JUNE 20, 2017 Volume 11: Issue 33 In this issue... • D&D, Glen Rose, TX, pg 8 • Colorado Classic Futurity, pg 18 • Pro Rodeos & World Standings, pg 27 • All American Youth, pg 30 fast horses, fast news • Florida NBHA State Finals, pg 32 Published Weekly Online at www.BarrelRacingReport.com - Since 2007 Hailey Kinsel & DM Sissy Hayday Crowned College National Champions By Tanya Randall When Hailey Kinsel says her horse feels like a million bucks, you DOC’S JACK FROST can almost take her literally. SUN FROST That’s how her 6-year-old superstar DM Sissy Hayday (“Sis”), who carried her to a historic RFD-Tv’s The American Championship— PRISSY CLINE PC FRENCHMANS HAYDAY and a share of the $1 million bonus—felt the night of the short go at the College National Finals Rodeo, held June 11-17 in Casper, TINY CIRCUS Wyo. CASEYS CHARM SI 97 With their strongest run of the rodeo—a victorious 14.06—Kin- sel and Sis overcame a 4/10th deficit in the average to earn the CASEY’S LADYLOVE barrel racing national championship. DM SISSY HAYDAY “I came out thinking that was a good run and we did the best we 2011 PALOMINO MARE could do,” said the Texas A&M University graduate from the South ROYAL QUICK DASH Texas farming and ranching berg of Cotulla, Texas. “I really didn’t SI 101 expect to win it. There were a lot of good girls ahead of me I kind ROYAL SHAKE EM SI 104 of waited around out back, listening to the times. When they said I SHAKE EM SIX won it, I was like ‘You did not have to do that for me girl! You don’t ROYAL SISSY IRISH SI 97 owe me a thing!’ I don’t know why she does this for me, but she just LAZBUDDIE does!” THATS SISSY BABY SI 93 Bred and started by Dillon Mundorf of George West, Texas, Sis is by World Champion Sire PC Frenchmans Hayday out of POLLYLARKS HAND SI 84 Royal Sissy Irish, by Royal Shake Em. Kinsel purchased the mare RIDER/OWNER: HAILEY KINSEL; BREEDER: DILLON MUNDORF as a 2-year-old for $11,500 at the Texas Best Sale and she and her mother Leslie did all the mare’s barrel training. Sis ran as a 5-year- would stay on her. If not, or if I hit a barrel and went out of it, I old futurity horse, but spent more time running at rodeos than she would run him. He’s a big horse and really likes the outdoor pens, did futurities. By late summer, she had won her first pro rodeo. The and I just thought she’d be faster.” mare has since split time between college and pro rodeos and hadn’t Each run for the pair got faster as the rodeo progressed. Their seen such a small setup since running at the American Semifinals first run of 14.85 was 11th behind round winner Kailee Webb of Rodeo in Fort Worth. the University of Wyoming and Flying For Perks (Dash For Perks No stranger to the CNFR, having qualified as the Southern Re- x Lulu Of A Flight x Dinner Flight). They placed fourth with a gion Champion Barrel Racer in 2015 and Region Reserve Cham- 14.50 in the second round, which was won by K.L. Spratt of Sam pion in 2016, Kinsel had a strategy for the small confines of the Houston State University and KK Cash Colours (My Cash Guy Casper Events Center. Her first two qualifications, she rode Thun- x Colours Of You x Hot Colours) in 14.33. Kinsel and Sis were der Stones (“TJ”), who did most of the work during the season at ninth in the third round with a 14.48 after Sam Houston State’s the college rodeos, but this year her young wonder horse got the Loni Lester and A Dash Of Champagne (Dash Ta Fame x Perky call. Pinky Champagne x Silver Creek Special) blistered a set in a victori- “My first year I did really well on TJ,” she explained. “Last year he ous13.98. didn’t really love it. He’s evolved as I’ve been taking him to rodeos. “Earlier in the week, I was the bottom of the ground for two He runs a little harder to the first barrel now. I feel like in that kind runs, and she definitely didn’t like that,” Kinsel explained. “They of a setup, he’d take a little longer. He’s the kind of horse that hauled new dirt into the events center. It’s good but it’s really deep. needs to stretch out and flatten out going into a first barrel to set So, it’s not like it used to be where 12th on the ground was as good down for a turn. My plan was to start on her and if she liked it I CNFR Continued on Page 5 IN THE NEWS.......IN THE NEWS......in the news......In the News......In the News..... Tie-down roper Reid Zapalac of Tarleton State University, saddle 12 Champions Crowned at CNFR bronc