Past World’s Greatest Horseman Champions

Year Rider Horse Gender Pedigree Owner Score

1999 Ted Robinson Katie Starlight M Grays Starlight x Colonel Gunsmoke x Colonel Freckles Paula Hunsicker

865 2000 Bob Avila Paid By Chic S Smart Chic Olena x Oaklynn x Docs Oak Paid By Partners) 871 (Jim Babcock/Jim Dunn 2001 Ted Robinson Katie Starlight M Grays Starlight x Colonel Gunsmoke x Colonel Freckles Paula Hunsicker 594.5 2003 Ron Ralls Cowgirls Are Smart M Smart Chic Olena x Sweet San Badger x Peppy San Badger Jim Babcock and 594 George Heckman 2004 Ron Ralls A Chic In Time S Smart Chic Olena x Paula Tari x Tari Glo Broken B Ranch 582.5 2005 Jon Roeser Very Smart Remedy S Smart Little Lena x Remedys Response x Doc’s Remedy Anne M. Reynolds 584 2006 Andy Adams Just Plain Cat S High Brow Cat x Shes Alenaglow Rio x Doc Olena Robert Smith III 871.5 2007 Bob Avila Light N Fine S Grays Starlight x Lenas Fine Freckle x Doc Olena Rhodes River Ranch 870.5 2008 Russell Dilday Topsails Rien Maker S Topsail Cody x Jameen Gay x Toby Gay Bar Cantrelle & Dilday 867 2009 Russell Dilday Topsails Rien Maker S Topsail Cody x Jameen Gay x Toby Gay Bar Cantrelle & Dilday 884 2010 Randy Paul Smokeelan S Elans Playboy x Smart Little Smokee x Smart Little Lena Jill Smiekel - George 875 2011 Russell Dilday Topsails Rien Maker S Topsail Cody x Jameen Gay x Toby Gay Bar Cantrelle & Dilday 874 2012 Ron Emmons Olena Oak S Smart Chic Olena x Fritzs Oak E Doakie x Docs Oak Mel Smith & Nichole Scott 885 2013 Ron Emmons Olena Oak S Smart Chic Olena x Fritzs Oak E Doakie x Docs Oak LaDona Emmons 874 & Nichole Scott 2014 Boyd Rice Oh Cay N Short S Oh Cay Quixote x Bit Of Shorty x Shorty Lena Boyd Rice 877.5 2015 Corey Cushing PRF Spoonful Of Gold S Hes A Peptospoonful x Sons Miss Sprat x Sons Rushette Cathy Corrigan Frank 889 2016 Clayton Edsall Skeets Oak Peppy G Skeets Peppy x Oak Ill Be x Ill Be Smart Clayton Edsall 883 2017 John Swales Heza Diamond Spark S Diamond J Star x Sheza Shinette x Shining Spark 7 P Ranch 874 2018 Kelby Phillips Hickory Holly Time S One Time Pepto x Hickorys Holly Cee x Doc’s Hickory DT Horses 890.5 2019 Corey Cushing Sonita Lena Rey G Dual Rey x Sonita Lena Chick x Smart Chic Olena Sheri Jamieson 877 2020 John Swales Metallic Cat Rose M Metallic Cat x Teletrona x Little Trona Jerry and Nicole Myer 878.5 2021 Shane Steffen Gunna Be A Smartie M Very Smart Remedy x Gunna Be Mine x Gunna Smoke McSpyder Ranch 894 2022 Corey Cushing Hott Rod S Hottish x Sugars Smart Kitty x High Brow Cat Lynne Wurzer 893 * not held in 2002