While stallions unquestionably get most of the attention at the National Reining Breeders Classic – it is a stallion program, after all – there’s no questioning the level of power the mares bring to the table.
Two outstanding mares have won the NRBC Open Championship. Miss Tinseltown (Great Red Pine x Ms Hollywood Showtime) with Tim McQuay in 1999, and Wimpys Little Chic (Wimpys Little Step x Collena Chic Olena), ridden by Shawn Flarida in 2008. In fact, Wimpys Little Chic is the all-time money-earning Open horse at the NRBC with $252,329 in winnings.
While Miss Tinseltown doesn’t make the Top 20 list of NRBC Open earners, her foal Hollywoodstinseltown does, with $103,275 in NRBC earnings, while her daughter, Dun It In Tinseltown, makes the Top 20 NRBC Mare Earners List.
Miss Rey O Shine (Shining Spark x Miss Rey O Lena) also holds a spot on the Top 20 Open Horses list and is second on the Top 20 Mares List. Ridden by Brent Wright, Miss Rey O Shine tied for the Open preliminary round win, finished fifth in the finals, and won the Prime Time at the 2009 NRBC.
Just missing the Top 20 Open Horses but holding the fourth position in the Top Mares list is former Open Co-Reserve Champion Stop Like A Dream (Magnum Chic Dream x Best Stop), ridden by Jordan Larson.
Several mares have topped the leaderboard of the Non Pro division, including Always Gotyer Gunsup, ridden by Mandy McCutcheon to win the 2012 event, and Chicsdreamofdiamonds, ridden by Jack Medows to take the title in 2017. Always Gotyer Gunsup holds the third position in the NRBC Top Mare list, while This Chics Dun Dreamin lands in the fifth spot.
Full sisters Wound By Juice and Like Shiner (by Smart Like Juice) are both Non Pro Champions, ridden by their owner Jose Vazquez. Their dam Wind Her Up Shiner herself was a Non Pro Preliminary Round winner at the 2003 NRBC. This year there are 48 mares in the Open and 43 entered in the Non Pro division, giving the girls a good chance at another Championship.
Top NRBC Money Earning Mares:
Wimpys Little Chic $252,329
Miss Rey O Shine $108,410
Always Gotyer Gunsup $95,010
Stop Like A Dream $88,152
This Chicsdundreamin $80,838
Shining N Sassy $79,725
Darlins Not Painted $63,529
Memorable Affair $60,818
Americasnextgunmodel $60,206
Conquistadors Sandy $57,377
Dont Miss This $55,348
Surprizentheprincess $52,506
Shiney Enterprise $50,113
Chicsdreamofdiamonds $47,562
Like Shiner $47,007
Kachina Oak Olena $46,998
Wound By Juice $46,673
Skeets Little Annie $46,542
Taris Modern Design $45,585
Dun It In Tinseltown $44,767