Less than four years after becoming a National Reining Horse Association Million Dollar Sire, Spooks Gotta Whiz achieved Four Million Dollar Sire status.
The stunning stallion is by NRHA Million Dollar Sire Spooks Gotta Gun and out of Prettywhizprettydoes. Bred by Clint Haverty, the 2007 stallion is owned by Michell Anne Kimball, who purchased the horse from Duane Hicks in 2009 after meeting him at the High Roller Reining Classic.
One of only four horses to ever win a Level 4 Championship at the three largest NRHA-approved aged events, the bay stallion accumulated NRHA Lifetime Earnings in excess of $345,000. His prominent wins include:
- 2010 NRHA Level 4 Open Futurity Champion ridden by Jordan Larson
- 2012 NRBC L4 Open Classic Champion ridden by Shawn Flarida
- 2012 NRHA L4 Open Derby Champion ridden by Flarida
- Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games™ (WEG) 2014 Normandy Individual and Team Gold Medalist ridden by Flarida
Spooks Gotta Whiz began his breeding career in 2011 and has sired numerous major event champions, including 2016 NRHA Futurity L4 Open Champion Spooky Whiz, 2017 NRHA L4 Non Pro Futurity Reserve Champion Night Time Spook, 2019 NRHA L4 Non Pro Futurity Reserve and L3 & L2 Champion Gotta Get Diamonds, 2016 L3 & L2 Non Pro Futurity Champion and 2017 NRHA Non Pro L4 Derby Co-Reserve Champion Gotta Twist It Up.
His biggest winner to date is Spooks Gotta Spark (out of Dolittle Lena), with lifetime earnings exceeding $210,000. Spooks Gotta Spark just recently finished second at the 2021 The Run For A Million presented by Teton Ridge with Shawn Flarida at the reins. Flarida and the stallion also teamed up to win the Senior Reining Championship at the 2021 American Quarter Horse Association World Championship Show.
Spooks Gotta Whiz’s Top 10 Money Earners are:
- Spooks Gotta Spark (out of Dolittle Lena) $210,585.45
- Spooky Whiz (out of Myo Starlight) $186,042.62
- Gotta Twist It Up (out of Make It With A Twist) $183,837.21
- Spooks Show Time (out of Dolittle Lena) $175,582.06
- Spooks Grand Slam (out of Shiney Diamond Lady) $150,458.28
- Spooks Gotta Crush (out of Megas Sugar Baby) $149,597.73
- Sharp Dressed Spook (out of Dolittle Lena) $120,523.22
- Thebettertohearuwith (out of Chex Out The Cowgirl) $104,822.11
- Seven On Seven (out of Anne Get Your Gunner) $97,455.46
- Gotta Get Diamonds (out of Tinker With Diamonds) $81,744.47
Spooks Gotta Whiz currently stands at Cinder Lakes Ranch, an NRHA Corporate Partner, in Valley View, Texas. For more information, visit CinderLakesRanch.com.