London Gorham & Fortunes Flame Torch BBR World Finals
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MAY 1, 2018 Volume 12: Issue 18 In This Issue: • BBR World Finals Futurity, pg 25 • JJK Hot Chick Challenge, pg 29 • UT BR Assoc. Futurity, pg 31 • Pro Rodeos & World Standings, pg 39 • Southeastern Arena Youth fast horses, fast news Championships, pg 47 Published Weekly Online at www.BarrelRacingReport.com - Since 2007 London Gorham & Fortunes Flame Torch BBR World Finals By Tanya Randall Barrel racing phenom London Gorham of Cotulla, Texas, and IXARUN her new ride Fortunes Flame (“Wanda”) blazed a trail in the Jim RES EIS S T S SI 106 Norick Coliseum with a 15.080 to win the 1D Championship at the SI 97 Better Barrel Races World Finals, held April 24-29 in Oklahoma OUR THIRD DELIGHT City. TRES FORTUNES SI 97 SI 103 Her mother Amanda Lyne said the victory was more exciting SIX FORTUNES than Gorham’s American Semifinals Championship because it was MY OWN FORTUNE SI 107 instantaneous. SI 102 “It was crazy,” said Lyne, who was driving home on Monday. MAKEITONMYOWN Gorham was sound asleep in the backseat. “I told James (Barnes, FORTUNES FLAME SI 104 Gorham’s event coach) that was more exciting than the American 2011 CHESTNUT MARE Semifinals because we were watching her run and win it right then.” FLAMING JET The 10-year-old, homeschooled fourth grader and her 7-year- SI 102 old mare won $14,785 in just their fifth, sixth and seventh runs MR HG FLAME together. BLUE ROCKETTE Bred by Bobby and Nancy Mayes, Wanda is by Tres Fortunes AHSOME BLOSSOM FLAME out of Ahsome Blossom Flame, a daughter of Flaming Jet son Mr DOCS ACEY DEUCEY HG Flame that traces back to Wanda Bush’s great Dee Gees King. A NEW COOKE Wanda was trained and futuritied by the Mayes’ daughter Mitzi (now Duke). DEE COOKES DREAM Lyne had her eye on Wanda for a while for London, but when RIDER/OWNER: LOndON GORHAM; BREEDER: BObbY and NancY MAYES her good friend Samantha Palmore was needing something for her daughter Sophie because their good horses were sidelined with Vegas. He wasn’t as easy to get with as Wanda has been. He is crazy injury, she suggested they take a look. The Palmores had immediate fast. Your timing is everything with him.” success with Wanda, culminating with a 1D Championship at the Hitman, who was having “brain surgery” this week, also placed All-In Barrel Race in Las Vegas. eighth in the 1D in Barn 6 and then finished second in the 2D in Almost a year later, the shoe was on the other foot. When Lyne the championship round for total earnings of $10,043. learned that Shawnes French Bug had an injured sacroiliac and her As a stud, Hitman didn’t get a lot of “TLC” at home like Wanda. Semifinal’s Champion Frenchmans Assassin had strained a suspen- He spent a lot of time saddled and being used. sory, she purchased Wanda from the Palmores at the Diamonds & “My son ropes on him,” noted Lyne, who said all their horses Dirt Futurity. rarely see barrels at home. “He doesn’t see the barrels unless James While she had a couple of runs at youth rodeos and few float is there. Since Diamonds & Dirt, he hasn’t seen a barrel. He gets throughs under her belt, Gorham’s first big run aboard Wanda was roped on and works cattle.” at the BBR in Barn 6. At Oklahoma City, Barnes, who has served as Gorham’s tuner “Wanda had a really good run going,” said Lyne of Gorham’s run at the larger barrel races since last May, always climbed on the stud that won the 2D in the junior sidepot, “but on the third barrel, her before Gorham to keep him soft and in the right frame of mind, backend went out from underneath her and London just pulled her Lyne noted. up. We though she was going to fall with her. She was still a 15.7.” Both Mayes and Barnes have been a big part of Gorham’s recent In the qualifying round in the coliseum, Wanda finished second success. Although the horses don’t get worked at home, Lyne tries with a 15.283 to her stablemate Cashin Chicks (“Hitman”), who to have someone at the events with her to tune on the horses or posted a round winning 15.282 with Gorham. coach Gorham as needed. Another Mayes trained product, Lyne purchased Hitman (Time “She’ll listen to Mitzi and she’ll listen to James,” Lyne said. “She’s For A God x Star Dancer Victress x Panther Mountain) last July. very coachable for 10 years old. She wants to win, but she wants to “Mitzi rode him through December,” Lyne explained. “After do it right and be done. She doesn’t want to do something over and BFA, we had him sent out to Las Vegas. 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