$25K Open Champion

Gunna Be First, a 2018 stallion, lived up to his name, when he claimed the championship of the $25K Open while piloted by Andrea Fappani at the NRBC. 

In the Non Pro Classic, Gunna Be First and Jesse Boyd, the stallion’s owner, claimed the championship in the Level 2. 

This kind of set-up is unusual for Fappani, who usually insists on being the only one riding the horses that he shows. 

“He’s not one of my typical ones. I usually don’t share my horses, I am a little bit particular about that,” explained Fappani. “Jesse, the owner, has been doing a lot of the work himself, and I just jumped in at times and helped and rode him, and we pretty soon figured out that he was a little more than just a non pro horse.” 

The stallion, bred by William Newman Jr, is by ARC Gunnabeabigstar and out of ARC Wallas First. 

“We had a really great run tonight,” said Fappani. “He’s a horse that’s got a lot of eye appeal. I really thought that this run would fit him because in a big arena, he has got a lot of presence.” 

Fappani thanked the owners for letting him show the horse, and his team for supporting him as they reach the close of ‘two good, and long, weeks.’