Reining


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A Sparkling Vintage out of Snip O Gun, was nominated by Harper Con- ner, who will receive $1,098.


Tishman Wins Open Level 1 Championship


TV’s The American rodeo followed suit, as did a handful of PRCA rodeos and the WCRA. “It’s so cool,” said Jackie Crawford, an 18-time world champion in the Wom- en’s Professional Rodeo Association (WPRA) from Stephenville, Texas. “I love that these big rodeos are giving girls anoth- er event that’s fast-paced and uses some of the same skills as the guys.”


In Reno, Crawford had roped three


calves in 7.89 seconds to win the Charlie 1 Horse Breakaway Challenge and $7,000 cash plus the custom Cactus trophy saddle, buckle, and plethora of other BFI Week prizes. The event provided three qualifica- tions to RFD-TV’s The American Semi-Fi- nals. And Crawford’s feat earned her a qualification to the Rope for the Crown breakaway contest in Las Vegas on Dec. 7, wherein 60 top ropers will battle for brag- ging rights.


She clocked the fastest time of the


short round – a 2.3-second run – despite a calf that ducked right. “I’ve been one out of the money a lot


lately, so I’ve been working on being ag- gressive,” she said. “Breakaway is getting so tough that you cannot back off – not if you want to win – but even if you want to place anymore. I had to hit that start and get it on him.” Crawford led the top five into the


Reno Rodeo that night and roped last. Her longtime nemesis, fellow world champ Lari Dee Guy of Abilene, Texas, was lead- ing for the $1,000 with a 3.9-second run when Crawford thrilled the crowd with a 3.8 to win the prize. w


With a 222.5, Josh Tishman and Baileys Sidekick won the Open Level 1 Championship, besting their preliminary round score by a point. While that feat was impressive – they also qualified for the finals of the Open Levels 2 and 3 – the story gets better. Baileys Sidekick pulled double duty at the NRHA Derby. “He was shown by both his own- er, Kathy Thompson, and myself. Kathy qualified for the Non Pro Level 4 finals last night, and he and I were only a half-point from making the Open Level 4 finals,” Tishman shared. “He’s given everything he has. He has a huge heart and is pure as pure can be in the show pen for both of us every time.” Tishman and Baileys Sidekick collected a check totaling $12,237, while nominator Turn- about Farm Inc., received $644. The night be- fore, Baileys Sidekick by Gunners Special Nite out of A Shining Sidekick won more than $3,650 with Thompson. “Honestly, we just didn’t try to override


him and kept him happy. He has an amazing brain and that’s what did it,” said Tishman, who rides for Deary Performance Horses. “He ran in and stopped huge, and he was pure as could be. He ran his heart out.” Tishman said the next stop for Baileys Sidekick is likely the Tulsa Reining Classic and the AQHA World Show. “I have so many people to thank. I thank his owners, Casey, Nicole and the whole Deary team,” he said. Todd Wright and SJR Karinas Lil Step fin-


ished as the Open Level 1 Reserve Champions, winning $4,845 with a score of 220.5. Owned by Teresa McCarthy, SJR Karinas Lil Step is by Wimpys Little Step out of Whizs Katrina. Nomi- nator San Juan Ranch will receive $255.


Brown Wins Open Prime Time Title The Open Prime Time Championship was


decided in the preliminary round, and Dean


Dean Brown & Gunnatrashtheplace


Brown and Gunnatrashtheplace topped the divi- sion with a 223, earning $2,271. “He was really good to me. He ran in there and gave me his all. We had a couple little bobbles that kept us out of the Level 4 finals, but we made the Level 3,” Brown explained. Brown and Gunnatrashtheplace, by Gunna-


trashya out of All Chic N Shiny, are coming off a recent Prime Time win at the NRBC. “He’s been a very good horse for me. I’ve made the finals at all the major events with him. I’ve had him since he was a 2-year-old. He’s just a very nice horse,” Brown said of the 6-year-old stallion who is owned by Jeff Levine of Levine Equine Enterprises of Valley Cottage, New York. In the finals, Brown and Gunnatrashthe- place, whose lifetime earnings exceed $36,000, marked a 219 to finish sixteenth in the Level 3, worth an additional $2,278. “After this, we’ll have a couple of horse shows, and then start showing our three-year-olds. It’s going to be a busy summer,” Brown said. “I thank Robert San- tagata. I also thank Jeff Levine, who has been a great owner.” Finishing second in the Open Prime Time


was Martin Larcombe and Hey Joe with a 222.5, collecting $1,804. Hey Joe, by Smart Spook out of Best Stop, is owned by Rosanne Sternberg of Aubrey, Texas.


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