The all-time leaders from the National Reined Cow Horse Association (NRCHA) Snaffle Bit Futurity read like a list of who’s who in the cow horse world.
It includes modern champions who landed lucrative payouts as well as the names of people and horses who created the sport and made it what it is today. The sport will crown its newest champions in the coming weeks, as the 2021 NRCHA Snaffle Bit Futurity runs through Oct. 23 in Fort Worth, Texas.
Here are the all-time leading horses, sires, dams, owners, riders and breeders from the show’s futurity classes through the 2020 show, as recorded in EquiStat.
Horses
1. Here Comes The Boon
Pedigree: 16S (Once In A Blu Boon x Stay Outta My Shorts x Shorty Lena)
Earnings: $165,262
Rider: Lance Johnston, Lindsay, CA
Owner: Rocking BS Ranch, Las Vegas, NV
Breeder: Randy & Sharon Butler Inc, Gainesville, Texas
Top Finishes:
2. Smokums Prize
Pedigree: 97S (Smokum Oak x Tommie Tivio Tucker x Doc Tom Tucker)
Earnings: $144,917
Riders: Ted Robinson ($101,917) and Shawn Renshaw ($43,000)
Owner: Shawn & Kim Renshaw, Santa Maria, CA
Breeder: Walter & Sharon Wright, Santa Maria, CA
Top Finishes:
- 2000 Futurity Open Champion (Ted Robinson)*
- 2000 Futurity Non-Pro Reserve Champion (Shawn Renshaw)
3. Plain Catty
Pedigree: 14S (Bet Hesa Cat x Miss Plain Plain x Just Plain Colonel)
Earnings: $137,000
Rider: Jake Gorrell, Porterville, CA
Owner: Kalpowar Quarter Horses, Midland, TX
Breeder: Kevin Cantrelle, Raymond, CA
Top Finishes:
4. SJR Diamond Mist
Pedigree: 15S (CD Diamond x Cat Mist x High Brow Cat)
Earnings: $128,000
Rider: Corey Cushing, Scottsdale, AZ
Owner: San Juan Ranch, Weatherford, TX
Breeder: San Juan Ranch, Weatherford, TX
Top Finishes:
4. Selvarey
Pedigree: 17M (Dual Rey x Shine Smarter x WR This Cats Smart)
Earnings: $125,000
Rider: Sarah Dawson, Perrin, TX
Owner: Sheri Jamieson, La Jolla, CA
Breeder: Richard & Cheryl Winters, Poolville, TX
Top Finishes:
* Shawn Renshaw qualified Smokums Prize for the Open, but was injured and unable to ride the horse in the finals. Ted Robinson catch rode for him, and won the Open Championship.
Sires
| Rank | Sire | Top Money Earner | Earnings |
| 1 | Shining Spark | Shiney Lil Miss ($85,000) | $1,488,130 |
| 2 | One Time Pepto | Time For The Diamond ($113,300) | $1,189,130 |
| 3 | Metallic Cat | Ricato Suave ($95,845) | $921,280 |
| 4 | WR This Cats Smart | Shine Smarter ($69,306) | $872,967 |
| 5 | Smart Chic Olena | Smart Crackin Chic ($124,750) | $856,175 |
| 6 | Very Smart Remedy | Very Black Magic ($77,371) | $599,371 |
| 7 | Dual Rey | Selvarey ($125,000) | $552,413 |
| 8 | Nu Cash | Smart Little Cash ($74,250) | $530,837 |
| 9 | Peptoboonsmal | Boonlight Dancer ($101,375) | $515,441 |
| 10 | Bet Hesa Cat | Plain Catty ($137,000) | $433,917 |
| 11 | Smooth As A Cat | Smooth N Cash ($51,000) | $405,179 |
| 12 | Grays Starlight | Diamond J Star ($61,563) | $403,311 |
| 13 | Smart Little Pepinic | Black Pearl ($103,203) | $401,779 |
| 14 | CD Lights | Step To The Light ($51,500) | $387,904 |
| 15 | Mister Dual Pep | Playgirls Miss Grace ($65,000) | $387,667 |
Dams
1. Lil Miss Shiney Chex
