Langdon Lands AQHA World Championship by Hope Sickler Taylor Langdon Didn’T Grow up Running Barrels
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NOVEMBER 22, 2016 Volume 10: Issue 47 In this issue... • Barrel Bash, pg 26 • F5 Jerry Chilton Memorial, pg 30 • CSR Turkey Turn, pg 32 • Are Your Prepared To Win, pg 34 fast horses, fast news • TX Best Futurity Horse Sale, pg 37 Published Weekly Online at www.BarrelRacingReport.com - Since 2007 Langdon Lands AQHA World Championship By Hope Sickler Taylor Langdon didn’t grow up running barrels. Instead, she grew FLIT BAR up showing cutting horses and didn’t start running barrels until the FIRE WATER FLIT summer going into her junior year of high school. However once SI 86 she started, she was hooked on the cloverleaf pattern. Now, almost SLASH J HARLETTA a decade later, Langdon can add the very prestigious title of AQHA IM A FIRE F IGHTER Senior World Champion Barrel Racer to her already very impressive COPPER BUGS resume. IM A COPPER BUG TOO SI 109 Langdon rode Vegas Firefighter to the AQHA Senior Barrel SI 95 Racing championship this past weekend at the Jim Norick Coliseum JETLARKS JACKIE in Oklahoma City. The young, talented daughter of Ima Firefighter VEGAS FIRE F IGHTER SI 91 was given to Langdon as a Christmas present when the 6-year-old mare was just a weanling. 2010 BUCKSKIN MARE MITEY EASY DASH “Vegas is a very special mare and she knows it. She was given to SI 100 me as a Christmas present and it turned out to be the best gift that I DASHIN IS EASY SI 103 could’ve ever asked for,” explained Langdon. QUEENIES DASH Langdon describes the buckskin mare as very personable horse VEGAS HEAT SI 93 with a ton of personality which makes her fun to be around. SIXARUN “Everyone loves her and she knows it. She is a quirky little mare BETTARUNROSE SI 106 which keeps us on our toes but she loves her job and thrives in the SI 102 rodeo atmosphere.” RUN D A M AR ROSE SI 93 Langdon only went to one AQHA qualifying show and with just RI D ER /OW NER : TAYLOR LANG D ON ; BREE D ER : JIM & SONYA WALZ AQHA World Show Continued on Page 5 The 2016 National Finals Rodeo is Just Around the Corner When everyone sits down with family and friends to give thanks for 5th, $16,500 for 6th, $11,423 for 7th, $6,346 for 8th. on Thursday, rodeo fans are thankful that the NFR kicks off De- This year’s bunch of NFR barrel racers has 6 first time qualifiers, cember 1! Isn’t this just the best time of year? Thanksgiving, NFR along with several veterans. Sherry Cervi is making her 19th trip to & Christmas all about the same time! the NFR and Mary Burger, who is the oldest barrel racer to qualify This year’s group of 15 NFR barrel racers fought hard through to the NFR, is making her 3rd trip. Sherry Cervi is also tied with the year down to the final days to make this year’s edition. In fact Charymayne James for the Most All-Time NFR qualifications by a it took a record breaking $79,068 just to make the NFR this year, WPRA barrel racer! that’s $20k more than in 2015, and $9k more than the previous high There is an interesting mix of horses set to compete this year; in 2014. from former futurity champions to old battle tested rodeo horses. This is the second year of the huge increase in prize money at This intriguing boiling pot of talent will surely lead to a heated the NFR. This year’s NFR again has a total purse of $10 million battle for the 2016 world title. compared to $6.375 million in 2014, so the NFR is going to be life Here are the first NFR Qualifier Q&A’s with more to follow next changing for the contestants. In fact, last year, 5 barrel racers won week. We used some of the WPRA’s excellent information to save over $100k at the NFR and 8 barrel racers won over $80k. the contestants from answering the same questions over again. In the 2016 barrel racing each go round pays $26,231 for 1st If you just can’t get enough information about the NFR, the (compared to $19,002 in 2014), $20,731 for 2nd, $15,654 for 3rd, WPRA has a wealth of information at www.WPRA.com, just click $11,000 for 4th, $6,769 for 5th and $4,231 for 6th. on NFR 2016 in the upper left hand corner for on camera inter- The 2016 Average pays out $67,269 for 1st (compared to $48,732 views and more. in 2014), $54,577 for 2nd, $43,154 for 3rd, $31,731 for 4th, $22,846 NFR 2016 Q&A Continued on Page 12 Note: Each category DOES inlcude the 2015 futurity horses 2015 BFA futurity earnings. IN THE NEWS .......IN THE