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IN THIS ISSUE: • 5 State Breeders Futurity, pg 2 • Elite Summer Sizzle & Youth Extravaganza, Waco, TX, pg 15 • BRAT, Alvarado, TX, pg 24 • Rocky Mountain Power Futurity, Heber City, UT, pg 26 • WI Challenge, Mondovi, WI, pg 32 JULY 21, 2020 // Volume 14: Issue 28 • Pro Rodeos & World Standings, pg 35 Published Weekly, online at www.BarrelRacingReport.com - Since 2007 5 STATE BREEDERS FUTURITY CHAMPIONS Teasin Dat Guy & Molly Otto — page 2 ELITE SUMMER SIZZLE & YOUTH EXTRAVAGANZA — page 15 UTE STAMPEDE CHAMPIONS SLICK LIL AMIGO & SABRA O’QUINN Set Arena Record! — page 35 Teasin Dat Guy & Molly Otto Molly Otto & Teasin Dat Guy Make A Clean Sweep at 5-State Breeders Futurity By Tanya Randall Teasin Dat Guy, trained and ridden by Molly Otto for her owner and breeder Katie Lindahl, made a clean sweep of the 5-State 5 STATE BREEDERS FUTURITY CHAMPIONS Breeders Futurity in Rapid City, South Dakota, Wins in both rounds, the short go and the average of the futurity were worth Teasin Dat Guy & Molly Otto $9,520. Doc’s Jack Frost The futurity is only open to offspring of enrolled stallions stand- Sun Frost SI 102 ing in North and South Dakota, Wyoming, Montana and Nebraska. It was Otto’s first time to have a horse eligible to compete at the Prissy Cline event. Frenchmans Guy “I didn’t even know there was a short go when I got there,” she Laughing Boy admitted. “I was looking at entering the open and a friend made the Frenchman’s Lady SI 85 comment, ‘Oh, you’re probably going to make three runs anyway Casey’s Ladylove when you make the short go on Sunday.’ I said, ‘There’s a short go?’” Teasin Dat Guy Teasin Dat Guy, named Chewy for her impressive demolition of her herd mates tails, turned in a 17.229 on a WPRA Standard Pat- 2016 Palomino Mare tern to win the opening round and followed it up with a victorious Lenas Sugar Daddy 16.975 in the second. Blazin Jetolena Lindahl, who was unable to attend the event, was shocked to Blazin Jennie Jet learn of the 16.9. Teasin Jetolena “When she ran that 16.9 on a Standard Pattern, I couldn’t believe Juno Dat Cash it!” Lindahl exclaimed. “I always joked that she was going to be kind Dat Tease SI 82 of slow. I thought she would end up being my kids horse or some- SI 84 Lucys Expert thing!” Rider: Molly Otto; Owner/Breeder: Katie Lindahl SI 86 For the short round, Otto knew she had a time advantage to play with but wanted to ride with the same focus that got the two previ- ous round wins. The result was another victorious 17.073. “She just worked so good,” said Otto, who hails from Grand THE RUNDOWN w/Molly Otto Forks, North Dakota. “She was really honest and made nice, Teasin Dat Guy “Chewy” 14.3 hands, 1,000-1,100 lbs. smooth runs. It felt really easy. She ran right to her spots. I didn’t “He’s a good, average-sized horse.” really have to help her much. I just have to sit up there and go for a BIT: Doyle Stanfill medium shank with chain mouthpiece ride.” Lindahl raised the daughter of Frenchmans Guy out of her SADDLE: Double J Lynn McKenzie Special Blazin Jetolena, Juno Dat Cash mare Teasin Jetolena. Lindahl SADDLE PAD: 5 Star bought Teasin Jetolena right after the she finished her nurse anes- LEG GEAR: Iconoclast on all four thetist schooling as a way of getting back into barrel racing. SHOEING: Regular steel all the way around “I thought she was nice enough to breed,” Lindahl explained. “I FEED: Nutrena Pro Force Fuel always wanted a Frenchmans Guy but couldn’t afford one that was HAY: Alfalfa 24/7 and pasture already on the ground. I did an embryo transfer with her so I could ALTERNATIVE THERAPIES: Occasional chiropractic care from her veterinarian stay running her.” Lindahl had dreamed of training and running her homebred TRAINING/CONDITIONING: Loping circles and maybe trotting through couple of herself, but she quickly discovered it was going to be a bigger un- times if she needs some tuning. She’s at the point where I don’t have to dertaking than she had expected. She had tried to gain some experi- do a lot with her, just keep her in shape. I basically ride in the arena and ence with Sixappeal (“Jimmy”) but ultimately sent him to Otto to sometimes down the road. campaign. SPONSORS: Milestone Vet Clinic, Lawson Equine