Summertime Sweep for Laughlin & Guys Six Pack to Go
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AUGUST 5, 2014 Volume 8: Issue 31 In this issue... • ACBRA Finals, pg 17 • CTBRA Summer Splash, pg 21 • Run for the Cruise, pg 26 • Wrap N 3, pg 27 • Racing In the Rockies, pg 29 fast horses, fast news • Battle In the Saddle, pg 31 Published Weekly Online at www.BarrelRacingReport.com - Since 2007 Summertime sweep for Laughlin & Guys Six Pack To Go By Julie Mankin Christine Laughlin doesn’t nickel-and-dime the other girls. You DOC ’S JA CK FROST won’t see her name at tiny rodeos in the corner of distant states all SUN FROST in the same weekend – but put her together with Kathleen Collier’s great horse Guy’s Six Pack To Go in one place for three or four PRISSY CLINE rounds and they’re unstoppable. FRENC hma NS GUY It started in Reno when Laughlin outran the pack by three-tenths LA U gh IN G BOY over three rounds to earn $13,393. That little paycheck shoved her FRENC hma NS Lad Y SI 85 all the way to 16th in the world standings for the first time. Three weeks later during her mind-blowing domination at Salinas, where CA SEYS Lad YLOVE she won three out of four rounds, Laughlin banked $14,562 to inch GUYS SIX PA CK T O GO up into 13th in the standings. That same week, she caught $3,665 2005 GR A Y GEL D IN G out of Cheyenne’s first round – and likely cost herself another STRE A KIN SIX $15,000 when she tipped the first barrel in round two. SI 104 PA CKIN SIXES But then a couple of weeks later came Dodge City. In the outlaw SI 99 town’s Roundup Rodeo, July 30 through Aug. 3, Laughlin won the CO pa SETTI first round by three-tenths of a second and the short round by SC A TTER T H E ST A RS SI 96 three-tenths of a second. She cleaned up the average by a full half- ON A HI gh second over the other hottest cowgirl of summer – Kaley Bass – to GETIN DOWN ON A HI gh SI 113 rake in $8,503. A RY ITO “In the second round, when I ran a slower time, my reins flipped M M SI 104 over his head at the third barrel,” said RI D ER : CH RISTINE LA U gh LIN ; OWNER : KAT H LEEN COLLIER ; BREE D ER : Sha NNON A KERSTRO M 2014 WPRA NFR ST A N D IN G S Laughlin. “I went Unofficial as of Aug. 5, 2014 - courtesy of www.wpra.com ahead and whipped give him some time between runs. For instance, just after Cheyenne 1 Kaley Bass $135,236.42 33 him home and she turned out of Philipsburg and Abilene so he could have a week 2 Fallon Taylor $116,705.27 71 thought when I off before Dodge City. It seems to be working – today she’s 10th in 3 Lisa Lockhart $113,601.77 37 got to the alley I’d the world with $68,287. 4 Nancy Hunter $91,916.71 19 figure it out. But he Last year, the magic number it took to make the Finals in 15th 5 Michele McLeod $86,251.50 67 was great; I just said place was $66,726. 6 Britany Diaz $81,951.08 47 whoa and he slowed “Everyone says, ‘You’ve got it made,’ but in my mind I’m think- 7 Sherry Cervi $81,237.50 38 up.” ing, ‘Yeah right,’” said Laughlin. “I think it will take $70,000 for that 8 Kassidy Dennison $73,561.21 54 Laughlin bottom hole this year. I’m excited but I’ll definitely keep going to 9 Carlee Pierce $70,192.17 51 said her dominance Idaho and on to the Northwest and try to keep picking up checks.” 10 Christine Laughlin $68,287.00 50 in July is the result Laughlin, of Pueblo, Colo., has also placed at some rodeos this 11 Mary Walker $64,983.92 47 of a culmination of season on Collier’s other horse, Bud Light, who will likely continue 12 Shelley Morgan $64,462.26 60 things. Her timing to back up Six Pack for the remainder of the season. She gives a big 13 Samantha Lyne $63,234.98 75 with “Six Pack” is shout out to sponsors Arrow Electric out of Pueblo and Top Of 14 Jana Bean $59,784.40 70 getting better, she Texas, Inc., out of Hereford, Texas, as well as Casey Potter, DVM, 15 Christy Loflin $59,116.96 44 said, and he likes the for their part in her recent success. 