Top 10 Open Horses
The Brazos Bash leading open horse is Peptos Stylish Miss (Peptoboonsmal x Stylish And Foxie x Docs Stylish Oak), bred by Glenn and Debbie Drake/Big D, of Napa, California. The 2004 mare earned $46,500 at the show. Peptos Stylish Miss and Equi-Stat Elite $3 Million Rider John Mitchell tied for the Derby Open Reserve Championship in 2008, placed third in the Classic/Challenge Open in 2009 and tied for the Classic/Challenge Open Reserve Championship in 2010. The mare has lifetime earnings of $305,712.
- Peptos Stylish Miss (04M), $46,500
- Quintan Blue (01M), $42,300
- Woodys Wildest Cat (07G), $41,886
- Once In A Blu Boon (08S), $40,755
- Junie Wood (10M), $39,503
- Copaspepto (03G), $39,424
- Dont Look Twice (05M), $38,000
- Smart Lil Scoot (96S), $36,852
- Pet Squirrel (02M), $35,778
- Short N Smooth (08G), $35,118
Top 10 Open Riders
Equi-Stat Elite $8 Million Rider Matt Gaines, of Weatherford, Texas, is the Brazos Bash’s leading open rider with total show earnings of $430,527 won on 44 horses. Gaines’ leading money-earner is Toni The Tigress (High Brow Cat x Tinseltown Toni x Travalena) with earnings of $24,108. The pair tied for the Derby Open Reserve Championship in 2008. Bred by Dave and Georgia Husby, of Delta, British Columbia, Canada, the mare has a lifetime Equi-Stat record of $96,059.
- Matt Gaines, Weatherford, TX, $430,527
- Phil Rapp, Weatherford, TX, $427,589
- Lloyd Cox, Marietta, OK, $397,465
- Clint Allen, Weatherford, TX, $339,293
- John Mitchell, Weatherford, TX, $288,669
- Roger Wagner, Aledo, TX, $275,314
- Craig Thompson, Buffalo, TX, $225,965
- Jason Clark, Weatherford, TX, $222,646
- Paul Hansma, Weatherford, TX, $215,285
- Matt Miller, Poolville, TX, $159,739
Top 10 Non-Pro Horses
The No. 1 Brazos Bash non-pro horse is Soda Rey Bay (Dual Rey x Genuine Soda x Genuine Doc), a 2003 gelding bred by Kix and Barbara Brooks, of Nashville, Tennessee. Ridden by Matt Miller at the 2008 Brazos Bash, Soda Rey Bay won the Classic/Challenge Non-Pro Reserve Championship. The gelding has Bash earnings of $39,817 and lifetime earnings of $270,821.
- Soda Rey Bay (03G), $39,817
- Little Miss One Time (10M), $36,500
- QB Cat (08G), $33,817
- Travs Scooter (03M), $28,814
- Billies Smart Lena (01M), $28,500
- Swimmin Dual (04G), $26,882
- GS Counting On Kitty (09M), $26,767
- Lil Sting Rey (07S), $26,500
- JoJo Boon (06M), $25,000
- Our Special Kitten (07M), $25,000
Top 10 Non-Pro Riders
Equi-Stat Elite $3 Million Rider Dustin Adams, of Springtown, Texas, is the leading Brazos Bash non-pro rider. He has ridden 32 horses to the pay window and collected $260,238. His leading Bash money-earner is Our Special Kitten (High Brow Cat x Boonsmal Doctress x Peptoboonsmal), bred and owned by Adams and his wife, Deena, with $25,000 won, followed by Billies Smart Lena (Smart Little Lena x Billies Gay Sugar x Mr Gay Sugar Bar), bred by Jerry and Michelle Ball, of Sugar Land, Texas, with $19,000.
- Dustin Adams, Springtown, TX, $260,238
- Mary Ann Rapp, Weatherford, TX, $146,565
- Chad Bushaw, Weatherford, TX, $139,640
- Kelle Earnheart, Weatherford, TX, $113,940
- Matt Miller, Poolville, TX, $109,696
- James Vangilder, Jackson, MO, $97,467
- Glade Knight, Weatherford, TX, $95,906
- Darren Blanton, Dallas, TX, $83,245
- Paula Wood, Stephenville, TX, $76,767
- Armando Costa Neto, Weatherford, TX, $74,244
Top Breeders
Jack Waggoner and Susan Ferguson, of Bridgeport, Texas, are the leading Brazos Bash breeders. They have bred 49 money-earners who have won a total of $366,244 at the show. Cats Little Tank (High Brow Cat x Abigail Fletch x Jae Bar Fletch), a 2004 stallion, is their leading Brazos Bash money-earner with $32,917. Four of their other leading money-earners include Catty Hawk (High Brow Cat x Scarlet Dance x Peppy San Badger) with $20,000; Pretty Catlyn (Pretty Boy Cat x Summer Lynx x Doc’s Lynx) with $18,000; Flash N Silver (Purdy Boy Flash x Aristocraticaly You x Smart Aristocrat) with $17,964; and Flash About (Purdy Boy Flash x Play Miss x Playgun) with $17,000.
