PLAYIN STYLISH

1995-2007 / Sorrel Stallion (Deceased)

(Docs Stylish Oak – Playboys Mom, by Freckles Playboy)

Earner of $118,764

NCHA HORSE OF THE YEAR

NCHA Horse of the Year in 1999, winning the NCHA Super Stakes, PLAYIN STYLISH was the 1999  Equi-Stat #1 four-year-old cutting money-earner, earning $118,764. Sire of the 2010 NRCHA Open Futurity Champion and a leading sire since his first crop began showing; an all-time leading cutting sire with his fifth crop and a 2011 NCHA Leading Sire. Breedings to PLAYIN STYLISH, now deceased, remain available through frozen semen.

Sire of the
2012 NRCHA Open Bridle World Champion!
MR PLAYINSTYLISH

Current Performers:

  • STYLISH DRIFTER
    2013 NRCHA Stakes, Open Top 10 and Novice Horse Open Champion; 2012 NRCHA Celebration of Champions Derby, Open - 6/8th
  • PLAYIN WITH SIXES
    2013 Houston AQHA Roping Classes, Amateur Heading Champion under all 3 judges; 2012 Cowboy Publishing Challenge Team Roping, Open - 3rd; 2012 AQHA Congress Heading Amatuer - 10th; 2012 Battle in the Saddle/ARHFA Sweepstakes Heeling Open - 6th; AQHA World Show Senior Heading, Open - 8th; 2012 AQHA World Show Roping, Senior Heeling Intermediate Exhibitor Champion, Senior Heading - 8th
  • COWGIRLS PLAYIN
    2013 RHAA National Finals, Cowboy Class Reserve Champion; 2013 RHAA Crowell Texas, Cowboy Class - 4th; 2013 RHAA Guthrie Texas, Cowboy Class Champion; 2013 RHAA Haskell Texas, Cowboy Class Reserve Champion; 2012 RHAA/WRCA, Cowboy Class Reserve Champion; 2012 RHAA Wild Horse Days Cowboy Class Champion; 2012 RHAA Crowell Texas Cowboy CLass - 4th; 2011 RHAA Roaring Springs, Texas, Junior Class Reserve Champion
  • SHINEY PLAY STYLE
    2013 Denver National Versatility Ranch Horse Classic, Overall Open - 3rd; 2012 Colorado Reined Cow Horse, Level 1 Limited Open - 4th
  • MR STYLISH TIP
    2013 Circle Bar Ranch March Ranch Cutting Horse Show, All-Age Open Reserve Champion; 2012 SHOT Stock Horse All-Around Junior Open World Champion; 2012 Ranch Cutting Horse Association Finals and Year-End, All-Age Limited Open Champion; 2012 Wichita Falls Ranch Cutting Horse Association Show, All-Age Open Reserve Champion; 2012 Seymour Ranch Cutting Horse Association, All-Age Limited Open Class Champion; 2012 SHOT Abilene, All-Around Non-Pro - 6th; 2012 SHOT Stockhorse Derby All-Around Open - 4th and Reining - 3rd; 2012 Birdwell/Clark Ranch CHA All-Age Limited Open Reserve Co-Champion; 2011 SHOT Texas Derby, Working Cow Horse Open Reserve Champion; 2011 SHOT Sulphur Springs All-Around Limited Non-Pro Champion; 2011 SHOT San Angelo All-Around Limited Non-Pro Champion
  • LITTLE PLAYINSTYLISH
    2013 NCHA Super Stakes Classic, $50,000 Amateur finalist; 2012 Waco Texas Cutting Classic Amatuer - 7th
  • STYLISH TIVIO
    2013 RHAA Guthrie Texas, Cowboy Class - 4th, Ranch Hand Class - 4th
  • MR PLAYINSTYLISH
    AQHA WORLD CHAMPION JUNIOR WORKING COW HORSE
