Four million-dollar producing mares will have offspring in Monday’s first round of the 2015 NCHA Futurity, the fifth day of Open competition.
Million-dollar mares The Smart Look, Autumn Boon, Ruby Tuesday DNA and Louella Again will be represented, along with $500,000-producers Playgiarism, Stella Starlight, Peek A Boon and Aristo Katz. Stella Starlight and Aristo Katz both have two horses showing Monday.
In the sixth set, American Snyper is by Dual Rey out of $1.6 million producer The Smart Look. He was bred by Strawn Valley Ranch and is owned by Rose Valley Ranch. The Smart Look’s offspring include 2003 NCHA Futurity Champion One Smart Lookin Cat and four other $200,000 earners, SVR Reyl Smart, Dual Smart Rey, WR This Cats Smart and Smart Lookin Hi Brow.
In the first set, Scatcat, a Smooth As A Cat x Autumn Boon mare is a owned by Phil and Leah Hanson. Phil already qualified full sister A Smooth Satin Doll for round two. Autumn Boon has produced earners of nearly $1.6 million including Im Countin Checks ($509,000), Once In A Blu Boon ($318,000), Boon A Little ($118,000) and Absolutely Stunning ($106,000). Karen Freeman is the breeder.
Also in the first set, PRF Smooth Cat Ruby, owned by Peter Deleeuw and bred by Ruby Tuesday Partners by Smooth As A Cat out of Ruby Tuesday DNA. The dam has produced earners of $1.1 million including Hydrive Cat ($410,000) and Ruby Tuesdays Color ($137,664).
The fifth set has Smoothee Lou, a Smooth As A Cat x Louella Again mare bred by Oxbow Ranch and owned by Jimmie Miller Smith. Louella Again’s babies include Movin Downtown ($334,000), Louellas Cat ($288,000) and Cattalou ($234,000).
Offspring of $500,000 producers going Monday include:
- Moms Blue Rex in the first set, owned by Jerry and Vickie Durant and bred by Rhodes River Ranch by Desires Little Rex out of $983,000 producer Moms Stylish Pepto
- Play Purr View RG in the fourth set, owned by Gary and Michelle Reichart and bred by Mariposa Farms by Metallic Cat out of $784,000 producer Playgiarism
- Sweet N Starlight in the second set and Stevie Rey in the sixth set, both bred and owned by Lach and Jan Perks. Lach won the NCHA Non-Pro Futurity on their dam, Stella Starlight. Sweet N Starlight is by Smooth As A Cat while Stevie Rey is by Dual Rey
- Peek A Cat in the fourth set is owned by Jeffrey and Griselda Neidhart and was bred by Teddy Price by Metallic Cat out of $691,000 producer Peek A Boon
- Andie Do in the first set and Aristocratic Rey in the sixth set are both bred by Jerry and Vickie Durant out of $571,000 producer Aristo Katz. The Durants own Andie Do, while David and Stacie McDavid own Aristocratic Rey