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In the Stats: NRBC

IntheStats01-wimpyslittlechicWimpys Little Chic & Shawn Flarida • Photo by Waltenberry

Wimpys Little Chic (Wimpys Little Step x Collena Chic Olena x Smart Chic Olena) is the National Reining Breeders Classic’s (NRBC) No. 1-ranked money-earning open horse with show earnings of $252,329. Bred by Double Run Farm, of Leland, North Carolina, and owned by Arcese Quarter Horses, of Weatherford, Texas, the 2004 mare and Equi-Stat Elite $5 Million Rider Shawn Flarida won the 2008 NRBC Level 4 Open. In 2009, they were the Level 4 Open Reserve Champions, and they tied for the Level 4 Open Reserve Championship in 2010. Flarida and the mare, nicknamed “Lexi,” won the NRHA Futurity Level 4 Open  in 2007 and the NRHA Derby Level 4 Open in 2008. Wimpys Little Chic’s lifetime Equi-Stat record stands at $539,244.

Top 10 Open Horses
1) Wimpys Little Chic (04M), $252,329
2) Custom Legend (01S), $190,045
3) RC Fancy Step (04G), $168,136
4) Einsteins Revolution (02S), $164,327
5) Boom Shernic (04S), $160,633
6) Reminic N Dunit (98S), $151,645
7) Wimpyneedsacocktail (07S), $122,966
8) Blue Collar Tag (08G), $121,288
9) Tinker With Guns (06S), $115,399
10) Shine Chic Shine (07S), $111,727

IntheStats02 ShawnFlaridaShawn Flarida • Photo by Pat Feuerstein

Shawn Flarida, of Springfield, Ohio, is the NRBC’s leading open rider with earnings of $1,004,496. Flarida, an Equi-Stat Elite $5 Million Rider, has shown 22 horses to the NRBC’s pay window. He has won Level 4 Open championships on four horses: Einsteins Revolution (Great Resolve [Einstein] x Fly Flashy Jac x Boggies Flashy Jac) in 2006; Wimpys Little Chic in 2009; Shine Chic Shine (Smart Chic Olena x Ebony Shines x Shining Spark) in 2011; and Spooks Gotta Whiz (Spooks Gotta Gun x Prettywhizprettydoes x Topsail Whiz) in 2012. He rode KR Lil Conquistador (Conquistador Whiz x Smart Little Prize x Smart And Trouble) to the Level 4 Open Reserve Championship in 2008.

Top 10 Open Riders
1) Shawn Flarida, Springfield, OH, $1,004,396
2) Andrea Fappani, Scottsdale, AZ, $860,529
3) Craig Schmersal, Scottsdale, AZ, $748,320
4) Duane Latimer, Ardmore, OK, $620,246
5) Dell Hendricks, Tioga, TX, $532,038
6) Jordan Larson, Whitesboro, TX, $524,586
7) Tim McQuay, Tioga, TX, $450,336
8) Todd Bergen, Eagle Point, OR, $422,405
9) Tom McCutcheon, Aubrey, TX, $373,355
10) Casey Deary, Weatherford, TX, $311,398

IntheStats03 AlwaysGotyerGunsupMandy McCutcheon & Always Gotyer Gunsup • Photo by Waltenberry

Always Gotyer Gunsup (Colonels Smoking Gun [Gunner] x Always A Dunit x Hollywood Dun It) is the NRBC’s leading non-pro horse. The 2007 mare was ridden by Equi-Stat Elite $2 Million Rider Mandy McCutcheon, of Aubrey, Texas, to win total NRBC earnings of $95,011. McCutcheon and the mare placed third in the 2011 NRBC Level 4 Non-Pro, won the Level 4 Non-Pro in 2012 and were the Level 4 Non-Pro Reserve Champions in 2013. Always Gotyer Gunsup has lifetime earnings of more than $174,651.