Pedigree: 02M (Shining Spark x Lil Miss Smarty Chex x Smart Little Lena)
Total Progeny Earnings: $230,361
Money–Earning Performers: 5
Top 3 Earners:
- Nineteen Ten ($104,167, by Hickory Holly Time)
- Blind Sided ($71,600, by Peptoboonsmal)
- Mr Shiney Lights ($32,600, by CD Lights)
2. Magical Lena
Pedigree: 95M (Little Lenas Legend x Swayback Magic x Early Tink)
Total Progeny Earnings: $224,752
Money–Earning Performers: 9
Top 3 Earners:
- Very Black Magic ($77,204, by Very Smart Remedy)
- Magicality ($41,250, by Very Smart Remedy)
- More Magic Please ($31,250, by Very Smart Remedy)
3. Katie Starlight
Pedigree: 93M (Grays Starlight x Colonel Gunsmoke x Colonel Freckles)
Total Progeny Earnings: $220,625
Money-Earning Performers: 5
Top 3 Earners:
- Nu Circle Of Light ($100,000, by Nu Circle N Cash)
- This One Time ($80,000, by One Time Pepto)
- Katies Kitty ($20,000, by High Brow Cat)
4. Shiney Tari
Pedigree: 00M (Shining Spark x Tarizana x Taris Catalyst)
Total Progeny Earnings: $211,054
Money–Earning Performers: 6
Top 3 Earners:
- Shine Smarter ($69,306, by WR This Cats Smart)
- Smart Chic An Tari ($58,167, by Smart Chic Olena)
- Lighten Up Boss ($35,000, by CD Lights)
5. Lil Miss Smarty Chex
Pedigree: 87M (Smart Little Lena x Miss Reed Chex x Bueno Chex)
Total Progeny Earnings: $205,722
Money–Earning Performers: 6
Top 3 Earners:
- Shiney Lil Miss ($85,000, by Shining Spark)
- Smart Little Cash ($74,250, by Nu Cash)
- Lil Miss Shiney Chex ($41,342, by Shining Spark)
| Rank | Dam | Top Money Earner | Earnings |
| 6 | Soula Jule Forever | Be Hes Black ($91,000) | $183,431 |
| 7 | Stay Outta My Shorts | Here Comes The Boon ($165,262) | $165,262 |
| 8 | Moonstruck Cat | Moonstruck Pepto ($78,313) | $161,136 |
| 9 | Cookies Cookin | Meradas Cookin Now ($83,125) | $159,819 |
| 10 | Shirley McLain | Shirley Shine ($49,250) | $150,820 |
| 11 | Isabellena | Plain Wright ($86,582) | $146,582 |
| 12 | Shinersdiamondjackie | Step To The Light ($51,500) | $145,013 |
| 13 | Tommie Tivio Tucker | Smokums Prize ($144,031) | $144,031 |
| 14 | Shiners Diamond Girl | CD Diamond ($113,000) | $144,031 |
| 15 | Miss Plain Plain | Plain Catty ($137,000) | $139,370 |
Owners
| Rank | Owner | Top Money Earner | Earnings |
| 1 | Annie Reynolds | Very Shiney ($53,095) | $579,470 |
| 2 | Ward Ranch | Black Pearl ($103,203) | $527,315 |
| 3 | San Juan Ranch | SJR Diamond Mist ($128,000) | $493,018 |
| 4 | Holy Cow Performance Horses | Starlight Kisses ($100,000) | $431,288 |
| 5 | Jim & Dema Paul | Primos Bob Acre ($65,473) | $406,317 |
| 6 | Gardiner Quarter Horses | Plain Wright ($86,582) | $392,266 |
| 7 | Alan & Kay Needle | Shine Like Hail ($73,994) | $387,811 |
| 8 | Joyce Pearson | Very Black Magic ($77,204) | $350,498 |
| 9 | Kevin & Sydney Knight | Oh Cay N Short ($101,500) | $314,671 |
| 10 | Eric Freitas | Scooter Kat ($87,000) | $297,599 |
| 11 | Jame & Jo Anne Carollo | Plan To Win (PT) $72,529 | $264,193 |
| 12 | Shawn & Kim Renshaw | Smokums Prize ($145,453) | $263,704 |
| 13 | DT Horses/Dean Tuftin | Nineteen Ten ($117,391) | $259,082 |
| 14 | Miller Land And Livestock | Bucks Genuine Fever ($32,915) | $254,561 |
