By COUNTIN HOT CHECKS (2016). $296,780: NCHA World Champion, NCHA Open Classic/Challenge Champion, 3rd NCHA Open Finals, Bonanza Open Classic Champion, Brazos Bash Open Derby Co-Champion, 3rd Arbuckle Mountain 4-Year-Old Open Futurity. Out of CAT COUNTIN CHECKS ($169,104). His first foals are 3-year-olds of 2025. Sire of COUNTIN N THEN SUM ($8,465: Canada Black Elk Fall Open Futurity Champion). Son of HOTTISH, $301,843: NCHA Reserve Horse of the Year. Sire of 488 money-earners, $22,904,997, including KITTENNISH ($989,748: NCHA Horse of the Year), PHIL N DANGEROUS ($563,770: NCHA Open Futurity Champion), HOTTISH METAL ($493,370: NCHA Reserve Horse of the Year), DUAL REYISH ($452,687: NCHA Futurity Champion).
1st dam
MARE E HUGHES, by Thomas E Hughes. $66,901: NCHA Junior Youth Co-Reserve World Champion, The Non-Pro Cutting Non-Pro Derby Champion, NCHA Limited Open Derby Co-Champion, Waco Non-Pro Classic Champion, Bluebonnet Stakes Non-Pro Classic Reserve Champion, Holsey Limited Open Classic Co-Reserve Champion, 4th West Texas Non-Pro Classic, split 4th Cattlemens Non-Pro Classic, finalist West Texas Non-Pro Derby, Waco Open Derby. Dam of 4 AQHA foals age 3 & over, 3 money-earners–
IMA MARE TOO (f. by Boon Too Suen). $23,334: Abilene Spectacular Int. Non-Pro Derby Champion, Houston Stock Show Non-Pro Derby Champion, The Non-Pro Limited Non-Pro Derby Champion, 3rd NCHA Limited Non-Pro Derby, finalist Arbuckle Mountain Int. Open Derby, 5th Bluebonnet Stakes Non-Pro Derby.
HAIL MARY (f. by CR Gotcha Covered). $12,771: 7th NCHA Limited Non-Pro Futurity, Arbuckle Mountain Novice Horse Int. Open Classic Reserve Champion, PCCHA 4-Year-Old Stakes Novice Int. Open Reserve Champion, finalist West Texas Int. Open Derby, finalist Arbuckle Mountain and Abilene Spectacular Int. Open Classics.
GOT MARY JANE (f. by CR Gotcha Covered). $11,380: top 10 Abilene Spectacular Int. Open Classic, finalist The Ike $10,000 Novice Derby, Wind River Roundup Cutting May Day 1 Open Classic Reserve Champion, Millers Horse Palace Spring Cutting Day 1 Open Classic Champion, 7th PCCHA $10,000 Novice Derby.
2nd dam
SHORT ON SASS, by Shorty Lena. $13,044: finalist PCCHA Open Derby, top 10 Red Bluff Winter Open Derby. Dam of 2 money-earners, including–
MARE E HUGHES (f. by Thomas E Hughes). Above.
E LAINE (f. by Thomas E Hughes). $60,430: finalist NCHA Open Derby, Waco Non-Pro Derby Champion, 3rd Waco Open Derby, Waco Limited Open Derby Champion, 5th NCHA Limited Non-Pro Classic/Challenge, top 10 Brazos Bash Non-Pro Derby, 3rd Bluebonnet Stakes Open Derby. Dam of–
HONDA CIVIC. $18,147: finalist Augusta 4-Year-Old Open Futurity, Houston Sotck Show Day 2 Unlimited Amateur Derby Champion.
Under The Covers. $7,756: Houston Stock Show Day 2 Non-Pro Derby Champion, Bluebonnet Stakes Day 2 Non-Pro Derby Champion.
3rd dam
SASSY JESSIE, by King Billy Jess. $21,736: Arizona Sun Circuit All-Age Champ $3,000 Novice Reserve Champion, 6th PCCHA Open Challenge. Half sister to CRIMSON SASSY DOC (APHA) ($17,741: PCCHA Non-Pro Derby finalist), Crimson Sassy Doll (APHA) (dam of HB INSTANT CHOICE, $43,667: APHA World Champion Senior Cutting Horse). Dam of 3 money-earners, including–
OAKAFINE (Doc's Oak). $13,778: finalist Red Bluff Winter Non-Pro Classic.
QData 10/2025
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