Top 10 Non-Pro Horses
1) Always Gotyer Gunsup (07M), $95,011
2) Rufanicki (06S), $81,303
3) This Chicsdundreamiin (04M), $76,245
4) Rawhides Banjo (02G) $74,309
5) Shiners Chic (05G), $67,157
6) Whiz N Tag Chex (99S), $66,079
7) Heavy Duty Chex (11S), $64,885
8) Darlins Not Painted (PT) (02M), $62,792
9) Taris Dreamer (09G) $62,474
10) I Spin For Chics (03S), $61,331

IntheStats04 MandyMcCutcheonMandy McCutcheon • QHN File Photo

Mandy McCutcheon, of Aubrey, Texas, is the NRBC’s leading non-pro rider with $559,068 in total show earnings. The Equi-Stat Elite $2 Million Rider has won NRBC paychecks on 25 horses. She has captured NRBC Level 4 Non-Pro championships riding five horses: Coronas Missin Star (Missin James x Coronas Vogue x Corona Cody) in 2002; Rawhides Banjo (Dunit Rawhide x Barb A Cita x Skip’n Stage) (tie) in 2007; I Spin For Chics (Tangys Classy Peppy x Chics Koko Angel x Smart Chic Olena) in 2008; Always Gotyer Gunsup in 2012; and Ms Whiz Dunit (Topsail Whiz x A Bueno Poco Dunit x Hollywood Dun It) in 2014. McCutcheon has also ridden five horses to Level 4 Non-Pro Reserve championships.

Top 10 Non-Pro Riders
1) Mandy McCutcheon, Aubrey, TX, $559,068
2) Kim Muehlstaetter, Scottsdale, AZ, $195,368
3) Josh Hattig, Berthoud, CO, $193,299
4) Lance Griffin, Ardmore, OK, $190,947
5) Jim Morgan, DVM, Pilot Point, TX, $155,904
6) Jose Vazquez, Chicago, IL, $152,190
7) Samantha Burns, Ardmore, OK, $139,564
8) Kelle Smith, Marietta, OK, $101,088
9) Rick Christen, Whitehouse, OH, $98,877
10) Mike Garnett, Lincoln, NE, $93,335

IntheStats05 BobLoomisBob Loomis • QHN File Photo

Bob Loomis Quarter Horses Inc., of Marietta, Oklahoma, is the NRBC’s leading breeder with earnings of $700,637. Easy Otie Whiz (Topsail Whiz x Miss Poco Easy x My Lucero), a 1999 stallion owned by Out West Stallion Station, is the NRBC’s leading Loomis-bred horse. The stallion, who died in 2014, won $97,878 at the show. His lifetime earnings total $233,611. Loomis’ second-leading NRBC money-earner, 1999 stallion Hang Ten Surprize (Hangten Peppy x Mizzen Topsail x Topsail Cody), has total NRBC earnings of $72,811.

Top 10 Breeders
1) Bob Loomis Quarter Horses Inc., Marietta, OK, $700,637
2) Steve Simon, Marietta, OK, $572,700
3) Double Run Farm, Leland, NC, $450,035
4) David Silva Sr., Pilot Point, TX, $443,285
5) Lance Griffin, Ardmore, OK, $424,368
6) Carol Rose, Gainesville, TX, $367,580
7) McQuay Stables Inc., Tioga, TX, $359,849
8) Rancho Oso Rio LLC, Scottsdale, AZ, $331,951
9) Petra Zeitler, Aubrey, TX, $275,038
10) Smart Like Juice Inc., Markham, IL, $221,837

IntheStats06 ArceseEleuterio Arcese, of Arcese Quarter Horses • QHN File Photo

Arcese Quarter Horses, of Weatherford, Texas, is ranked as the NRBC’s leading owner with 15 horses having won NRBC paychecks totaling $588,310. Arcese’s leading money-earner, Wimpys Little Chic, won $252,329 at the show, followed by Walla Walla Whiz (Topsail Whiz x Shiney Walla Wanda x Shining Spark) with earnings of $78,798 and 2012 NRHA Futurity Level 4 Open Champion Americasnextgunmodel (Gunner x Cee Dun It Do It x Hollywood Dun It) with $60,207.

