With Sharin Hall Bulleva Diamonds and Dirt Jubilee Slot Race 2011 So Rr E L Ma R E , 14.3 H a N D S , 1,000 L Bs
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MARCH 17, 2015 Volume 9: Issue 11 In this issue... • Diamonds & Dirt pg 5 • Barrel Bash, pg 22 • Margie Worley Memorial, pg 25 • Lucky Shamrock Race, pg 26 • Pro Rodeos & World Standings, pg 28 fast horses, fast news • 24th Annual Dixie Classic, pg 33 Published Weekly Online at www.BarrelRacingReport.com - Since 2007 Sharin Hall & Bulleva Win $115,000 in the Diamond Jubilee Slot Race at Diamonds & Dirt By Tanya Randall You can’t deny Sharin Hall $100,000 twice in the same month. AI S E OU R LA ss PECIAL ff O RT R Y G After running for $100,000 and possible share of $1 million at the S E T B World’s Richest One-Day Rodeo—RFD-TV’s The American, the S I 104 veteran trainer from Madill, Okla., would not be denied a second GO Eff O RTLE ss LY time as she guided the 4-year-old mare Bulleva to a $115,000 victory BULLY BULLION S I 98 S I 104 in the $315,000 Diamond Jubilee Slot Race at the Diamonds & Dirt BOND Iss UE Barrel Horse Classic. MA R Y POPPIN S S I 95 “I don’t know if its years of experience or what,” she chuckled, S I 95 “but I really just focused on what I needed to do. My main focus RAZA was to just ride her correct and get her up in the hole, and just be BULLEVA S I 95 smooth and clean. I didn’t allow the surroundings to affect me, and 2011 SO rr EL FILLY it worked. It’s a mental game. It really is. Your subconscious will LEIN S TE R HOU S E take over on your physical, and that’s what I relied on.” T B LANE S LEIN S TE R Hall’s partner on the horse, Brad Oesch, a Houston lawyer, was S I 101 on hand to see his “first horse” win the richest slot race ever held, LANE S STA R MI ss thanks to the expansion to 70 entries from 50. The two met at the ONE HOT LANE most unlikely of places—a convention for skin care products that SPA R KLING NATIVE Hall sells. HOT ROD SPA R KLE T B “I met Brad in October at a Nerium convention in Long Beach, S I 98 Calif.,” she said. “He’s was intrigued by what I did and was inter- HOT ROD SIS ested in partnering on a horse. I said, ‘well, let’s partner on a 3-year- old,’ and I found Bulleva.” RIDE R : SH A R IN HALL ; OWNE R : SH A R IN HALL & BR AD OE S C H ; BR EEDE R : T IANY SC H U S TE R The two purchased Bulleva from Becky and Charles Temkovits and their daughter Carrie Thompson, who trained the mare, after “She’s only 14.3,” said Hall, “but she’s long strided…and gritty and the BFA Juvenile Futurity. Hall was instantly drawn to the daughter stands right up on top of the ground.” of Bully Bullion—one of Hall’s favorite lines, “I love them. I’m From Arizona, they went on to place at the LG Pro Classic Slot just partial to them. They fit me. I tolerate them,” she noted. The Race, the Young Guns Futurity at the Patriot and Lucky Dog Futu- late Bully Bullion only has only two crops that haven’t yet reached rity, the weekend before Diamonds & Dirt. futurity age, so Hall’s eager to get her hands on one when she can. “She’s been doing really good,” said Hall, who will next run Bul- Bulleva is out of the proven barrel horse producer One Hot leva at the Jackson Hall Memorial, a futurity she produces in honor Lane, by Lanes Leinster. Bred by fellow barrel racer Tiany Shuster, of her father. “She’s won about $126,000 to date (prior to her third- Bulleva is a half-sister to barrel racing money earners Whateva, by place finish in the Schiller Ranch Futurity, worth another $13,608).” Dash Ta Fame, and Foreva, by Reds Western Native. All totaled, Bulleva won $128,608 at Diamonds & Dirt. “For me to find her and for Carrie to sell her to me, I just feel so The duo clocked the fastest time of any futurity horse at the Dia- blessed,” said Hall. “She’s happy that I’m doing good on her.” monds & Dirt, a 15.806 to win the slot race. Futurity Champion’s Hall made her first futurity runs on Bulleva in Arizona. Ashley Schafer and KR Last Fling got dibs on the famed Fast-Time “She really didn’t know how to run. Arizona was probably the Rolex for their 15.809 in the first go of the Futurity. hardest place to get with one, but she really did advance and get For Hall, the past few weeks between the American and Diamonds faster every weekend. I hit a couple of barrels, but I think we got & Dirt have