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PHAROAH AND JAMES / Clint Allen

• Clint Allen is in the NCHA Riders Hall of Fame.
• He’s taken seven horses to the Super Stakes finals before tonight and has three in this time.
• He won the 2007 Super Stakes on Wood I Never.
• Clint rode Pharoah And James to the NCHA Futurity semi-finals and the finals at the Bonanza and The Ike.
• The gelding’s dam, Wise Little Miss, was a Brazos Bash champion, earning $72,000.

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HOT REVOLVER / James Payne

• James Payne is an NCHA Hall of Fame Rider.
• He’s had two previous Super Stakes finalists, and was reserve champion in 2013 on Quick Be A Cat.
• He’s a two-time winner of the NCHA Classic Challenge.
• James was an Abilene and Arbuckle Mountain finalist with Hot Revolver.
• The mare’s dam, Baretta Boon, was an Amateur LAE champion with Hunter Williams, earning $57,000.

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LOU LOU LOUISE / Matt Miller

• Matt Miller is an NCHA Hall of Fame Rider.
• This is his seventh trip to the Super Stakes finals.
• He rose Lou Lou Louise in the finals of the NCHA Futurity and the Ike Hamilton Futurity.
• The mare’s dam, Miss Woody Two Shoes, has produced earners of $366,000.
• Her second dam, Miss Echo Wood, is a $1.3 million producer.

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MAGNETIK PLAYBOY / Walt Erwin

• This is Walt Erwin’s debut as a Super Stakes finalist.
• He was an NCHA Derby finalist last year on R Smokin Cat.
• Walt won the 6666 Ranch NCHA Eastern Nationals last year on Playful Highbrow CD.
• He rode Magnetik Playboy in the Limited Open finals and the Open semi-finals at the NCHA Futurity.
• They also won the Limited Open at the Ike, and were Limited Open finalists at the Super Stakes.
• Magnetik Playboy’s dam, Playboys Mom, is a $975,000 producer.

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KOPYKAT / Bubba Matlock

• Bubba Matlock will be inducted into the NCHA Riders Hall of Fame in June.
• He was reserve champion of the 2009 Super Stakes Classic and the 2007 NCHA Futurity on Desires Little Rex.
• This is his fourth Super Stakes finals.
• Kopykat’s dam, Playgiarism, produced earners of $819,000.

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KREEPIN CAT / Sean Flynn

• Sean Flynn is an NCHA Hall of Fame Rider.
• This is his seventh Super Stakes finals.
• He won the Super Stakes Classic in 2012 with Cat Man Blue.
• He was an Abilene and Arbuckle Mountain finalist with Kreepin Cat.
• Sean’s brother, Eddie, showed Kreepin Cat’s dam, Stylish Little Bow, to earn $231,000.
• Second dam, Bowmans Little Jewel, is a $911,000 producer.

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SOME LIKEIT METALLIC / Wesley Galyean

• Wesley Galyean is an NCHA Hall of Fame Rider.
• He’s had nine previous Super Stakes finalists, and two more tonight.
• He won the 2013 Super Stakes on Hes A Hot Cat.
• Wesley was a semi-finalist at the NCHA Futurity and a finalist at Arbuckle Mountain on Some Likeit Metallic.
• Wesley won the NCHA Futurity on this horse’s sire, Spots Hot, and was reserve champion on its dam, Some Like It Hott.
• Some Like It Hott is a granddaughter of $1.4 million producer Meradas Little Sue.

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REYS SOME STYLE / John Mitchell

• John Mitchell is an NCHA Hall of Fame Rider.
• This is his ninth trip to the Super Stakes finals.
• He won the Super Stakes in 2014, and the Classic the following year, with Junie Wood.
• He was a Cattlemen’s Derby finalist with Reys Some Style.
• John Mitchell earned more than $296,000 on this mare’s dam, Peptos Stylish Miss.

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DMAC BELLINI MARTINI / Clint Allen

• Clint Allen is in the NCHA Riders Hall of Fame.
• He’s taken seven horses to the Super Stakes finals before tonight and has three in this time.
• He won the 2007 Super Stakes on Wood I Never.
• Clint rode Dmac Bellini Martini in the NCHA Futurity semi-finals and the finals of the Bonanza and The Ike.
• The mare’s dam, Miss Martini Play, is a million-dollar producer whose babies include Horse of the Year Copaspepto.

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METALLIC BOOM / Ronnie Rice

• Ronnie Rice is an NCHA Hall of Fame Rider.
• At 65, he’s the only Senior rider in tonight’s finals.
• He’s been a Super Stakes finalist 14 times before, going back to 1988.
• He’s a two time Super Stakes reserve champion.
• Metallic Boom was a Non-Pro semi-finalist at the NCHA Futurity with Cody De Cordova, and a Bonanza Open finalist with Ronnie Rice.
• Ronnie was reserve champion of the 2005 NCHA Futurity on Metallic Boom’s dam, Peptocandy.

