Nellie Miller & Rafter W Minnie Reba Capture California Rodeo
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JULY 26, 2016 Volume 10: Issue 30 In this issue... • Dash N Dance Futurity, pg 16 • National High School Finals, pg 27 • MN Challenge & Futurity, pg 31 • NBHA Youth Worlds, pg 38 fast horses, fast news • NBHA Teen Worlds, pg 40 Published Weekly Online at www.BarrelRacingReport.com - Since 2007 Nellie Miller & Rafter W Minnie Reba Capture California Rodeo Championship in Salinas By Tanya Randall Former National Finals Rodeo qualifier Nellie (Williams) Miller I R ST O W N A SH has another homegrown superstar in Rafter W Minnie Reba (“Sis- A SH A am E F D D D T F SI 105 ter”). The half-sister to her 2010 NFR qualifier Rebas Smokey Joe SI 113 (“Blue Duck”) is quickly following in his hoofprints with a $12,118 SU dd EN Fam E Championship at the historic California Rodeo in Salinas. KS CA SH N Fam E SI 98 “She just worked outstanding,” said Miller, who hails from the EA SY JET northern California town of Cottonwood. “She was just solid the EA SY CH ar ETT SI 100 whole week.” SI 99 Miller and Sister got progressively faster with each run and placed MIZ DIS C O CHI C K third in all three rounds. They blew everyone out of the water in the RA FTE R W MINNIE REB A SI 91 Sunday Finals with a 15.86, the fastest run of the event by 2/10ths, 2008 BLUE RO A N Mar E to win the average. WHITE LIGHTING IKE “I was first out on the ground after the drag and she really fired,” BLUE LIGHT IKE recalled Miller. Although Sister and her great horse Blue Duck share many simi- BLUE BELLE GILL larities, including their blue roan color, but as far as how they run, ESPUELO RO A N Miller said, they’re completely different. DONN A ’S BLUE BOY “He was really free running, and her, you can push a lot harder to AZUL CHIPS MOUSE the barrels,” she said. “You always had to slow Blue Duck down.” Their personalities are bit different too, with Blue Duck being CHIP ’S RO A NIE strictly business and a little standoffish, while Sister tends to be little RI D E R /OW NE R : NELLIE MILLE R ; BR EE D E R : Sam W ILLI am S more nervous and a pest that prefers to be “all-up in your busi- ness.” While Blue Duck, now 21 and retired, is by Mr Bar Truckle, a son of Bayou Bar out of a Truly Truckle mare, Sister, 8, is by KS Cash THE RUN D O W N w/Nellie Miller N Fame, a son of Dash Ta Fame out of the Easy Jet mare Easy Rafter 2 Minnie Reba “Sister” 14.1 hands, 1,100 lbs. Charett. BIT: Sherry Cervi Gag with a twisted wire mouthpiece “The first time we bred that we bred that mare (Reba), when we Sadd LE : Larry Coats got my old horse (Blue Duck), she was only four,” said Miller. “We Sadd LE Pad : Professional’s Choice only got the one colt out of her and I went to running her in high LEG GE ar : Professional’s Choice fronts only school. So, there’s a big age gap between the two. After I started do- FEE D : Total Equine & HA Y : Alfalfa ing good on [Blue Duck], we started breeding her again.” SUPPLE M ENTS : Lubrisyn Although now barren, Reba is still alive and packing Miller’s old- ALTE R N A TIVE T HE ra PIES : Wrangler, Professional’s Choice & Total est daughter. Miller also has two more colts out of Reba, a Dashair Equine 6-year-old gelding and a 5-year-old full brother to Sister. “My dad trained her and broke her,” said Miller. “I started run- ning barrels on her pretty seriously a year ago. Our first rodeo was Miller plans on trying to make another big run. She’s currently No. last year over the Fourth of July. I took her to a circuit rodeo in 22 in the WPRA World Standings with $35,839.21 without having Folsom. I’ve been running her pretty solid for a year, but before really left the West