JUNE 13, 2017 Volume 11: Issue 32 In this issue... • Dash For Dollars Futurity, pg 13 • The American Qualifier #5, pg 24 • Pro Rodeos & World Standings, pg 25 fast horses, fast news • Great Lakes National NBHA, pg 33 Published Weekly Online at www.BarrelRacingReport.com - Since 2007 A Championship Title for Kelly Gerber and DHR Whatta Money Man at Bonus Race Finals By Tanya Randall Kelly Gerber and DHR Whatta Money Man (“Dinero”) claimed ASH OR ASH the a $6,112 1D Championship at the Bonus Race Finals, held June ASH OR ERKS D F C D F P SI 114 8-11 at the Lancaster Events Center in Lincoln, Neb. SI 93 “We’ve been reserve or third at so many big races, but we’ve PERKS finally got our big title,” said Gerber. The duo from Fairbury, Ill., OH WHATTA BOY SI 87 SI 86 were also second at last year’s Bonus Race Finals. DISCO JERRY On their first run on Saturday, Gerber and Dinero turned in a OH WHAT A ROSE TB 16.183, which ended up placing eighth for an additional $2,401. “I didn’t run in the Open, so I could focus on the Bonus,” noted FIRST A ROSE Gerber. “My first run, he blew off the third, so my goal on Sunday DHR WHATTA MONEY MAN SI 101 was to improve that barrel. On Sunday, he crowded the first and I 2006 BAY GELDING had to hold him off of it and I thought there was no way he could BENNIES BIG RED recover from that. His second and third were really tight, really nice. SI 99 I watched the clock all the way off the third barrel. I was shocked at ON THE MONEY RED SI 103 the time.” DOLLY PRIEST Their 16.064 had to withstand 100 more runners. After loading ME AND RED MONEY her trailer for the nine-hour trip home, Gerber returned to watch RENE DEPOT the last 20 runs. RENE N ME TB “I’ve been beat before by the last two or three horses,” she admit- SI 96 ted. “I thought if I ended up in the top five, I’d be happy because ME N’ HODGE he did so well.” SI 95 RIDER/OWNER: KELLY GERBER; BREEDER: DELVIN & SHERYL BUHR Bred by Delvin and Sheryl Buhr, Dinero is by Oh Whatta Boy out of the On The Money Red mare Me And Red Money. The 11-year-old gelding was purchased from the Buhrs by Wayne Rule at the 2008 BFA Sale. THE RUNDOWN w/Kelly Gerber Gerber’s father Russ Ficklin had started the gelding on the pat- DHR Whatta Money Man “Dinero” 15.3 hands tern. When Gerber stepped on him in the summer of his third year, BIT: Carol Goostree Simplicity with a twisted-wire mouth- she knew she had to have him. piece “I realized real quick that he had a lot of potential,” she said. “I SADDLE: Bob Marshall Sports Saddle knew I wanted to buy him and I finally got him bought in January SADDLE PAD: 5-Star of his 5-year-old year.” LEG GEAR: Classic Equine & polo wraps As a futurity horse, Dinero mostly ran at the larger 4D races, but FEED: Purina Strategy finished the year as a BFA World Championship Futurity Finalist HAY: Alfalfa and earned Gerber—then Ficklin—the Future Fortunes Rookie SUPPLEMENTS: MVP Exceed 6-Way, Equi-Bone & Healthy Coat Championship for first-time BFA contestants riding a Future For- ALTERNATIVE THERAPIES: Regular chiropractic care, PHT magnet- tunes horse. ic blanket with Sore No More liniment and ice boots after Since then, a lot has happened in Gerber’s life—“I got married, runs. moved, had a baby, changed jobs,” explained Gerber, who was a SPONSORS: Med-Vet Pharmaceuticals speech therapist for 12 years before getting her real estate license after the birth of her daughter 3-year-old daughter, Josey. “He got spent a year recovering from the injury. big chunks of time off, but he continued to go and place.” “For a while, I didn’t know if I would get to run him again,” she In late 2014, Dinero suffered a stress fracture in his hock and recalled. “Then, I was scared he’s never going to be at the level he Bonus Finals Continued on Page 5 IN THE NEWS.......IN THE NEWS......in the news......In the News......In the News..... CFour Darkpatchpatsy Up for FF Triple Crown the horse in different types of competition, such as racing and showing, while minimizing or eliminating performance-enhancing CFour Darkpatchpatsy is the winner of the first 2 legs of the properties of medication compounds has been a challenge in the Future Fortunes Trifecta. This horse is 15 seconds away from win- equine industry. ning the Trifecta if it were to win the Fortunes Round in Oklahoma Lasix has been endorsed by several equine groups and the Ameri- City in December. The owner on this horse is Robin Weaver, the can