Charisma N Chrome and Dan Huss Win NRHA Derby Prime Time Open Championship

Dan Huss and Charisma N Chrome won the National Reining Horse Association Prime Time Open Championship, as determined by their go-round score. The title came with a $2,337 paycheck. Marc Gordon of Elgin, Ill., owns the 6-year-old mare and will cheer the duo on again as their go-round score of 222 also qualified them for the Level 4 and Level 3 Open finals on Saturday, July 2.

There was a three-way tie for second-place in the Prime Time Division, and each horse-and-rider pair scored a 221.5 and won $1,306. Sharing the title were Show Your Guns (Colonels Smoking Gun [Gunner] x Good Time Show Girl x Hollywood Dun It), owned by Steven Harris DVM and ridden by Tim McQuay; Baja Hollywood Whiz (Topsail Whiz x Hollywood Stunt Girl x Hollywood Dun It), owned by Melissa and Robert Shearer and ridden by Huss; and Dual Rey Roo (Dual Rey x Roosters Chicaroo x Gallo Del Cielo), owned by Rancho El Fortin and shown by Jody Brainard.

Gus and Gaynia Revenberg, Oldcastle, Ontario, Canda, own Quistador (Conquistador Whiz x Miss N Becky x Okie Paul Quixote), a 2007 stallion. Michell Anne Kimball, Encinitas, Calif., owns the 4-year-old stallion Spooks Gotta Whiz (Spooks Gotta Gun x Prettywhizprettydoes x Topsail Whiz).

The NRHA announced that it took a score of 221 to make the Derby Level 4 Open finals, a 218 to advance to the Level 3 Intermediate Open finals, a 216 to compete in the Level 2 Limited Open finals and a 214 to ride in the Level 1 Open finals.

Custom Cash Advance and Duane Latimer posted the score to beat in the first go-round, first section of the National Reining Horse Association Derby Open. They lead with a 226 score.

The NRHA Derby Horse Show, June 27-July 2 at the Oklahoma State Fair Park, is the Association’s premiere event for the world’s best 4-, 5- and 6-year-old reining horses, their exhibitors and their owners. The Derby is the third-largest NRHA-approved event in the world and hosts the $155,000-added Derby Open and $87,500-added Derby Non-Pro, as well as two slates of ancillary competition.

The Open Derby consists of a qualifying go-round (with two sections showing over two days) and a clean-slate finals. It guarantees $50,000 to the winner of the $80,000-added NRHA Derby Level 4 Open division. The first go, first section of the NRHA Open Derby started at 7:30 a.m. yesterday, Monday, June 27.

Custom Cash Advance (Custom Crome x Cash In Roan x Topsail Cody) and NRHA Million Dollar Rider Duane Latimer posted the leading score, a 226, during yesterday’s preliminary, qualifying competition. The 5-year-old stallion with over $95,000 in NRHA earnings is owned by Luga, LLC, Ardmore, Okla.

A Shiner Named Sioux (Shining Spark x Docs Sulena x Doc O Lena), ridden by Jay McLauglin, earned a 223 to claim the top score in the $50,000-added Level 3 Intermediate Open division. Carol Rose of Gainesville, Texas, owns the 5-year-old stallion.

Skeets Peppy Dot Com (Skeets Peppy x Jessie Dot Tari x Jodies Doc Tari), ridden by Bobby Avila Jr., scored a 222.5 to lead the $15,000-added Level 2 Limited Open for owner Vaughn Zimmerman, Springfield, Mo. This NRHA Professional and the 4-year-old mare also sit second in the Level 3 Open division.

Chexy Whiz (Topsail Whiz x Chicks And Chex x Smart Chic Olena) and Melanie Wilhelm marked a 222 to gain the early lead in the $5,000-added Level 1 Open division. The 6-year-old mare is owned by Michelle George, Amarillo, Texas.

In the $5,000-added Prime Time Open division, Dan Huss and Charisma N Chrome (Custom Crome x Miss Sissy Gun x Gun Town) lead with a handicapped score of 223.5. The 2005 mare is owned by Marc Gordon, Elgin, Ill.

The NRHA Derby Show welcomes horse enthusiasts from all backgrounds and interest levels. The first four days of the competition are free to the public, making it an excellent option for the whole family. The event also offers many activities outside of the show ring such as a trade show with more than 50 vendors from around the country, the NRHA Collegiate Reining Championship, the NRHA Interscholastic Reining Championship, the NRHA Awards & Hall of Fame Banquet, the Cimarron Trailers Amazing Trailer Race and much more.

Competition continues today with the first go, second section of the Derby Open. Later in the day, non-pros will take to the arena in the $87,500-added NRHA Derby Non-Pro first go, first section. A dozen ancillary classes will be held in the Adequan® Championship Arena from the Green Reiner Level 1 and Rookie Level 1 to AQHA Amateur and APHA Amateur classes.




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