NEWS......in the news......In the News......In the News..... World all-around race is wide open in Wyoming; Kohr Quarter Horses Futurity and the Fizz Bomb High-stakes drama is waiting to unfold in Las Vegas for the Pro- Classic. “Our mission is to support and promote all major Wyoming fessional Rodeo Cowboys Association. Futurities and bring more barrel racing to Wyoming, the Cowboy The upcoming $10 million Wrangler National Finals Rodeo pre- State. Lynn (Kohr) and Stacey (Thar) have been more than helpful sented by Polaris RANGER - rodeo’s Super Bowl - takes place Dec. with this expansion and I am looking forward to working with them 1-10 at the Thomas & Mack Center, beginning at 6:45 p.m. (PT) both,” she says. This incentive program will increase the earning each night. power and value of eligible progeny and in turn encourage stallion Cowboys will be competing for gold buckles in bareback riding, owners to get involved from around the United States and Canada. steer wrestling, team roping heading, team roping heeling, saddle In conjunction with the CSSI they are also introducing the Cowboy bronc riding, tie-down roping, barrel racing, bull riding - and of State Triple Crown which will start with the Kohr Quarter Horses course the battle for the prestigious all-around cowboy title. Futurity in May and finish with the Fizz Bomb Classic in Septem- There are several tight races to watch at the Wrangler NFR with the ber. Eligible progeny in the futurity and derby will be required to chase for that all-around gold buckle leading the way. compete at all three races in order to qualify for the Triple Crown. Team roping heeler Junior Nogueira arrives in Las Vegas as the all- They also added the optional stallion service auction, where stal- around leader with $122,342 in the WEATHER GUARD® PRCA lion owners can donate a breeding/service to be auctioned off, in- World Standings. Nogueira and his team roping partner, header stead of just paying the nomination fee. This auction will take place Kaleb Driggers, are also atop their respective standings. online at www.reddesertfuturity.com December 19, 2016 - January “I want to do my job and rope really well, because these are the 30, 2017, a full 6 weeks long. Stallion owners can still nominate their top ropers in the world, and the guys competing for the all-around stallion even if they do not want to donate a breeding by paying the are all very talented,” Nogueira said. “Whoever has the best Finals nomination fee which is half of the 2017 stud fee (min $400 and will win the all-around title.” max $1,000). With that, they increased the payout to stallion owners Nogueira is correct. at the three races to a total of 30% of all money raised and in turn, Steer wrestler Josh Peek ($116,603) and team roping header giving stallion owners a chance to play! Dustin Bird ($109,694) round out the top three in the all-around Jane wanted to specify that “We are different than other pro- standings, followed by team roping header Clay Smith ($104,809), grams because all of the money raised stays exclusively in the incen- team roping heeler Russell Cardoza ($100,233) - Bird’s partner - tive program by being distributed throughout the futurity and derby steer wrestler Clayton Hass ($97,319), Caleb Smidt, the reigning tie- at those events to eligible progeny only,” and added that, “We do down roping world champion ($89,969) and tie-down roper Ryan not want stallion owners to be paying the added money in the other Jarrett ($85,127). events because I do not think that is the point of having a stallion Cardoza is the only one of the group who can’t claim the gold incentive. I think the goal is to give back to stallion owners and buckle because he starts the rodeo $9,000 behind his partner, Bird. those eligible progeny and aid in building and growing their breed- Peek’s best career finish in the all-around standings was second in ing programs.” 2007 and 2009. If you are interested in enrolling your stallion in the Cowboy The all-around standings leader could easily change during the State Stallion Incentive, which is open to stallion in the United 10-round rodeo since first place in a round pays $26,231, and first States and Canada, please don’t hesitate to contact Jane directly at place in the average pays $67,269. (307) 760-0789 or [email protected]. Please note that Of the contenders for the all-around gold buckle who will be at the deadline to enroll in the auction is December 5, 2016.