Tim Smith, of Payson, Arizona, is the PCCHA Derby and Classic/Challenge show’s leading open rider. An Equi-Stat Elite $5 Million Rider, Smith has ridden 58 horses to total earnings of $457,560. His leading money-earner is WR This Cats Smart (High Brow Cat x The Smart Look x Smart Little Lena), a 1999 stallion bred by Wiens Ranch Company Inc., of Sedalia, Colorado, with earnings of $36,072, followed by Hickorys Golden Flo (Mr Peponita Flo x Sport Model Rio x Doc’s Hickory), bred by Kenneth Hill, of Placerville, California, with $34,507.
Top 10 Open Riders
- Tim Smith, Payson, AZ, $457,560
- Scott Weis, Ojai, CA, $296,756
- Todd Bimat, Peaster, TX, $234,331
- Russ Westfall, Los Olivos, CA, $199,140
- Morgan Cromer, Templeton, CA, $182,366
- Tom Long, Gardnerville, NV, $148,431
- Gavin Jordan, Wilton, CA, $130,107
- Gary Gonsalves, Millsap, TX, $124,479
- Phil Rapp, Weatherford, TX, $116,111
- Russ Miller, Saint Anthony, ID, $106,801