Squeaky Clean Finish for Emily Miller & Namgis D 35 at Ram National
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APRIL 11, 2017 Volume 11: Issue 15 In this issue... • VGBRA, pg 16 • Lucky Dog, pg 32 • Panty Raid Futurity, pg 39 • PacWest, pg 45 fast horses, fast news • Spring Shootout, pg 48 Published Weekly Online at www.BarrelRacingReport.com - Since 2007 Squeaky Clean Finish for Emily Miller & Namgis D 35 at RAM National Circuit Finals Rodeo By Tanya Randall Dental hygienist Emily Miller and her 7-year-old gelding, Namgis SILVER A D O DU D E D 35 (“Pipewrench”), jumped into the hunt for National Finals WAT C H ME DU D E TO Rodeo berth with a $13,646 RAM National Circuit Finals Rodeo Championship. MA D AM MI ss WAT C H In addition to her RCNFR earnings counting toward the WPRA BU C K S HA nc O C K DU D E World Standings, Miller also earned an invitation to the Calgary LEO N JP HA nc O C K Stampede, where $50,000 of the $100,000 victor’s prize counts SA N T IP HA nc O C K toward NFR qualification. Miller, who works for Dr. Brain Stephens in her hometown of SMALL TO wn BLUE Weatherford, Okla., is currently ranked 16th in the standings with NAMGI S D 35 $22,686. 2010 SORREL GEL D I N G “It’s going to be tough, sitting at home, watching the standings, but DA S H FOR CA S H if I play my cards right, I’ll still have a chance,” said Miller, who was S I 114 grateful to have her parents Tom and Margaret with her in Kissim- FIR S T DO wn DA S H S I 105 mee. “I want to be good to my boss, because I love my job and he’s FIR S T PRIZE RO S E an incredible person to work for, so I don’t want to let him down CE N TRAL STATIO N S I 98 either.” S I 96 MERRI D O C Knowing that a ST W ILLA S I 102 2017 WORL D STA nd I N G S RNCFR Champion- S I 107 As of April 10, 2017 - Courtesy of www.wpra.com ship could give her a HOLLY HO C K S DOLL S I 91 1 Tiany Schuster $111,179.74 29 chance at the NFR, RI D ER /Own ER : EMILY MILLER /BREE D ER : STA N SIIGMAN 2 Kathy Grimes $80,796.80 16 Miller was deter- 3 Kassie Mowry $76,501.44 5 mined to win the plans got altered a little bit when she got a last-minute call to re- 4 Amberleigh Moore $59,652.78 14 event after coming place an injured Kim Schulz at Rodeo Houston. 5 Stevi Hillman $43,773.99 24 so close in 2016, “I had to get on him a little sooner than I had planned to. I didn’t 6 Nellie Miller $37,462.87 11 when she was a have shoes on him or a Coggins when they called,” she laughed. 7 Ari-Anna Flynn $37,202.40 18 last-minute substitu- “We were pretty rusty at Houston. It had been five months since 8 Taylor Langdon $36,112.35 18 tion. Her plan for he’d ran. That let me know that I had a lot to do get ready for Kis- 9 Carmel Wright $29,941.24 23 2017 was to rest simmee.” 10 Kellie Collier $29,795.44 16 Pipewrench for the She decided to run the gelding at Lubbock, a smaller pen that 11 Tillar Murray $29,540.23 18 winter so he’d be typically isn’t their forte. 12 Jana Griemsman $25,818.53 21 fresh in the spring. “Typically, he is the horse I ride in the big outdoor pens,” she 13 Sammi Bessert $24,114.28 10 “I set a goal explained. “I’ve always had a little bit more success on him outside. 14 Ivy Conrado $23,659.98 17 when I left Kis- He so fun outdoors. He’s a pretty good sized horse. I decided to 15 Jordan Moore $22,842.72 21 simmee last year to take him the Lubbock, just to get a run on him and he did great. We 16 Emily Miller $22,686.03 11 come back and win got the win there and that was a big confidence boost for me. That 17 Carley Richardson $22,629.82 11 it,” she said. “My was an arena that I didn’t expect to win at. I just wanted to get my 18 Fallon Taylor $21,374.96 6 best chance of doing timing down. After that, I knew he was ready.” 