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BOOKED FULL 2009
2010 Fee $10,000
$7,500 if booked before Sept 1, 2009
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CONGRATULATIONS
RC Fancy Step and Shawn Flarida
2009 NRHA Derby Champions
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RC Fancy Step (Wimpys Little Step X Sonita Wilson) and Shawn Flarida pounded the competition at the 2009 NRHA Derby. Together they scored a 232.5! The 5-year-old, palomino stallion, nicknamed, "Fancy" is owned by Buffalo Ranch, who took home a nice $50,000 check for the Open division Champion title of the NRHA Derby. RC Fancy Step has LTE of $261,906 in NRHA earnings.
Congratulations RC Fancy Step, Shawn Flarida, & Buffalo Ranch!!!
The Wimpys just can't be stopped, they just keep on winning!
Wimpys Little Step daughter, Wimpys Little Chic (Wimpys Little Step X Collena Chic Olena) is also following in her daddy’s footsteps. At the young age of five, the beautiful palomino, owned by Arcese Quarter Horses USA of Weatherford, Texas, finished third in the Level 4 Open division of the 2009 NRHA Derby. Her current and total NRHA lifetime earnings are now $413,182; making her the first horse in NRHA history to exceed $400,000., labeling her as NRHA’s All-Time Leading Money Earner!
Great Work Wimpys Little Chic!
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NRHA Open Finalists!
Champion - RC Fancy Step (Wimpys Little Step X Sonita Wilson) and Shawn Flarida Owned by, Buffalo Ranch. Score: 232.5 Earned: $50,000.
3rd Place - Wimpys Little Chic (Wimpys Little Step X Collena Chic Olena) and Shawn Flarida Owned by, Arcese Quarter Horses USA. Score: 229.5 Earned: $24,996.
NRHA Intermediate Open Finalists!
Wimpys Lil Twister (Wimpys Little Step X Watch Joe Holly Doc) and Gabe Hutchins Owned by, Todd Marler. Score: 214 Earned: $1,209.
Steppin Off Sparks (Wimpys Little Step X Setting Off Sparks) and Justin Mathison Owned by, Justin Mathison. Score: 214 Earned: $1,209.
NRHA Non Pro Finalists!
Wimpys Little Buddy (Wimpys Little Step X All Thats Dun) and Kim Dooley Owned by, Kim Dooley. Score: 214.5 Earned: $2,037.
Wimps Chocolate Chip (Wimpys Little Step X Tejana Chic) and John Clark Owned by, John Clark. Score: 213.5 Earned: $1,744.
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Congratulations RC Fancy Step and Shawn Flarida
2009 Wimpys Little Step Derby Champions
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CONGRATULATIONS
2009 National Reining Breeders Classic Champions and Finalists
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NRBC Open Finalists!
2nd Place Champion
Wimpys Little Chic (Wimpys Little Step X Collena Chic Olena) and Shawn Flarida scored a 231.5 earning $62,000.00 for owners, Arcese Quarter Horses USA.
3rd Place Champion
RC Fancy Step (Wimpys Little Step X Sonita Wilson). RC Fancy Step and rider, Shawn Flarida, tied for 3rd Place, scoring a 230.5 and earning $40,500.00 for owner, Buffalo Ranch.
NRBC Open Finalist
Steppin Off Sparks (Wimpys Little Step X Setting Off Sparks) along with owner and rider Justin Mathison scored a 224 and took home $16,000.00
Open Mare Bonus Champion
Wimpys Little Chic & Shawn Flarida/Rider, Arcese Quarter Horses USA/Owner
(Wimpys Little Step X Collena Chic Olena)
Scored 231.5 / Money $14,490.00
Congratulations NRBC Intermediate Open Finalists!
Steppin Off Sparks & Justin Mathison/Rider and Owner
(Wimpys Little Step X Setting Off Sparks)
Scored 224.0 / Money $12,231.56
Wimpys Little Cee & Sean McBurney/Rider, Rhodes River Ranch/Owner
(Wimpys Little Step X Cee Miss Hollywood)
Scored 219.5 / Money $1,568.15
Wimpys Minx & Brent Loseke/Rider, Green Valley Partners/Owner
(Wimpys Little Step X Cee Carmis Minx)
Scored 218.0
Congratulations NRBC Limited Open Finalists!
Wimpys Little Cee & Sean McBurney/Rider, Rhodes River Ranch/Owner
(Wimpys Little Step X Cee Miss Hollywood)
Scored 219.5 / Money $3,944.86
Wimpys Power Step & Jeffery Petska/Rider, Ryan Appleton/Owner
(Wimpys Little Step X Shesa Peppy Queen)
Scored 218.0 / Money $2,280.63
Congratulations NRBC Non-Pro Finalists!
Wimpys Little Buddy & Kim Dooley/Rider and Owner
(Wimpys Little Step X All Thats Dun)
Scored 221.5 / Money $11,616.74
Wimpys Little Step Marks NRHA Million Dollar Sire Status!
