JANUARY 23, 2018 Volume 12: Issue 4 In This Issue: • International Finals Rodeo, pg 7 • SJS Celebration, pg 13 • Pro Rodeos & World Standings, pg 18 • WWP 5D, pg 25 fast horses, fast news • No Bull, pg 30 Published Weekly Online at www.BarrelRacingReport.com - Since 2007 Jodi Colton & BB French Effort Capture IPRA World Championship By Tanya Randall Jodi Colton of Spring Hill, Tenn., wrapped up her first Inter- DOC’S JACK FROST national Pro Rodeo Association Barrel Racing World Champion- SUN FROST ship before she ever ran down the alley at the International Finals PRISSY CLINE Rodeo, held Jan. 19-21 in Oklahoma City. PC FRENCHMAN “We actually tied up the World title at the All-Region Finals in Lexington, Ky.,” said Colton, who swept that event aboard her TINY CIRCUS gritty mare BB French Effort (“Solo”). “Going into the IFR we CASEYS CHARM SI 97 had a $15,000 lead and the most you can win at the Finals is about $10,000. It was nice going in knowing there wasn’t a lot of pres- CASEY’S LADYLOVE sure.” BB FRENCH EffORT Colton and Solo won $37,297 to claim the championship. 2008 PALOMINO MARE “I’m super blessed to be able to ride the horse I have,” she said, DASH FOR CASH SI 114 “and I couldn’t do without my whole support system. God has DASH FOR PERKS played a huge roll in that. I’m super fortunate and lucky to be able SI 93 to do what I love to do.” PERKS SI 87 Her support system includes her mother Jackie Eagle and her NOBLES EffORT uncle Michael Eagle, her friends Mandy and Tyler, who traveled BUGS ALIVE IN 75 with her to the IFR, her hauling partner Kristen Yde, her mechanic MAKE MINE BUGS SI 94 SI 96 “Outlaw” for keeping her truck and trailer going and the Cragar MAKE MINE MINK family. TB “Josh Cragar and RIDER/OWNER: JODI COLTON; BREEDER: SALLY BOX his family were a IPRA WORLD STANDINGS huge part of my 1 Jodi Colton $37,296.54 age,” she said. “I grew up riding Hunters and equitation horses. I success this year,” 2 Kindyl Scruggs $29,159.93 had to work to pay for my lessons. My mom was a single mom. She she said. “They help 3 Taycie Matthews $23,603.52 would take me to the barn and I would clean stalls and feed—things take care of my 4 Kristin Yde $23,231.38 like that—to pay for my lessons. When we moved to Tennessee is horse and things like 5 Jessica Gauthier $21,349.79 when I picked up rodeo.” that. Josh’s family— 6 Kim Matthews $19,323.44 Colton picked up her equine partner, Solo, two years ago in fall they are all super 7 Nathalie Martel $17,433.56 of 2015. The 10-year-old daughter of PC Frenchman, a full brother helpful. His parents 8 Brandy Sams $17,023.43 to World Champion Sire PC Frenchmans Hayday and multiple grew up rodeoing 9 Peyton Morrow $15,804.00 WPRA World Champion French Flash Hawk, is out of the Dash and they know the 10 Kara Kreder $15,656.51 For Perks mare Nobles Effort. She was bred by Sally Box. ins and outs of the 11 Wendy Chestnut $14,510.93 Solo only had a handful of jackpots under her belt when Colton sport. They’ve been 12 And Jo Haden $12,027.47 purchased the mare. a huge help for me.” 13 Taylor Joseph $11,643.97 “She wasn’t finished,” she said. “She was really green and hadn’t Colton grew up 14 Casey Allen $11,494.31 been hauled a whole lot. I went and rode her. I didn’t take her any- in south Florida in a 15 Jael Pepper $11,429.89 where. Didn’t really try her. Just hopped on her for a few minutes. I non-horse family. www.BarrelRacingReport.com just knew she was the one. Every now and then, you get that feeling “I fell in love with about one and I just had to have her.” horses at a young IPRA Continued on Page 4 IN THE NEWS.......IN THE NEWS......in the news......In the News......In the News..... efforts, along with Proctor’s win, were enough to seal the team title. Proctor Seals Team Win at $100,000 The championship round began with the hometown crowd hav- Fort Worth Super Shootout® Rodeo ing plenty to cheer about when Clint Laye of Team Fort Worth by Johna Cravens Stock Show & Rodeo rode Korkow Rodeo’s Onion Ring for 90 for the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo points. Laye also had the best score of the qualifying round – 89 The fifth edition of the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo’s points. tournament-style Super Shootout®, presented by Schaefer, featured Officials from the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo® presented a tight race between teams representing eight of North America’s each champion with a beautiful