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“She was very broke, a special horse, and I was surprised when
she didn’t sell,” remembers Silva. After the sale, Deary approached
Silva and struck a private deal for his client Dana Conrad of
Weatherford, Texas. He felt that the horse would be ideal for
his program and hungered to take a chance on the mare that
other potential buyers overlooked. Rather than be dissuaded
by her gender, as many trainers might have been, Deary felt he
could make a winner out of her.
“Typically, stud colts sell for the highest prices but I get along
better with mares,” Deary said. “She was my pick of the 2-yearolds
at the sale. She is obviously a very attractive mare and her
pedigree is a highly-successful cross.”
Indeed, it’s hard to imagine a more prestigious and impressive
pedigree—on both sides. Gunner is an NRHA Four Million
Dollar Sire while Hollywood Dun It, the sire of Lily’s dam
OPEN FINALIST NOMINATOR PAYOUTS
NRHA Nominator Program nominators took home five percent of a nominated
horse’s earnings, regardless of whether or not they were the current
owner. Here are a few nominators who took home an impressive check.
DAVID SILVA, SR • $15,423
AMERICASNEXTGUNMODEL: ridden by Casey Deary, owned by Dana D.
Conrad and Arcese Quarter Horses USA
GUNNERS TINSELTOWN:ridden by Tim McQuay, owned by David Silva, Sr.
JANET L. BENSON • $6,939
LEGACY IN LIGHTS: ridden by Ruben Vandorp, owned by Janet Benson
CINDER LAKES RANCH • $6,249
REF BLACK MAMBA: ridden by Jordan Larson, owned by Rancho El Fortin
GOTTA GOLD CHAIN: ridden by Cody Sapergia, owned by Jac Point QH
STEPPIN ON SPARKS: ridden by Andrea Fappani, owned by HDC Quarter
Horses
CHEXAWALLA: ridden by Cody Clock, owned by Day Creek Ranch LLC
Level 4 Open
8th place:
Shawn
Flarida and
Spooks Sugar
Rose.
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Cee Dun It Do It, is second on the all-time leading sire list and
is an NRHA Six Million Dollar Sire.
“The mare is extremely talented and she has a lot of feel. She
is also a little quirky but she’s always been great at the hard things.
She taught me a lot about patience. I had to challenge her at
her own pace,” Deary said.
Earlier in the year, Deary and the mare stepped out for the
first time at the NRHA Cowtown Classic in Fort Worth, Texas,
where they marked 222 points. Despite a poorly-executed lead
change, the score was still good for third place in the Level 4
Open. Then, in September, the pair triumphed at the High Roller
Reining Classic Futurity in Las Vegas, Nevada, claiming the Level
4 Open win with a score of 226.5. The victory at the predictive
event positioned Lily as one of the favorites going into the
NRHA Open Futurity, reining’s richest competition.
NRHA Million Dollar Rider
NRHA Professional Bernard Fonck had a successful 2012
highlighted by achieving NRHA Million Dollar Rider status for
which he was honored at the NRHA Futurity.
Level 4
Open 9th
place:
Mike
McEntire
and
Wimpys
Flashy Jac.
Level 4
Open 10th
place:
Gotta Gold
Chain and
Cody
Sapergia.
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