    ; NRCHA OPEN BRIDLE RESERVE NATIONAL CHAMPION; 2013 NRCHA Bridle Open High Point - 6th; 2013 NRCHA Worlds Greatest Horseman Finals, Overall - 5th; 2012 Southwest Reined Cow Horse Fall Bridle Spectacular, Open - 3rd; 2012 Colorado State Fair Reined Cow Horse Bridle Spectacular, Open Reserve Champion; 2012 SRCHA Fall Bridle Spectacular, Open Bridle Spectacular Champion; 2011 NRCHA World\'s Greatest Horseman (Co-Champion of the Steer Stopping) - 8th; 2011 Battle in the Saddle World\'s Greatest Horseman Shootout Champion; 2011 World\'s Greatest Horseman Preliminary Composite Champion and Preliminary Heard Champion in 2012 & 2011; 2011 NRCHA Derby, Open Bridle - 5th; 2011 Sagebrush Slide Bridle Spectacular Open Champion; 2011 NRCHA Futurity, Open Bridle - 6th; 2010 NRCHA Worlds Greatest Horseman - 4th; 2010 SW RCH Fall Derby, Open Reserve Champion; 2010 NRCHA Futurity, Two-Rein Open - 3rd; 2010 Battle In The Saddle, NRCHA World\'s Greatest Horseman Shootout - 3rd; 2010 SRCHA Faith Performance Derby, Stallion Stakes - 4/5th; 2010 Sage Brush Slide RCH Derby, Open Champion; 2010 Circle Y Derby, Open Reserve Champion; etc.
  • HESA STYLISH DANCER
    2013 NCHA Western Nationals, $10,000 Novice - 3/5th
  • DB STYLISH KITTY
    2013 NCHA Western Nationals, $5,000 Novice Non-Pro - 7th; 2012 Arizona Sun Circuit High-Point Junior Cutting Open Champion
  • PLAYIN DUALLY
    2013 NCHA Western Nationals, $5,000 Novice Non-Pro - 16/18th; 2012 British Columbia Cutting Horse Classic, Non-Pro - 4th
  • STYLISH APACHE
    2012 Australia NCHA National Finals, $5,000 Non-Pro - 3rd, 2012 Australia NCHA National Finals, Rookie Champion
  • STYLISH LITTLE OAK
    NRCHA OPEN FUTURITY CHAMPION; 2012 Sherri Gilkerson Memorial Hackamore Spectacular Open Champion; 2012 NRCHA Stakes, Open - 11th; 2012 NRCHA Derby, Open - 17th; 2012 Wine Country Reined Cow Horse Classic, Open Hackamore Co-Reserve Champion; 2011 NRCHA Derby, Open - 5th; 2010 NSHA Futurity, Open - 10/11th
  • RN PLAYIN A HUNCH
    2012 Kansas Cutting Horse Futurity, Open - Top 10
  • PLAYIN LIL PISTOL
    2012 Idaho Reined Cow Horse Fall Derby, Open Co-Reserve Champion; 2012 Valley RCHA Hackamore Showdown, Open - 6th
  • SHINE N STYLISH
    2012 Magic Valley Reined Cow Horse Futurity, Intermediate Open - 4/5th; 2012 NWRCHA Summer Futurity, Inter Open - 5/6th
  • PLAYIN A LIL SMARTER
    2012 Idaho Reined Cow Horse Futurity, Inter Open - 4th
  • MA ADRENALIZE
    2012 European Reined Cow Horse Association Futurity, Open - 4th
  • GENUINE AND STYLISH
    2012 AQHA World Show Working Cow Horse, Junior - 5th
  • PLAYIN IN JEWELS
    2012 Waco Texas cutting Classic, Open - 11/15th
  • PLAYIN HICKORY STYLE
    2012 Congress NCHA Classes, $15,000 Novice Horse Non-Pro - 6/7th, $5,000 Novice Non-Pro - 6/7th
  • GENUINE AND STYLISH
    2012 AQHA World Junioe Working Cow Horse, Open - 5th; Sagebrush Reined Cow Horse Derby Novice Horse Open - 6th; 2012 Colorado Reined Cow Horse Summer Derby, $5,000 Novice Horse Open - 5th; 2012 East Coast Reined Cow Horse Derby, Inter Open - 3rd and Novice Horse Open - 3rd; 2012 Big Red Reined Cow Horse Derby, $5,000 Novice Horse Open - 4th, Open - 7th; 2012 CRCHA Summer Spectacular Derby, $5,000 Novice Horse Open - 5th; 2011 Sagebrush Slide Reined Cow Horse Futurity, Open, 3/4th
  • SG PLAYIN THE STARS
    2012 NRCHA Stakes, Inter Non-Pro Champion (winning herd and fence work); 2012 NRCHA Stakes, Novice Non-Pro Champion (winning herd and fence work)
