NRCHA Open Snaffle Bit Futurity Finalist & Proven Producer One Sparking Time to Sell in Solo Select Thanksgiving Sale
- Melanie Smith
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One Sparking Time—an NRCHA Open Snaffle Bit Finalist and premier broodmare—will sell Nov. 26 in Day 1 of the 2025 Solo Select Thanksgiving Sale, giving the buyer a chance to elevate their breeding program with a proven producer.
Performance Runs In The Family
Her pedigree stands among the most elite in the Reined Cow Horse world.
She’s by One Time Pepto ($331,097 LTE, NCHA Open Super Stakes Champion, $23 million Sire), the legendary stallion whose influence continues through champions like One Time Royalty (NCHA Open Futurity Champion) and Rubys Radar (Run For A Million RCH Fence Challenge Champion).
On the bottom side, she’s out of Sparking Train (by Shining Spark), a mare whose record speaks volumes: $112,274 LTE, AQHA Reserve World Champion Senior Working Cow Horse, NRCHA World Open Two-Rein Champion, and NRCHA Open Snaffle Bit Futurity Finalist. Sparking Train is also AQHA Senior Heading World Champion .
“Her maternal line is as good as they come." —Ty Smith, who knows firsthand the kind of foundation this family represents.
One Sparking Time (2020) | Credit: Anna Krause
And that family runs deep in performance. One Sparking Time is a maternal half-sister to Bet He Sparks (NRCHA Open Derby Champion, $298,539 LTE) and Metallic Train, another standout performer and broodmare who’s earned more than $185,000 in the arena and produced over $100,000 in the breeding barn. A Metallic Train’s offspring, Moolah Express, made history as the highest-selling horse ever at the 2025 NRCHA Snaffle Bit Futurity Sale, bringing a record $350,000.
From the Snaffle Bit Futurity Open Finals to the Breeding Barn
A finalist at the NRCHA Open Snaffle Bit Futurity with Justin Wright in 2018, One Sparking Time proved early on that she wasn’t just another talented mare: she was built for the big stage.
She followed that up with another strong performance as a finalist at the NRCHA Open Stallion Stakes in 2019, and again placed among the best with a seventh-place finish at the 2020 NRCHA Open Derby.
Right after the Futurity finals, Ty Smith saw what many already suspected: she was the kind you build a program around.
“She’s everything you want in a performance broodmare. Big, pretty, correct, she’s got the size, the credentials, and the versatility to cross into multiple disciplines. She’s just the right kind.” — Ty Smith
Impressive Production Record
When it comes to producing winners, One Sparking Time simply doesn’t miss. Every foal she’s had has carried forward her signature balance of ability, mind, and style, the kind that shine no matter the discipline.
“We’ve been around her foals. They’re just good horses, the kind you want to be around.” — Ty Smith
Her first standout, One Metallic Spark (by Metallic Cat), boasts $84,087 LTE, with an impressive résumé that includes Finalist NRCHA Open Snaffle Bit Futurity, sixth at the Reno Open Futurity, Intermediate Reserve Champion at the Open Derby, and NRCHA Boxing Select Non-Pro World Champion.
Then came Halle Berry (by Metallic Cat), a Solo Select Sale graduate, already earning $30,000+ LTE, with major titles like Royal Crown 4-Under Open Heeling Futurity Reserve Champion, ARHFA Oil Can Classic Open Heeling Pre-Futurity Champion and Superior Working Cow Horse honors to her name.
Consistent. Trainable. Versatile. Her offspring reflect exactly what this mare stands for: “the right kind in any arena”.
The Opportunity to Own a Proven Broodmare
Opportunities to own such a great broodmare don’t come around often. One Sparking Time represents one of the most accomplished and versatile daughters of One Time Pepto. She's a mare who’s already proven her worth both in the show pen and the breeding barn.
One Sparking Time is a proven producer of winners and remains an outcross on nearly every major stallion standing today, opening the door to endless possibilities for any serious program.
One Sparking Time has been part of the Select Genes Lineup, revolutionary platform that gives breeders the opportunity to have world class maternal genetics integrated into their program.
