PCCHA Derby & Classic/Challenge

Tim Smith • QHN File Photo

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

  1. Tim Smith, Payson, AZ, $457,560
  2. Scott Weis, Ojai, CA, $296,756
  3. Todd Bimat, Peaster, TX, $234,331
  4. Russ Westfall, Los Olivos, CA, $199,140
  5. Morgan Cromer, Templeton, CA, $182,366
  6. Tom Long, Gardnerville, NV, $148,431
  7. Gavin Jordan, Wilton, CA, $130,107
  8. Gary Gonsalves, Millsap, TX, $124,479
  9. Phil Rapp, Weatherford, TX, $116,111
  10. Russ Miller, Saint Anthony, ID, $106,801