The National Reining Horse Association has released its’ newest two million dollar sire and his name is Nu Chex to Cash. Since 1993, this stallion, has been on top of the leader board in the sport of reining. The NRHA announce four years after becoming the sport’s 15 National Reining Horse Association (NRHA) Million Dollar Sire and just two years after being inducted into the NRHA Hall of Fame, the stallion has become the 10th NRHA Two Million Dollar Sire. His offspring’s official NRHA earnings now total $2,002,150. Hilldale Farm, of Brashear, Tex., has owned Nu Chex To Cash since 1995 and has bred his top three earning offspring.

According to the NRHA, the 22-year-old stallion, bred by Margaret Drown of Santa Ysabel, Calif., showed from 1993 to 2002 earning over $57,500 in NRHA Lifetime Earnings. In 2002, Nu Chex To Cash and Jessicah (Keller) Torpey, of Princeton, Ky., were awarded the NRHA Non Pro and Intermediate Non Pro Reserve World Championships and the NRHA Intermediate Open and Limited Open World Championships. In the American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA), Nu Chex To Cash earned 379 AQHA points and Superiors in Reining and Working Cow Horse. In 1999, he was the AQHA High Point Reining, Senior Reining, Working Cow Horse and Senior Working Cow Horse champion and repeated the Senior Reining High Point title in 2001.

Nu Chex To Cash (Nu Cash x Amarilla Chex) is well known for his progeny’s achievements. Pop Gun Cash BB (out of Sugar Pop Gun, bred by Deborah Strahman) is the stallion’s most recent earner. The gelding and Susy Baeck earned $15,190, the co-championship in the level 4 non pro division and championship in the level 3 and level 2 non pro divisions at the 2012 NRHA European Futurity. He is owned by Eifel Gold Ranch Baeck.

Nu Chex To Cash’s leading progeny include:

- Big Chex To Cash: Owned by 23 Partnership, bred by Hilldale Farm, $194,260 NRHA LTE, 2005 NRHA Open Futurity Reserve Champion, 2007 NRHA Open Derby Reserve Champion, Reining by the Bay Open Derby Champion and 2009 AQHA Senior Reining Reserve World Champion.

- Wimpys Little Step: Owned by Xtra Quarter Horses LLC, bred by Hilldale Farm, $185,760 NRHA LTE, 2002 NRHA Open Futurity Champion, 2011 NRHA Hall of Fame Inductee and NRHA Three Million Dollar Sire. Among his outstanding offspring, Wimpys Little Chic is NRHA’s highest money-earner, $514,755, and a 2012 NRHA Hall of Fame inductee.

- Hot Smokin Chex: Owned by Curtis-Hof GmbH, bred by Hilldale Farm, $181,320 NRHA LTE, third place in the 2004 NRHA Open Futurity, fifth place at the 2005 National Reining Breeders Classic and  2004 Open Champion in the All American Quarter Horse Congress Reining Futurity.

- Lil Joe Cash: Owned by Russell Giles, bred by Kurt and Angie Harris, $157,450 NRHA LTE, and 2011 NRHA Open Futurity Champion.

Custom Crome and the NRHA Hall of Fame.

In 2009, Custom Crome joined the short list of National Reining Horse Association (NRHA) Two Million Dollar Sires. Now, Steve Simon’s stallion has become the eighth NRHA Three Million Dollar Sire. His offspring’s official show earnings now total $3,004,970 putting him among the likes of Hollywood Dun It, Topsail Whiz, Smart Chic Olena, Shining Spark, Gallo Del Cielo, Wimpys Little Step and Gunner – all sires of offspring earning in excess of $3 million at NRHA-approved shows and events.

Custom Crome, a 1990 American Quarter Horse stallion, is owned by Steve Simon of Marietta, Okla., where the stallion currently stands. Custom Crome (Crome Plated Jac x Another Greyhound) is an NRHA Hall of Famer who earned nearly $110,000 in the show ring. His successes included winning the 1993 NRHA Futurity Open division with Mike Flarida, another Hall of Famer, aboard.

Steve Simon has played a significant role in Custom Crome’s success in the show pen and the breeding shed. Steve, along with his wife Iris, bred the reining legend. In addition, Steve is listed as the breeder of his top four performing offspring and owner of the #1 and #2 horses on the list. Custom Crome’s top earning offspring include:

Custom Pistol: Bred by Steve Simon, owned by Steve Simon, $233,230 NRHA LTE, 2001 NRHA Futurity Open Reserve Champion, 2002 NRHA Derby Open Champion and 2002 NRBC Open Reserve Champion;

Custom Legend: Bred by Steve Simon, owned by Steve Simon, $228,364 NRHA LTE, 2007 NRBC Open Champion, 2005 and 2006 NRBC Open Reserve Champion, 2006 Cactus Classic Derby Open Champion;

Custom Mahogany: Bred by Steve Simon, owned by Arcese Quarter Horses USA, $200,338 NRHA LTE, 2002 NRHA Futurity Open Reserve Champion, three-time NRHA Derby Open finalist and two-time NRBC Open finalist;

Custom Red Berry: Bred by Steve Simon, owned by WT Waggoner Estate, $172,012 NRHA LTE, 2001 NRHA Derby Open Champion, 2001 NRBC Open finalist and 3rd in the 1999 NRHA Futurity Open division; and

Cromed Out Mercedes: Bred by Cristin Schuetz, owned by Bob Loomis, $146,645 NRHA LTE, 2009 NRBC Open Champion, 2009 Reining by the Bay Derby Open Reserve Champion, 2008 NRHA Futurity Open finalist and 2009 NRHA Derby Open finalist.