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Eric Magby and One Sneaky Bluegrass (Bluegrass Cat x Squeaky Boon), took the reserve with 219 points. Owned and bred by Browne’s Bar XL Ranch, Wilburton, OK, the red roan 5-year-old gelding and Magby earned $8,827. NCHA Non-Pro Hall of Famer Steve
Anderson, Victoria, TX, and Littlemak cov- ered all the bases with a 224-point win in the Super Stakes Classic Non-Pro. Littlemak, by Starlights Gypsy and out of Justa Swinging Gal, earned $16,999 with Anderson in the saddle.
Alexa Stent, Aledo, TX, claimed re- serve with 223.5 points on Bowmerang (High Brow Cat X Bowmans Little Jewel x Smart Little Lena) earning $15,480. Chelsea Tatum of Overbrook, OK, scored 225 points in the Super Stakes Clas- sic Non-Pro Limited Finals with her 5-year- old Dual Rey daughter Bobs Smart Rey. The win earned the pair $9,198.
Sitting in the reserve spot was Langston Pattillo, St. Elmo, IL, who had earned 222 points earlier in the 12-horse field on High Stylin CD (High Brow CD x Stylin Playgirl x Docs Stylish Oak). The title paid $8,557. The NCHA Super Stakes Classic Un-
limited Amateur finals saw some big scores posted, with four riders marking above a 220. Gary Barker of Madill, OK and his homebred gelding Smooth Nu Cat (Smooth As A Cat x Special Nu Baby x Dual Rey) went to the head of the class when they marked a 224 to take the win and a check for $13,815.
The Reserve went to Jacob Taurel and Little Jewels Olena (Athena Puddy Cat x Jewels Lil Olena x Smart Little Lena), who was bred by Rodney Wrinkle Cutting Horses LLC. The duo marked a 223.5 and earned $12,416.
There was another tie in the Super
Stakes Classic Amateur finals. Sixteen-year- old Langston Pattillo, this time aboard his new ride Dualin Smooth Legacy (Smooth As A Cat x Dual Legacy x Dual Pep), took the lead when he marked a 221. Two rides later, James Vangilder and Smooth Sailing Cat (Smooth As A Cat x Pepto Olenas Dually x Peptoboonsmal) tied it. Each team took home $9,171.
Langston also took home third place
earnings of $8,554 on High Stylin CD who marked a 219. For results,
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Jose Vazquez & Like Shiner The Non Pro Classic Finals
Friday Jose Vazquez rode Like Shin- er (Smart Like Juice x Wind Her Up Shiner) to a score of 223.5 to top the Level 4 and be crowned the NRBC Non Pro Classic champion. He earned $30,000 for the win and also claimed the Prime Time championship. This is Vazquez’ first NRBC Non Pro championship since 2009, which made today’s win special. “To come here and win is really difficult; the top horses come here, the top riders come here, but I have to sneak in somewhere some- time,” Vazquez said with a laugh.
Prior to entering the pen, Jose knew Jack Medows and Chicsdreamofdiamonds were leading the Level 4 with a 222. Vazquez said he used that as motivation to lay it all on the line. “There’s pressure every time you go in, because if there’s not a 222 [before you] there will be a 222 behind you,” he said, “so the pres- sure is that it’s not over until it’s over. When I come to a show my hope is to make the finals, but when I make the finals then it changes and I want to step up a little bit and hopefully it will be my day.”
Jack Medows’ 222 on Chicsdreamofdi- amonds (Magnum Chic Dream x Princess In Diamonds) earned the Level 4 reserve champi- onship, worth $15,750. Mark Blake rode Hot Hollywood Whiz- ky to a score of 218 to win the Non Pro Lev- el 3, Level 1, and the reserve championship in the Prime Time. Along with the $8,400 Blake picked up for winning the Level 3, his Level 1 finish garnered him another $1,553 while his Prime Time finish earned him $1,008. “It truly was awesome,” Blake said of his run. “I could tell he was ready to roll from the get-go. He was listening and he was with me,”
Mark Blake & Hot Hollywood Whizky
Blake said. “Everything just started to click, the whole pattern just got stronger, so it felt great.” Hot Hollywood Whizky is by Topsail Whiz out of Hot Hollywood Jewels and has been per- forming well for Blake in several shows they’ve entered together, which Blake admits allowed his nerves to come into play during the Prelims. “I was nervous going in, because I felt a lot of pressure from the last two shows that I’ve shown him. We’d won everything that we en- tered, so I felt a lot of pressure and it probably showed in the Prelims,” Blake said. “Today that wasn’t there. It just felt great.”
Reserve champion in the Level 3 was Da- vid McGee riding Knaughtybyknature (Mag- num Chic Dream x Princess In Diamonds) with a score of 216.
Emily Opell rode Spook N Reyn (Smart Spook x Reyn Chex) to a score of 216.5 to win the Level 2 as well as the reserve championship in the Level 1. Opell had a busy day picking up wins in the youth classes aboard other horses as well, but the Non Pro victory was her favorite, because it’s her first time to enter the Classic. “He’s a really, really talented horse,” Em-
ily said of her 6-year-old mount. “I’m so bless- ed to have a horse and come out here and do this and the run [felt awesome]. He ran in and stopped and I thought, ‘Man, this is going to be a good run.’” Opell pocketed $4,000 for the first place
win, plus $945 for the second place Level 1 finish.
Kathy Thompson rode Bailleys Sidekick (Gunners Special Nite x A Shining Sidekick) to the reserve championship in the Level 2 with a score of 215.5.
For complete results, visit
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Waltenberry courtesy of NRBC
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