Andrea Fappani · NRHA’s First $10 Million Dollar Rider · #1 All Time
SCOTTSDALE · ARIZONA · EST. 1994

Andrea
Fappani
NRHA’s first and only $10 Million Dollar Rider and the #1 all time leading rider.

“If you aren’t getting better,
you’re getting left behind.”
Andrea Fappani signature
Lifetime NRHA Earnings
$10M+
First. And still counting.
Dec 2025 · Oklahoma City · NRHA Futurity

The night history changed.

At the 2025 NRHA Futurity Open Finals, Andrea Fappani became the first rider in the history of the National Reining Horse Association to cross $10 million in Lifetime Earnings. Then came 2026.

The Horse
Gunners Smokin Chex
The run that carried him past the mark
The Record
$10,000,000+
A first in NRHA history
Since Then
Alpha Viking
2026 NRHA Derby Champion on a Derby record 236
In Vegas
Third at The Run For A Million
234 · $85,000
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FAPPANI · 2026 LIFETIME ALPHA VIKING #1 ALL-TIME Andrea Fappani and Alpha Viking, 2026 NRHA Derby Level 4 Open Champions
By The Numbers

The record.

Every number here was earned the same way. Preparation, focus, discipline, and respect for the process.

Full Show Record →
Lifetime01
$10M+
First and only rider in NRHA history to cross $10M. $10,351,160 and counting.
Futurity02
4×
NRHA Open Futurity Champion. The sport’s most coveted title, won four times.
Ranking03
#1
NRHA all time leading rider. Number one on the lifetime earnings list since 2021.
202404
HOF
Inducted into the NRHA Hall of Fame, the same year he became the first $9 Million Rider.
First To05
$7M
First rider to $7 Million, in 2021. Then the first to $8 Million, and to $9 Million.
International06
1st
First international rider to win the NRHA Open Futurity, 2001 on RR Star.
Youngest07
$1M
Youngest NRHA Million Dollar Rider at the time, in 2006, eight years into his career.
Derbies08
20+
Major Open championships across NRHA Derby, NRBC, High Roller and beyond.
The Climb

A number no one had reached.

  1. 1996 Arrives Wins the Italian Futurity and moves to Scottsdale.
  2. 2001 First First international rider to win the NRHA Open Futurity, on RR Star.
  3. 2006 $1M Youngest rider in NRHA history to reach one million.
  4. 2021 $7M NRHA’s first $7 Million rider, and the all time lead.
  5. 2024 $9M First rider to nine million, and inducted into the NRHA Hall of Fame.
  6. 2025 $10M First rider in NRHA history to cross ten million. Still the only one.
Source · NRHA Lifetime Earnings Updated · August 2026
Andrea Fappani and RR Star winning the 2001 NRHA Open Futurity RR Star 2001 · NRHA Open Futurity
The Career

A career built from Bergamo
to the record books.

It started on a dairy farm in Bergamo, Italy. In 1996 Andrea won the Italian Futurity and moved to Scottsdale. In 2001, on RR Star, he won his first NRHA Futurity Open Championship and became the first international rider ever to take the title. That win marked the true launch of a historic professional career.

“No matter how much success you have, there’s always another level to reach. That’s what great horsemanship is all about.”

Andrea Fappani
The Full Story →
Born
Bergamo, IT
Based
Scottsdale, AZ
Pro Since
1999
Legends Of The Program

The horses.

Behind every record is a horse that made it possible. These are a few of the legends from Andrea’s career, the ones who shaped the program and the sport.