and Cowgirl Tuff “I convinced my husband to let me buy (Jimmy) when he was a 4-year-old off the track,” she explained. “I thought he’d be a good practice horse for me to get my feet wet with the futurities. I didn’t edge, so I ended up asking Molly to take him. That kind of opened really know a lot about them.” my eyes to how involved the futurity year is. It’s such a big, impor- About that time, the Lindahl and husband Dustin had bought a tant year in a horse’s career, especially for a mare if you want her to farm and added two small children to their family all the while she have some earning’s behind her name for broodmare possibilities. was working fulltime. If I wanted to do it right for Chewy, Molly needed to be the one “I realized I was in over my head,” she said. “We didn’t even have instead of me.” an arena for me to be even training a horse, let alone any knowl- 5 State Breeders Futurity Continued on Page 3 5 State Breeders Futurity Continued From Page 2 With Chewy, Lindahl had Nettie Baker start her under saddle. When the mare returned home her husband, a member of the Sheriff ’s mounted patrol had even used the filly as a 2- and 3-year- 5 STATE BREEDERS MATURITY CHAMPIONS old on some of his patrols. Yet when it came time to train her for Aint Seen Famous Yet & Ameilia McCumber barrels, Lindahl called Otto. “When Molly got her last year, I didn’t think she was going Sun Frost to run until she was 5 because she’s not very big and probably Frenchmans Guy wouldn’t be ready,” said Lindahl. “I couldn’t get her to lope a circle Frenchman’s Lady and I sent her to Molly and asked her to tell me what she thought. Aint Seen Famous Yet I swear it was two days later she sent me a video of her on the pat- tern! She said, ‘I think she’ll be ready next year!’” Dash Ta Fame Smart N Famous SI 113 Otto, who started riding Chewy last July, said the mare was a SI 89 natural. Smart N Sixy “Her first time out she broke an arena record,” said Otto. “It was SI 90 just a local jackpot, but I had the previous two arena records there, Aint Seen Famous Yet one horse went to the Canadian Finals and the other won a lot at 2016 Palomino Mare the pro rodeos.” Chicks Beduino Otto says Chewy’s own introduction to the pro rodeos during Its Royal Time SI 104 the Fourth of July run actually made the mare more confident at Royal Down Dash 5-State. A Nasty Chic SI 111 “After I hauled her to a bunch of rodeos over the Fourth, I feel SI 89 like that built her confidence,” she said. “After going to all these Folk Dancer different places and different setups and then going back to the fu- Dat Tease SI 96 SI 84 turities it’s such a controlled atmosphere and different environment, Laughing Rose she was like ‘Oh, this is easy! All of a sudden she just felt so solid Rider/Owner: Amelia McCumber; Breeder: Joshua & Kaylee Little where it was easy to just sit up there. She’s such a nice horse!” run there or the rest of the summer. Every run, I’m just so thankful Lindahl says she grateful for all Otto has done with Chewy, and for.” Jimmy too. Lindahl also said she plans to leave both horses—Chewy and “I’m so grateful to Molly for dedicating her time to taking great Jimmy—with Otto to see how far she can take them. She’s hoping care of my horses and going the places I ask if she’s willing to run,” that both horses can qualify for the American Semifinals, especially she said. “I’m grateful she’s sound after getting cast that first night after Otto and Jimmy finished one spot out of making it to AT&T at Ruby Buckle. We didn’t know if she was going to be sound to Stadium for RFD-Tv’s The American this year. Five State Breeders Futurity & Maturity // July 18-20, 2020, Rapid City, SD Futurity Average 1 Teasin Dat Guy 16 pal. f. Frenchmans Guy-Teasin Jetolena, Blazin Jetolena Molly Otto 51.277 $2,380 2 Whynot Guys Like Pie 15 buck. g. Guys Piece Ofthe Pie-Tonto Truckle, Feature Jack Rod Grote 52.554 $1,947 3 Smooth Operraider 15 buck. g. A Smooth Guy-Rare Red Raider, On The Money Red Margaret Jones 52.996 $1,514 4 Sexy Lil Fritz 15 b. m. Aint Seen Nothin Yet-Dallas Firtz Finale, Dallas Fritz Summer Kosel 53.111 $1,082 5 FL Fergalicious 15 s. m. JL Sirocco-UX Flit N Fabulous, Frenchmans Fabulous Samantha Flannery 53.247 $973 6 Toast To Dinero 15 pal.