Oklahoma City, OK – June 27, 2009 – The 2009 National Reining Horse Association (NRHA) Derby showcased the Open finals of the 2009 NRHA Derby on Saturday, June 27 at the Oklahoma State Fairgrounds in Oklahoma City, Okla. After an impressive showing in the go with a 227, RC Fancy Step (Wimpys Little Step x Sonita Wilson) and Shawn Flarida brought another strong performance with a 232.5 in the finals to win the Level 4 Open division championship for owner Buffalo Ranch of Fort Worth, Texas.

RC Fancy Step and Flarida earned $50,000 for the win, plus the use of a three-horse Cimarron Trailer, a Pard’s trophy saddle, a Montana Silversmiths trophy buckle, a Rios of Mercedes/Anderson Bean Boots gift certificate, a Platinum Performance gift certificate, an Arenus gift certificate, a Purina gift certificate, a set of Classic Equine Pro Tech boots, a Quarter Horse News jacket and an NRHA Lawson bronze trophy.

Hollywoodstinseltown (Hollywood Dun It x Miss Tinseltown) and Marco Ricotta marked a 230.5 in the finals to earn the Level 3 Intermediate Open division championship, Level 4 Open division reserve championship and $44,840. David Silva, Sr. of Tolland, Connecticut owns the four-year-old stallion. Wimpys Little Chic (Wimpys Little Step x Collena Chic Olena) and Shawn Flarida placed third in the division for owner Arcese Quarter Horses USA. The four-year-old mare now has NRHA earnings in excess of $438,000

In the Level 2 Limited Open division, Whizs Bronze Star  (West Coast Whiz x The Bronze Star) and Pete Kyle marked a 220.5 to take the win in the division. Kaitlin Townsend of Argyle, Texas owns the three-year-old gelding.

Jerrys Fine Wine and Talmage Smedley of Ogden, Utah scored a 218 and earned championship honors in the Level 1 Open division. Smedley owns the five-year-old Jerrys Fine Wine stallion.

The Prime Time division championship was determined in the go early this week. Check Your Gun Lady (Dun Gotta Gun x Cee Blair lady) and Tim McQuay took top honors for owner Jerry Kimmel of Granbury, Texas.

Complete results for the NRHA Derby and ancillary classes can be found at NRHAderby.com.

The NRHA would like to thank the following corporate partners for their support: Adequan®; Arenus, Century Investment Group; Cimarron Trailers; Classic Equine; John Deere; Kiser Arena Specialists; Land O’ Lakes / Purina Mills LLC.; Markel Insurance Company; MD Barns; Montana Silversmiths; Oklahoma City Convention & Visitors Bureau; Pard’s Western Shop; Platinum Performance; Quarter Horse News; Rios of Mercedes / Anderson Bean Boot Company; Rocky Mountain Clothing Company and SmartPak.

Level 4 Open Derby
Place / Score / Rider / Horse / Owner / Location
1 / RC Fancy Step / Shawn W Flarida / 232.50 / Buffalo Ranch / Ft. Worth, TX / $50000.00 / Wimpys Little Step Sonita Wilson
2 / Hollywoodstinseltown / Marco Ricotta / 230.50 / Silva, Sr.; David J / Tolland, CT / $33847.74 / Hollywood Dun It x Miss Tinseltown
3 / Wimpys Little Chic / Shawn W Flarida / 229.50 / Arcese Quarter Horses USA / Weatherford, TX / $24996.36 / Wimpys Little Step x Collena Chic Olena

Level 3 Intermediate Open Derby
Place / Score / Rider / Horse / Owner / Location
1 / Hollywoodstinseltown / Marco Ricotta / 230.50 / Silva, Sr.; David J / Tolland, CT / $10991.17 / Hollywood Dun It x Miss Tinseltown
2 / Magnum With A Dream / Joshua C Visser / 225.50 / Visser; Joshua C / Whitesboro, TX / $9159.31 / Magnum Chic Dream x Shine On Sayo
3 / Agaze Juice / Gabe D Hutchins / 225.00 / Smart Like Juice Inc. / Markham, IL / $7693.82 / Smart Like Juice x Lena Del Cielo

Level 2 Limited Open Derby
Place / Score / Rider / Horse / Owner / Location
1 / Whizs Bronze Star / Pete L Kyle / 220.50 / Townsend; Kaitlin / Argyle, TX / $4360.89 / West Coast Whiz x The Bronze Star
2 / Jerrys Fine Wine / Talmage Smedley / 218.00 / Smedley; Talmage / Ogden, UT / $3447.50 / Jerry Lees Surprise x Mifilberry Wine
3 / Ruf Whiz / Carol C Metcalf / 217.50 / Miers; Mark Shannon / Abilene, TX / $2732.86 / Lil Ruf Peppy x Chexy Sugar Whiz

Level 1 Open Derby
Place / Horse / Rider / Score / Owner / Location / Money / Pedigree
1 / Jerrys Fine Wine / Talmage Smedley / 218.00 / Smedley; Talmage / Ogden, UT / $1688.02 / Jerry Lees Surprise x Mifilberry Wine
2 / A Chic In Wranglers / Roberto Jou / 217.50 / Lugara; Giovanni / $1027.49 / Starlights Wrangler Diamonds For Chic
3 / Miss Brim Peppy / Sebastian Petroll / 217.00 / Koepsell; Roxanne / Aubrey, TX / $770.62 / Lil Ruf Peppy x Bay Brim Hat

Prime Time Open Results (From Thursday)
Place / Score / Rider / Horse / Owner / Location
1 / 221.0 / Mc Quay, Tim / Check Your Gun Lady / Kimmel, Jerry / Granbury TX
2 / 220.5 / Weaver, Rick / Hesa Smokin Shiner / Revenberg, A – Revenberg, G / Oldcastle ON Canada
3 / 220.0 / Milholland, Doug / Double My Whiskey / W.T. Waggoner Estate / Vernon TX

