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NRHA Historic milestones after First European Futurities
2009 NRHA holds the first NRHA European Futurity & Show in Kreuth, Germany
2009 Topsail Whiz's accomplishment as the first horse to achieve 6 Million
Dollar Sire
2009 Custom Crome becomes a Two Million Dollar Sire
2009 Wimpys Little Chic becomes first horse to break the $400,000 mark in NRHA
Lifetime Earnings.
2009 First NRHA Derby Youth Non Pro division initiated
2009 Colleena Chic Olena is noted as NRHA's Leading Dam with $546,185 in
offspring earnings
2009 NRHA welcomes its 60,000th member
2009 Smart Starbuck becomes an NRHA Million Dollar Sire
2009 Smart Chic Olena
becomes the third NRHA Five Million Dollar Sire
2009 Lil Ruf Peppy becomes an NRHA Million Dollar Sire
2010 Gunner becomes an NRHA Two Million Dollar Sire
2010 Craig Schmersal
becomes the third NRHA Two Million Dollar Rider
2010 Todd Sommers becomes an NRHA Million Dollar Rider
2010 Magnum Chic Dream
becomes an NRHA Million Dollar Sire
Magnum Chic Dream is
an NRHA Million Dollar Sire
Craig Schmersal is an
NRHA Two Million Dollar Rider
Smart Chic Olena became
the NRHA’s third Five Million Dollar Sire
Magnum Chic Dream is an
NRHA Million Dollar Sire
28.4.2010
Viola Scott’s Magnum Chic Dream created a “most special weekend” at the 2010
National Reining Breeders Classic in Katy, Texas. During the open finals,
Gilberto Leal’s Stop Like A Dream and NRHA Professional Jordan Larson, Aubrey,
TX earned nearly $66,000 to push the sire’s offspring earnings over one million
dollars. With these unofficial earnings, Magnum Chic Dream is NRHA’s 19th
Million Dollar Sire.
Viola Scott and her husband Jack were in Katy to enjoy the historic moment. She
commented about her stallion’s achievement beaming with pride, “We’re most
excited and still smiling. We have a special place in our heart for all the
Magnum Chic Dream babies. We love them all and have so many favorites. This past
year has been especially exciting. We’ve loved watching NRHA Professional Casey
Hinton, Whitesboro, TX, and his Lil Magnum Jessie win reserve at the 2009 NRHA
Futurity. We’re also proud of Bit of Magnum who we bred and raised. Nicole
Sinkule was the amateur reining world champion at the AQHA World Show on him
last year. This weekend it was exciting to see Jordan Larson ride Gilberto
Leal’s Stop Like A Dream. The mare just came up from Mexico. She is as honest as
the day is long.”
She continued, “Jack and I try to make the big shows to watch each one. We go
where all the Magnums go. They’re like our grandchildren.”
In 1998, Viola was looking for a new horse to compete on when she found Magnum
Chic Dream. She bought him as a two-year-old in training with Patti Brownshadel
and intended to geld him and use him as her non pro horse. She said, “He was
such a nice fella we never gelded him. Even when we started breeding, he was the
same sweet boy. He’s so nice, good-minded and willing. I enjoyed every moment
showing him and enjoy riding him still. We moved to Sherman, Texas to be closer
to him.”
Viola said she’s had a lot of good offers for him in the past, but never thought
twice about keeping him in the family. “People say that ‘every horse is for sale,’
but not this one!”
Magnum Chic Dream (Smart Chic Olena x Sailin Barbee) accumulated more than
$44,000 in NRHA earnings. He was a finalist in the NRHA Futurity Level 4 and
Level 3 Open divisions with NRHA Professional Patti Brownshadel and won the 2004
AQHA Sr. Reining World Championship with Casey Hinton. His top earning offspring
include: Lil Magnum Jessie ($131,782 LTE, NRHA Futurity Level 4 Open Reserve
Champion, Rocky Mountain Summer Slide Level 4 Open Champion, John Deere Futurity
Level 4 Open finalist); This Chicsdundreamin ($86,658 LTE, 2009 NRBC Level 3 Non
Pro Champion, 2008 NRBC Level 3 Non Pro Reserve Champion, Level 2 Non Pro
Champion, two-time NRBC Level 4 Non Pro finalist, NRHA Derby Level 3 Open
finalist); Magnum With A Dream ($80,804 LTE, NRHA Derby Level 3 Open Reserve
Champion, NRHA Futurity Level 4 Open finalist, NRBC Level 4 and Level 3 Open
finalist, NRHA Derby Level 4 and Level 3 Open finalist).
