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PHO T im Blumer’s Double OG GET THE LATEST J Ranches, Maysville, RAP ONLINE NOW AT JOkla., and Moscow, HY Pa., had double the fun at The Tradition Reining Futurity, held Sept. 12 Jenna Blumer and Sweet Sugarpepto n GUNNATRASHYA / SHAWN at the Kentucky Horse Park, Lexington, Ky. FLARIDA WIN CONGRESS REINING FUTURITY Double J Ranches is home to Lenas Sugarman Sugars Lil Whiz is by West Coast Whiz Gunnatrashya (Colonels Smoking (Doc O’Lena x Sugar Gay Bar x Doc’s out of Sugarmans Belle; Sweet Sugarpepto is Gun x Natrasha x Trashadeous), rid- Sug) and Imasmartpepto (Peptoboonsmal x by Imasmartpepto out of Sweet Sugar Peppy. den by Shawn Flarida for Arcese Imasmartlittlesugar x Smart Little Lena). Both dams are by Lenas Sugarman. Both Quarter Horses, Weatherford, Texas, 3-year-olds were bred, raised and started at scored a 225.5 to win the Reining Lenas Sugarman started his career as a Futurity Open finals. cutting horse with earnings of more than Double J Ranches. “Joe and Nancy Cerasko [Nittany Quarter n HIGH LIVIN / STEVE GINN $20,000. With Rocky Dare in the saddle, WIN CONGRESS CUTTING Lenas Sugarman earned $17,769 in the Horse Group] own both mares and keep FUTURITY OPEN National Reining Horse Association show pen. them with us,” Jim Blumer said. “We keep our High Livin (Playin Stylish x Haidas According to Equi-Stat, the stallion has sired broodmares in Pennsylvania, but the babies are Apertife x Haidas Little Pep), a stal- 82 money-earners with a total of $325,350 on trained in Oklahoma. Lori Gomez started both lion owned and ridden by Steve their show records in reining, cutting and reined [Tradition] horses in Oklahoma and he contin- Ginn, Turkey, N.C., won with a 219.5. cow horse. Imasmartpepto earned $17,901 in ues to train the one that Jenna shows.” n TINKER WITH GUNS National Cutting Horse Association events. Blumer, an accountant by trade, has been / RANDY PAUL WIN His first foals arrived in 2006. breeding first-class athletes for 17 years. “We SCOTTSDALE CLASSIC However, the main focus at Double J Ranches bought our first broodmares from Willow FUTURITY is reining, and both stallions proved their versa- Brook Farms [Catasauqua, Pa.] in 1992,” he Tinker With Guns (Colonels Smoking tility at The Tradition. Sugars Lil Whiz, ridden said. “There’s always buying a horse, but to Gun x Tinker Nic x Reminic), shown me, I’ve always gotten the biggest kick seeing by Randy Paul and owned by Rancho by Shawn Flarida for Karen Shedlauskas, was Oso Rio, Scottsdale, Ariz., scored a the Reserve Champion in the Open division; a horse develop and showing one you’ve raised. 226 to win. Jenna Blumer rode Sweet Sugarpepto, owned It’s more than a tangible thing. I’d rather be by her dad, Jim, to the Championship in the second on one I raised than first on one I Level 1 Non-Pro division. bought.” —PF Digital Update Out ‘N’ About NRCHA Snaffle Bit Futurity Last time During his official Watching sale horses retirement ceremony, (Above) From the grandstands, on the fences and on all-time leading reined hay bales, lots of people turned out for the Saturday cow horse Chics Magic morning sale demonstrations. Potion had his shoes removed by Trey Moncrief, as Dana and Bob Figuring the numbers Avila looked on. Little Shanae Major had her own way of keeping track at the NRCHA Select Fancy face 2-Year-Old Sale. (Left) Kendra McKee was the Here’s to a great Snaffle Bit Futurity! prettiest girl at (Left) NRCHA President Lyn Anderson congratulates and the Saturday shows support for the Open finalists during her presentation evening finals. at the awards banquet. Good time at the Ward Ranch booth Legendary reinsmen The cowboys At the draw party On the front row Lookin’ Good! (Clockwise) Good time in the Ward Ranch booth (left to right) Winston Hansma, Grant Setnicka, Doug Williamson and Ronnie Richards; NRCHA Hall of Fame members Bobby Ingersoll (left) and Les Vogt; (left to right) James Dixon, Taylor Beck and Scott Beck; (left to right) Jake Gorrell, Pam Crawford, Sheila Borjon and Todd Crawford; (left to right) Candice Itzkovics, Vicki Guifoil and Lori Walton at the NRCHA Classic Yearling and Broodmare Sale; (left to right) Bo Boquinho, Laurie Ward, Katie