Beam's Perks Advantage Claims AQHA's Sr World Title
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NOVEMBER 6, 2012 Volume 7 : Issue 44 In this issue... • Columbia River Finals, pg 13 • Pro Results & Standings, pg 15 • Southeastern Circuit Finals, pg 16 • Barrel Bash, pg 18 • NBHA World Show, pg 20 ffastast hhorses,orses, ffastast nnewsews • CFR Preview, pg. 26 Published Weekly Online at www.BarrelRacingReport.com - Since 2007 Beam’s Perks Advantage Claims AQHA’s Sr World Title By Tanya Randall In May 2010, Janna Beam was riding high on her black gelding Dash For Cash Perks Advantage (“Willy”). She was sitting ninth in the WPRA Dash For Perks si 114 World Standings with more than $30,000 in bank when she discov- si 93 Perks ered a puffy spot on Willy’s right hind leg. Perks Master si 87 “The end of May, he tore a right rear high suspensory,” said the si 84 Hallsville, Texas, barrel racer and trainer. “A back leg is worse than a Mr Master Bug front leg, so they were skeptical whether he would come back.” Masters Lady Jet si 110 si 101 Even though he had just won the last three rodeos she had Go Jet Priest entered, Willy was done for the year and then some. Her vet, Dr. si 96 Nelson Lewis of Red River Equine in Vinton, La., did two rounds Perks Advantage of platelet rich plasma (PRP) and told her to give the gelding time. 2002 Black Gelding “Dr. Lewis said to treat him and give him time and a little extra, Skips Vantage and that’s the best chance you have,” said Beam, who returned Willy Silent Advantage to work in the fall of 2011, nearly a year and half after the diagno- sis. “I walked him for three weeks and trotted him for two weeks. Exquisite Ms I just worked him up really slow. I made my fi rst run in December First Advantage and he won the barrel race. The fi rst big barrel race I took him to Sonny Go Te was the Quarter horse show in Fort Worth. He won it and that’s Mito Baby Dollie how I qualifi ed for the World Show.” si 80 In Oklahoma City, Willy turned in second-place runs in both the SR the First Lady preliminaries and fi nals of the senior barrels to claim the AQHA Rider/Owner: Janna Beam; Breeder: Mia M Guilbeau World Championship with an aggregate of 33.813, worth $5,800.74. “I was proud of him,” she said. “He worked really good and Beam placed on him at the 2007 BFA $uper$takes. stayed really honest, which he usually does. He was smooth and his “He raised two of the horses in the top 10 at the World Show, turns were really snappy. His turns were quick, he ran hard and he and my mom started both of them,” noted Beam. “I thought that handled the ground.” was pretty cool. I’ve been able to ride both of them and they’re a lot Beam said the ground was good, but it felt a touch deep in the alike. My mom’s pretty happy about that too.” preliminaries, noting that Willy struggled a little fi ring away from Mindful of Willy’s past injury, Beam doesn’t think she’ll hit the the fi rst barrel. She wasn’t complaining though because she had the rodeo trail with Willy again. second fastest run. “I don’t think that’s the direction I need to go with him,” said Another concern was the long, downhill alley. Beam, who also has futurity colts to keep her closer to home. “I’m “Sometimes Willy can get a little ratty in the alleyway and want to probably just going to go to the bigger barrel races and keep him take off too soon,” said Beam. She was concerned that too quick a on better ground, and not have to put him in the trailer for 1,000s start would mess up their fi rst barrel. “That was a big concern so I of miles. The trailer is what cripples them. He’s too good of a horse wasn’t even worried about how he would work; I just wanted him to to cripple again. He’s going to give you 100 percent every time, and wait on me in the alley, and he was perfect.” it took a long time to get him well.” Willy’s been perfect for Beam since she fi rst started riding him as a 3-year-old. His breeder Tony Guilbeau of Golden Meadows, La., AQHA World Show - Senior Barrels had sent the 2002 son of Perks Master out of First Advantage, by November 2-17, 2012 Oklahoma City, OK Silent Advantage, to Beam’s mother, Paula Owens, to train. Beam Senior Average bought him in late 2005. 