Wimpys Little Step Becomes NRHA's Youngest Million Dollar Sire
Oklahoma City, Okla. - Wimpys Little Step has been making waves in the reining world since he first stepped into the show pen in 2002, winning the 2002 NRHA Open Futurity Championship and All American Quarter Horse Congress Reining Futurity. Under the guidance of Shawn Flarida, Wimpys Little Step set a record with the highest score ever recorded at the NRHA Futurity, with a 233. Now, just six short years later, the 9-year-old stallion is the NRHA's newest Million Dollar Sire.
Wimpys Little Step is owned by Mark and Michele Schols of College Grove, Tenn., and is by NRHA Million Dollar Sire Nu Chex To Cash and out of Leolita Step. Remarkably, Wimpys Little Step and his sire both became NRHA Million Dollar Sires in 2008, another record for the NRHA history books.
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The flashy palomino stallion, bred by Monica Watson of Double Run Farm, didn't take long to prove himself as an outstanding sire. His very first foal crop produced an NRHA Futurity Champion - Wimpys Little Chic - as well as a number of other big money-earners. That win also made history, as it marked the first time an NRHA Open Futurity Champion had ever been sired by another NRHA Open Futurity Champion. Wimpys Little Chic, also shown by Shawn Flarida, went on to become the first horse to ever win the three biggest reining events in the world - the NRHA Futurity, National Reining Breeders Classic and the NRHA Derby - essentially reining's version of a "Triple Crown."
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After a successful first foal crop, in 2008, Wimpys Little Step proved that he could do it again. Once again, his offspring had an outstanding run at the NRHA Futurity. In the Limited Open, both the champion, Got Wimpys Mark, and Reserve Champion, Lil Star Stepper, were by Wimpys Little Step. Ridden by Trevor Dare, Got Wimpys Mark, by Wimpys Little Step and out of Gotta Marker Parker by Doc N Jose, is owned by Alberto Hawa Sarquis, Puerta De Hierro, Mexico. The pair scored a 217 to earn $9,509. Lil Star Stepper, by Wimpys Little Step and out of Starlights Slipper by Gallo Del Cielo, scored a 215.5 and earned $5,788 for the Limited Open Reserve championship with Roy Van Der Hoevenfor at the reins. Lil Star Stepper is owned by Green Valley Ranch of Aubrey, Texas.
In the Non-Pro division, Tish Fappani of San Marcos, California, scored a 218 with Crome Plated Step, by Wimpys Little Step and out of Crome Kist Dun It by Crome Plated Jac, to win the Non-Pro Reserve Championship and the Intermediate Non-Pro Championship. The two divisions earned the pair a paycheck worth $49,283.
Lindsay Paul, Scottsdale, Ariz., picked up the Intermediate Non-Pro Futurity Reserve Champion title on Wright On Wimpy, by Wimpys Little Step and out of Tribeca Tucker by Lenas Wright On. Wright On Wimpy is owned by Lindsay's father, NRHA Million Dollar Rider Randy Paul. Lindsay and the 3-year-old gelding scored a 213.5 and earned $13,107.
"I'm very proud for Wimpy to have reached this milestone so early in his career as a sire," remarked Schols. "His talent in the show pen was just phenomenal, but his career as a sire might be even more remarkable. I think this is also a testament to the reining industry's growth over the years. We have seen both the caliber of horses and the purses offered increase dramatically, and I can only hope that we see more of that in the future of the sport."
Wimpys 2008 NRHA OPEN Futurity Finalists!
Out Shinin Wimpy (Wimpys Little Step x Shinaka) Open
Wimpys Red Berry (Wimpys Little Step x Custom Red Berry) Open
Wimpys Minx (Wimpys Little Step x Cee Carmis Minx) Int. Open
Forty Sevens Dun It (Wimpys Little Step x Dun Its Sweet Dream) Int. Open
Wimpys Little Olena (Wimpys Little Step x Stolmysurprise) Int. Open
Lil Star Stepper (Wimpys Little Step x Starlights Slipper) Ltd. Open
Got Wimpys Mark (Wimpys Little Step x Gotta Marker Parker) Ltd. Open
Wimpys Little Step Offspring Shine in Ardmore
ARDMORE, OKLAHOMA - It was a very successful week for the offspring of Wimpys Little Step at the Southwest Reining Horse Association's annual Futurity and Horse Show. Topping the list of winners was Allison Sutton, riding All About Wimpy. Sutton and All About Wimpy, by Wimpys Little Step and out of Crow About This, scored a 218.5 to clinch both the Intermediate and Limited Non Pro titles.
"This was really exciting. I just wanted to go out there and do my best, whatever happened," explained the 20-year-old University of North Texas sophomore. "I wasn't over-confident coming in, but I did know this mare was good."
Sutton took home a $2,268 check for the Intermediate Non Pro title, and $1,160 for the Limited Non Pro Championship. She was also awarded two saddles, and two Lawson bronzes, and her win earned Wimpys Little Step owner Mark Schols a golf cart. Watch for Sutton and All About Wimpy at the NRHA Non Pro Futurity in late November.
