
Ok Spook (Smart Spook x OK Mate x Smart Mate), pictured with Gabe Davide, is the Reining By The Bay’s (RBTB) No. 1 open horse. The pair won the Derby Levels 2 and 1 Open in 2011, and Levels 4 and 3 Open in 2013. The 2007 gelding, bred by Bob and Jennifer Lawson, of Sand Springs, Oklahoma, has RBTB earnings of $24,116 and an Equi-Stat lifetime record of $48,657.
Reining By The Bay (1999-2016)
Top 10 Open Horses
- Ok Spook (07G), $24,116
- Wimpys Little Buddy (04G), $23,509
- Mr Electric Spark (09S), $22,590
- Taris Designer Genes (03M), $18,783
- Custom Spook (07S), $18,666
- Chics Dream About Me (09S), $17,730
- Chexmaster (11S), $17,582
- Tricked Out Spook (10S), $17,403
- Jacs Electric Velvet (10S), $15,494
- Electric Genes (10M), $15,381

Andrea Fappani, of Scottsdale, Arizona, an Equi-Stat Elite $4 Million Rider, is the RBTB’s leading open rider. He has ridden 41 horses to $242,579 in RBTB earnings. Fappani is pictured with Mr Electric Spark (Jacs Electric Spark x Sailin Rowdy x Rowdy Yankee), who he rode to win the Derby Level 4 Open in 2014. The 2009 stallion, bred by Sebastien Poncin, of Mios, France, is Fappani’s leading money-earner with $22,590 in earnings. A few of Fappani’s other RBTB money-earners include: Custom Spook (Smart Spook x Custom Spinderella x Custom Crome), $18,666; Electric Genes (Jacs Electric Spark x Taris Designer Genes x Mr Boomerjac), $15,381; Smoking Whiz (Topsail Whiz x Glendas A Smokingun x Colonels Smoking Gun [Gunner]), $13,435; and Thebettertohearuwith (Spooks Gotta Whiz x Chex Out The Cowgirl x Lean With Me), $13,279.
Top 10 Open Riders
- Andrea Fappani, Scottsdale, AZ, $242,579
- Martin Muehlstaetter, Scottsdale, AZ, $93,760
- Tracer Gilson, Reedley, CA, $69,050
- Randy Paul, Buellton, CA, $54,153
- Tom Foran, Burbank, CA, $53,764
- Tanya Jenkins, Temecula, CA, $50,844
- Matt Mills, Scottsdale, AZ, $42,507
- Mike Boyle, Ione, CA, $38,723
- Craig Schmersal, Scottsdale, AZ, $32,154
- Gabe Davide, San Martin, CA, $29,430

The leading RBTB non-pro horse is Holier Then Thou (Jacs Electric Spark x Slylena x Smart Little Lena). The 2010 gelding is pictured with his breeder and owner, Cam Essick, of Clements, California, at the 2013 RBTB, in which they won the Futurity Levels 4 and 3 Non-Pro. Holier Then Thou has earned $19,623 at the RBTB and has a $115,100 Equi-Stat record.
Top 10 Non-Pro Horses
- Holier Then Thou (10G), $19,623
- One Smart Pepto (08M), $16,739
- Darlins Not Painted (PT) (02M), $16,047
- This Belles Smokin (07M), $14,963
- Premier Diamond (PT) (06G), $14,848
- Nu Pops (10S), $13,535
- Gettinaway Whiz It (00G), $13,421
- Make It With A Twist (02M), $11,261
- Big Crème Chic (10S), $11,141
- Whiztacular (03G), $10,006

Kim Muehlstaetter, of Scottsdale, Arizona (pictured with Custom Smart Juice, who won the 2012 RBTB Futurity Level 4 Non-Pro Championship), is the leading RBTB non-pro rider with $36,224 won aboard 12 horses. Muehlstaetter’s high-dollar earners include Country Custom (Custom Crome x JJM Sunny Delight x Bar Money Sunny), $7,279, and Daddy Day Care (Nic It In The Bud x Shiners Pretty Woman x Shining Spark), $6,971. Muehlstaetter has an Equi-Stat record of $506,643.
Top 10 Non-Pro Riders
- Kim Muehlstaetter, Scottsdale, AZ, $44,440
- Cam Essick, Clements, CA, $34,307
- Rick Christen, Whitehouse, OH, $28,166
- Tish Fappani, Scottsdale, AZ, $22,539
- Marilyn Scheffers, Riverside, CA, $20,181
- Jennifer Gilliam, Ione, CA, $18,175
- Julie Ridgeway, Loomis, CA, $18,155
- Loren Booth, Orange Cove, CA, $18,122
- Andi Paul, Scottsdale, AZ, $17,684
- Dana Avila, Temecula, CA, $17,473

