Macee Mcallister & Family-Bred TW Lane Ta Fame Earn NHSFR
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July 23, 2019 Volume 13: Issue 30 In This Issue: • FAB Classic Tour, pg 11 • 5 State Breeders, pg 16 • Equi-Stat Futurity Standings, pg 27 • Elite Youth Extravaganza & Summer Sizzle, pg 29 • Pro Rodeos, World Standings & Rookie Standings, pg 33 Published Weekly, online at www.BarrelRacingReport.com - Since 2007 Macee McAllister & Family-Bred TW Lane Ta Fame Earn NHSFR Championship By Tanya Randall Macee McAllister of St. George, Utah, made the most of her Dash For Cash first trip to the National High School Finals Rodeo, held July 14- First Down Dash SI 114 20 in Rock Springs, Wyoming, with a barrel racing championship SI 105 First Prize Rose aboard her family’s homebred mare, TW Lane Ta Fame (“Lainey”). Dash Ta Fame SI 99 “It’s just so crazy,” said in the incoming high school senior. “I SI 113 still can’t believe it! It’s honestly shocking! You always go in hoping, Tiny’s Gay Sudden Fame SI 106 but it’s cool when you actually do it.” SI 98 McAllister and Lainey placed third in each round with runs of Bar Dearie 17.474 and 17.364, respectively. SI 90 “I was up Monday morning for my first run,” she explained. “I TW Lane Ta Fame don’t get very nervous. I wasn’t nervous for that run. I just wanted si 83, 2005 Sorrel Mare to go out and make a good run. She actually stumbled a little on the Leinster House second barrel. She pulled the reins out of my hand but I was able to Lanes Leinster TB grab them really quick and keep her going. She turned it perfect still. SI 101 Lanes Star Miss It was a little scary. Lois Lane DJ “My second run on Friday night I was the most scared for prob- SI 96 ably. I was like, ‘I really want to make it to the short go. That’s all I Sir Cashanova really wanted to do. I was really nervous for that run. She still ran Cash Em Baby SI 100 SI 108 perfectly.” Smoke Em Baby McAllister headed to the short round in second behind Shaw SI 106 Nelson of Hartford, South Dakota. Rider/Owner: Macee McAllister; Breeder: Tom Anderson “I was second barely in the average,” she noted. “It was all really tight.” wracking. Running to the third, I was like, ‘Just don’t hit the third.’ I She and Lainey were 18th out in the short round and she tried don’t know if I could go through that again. It worked out. It’s just her best not to listen to anyone’s time. a fairy tale. That’s an amazing horse. It’s all pretty amazing.” “I wasn’t really even nervous for the short go, which was weird,” The neatest part, he said, was having the horse raised and trained said McAllister. “I just wanted to go out and make a good run. I by family. was really excited to run. The girl that was in front of me made a Lainey, 13, is by all-time leading barrel horse sire Dash Ta Fame nice run and they announced that she was first, then I got a little out of the Lane Leinster mare Lois Lane DJ. nervous. I just went in and held my breath and kicked as hard as I This is the second straight year for a Utah cowgirl to ride a Dash could. It worked for me, so I was happy.” Ta Fame to the high school national championship. Amanda Butler The nervous ones were her father Jade and grandmother Wanda won it last year on TS Snapn Ta Fame. Anderson, who raised and trained Lainey. McAllister, along with Butler, were amongst the five barrel rac- “Everyone was so much more nervous than I was,” laughed McAl- ers from the Beehive State in the short go at the NHSFR. Lindsey lister, who also competes in breakaway roping, team roping and Peterson of Ogden, Kamryn Carlse of Neola and Hayden Madsen pole bending. of Honeyville also made the short. Her father and grandmother had been in a similar situation before “Utah is crazy tough, barrel especially,” said McAllister, who with McAllister’s older sister McKenna, who also rode Lainey. struggled with her other horses until it was her turn to ride Lainey “Her older sister won state two times and had a chance at Gil- after her sister graduated. lette,” recalled Jade McAllister. “She came back third or fourth and Her father concurred, “The horsepower is unreal.” hit a barrel to win it or win second that year. This was a little nerve National High School Finals Rodeo Continued on Page 5 IN THE NEWS.......IN THE NEWS......in the news......In the News......In the News..... Rider Butch Kirby one time in conversation. “He was like a father to all of us. Cowboys Team Camarillo Western Classic used to go to Forest Lane in Dallas to see Dr. J. Pat