Gunner – NRHA Six Million Dollar Sire

Gunner – NRHA Six Million Dollar Sire
With the month of April being a
busy time in National Reining
Horse Association (NRHA)
competition, the legend of NRHA
Hall of Fame stallion Gunner had
more pages added to the story.
Thanks to the success of his
offspring, Gunner (AQHA
Colonels Smoking Gun; APHA
Colonels Smokingun) has become
NRHA’s fifth, Six Million Dollar
Sire. His official offspring
earnings now are $6,013,250.
“We feel very lucky to have another great horse in our life, Hollywood Dun It being the first. No matter how
great any horse is, it still takes all the people in his life to make him successful. We have so many people to
thank for his success and we just want each of them to know how much we appreciate their investment in
Gunner and our program,” said Tim and Colleen McQuay after learning of the achievement.
Several of Gunner’s progeny had a successful show at the National Reining Breeders Classic (NRBC) earning
over $150,300 in the Challenge classes and Open and Non Pro finals alone. This final push gave Gunner the
amount he needed to reach the five million dollar mark. Some of the top earners included:
Americasnextgunmodel owned by Arcese Quarter Horses USA. and ridden by NRHA Professional Casey Deary;
HF Mobster owned by Heritage Farms/Rhodes River Ranch and ridden by NRHA Million Dollar Rider and
Professional Jordan Larson; Chics San Guns owned by S. Coguaike and ridden by NRHA Four Million Dollar
Rider, Hall of Fame inductee and Professional Shawn Flarida; Always Gotyer Gunsup owned by McQuay
Stables and ridden by NRHA Million Dollar Rider Mandy McCutcheon; Customized Gunner owned by McQuay
Stables and ridden by Mandy McCutcheon; and Gunsmokes TNT owned by Mary Jansma and ridden by NRHA
Professional Sebastian Petroll.
Bred by Eric Storey of Henagar, Ala., Gunner is the top NRHA earning offspring of Colonelfourfreckle (Colonel
Freckles x Miss Solano). Gunner is out of Katie Gun who has produced NRHA earners of more than $544,000.
The 1993 stallion currently stands in Tioga, Texas at McQuay Stables, Inc. and is owned by McQuay Stables,
Inc. (NRHA Three Million Dollar Rider and Hall of Fame inductee Tim McQuay and wife Colleen). Gunner
earned nearly $175,000 in his career. His accolades include:
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1996 NRHA Futurity Level 4 Open Reserve Champion ridden by Clint Haverty
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1997 NRHA Derby Level 4 Non Pro finalist ridden by Kim Sloan
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1998 NRBC Level 4 Open Reserve Champion ridden by Clint Haverty
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1998 NRHA Derby Level 4 Open finalist ridden by Clint Haverty
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2001 USET Festival Of Champions National Reining Champion ridden by Bryant Pace
In 2002, Gunner was immortalized as a Breyer Horse for the USET Special Edition model.
Just last year at the age of 20, Gunner lost his battle with laminitis. He is deeply missed by his owners Tim and
Colleen McQuay of McQuay Stables, Inc. in Tioga, Texas. However, his story continues in the reining arena
through the talents of his progeny.
Gunner’s top-earning progeny include:
Tinker With Guns (Gunner x Tinker Nic by
Reminic): $336,200 NRHA LTE, bred by NRHA
Million Dollar Owner Rancho Oso Rio, LLC and
owned by the Tinker With Guns Partnership
(which is currently being purchased by NRHA
Corporate Partner Silver Spurs Equine). Awards
include: 2009 NRHA Futurity Level 4 Open
finalist; 2011 NRHA Derby Level 4 Open
Champion and NRBC Level 4 Open finalist; and
2012 NRHA Derby and NRBC Level 4 Open
Reserve Champion
Americasnextgunmodel (Gunner x Cee Dun It Do
It by NRHA Six Million Dollar Sire Hollywood Dun
It): $259,800 NRHA LTE, bred by NRHA Million
Dollar Owner David Silva, Sr. and owned by
NRHA Million Dollar Owner Arcese Quarter
Horses USA. Awards include: 2012 High Roller
Reining Classic Futurity Level 4 Open Champion;
2012 NRHA Futurity Level 4 Open Champion; and
2013 NRBC Level 4 Open third place.
Gunners Special Nite (Gunner x Mifs Doll by
Mifilena): $219,700 NRHA LTE, bred by Kim and
Debra Sloan and owned by Turnabout Farm, Inc.
The first reining horse to be honored with the
USEF Horse of the Year award. Other awards
include: 2007 NRHA Futurity L 3 Open Champion
and L 4 Open Reserve Champion; 2008 and 2009
NRHA Derby L 4 Open finalist; 2009 and 2010
NRBC L 4 Open finalist; and 2010 Alltech® FEI
World Equestrian Games™ Individual and Team
Gold Medalist.
Gunnatrashya (Gunner x Natrasha by NRHA
Hall of Fame inductee Trashadeous):
$218,000 NRHA LTE, bred by Katarina
Dorminy and owned by NRHA Two Million
Dollar Owner Arcese Quarter Horses U.S.A.
Awards include: 2009 NRHA Futurity L 4
Open Champion and All American Quarter
Horse Congress Reining Futurity L 4 Open
Champion; 2010 NRHA Derby L 4 Open
Champion, and 2012 NRHA Futurity L 4
Open finalist.
Gunners Tinseltown (Gunner x Miss Tinseltown
by Great Red Pine): $152,900 NRHA LTE, bred
and owned by NRHA Million Dollar Owner
David Silva, Sr. Awards include: 2012 NRHA
Futurity Level 4 Open Reserve Champion and
Prime Time Open Champion
Always Gotyer Gunsup (Gunner x Always A
Dunit by NRHA Six Million Dollar Sire Hollywood
Dun It): $152,400 NRHA LTE, bred by Trinity
Compress Real Estate Co. and owned by
McQuay Stables, Inc. Awards Include: 2010
NRHA Futurity Level 4 Open finalist and Prime
Time Open Champion; 2012 NRBC Level 4 Non
Pro Champion; 2012 NRHA Derby Level 4 Non
Pro Reserve Champion; and 2013 NRBC Level 4
Non Pro Reserve Champion
The Great Guntini (Gunner x Miss Wicked
Filena by NRHA Hall of Famer Great Pine):
$130,600 NRHA LTE, bred by MMCO, Corp.
and currently owned by Greenway Stables.
Awards include: 2006 NRHA Futurity Level 4
Open third place, 2007 NRHA Derby and
NRBC Level 4 Open finalist.
Snow Gun (Gunner x Natrasha by
Trashadeous): $122,100 NRHA LTE, bred by
Katarina Dorminy and currently owned by
Andre De Bellefeuille.
Awards include: 2002 NRHA Futurity Level
4 Open division third place, 2003 NRBC
Derby Level 4 Open division finalist, 2006
FEI World Equestrian Games Team Silver
Medalist.