OCTOBER 3, 2017 Volume 11: Issue 40 In this issue... • Grid Iron Futurity, pg 22 • BBR Territorials, pg 31 • Qualifier #18 & #19, pg 32 • Ardmore Futurity, pg 38 • Jud Little Ranch Sale, pg 41 fast horses, fast news • West Fest, pg 42 Published Weekly Online at www.BarrelRacingReport.com - Since 2007 Running Down A Dream—2017 NFR Field Set By Tanya Randall Bean will still be one to watch in De- Everyone knew that the Wrangler cember however. She has her talented 4-year-old Champions Challenge Finale in Sioux 2017 WORLD STANDINGS TR Dollysfamousdash (by Dash Ta Fame out of Falls, S.D., would greatly impact the race As of Oct. 1, 2017 - Courtesy of www.wpra.com two-time WPRA Reserve World Champion TR for the 2017 National Finals Rodeo. Be- 1 Tiany Schuster $250,377 93 Dashing Badger (“Dolly”)), entered in the BFA fore the ink was dry on the time sheets 2 Stevi Hillman $185,952 96 World Championship Futurity in Oklahoma at the rodeos in the West on Saturday 3 Nellie Miller $130,536 47 City. night, the field for the 2017 NFR was 4 Amberleigh Moore $120,806 50 On late Friday afternoon, Sherry Cervi, set. 5 Kassie Mowry $115,162 25 who at 16th in the standings had the best The defining moment came Friday 6 Kathy Grimes $111,785 45 chance of cracking the Top 15, took to Face- night when Kimmie Wall and her gritty 7 Hailey Kinsel $98,706 68 book to thank her supporters and commend her mare TKW Bullysfamous Fox picked 8 Taci Bettis (R) $97,023 70 fellow competitors. She said she had never seen up $2,204 for placing third on the first 9 Lisa Lockhart $96,454 59 such a close race in her 20-plus years of chasing night of the Champions Challenge. That 10 Brittany Pozzi Tonozzi $92,929 95 the NFR. check effectively put the NFR out of 11 Sydni Blanchard $91,361 74 Like Miller, Cervi got fouled by mother reach for the remaining bubble chasers, 12 Tillar Murray $86,019 89 nature at New Braunsfels, where they had who had to rely on literally winning the 13 Kellie Collier $83,337 99 postponed the Thursday night performance of remaining regular season rodeos, and 14 Ivy Conrado $78,180 86 the rodeo until Friday. Unfortunately, Cervi was two-time NFR qualifier Jackie Ganter, 15 Kimmie Wall $76,294 63 out in Las Cruses that night. She left that Las a fellow Challenge contestant, who had 16 Sherry Cervi $74,362 81 Cruses winning it, only to learn that Wall had the most ground to make up from her 17 Emily Miller $72,875 85 shut the door in Sioux Falls. She turned out of 19th-position. 18 Jana Bean $72,692 98 Mona, Utah, on Saturday, because even if she On Thursday before the start of the 19 Jackie Ganter $68,758 97 had won both Las Cruses and Mona and Wall Challenge, Ram National Circuit Finals 20 Ari-Anna Flynn $64,893 90 not won another dime—at the Challenge or Champion Emily Miller, who finished www.BarrelRacingReport.com Kansas City, where they were both placing— an incredible season in 17th after bat- Cervi still would have been short. tling soundness and illness issues with Wall said she knew she had to win, but also knew her horses, announced on Facebook that her 2017 campaign had due to social media that her first run at the Champions Challenge closed. Even though she made paint-peeling, barrel-rocking wicked would be enough. run at Kansas City aboard Quijet, questionable conditions at New “I didn’t have to do any figuring because everyone on Facebook Braunsfels, Texas, forced her to take a close look at the remaining did it for me,” she laughed. “I had seen Jolee Lautaret (Jordan) had money to be won. posted and I know she’s pretty smart when it comes to figuring that She posted that she had accomplished three major goals for the stuff. After I saw her post, I thought I could rest a little easier.” year—winning pro rodeos on all four of her horses, winning the Walls said her entire last run of rodeos was nerve-wracking be- RAM National Circuit Finals and setting herself up for an amazing cause she knew she had to win. 2018 run, but was saving herself and her horses to fight another “It’s not like those girls behind you are going to let up and give day. it to you,” she said. “They’re seasoned veterans. That makes it On Friday, two-time NFR qualifier Jana Bean changed her travel even more nerve-wracking, I think. They are amazing women with