Collegiate Reining Championship
Place / Horse / Rider / Score / Owner / Location
1 / A Blazin Enterprise / Lyndsey C Jordan / 218.00 / Wynn; Teresa / Benton, KY
2 / The Ultimate Magnum / Alicia Daugherty / 214.50 / Piper; Jean D. / Madisonville, TX
2 / Lena Doc Chex / Maggie J Gratny / 214.50 / Deary; Alicia Nicole / Weatherford, TX

Youth 10 & Under – Slate#1
Place / Horse / Rider / Score / Owner / Location
1 / Okie Dun Did It / Cade Mc Cutcheon / 206.50 / Mc Quay Stables Inc / Tioga, TX
2 / Magnum Done It / Genevieve L Shifrin / 205.50 / Shifrin; George / Aspen, CO
3 / Sailing In The Wind / Addison Welman / 205.00 / Addison Welman / Hastings, MN

FEI CRI-Y – NAYRC
Place / Horse / Rider / Score / Owner / Location
1 / Reeses Whiz / Alejandro Gonzalez / 214.50 / Gonzalez; Carlos ,
2 / A Genuine Diamond / Will R Letner / 214.00 / Letner; Dr Larry J / Harris, MO
3 / Royalee Rowdy / McKenzie E Lantz / 212.00 / Lantz; Matt G / Fremont, MI

USEF Youth Reining Championship 19-21
Place / Horse / Rider / Score / Owner / Location
1 / Sailin CD / Lyndsey C Jordan / 216.00 / Jordan; Rebecca H / Georgetown, KY
2 / Got It Dun / Ian Barnard / 211.00 / Barnard; Elizabeth Ann / Kendallville, IN
3 / Lil Peppys Wave / Chloe Gray / 208.50 / Gray; Chloe / Tampa, FL

USEF Youth Reining Championship 14-18
Place / Horse / Rider / Score / Owner / Location
1 / Kickit In The Bud / Jordan A Brown / 217.00 / Walker; Marcia Cole / Dandridge, TN
2 / Einsteins Fancy Pine / Laura Sumrall / 214.00 / Sumrall; Laura / Summit, MS
3 / Gunnin For Diamonds / Devin Spencer / 213.50 / Spencer; Devin / Evergreen, CO

USEF Youth Reining Championship 13-Under
Place / Horse / Rider / Score / Owner / Location
1 / Red Berry Wine / Emily Winegar / 217.00 / Green Valley Ranch / Aubrey, TX
2 / Please Me Whiz / Kyndall Harper / 216.00 / Burney; JB / St Augustine, FL
3 / Reeboks Diablo / Asa Peeples / 203.50 / Peeples; Asa / Ringgold, GA

NRHA Unrestricted Youth
Place / Horse / Rider / Score / Owner / Location
1 / Kickit In The Bud / Jordan A Brown / 217.00 / Walker; Marcia Cole / Dandridge, TN
2  / Ruf Maid Chic / Jonathan Timberlake / 210.00 / Timberlake; Jonathan / Millington, TN
3 / Custom Foxy Lady / Katherine B Berg / 207.50 / Berg; Daniel / Florence, TX

AQHA Youth 13 & Under
Place / Horse / Rider / Owner / Location
1 / Whiz Bang Boom / Stephen R Timberlake / Timberlake; Stephen R / Millington, TN
2 Backcinch Banjoe / Bridget H Hyland / Hyland; Bridget H / Pittsford, NY
3 / Reeboks Diablo / Asa Peeples / Peeples; Asa / Ringgold, GA

AQHA Youth 14-18
Place / Horse / Rider / Owner / Location
1 / Royalee Rowdy / McKenzie E Lantz / Lantz; Matt G / Fremont, MI
2 / Einsteins Fancy Pine / Laura Sumrall / Sumrall; Laura / Summit, MS
3 / PKM Imjusttwosmart / Thea M Arnold / Arnold; Thea M / Sallisaw, OK

APHA Regular Youth 14-18
Place / Horse / Rider / Owner / Location
1 / A Genuine Diamond / Will R Letner / Letner; Dr Larry J / Harris, MO
2 / Chics Got A Gun / Jordan Donnelly / Jordan Donnelly / Aubrey, TX

Rookie Level 1 – Slate #2
Place / Horse / Rider / Score / Owner / Location
1 / Hesa Slick Nic / Katie Klein / 208.50 / Klein; Katie / Del Mar , CA
2 / Mark This Dun Alexis D Gray 208.00Gray; Spencer Argyle, TX
3 / Dun Gone Sparkin / Crystal Bailey / 202.50 / Crystal Bailey / Alvin, TX

Rookie Level 2 – Slate #2
Place / Horse / Rider / Score / Owner / Location
1 / Vintage Badger Dunit / Deb Waskowiak / 208.50 / Zimmerman; Susan M / Purcell, OK
2 / Ms Whizzin Jac / Nancy G Stillwell / 205.00 / Nancy G Stillwell / Weatherford, TX
3 / Dun Gone Sparkin / Crystal Bailey / 202.50 / Crystal Bailey / Alvin, TX

Green Rookie – Slate #2
Place / Horse / Rider / Score / Owner / Location
1 / Hesa Slick Nic / Katie Klein / 208.50 / Klein; Katie / Del Mar , CA
2 / Three Dunits Down / Helen Bearden / 203.50 / Bearden; Helen / Plano, TX
3 / Dun Gone Sparkin / Crystal Bailey / 202.50 / Crystal Bailey / Alvin, TX