Top 15: Lifetime Reining Horses & Riders

These are the top 15 horses and riders based on their earnings in reined cow horse events recorded in the EquiStat database through January 29, 2025. Money attributed to a rider in these statistics is the money that particular rider won during the time frame in reining competition. Earnings from closed incentives not open to all riders are excluded, and money won by clones or offspring of clones may be attributed to the clone’s donor. This statistical review contains information that was compiled, researched and tabulated by EquiStat, a division of Morris Equine Group. The contents and statistics in this edition of QHN Insider Stats are copyrighted 2025 by Quarter Horse News.

Horses 1. Down Right Amazing

Pedigree: 17S (Colonels Smoking Gun x Shesouttayourleague)
Earnings: $987,893
Rider: Casey Deary
Owner: Dag Ventures LLC, Crowley, TX
Breeder: Curtis Performance Horses LLC, Weatherford, TX

2. Gunnabebigtime

Pedigree: 17S (Gunnatrashya x Big Time Jazzy)
Earnings: $881,766
Riders: Jason Vanlandingham, Brian Bell
Owner: Tami Nelson, Whitesboro, TX
Breeder: Tami Nelson, Canyon, TX

3. Patriot

Pedigree: 15S (Smart Spook x Dunit A Lil Ruf)
Earnings: $836,028
Rider: Nathan Piper
Owner: Shannon & Hershel Reid, Flower Mound, TX
Breeder: Toyon Ranch LLC, Pilot Point, TX

4. Best Shine

Pedigree: 17S (Shine Chic Shine x Best Stop)
Earnings: $736,423
Rider: Jason Vanlandingham
Owner: Robert Santagata, Campbell Hall, NY
Breeder: Wagman Ranch Inc, Kellyville, OK

5. Gunna Stop

Pedigree: 15S (Gunnatrashya x Stop Little Sister)
Earnings: $675,633
Riders: Kole Price, Austin Roush
Owner: Amber Gokey, Encinitas, CA
Breeder: Toyon Ranch LLC, Pilot Point, TX

RankHorseYOB/Sex/PedigreeEarnings6Crystalized Whizkey20M (Whizkey N Diamonds x Lonely At The Top)$565,4287A Vintage Smoke15S (A Sparkling Vintage x Lady Smoke Peppy)$550,4228Wimpys Little Chic04M (Wimpys Little Step x Collena Chic Olena)$539,2449All Bettss Are Off17S (Colonels Smoking Gun x Wimpys Little Chic)$506,09110KR Lil Conquistador02G (Conquistador Whiz x Smart Little Prize)$462,21111Not Ruf At All10S (A Sparkling Vintage x All Ruffed Up)$456,53012Andiamoe19M (Gunnatrashya x Wimpys Little Chic)$444,04413Tinker With Dreams14S (Tinker With Guns x This Chicsdundreamin)$440,01314Americasnexttopgun16S (Walla Walla Whiz x Americasnextgunmodel)$428,00815The Firemen21S (Inferno Sixty Six x Redhot Walla)$425,078 Riders RankRiderTop Money-Earning MountTotal Earnings1Andrea FappaniAll Bettss Are Off ($506,091)$9,303,3492Shawn FlaridaWimpys Little Chic ($539,244)$8,128,1763Craig SchmersalBoom Shernic ($278,281)$5,430,6184Casey DearyDown Right Amazing ($987,893)$5,000,0965Jason VanlandinghamBest Shine ($736,423)$4,653,8116Mandy McCutcheonDun It For Whiz ($150,047)$3,834,1687Jordan LarsonARC Gunnabeabigstar ($309,170)$3,272,4818Tim McQuayShining N Sassy ($255,164)$3,240,1919Brian BellCrystalized Whizkey ($565,428)$3,082,27010Duane LatimerThe Great Whiz ($265,800)$3,001,65411Cade McCutcheonAll Nite Partier ($372,125)$2,980,71612Bernard FonckSail On Top Whizard ($278,162)$2,486,78013Todd BergenPlatinum Vintage ($152,571)$2,320,65914Tom McCutcheonMajor Jesse ($138,807)$2,212,19015Gina-Maria SchumacherGunnastepya ($224,660)$1,956,136