He was bred and is owned by Michael and Ann Jones of Lafayette, Georgia and trained by Link Webb of Marshall County, Tennessee.
[1] Webb and Santana's El Nino won the 15.2 and Under World Championship in the 2007 Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration.
[2] In the 2008 Celebration Santana's El Nino placed second in the A division of the aged stallion class, behind the winner Jose's Intimidator, who was ridden by Jamie Bradshaw.
Many show attendees predicted that the World Grand Champion that year would be either Jose's Intimidator or Rowdy Rev, trained by Bill Bobo.
A total of eight horses were entered, and when the final results were called Santana's El Nino was the World Grand Champion.