plans, knowing the NFR was out of reach. Bean, who was 18th in amazing horsepower. I’m just so honored to be among them and be the World, took an early lead at Pasadena, but was overtaken mid- the one that came out top. I’m so honored to be able to compete week, ultimately ending up third. After the conclusion of slack in alongside them. I don’t hardly have words for it. It’s kind of bitter- Kansas City she was two holes out of placing. Rather than going sweet. I’m the one that pulled out on top, but that means your close to Mona, Utah, she headed home to Fort Stockton, Texas. She friends fall a few dollars short. That’s really hard for me.” finished her season victoriously, just two-hours from home in Las Wall’s bid for her second NFR was hampered by a mystery illness Cruses with a win on Its Complicated. Pro Rodeos Continued on Page 5 IN THE NEWS.......IN THE NEWS......in the news......In the News......In the News..... Doc, we sent him off to heaven. He went gracefully and peacefully. Leading Sire Judge Cash Passes As my friend Wendy Weems told me in her sweet card... Judge Cash, the 1987 son of Dash For Cash out of the Mito It is written that when Jesus is coming back, he will be riding a Paint (TB) mare, Mary Mito, passed away Monday, September 18, white horse. I then understood why God called him home. 2017 at the age of 30. Judge Cash started out his life on the race- I love you Judge. You were an amazing gift from God, and I will track, where he not only showed blazing speed, earning a 110 speed be forever grateful. index and running in the All American Futurity, but toughness and You have given not only me so much, but also so many others. soundness placing 1-3 in 25 of his 34 starts. Judge Cash consistently You were never just my horse... sired speed and passed on his soundness on the racetrack, but he I thank each and every person that loved The Judge. was destined to make his mark in the barrel horse world. Good Bye Judge... I love you. He sired 2002 NFR qualifier, Quick Judge (ridden by Amy Dale), and also sired the 6 time NFR qualifier and WPRA/PRCA Horse Our thoughts and prayers are with Scottie as she deals with the of the Year Judge Buy Cash (ridden by Brenda Mays) and is also the loss of her big grey buddy Judge. broodmare sire of mulitple NFR qualifier and one of the great- est barrel horses of All-Time, An Oakie With Cash (Louie, ridden by Lisa Lockhart). Judge also showed his versatility siring an NFR Children’s book “Short Go pickup horse and a Pendleton Round-Up winning heading horse in the team roping. Makes the NFR” debuts Judge sired over $1.3 million of barrel racing earners and also was When new mom and longtime equine journalist Lindsay Keller the broodmare sire of over $2.1 million of barrel racing earners. began reading books to her son, she realized the “cowboy” books Here is a personal note from Judge’s caretaker and owner Scottie available to children were few and far between and many of them Johnson: were created by people not truly familiar with the Western way of I’ve been trying to get the courage and strength up to write this... life. It’s been a little over a week now, and I still find myself getting sick So, she decided to do something about it. Partnering with her to my stomach as I attempt this. So, here goes: mother and illustrator, Marilyn Domer, the two created the book We lost Judge Cash last Monday. “Short Go Makes the NFR” to give rodeo kids a heart-warming It all happened so fast... it seemed. He was so dang healthy as you story they could relate to and appreciate. can see by the picture taken by Bonnie Cazier not even a month ago. “Short Go” is a bay Quarter Horse who is owned by siblings He started to get a belly ache Sunday night about 11 pm. I listened Elsie and Max. Inspired by real childhood play, Short Go and the to his gut sounds (which were not great), gave him banamine, and children re-enact the timed events at the Wrangler National Finals got DrMeredith Pierce-Brewer out right away. We worked on him Rodeo. through the night and at 4 AM we thought we may have turned The book has a surprise ending where Short Go travels to Las the corner... All gut sounds were back, and he seemed to be feeling Vegas to help carry out a very special task during each performance better.