Andrea Fappani and RR Star, 2001 NRHA Open Futurity Champions 01
2001 NRHA Open Futurity
RR Star
Like A Diamond × RL Miss Kitty
The historic one. First Paint horse to win it, first international rider to take it. Tied at 227.5, then won the first runoff in Open Futurity history.
Earned$150,000
Runoff219.5
Andrea Fappani and Lil Joe Cash, 2011 NRHA Open Futurity Champions 02
2011 NRHA Open Futurity
Lil Joe Cash
Nu Chex To Cash × RS Lilly Starlight
The quintessential Fappani horse. First draw, finals night, 227.5. The one Andrea uses as the example.
Earned$150,000
Score227.5
Andrea Fappani and Spooky Whiz, 2016 NRHA Open Futurity Champions 03
2016 NRHA Open Futurity
Spooky Whiz
Spooks Gotta Whiz × Myo Starlight
Three decades, three eras. A 225.5 on the biggest night proves the program keeps pace with every generation of bloodlines.
Earned$150,000
Score225.5
Andrea Fappani and All Bettss Are Off, 2020 NRHA Open Futurity Champions 04
2020 NRHA Open Futurity
All Bettss Are Off
Gunner × Wimpys Little Chic
A champion, then a stallion. The 2020 Open Futurity champion now stands at Fappani Performance Horses.
Earned$250,000
Score225
Andrea Fappani and Inferno Thirty Five, 2023 100X Reining Classic Champions 05
2023 100X Reining Classic
Inferno Thirty Five
Inferno Sixty Six × Madeof Pure Spangled
Two finals, one season. 100X Invitational Champion and NRHA Futurity Reserve, both in the same season.
Earned$250,000
Score225
Andrea Fappani and Gunners Smokin Chex at the 2025 NRHA Futurity 06
2025 NRHA Futurity
Gunners Smokin Chex
Gunner × Chexanicki
The horse that pushed him past $10M. Tied 4th at the Futurity on the night history changed. Then took the Congress.
2025 Season$215,548
Futurity4th
Standing At Stud

The stallions.

Elite bloodlines, athleticism, and a mind that holds up under pressure. Proven at the highest level, and bred to pass it on.

All Stallions →
All Bettss Are Off, 2020 NRHA Open Futurity Champion, at stud at Fappani Performance Horses
Stallion · No. 01
All Bettss
Are Off
Active Sire
$506K
Lifetime Earnings
2020
Futurity Champion
  • 2020 NRHA Open Futurity Champion
  • 2022 Reining By The Bay Lvl 4 Open Derby Champion
Profile & Breeding Info →
Spooks N Jewels, at stud at Fappani Performance Horses
Stallion · No. 02
Spooks
N Jewels
Active Sire
$200K
Lifetime Earnings
2×
Derby Honors
  • 2018 Reining By The Bay Non-Pro Derby Champion
  • 2019 NRHA Lvl 4 Non-Pro Derby Co-Reserve Champion
Profile & Breeding Info →
A Family Program

Not a single career.
A partnership.

Andrea and Tish built the program together.

01 · Open Andrea Fappani, NRHA Hall of Fame inductee and the first $10 Million Dollar Rider
Open · $10 Million Dollar Rider

Andrea Fappani

NRHA’s first $10 Million Dollar Rider · #1 all time

Four Open Futurity titles. NRHA Derby Champion. NRHA European Futurity Champion. First international rider to win the Open Futurity. Individual Silver for Italy at the 2014 World Equestrian Games. NRHA Hall of Fame, 2024. All time leading rider since 2021.

$10M+
Lifetime
NRHA Earnings
02 · Non-Pro Tish Fappani, NRHA $1 Million Rider, Breeder and Owner
Non-Pro · Rider, Breeder & Owner

Tish Fappani

NRHA $1 Million Rider · Breeder · Owner

A $1 Million Rider, $1 Million Breeder and $1 Million Owner. Four NRHA Level 4 Non Pro Futurity titles. She crossed the million aboard Tight Genes, out of Joes Genes, a mare she bred, raised and rode to $180,826 herself.

$1M+
Rider · Breeder
· Owner
News & Stories

The journey continues.

The latest from the ranch, the show pen, and everywhere in between.

All Stories →
Andrea Fappani and Americas MVP at the 2025 NRHA Futurity Milestone 01
Jan 9, 2026/Andrea Fappani

The $10 Million Night: How Fappani Rewrote NRHA History

Andrea walks through the two rides that put him past ten million, and what three decades of patience finally felt like on the other side.
Tish Fappani at the NRHA Futurity Family 02
Sep 5, 2025/Tish Fappani

Tish Fappani Named NRHA’s Newest Million Dollar Rider

A program that produces champions in every stall, and every saddle.
Andrea Fappani and Vintage Chex at the High Roller Reining Classic Top Run 03
Sep 12, 2024/Top Runs

Vintage Chex & Fappani Hit the Jackpot at High Roller

The Open Derby and the 4 Year Old Stakes in one weekend, and the runs that made him NRHA’s first $9 Million Rider.
Train With Andrea · Online Video Series

Ride inside the
mind of a $10M trainer.

Behind the record is a program. Training breakdowns, arena tips, and behind-the-scenes from the ranch in Scottsdale, straight from Andrea.

For every level rider