Association of Equine Practitioners to lessen the occurrence of breeder is Patricia Sue Alexander, the sire is Darkelly and the rider is EIPH in racehorses. Consistent with such groups, AQHA opposed Brandon Cullins. the latest version of the newly introduced Horseracing Integrity Act of 2017, which would eliminate all race-day medications, including NFR Qualifier, Sheza Smooth Flight, laid to rest Lasix in racehorses. Last Monday, June 5, Pamela Capper had to say goodbye to her The Association and Executive Committee are committed to great 2016 NFR Qualifying mare, Sheza Smooth Flight. Better the welfare of the horse and look forward to receiving additional known as Jesse, Sheza Smooth Flight was a daughter of Dinner input from the AQHA Animal Welfare Commission regarding the Flight out of Lady Lasmooth the Smooth Move mare. The pair was proposed prohibition of Lasix across all disciplines of show horses, dynamite, winning the Columbia River Circuit and qualifying to the including whether disciplines that may have a higher incidence of RNCFR 5 years in a row from 2011-2015 and were just about un- EIPH warrant different Lasix policies. beatable in the Northwest. In 2016 the pair made a bigger circle and In the interim, the current rule change will be held for review, and qualified for their 1st NFR where they won a whopping $84,461. the final decision of the Executive Committee regarding Lasix usage Below is a post from Pamela Capper - Barrel Racer’s page: in show horses will be announced on AQHA.com after the investi- “A person doesn’t know what each day may bring or the path the gation is concluded. Lord has planned for our lives. AQHA News and information is a service of the American Last Monday, I had to make the tough decision to say goodbye Quarter Horse Association. For more news and information, follow to my beloved Jesse. The veterinarians diagnosed she was bleeding @AQHAnews on Twitter and visit www.aqha.com/news. internally. All efforts were made to stop it, but surgery would not have been successful. Jesse was such a large part of our family. When Jesse was born, I knew she was going to be great. Barrel racing came naturally to her CNFR - Barrel Racing and she loved competing. Jesse always did her best, despite what *Still In Progress pain may have been bothering her. She had the heart of a cham June 11-17, 2017, Casper, WY pion, and took me to heights I would have never imagined. Thanks to her, I got the opportunity to travel to rodeos all over First Round Barrel Racing this beautiful country we live in. Jesse excelled at both big outdoor 1 Kailee Webb, University of Wyoming, 14.53 arenas as well as smaller indoor pens. Not many horses are equally 2 Abby Knight, University of Great Falls, 14.58 good at both, so I was very blessed. She was an amazing athlete & 3 Kynzie Rae McNeil, Texas Tech University, 14.66 her and I shared a bond that was indescribable. 4 Sierra Spratt, Sam Houston State University, 14.70 Jesse was taken from our family too soon, but I thank God that I 5 Danyelle Williams, Blue Mountain Community College, 14.71 was able to get her home to rest in peace in the place she was born. 6 Nealey Dalton, University of Tennessee – Martin, 14.73 Jesse forever changed my life for the better.” 7 Rainy Robinson, South Plains College, 14.74 Our thoughts and prayers are with you as you go through this 8 Leia Pluemer, University of Nevada – Las Vegas, 14.78 Pamela.... Jesse was truly a special talent. Second Round Barrel Racing AQHA Medication Ban Held For Review 1 K.L. Spratt, Sam Houston State University, 14.33 2 Nealey Dalton, University of Tennessee – Martin, 14.44 The Association and Executive Committee are committed to the 3 Leia Pluemer, University of Nevada – Las Vegas, 14.47 welfare of the horse. 4 Hailey Kinsel, Texas A & M University, 14.50 While the American Quarter Horse Association recognizes the 5 Abby Searcy, University of Arkansas – Monticello, 14.51 therapeutic benefits of the drug furosemide, commonly known as 6 Abby Phillips, Panola Junior College, 14.56 Lasix, to help mitigate the occurrence of exercise-induced pul- 7 Danyelle Williams, Blue Mountain Community College, 14.60 monary hemorrhage (EIPH) in racehorses, the AQHA Executive 8 Kailee Webb, University of Wyoming 14.61 Committee recently asked the AQHA Animal Welfare Commission to review the proposed prohibition of Lasix for show horses, set to be effective as of January 1, 2018.