1 Perks Advantage, Janna Beam, 33.813, $5,800.74 Much a surprise to Beam, Guilbeau was on hand to see Willy bl. g. Perks Master-First Advantage win the World. The third-place fi nisher in the senior barrels, Cajun 2 BB Frenchgirl, Taylor Langdon, 33.826, $4,640.60 Perks On Fire, ridden by Michelle McLeod, was bred and is owned bay m. PC Frenchman-Miss Shanaar by Guilbeau. Incidentally, Owens started Cajun Perks On Fire and 3 Cajun Perks On Fire, Michele McLeod, Tony Guilbeau, 34.119, AQHA World Show Continued on Page 3 IN THE NEWS.......IN THE NEWS......in the news......In the News......In the News..... • 3rd $7,500 Firewater Fiesta Sells • 4th $5,000 • 5th $2,500 The two-time AQHA-PRCA Horse of the Year moves to Brazil. Slot Purchase: Two-time AQHA-Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association 1st Payment $500 Postmark Deadline December 1, 2012 Horse of the Year Firewater Fiesta has been sold to a Brazilian 2nd Payment $500 Postmark Deadline January 1, 2013 partnership, announced longtime owner and rider, Kelly Yates of 3rd Payment $500 Postmark Deadline February 1, 2013 Pueblo, Colorado. 4th Payment $500 Postmark Deadline March 1, 2013 To read the entire story go to http://www.aqha.com/Showing/ 5th Payment $500 Postmark Deadline April 1, 2013 News-Articles/11062012-Firewater-Fiesta-Sells.aspx For more info call Robin Hofmann (405) 615-4998. By Christine Hamilton for the American Quarter Horse Journal Extreme Mustang Makeover Barrel Slot Race One Dashing Eagle Completes Historic Season San Gregorio Racing Stables and Gustavo and Jose De La Torre’s For the fi rst time in history, the Extreme Mustang Makeover will One Dashing Eagle completed one of the greatest campaigns in be a Barrel Slot Race held in conjunction with the BBR, LLC, Ok- Quarter Horse racing history with an emphatic wire to wire victory Tx Regionals at the Diamond W Arena in Alvarado, Texas Novem- in the $1,118,000 Golden State Million Futurity on Sunday at Los ber 16-18, 2012. Alamitos Race Course. Trainers entering this competition will have a go at approximately Ridden by Ramon Sanchez, One Dashing Eagle became the fi rst $20,000 in prize money when they compete in Mustang Maneuvers Quarter Horse to ever win three races featuring million dollar purs- Class, a judged exhibition/training run, and a timed barrel race! All es. The colt by One Famous Eagle earned $450,660 for the win to competing Mustangs will be available for adoption by the public take his earnings to an all-time single season record of $2,079,065. on Sunday, November 18. For more info visit www. http://www. He is the fi rst Quarter Horse to earn $2 million in a single season extrememustangmakeover.com/ and his 2012 earnings topped the previous all-time single season mark set by World Champion Stolis Winner of $1,820,437. BBR World Finals Slot Race One Dashing Eagle won the Golden State Million with ease It’s that time of year once again! The 2nd Annual BBR World and in stakes record time. The Allred Brothers-bred phenomenon Finals Slot Race Time! crossed the wire 2 ¼ lengths ahead of Estate of Kim Kessinger’s • Limit 20 head Seperate Interest to add the Golden State Million to his collec- • Slot race is open to horses four (4) years old and under (foals of tion of million dollar victories. His winning time of :19.242 broke 2009 or after) who have never competed for money, points or prizes the previous 400-yard stakes record of :19.30 set by Tres Passes in barrel racing prior to December 1, 2012. is 2008. Previously, One Dashing Eagle won the $1,041,000 Ed • Limit 1 slot per Owner Burke Million Futurity on June 24 and the $2,400,000 All American • Limit 1 horse per Rider Futurity on September 3. The sorrel colt is the leading contender • $2,500 Entry Fee / 90% Payback to be named champion 2-year-old and champion 2-year-old colt • Owners and Riders must be current BBR Members and fi gures to be in the conversation to be named world champion • ALL Slot horses must also be entered in the Formula 707 BBR sprinter. Barrel Futurity Earlier this week, One Dashing Eagle hit the track on Wednesday • Horses and riders to be named by April 1 (to coincide with close morning to prepare for the Golden State Million. If it was up to the of futurity books) colt, the race could have been held that morning. That’s how ready • Horse substitutions allowed thru April 15 with $50 substitution he was to run according to De La Torre. fee (to coincide with futurity rules). Absolutely no horse substitu- “We took him out because he couldn’t wait another day to go out tions for any reason after 9pm April 15.