In addition to Sutton's success, Wimpy's progeny did well in other events, too. In the Open Futurity finals, Steppin Off Sparks, ridden by Justin Mathison for Claude Lindsey, scored a 220.5 to tie for 14-16 in the Open Futurity and win third in the Intermediate Open Futurity. The total paycheck from both divisions totaled $5,573. Big Steppin Wimpy also made the Open and Intermediate finals, placing 5th in the Intermediate Open with Patrice St. Onge, riding for Randall Furby. The pair scored a 218.5 to earn a check for $3,708. Tying for 11-12 place in the Intermediate Open was Wimpys Little Olena, ridden by Don Boyd and owned by Don Boyd and Rebecca Keller. The score of 216 earned a paycheck worth $1,275. In the Limited Open Futurity, Wimpys Minx, owned by Green Valley Partners, and ridden by Ray Van Der Hoeven, scored a 214, tying with Pearls Little Step, owned by Ginger and Craig Schmersal, ridden by Yonathan Baruch. The scored tied both horses for 9th-12th place, and earned checks worth $437 each. In the Limited Non Pro Futurity, Lil Star Stepper and Emily Winegar placed 11th, earning $151.
Other winners included the following:
Intermediate Open Futurity Prelims: Big Steppin Wimpy/Patrice St-Onge, 221, 3/4, $773
Intermediate Non Pro Prelims: All About Wimpy/Allison Sutton, 217.5, 1st, $373
Limited Non Pro Prelims: All About Wimpy/Allison Sutton, 217.5, 1st, $191
Novice Horse Open: Wimpys Red Berry/Brent Wright, 143, 11/12, $177
Intermediate Open (horse show): Hot Little Step/Roy Van Der Hoeven, 220.5, 2/3, $405
Limited Open (horse show): Hot Little Step/Roy Van Der Hoeven, 220.5, 2, $255
Rookie Professional: Hot Little Step/Roy Van Der Hoeven, 220.5, 1, $149
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Congratulations Wimpys Little Chic
2008 NRHA Derby Champion
History was made st the NRHA Derby on Saturday, June 28, when Wimpys Little Chic the beautiful Palomino mare sired by Wimpys Little Step became the first horse to win the reining industry's "Triple Crown" - the National Reining Horse Association Futurity, National Reining Breeders Classic and NRHA Derby.
Ridden by NRHA Three Million Dollar Rider Shawn Flarida they scored a 233 in the Open finals at the NRHA Derby in Oklahoma City. They collected $50,000 for the Championship.
Wimpys Little Buddy also made the finals with Andrea Fappani.
Wimpys Little Step carried Flarida to his first NRHA Futurity Championship in 2002. The first foal crop for WImpys Little Step has proved to be the finest in the industry.
Watch the derby run on youtube.com
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=od8lj_FOkh8
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CONGRATULATIONS
S. DAVID PLUMMER ON THE PURCHASE OF RC FANCY STEP
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Flarida Takes NRBC by Storm
by Kelly Carr
Katy, Texas - If there were any questions about the abilities of Shawn Flarida, they were answered during the Saturday night finals of the 2008 National Reining Breeders Classic, held April 14-20 in Katy, Texas.
Flarida, the only rider with three horses in the finals, not only piloted the 2007 NRHA Open Futurity Champion, Wimpys Little Chic, to victory with a 233.5 score, but he also finished second on RC Fancy Step with a 231. Both horses are by the 2002 NRHA Open Futurity Champion Wimpys Little Step, the first horse Flarida ever won the event on.
"This show is great, and it is hard to win," said Flarida, who won the NRBC for the first time in 2006. "You take the best of the best from three years of horses, and there are a lot of great horses here. The horse show is awesome, and it's continuing to grow. They do a phenomenal job with marketing, and it's such a relaxing atmosphere to boot. I'm really honored to win here again."
Wimpys Little Chic is on her way to making history. Only one horse has ever won the top three major reining events - the NRHA Futurity, NRBC and Derby - and no horse has ever won reining's version of the Triple Crown in the same year. With one more horse show, a lot of luck and a great trainer at the reins, "Lexi" could do just that. No horse in NRHA history has ever won all three events with the same rider, so Flarida could certainly conquer another historical milestone with a win at the NRAH Derby at the end of June.
"I try not to think about that stuff," Flarida remarked when asked. "My job is to show horses, and I do my best to do that well. Winning is always great, but as a horseman, I'm just pleased to see my horses do their best. But I will say that Wimpys Little Chic is a special, special horse. I've had a lot of great ones, but she's the best I've ever ridden. She's an amazing horse, and I'm just grateful to be the one riding her."
Wimpys Little Chic is owned by Arcese Quarter Horses USA, based in Weatherford, Texas and Italy, and was bred by Monica Watson of Double Run Farm in Leland, N.C. Watson also bred Wimpys Little Step and Collenas Finest Tafy, who finished as the Open Reserve Champion in the 2006 NRHA Open Futurity. Watson was on hand at the NRBC to give Lexi a good-luck kiss, complete with a red lipstick stain left on the horse's white blaze. When she exited after her phenomenal run, Watson left another lipstick kiss on her blaze.
"Leave it!'' Flarida said after the run. "I think it's her good-luck charm. And she deserves a kiss after what she did out there, too."
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