $2,766,234
5. Peptoboonsmal, $2,462,962
6. Peppy San Badger, $2,392,096
7. Freckles Playboy, $2,289,035
8. Smooth As A Cat, $2,054,666
9. Doc’s Hickory, $1,635,614
10. Doc O’Lena, $1,578,433 


IntheStats 08 thesmartlookThe Smart Look • QHN File Photo

The Smart Look (Smart Little Lena x Dox Royal Smoke x Freckles Playboy), a 1988 mare, tops the NCHA Super Stakes’ leading dams chart with eight of her offspring accumulating show earnings of $361,288 for average earnings of $45,161. Phil Rapp rode her leading Super Stakes money-earner, Dual Smart Rey (by Dual Rey), who has lifetime earnings of $330,436. Rapp and the stallion won the 2006 Super Stakes Open Championship and a $123,992 paycheck. 

Top 10 Dams
1. The Smart Look, $361,288
2. Smart Peppy, $321,039
3. Miss Martini Play, $291,823
4. Jimmette Too, $289,605
5. Playboys Ruby, $287,445
6. Stylish Play Lena, $278,830
7. Stylish And Foxie, $275,808
8. Royal Blue Boon, $272,364
9. Capoo, $248,682
10. Playguns Desire, $238,004

NCHA Super Stakes History (1981-2016)
Year / Location / Entries / Added / Total Purse
1981, Fort Worth, TX, 195, $243,200, $513,346
1982, Fort Worth, TX, 290, $384,751, $886,911
1983, Fort Worth, TX, 341, $636,300, $1,467,303
1984, Fort Worth, TX, 405, $658,800, $1,851,135
1985, Fort Worth, TX, 415, $712,025, $1,820,890
1986, Fort Worth, TX, 351, $679,725, $1,522,534
1987, Abilene, TX, 495, $326,025, $1,324,001
1988, Fort Worth, TX, 451, $282,826, $1,067,419
1989, Fort Worth, TX, 461, $267,900, $1,034,647
1990, Fort Worth, TX, 466, $209,000, $846,106
1991, Fort Worth, TX, 556, $242,424, $909,922
1992, Fort Worth, TX, 312, $216,277, $665,440
1993, Fort Worth, TX, 510, $211,945, $834,829
1994, Fort Worth, TX, 650, $287,760, $1,044,313
1995, Fort Worth, TX, 683, $393,694, $1,172,274
1996, Fort Worth, TX, 680, $377,715, $1,178,784
1997, Fort Worth, TX, 818, $228,096, $1,311,569
1998, Fort Worth, TX, 916, $317,240, $1,488,907
1999, Fort Worth, TX, 1,043, $359,277, $1,644,727
2000, Fort Worth, TX, 1,157, $421,773, $1,774,000
2001, Fort Worth, TX, 1,249, $417,216, $1,959,791
2002, Fort Worth, TX, 1,359, $583,183, $2,209,638
2003, Fort Worth, TX, 1,529, $819,535, $2,533,474
2004, Fort Worth, TX, 1,550, $686,835, $2,421,625
2005, Fort Worth, TX, 1,589, $627,071, $2,483,349
2006, Fort Worth, TX, 1,925, $758,840, $2,977,125
2007, Fort Worth, TX, 1,888, $991,826, $3,299,746
2008, Fort Worth, TX, 2,051, $1,002,475, $3,401,861
2009, Fort Worth, TX, 1,959, $1,000,000, $3,212,479
2010, Fort Worth, TX, 1,921, $1,000,000, $3,047,961
2011, Fort Worth, TX, 1,825, $1,000,000, $2,777,635
2012, Fort Worth, TX, 2,029, $1,300,000, $3,233,274
2013, Fort Worth, TX, 2,065, $1,300,000, $3,216,299
2014, Fort Worth, TX, 2,411, $1,125,000, $3,061,080
2015, Fort Worth, TX, 2,313, $1,048,458, $3,088,186
2016, Fort Worth, TX, 2,109, $360,231, $2,817,612

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