  • SUES STYLISH BABE
    2012 AQHA Latin American Championship Cutting, Amateur Reserve Champion; 2012 AQHA Latin American Championship Cutting, Senior - 5/6th
  • STYLISH TACHITA
    2012 NCHA Eastern Nationals, $50,000 Amatuer - 16/17th
  • JACKS STYLISH CORCHA
    2012 NCHA Top 10 $2,000 Limited Rider Co-Champion
  • STYLISH MR KIM
    2012 American Ranch Horse Association World Show, Senior Cutting Champion, Amateur Cutting - 6th, Senior Ranch Riding - 3rd; Senior Ranch Reining - 10th; 2012 ARHA World All-Age BRL Open Reserve Champion; 2012 ARHA Honor Roll Senior Cutting, Open Champion, Top 10 Ranch Reining and BRL; 2011 American Ranch Horse Association World Ranch Cutting, All-Age Open Reserve Champion; 2011 American Ranch Horse Association World Cutting, Senior Champion; 2011 NCHA Eastern Nationals, $15K Novice Non-Pro - 4th; 2010 AQHA High-Point Cutting Amateur Champion; 2010 Battle In The Saddle NCHA World Series, Non-Pro Finalist; 2010 NCHA Eastern Nationals, Non-Pro - 12th; etc.
  • PLAYIN IN JEWELS
    2012 Brazos Bash Classic, $200,000 Limited Open - 4th; 2012 Waco Texas Cutting Classic, Open - 11/15th; 2011 NCHA Futurity Champions Cutting, 50 to 65-Year-Old Rider Division - 7/8th; 2011 Western States Fall Classic, Open - 7th; 2011 Idaho CHA Classic, Open finalist; 2011 Big Sky Cutting Classic Open Champion
  • PLAYING THE PALACE
    2012 & 2011 ACHA NON-PRO WORLD CHAMPION; 2011 ACHA World Classic, Non-Pro Champion; 2010 ACHA World Show, Non-Pro Co-Champion; 2010 ACHA Year-End High Point Horse; 2010 ACHA Year-End Non-Pro Champion
  • STYLISH LOTTA
    2012 Fort Worth AQHA Sr Cutting, Open - 6th
  • PURE STYLISH
    2012 NWRCHA Wow Bridle Spectacular, Youth Briddle Champion; 2012 NWRCHA Paul Dice Memorial, Youth Bridle Reserve Champion and Non-Pro Champion; 2012 NWRCHA Cow Girl Classic, Youth Bridle Reserve Champion; 2011 NWRCH Greatest Horseman, All-Around Non-Pro Champion; 2010 NRCHA Futurity, Int. Non-Pro Bridle - 5/6th; 2010 NW RCHA Greatest Horseman, Non-Pro - 4th
  • STYLISH LEBRON
    2012 RHAA/WRCA, Ranch Hand Class Reserve Champion; 2012 RHAA Wichita Falls Texas Ranch Hand Champion; 2012 RHAA Luck of the Irish Amarillo Cowboy Class Reserve Champion; 2012 RHAA Roaring Springs Ranch Hand Class Champion; 2011 Texas Ranch Roundup RHAA Show, Junior Class Reserve Champion
  • STYLISH TRANSITION
    2012 Panhandle Reined Cow Horse Spring Bridle Limited Open Reserve Champion
  • PLAY STYLISH SOLANOS
    2012 FEQHA Euro Championship, Junior Cutting Open - 6th; 2011 FEQHA Ero Championship, Junior Cutting Open Reserve Champion


Check out Playin Stylish offspring among sale horses in upcoming sales.

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A 2012 NRCHA Top 20 Leading Sire

A 2011 NRCHA Top 15 Leading Sire

A 2011 NCHA Leading Sire

An Equi-Stat All-Time Leading Cutting Sire

Foals have earned more than $3.4 Million 

Foals eligible for the NCHA Super Stakes

Fee: $4,000

Frozen Semen Only
Available to Australia, Argentina, Brazil, European Union, New Zealand, Mexico, Paraguay & Uruguay

Property of:
R.E. Merritt & Burnett Ranches, LLC

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