rider Preston Burr of New Mexico Junior College and steer From a pair of repeat titlists to a freshman phenom, 12 college wrestler Denver Berry of Southeastern Oklahoma State University athletes earned national championships Saturday night at the 69th were the other three new champions who came into the finals with annual College National Finals Rodeo (CNFR) in the Casper Events the lead and held on to win titles. Berry, a senior, did it by wrestling Center. his steer in 3.9 seconds to tie for first in the championship round. Team ropers Cole Wheeler and Wesley Thorpe were the only Zapalac’s time of 8.8 placed second in the championship round and repeat champions, winning their second straight title, but their first Burr’s score of 74 was enough to tie for fourth Saturday night. for Texas Tech University. Last year they represented Weatherford The All-Around Cowboy title went to Cole Frey of McNeese State College (Wheeler) and Ranger College (Thorpe). They entered the University who qualified for the final round in both team rop- championship round tied with a team from Gillette College for ing and steer wrestling. Panhandle State University won the men’s second overall. Both trailed the leaders from Sam Houston State team championship and Sam Houston State University earned the University by one-tenth of a second. Neither of the other top women’s team title. contenders managed to rope their steer while Wheeler and Thorpe The College National Finals Rodeo features the top student- clocked a 5.5 to place second in the round. athletes in rodeo from the 11 regions of the National Intercollegiate A Sam Houston State University freshman from Victoria, Texas, Rodeo Association competing for national championships. Lane McGehee dominated the bareback riding. He won two of the three preliminary rounds and scored 79.5 points on Harry Vold Ro- 2017 College National Finals Champions deo’s Spicy Chicken to place second in the championship round, a Bareback point behind Sheridan College’s Hunter Carlson. McGehee’s overall Lane McGehee, Sam Houston State University, 314 points win was by an almost unheard-of 16 points. Tie-Down Roping McGehee wasn’t the only Sam Houston State athlete to win a na- Reid Zapalac, Tarleton State University, 36.7 seconds tional championship. Breakaway roper Loni Lester came from sec- Breakaway Roping ond overall to win the title when she clocked a time of 2.7 seconds Loni Lester, Sam Houston State University, 10.9 seconds in the championship round. That was good enough for second place Saddle Bronc Riding in the round and gave her an overall time of 10.9 seconds. She won Preston Burr, New Mexico Junior College, 284 points the championship by three-tenths of a second through four runs. Steer Wrestling Lester, a junior from Gonzales, Texas, was also named Women’s Denver Berry, Southeastern Oklahoma State University, 19.8 sec- All-Around Champion. onds In goat tying, only six-tenths of a second separated the top seven Goat Tying finalists with three of them tied for the lead. Championship round Tawny Barry, Eastern New Mexico University, 26.1 seconds pressure didn’t seem to bother fifth-ranked Tawny Barry of Eastern Team Roping New Mexico University. The junior from Carter, S.D., won the final (header) Cole Wheeler & (heeler) Wesley Thorp, Texas Tech Univer- round with a time of 6.4, which was enough to earn her the national sity, 25.2 seconds title by two-tenths of a second. Barrel Racing The biggest jump to claim a national title came from bull rider Hailey Kinsel, Texas A & M University, 57.89 Cole Melancon of Hill College. The Liberty, Texas, sophomore Bull Riding was ranked halfway down the top 12 at sixth after qualifying for Cole Melancon, Hill College, 161.5 points the championship round. He had just one qualified ride in the first Men’s All-Around three rounds. Melancon put together an 85-point effort on MoBetta Cole Frey, McNeese State University, 243 points Rodeo’s Blindside to win the championship round and the national Women’s All-Around title by 4.5 points. No bull rider was able to make more than two Loni Lester, Sam Houston State University, 340 points qualified rides during this year’s CNFR. Men’s Team Texas A & M University junior Hailey Kinsel and her mare DM Panhandle State University, 827.5 points Sissy Heyday that she calls “Sister” are earning a reputation as a Women’s Team tough duo to beat on in a multiple-round barrel race.