FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - Gainesville, TX - Solo Select is offering an embryo via Flash Sale March 9 out of the winningest reining mare of all time, Crystalized Whizkey, by one of the sport's richest stallions, Patriot, creating a dream-cross to raise the bar on the performance industry.
This will be the first-ever publicly-offered embryo out of the sport's winningest mare, Crystalized Whizkey, who's won $629,134 in the show pen.
Reining enthusiasts have the rare chance to acquire a 2026 embryo sired by Patriot—earner of $836,028, the son of Smart Spook and winner of the Run for a Million, creating an unprecedented union of two record-setting champions.
This flash sale offers a unique narrative: the coming together of two dynasties.
"Whoever secures this embryo isn’t just buying a potential show horse—they’re instantly elevating their program onto the global stage," said Solo Select Sale Founder, Melanie Smith. "When the hammer falls on this flash sale, all eyes in the reining world will be watching, eager to see where it goes. The purchase certainly puts someone on the map - if you want the best, here it is."
Crystalized Whizkey | Photo Teana Long
Crystalized Whizkey is the sport’s newest Queen. Foaled in 2020, this perlino mare has accomplished in one year what many horses dream of in a lifetime. Shown by trainer Brian Bell for owner Wallace Wood, Crystalized Whizkey—by Whizkey N Diamonds and out of Lonely At The Top by Colonels Smoking Gun—burst onto the scene by winning the 2023 All Star Stakes, then the All American Quarter Horse Congress, and THEN the NRHA Level 4 Open Futurity in a dramatic finish. She marked a 225.5 in the finals—enough to tie for the lead, and then prevailed in a runoff to claim the Futurity Championship and a staggering $350,000 first-place check. At the end of her three year old year, **she was undefeated. **
That victory made headlines, but for “Disco," as she’s affectionately called, it was only the beginning. As a 4-year-old she stepped up to win the 2024 100X Reining Cowtown Classic Stakes in Fort Worth
That made her** the highest-earning mare in NRHA history.**
No mare has ever started a career with such a streak of championships.
At just 5 years old, Crystalized Whizkey has surpassed even Hall of Fame legends before her. Her rise to prominence has been swift and dominant.
"This kind of success so early is unheard of—a testament to her extraordinary ability, grit and perhaps a touch of genetic magic," Smith said. "Talent runs deep in this mare's veins. Crystalized Whizkey’s pedigree is a who’s-who of reining royalty. She is sired by Whizkey N Diamonds, a $222,000-earning stallion by the great Topsail Whiz.
On her maternal side, Crystalized Whizkey is out of Lonely At The Top, a mare with $73,151 LTE and a futurity championship to her name. Lonely At The Top is a daughter of the famous Colonels Smoking Gun and out of Wimpys Little Chic
This lineage is particularly noteworthy: Wimpys Little Chic is a reining superstar who herself earned over $516,000 and swept the NRHA Futurity, NRHA Derby and NRBC Derby—a rare Triple Crown.
Wimpys Little Chic is also the NRHA’s first $2 million-producing dam, making her THE most influential broodmare in the sport. She is the ONLY mare in history to produce FOUR L4 Open Futurity Champions, including the full brother to "Disco's" dam Lonely At The Top, All Bettss Are Off.
In Crystalized Whizkey, we see the convergence of these power lines: the Topsail Whiz/Shining Spark cross on top, and the Gunner/Wimpys Little Step dynasty on bottom. It’s no wonder that as soon as Crystalized Whizkey hit the show pen, history quickly followed.
An interesting family fact: Crystalized Whizkey is actually the niece of Shesouttayourleague, the mare who won the NRHA Futurity in 2015. That means winning the Futurity runs in the family. Clearly, the maternal family that produced Crystalized Whizkey has a knack for generating champions, and “Disco” may be their greatest product yet.
Crystalized Whizkey is transitioning to her next role: a producer. Her Futurity-winning campaign, combined with her exceptional genetics, has made her one of the most sought-after young mares for breeding. As of this flash sale, no embryo has EVER been offered to the public. Given that her dam Lonely At The Top has already produced an NRHA Futurity champion on the first try, expectations are sky-high for what Crystalized Whizkey will produce in coming years. Breeders are especially excited to pair her with today’s top stallions—exactly what brings us to this remarkable embryo offering.
Brian Bell and Crystalized Whiskey | Photo Cody Parmenter
Patriot has become a household name in the reining world. Trained and shown by NRHA professional Nathan Piper, Patriot amassed over $835,000 in NRHA lifetime earnings, making him one of the highest money-earning reining horse to date.
His meteoric rise was punctuated by victories in the sport’s most prestigious events. In 2019, Patriot clinched the NRBC Open Derby Co-Championship and the AQHA World Junior Reining title. He continued to excel at age 5 and 6, taking Reserve Champion in the 2020 NRHA Open Derby and placing in the NRBC Derby.
Patriot’s crowning achievement came in 2022, when he triumphed at The Run For A Million—reining’s biggest payout event—earning a massive payday and international acclaim as the _Run for a Million Champion_.
This victory propelled him to the No.1 spot on the EquiStat all-time earnings list at the time, solidifying Patriot’s status as a modern legend.
Beyond his showmanship, Patriot’s pedigree is packed with influential reining blood. He is sired by Smart Spook, an NRHA Hall of Fame stallion and $5 million sire. Smart Spook (by the great Smart Chic Olena) was himself an NRHA Futurity Champion and passes on the cow horse prowess of his grandsire Smart Little Lena.
While it’s too early for any Patriot foal to have a show record, breeders are eagerly watching for his colts and fillies to debut. Given Patriot’s own achievements and impeccable genetics, expectations are high that his progeny will carry on his winning ways in futurities and derbies soon.
The embryo now up for grabs combines Patriot’s proven excellence with Crystalized Whizkey’s historic brilliance, a cross that has reining fans buzzing. In breeding terms, this is a “designer” mating: one of the richest stallions of all time bred to the highest-earning mare of all time.
"Beyond the thrill of future wins, there is significant breeding value in this embryo," Smith said. "If it results in a filly, she would carry on the legacy of Crystalized Whizkey’s female line, descended from Wimpys Little Chic, and could become a broodmare worth a fortune in her own right. If it’s a colt, he would be a standout stallion prospect, blending two of the most influential lines of the past decade. In either case, the foal is likely to be a hot commodity and, years down the road, could certainly contribute to the next chapter of reining history."