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METALLIC INA / Rowdy Larson

• Rowdy Larson makes his debut tonight as an NCHA Super Stakes Open finalist, and he has qualified two tonight.
• He’s been an NCHA Futurity and Derby finalist since 2012.
• He was reserve champion of the Limited Open here on Metallic Ina, and also won that class on Johnny English.
• Metallic Ina was an Open finalist at the Bonanza, a Limited Open finalist at Arbuckle Mountain, and an NCHA Futurity Non-Pro semi-finalist.
• The mare’s dam, Hickory Badger Ina, has produced earners of $479,000.

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HASHTAGS / Tatum Rice

• Tatum Rice will be inducted into the NCHA Hall of Fame in June.
• This is his third trip to the Super Stakes finals.
• He rode Hashtags to the finals of the NCHA Futurity and Cattlemen’s Derby. Hashtags was also a finalist at The Ike.
• Hashtags’ second dam, Playin Tag, won the 2004 Super Stakes with Cara Brewer.

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MISS STYLISH KATZ / Adan Banuelos

• Adan will be inducted into the NCHA Riders Hall of Fame in June.
• Miss Stylish Katz was an NCHA Futurity semi-finalist with Todd Bimat.
• Her dam was $216,000 earner Miss Stylish Pepto a full sister to Peptos Stylish Miss ($296,000) and Eyez On Me ($136,000). 

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MELTING SNOW / Clay Johnson

• Clay Johnson is in the NCHA Riders Hall of Fame.
• He won the Super Stakes in 2012 with KR Isadora Dual.
• He was an NCHA Futurity semi-finalst and Abilene Spectacular finalist on Melting Snow.
• Melting Snow was a $280,000 purchase at the 2015 Western Bloodstock NCHA Futurity Sales.
• Her dam is a full sister to $33 million sire Dual Rey.

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DESIRES TIME / Lee Francois

• Lee Francois is an NCHA Hall of Fame Rider.
• This is his eighth Super Stakes finalist.
• He won the 2010 Super Stakes and 2011 Classic on this mare’s dam, Reys Desire.
• Lee’s wife, Holly, won the Limited Non-Pro finals last night on Smart Dual Kat.
• Lee rode Desires Time to the semi-finals of the NCHA Futurity.
• Breeder Woody Bartlett’s Bartlett Ranch won AQHA’s Best Remuda award last year.

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FED EXX / Wesley Galyean

• Wesley Galyean is an NCHA Hall of Fame Rider.
• He’s had nine previous Super Stakes finalists, and two more tonight.
• He won the 2013 Super Stakes on Hes A Hot Cat.
• Fed Exx was a Non-Pro finalist at the NCHA Futurity with Kristen Galyean.
• Wesley has taken Fed Exx to the finals at Abilene, the Bonanza and Arbuckle Mountain.
• Fed Exx’s dam, Shes Twice As Smooth, won the Non-Pro Super Stakes with Jennifer Foland and earned $191,000.

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JOHNNY ENGLISH / Rowdy Larson

• Rowdy Larson makes his debut tonight as an NCHA Super Stakes Open finalist, and he has qualified two tonight.
• He’s been an NCHA Futurity and Derby finalist since 2012.
• He won the Limited Open at this show on Johnny English.
• Rowdy was an Open finalist and Limited Open champion at the Cattlemen’s Derby on Johnny English.
• Johnny English’s dam, Turtle Pie, has produced earners of $351,000 including Non-Pro NCHA Futurity champ Jerryoes.

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BETCHALOU / Morgan Cromer

• Morgan Cromer is an NCHA Hall of Fame Rider.
• This is her second Super Stakes finals.
• She won the Super Stakes Classic last year on Maid Of Metal.
• Betchalou’s dam, Louella Again, was a Bonanza champion and a $1.1 million producer.

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ROSE COLORED REY / Beau Galyean

• Beau Galyean is an NCHA Hall of Fame Rider.
• He rode Rose Colored Rey to the finals of the NCHA Futurity.
• The mare’s dam, Rose Colored Cat, earned $141,000 with Beau’s dad, Jody, in Open competition, and with Brad Wilson in the Non-Pro.
• This is Beau’s sixth Super Stakes finals. He won the Super Stakes Classic this year on Metallic Rebel.

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DMAC PICCOLO PETE / Clint Allen

• Clint Allen is in the NCHA Riders Hall of Fame.
• He’s taken seven horses to the Super Stakes finals before tonight and has three in this time.
• He won the 2007 Super Stakes on Wood I Never.
• Clint took Dmac Piccolo Pete to the finals at the Pacific Coast Futurity, West Texas, Cotton Stakes and Brazos Bash.
• The mare’s dam, Cherry Chex Dually, was an Open champion at Abilene and the Brazos Bash, earning $230,000.

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HC TAILGATE DATE / Wes Ashlock

• This is Wes Ashlock’s first Super Stakes finals.
• He was a Super Stakes Classic finalist in 2014 on Amafoxy Cat.
• He’s a two-time winner of the Super Stakes Classic Limited Open.
• Wes was a finalist at Abilene and the Bonanza on HC Tailgate Date and placed third in the Limited Open at this show.
• HC Tailgate Date is a member of the only crop by Herding Cats.
• Her dam, Dulces Date earned $36,000 for Josh and Amy King.