Photo by John Brasseaux
CRAIG SCHMERSAL IS AN NRHA
TWO MILLION DOLLAR RIDER
19.3.2010
 Oklahoma
City, OK – March 19, 2010 – The National Reining Horse Association proudly
congratulates its newest NRHA Two Million Dollar Rider (unofficial) – Craig
Schmersal. Schmersal won the Seminole Hard Rock Reining Classic Level 4 Open
Derby Championship aboard San Juan Ranch’s (John and Brenda Stephenson) Whizs
Katrina in Tampa, Florida. Schmersal also piloted Peppy Superboom to a sixth
place finish in the open derby. His combined earnings on multiple horses at the
event bring his lifetime earnings to more than $2,003,400.
In the world of Reining, only two competitors have earned in excess of two
million dollars in official NRHA earnings, Shawn Flarida and Tim McQuay.
Schmersal is unofficially among those elite NRHA Two Million Dollar Riders.
Schermsal, an NRHA Professional, has competed in NRHA events since 1988. The
Overbrook, Oklahoma resident has moved through the NRHA ranks over the years
starting with his first show as a youth in Pennsylvania. He quickly became a
name in the industry. Some of Schmersal’s major NRHA achievements include:
1994 – NRHA Open and Limited Open World Champion on Cee Blair Sailor owned by
David Connor
1994 – NRHA Novice Horse Open Reserve World Champion on My Ways Nicki owned by
Ann Mucaria
1996 – NRHA Open Reserve World Champion on Side Smoke owned by Ginger Bishop
Kingston (Schmersal)
1996 – AQHA Senior Reining World Champion riding Side Smoke owned by Ginger
Bishop Kingston (Schmersal)
2001 – NRBC Open Reserve Champion riding B S Syndicate’s Tidal Wave Jack
2002 – Team USA member – Gold Medalist at FEI World Equestrian Games on B S
Syndicate‘s Tidal Wave Jack
2003 – NRHA Derby Open Reserve Champion on Commanders Nic owned by Craig and
Ginger Schmersal
2004 – NRHA Derby Open Champion on Commanders Nic owned by Craig and Ginger
Schmersal
2005 – FEI World Reining Masters CRI-A Open Champion on B S Syndicate’s Tidal
Wave Jack
2005 – NRHA Million Dollar Rider
2008 – CRI-A Open USEF National Champion riding Mr Dual Rey owned by Holly Casey
2008 – Top 20 Professionals Second Place Year End Earnings
Smart Chic Olena became the NRHA’s third Five
Million Dollar Sire
16.10.2009
 Oklahoma
City, Oklahoma – October 16, 2009 – The smart money is often in the progeny of
Smart Chic Olena whether it be in the Reining, cutting or cow horse pen. The
stallion showed his prowess through his offspring when he first became an NRHA
Million Dollar Sire in 1999. Now ten years later, Smart Chic Olena (Smart Little
Lena x Gay Sugar Chic by Gay Bar King) continues to prove his progeny’s power
and is NRHA’s third Five Million Dollar Sire with $5,006,800 in offspring
earnings.
The 1985 stallion was the 1993 Open Reserve World Championship under Craig
Johnson, in addition to garnering Gold and Silver Certificates with the
Association. The 2004 NRHA Hall of Fame inductee is owned by Jim Babcock of
Valley View, Texas. In AQHA competition, Smart Chic Olena earned World Champion
honors in both Senior Reining and Cutting.
His leading NRHA offspring include: Smart Spook ($336,600: NRHA Open Futurity
Champion; NRHA Open Derby Champion; two-time FEI World Reining Masters Champion;
AQHA Junior Reining World Champion), Smartest Chic Olena ($129,061: NRBC Open
Champion; Intervet/USET Reining All Star Champion; USEF Festival Of Champions
Reining Champion), Commandalena ($112,700: AQHA Senior Reining World Champion;
USEF Fiesta in the Park Reserve Champion; NRHA Derby Open finalist) and Chic
Please ($108,100: NRHA Open Futurity Champion; two-time NRHA Derby Open finalist).
Mandys Little Magnum by
Magnum Chic Dream by
Smart Chic Olena, trained by
Craig Schmersal
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