WHAt’s Online: THE COMPETITIVE EDGE | HEALTH MATTERS | WHAt’s NEW | SUBSCRIBE TO QHN | SHOP Digital Update Week of December 23, 2013 21st century in any indi- first NFR in the barrel time NFR tie-down roper. vidual sport. racing event and finished Shada’s three brothers, He exemplified all of second in the average and Clint, Clif and Tuf Cooper the above at the recent collected checks total- are multi-NFR qualifi- 55th annual Wrangler ing $61,900. She finished ers and Tuf has won two National Finals Rodeo eighth in the 2013 World PRCA Tie-Down World (WNFR), held Dec. 5-14 standings earnings with Championships. at the Thomas & Mack $130,278. The Brazile Proud to share the lime- Center in Las Vegas, Nev., family also includes a light with his wife,Trevor where he won his 11th pair of up-and-coming is fully supportive of all-around and 19th over- competitors, their 6-year- Shada’s barrel racing suc- all world championships old son Treston and cess. “She’s been with (both Professional Rodeo 3-year-old daughter Style. me from before I won my Cowboys Association Rodeo is truly a fam- first world championship [PRCA] records). He won ily affair for the Braziles. and helped me reach our a record eighth WNFR Trevor’s father, Jimmy, goals as a family. She’s all-around title and col- was a professional rodeo also raised two wonderful lected team roping and cowboy, and his mother, kids.” ★ Trevor Brazile proudly holds up tie-down roping checks Glenda, also his 11th PRCA All-Around World totaling $170,823, bring- rodeoed. Championship buckle. ing his season earnings Shada is the —Photo by Dudley Barker to $426,010, the second- step-daughter highest total in ProRodeo of eight-time history. He has now PRCA World crossed over the $5 mil- and ProRodeo Master lion earnings mark. Hall of Fame Brazile increased his member Roy own National Finals Cooper, bet- Looper record for most overall ter known revor Brazile, 37, of round wins to 55 after he because of his TDecatur, Texas, is rec- and his team roping part- roping abil- ognized as a true working ner, Patrick Smith, won ity as “Super cowboy and as a “mas- two NFR go-rounds. Looper.” ter” with a rope. He is Trevor wasn’t the only Shada’s the richest cowboy in the Brazile family member to mother Shari history of ProRodeo and bring home a paycheck Rivera’s father, has been called the most from Las Vegas. His wife, Clifton Smith, Shada Brazile finished second in the average at her dominant athlete of the Shada, qualified for her was a two- first NFR competition.—Photo by Dudley Barke The staff at Quarter Horse News wishes you and yours a merry Christmas and a happy holiday season. We are taking some time to spend with our families during the holidays, so this QHN Insider is an abbreviated version. As always, go to QuarterHorseNews.com for the latest news. The scores may not have been high, but 2112 Montgomery Street Fort Worth, Texas 76107 let’s not forget that these are futurity (817) 737-6397 • Fax 737-9266 Editorial FAX (817) 737-9455 horses – the horses of the future! 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View, Texas, and owned Eleven of his offspring by Shelly MacLellan, of earned $210,916, an aver- Fort Worth, Texas, was www.equistat.com age of $19,174, at this ridden by Ryan Rushing, year’s Futurity. The 1998 of Whitesboro, Texas, to stallion, bred by the late win the Futurity Level Sally Brown, of Wayzata, 1 Open and tie for 19th ES_QHN.5vBLue3.indd 1 5/3/13 9:41:10 AM in Level 4, 11th in Level and $18,325 in earnings. 2013 NRHA Futurity Top Sires 3 and fourth in Level In addition, Martin Sire Offspring Earnings # Performers Average 2. They earned $18,850 Larcombe, of Gordonville, 1. Jacs Electric Spark $210,916 11 $19,174 at OKC. Jared Leclair, Texas, rode Electric Grid 2. Walla Walla Whiz $194,473 11 $17,679 of Tioga, Texas, rode (out of GVS Cherokee 3. A Sparkling Vintage $193,003 3 $64,334 Electric Express (out of Jac x Hollywood Jac 86), 4. Colonels Smoking Gun $180,755 14 $12,911 Hot Coded Candy x The bred by Troy and Andrea 5. Hollywoodstinseltown $156,381 1 $156,381 Hot Express), bred by Heikes, of Scottsdale, 6. Topsail Whiz $152,152 6 $25,359 Sally Ress, of Evergreen, Ariz., and owned by 7. Shine Like Hail $136,504 1 $136,504 Colo., and owned by Terry XCS Ranch LLC, of 8. Einsteins Revolution $77,902 4 $19,476 Ranch, of Hardin, Texas, Gordonville, Texas, to 9. Nu Chex To Cash $76,016 2 $38,008 to 29th place in the Level tie for the Level 2 Open 10. Wimpys Little Step $75,309 11 $6,846 12. Very Smart Remedy $63,566 2 $31,783 4 Open finals, 25th place Reserve Championship 13. Magnum Chic Dream $60,999 4 $15,249 in Level 3 and to a tie and $12,662 in earnings.