JANUARY 2012

Cinca De Maya and Wesley Galyean finish as RESERVE CHAMPIONS at the 2012 Abilene Spectacular Open Derby!

Two Highbrow Supercat Foals Finish Among Abilene's 4-Year-Old Two-Go Leaders
Quarter Horse News Online

Cinca De Maya and Peptos Supercat, two Highbrow Supercat foals that placed 12th and 13th during late fall's 50th Borden Milk/National Cutting Horse Association Futurity in Fort Worth for owner and breeder Dr. Paul W. Dean, are faring well again with trainer Wesley Galyean as both have made Saturday’s 4-Year-Old Open finals at the Abilene Spectacular in Abilene, Texas.

Cinca De Maya (Dual Rey x Highbrow Supercat x Highbrow Cat) and Galyean, Claremore, Okla., posted the top two-go score at the Abilene Spectacular by adding a 219 on Thursday to a 217.5 start for two-go 436.5. Galyean and Cinca De Maya’s stallion half-brother Peptos Supercat (Peptoboonsmal x Highbrow Supercat x Highbrow Cat) marked they marked their second straight 217 for a two-go 434 and they’ll also compete in Saturday’s two-set, 30-horse 4-Year-Old Open finals at the Taylor County Exposition Center in Abilene.

Dean, a veterinarian who lives in Claremore, Okla., along with his wife, Cindy, still owns the mother of both finalists, 2005 NCHA Futurity Open Champion Highbrow Supercat. Highbrow Supercat earned cutting's top title with Barnsall, Okla., trainer Tommy Marvin in the saddle. The standout mare then went on to earn $366,231 during her cutting career.

Now, it’s her foals’ turn to compete at the big limited-age shows and so far, they’re doing quite well.

Principessa, a full-sister to Peptos Supercat, also bred and owned by Dean, and ridden by Brett McGlothlin, a Weatherford, Texas-based trainer, made the Open semifinals at the NCHA Futurity and placed sixth in the John Deere Open finals with McGlothlin. The three Highbrow Supercat foals owned by Dean combined to earn about $100,000 at their first career show. Two of the three will pick up their second straight Open finalist checks sometime late Saturday afternoon. At this point, Dean’s also pleased that he decided to hold on to their mother.

Interviewed at the NCHA Futurity in mid-December, Dean said he and his wife’s faith in the 2005 NCHA Futurity Champion as a breeding prospect has been rewarded. Highbrow Supercat only has five foals that have reached competing age so far, but at least three are on an early roll.

“We couldn’t be any happier so far,” Dean said. “It looks like our faith is justified so far. It’s just been a dream come true.”

A short feature story about Highbrow Supercat’s foals appears in the Jan. 15 edition of Quarter Horse News, as part of its 50th Borden Milk/NCHA Futurity coverage.