19 Cayla Small $21,252.20 11 that was not running Miller left for Kissimmee much earlier than she did last year, 20 Brooke Rix $21,194.31 18 him all winter at the when she was a last-minute replacement for Kim Couch. “I wanted www.BarrelRacingReport.com big rodeos.” to get him used to the heat and humidity because it is different,” Miller’s RNCFR Continued on Page 5 IN THE NEWS .......IN THE NEWS......in the news......In the News......In the News..... 2017 RNCFR Closes out with a Bang clock in 7.3 seconds for the win. Texas got another champion in the bull riding. Tanner Learmont It’s been a long road to the RAM National Circuit Finals Rodeo from Cleburne, Texas, was the only rider to cover on Sunday and (RNCFR), but one that paid off with big dividends for champions which earned him the championship and $20,090. The all-around crowned on Sunday. In addition to a share of the three-quarters title went to Josh Peek who competed in steer wrestling and tie- of a million dollars in prize money, each champion won a Polar- down roping. This is the third consecutive title for the cowboy from ris RANGER UTV, a $20,000 voucher toward a new RAM truck, Pueblo, Colo., who represented the Mountain States Circuit. trophy saddle, buckle and other swag. Plans are underway for the 2018 RNCFR which will again be held Action started Thursday, April 6 at the Silver Spurs Arena at Os- in Kissimmee. It is scheduled for April 5-8. ceola Heritage Park with the best contestants from 12 geographic 2017 CHAMPIONS: regions in the United States and the country of Mexico competing Bareback Riding: for $1 million in cash and prizes. R.C. Landingham, Hat Creek, CA., California Circuit - $29,629 Everyone got two opportunities, hoping to be among the top Steer Wrestling: eight that advanced to Showdown Sunday, April 9. From eight, the Justin Shaffer, Hallsville, TX, Texas Circuit - $11,846 field was cut to four. The top time or score in the final round of Team Roping Header: four secured the championship. Jesse Stipes, Salina, OK, Prairie Circuit - $17,342 R. C. Landingham from Hat Creek, California, was one of those Team Roping Heeler: champions. He qualified from the California Circuit in the bareback Buddy Hawkins, Columbus, KS, Prairie Circuit - $17,342 riding and was the most successful athlete here. Landingham was Saddle Bronc Riding: the big money winner at $29,630. When he entered this rodeo, he Jacobs Crawley, Boerne, TX, Texas Circuit - $25,344 was 11th in the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association World Tie-Down Roping: Standings. The money he won here counts in the world standings Matt Shiozawa, Chubbuck, ED, Wilderness Circuit - $15,541 for the first time in the 30-year history of the RNCFR. He should Bull Riding: move into the top five and will be looking good for a spot at the Tanner Learmont, Cleburne, TX, Texas Circuit - $20,090 2017 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. All-Around Cowboy: Josh Peek, Pueblo, CO, Landingham’s success came aboard a horse he was very familiar Champion Circuit: Prairie Circuit (Neb., Kan., Okla.) with, Korkow Rodeo’s Onion Ring. He had won the semifinals after receiving a reride where he scored 85.5 points on Smith Pro Rodeo’s R.D. Mercer. Then he met up with Onion Ring in the finals. Landingham had ridden the South Dakota horse to win the Headin’ South final round of the Pendleton Roundup last September with an 85.5 April 8, 2017, Sonoita, AZ score. When the judges added up their scores at the RNCFR, an Open 88.5 gave him the championship. 1D 1 Sadies Ace In The Hole, Tarryn Lee, 17.839, $331 The steer wrestling champion came from the Texas Circuit and 2 Chaco, Terry Stanford, 18.242, $251 got here by competing at rodeos close to his home in Hallsville. Jus- 3 Hez Firein Ta Fame, Tarryn Lee, 18.26, $179 tin Shaffer had the fastest time in the finals at 3.6 seconds to beat 4 Stormin Mr Bo Man, Kennedy Cook, 18.3, $134 three men who are veterans of the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. 2D 1 Squeaky, Crystal Magoffin , 18.395, $298 Shaffer nearly doubled his season earnings collecting $11,846. 2 Budweiser, Halle DeWitt, 18.435, $226 This year’s team roping champions came from the Prairie Circuit. 3 Gunner, Halle DeWitt, 18.475, $161 With Jesse Stipes from Salina, Oklahoma, heading and Buddy 4 Dalli Up Cowboy, Tarryn Lee, 18.511, $121 Hawkins from Columbus, Kansas heeling, they stopped the clock 3D 1 Brother Dave, Jeanette Hamilton, 18.863, $254 in 4.9 seconds for the win. They each won $17,342. This was the 2 O Lena Doc, Alexis McQuarie, 18.869, $192 second RNCFR title for Hawkins, but the first for Stipes.