"Whammy" is a grandson of Three Bars on his Sire side and his Dam was Racquet Ball out of Mr Capital Gain, sire of several cutting horse winners, including Budget Bar Leona and Gold Seeking Bonnie (Dam: Bonnies Bug by Tyrees Fancy Dude). Skip's Aid was Racquet Ball's Dam and was a 1959 Bay Mare bred by the Wiescamp estate out of Skipper W. Skip's Aid produced 13 foals with 5 performance foals with 28 Halter points, 45 Performance points, 3 Performance ROMs and 1 AQHA Champion.

Whammy's Sire, Whammy Cat, had a speed index of 95 with 6 wins, 3 seconds and 2 thirds out of 22 starts. Total earnings at the racetrack equaled $2,631. Whammy Cat's achievements were setting a new track record and a 1964 Racing ROM. Whammy Cat had 55 performing offspring with 13 racing winners, 3 stakes placers, money earned equaling $37,904, and 15 Racing ROMs. His foals have accumulated 392 Open Halter points, 33 Youth Halter points, 290.5 Open Performance points, 26 Amateur Performance points, and 113 Youth Performance points, 10 Performance ROMs, 2 AQHA Champions, 1 Superior in Halter, 1 Superior Performance, 1 Superior Performance Earner, 3 Show All-Around Wins, and 3 Show All-Around Winners. Performance Winning offspring were Open High Point in Reining, Open High Point in Western Riding, Open Superior Western Pleasure, and National Cutting Horse Association Winnings.