Katy, TX- April, 19, 2003 - Dell Hendricks won his third National Reining Breeders Classic Open Championship on Saturday night when he piloted Reminic N Dunit to a score of 226 to win a $60,000 paycheck for owners Tim and Colleen McQuay and Dave and Bonnie Silva.

Hendricks drew up fifth in the finals but didn’t let the early draw bother him. “There’s no bad draw in the finals. I wanted to go hard and then just wait to see what would happen.”

Dell is always quick to share credit for the win with his wife and all the people around him who make his horse training operation a success. “(My wife) Terri is my biggest support – the most important thing. I couldn’t do this without her and all of my barn help just makes it easier for me to go out and do the best I can."

When asked why Dell was riding a horse co-owned by one of the top reining horse trainers in the world --- Tim McQuay --- Dell said “I guess he just likes me!"

“This is a great horse,” said Tim McQuay. “Colleen and I wanted to make sure he got the best opportunity possible to prove what he could do.”

The Reserve Champion was Robbie Boyce, scoring 225 on Shiners Lena Doc, a son of Shining Spark out of Docs Sulena that is owned by Carol Rose and Ted Robinson.

In third place was Todd Crawford riding Matt Dillon Dun It owned by the 3 Peaks Ranch of Bend, Oregon. This pair had won the first go-round on Thursday along with the $13,000

The Intermediate Open Championship went to Dean Brown riding Tinsel Nic, owned by Brian Brown. Tinsel Nic is by Bueno Chexinic and out of Holly Tinseltown. Dean, a Canadian horse trainer, and his family, raised the black stallion. Their check was for $20,739.73.

The reserve championship title was a tie at 221.5 between Justin Mathison riding Justanother Dun It for Service Electronics and Jeff Petska on Shiners Chex Mix (Shining Spark X Summer Chex) owned by Melanie Pogue. The reserve placing was good for $12,624.32.

In the Limited Open, Justin Mathison and Justanother Dun It prevailed and received a check for $8,095.88. Justanother Dun It is by Hollywood Dun It, the all-time leading sire of reining horses, and out of Justa Spring Freckle. Reserve champion was Jason Grimshaw and Sparks Well Dun for owner Sonja Myrstol who received a check for $4,927.93. Grimshaw led the Limited Division for most of the afternoon having marked a 219 early on in the competition.

The 2003 NRBC Leading Sire award went to Hollywood Dun It, with get earning over $130,000!

National Reining Breeders Classic action will wrap up on Sunday with the $5,000 Added Non Pro event in the Coliseum arena and several ancillary reining events in the Mansion arena. Every few years the NRBC’s last day of competition lands on Easter Sunday. The Easter Bunny has planned a stop in the Coliseum arena to the delight of the kids of contestants and spectators alike. His Easter Egg Hunt begins at 10 am.