Coast. that I had two kids, so my dad pretty much camped on her while I “I decided to enter the rest of the year and see how it goes,” was having my babies.” she said. “I think I’ll probably end up going to some rodeos in the Miller and her husband James have two little girls, ages 4 and 15 Northwest. I’m going to try to rodeo next year before my oldest months. With one year left before her oldest daughter starts school, Pro Rodeos Continued on Page 5 IN THE NEWS .......IN THE NEWS......in the news......In the News......In the News..... Burger continues to Win at Cinch Cheyenne Results So Far *Still In Progress Shootout Rodeo in Cheyenne July 23-31, 2016, Cheyenne, WY Mary Burger and her buckskin gelding are a duo that is hard to beat in any arena and that was certainly evident at Frontier Park on First round: Friday at the Cinch Shootout Rodeo. 1 Sydni Blanchard, 17.46, $6,212 The teamwork between the four-legged animal and the talented 2 Tillar Murray, 17.56, $5,324 barrel racer is something to watch and fans got to see that twice at 3 Mary Burger, 17.69, $4,437 the opening rodeo of Cheyenne Frontier Days. They were one of 4 Mary Walker, 17.70, $3,845 eight selected contestants and in the first round had the fastest run 5 Lisa Lockhart, 17.71, $2,662 of the day at 17.047 seconds. 5 Kelly Tovar, 17.71, $2,662 The top three advanced to the final round where she and Mo 7 Jana Griemsman, 17.73, $1,775 again dominated with a 17.114 second run. That was good for a 8 Kelly Yates, 17.74, $1,183 $10,000 cash prize. Burger is quick to give credit to her horse that 9 Jane Melby, 17.78, $739 she got when he was a two-year-old. While Mo be the reason that 9 Megan Swint, 17.78, $739 she is doing so well, he is only part of the equation. Burger trained the horse and brought him along to the point that Second round leaders: he could take the grueling road and different ground conditions 1 Jana Bean, 17.16 and arena set ups found at rodeos. He is now seven years old, just 2 Kathy Korell-Rach, 17.29 a short 60 years younger than his jockey. They are dominating the 3 Tyra Kane, 17.46 Women’s Professional Rodeo Association and are favorites to earn a 4 Kelly Kennedy-Joseph, 17.60 world championship in December. 4 Romany Gordon, 17.60 Finals 5 Sara Rose McDonald, 17.64 1 Mary Burger, 17.114, $10,000 6 Jeni Cerise, 17.66 2 Mackenzie Scott, 17.254, $3,000 6 Sharon Harrell, 17.66 3 Kristi Steffes, 17.443, $2,000 8 Molly Childers, 17.72 Long Go 8 Lisa Lockhart, 17.72 1 Mary Burger, 17.047 2 Kristi Steffes, 17.339 Average leaders on two: 3 Mackenzie Scott, 17.390 1 Jana Bean, 35.39 4 Meghan Johnson, 17.821 2 Lisa Lockhart, 35.43 5 Christy Loflin-Hefley, 18.631 3 Tyra Kane, 35.57 6 Mary Walker, Ennis, Texas, 22.309 4 Kathy Korell-Rach, 35.58 7 Kim Schulze, Elbert, Colo., 22.471 5 Kelly Kennedy-Joseph 8 Jessica Dunbar, Del Rio, Texas, NT 5 Cayla Melby, 35.61 7 Sara Rose McDonald, 35.62 Wrangler Network to Live Stream Cheyenne 8 Jane Melby, 35.67 The Wrangler Network will stream live coverage of the Cheyenne (Wyo.) 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Barrel Racing Report July 26, 2016 Page 2 Barrel Racing Report July 26, 2016 Page 3 Barrel Racing Report July 26, 2016 Page 4 Pro Rodeos Continued From Page 1 starts school because I thought it would 7 Jayme Robison, 16.46, $481 be more difficult after she starts.” 2016 WO R L D ST A N D INGS 7 Sammi Bessert, 16.46, $481 As of July 25, 2016 - Courtesy of www.wpra.com 10 Marcia Fuller, 16.47, $222 California Rodeo Salinas 1 Mary Burger $179,575.68 43 Third round: July 21-24, 2016, Salinas, CA 2 Ivy Conrado $91,544.32 38 1 Eyesa So Famous, Layna Kight, 16.10, $2,330 Average on four: 3 Mary Walker $91,003.16 42 08 sor.