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four horses in the Open Futurity finals sired by Jacs Electric Spark, the latest horse to earn the distinction of becoming an NRHA Million Dollar Sire. “Black Mamba” was a little drowned rat when he was born, a bunch of spare parts,” recalled NRHA Professional Troy Heikes, owner of Jacs Electric Spark who was honored in a ceremony that preceded the evening’s competition. “My wife told me at the time, ‘that’s my pick for the Futurity.’ And I said, ‘You always hunt for the underdog. Which must be why you married me.’” In the end, Heikes admitted that his wife’s intuition proved accurate. Black Mamba placed highest among the four Jacs Electric Spark offspring. For the fourth-place finish, Larson earned $69,756 on behalf of Rancho El Fortín. Filling out the top five were Flarida and Yankee Gun (Rowdy Yankee x Snow Gun), fresh from victory at the 2012 All American Quarter Horse Congress Futurity. Owned by Arcese Quarter Horses USA, the stallion had yet another tie to McQuay Stables Inc. His dam, Snow Gun, was one of Gunner’s offspring who had an outstanding NRHA Futurity career, finishing third in the open division in 2002. For Yankee Gun’s finish, Flarida and Arcese Quarter Horses USA banked $51,052. OPEN FINALIST SIRES Several sires were represented by three or more offspring in the Levels 1–4 Open finals: WIMPYS LITTLE STEP (10) OWNED BY XTRA QUARTER HORSES LLC WOUND UP WIMP: ridden by Matthew Armenta, owned by Carl Lambert WHIMPYS GOLDEN GUN: ridden by Sam Schaffhauser, owned by Claude Lindsey WIMPYS LIL TWO STEP: ridden by Yonathan Baruch, owned by Sherry and Tom Dean WLS TINSELTOWN: ridden by Robin Schoeller, owned by B. Elizabeth Himes CHICS DREAM ABOUT ME: ridden by Cody Clock, owned by Day Creek Ranch LLC WIMPYS FLASHY JAC: ridden by Michael McEntire, owned by Stanley Coats WIMPYS CABLE LENA: ridden by Pedro Baiao, owned by Robert Anderson WIMPYS HIGH BID: ridden by Jason Vanlandingham, owned by Vaughn C. Zimmerman STEPPIN IN DIAMONDS: ridden by Marco Ricotta, owned by Rancho Oso Rio LLC STEPPIN ON SPARKS: ridden by Andrea Fappani, owned by HDC Quarter Horses GUNNER (8) OWNED BY MCQUAY STABLES, INC. A SON OFA GUNNER: ridden by Fernando Salgado, owned by Heather Gates GUNSMOKES TNT: ridden by Sebastian Petroll, owned by Mary Jansma COOL N DUN GUNNER: ridden by Casey Deary, owned by Trojan Holdings Inc. GUNNIN FOR CHICKS: ridden by Nathan Piper, owned by Mark Bradford BROTHER GUN: ridden by Jordan Larson, owned by Sammy Graham AMERICASNEXTGUNMODEL: ridden by Casey Deary, owned by Dana D. Conrad and Arcese Quarter Horses USA MY CHICS GOT GUNS: ridden by Craig Schmersal, owned by KC Performance Horses, LLC GUNNERS TINSELTOWN: ridden by Tim McQuay, owned by David Silva, Sr. TOPSAIL WHIZ (7) OWNED BY BOB LOOMIS CJ WHIZ: ridden by Fredrik Thomsson, owned by Euro-Vets Inc HOT CHIC WHIZ: ridden by Mathieu Buton, owned by Bob Loomis WHIZ STARBRITE: ridden by Stefano Calcagnini, owned by Amabile & Strusiner USS WHIZ: ridden by Patrice St-Onge, owned by St-Onge Reining Horses Inc NRHA Million Dollar Sire NRHA Million Dollar Sire Whiz N Tag Chex owned by NRHA Million Dollar Owner Lance Griffin was one of several sires so honored at the NRHA Futurity. TOPSAIL WHIZ (7) OWNED BY BOB LOOMIS (continued) CC CHICA WHIZ: ridden by Brent Loseke, owned by Brent Loseke WHIZEN STARLIGHT: ridden by Jackson A Porath, owned by Robert Peterson WHIZZER WHIZ: ridden by Thiago Boechat, owned by Xtra Quarter Horses, LLC JACS ELECTRIC SPARK (5) OWNED BY TROY HEIKES SHOCK STAR GROUPIE: ridden by Joel (Jody) Brainard, owned by Mary Beth Sellers REF BLACK MAMBA: ridden by Jordan Larson, owned by Rancho El Fortin GOTTA GOLD CHAIN: ridden by Cody Sapergia, owned by Jac Point QH ELECTRIC JAC: ridden by Tom McCutcheon, owned by Turnabout Farm Inc STEPPIN ON SPARKS: ridden by Andrea Fappani, owned by HDC Quarter Horses MASTER SNAPPER (3) OWNED BY IMPRESA AGRICOLA CUOGHI DUNNIT LIKE A MASTER: ridden by Bobby Barko, owned by Impresa Agricola Cuoghi ZEN MASTER: ridden by Robin Schoeller, owned by Robert A Rosenfeld SNAP DUN THE BASES: ridden by Justin W Mathison, owned by Lewisville Development, LP WALLA WALLA WHIZ (3) OWNED BY ARCESE QUARTER HORSES USA CHEXAWALLA: ridden by Cody Clock, owned by Day Creek Ranch LLC WALLA WALLA SMARTS: ridden by William Bowen, owned by Southern Trace Reining WHATA WHATA WHIZ: ridden by Matthew Hudson, owned by Equine Plus SMART SPOOK (3) OWNED BY ROSANNE STERNBERG RUFF SPOOK: ridden by Brad Giesbrecht, owned by Don M Byrne SPOOKS QUESTION: ridden by Rebecca Adkins, owned by Clark Reining Horses, LLC SPOOKS SUGAR ROSE: ridden by Shawn W Flarida, owned by Robert Santagata WALTENBERRY