Montague and Next Page Casey Robinson ShowShow Time inTime Vegas he South Point Futurity, Aged money-earning owners, with $255,989 total Event & Open Cutting kicked off earnings. Tits 16th-year celebration Friday, The MillionHeir Classic, a stallion pro- Oct. 9, with three days of open cuttings gram that Wes Adams, a building contractor, complete with $15,750 in added money. The initiated in 2004, has only two more years $121,000-added 3-Year-Old, 4-Year-Old and (2011) before the lucrative incentive ends. 5/6-Year-Old events began Monday, Oct. Austin Shepard, Summerdale, Ala., has 12, and continue through the week, ending walked away with the largest share of the M next Monday, Oct. 19. The $610,000-added program’s Open purse – more than a half IDG E A MillionHeir Classic is also held at the South million ($548,687). Dustin Adams tops the MES Point beginning Oct. 12 and concluding Oct. MillionHeir Non-Pro riders chart with earn- 19. It offers 5-Year-Old and 6-Year-Old ings of $464,259 and his owner earnings tip competitions with a two-round format. the scale at well over a half-million dollars 2008 South Point Futurity Non-Pro Champion The events are held at the South Point ($614,667). —TL Dustin Adams and Wet Willies Equestrian Center, which includes a 4,400- seat arena and 1,200 climate-controlled horse stalls. SOUTH POINT FUTURITY TOP EARNERS MILLIONHEIR CLASSIC TOP EARNERS The first South Point Futurity 3-Year-Old 1994-2008 (2004-2008) Open Championship (1994) was won by OPEN OPEN Delite N Lena, a daughter of Doc O’Lena, RANK RIDER EARNINGS RANK RIDER EARNINGS ridden by Kathy Daughn and owned by 1 Lloyd Cox $291,900 1 Austin Shepard $548,687 the Arrowhead Ranch, Medford, Ore. Glen 2 Tim Smith $230,233 2 Boyd Rice $418,314 Rawlins, Bonsall, Calif., rode Peppy Saw 3 Craig Morris $381,022 Tears, a daughter of Peppy San Badger, 3 Roger Wagner $215,662 to win the Futurity 3-Year-Old Non-Pro 4 Russ Miller $214,454 4 Phil Rapp $363,648 Championship. 5 Scott Weis $209,583 5 Paul Hansma $339,035 The South Point Futurity show has drawn NON-PRO NON-PRO a total of 8,454 entries (1994-2008), offered RANK RIDER EARNINGS RANK RIDER EARNINGS added monies totaling $2,984,304 and total 1 Dustin Adams $215,931 1 Dustin Adams $464,259 purse of $8,544,443. It drew its largest num- 2 Sandy Bonelli $159,028 2 Patrick Fasano $306,169 ber of entries (716) and distributed its largest 3 Dean Sanders $102,879 3 Mark Pearson $258,329 payout in the history of the event ($822,074) 4 Bonnie Martin $77,262 4 Lindy Merryman Ashlock $169,849 in 2006. Two years later, the 2008 South 5 Mary Ann Rapp $74,317 5 Tarin Rice $156,936 Point Futurity recorded its lowest number of entries (348) and paid out $451,010. The OWNERS OWNERS decreases were attributed to last fall’s sluggish RANK EARNINGS RANK EARNINGS economy and high gas prices contributed. 1 Dustin Adams $255,989 1 Dustin Adams $614,667 The numbers look a little more optimistic 2 Rock Creek Ranch $211,922 2 Mike/Libby Bowman $428,144 for the 2009 South Point Futurity, Aged 3 Frank/Bonnie Martin $192,457 3 Phil/Mary Ann Rapp $409,576 Event & Open Cutting with the promise 4 Phil/Mary Ann Rapp $185,827 4 Rocking V Cutting Horses $390,986 of climbing entry numbers and an increased 5 Sandy Bonelli $173,425 5 Bobby/Francie Butler $389,700 purse. The leading South Point Futurity Open rider is Lloyd Cox, Fort Morgan, Colo. Equi-Stat, a division of Cowboy Publishing Group and Quarter Horse He has earned a total of $291,900. Dustin News, compiles and researches money earned within equine perfor- Adams, Dublin, Texas, tops the list of leading mance events and then enters this information into its database for use in producing statistical reports. South Point Futurity Non-Pro winners with These performance events include cutting, reining, reined cow horse as well as barrel racing, pleasure earnings of $215,931. Adams also leads the horse and ranch versatility. Equi-Stat’s statistical information helps performance horse events present a more accurate picture of their particular event to entrants, breeders, owners and potential sponsors. For field of the South Point Futurity’s leading more information about Equi-Stat and what it might do for you, visit equistat.com.