Rancho Oso Rio LLC, of Scottsdale, Arizona, is the RBTB’s leading breeder with 18 horses having won a total of $81,483 at the show. The ranch’s leading money-earner is Taris Designer Genes (Mr Boomerjac x Taris Little Vintage x Peppy San Badger), who has $18,783 in RBTB earnings and an Equi-Stat record of $272,931. The 2003 mare is pictured with Tim McQuay, who rode her to the Derby Level 4 Open Reserve Championship in 2007.
Top 10 Breeders
- Rancho Oso Rio LLC, Scottsdale, AZ, $99,717
- Bob Loomis Quarter Horses Inc., Marietta, OK, $52,762
- Cam Essick, Clements, CA, $48,715
- Steve Simon, Marietta, OK, $34,986
- Bill Coburn, Sherman Oaks, CA, $31,089
- Hilldale Farm, Brashear, TX, $28,578
- Jenny Bertolini, Cornville, AZ, $27,855
- Tom & Mandy McCutcheon, Aubrey, TX, $26,611
- Eric Storey, Henagar, AL, $24,963
- Marc & Kathy Gordon, Elgin, IL, $24,397

Rancho Oso Rio LLC also tops the show’s leading owner chart with 30 horses having won $121,923. The ranch’s No. 1 money-earner is Taris Designer Genes. Custom Spook is the ranch’s second-leading money-earner with RBTB earnings of $18,666. The 2007 stallion, bred by Steve Simon, of Marietta, Oklahoma, is pictured with the show’s leading open rider, Andrea Fappani, who rode Custom Spook to the RBTB’s Maturity Level 4 Open Reserve Championship in 2007.
Top 10 Owners
- Rancho Oso Rio LLC, Scottsdale, AZ, $121,923
- Joe & Karen Moran, Laguna Hills, CA, $57,330
- Loren Booth, Orange Cove, CA, $45,567
- Martin & Kim Muehlstaetter, Scottsdale, AZ, $41,857
- Cam Essick, Clements, CA, $41,600
- Day Creek Ranch LLC, Simi Valley, CA, $36,789
- Rhodes River Ranch Inc., Arlington, WA, $35,132
- Copus Performance Horses Inc., Santa Barbara, CA, $34,887
- Tish Fappani, Scottsdale, AZ, $33,872
- Marc & Kathy Gordon, Elgin, IL, $31,831

Wimpys Little Step ranks as the No. 1 sire with 28 of his offspring having won $137,709 at the RBTB for average earnings of $4,918. His leading money-earners include Wimpys Little Buddy (out of All Thats Dun x Hollywood Dun It), $27,855; Chics Dream About Me (out of This Chicsdundreamin x Magnum Chic Dream), $17,730; No Wimpy Cowboys (out of Dunnits Cowgirl x Top Dun Cody), $15,329; and Wimps Cool Breeze (out of QHF Jamaica Express x Zan Parr Express), $11,952.
Top 10 Sires
- Wimpys Little Step, $148,913
- Colonels Smoking Gun, $119,267
- Topsail Whiz, $110,526
- Jacs Electric Spark, $110,250
- Magnum Chic Dream, $71,607
- Smart Spook, $60,856
- Hollywood Dun It, $52,636
- Smart Chic Olena, $52,520
- Custom Crome, $46,546
- Nu Chex To Cash, $42,567

Chex Out The Cowgirl (Lean With Me x Senate Bound x Senator’s Shi), a 2000 mare, is the RBTB’s leading dam with two RBTB money-earners who have total earnings of $27,855. The mare’s No. 1 money-earner is Nics Little Bud (by Nic It In The Bud), a 2007 stallion with show earnings of $14,705. The mare’s second-leading money-earner is Thebettertohearuwith (by Spooks Gotta Whiz), who Andrea Fappani rode to win the 2015 Futurity Level 4 Open and to RBTB earnings of $13,279.
Top 10 Dams
- Chex Out The Cowgirl, $27,984
- All Thats Dun, $27,855
- Slylena, $25,883
- Taris Little Vintage, $25,320
- Snip O Gun, $24,752
- Taris Designer Genes, $24,131
- Ok Mate, $24,116
- Custom Spinderella, $22,821
- This Chicsdundreamin, $22,676
- Sailin Rowdy, $22,590
Reining By The Bay History Chart (1999-2016)
Year | Location | Entries | Added | Total Purse |
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1999 | Woodside, CA | 298 | $32,000 | $41,968 |
2000 | Woodside, CA | n/a | $79,800 | $108,578 |
2002 | Woodside, CA | 564 | $33,200 | $48,395 |
2004 | Woodside, CA | 582 | $65,200 | $98,979 |
2005 | Woodside, CA | 367 | $66,100 | $96,822 |
2006 | Woodside, CA | 704 | $61,600 | $119,185 |
2007 | Woodside, CA | 562 | $64,300 | $91,293 |
2008 | Woodside, CA | 549 | $97,900 | $133,313 |
2009 | Woodside, CA | 613 | $99,400 | $133,371 |
2010 | Woodside, CA | 662 | $99,900 | $134,582 |
2011 | Woodside, CA | 718 | $137,200 | $174,550 |
2012 | Woodside, CA | 684 | $140,600 | $180,906 |
2013 | Woodside, CA | 750 | $159,800 | $215,442 |
2014 | Woodside, CA | 926 | $170,000 | $238,357 |
2015 | Woodside, CA | 899 | $170,500 | $230,771 |
2016 | Woodside, CA | 995 | $138,000 | $194,213 |