NOTES: Bred by an AQHA Ranching Heritage Breeder. 6-Panel N/N.
By FIDDLE AND STEEL (2017). $203,508: NCHA Non-Pro Horse of the Year; NCHA Non-Pro Futurity Champion, NCHA Non-Pro Super Stakes Champion, Breeders Inv. Non-Pro Derby Champion, finalist Breeders Inv. Open Derby. Full brother to BOWIE NIGHTS ($281,162: NRCHA Open Futurity Champion); half-brother to SPANISH NIGHTS ($246,201: NRCHA Open Stallion Stakes Champion), SUGARLESSS ($162,407: NCHA Super Stakes 5-Year-Old Special Open Reserve Champion). Out of LIL BIT RECKLESS ($231,124: AQHA Reserve World Champion Senior Cutting Horse). His first foals are 3-year-olds of 2026. Sire of FIDDLE FOR ME DEAR (finalist Panhandle RCHA Red Dirt Futurity Open), PADDYS FIDDLE (13 AQHA points). Son of METALLIC CAT, $637,711: NCHA Horse of the Year, NCHA Open Futurity Champion. Sire of 2,432 money-earners, $88,419,648, including MARKED UP CAT ($695,924: AQHA/PRCA Tie-Down Roping Horse of the Year), SUMMER TIME FUN ($560,364: NCHA Open Derby Co-Champion), HAZARDOUS MATERIAL ($545,519: Run For A Million RCH Challenge Champion).
1st dam
REYS STRESSIN MELODY, by Reys Dual Badger. $52,226: NRCHA Open Hackamore Classic Reserve Champion, South Dakota RCHA Open Futurity Champion, South Dakota RCHA Independence Day Open Derby Reserve Champion, NRCHA Open Hackamore Classic Derby Co-Reserve Champion, Drought Buster RCH Open Derby Champion, South Dakota RCHA Open Derby Champion, 3rd Colorado RCHA Fall Classic Open Futurity. Dam of 9 AQHA foals age 3 & over, 5 money-earners, including--
ONE TIME MELODY (f. by One Time Pepto). $63,447: NRCHA World's Greatest Horseman Hi-Score Open Mare Champion, 6th NRCHA World Open Two-Rein, 6th Wild Rag Cattle Classic RCH Open Bridle Spectacular, 8th Reno RCH Int. Open Futurity, split 8th NRCHA World's Greatest Horseman Open, finalist Run For A Million RCH Challenge Open, finalist Reno RCH Open Futurity, finalist NRCHA World Open Bridle.
BLACK ATCHA (c. by WR This Cats Smart). $59,748 to 4, 2026: NRCHA Futurity Preliminaries Open Fence Work Champion, 3rd NRCHA Open Derby, 7th Reno RCH Open Futurity, finalist NRCHA Open Futurity.
TUFF REYS (c. by Woody Be Tuff). $44,725 to 4, 2026: Louisiana Classic RCH Open Futurity Champion, Louisiana Classic RCH Owner, Breeder & Exhibiter Open Futurity Champion, 7th Colorado RCHA Firecracker Open Futurity, finalist NRCHA Open Futurity, finalist NRCHA Open Stallion Stakes.
STRESSIN THE BLUS (f. by Once In A Blu Boon). $15,460: Idaho RCHA Open Futurity Co-Reserve Champion, National Western Stock Show RCH Open Derby Co-Reserve Champion, National Western Stock Show RCH Novice Horse Open Derby Co-Reserve Champion, finalist NSHA RCH Open Futurity.
Cash In The Melody (g. by Reyzin The Cash). $10,026 at 3, 2026: 3rd NSHA RCH Int. Open Futurity, finalist NSHA RCH Open Futurity.
2nd dam
Playguns Melody, by Playgun. Half sister to HANGEM HIGH PLAYBOY ($75,543, dam of HANGEM CAT, $297,449, HANGEM HIGH PEP $54,381, dam of LBR HANGEM, $633,203), STRESSOLENA ($74,781). Dam of 7 money-earners, $293,080, including–
HIGH STRESSIN CAT (g. by WR This Cats Smart). $165,601: NRCHA World Limited Non-Pro Boxing Champion, NRCHA Open Hackamore Classic Champion, NRCHA Derby Bridle Spectacular Open Champion, Idaho RCHA Fall Open Derby Reserve Champion, 3rd NSHA RCH Open Futurity, split 3rd Idaho RCHA Fall Open Derby, 4th NRCHA Open Futurity, 5th NRCHA Stallion Stakes Open Bridle Spectacular.
REYS STRESSIN MELODY (f. by Reys Dual Badger). Above.
SMART CAT MELODY (f. by WR This Cats Smart). $38,371: Breeders Inv. $10,000 Novice Derby Champion, 4th Brazos Bash Open Derby.
QData 9/2026
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