| 15 | Walter Greeman & Tammy Hays | SDP Got Fancy Genes ($25,217) | $232,984 |
Breeders
| Rank | Breeder | Top Money Earner | Earnings |
| 1 | Carol Rose | Nineteen Ten ($104,167) | $1,033,899 |
| 2 | Ward Ranch | Black Pearl ($103,203) | $740,245 |
| 3 | Gardiner Quarter Horses | Time For The Diamond ($113,300) | $573,846 |
| 4 | San Juan Ranch | SJR Diamond Mist ($128,000) | $573,693 |
| 5 | Joyce Pearson | Very Black Magic ($77,204) | $432,250 |
| 6 | Annie Reynolds | Very Shiney ($49,918) | $423,375 |
| 7 | Wagonhound Land & Livestock | Annies One Time ($70,000) | $381,831 |
| 8 | Walter & Sharon Wright | Smokums Prize ($144,917) | $337,522 |
| 9 | Arcese Quarter Horses | Moonstruck Pepto ($78,313) | $329,374 |
| 10 | Holy Cow Performance Horses | Starlight Kisses ($100,000) | $279,590 |
| 11 | Kit & Charlie Moncrief | Fabulous Fletch ($75,000) | $266,107 |
| 12 | Matthews Cutting Horses LLC | Moonstruck One Time ($70,450) | $254,099 |
| 13 | Kathy & Gary Benton | Meradas Cookin Now ($83,125) | $243,053 |
| 14 | Center Ranch | CR Woody Dig It ($47,002) | $240,842 |
| 15 | Sierra Oak Ranch | Diamond J Star ($61,563) | $195,370 |
Open Riders
| Rank | Rider | Top Money Earner | Earnings |
| 1 | Todd Bergen | Shiners Dun Juan ($102,625) | $1,128,456 |
| 2 | Corey Cushing | SJR Diamond Mist ($128,000) | $1,034,472 |
| 3 | Todd Crawford | Smart Crackin Chic ($124,750) | $1,030,134 |
| 4 | Boyd Rice | Playin Attraction ($103,722) | $841,831 |
| 5 | Ted Robinson | Smokums Prize ($101,917) | $746,985 |
| 6 | Zane Davis | Reymanator ($102,750) | $633,349 |
| 7 | Jon Roeser | Shiney Lil Miss ($85,000) | $599,462 |
| 8 | Jake Telford | Starlight Kisses ($100,000) | $560,275 |
| 9 | Bob Avila | Chics Magic Potion ($100,875) | $510,057 |
| 10 | Justin Wright | Scooter Kat ($87,000) | $466,628 |
| 11 | John Ward | Black Pearl ($100,417) | $454,214 |
| 12 | Chris Dawson | Shiney Nu Annie ($80,000) | $448,802 |
| 13 | Sarah Dawson | Selvarey ($125,000) | $418,399 |
| 14 | Lance Johnston | Here Comes The Boon ($165,262) | $414,015 |
| 15 | Kelby Phillips | Nineteen Ten ($104,167) | $411,906 |
Non-Pro Riders
| Rank | Rider | Top Money Earner | Earnings |
| 1 | Annie Reynolds | Legendary Colonel ($42,375) | $526,425 |
| 2 | Dema Paul | Missin No Chex ($50,563) | $293,516 |
| 3 | Laurie Richards | Justa Hot Chic ($40,250) | $251,261 |
| 4 | Jo Anne Corollo | Plan To Win (PT) ($42,375) | $212,107 |
| 5 | Mike Miller | Firecat Flashenfever ($24,453) | $195,834 |
| 6 | Tammy Jo Hays | SDP Got Fancy Genes ($25,219) | $170,907 |
| 7 | Eric Freitas | Rosas Royal Chic ($16,250) | $134,718 |
| 8 | Shawn Renshaw | Smokums Prize ($39,250) | $131,718 |
| 9 | Jayson Fisher | Keg Of Jules ($17,542) | $94,079 |
| 10 | John McCarty | Mister Diamond Shine ($33,275) | $89,249 |
| 11 | Debbie Crafton | Dualin Alittle Time ($40,900) | $86,730 |
| 12 | Michelle Cowan | Wheres My Shine ($30,925) | $76,695 |
| 13 | Nelle Murphy | Gotta Git Ya Dun ($29,675) | $71,758 |
| 14 | Kathy Wilson | Smart Serendipity ($11,900) | $70,183 |
| 15 | Bret Paulick | Illbeyourhickleberry ($33,676) | $67,268 |