16 Trula Churchill $58,370.42 44 ground and those Regarding how things have impacted the potential NFR roster, 17 Ann Scott $58,055.37 42 particular arenas. Laughlin has taken an entirely different route into the top 15 than 18 Shelly Anzick $51,441.08 44 Plus, he’s just feeling two of the cowgirls crowding the leaderboard. For instance, cur- 19 Brenda Mays $51,376.29 14 so good and strong. rent world standings leader Kaley Bass got hot at the same time as 20 Kimmie Wall $42,489.88 73 Laughlin likes to Laughlin, but used her Calgary windfall of $65,000 to go to the lead Pro Rodeos Continued on Page 4 Fond farewell to a ground and production pioneer, Phil Goosetree By Julie Mankin But back then, people didn’t care about the little things like they With the passing of Phil Goostree on August 2, passed a legacy do now – except Phil. few have offered to the sport. Goostree had for years battled an “I can remember the first year I worked with Phil, his wristwatch autoimmune disorder called myasthenia gravis, but before becom- had a stopwatch in it and he would actually time how long it took to ing ill, he had spent roughly 30 years making ground safer for barrel drag after each set of barrel racers,” Dunn said. “He always took it racers with his friend Chuck Dunn. serious. He wanted the best ground possible, but at the same time “Phil cared for everybody,” Dunn said. “I mean, he had a million- wanted to keep the show running as fast as possible.” dollar personality.” Having worked the ground everywhere from the BFA World Goostree’s relationship with barrel racing started with his wife, Championships to the NBHA’s finest shows and Booger Barter’s 1979 world champion barrel racer Carol Goostree, a longtime extravaganzas, the men shared rare experience and knowledge. In a barrel-horse trainer who sells her own line of bits. In 1985, when 2009 interview, Goostree revealed some of that knowledge: the NFR moved from Oklahoma City to Las Vegas, the BFA World “You have to work the arena in a way to have ground a horse Championships moved in and Goostree and Jack Hoffman were can get into but that will also hold the horse in a hard turn,” he had hired to oversee ground maintenance. Then-BFA president Flor- said. “Most of the time, ground has a hardpan under it, so our first ence Youree hired Chuck Dunn to help Goostree work the ground, thing is to break up the hardpan. Or, if it’s really deep you go back and the two did that together for the next several years. over and pack it a little. Or if its river sand, you put a lot of water Both men became state directors in the NBHA; Goostree in on it. You do this by the seat of your pants!” Oklahoma and Dunn in Texas. Through their efforts, the NBHA But hundreds of producers have tried to follow his lead and became known for great ground conditions at its big shows. do what it takes to make barrel racing safer for horses and riders. Around 1998, Goostree and Dunn subcontracted six super shows Goostree’s legacy will also live on with a memorial scholarship fund from the NBHA as a way to kick off their new organization, D&G set up Tuesday in his honor. Productions. “Phil basically dedicated his adult life to barrel racing, and we “That was Phil’s life, barrel racing,” said Dunn. “He lived and thought it was appropriate that we do something for that to live breathed barrel racing and that’s one of the things that made D&G on,” said Dunn. “That was Phil. He was a very generous man; a so successful – that Phil was so serious about it. I mean, very very loving individual.” seldom did a day go by that he wasn’t at least calling me to discuss Memorial Services for Phil Goosetree will be Thursday, August something about D&G.” 7, 2014 at the Stephens County Fairgrounds in Duncan, OK. Carol In 1999, when the two men started producing their own races, has requested in lieu of flowers contributions be made to the they were arguably the first independent producers hosting a series Phil Goostree Memorial Scholarship Fund. Donations can be made of races outside a national organization. at any Wells Fargo bank location to account #7322690376, or can “There are probably thousands of us now,” Dunn said. “Or at be mailed to 210 N. Bridge St., Henrietta, TX 76365. least hundreds of us.” ProRodeo Hall of Fame celebrates anniversary with open house Courtesy of www.ProRodeo.com “The ProRodeo Hall of Fame has 35 years of proud history to The ProRodeo Hall of Fame is excited to announce it will be celebrate since first opening in 1979 here in Colorado Springs,” celebrating 35 years in the Pikes Peak region with an open house on HOF Director Kent Sturman said.