NRHA Derby
Deary & Shesouttayourleague Dominate the 2017 NRHA Open Derby
Contributed Courtesy NRHA, Photography by Waltenberry
NRHA Million Dollar Rider Casey Deary
entered the arena as draw 25 in a field of 31 in the second section of the 2017 NRHA Open Derby finals. NRHA Two Million Dollar Rider Jordan Larson had just closed their pattern with a 227.5. That was the score to beat. Deary was aboard 2015 NRHA Open Fu-
turity Champion Shesouttayourleague. Larson had just captured the lead with ARC Gunnabe- abigstar – the 2014 NRHA Open Co-Champion – between the reins. Once Shesouttayourleague, a 5-year-old
mare by Walla Walla Whiz and out of Wimpys Little Chic (by Wimpys Little Step), nominated by Arcese Quarter Horses USA and owned by Curtis Performance Horses LLC., entered the arena, she gave the Weatherford, Texas trainer all she had. Once the flashy palomino, who had $184,723 NRHA LTE prior to showing in OKC, closed her pattern #12, a 229 appeared on the score board. The title was hers. “To me, this is nothing short of a miracle,”
said Deary following the awards presentation. “At the NRBC she was giving me trouble so, for her to come as far as she did – and I give my friend Jordan Larson the credit for helping me out at the Redbud Spectacular – it was a night and day difference for my horse... I came in through those gates telling my mare ‘just be as good as you can be and give me what you’ve got’. She did just that, and I cannot be any more thankful for this title tonight.” Shesouttayourleague gave Deary all she
had and more: the pair added another $60,000 to their earnings for the Championship. Larson and ARC Gunnabeabigstar, a 6-year-old stallion by Gunnatrashya and out of
Thiago Boechat & Ruf Lil Magnum
Shesouttayourleague
Wimpys Little Chic, is owned by HDC Quar- ter Horses and nominated by Arcese Quarter Horses USA. The duo added $43,918 to their earnings. “I called on him for everything he had, and he delivered,” said Larson. “Brian Bell helped me with his turn-arounds, which could well be why he turned so fast, and I had a hard time controlling him, but I have to thank Brian for that. Wimpys Little Chic is the epitome of a great reining horse and what she is doing as a producer is incredible!”
The Other Winners Thiago Boechat riding Ruf Lil Magnum
(Magnum Chic Dream x Dunit A Lil Ruf), owned by Silver Spurs Equine and Heritage Farms and nominated by Ann Salmon An- derman tied to win the L3 Open Derby with Dany Tremblay riding Magnums Guns R Red- dy (Magnum Chic Dream x Guns R Reddy), owned by Ruth Hamlin and nominated by Mary Jansma. Both scored a 223, and both left OKC adding $19,564.76 to their earnings for the win. Bobby Avila, Jr. and CBK Spooks Got
Cash (Spooks Gotta Gun x JR Wright On Cash), owned and nominated by William and Corliss Kellogg, rode to a 221 and a $9,839.95 check in the first section of the Open finals. Tom Foran, who also qualified his mount Walla Walla Starbuck for the L3 divi- sion where they closed in 6th place, earning $8,368.49, left the arena with a 220 – enough to clinch the reserve cham- pionship, leav- ing Avila, Jr. in the lead. The
Bobby Avila Jr & CBK Spooks Got Cash
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Casey Deary &
Dany Tremblay & Magnums Guns R Reddy
5-year-old stallion, owned by Sleipner LLC., who was nominated by Marc Gordon, earned another $7,778.97 for their L1 reserve title. Barak Gibori rode Shina Gun, a 5-year-
old stallion by Gunner and out of Shiner Light, owned by Teresa Wynn and nominated by Xtra Quarter Horses LLC., to top honors in the L1 Open Derby. The NRHA Professional who works out of McQuay Stables Tioga, Texas, posted a 219.5 for the win. “It has been a long process, and I need to
say a lot of things to the owner for trusting us because we were really close to making it to the winner’s circle, yet every time we had a little bobble here and a little bobble there, and she kept sending us to the horse shows. It worked,” said Gibori. “In the finals tonight, I just let him do his job. That’s about it. He’s a really talented horse, we worked hard to get here, and as soon as you run through that gate, it’s just about let- ting them do what they know how to do.” Jeromy Lipps of Miami, Oklahoma, rode
Melodie Nelson’s Revolutionary Jac (Einsteins Revolution x Kalliope Jac) to a 218 and the L1 reserve championship. The 4-year-old stallion was nominated by Rancho Sereno LLC. Martin Larcombe and Hang Ten And Shine
(Hang Ten Surprize x Ebony Shines), a 6-year- old stallion nominated by Rosanne Sternberg, kept their perfect derby record alive by qualify- ing for every Level 4 finals at the major events, so it was an added bonus when the pair won the Prime Time Open Derby division with a score of 221.5 for owner Christine Brazeau of England. “He’s been a very good, consistent horse,”
says Larcombe, who collected a paycheck worth $2,070.64 for the win and added anoth- er $6,579.23 for placing 13th in the L4 Open finals. “He has made the Level 4 finals at every big event we’ve been to. That’s a pretty good achievement for a young horse.” Visit
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