- Jack Waggoner & Susan Ferguson, Bridgeport, TX, $366,244,
- Slate River Ranch, Weatherford, TX, $339,199
- Bar H Ranche, Moscow, TN, $244,986
- Tommy Manion Inc., Aubrey, TX, $208,286
- Rock Creek Ranch, Weatherford, TX, $189,434
- Walton’s Rocking W Ranch, Millsap, TX, $179,334
- EE Ranches Of Texas Inc., Whitesboro, TX, $167,351
- Phil & Mary Ann Rapp, Weatherford, TX, $160,607
- Marvine Ranch LLC, Meeker, CO, $131,016
- Double Dove Ranch, Fort Worth, TX, $121,033
Top Owners
Ranked as the Brazos Bash’s No. 1 owner is Slate River Ranch, of Weatherford, Texas, with 28 horses crediting them with $377,160 in total earnings. Their leading money-earner is 2014 NCHA Open Horse of the Year Junie Wood (Nitas Wood x Tuffs Junie x Tuff Lena) with earnings of $52,247. Peptos Stylish Miss is Slate River Ranch’s No. 2 money-earner with event earnings of $46,500.
- Slate River Ranch, Weatherford, TX, $337,160
- Rock Creek Ranch, Weatherford, TX, $303,102
- Dustin & Deena Adams, Springtown, TX, $297,846
- Anderson Cattle Co., Victoria, TX, $221,493
- David & Stacie McDavid, Fort Worth, TX, $218,502
- Phil & Mary Ann Rapp, Weatherford, TX, $216,957
- Matt & Megan Miller, Poolville, TX, $193,557
- Skip & Elizabeth Queen, Allendale, SC, $186,316
- Darren Blanton, Dallas, TX, $171,493
- Marvine Ranch LLC, Meeker, CO, $171,293
Top Sires
High Brow Cat has sired 234 Brazos Bash money-earners who have won a total of $2,055,851 for average earnings of $8,786. His leading Brazos Bash performers are Woodys Wildest Cat (out of Miss Echo Wood x Doctor Wood) with $63,812; QB Cat (out of Quintan Blue x Mecom Blue) with $40,971; Dont Look Twice (out of Tapt Twice x Dual Pep) with $38,000; and Quixotes Catman (out of Annie Prairie x Winnin Doc) with $36,000.
- High Brow Cat, $2,055,851
- Dual Rey, $1,055,965
- Smooth As A Cat, $764,571
- Peptoboonsmal, $594,780
- Dual Pep, $373,492
- CD Olena, $340,119
- Smart Little Lena, $314,636
- One Time Pepto, $275,781
- Metallic Cat, $274,579
- Hes A Peptospoonful, $237,876
Top Dams
Miss Echo Wood (Doctor Wood x Gay Echo x Gay Bar King), a 1988 mare bred by Larry Jeffries, of Houston is the leading Brazos Bash dam. Her nine Bash money-winners have amassed $115,746 for average earnings of $12,861. Woodys Wildest Cat is her high-dollar winner with earnings of $63,812. Her two other performers who have won more than $10,000 at the show are Peptacular (by Peptoboonsmal) with $15,275 earned and Captain Woodrow (by Dual Rey) with earnings of $11,500.
- Miss Echo Wood, $115,746
- Quintan Blue, $104,670
- Autumn Boon, $103,114
- Little Pepto Gal, $79,237
- Bueno Chex Dually, $79,055
- Oh Cay Shorty, $78,861
- Miss Martini Play, $75,274
- Shes Pretty Smooth, $74,339
- Tuffs Junie, $73,850
- Moms Stylish Pepto, $70,500
Brazos Bash History (2000-2016) (limited-age classes only)
Year / Location / Entries / Added / Total Purse
2000, Weatherford, TX, 372, $115,000, $412,296
2001, Weatherford, TX, 282, $110,000, $327,952
2002, Weatherford, TX, 463, $115,000, $460,753
2003, Weatherford, TX, 477, $110,000, $490,054
2004, Weatherford, TX, 523, $125,000, $550,550
2005, Weatherford, TX, 661, $275,000, $860,246
2006, Weatherford, TX, 700, $250,000, $860,919
2007, Weatherford, TX, 712, $285,000, $862,490
2008, Weatherford, TX, 686, $285,000, $850,348
2009, Weatherford, TX, 602, $285,000, $767,915
2010, Weatherford, TX, 664, $285,000, $812,682
2011, Weatherford, TX, 726, $265,000, $856,796
2012, Weatherford, TX, 705, $281,000, $824,499
2013, Weatherford, TX, 1,069, $283,000, $993,197
2014, Weatherford, TX, 1,075, $300,000, $960,577
2015, Weatherford, TX, 908, $300,000, $869,775
2016, Weatherford, TX, 870, $276,000, $830,879
