08/17/2025
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๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ง ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐โ๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐๐ฏ๐๐ซ ๐
๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐๐ญ
Some moments in our sport take your breath away, and at Taylor Sheridanโs crown jewel event, The Run For A Million, we witnessed one of those moments.
European-based trainer Arnaud Girinon flew in with European sensation Flexing Guns N Townโa 2019 stallion by the late great Hollywoodstinseltown and out of Shesa Fashion Gun (by Gunner), proudly owned by Anna Maria Scheiflinger. The duo left the reining world absolutely speechless.
Earlier in the week, a few clips were sent to us of Arnaud schooling his horse. The chatter grew quicklyโthis was a horse with foot speed, brokeness, and an overall disposition that looked like magic in the making. The kind of partnership where it was clear horse and rider knew each other inside and out, perfectly prepared for the stage that awaited them.
While many had their eyes on the U.S. superstarsโAndrea Fappani with Casey Hintonโs Magnum Custom Dreams, Casey Deary on Customize My Dream for Deven Warren, or Kole Price with Golden Coins for Coin Toss LLC and the rest of the star studded field overflowing with million dollar riders like Matt Mills, Cade McCutcheon, Nathan Piper, Jason Vanlandingham, Craig Schmersal and more โfew had Arnaud and Flexing Guns N Town on their radar. But those who knew him, or watched them prep in the pens, understood something special was coming.
Heading into Vegas, this team wasnโt an unknown. Theyโd already marked a 230.5 at the NRHA European Derby. But could they stand up against the U.S. giants of the sport?
Andreaโs run set the tone with a brilliant 230โso precise, so difficult, it was hard to imagine anyone challenging it. And then came Arnaud and Flexing Guns N Town.
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๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐จ๐๐๐๐๐
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The slow circle was breathtaking. The kind of soft, cadenced lope that left the entire arena holding its breath. Then came two fast circlesโperfectly locked in like they were riding railsโfollowed by another flawless set. To close, three absolutely mesmerizing stops.
When it was done, Arnaud tipped his hat to his partner. A gesture of gratitude to the horse that had just given him everything. The commentators were speechless. The crowd knew they had witnessed history.
What made it even sweeter was the horseโs backstory. Flexing Guns N Town bred by Peter Morgan of Morgan Reiners in Florida with earnings of $115,000 going into TRFAM is one of the first performers out of Shesa Fashion Gun by Gunner, a mare with $0 LTE herself. In an industry where marketing is largely based on dam's record and produce these two among others in the field proved the industry "norm" isn't a "must". On paper, his dam line wasnโt stacked with huge-dollar earnersโbut dig deeper, and youโll find a fascinating thread. His second dam, Shesa Fashion Chic by Smart Chic Olena, was out of Miss Fashion Feet a great show mare herself, sired by none other than Hotrodders Jet Setโa name that rarely shows up in modern reining pedigrees, but one that transformed the western pleasure world. Hotrodders Jet Set sired Blazing Hot, a stallion with over $4 million in winners. Sometimes greatness hides in unexpected places. And perhaps that's where that breathtaking ability to pitter patter lope those small slows surfaced from.
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๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐: ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐. ๐ป๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐
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We can breed, plan, invest, and analyze all we want. But in the end God always has a plan better than any of us can pay, predict, or prepare for. It's the intangibles that create special moments like these. The relentless belief in your team, the hours of meticulous preparation, the ability to think outside the box, and the willingness to put yourself out there failing forward a thousand times before reaching the top.
Congratulations to Arnaud, Anna Maria, and the entire team behind Flexing Guns N Town. You gave us a Run for a Million story weโll never forget.
๐๐ซ๐๐๐ฆ ๐๐ข๐ ๐ ๐๐ซ, ๐ฒโ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ. ๐๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ ๐จ๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ข๐งโ๐๐ง๐ฒ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐๐ฅ๐.
-WhoaZone
"Where unicorns live"
John 13:7
Edited to add complete NRHA Produce Record to Shesa Fashion Gun NRHA:
1. 2019; Flexing Guns N Town LTE $614,720 (with TRFAM)
2. 2021: Mr Bring The Money (Lil Joe Cash) $337.01
3. 2018: HollywoodFashionChic (Full Sibling) $27.07
4. 2022: Miss Fashionista Mare by Platinum Vintage
5. 2023: LilemupWithSparks Stallion by Spooks Gotta Spark
6. 2024: Mr Whizzo Stallion by Spooks Gotta Whiz
Total PE: $615,084.39 INCLUDING TRFAM $500k Win
