Sires get top billing at the NCHA Super Stakes, but the bottom of 2010 open finalists’ pedigrees should not go unrecognized. For instance:

Broodmares with open finalists in both the 2010 Super Stakes and Super Stakes Classic:

• Nu I Wood – Special Nu Baby, by Dual Rey, 5th in Super Stakes with Matt Gaines; Special Nu Kitty, by High Brow Cat,3rd in the Classic with R.L. Chartier.
• Capoo – SDP Al Capoone, by Dual Rey, 10th (tie) Super Stakes with Lloyd Cox; Al Poocino, by Dual Pep, 5th in the Classic with Paul Hansma. In addition, Capoo’s half-sister, Poosmal, by Peptoboonsmal, is the dam of Classic finalist Playin At The Mall, by Playdox.
• Sugar Dox Com – Blue Dox Com, by Mecom Blue, Super Stakes finalist with Ascencion Banuelos; Dual N At Noon, by Dual Pep, 4th in the Classic with Roger Wagner. In addition, Sugar Dox Com is a half-sister to Super Stakes Classic finalist Smart Kitty RG, ridden by Boyd Rice.
• Sylish And Foxie was the only broodmare to have 2 finalists in the same division – Classic finalists and full siblings, by Peptoboonsmal, Peptos Stylish Miss, with John Mitchell, and Miss Stylish Pepto, with Bill Riddle.

12 of the 22 dams of Super Stakes Open finalists were past finalists:

• Cowstruck (Im Catman) – 1995 Super Stakes Non-Pro F.
• Star Fillaree (Mama Cats Star) – 1997 Super Stakes Open F.
• Nu I Wood (Special Nu Baby and Special Nu Kitty) – 2003 Super Stakes Classic Open Champion; 2002 Classic Open F.
• Mates Irish Rose (Arosesuchaclatter) – 2006 Super Stakes Classic Non-Pro F.
• Peppys Playful Lena (Party Like A Lena) – 1995 Super Stakes Non-Pro F.
• Billie The Kit (Catlike Kit) – 2006 Super Stakes Classic Non-Pro and Ltd Non-Pro F.
• Dox King Becky 095 (Reys Dual Victory) – 1993 Super Stakes Open F.
• Dually Lil Pep (Shes Twice As Smooth) – 2003 Super Stakes Open F.
• Quintan Blue (Dualin Blue) – 2006 Super Stakes Classic Non-Pro Champion; 2005 Super Stakes Open and Non-Pro F.
• Carolena Moon (A Smooth Criminal) – 2003 Super Stakes Non-Pro Ltd. Reserve Champion
• Some Kinda Memories (Somekindapurrfect) – 1998 Super Stakes Open F., 1999 Classic Open F.
• Doobie Pep (SCR Smart Little Pep) – 2000 Super Stakes Classic Non-Pro F.

6 of the 24 dams of Super Stakes Classic Open finalists were past finalists:

• Tapt Twice (Dont Look Twice) – 2004 Super Stakes Classic Non-Pro Reserve Champion and Open F.
• Stylish And Foxie (Peptos Stylish Miss and Miss Stylish Pepto) – 1997 Super Stakes Open Reserve Champion; 1998 Classic Open F.
• Smart Like Dusty (Lil Dusty Lola) – 2001 Super Stakes Classic Open Reserve Champion and Amateur F.
• High Style Travalin (Stylin Roxy) – 2005 Super Stakes Classic Open F.
• Stella Starlight (Catrina Starlight) – 2001 Super Stakes Open and Non-Pro F., 2001 classic Open and Non-Pro F.
• Bowmans Little Jewel (Little Bow Peepto) – 2001 Super Stakes Classic Open F.

The oldest dam of a 2010 Super Stakes or Super Stakes Classic Open finalist is Solano Sally, foaled in 1984. The Doc’s Solano  daughter is the dam of 6-year-old Rey Down Sally, by Dual Rey, a finalist with Gary Gonsalves in the Classic.

Dam’s sires represented by two or more 2010 Super Stakes and Super Stakes Classic Open finalists:

• Smart Little Lena – 9
• Docs Stylish Oak -4
• Dual Pep – 4
• Peptoboonsmal – 4
• Grays Starlight – 3
• CD Olena – 2
• Playdox – 2

Watch for the latest Super Stakes results.