MARCH 21, 2017 Volume 11: Issue 12 In this issue... • March Madness, pg 11 • Hoslic Twist N Turn, pg 16 • Pro Rodeos & World Standings, pg 26 • Parker County Arena, pg 30 fast horses, fast news • Pay It Forward with Jill Moody, pg 31 Published Weekly Online at www.BarrelRacingReport.com - Since 2007 Stephenson & Magic Moon Lark Win Title By Tanya Randall The blood of leading barrel horse sire Darkelly took the top two ASH OR ASH spots at the Utah Horse Council’s Salty Dash Futurity, held March IRST OWN E ll Y D F C F D K SI 105 17-19 at Salt Lake County Equestrian Park in South Jordan, Utah. SI 101 Futurity Champion Magic Moon Lark, owned and ridden by KE ll YS CO ff ER Stacie Stephenson of Blackfoot, Idaho, is a loud bay, tobiano Paint DARKE ll Y SI 105 SI 110 gelding by Darkelly. Reserve Champion Famous Dark Horse, SHAWNE BUG owned and ridden by Vauna Walker, is by Dash Ta Fame out of SHAWNE KATE SI 101 Cody and Paige Hyde’s Darkelly mare Show Me Your Hyde. SI 89 Stephenson called her gelding “a once in a lifetime horse.” LITT L E FAN DANCER They were the picture of consistency in South Jordan. They were MAGIC MOON LARK SI 92 fourth in the first go with a 15.677 and third in the second with a APHA - ‘12 BAY TO B . GE L DING 15.750. The victory was worth $2,257 of the $18,440 total purse of EASY JET TOO which $5,000 was added. SI 100 “He just ran really consistent, just did his job,” she said. “He’s SPOON JET pretty business-like.” SI 87 SPOTTED MOON Stephenson bought Magic in the fall of his third year through RO ll T HE MOON Jeremy Price, who was racing the gelding for his breeders Bosen MOON LARK Land & Livestock of Lewiston, Utah. BANKERS MOON SI 99 “He was raced around my area by someone I knew,” she ex- plained. “When they were done running him, he came up for sale, FIRST TO T HE BANK so I bought him.” SI 104 RIDER /OWNER : STACIE STEPHENSON ; BREEDER : BOSEN LAND & LIVESTOCK In addition to a proven barrel horse sire, Magic was loaded with proven barrel racing genetics on his maternal side. His dam Roll The Moon, a paint, is a granddaughter of Paint racing great and noted barrel horse sire Easy Jet Too. Roll The Moon is out of the THE RUNDOWN w/Stacie Stephenson Quarter horse mare Bankers Moon, who is by the legendary Moon Magic Moon Lark, “Magic”, 15 hands, 1,200 lbs. Lark and out of a Roll The Cash daughter. BIT: Rope nose combination “He’s just a natural turner, so he was really easy to train,” Ste- SADD L E : Bob Marshall Sports Saddle phenson said of the 5-year-old gelding. SADD L E PAD : 5-Star Self-Contouring Treeless Magic made his debut at the All-In Barrel Race in Las Vegas dur- LEG GEAR : Fallon Taylor’s Dynamic Edge by Cactus ing the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. His performance there told FEED : Purina Strategy Stephenson that she really had something. HAY : Alfalfa mostly; Alfalfa, grass mix when she can find it “He ran in the 2D,” she said. “They were his very first runs and SUPP L E M ENTS : Equine Natural Care - Immune and Digestive it was a crazy loud pen. I was kind of wondering if I had made a URL mistake. Both of my colts handled it really well. I thought, ‘Well, if AL TERNATIVE T HERAPY : Back On Track they can handle this, they’re probably going to do really great.’” At the Arizona futurities, Magic ran well, posting 17 second runs on the WPRA Standard Pattern and winning amateur futurity children, who also competed. Her husband went to bull ridings with money on every trip. He and Stephenson also won the Amateur the boys, while Stephenson went to barrel races with her mother Futurity at the Greg Olson Memorial. and daughters. “After I left Arizona, he kind of got faster and faster,” she said. As their four children got older, Stephenson started dabbling Stephenson, 46, grew up running barrels. Her mother still competes with futurity horses. Magic is her third. at age 73. She and her husband, J.D., own and operate Still Waters The next futurities for Stephenson and Magic will be the Sand Counseling in Blackfoot. Their weekends were spent with their four Cup Futurity in Pasco, Wash., and the Valley Girl’s Barrel Daze in The Salty Dash Futurity Continued on Page 5 IN THE NEWS .......IN THE NEWS......in the news......In the News......In the News..... Harry Vold: Jan. 29, 1924 – March 13, 2017 tainer Show history that one artist has opened and closed Rodeo- Houston, and we could not think of a more engaging performer to ProRodeo Hall of Fame stock contractor Harry Vold passed take on this epic presentation.” away March 13. He was 93. The 2018 Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo