Montgomery and Success Break Through at the Mega by Tanya Randall “It Seems So Crazy,” Said Mega 1D Champion Jaci Montgomery
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AUGUST 28, 2012 Volume 7 : Issue 34 In this issue... • Big J Barrel Blast & Futurity, pg. 7 • Fulton Horse Sale Results, pg. 11 • Roper Futurity, pg. 15 • Barrel Of Gold Futurity, pg. 23 ffastast hhorses,orses, ffastast nnewsews • Pro Rodeos & Standings, pg. 27 Published Weekly Online at www.BarrelRacingReport.com - Since 2007 Montgomery and Success Break Through At the Mega By Tanya Randall “It seems so crazy,” said Mega 1D Champion Jaci Montgomery. EASY SIX “I’ve come so close so many times.” STREAKIN SIX SI 97 SI 104 In the 346-head fi nals, Montgomery and Success You Bet clocked MISS ASSURED a 14.088, the fastest time of the $40,000-added Mega, held Aug. 23- STREAKIN SUCCESS SI 95 35 in Jackson, Miss., to win the 1D. Their victory was worth $8,000 SI 104 of the $135,760 total purse. ROCKET WRANGLER “It was just wild,” said Montgomery, a 14-year-old high school SISTER DASHCASH SI 97 SI 99 freshman from Brookhaven, Miss. “I didn’t let her go really hard to RUN FOR CASH the fi rst. She tipped it with her nose but it stayed up, and I thought SI 91 I’d better go on with it. After the fi rst barrel, you have to send her SUCCESS YOU BET to her second and third. She’s going to turn them. You just have to 1999 CHESTNUT MARE push her past them.” FLIT BAR Montgomery described their fi rst round run as “not too pretty.” FIRE WATER FLIT “She creamed the second barrel,” she said. “I had her out in the SI 86 SLASH J HARLETTA practice area tuning on her. She was trying to dive at the second and third barrel pretty hard.” RSR FLASHY FLIT A 14.629 in the second round put them in the fi nals where they THYMUS JET made an “unbelievable” run. TEE JAYS KITTEN SI 102 “When I came out my whole family was almost crying,” she said. PRY THIS EARTH “When I heard ‘0’, I thought 15.0? No, it was way better than that. RIDER: JACI MONTGOMERY; BREEDER: CARLOTTA GARRISON Then I heard all the people cheering.” Montgomery ran at draw 118 and had many more runs to sit through to see if her time would hold. “I had a few that I was defi nitely worried about,” she admitted. THE RUNDOWN: JACI MONTGOMERY The win with “Success” was somewhat of a surprise. This HORSE: Success You Bet “Success” time last year, the Montgomery family was considering selling the 1999 Chestnut Mare, 15.1 hands, 1200 lbs. 13-year-old daughter of Streakin Success out of RSR Flashy Flit, BIT: D-ring with a ported mouthpiece by Fire Water Flit. They had bought the mare as a project and she HEADGEAR: Tie-down–not too loose, but not too tight wasn’t working out. “We actually decided to sell her last fall, because I couldn’t get SADDLE: Martin Cervi Crown C along with her,” Montgomery said. “She’s so strong. Katie Pinnix PAD: Classic Equine Sensor Flex took her and was hauling her and trying to help us sell her.” LEG GEAR: Classic Equine Legacy/No Turn Bell Boots After deciding to give it another shot, Montgomery got the mare GRAIN: Purina Ultium with 1/4 of sweet feed because she’s a back in April. By May, they were winning the 1D locally. picky eater “I guess it kind of clicked,” she said. “She has some tricks to her. HAY: Bermuda She’s not a very trusting mare.” Montgomery qualifi ed two additional horses back in the fi nals— SUPPLEMENTS: Conquer, Corta-Flex & Adequan Shots AD- Speed N Spots and Fire Up The Rose. All totaled, she won $9,372 DITIONAL CARE: Flair Strips for competition. Massage & on the weekend. chiropractic therapy “It’s kind of funny,” she said, “I was braiding manes for the fi nals, and I said, ‘Y’all ready to win this barrel race.’ The other two working me up,” said Montgomery, who wanted to thank her par- ignored me and she kind of nodded her head at me.” ents Phillip and LeAnn and her grandparents Herschel and JoAnn Montgomery started walk-trot barrels with her parents when she Adams for all their support. “Dad gives me the pep talks before I was just 3. run. My mom still competes and she trains my horses. She trained “My parents and grandparents started me on a pony and kept Mega Continued on Page 3 IN THE NEWS.......IN THE NEWS......in the news......In the News......In the News..... 2012 Jud Little Bar Nothin Barrel Ellensburg Rodeo to Go on as Scheduled With the terrible destruction that was caused by the Taylor Bridge Bash & Ranch Production Sale Fire between Cle Elum and Ellensburg there is widespread concern, The 2012 edition of the Jud Little Bar Nothin Barrel Bash & mixed with some misinformation, that the Ellensburg Rodeo and Ranch Production Sale is just around the corner, coming up Sep- Kittitas County Fair might be cancelled or that Ellensburg won’t be tember 26 through September 30, 2012. able to accommodate the large number of people that attend the The 10th Annual Bar Nothin Barrel Bash at Hardy Murphy Rodeo every year. The organizing committee wants to assure the Coliseum, in Ardmore, OK will have $60,000 in total added money public that the Ellensburg Rodeo and Kitttitas County Fair will take to run at. There will be a total of $30,000 added money in the Open place over the Labor Day Weekend as planned. The fi re is contained 4D’s featuring the $10,000 added Open 4D on Sunday, September and all state highways and interstates to Ellensburg are open and no 30 that also has $10,000 of Future Fortunes money added. The delays will be experienced due to the Taylor Bridge Fire. Open 4D’s are also AQHA approved. This year’s futurity has $25,000 added with an additional $5,000 Puyallup Pro Rodeo Plays Important Role added to the Amateur. Both 4 and 5 year olds are eligible to enter. For entry forms and schedule just go to www.judlittleranch.com At the end of September, rodeo contestants are scrambling for a and look for the News & Events tab, call the executive offi ce at spot in the top 15 in the world standings. 580.226.7600 ext. 203 or contact Pat Hutter at 479.756.3107. At the beginning of September, a spot in the top 24 is far more The 2012 Jud Little Ranch Production Sale will be held at the Jud important. Contestants have been competing since last October at Little Ranch in Springer, OK on September 29, 2012. The sale pre- rodeos sanctioned by the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association view will be at 3 pm CST and the sale will start at 6 pm CST. The hoping to fi nish their year among the top 15 who qualify for the sale will also feature online bidding and viewing on www.horseauc- Wrangler National Finals Rodeo (NFR) in December. For some tions.com. that bid will be solidifi ed at the Puyallup Pro Rodeo home of the The 2012 sale will feature 52 head of 2 & 3 year old started Justin Boots Playoffs Sept. 7-9. horses from some of the best bloodlines in the country. A few of With nearly half-a-million dollars in prize money up for grabs and the sale highlights include: Scamper To Dat Cash, a 2 year old sorrel a tournament style rodeo, contestants will be going for broke with gelding that is one of the fi rst public offerings of Clayton’s (the every nod of their heads. At last year’s rodeo, steer wrestler Jason clone of Gills Bay Boy (Scamper)) offspring and out of a Juno Dat Miller from Lance Creek won $21,526 over the weekend moving Cash barrel racing mare, Desierita Juno. Another highlight is Firin from 16th place to 8th in the world standings. That secured the for Corona, a 3 year old bay gelding by No Mas Corona and out 2007 world champion’s fourth qualifi cation to the NFR where he of the good Cash Not Credit mare Shebe Firin For Cash. Shebe fi nished the year in third place. Firin For Cash was a barrel racing earner of $49,458 and was the “Puyallup made all the difference in the world for me last year,” 2005 AQHA Jr. Barrel Racing Reserve World Champion. Firin For Miller said. “There are a handful of rodeos out there where a guy Corona is started on the barrels by Lyndee Stairs. Another 2 year can earn enough money to jump up in the standings. Puyallup is old, Perkin For A Corona is a bay gelding by No Mas Corona and defi nitely one of those and it’s darn sure a rodeo you don’t want to out of the great Dash For Perks mare, Lady Perks. Lady Perks was a miss if you’re trying to make the fi nals (NFR).” winner of nearly $250k in earnings at the futurities, derbies, and ro- Miller is one of several contestants that is assured a spot in this deos. Yet another highlight, Ittys Valiant Eagle is a 3 year old sorrel year’s rodeo. But once again, he is on the bubble for an NFR quali- gelding by leading race sire, Valiant Hero, and out of the great mare fi cation. He is currently 17th in the world standings. Ittys Sis who is by Eagles Reason.