hand-tooled briefcase containing most historic and prestigious rodeos. $10,000 cash immediately after his or her winning ride or run. Some of the best rodeo athletes in the world compete in five The winning team from Rodeo Houston each received an ad- events for a purse that totals $100,000 as well as a $1000 bonus for ditional $1,000 and even those cowboys and cowgirls who did not each winning team member. make the championship round received $500 each. Thursday’s event featured champions from each of eight legend- The World’s Original Indoor Rodeo celebrates 100 years of in- ary rodeos, including Cheyenne Frontier Days, the Calgary Stam- door rodeo this year and begins its 29-performance run at 7:30 p.m. pede, Rodeo Houston, the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo, Friday in Will Rogers Coliseum. the San Angelo Stock Show & Rodeo, Rodeo Austin, the National Western Stock Show & Rodeo in Denver, Colo., and the Fort Worth Ft. Worth Super Shootout Stock Show & Rodeo®. The champions competed in bareback January 18, 2018, Ft. Worth, TX bronc riding, steer wrestling, saddle bronc riding, barrel racing and 1 Girls Dig Fame, Kassie Mowry, 16.651, $10,000 bull riding in a tournament format with each rodeo’s team wearing 2 LK Sheza Hayday, Tammy Fischer, 16.805, $4,000 the same colored shirt for easy identification. 3 Version Six, Caroline Boucher Brossard, 16.927, $2,000 First, eight contestants competed in each event, with the top four 4 Flos Heiress, Fallon Taylor, 21.077, $1,000 qualifying for a second round where the winner received a briefcase with $10,000 cash inside. Many of the contestants were current or Future Fortunes - Southern Rebel Futurity former world champions and National Finals Rodeo qualifiers and Dec. 28-Jan. 1, 2018, North Augusta, SC the livestock was among the elite in pro rodeo. Futurity Average For much of the night it looked as if Rodeo Houston’s three-year 1 Dashin In Heaven, Craig Brooks, Jordan Manley, 28.560, $490, Jl run of team titles might be broken by San Angelo. Team members Dash Ta Heaven, $70, Jud Little, $140 Ryder Wright (saddle bronc riding) and Kassie Mowry (barrel rac- 2 Bye Felicia, Brett Monroe, JoAnna Parker, 28.573, $392, Eddie ing) had each won their events’ $10,000 title - giving San Angelo Stinson, $56, Karl Smith, $112 the team lead heading into bull riding, the final competition. 3 Wood Bea French Girl, Craig Brooks, Crystal Shumate, 28.724, Team Rodeo Houston’s Shane Proctor, former world champion $308, WoodBridge, $44, Crystal Shumate, $88 and 2016 National Finals Rodeo champion, was the first bull rider 4 Sawyers Frosted Moon, Marne Loosenort, Travis or Chelsea to compete in the championship round. His 86-point ride in the Downey, 28.957, $210, Sawyer Wood, $30, Rodney Ruzsa, $60 qualifying round was fourth best. The Professional Bull Riders (PBR) veteran scored 88 points on a bull named Bonanza. None of Futurity 1st Go the other three finalists managed to stay aboard their bulls for the 1 Wood Bea French Girl, Craig Brooks, Crystal Shumate, 14.128, required eight seconds, giving Proctor the $10,000 champion’s cash $367.50, WoodBridge, $52.50, Crystal Shumate, $105 and insuring that Rodeo Houston took home its fourth consecutive 2 Dashin In Heaven, Craig Brooks, Jordan Manley, 14.253, $294, JL team title. Dash Ta Heaven, $42, Jud Little, $84 Proctor announced recently that he was returning to full-time 3 PT Jones Is Dashin, Marne Loosenort, Danny Kingins, 14.271, PRCA competition and had set a goal of becoming the first rough $231, Dash Ta Draffic, $33, Danny Kingins, $66 stock specialist since Ty Murray to win the title of world champion 4 Bye Felicia, Brett Monroe, Parker, JoAnna, 14.332, $157.50, Eddie all-around cowboy. That quest continues Friday at Saturday when he Stinson, $22.50, Karl Smith, $45 is back in Will Rogers Coliseum competing in saddle bronc riding and bull riding at the World’s Original Indoor Rodeo. Futurity 2nd Go Winning team members included barrel racer Mary Walker who 1 Foxy N Famous, Jamie Hodges, H3 Farms, 14.183, $367.50, Fa- had won the Fort Worth Super Shootout for the past four years in a mous Bugs, $52.50, Deanna Mixon, $105 row. Although Walker’s qualifying-round time was fifth-best and left 2 Bye Felicia, Brett Monroe, JoAnna Parker, 14.241, $294, Eddie her just out of the championship round, her teammates insured the Stinson, $42, Karl Smith, $84 Ennis, Texas, fan favorite was part of the awards ceremony.