Cheyenne Allan & RS Mollys Honor Tame the Green Mile at Pendleton
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SEPTEMBER 18, 2018 Volume 12: Issue 38 In This Issue: • JJK Finals, pg 9 • Barrel Bash, pg 13 • Roper Rally, Belle pg 17 • RHR Race for the Trailer, pg. 24 fast horses, fast news • Revolution Barrel Race, pg 28 Published Weekly Online at www.BarrelRacingReport.com - Since 2007 Cheyenne Allan & RS Mollys Honor Tame The Green Mile at Pendleton Roundup By Tanya Randall “It’s a shocker to us. We’re still in a daze!” said 2018 Pendleton ET ECK Roundup Barrel Racing Champion Cheyenne Allan of Mabton, ET F ONOR J D J O H SI 100 Washington. “It was an experience like no other. The harder you SI 102 work for something and then succeed—the payoff is just more. QUINCY LIZ Pendleton is pretty amazing. It’s unique. The obstacles are different IN HONOR OF LEO SI 100 than a normal rodeo, and I think that’s what makes Pendleton. It’s HYGRO LEO the history, the grass, the dirt, the people; it’s everything. SUE HY LEO SI 95 Allan and her homebred mare RS Mollys Honor took home $10,888 from the $37,500-added historic rodeo in Oregon. SUE’S PAYDAY “I’ve been working at it so very hard for so many years,” she said. RS MOLLYS HONOR “I thought ‘Oh well. Let’s go at it another year!’” 2005 SORREL MARE Allan originally thought she would run Streaking Honor Kid STREAKIN SIX (“Good One”), who carried Teri Bangart to nearly $30,000 at the SI 104 past three Pendleton Roundups. But, with Bangart so close to mak- KIDDIN N STREAKIN ing her first National Finals Rodeo, Allan agreed to let her run the SI 99 KID’S RIB gelding again, opting instead for his full sister RS Mollys Honor. MOLLY BIANKUS SI 101 Both horses were bred by Allan and her husband Randy under BIANKUS their Diamond Slash Ranch banner. They are by In Honor Of Leo, DURANNIE BIANKUS a son of the all-time great barrel horse sire Jet Of Honor, out of Molly Biankus, a daughter of noted Canadian barrel horse sire Kid- SING HIGH din N Streakin out of a Biankus daughter. RIDER: CHEYENNE ALLAN; OWNER: RANDY & CHEYENNE ALLAN; BREEDER: R. ALLAN OR STEVE ISAAC “I did some trading with a guy from Alberta,” said Randy Allan, who started raising horses 40 years ago. Today, he and Cheyenne, horses. Allan and Molly finished second in the first round with a still have 100 head horses with 50 broodmares that are heavily influ- 28.76 and turned in another second-place finish in the short go in enced by the Jet Of Honor line. “I traded some geldings and I got spite of a loose saddle. this filly (Molly Biankus). She was maybe 2 or 3 when I got her.” “You would think when you get as old as me, you would have While Randy won’t price any of Molly Biankus’ babies anymore, things like that covered,” she chuckled. “The irony is when I he did say that Good One is the only one for sale. stepped off Molly to tighten her up, Teri said, ‘Oh would you check “Good One is a year older than Molly,” noted Cheyenne Allan. Good One too. “I tightened him up another two notches and said, “Both have a lot of get-up-and-go and a lot of heart and try.” ‘It’s better to be safe than sorry!’ I thought we’re set and ready to With Bangart trying to make the NFR, Allan set to get the horses go. When I went around that first barrel I thought, ‘Holy Toledo! ready for the big run on what the barrel racers have dubbed “The We’re not tight enough!’” Green Mile.” All the way across the grass, Allan was twisting in the saddle try- “I took both Good One and Molly and started doing my Pend- ing to bring it back to the center of her horse. leton routine, which is a 10-mile hike, or trot up five miles to an “We got around the second barrel and thought, ‘Okay, we’re back artesian spring. The last 500 yards or so are straight up, and I lope in the center of the horse, so we’re good to go,’” she said. “On the that. I’ll make the trip up to the spring about four times before way home, I feel the saddle wanting to move and I thought just stay Pendleton,” she explained. in the center! What A Ride!” Allan spent the rest of the week doing 30 minutes of long-trot- Allan credits the dropped rigging on her custom Blake West ting on the flat and a little arena work. Saddle for keeping her in the middle in spite of loose cinch. The hard work paid off handsomely with two extremely fit Pro Rodeos Continued on Page 4 IN THE NEWS.......IN THE NEWS......in the news......In the News......In the News..... In early May, WCRA announced the $6 million major events, an Blue Collar Breeders Incentive innovative virtual qualification app and world ranking system for The Blue Collar Breeders Incentive is a newly started non-profit athletes to qualify for high-payout rodeos, and other growth initia- breeders incentive focused on 100% payback to owners and breed- tives for the industry. ers in a transparent manner. The incentive will feature 40 sires, with each sire putting up $5,000 per year that is put directly towards the event payout. Open Box Rafter Ranch Sale Report There will be no foal nomination fees to enroll your foal. 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