so they could get fixed up. When he It was “Fun and Fast Times” July 12 thru the 14th at the 28th Annual Team Camarillo fixed cowboys and we won, he won also.” Western Classic held at the beautiful Rolling Hills Equestrian Center in Corning, CA. The And, Evans loved treating cowboys. three go round race for over 60K in cash and awards was run on a standard pattern. “The cowboys are the toughest guys on the planet,” Evans said through Dee Chamb- Each round paid equal money in each division less, a family friend prior to his passing. rewarding riders and horses for consistent performance. The last round ran slowest to The reach of Evans’ influence in sports medicine is far and wide, and especially on Dr. fastest making for an exciting run at the fantastic average awards! This year’s Classic Tandy Freeman, the Medical Director of the Justin Sportsmedicine team. final round was one of the most exciting in history as we watched the last ten contes- “To begin with, he (J. Pat) was one of my mentors,” Freeman said. “He is one of the tants come in with fast and very consistent runs! people who has had a profound impact on my life. I wouldn’t be where I am, doing Myrtle Point, Oregon Cowgirl, Olivia Train made the trip to Corning with two horses what I’m doing, if it hadn’t been for J. Pat. When I first met Dr. Evans, I was a resident in hopes of repeating her Grand Championship status from last year! She is currently in training, I hadn’t decided what I wanted to do. I was doing an orthopedic surgery leading the WPRA Rookie for the Columbia River Circuit. Olivia and Ought to Streak residency, but I hadn’t decided what area I wanted to focus my attention on whether it clocked a smoking 17.767, 17.458 and a 17.501 to win the average! Her second round was going to be sports medicine, double-joint replacement or something else. time of 17.458 held as the fast time of the weekend and landed her The Pursuit of “The thing about J. Pat that was the most influential on me was witnessing the Excellence Award which is a Rambo Blanket sponsored by Horseware Ireland. Dental relationships he had with his patients. How he talked to them and took care of them. It Hygienist by trade, a horse trainer and Pro Rodeo Cowgirl by choice, Olivia col- was a really personal form of medicine, nowadays it would be considered old-fashion. lected $3181 In checks and a custom Reinsman Team Camarillo saddle, breast collar, He helped me determine how I wanted to go about dealing with patients and taking Equithrive and MVP Products, and Ice Vibe Boots from Horseware Ireland. Olivia also care of patients.” was Reserve Champion in the 2D on her second horse Desparado winning a Reserve In addition to rodeo athletes, Evans was one of the team doctors for the Dallas Champion Montana Silversmiths Buckle and monogrammed Horseware Ireland Team Cowboys from 1970-89, and a team doctor for the Dallas Mavericks from 1980-92. vest. Former Classic Champion Jandee Smart On Bully’s High Society clocked 17.99, Evans also was responsible for suggesting and promoting the development of the 17.706 and her Fast Time of 17.472 putting the pressure on Train in the final round! Tom Landry Sports Medicine and Research Center, which opened in 1990 in Dallas. Congratulations to 2D Champion Mary Scott from Red Bluff, California riding One Even today, it is one of the best sports medicine facilities in the world. Smart Bullion. In her 17th trip to the Camarillo Western Classic, Mary won a Team “He had a lot of famous athletes that he took care of and was friends with,” Freeman Camarillo Reinsman saddle, MVP and Equithrive products along with a Laser from our said. “With the (Dallas) Cowboys there are guys he took care of who were arguably newest sponsor Spectra Laser. among the best ever that played the game and yet, he cared for the broken down, Long time supporter of the Camarillo Classic, Debbie Rossi from Saied Valley, Cali- weekend circuit cowboys just the same as he would for a guy who was a hall of famer fornia, riding Clint Cajun Walker won the 3D Reinsman trophy saddle, breast collar and in the NFL. To him, there was no difference in terms of the attention that they got and supply of MVP and Equithrive products. the care they needed.” 12 year old Junior Rider, Addison Miller on her new horse 17 year old Sheldon, won Evans is believed to be one of the first people in Dallas to develop a sports medicine the Reinsman 4D saddle, breast collar, MVP and Equithrive products as well as the Ka- practice.