is scheduled to Vold, who was known as the “Duke of the Chutes” passed away in run Feb. 27 – March 18. The remaining 2018 entertainers and ticket his sleep at his home in Avondale, Colo. information will be announced at a later date. To receive updates on “My dad enjoyed rodeo more than anyone I know,” said Kirsten specific dates, visit rodeohouston.com and connect with #RO- Vold, Harry’s daughter. “The PRCA meant a lot to him. He dedi- DEOHOUSTON online via Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and cated his life to the sport of rodeo and he believed in everything YouTube for all of the latest news. those four letters (PRCA) stood for. He passed away in his sleep 2018 Season Ticket Give-Away like every good cowboy should.” Fans will have the opportunity to win 2018 Season Tickets by A memorial service will take place at 1 p.m. (MT) March 20 at the visiting the 2017 Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Monday, ProRodeo Hall of Fame in Colorado Springs, Colo., 101 Pro Rodeo March 20, through Friday, March 24. Attend a RodeoHouston per- Drive. formance inside NRG Stadium during these dates for instructions Vold, while operating the Harry Vold Rodeo Company, was cho- on how to enter the text-to-win contest. sen PRCA Stock Contractor of the Year 11 times (1982, 1987-96), Ticket Availability which is tied for the most selections with Stace Smith ProRodeos. There are still more than 61,000 tickets remaining for the 2017 Vold is one of only two stock contractors to provide animals for Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, which runs through March every National Finals Rodeo, which has been held annually since 1959. 26. Buy your tickets today at rodeohouston.com. “He’s made a lot of friends and done a lot of things in rodeo,” Kirsten said. “I would say he had no regrets with how he spent his life because there’s nothing he would have rather have done than All-Time Paid Rodeo/Concert spend it in a rodeo arena on the back of a black horse, and he got to do that for many, many years.” Attendance broken at Houston Vold was born Jan. 29, 1924, in Edmonton, Alberta. Vold tried The RodeoHouston® Super Series V first round performance his hand at bareback and saddle bronc riding, but he never had any featuring Banda El Recodo and Siggno in concert, Sunday, March ambition to be a full-time cowboy. 19, broke the all-time paid Rodeo/Concert attendance record with His interest was in the horse business and auctioneering, then in 75,557 fans. The previous record was set with 75,508 for the March rodeo. His early exposure to stock contracting came with some of 13, 2016, Go Tejano Day performance featuring Banda Los Recodi- the greatest names in the business – Leo Cremer, Lynn Beutler and tos and Los Huracanes Del Norte. Harry Knight. The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo continues daily through Vold’s breeding program, primarily with bucking horses, has led Sunday, March 26. Tickets are still available for the following 2017 to seven animals being voted top bucking stock of the year – two of performances: Florida Georgia Line – Monday, March 20 which have been repeat winners. Over the years, Vold stock has ap- · ZZ Top – Tuesday, March 21 peared at every major rodeo in the United States, and several in Canada. · Chris Young – Value Wed., March 22 (tickets start at just $10) “My philosophy is to put on the very best quality rodeo with top · Blink-182 – Thursday, March 23 stock and top cowboys – wholesome family entertainment,” Harry · Dierks Bentley – Friday, March 24 once said. Purchase tickets at rodeohouston.com. Enjoy all the Houston Vold was inducted into the ProRodeo Hall of Fame in 1994 and Livestock Show and Rodeo has to offer, including livestock and was named Legend of ProRodeo in 2009. horse show competitions, AGventure presented by OXY, Carnival, “I would hope people would remember that he was a true, loyal the Champion Wine Garden, plus the rodeo and concert. Visit and honest friend,” said Kirsten, who will continue to run her rodeohouston.com for more information. father’s rodeo company. Data Collection to Begin for 2017 Economic Impact Study The American Horse Council (AHC) is pleased to announce that GARTH BROOKS to Open and data collection for the 2017 Economic Impact Study is set to begin Close 2018 RodeoHouston® on April 1, 2017. “The Innovation Group is looking forward to collecting data Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo officials announced that from all segments to ensure the most comprehensive, impactful Garth Brooks will open and close 2018 RodeoHouston, Feb.