OCTOBER 30, 2018 Volume 12: Issue 44 In This Issue: • All American Congress, pg 8 • Revolution Barrel Racing, pg 15 • Barrel Bash, pg 22 • Spooktacular, pg 28 fast horses, fast news • Mountain States Circuit Finals, pg 37 Published Weekly Online at www.BarrelRacingReport.com - Since 2007 Raise Your Glasses – Ashley Thompson & Seis Shots Of Crown Top All-American Quarter Horse Congress Sweepstakes By Tanya Randall An amateur on a late-started 4-year-old futurity horse threw TREAKIN IX down with some of the best in the business in the 117-entry, IXARUN S S S SI 104 $20,000-added All-American Quarter Horse Congress Barrel Racing SI 106 Sweepstakes, sponsored by Universal Media. CHICKARUN Ashley Thompson of Clayton, Michigan, and Seis Shots Of Crown TRES SEIS SI 93 SI 97 turned in the fastest time of the Sweepstakes in the short round to REB’S POLICY take the average title and $9,284. OUR THIRD DELIGHT TB “She did fantastic against some crazy, insanely talented horses and SI 97 riders,” said Thompson. “Being in that last group with Pete (Oen) TINY’S DELIGHT and Brandon (Cullins)…being in that last group—it’s just incred- SEIS SHOTS OF CROWN SI 91 ible to run with people like that! My goal was just to make the short 2014 GRAY FILLY round. I was petting my horse a lot and saying thank you for doing DOC’S JACK FROST this for me.” Thompson had purchased Seis as a 2-year-old from her friend SUN FROST Valerie Vansickle, whose parents, Bruce and Connie, raised the PRISSY CLINE daughter of Tres Seis out of LK Crown, a daughter of Sun Frost LK CROWN ROYAL out of the Thoroughbred mare Silver Shoon. Incidentally, LK ENDOW Crown was bred and raised by Leo Kay, father of Aimee Kay, who SILVER SHOON TB raised Tammy Fischer’s NFR mount LK Sheza Hayday. TB SUMMERS PROspECT TB RIDER: ASHLEY THOMpsON; OWNER: : WILSON & THOMpsON; BREEDER: BRUCE & CONNIE VANSICKLE THE RUNDOWN w/Ashley Thompson Seis Shots of Crown, “Seis” 16.1 hands, 1,100 lbs. Vansickle’s Tres Seis mare Seis So Sweet had won the 2011 Con- “She’s big in every aspect,” says Thompson. gress Sweepstakes with Lance Graves. It was Thompson’s admira- BIT: L&W Draw Gag on shanks (#195) with a chain mouth- tion for that mare that pushed her to buy the filly and consequently piece call her Seis too. SADDLE: Original Bob Marshall sports saddle “Valerie’s mom Connie was one of the first people to me after I SADDLE PAD: 5 Star won,” laughed Thompson. “She handed me the phone and it was LEG GEAR: Professional’s Choice on all four, plus bell boots Valerie, just screaming. She was so happy and excited for me.” SHOEING: Aluminum rims on all four Thompson, who grew up in a rodeo, horse-raising family, had high FEED: Tribute Kalm Ultra & Essential K GC Plus hopes for Seis from the very beginning, but her world came crash- HAY: Alfalfa ing down in January of 2017. While stepping off of Seis, Thomp- SUppLEMENTS: Equinety son’s knee gave way, forcing her to have reconstructive surgery. ALTERNATIVE THERAPIES: Chiropractic care, Soft Rides, PHT blanket, Seis, who was loping up to the barrels and trotting around them, wraps and pole pac ended up having more than a year off. Thompson’s husband worked CONDITIONING/TRAINING REGIMEN: “I walk and trot around the the filly in the roundpen and a friend would occasionally ride her, barrels at home once a week. I ride her a couple of times a but until March of 2018, Seis basically idled. week and I’ll lounge her. I haven’t had to tune on her a lot. She “When I was cleared to ride, I was with my mom and decided to really doesn’t take a lot. She’s got a very big personality and lope through and see where we were at. She did so good. I decided likes to know when she did well. That’s where you win her to go a little faster, and she did great again. The next day, I went to over.” run a set and it all fell apart,” she chuckled. “When I started enter- All American Congress Continued on Page 5 IN THE NEWS.......IN THE NEWS......in the news......In the News......In the News..... Montana Easy Move 2018 Canadian Finals Rodeo 45 7 Shelby Spielman, $20,344 When: October 30-November 4, 2018 Fame N Red Hot, 07 ch. m. Dash Ta Fame-Had A Kanita, Docs Where: Enmax Centrium, Westerner Park, Red Deer, Alberta, Rocky Top Canada 8 Bertina Olafson, $20,065 Alive N Smashing, 08 sor. g. Ante Up Guy-Lucks Affair, Lucks Schedule: Runnin Bug 1st