In the Level 3 Open, NRHA Professional Jason Vanlandingham of Whitesboro, Texas, claimed the reserve championship aboard Wimpys High Bid (Wimpys Little Step x Lucky Little Jewel), owned by Vaughn Zimmerman. The pair finished one point behind the division winner, Vandorp and Legacy In Lights, and earned $24,432 for the performance. The win doubled the stallion’s NRHA Lifetime Earnings. “He was my best horse, by far, going into the Futurity. I knew he was gonna give me a chance. He is just so trustworthy that he built my confidence all year and I knew coming in that he would be a hard horse for the others to get around,” said Vanlandingham. “He was the first horse I would get on every morning. He’s just kind of a special horse around the place,” he concluded. Splitting third place in the Level 3 Open with matching scores of 218.5 points was NRHA Professional Brad Giesbrecht, formerly of Canada, and Pedro Baiao, who began his career in Brazil. Giesbrecht of Pilot Point, Texas, rode Ruff Spook (Smart Spook x Ruffle Me Up by Lil Ruf Peppy) for owner Don Byrne. The horse was nominated for the Futurity by NRHA Million Dollar Owner Rosanne Sternberg who bred the stallion. Giesbrecht scored 218.5 in the preliminary round and felt confident that his horse would be a contender in the finals. He went in on Saturday and matched that score, but in his mind, the stallion had made an even better effort than in the prelims. “This horse is good-minded, willing and a big stopper. In the end, he had the guts to pull out the best run of the week for me. We had a disappointing result in round two, but I trusted my horse and my training to get it done in the finals,” he said. Baiao, making his debut NRHA Futurity Finals appearance on Wimpys Cable Lena (Wimpys Little Step x Miffs Cablelena by Mifillena), captured the Open Level 1 and Level 2 championships for his ride and was 12th overall in the Level 4. All told, the rider picked up a check for $72,570 for owner and breeder Robert Anderson of Flanders, New Jersey. “I was just flabbergasted,” said Anderson following the wins. “This is a feeling I will never forget. I am 70 and I may never get this feeling again. But I sure want to try.” Anderson said that the march to victory began way back in 1987, when he bought the mare Cable Connection from NRHA Hall of Fame inductee and Million Dollar Rider Bill Horn and his wife, Kimberly. Her first foal was Miffs Cablelena. “At the time, Bill and Kim lived in Cable, Ohio. That’s where the ‘Cable’ name came from and I use it in all my horses now. Anything I breed has the name Cable in it,” he said. “Though Bill passed away, Kim was at the show and saw the horse do well, so that was really wonderful.” Asked what the Level 1 and Level 2 Open division wins meant for him, Baiao replied, “It is life-changing.” Prior to the Futurity, Baiao had NRHA Lifetime Earnings of $19,761; with the win, his career total now stands at more than $90,000. “This is my first time competing in the Futurity. I’ve been doing all the work with this horse since the time he was a baby. I was the first person to put a saddle on and the first to ride him,” said Baiao. Baiao said that he was so focused during Saturday’s ride that, “I was not even aware of all the Brazilians watching me— and they cheer for us tremendously. I know they were shouting and whistling, but I could not even hear them!” The raucous applause at the end of his run drowned out the sound of the announcer calling Baiao’s score. As the only Level 1 and Level 2 Open rider in the second section of finalists, he clinched those victories with the 218.5 mark. Not that it mattered to Baiao, who said that he’d dreamed of competing in the Futurity since he began riding reining horses in Brazil at the age of 15. “I could not hear the announcer; I didn’t know that I had won! But I knew that I would make lots of money!” he said, with obvious delight. “Bob [Anderson] was so excited. It was really a dream come true for us.” ✦ NRHA Million Dollar Sire NRHA Million Dollar Owner Rosanne Sternberg’s Smart Spook was honored for achieving NRHA Million Dollar Sire status.
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