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PHILLIPS RANCH AND DASH FOR CASH
B. F. Phillips Jr. never completely left
the performance horse world, and cutting horses held a special interest for him. He was the 1965 and 1966 NCHA Non-Pro World Champion. Phillips Ranch was instrumental in standing such noted cutters as Doc Tari and Doc Quixote, and Phillips put together the syndicate for 1971 NCHA Futurity Champion Doc O’Lena.
Miss N Cash, by Dash For Cash, was seventh in the 1986 NCHA Open Futurity and the 1987 NCHA Open Derby Champion. The tale of how Miss N Cash came about started at the 1981 NCHA Futurity and a conversation between Phillips and noted cutting horse owner and breeder Dan Lufkin. Lufkin owned Doc N Missy, the 1981 NCHA Open Reserve World Champion. She was a daughter of Doc Bar.
Lufkin had visited the Phillips Ranch and when he saw Dash For Cash, he found a very well balanced horse - something he thought was a key to any equine’s ability to perform. Then he visited with the man at the Phillips Ranch who broke all the colts. When asked about the disposition of the Dash For Cash foals, the man responded, “There are two kind of foals and the first kind are those sired by Dash For Cash and the second are those sired by the other stallions. The Dash For Cash foals are always easy to handle and intelligent.” Lufkin wanted to breed Doc N Missy to Dash For Cash and when he told Phillips what he wanted, the response was, “You’re on!”
So Doc N Missy was bred to Dash For Cash and in 1983 she foaled Miss N Cash. After the NCHA Open Derby win, he retired with
over $124,000 in earnings. Miss N Cash went on to sire of foals that earned over $4.3 million. His money winners include 1992 NCHA Open Futurity Champion Dox Miss N Reno.
RGR Ryon, aka Maverick, is the #2 PRCA/AQHA Steer Wrestling Horse of the Year. Maverick is by Ralph Ryon, who is out of Fax It by Dash For Cash.
PRCA Steer Wrestling and the American Quarter Horse are meant for each other. This event requires that burst of speed needed to win a race or, in this case, the race to the steer.
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Photos courtesy PRCA Pro Rodeo Photography