Performance-Tuesday, October 30, 2018, 7 pm MDT 9 Kylie Whiteside, $16,272 2nd Performance-Wednesday, October 31, 2018, 7 pm MDT Isle Be Wright On, 10 b. g. Isle Slide Wright On-A Jac To A 3rd Performance-Thursday, November 1, 2018, 7 pm MDT Queen, Last Little Jac 4th Performance-Friday, November 2, 2018, 7 pm MDT Backup: Irish Gold Rush, 10 b. g. Ima Gold Rush-Mr Irish Drift, 5th Performance-Saturday, November 3, 2018, 7 pm MDT Tee J Jackies Blue 6th Performance-Sunday, November 4, 2018, 1 pm MDT 10 Diane Skocdopole, $14,864 The CFR will be carried live on the radio in Canada on JG Hectors Pizzazz, 09 sor. m. Rnj Heckofafrenchman-Rnj Abi- 840CFCW and Real Country 910 and also on Rural Radio 147 on gail, Jae Bar Tip Sirius. Coverage will kick off 5 minutes prior to each performance. Backup: Known To Be Wild Cs, 04 b. m. Known For Dash-Run- A webcast of the rodeo will be available live on FloRodeo.com. ning Wild Annie, Page Oh Bobby For updated info check out Pro Rodeo Canada on Twitter or at 11 Justine Elliott, $14,167 www.RodeoCanada.com Blondys Starlight, 09 b. m. Von Starlight-Small Towns Gold, Barrel Horse With The Most Heart- Ripn Lady (Ripp) owned and Small Town Baker ridden by Carman Pozzobon of Savona, B.C. Backup: You Bet Your Life, 03 red. rn. g. Bet On Me 498-Playmate Dual Foxie, Playmates Dually Payout: 12 Rene Leclercq, $14,015 Aggregate: 1 $15,795 - 2 $11,745 - 3 $7,695 - 4 $3,645 - 5 $1,620 Flirt For A Diamond, 08 ch. m. Chicado Book-Molly Parton, Go Rounds (6) 1 $10,530 - 2 $7,830 - 3 $5,130 - 4 $2,430 - 5 $1,080 Quixote Doc Barrel Racing Qualifiers Victory Farms Buys As Good As Nick Gets 1 Carman Pozzobon, $44,079 Victory Farms Stallion Station of Ada, Oklahoma would like Ripn Lady, 10 bu. m. Frenchs Hula Guy-Bijou Betali, Eli Beta- to officially announce the purchase of the prestigious and proven streak stallion As Good As Nick Gets. We are so honored to be given the Backup: TammysLittleParadise, 13 sor. m. Frenchs Hula Guy-Tam- opportunity by Lindsay Sears and Courtney Cantrell to own this my Paradise, Docs Paradise outstanding stallion. Rimes Girl, 11 sor. m. Frenchs Hula Guy-Maggie Majorette, As Good As Nick Gets is a stand out among the elite barrel Major Rime stallions today. Nick himself was a pro rodeo winner and a barrel 2 Taylor Manning, $31,333 futurity finalist. He is the sire of many American Rodeo qualifiers, Good Little Nick, 08 sor. g. As Good As Nick Gets-Fols Dream Canadian National Finals qualifiers, and futurity and derby cham- Of Cash, Takin On The Cash pions. Here are just a few of his standouts: Good Little Nick with Backup: Ima Hot Bug, 06 sor. g. Hot Colours-Ima Copper Bug Too, earnings exceeding $80,000, Nick Gets The Cash, 2018 Futurity Copper Bugs Champion, Nicks Lil Gypsy, NickDiggity, Dreamy Little Nick, Miss 3 Shayna Weir, $26,876 American Pie, Hez Good N Famous, Slouxzee Q, Nickster, and Moons Dyna, 09 b. m. Moons Handsome Bug-Red Hot Gem, Little Dream Weaver. Red Hot Lena As Good As Nick Gets full siblings include; Willy Nick Bar, 4 Callahan Crossley, $25,615 earnings of $100,000+, and the only horse to win all three goes of Brownie Bi Bogie, 98 br. g. Bogie Biankus-Chets Babe, Chet the BFA Futurity. DJ Nick Bar, earnings exceeding $50,000, futurity Young 89’er champion and pro rodeo money earner, just to name a few. 5 Angela Ganter, $22,903 As Good As Nick Gets will be standing at Victory Farms Stallion Bogies French Bug, 11 sor. g. Frenchmans Bogie-Really A Wran- Station in Ada, Oklahoma. Also, we have frozen semen which is gler, First Wrangler certified for international export. Backup: Marthas Sixshooter, 09 sor. g. Bug In My Frosty-Marthas Nick will be a 2019 Pink Buckle Stallion. His 2019 stud fee will be Moon View, Marthas Six Moons $2,500. 6 Nikki Hansen, $22,239 Please contact Victory Farms Stallion Station for 2019 bookings. Sky High Guy, 04 pal. g. Frenchmans Guy-Fleeting Pie, Pie In The Sky Backup: HH Mia Hamm, 07 sor. m. Mia Pig Too-Dynamite Rain, The Barrel Racing Report is emailed weekly, every Tuesday night, 52 weeks per year by Tracy and Dusti Swan, Hubbard, TX. The information enclosed in this issue is courtesy of the Barrel Racing Re- port. If you reprint any of the following information verbatim, or if you read it verbatim on a radio or television broadcast, please mention that the informa- tion is courtesy of the Barrel Racing Report.