Top 10 Owners
1) Arcese Quarter Horses, Weatherford, TX, $588,310
2) McQuay Stables Inc., Tioga, TX, $534,798
3) Rancho Oso Rio LLC, Scottsdale, AZ, $512,783
4) Lance Griffin, Edmond, OK, $480,651
5) David Silva Sr., Pilot Point, TX, $334,642
6) Rosanne Sternberg, Aubrey, TX, $295,288
7) Steve Simon, Marietta, OK, $276,641
8) Vaughn Zimmerman, Springfield, MO, $264,821
9) Adair Reiners LLC, Mesa, AZ, $199,336
10) Brad Hattig, Berthoud, CO, $196,531

IntheStats07 TopsailWhizTopsail Whiz • Photo by John Brasseaux

Topsail Whiz is the NRBC’s No. 1 sire with 128 of his offspring having won $1,573,240, an average of $12,009, at the show. The stallion’s breeder, Bob Loomis, rode him to lifetime earnings of $57,178, which included a third-place finish in the 1990 NRHA Futurity Open and an Open Championship at the 1991 Lazy E Classic. Topsail Whiz’s leading NRBC money-earner is the late Easy Otie Whiz with earnings of $97,878. Easy Otie Whiz, who was ridden by Matt Mills to win the NRBC Level 3 Open and by owner Frank Bolea to win the Level 3 Non-Pro in 2004, has lifetime earnings of $233,611, according to Equi-Stat.

Top 10 Sires
1) Topsail Whiz, $1,573,240
2) Wimpys Little Step, $1,343,639
3) Colonels Smoking Gun, $1,264,439
4) Hollywood Dun It, $977,308
5) Smart Chic Olena, $862,207
6) Shining Spark, $776,559
7) Custom Crome, $732,265
8) Magnum Chic Dream, $579,310
9) Gallo Del Cielo, $419,648
10) Boomernic, $389,918

IntheStats08 CollenaChicOlenaCollena Chic Olena and Ann Reusser at the 1999 All American Quarter Horse Congress • Photo by Jeff Kirkbride

The NRBC’s leading dam is Collena Chic Olena (Smart Chic Olena x Collena Freckles x Colonel Freckles), bred by Charles McAnally, of Gunter, Texas, and owned by Double Run Farm, of Leland, North Carolina. The 1995 mare produced three NRBC money-earners that have won a total of $272,444 at the show. Wimpys Little Chic is her No. 1 money-earner with $252,329, followed by Collenas Finest Tafy, sired by Footworks Finest, whose NRBC earnings total $10,641, and Collenas Little Wimp, sired by Wimpys Little Step, with NRBC earnings of $9,474.

Top 10 Dams
1) Collena Chic Olena, $272,444
2) Miss Tinseltown, $262,233
3) Dry Doc Bobbie, $229,998
4) Ebony Shines, $225,454
5) Princess In Diamonds, $208,292
6) Fly Flashy Jac, $207,656
7) Sonita Wilson, $187,758
8) She And Chic Dunit, $160,633
9) Reminic Chex Bar, $151,740
10) Wind Her Up Shiner, $147,840

The NRBC History (1998-2016)
Year / Location / Entries / Added / Total Purse
1998, Guthrie, OK, 269, $130,200, $251,480
1999, Guthrie, OK, 459, $240,100, $346,353
2000, Guthrie, OK, 470, $242,600, $351,392
2001, Katy, TX, 606, $488,100, $641,047
2002, Katy, TX, 770, $488,300, $701,612
2003, Katy, TX, 940, $476,800, $833,488
2004, Katy, TX, 1,025, $494,500, $907,653
2005, Katy, TX, 1,105, $494,300, $1,028,393
2006, Katy, TX, 1,408, $492,000, $1,130,406
2007, Katy, TX, 1,190, $841,600, $1,223,172
2008, Katy, TX, 1,435,  $501,100, $1,330,853      
2009, Katy, TX, 1,548, $548,600, $1,331,060       
2010, Katy, TX, 1,575, $548,600, $1,421,665
2011, Katy, TX, 1,982, $589,100, $1,402,245
2012, Katy, TX, 1,916, $589,100, $1,348,727
2013, Katy, TX, 1,920, $587,800, $1,285,878       
2014, Katy, TX, 2,207, $588,300, $1,185,402
2015, Katy, TX, 2,100, $813,668, $1,170,334
2016, Katy, TX, 2,129, $582,400, $1,183,871


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