been somewhat surreal, but she sees her recent success everything figured out. She’s a good fit.” she said. as proof of positive thinking. Hall said she’s been pleasantly surprised with Bulleva’s speed. “I’ve had a rough year and half,” she admitted. “I really feel like Diamond Jubilee Slot Continued on Page 4 IN THE NEWS .......IN THE NEWS......in the news......In the News......In the News..... Rodeo Austin Introduces Ride For World Records Set at Houston Livestock Show It was another record-setting year at the Junior Market Lamb and the Brand Cowboy Tournament Goat Auction, March 14, as buyers supported the future of Texas. Rodeo Austin is excited to unveil a new ProRodeo format at the “Education is the product we are selling,” Lamb & Goat Auction 2015 Fair and Rodeo. Contestants will compete in the form of a Committee Chairman Matt Fuqua said. tournament bracket, called Ride for the The Grand Champion Junior Market Lamb was purchased for a Brand Cowboy Tournament™ and $500,000 in prize money. world record $260,000 by the Hildebrand family, in honor of Jimmy The Qualifying Rounds will take place March 14-23, 2015 and Hildebrand. Third generation Lamb & Goat Auction Committee will spotlight 8 contestants each night in the bareback riding, saddle member, Brittany Hildebrand, said it was a big day for her family. bronc riding, tie-down roping, team roping, steer wrestling, barrel “We are honored to help Kolton with his future and we wish him racing and bull riding events. A total of $252,000 will be split the best,” she said. between these 10 rounds. The top 4 athletes in each round will The Grand Champion Junior Market Lamb was exhibited by Kol- advance on to the Playoff Rounds. ton Neuse, 15, of New Braunfels, Texas. Kolton has been showing As the tournament continues, fans have a chance to anticipate at the Houston Livestock Show™ for the past eight years and said scores, fill in the bracket and predict final winners in all seven rodeo he is grateful for all of his experiences along the way. events. Buyer turned committee member Archie Thompson and his The Playoff Rounds will take place March 24-27, 2015. Each wife Pam were part of the group that purchased the Reserve night, ten athletes compete per event for a total of $120,000. The Grand Champion Junior Market Lamb for another world record of top two athletes in each round will advance on to the Final Round. $145,000. For the past 20 years, Thompson has attended the Lamb The Final Round will host the top 8 athletes from each event, and Goat Auction and said he looks forward to returning next year. paying out a total of $160,000. The first-place winner of each event “Over the past two decades I’ve seen a lot of great kids come will receive a Rodeo Austin branding iron and the title of Cham- across the stage,” Thompson said. pion. The Reserve Grand Champion Junior Market Lamb buyers in- “We are excited to showcase this new and innovative approach cluded Skip Avara, Mary and Ken Hucherson, Melton Electric, and to rodeo,” said Bucky Lamb, Chief Executive Officer of Rodeo the Thompsons. Austin. “Rodeo fans and athletes alike will relate to the March Mad- Sierra Martin, 18, of Mason, Texas, exhibited the Reserve Grand ness aspect of Ride for the Brand Cowboy Tournament, making the Champion Junior Market Lamb. Sierra said that while showing live- sport easy to understand for all. stock is rewarding, what she enjoys most is making memories with Come see Ride for the Brand Cowboy Tournament in action her family at livestock shows. from March 14-28, 2015. The Grand Champion Junior Market Goat was purchased for a world record of $170,000 by Timothy Bedore; Michelle Iverson Qualifying Round 1 Jeffery of Putteman Schark and Associates; KCEF Foundation; 1 Carley Richardson, 15.29, $1,409 Pamela Logsdon, CPA; and Alan and Mary Lee Stigall. 2 Sabrina Ketcham, 15.46, $705 “We do this for the state of Texas to have our youth carry on 3 Sammi Bessert, 15.54, $471 what we are doing,” Alan Stigall said. “Work hard, find your dream 4 C.J. Vondette, 15.55, $376 and go get it.” Qualifying Round 2 The Grand Champion Junior Market Goat was exhibited by 1 Michele McLeod, 15.40, $1,409 Heather Shaw, 16, of Mason, Texas. Heather, a junior, hopes to at- 2 Alexa Lake, 15.42, $705 tend Texas Tech University and study agricultural communications.