A Star Is Borne and Michael Cooper, a cowboy from Bucyrus, Kansas, rode away with the $10,100 grand prize in the Futurity Open of the National Cutting Horse Association (NCHA) Cotton Stakes on Thursday in West Monroe, Louisiana.
A Star Is Borne, a mare, is by Boon Too Suen and out of Holly Is Smooth (by Smooth As A Cat). She is owned by Belle Terre Ranch of Corinth, Mississippi. She was bred in the barn of Rose Valley Ranch in Weatherford, Texas.
Metallic Sweetness (Metallic Cat x A Spoonful O Sugar x Hes A Peptospoonful) and Russ Westfall of Granbury, Texas, earned Reserve Champion status with a 219. Their take was $8,200.
Metallic Sweetness, a mare, is owned by Jerry Rava of Paso Robles, California. Cryin Coyote Ranch, out of Hempstead, Texas, was the breeder.
The money shown is for the finals only. For complete financials, see the full results.
This thing isn’t over yet. The Cotton Stakes concludes on Sunday. We’ll update this as the show goes on. (Photos by Suzanne Sylvester)
Futurity Open
A Star Is Borne & Michael Cooper
16M (Boon Too Suen x Holly Is Smooth x Smooth As A Cat)
Owner: Belle Terre Ranch, Corinth, MS
Breeder: Rose Valley Ranch, Weatherford, TX
222 | $10,100
Futurity Mid Open
Ich Travels Special & Guy Woods
16M (Cat Ichi x Travalin Dee Jay x Travalena)
Owner: EE Ranches Inc., Whitesboro, TX
Breeder: EE Ranches Inc., Addison, TX
437 | $4,828
Futurity Non Pro
Lourdes & Ashley Galyean
16M (Metallic Cat x Moras Spoonful x Hes A Peptospoonful)
Owner: Beau & Ashley Galyean, Fort Worth, TX
Breeder: Beau & Ashley Galyean, Fort Worth, TX
428 | $4,248
Futurity Open Limited
Dirti Dancin & Christian Miller
16M (High Brow CD x Peppys Stylish Lena x Docs Stylish Oak)
Owner: Scott Durham, Fort Worth, TX
Breeder: Dottie St. Clair Hill, Glen Rose, TX
433.5 | $2,082
Derby Open
Ms Baby Cakes & Lloyd Cox
15M (Metallic Cat x Special Nu Baby x Dual Rey)
Owner: Barker Ranch Cutting Horses LLC, Madill, OK
Breeder: Barker Ranch Cutting Horses LLC, Madill, OK
226 | $7,500
Derby Non Pro
Flashn & Ryder Carpenter
15G (Purdy Boy Flash x Sweet Swingin Melody x Peppys Boy 895)
Owner: Penny Cogdell Carpenter, Silverton, TX
Breeder: Penny Cogdell Carpenter, Silverton, TX
220.5 | $5,852
Derby Limited Open
Tanquereynstilettos & Daniel Sanchez
15M (Dual Rey x Miss Peptonstilettos x Peptoboonsmal)
Owner: Jackie Davison, Rockwall, TX
Breeder: Jackie Davison, Rockwall, TX
222 | $2,344
Derby Non Pro Limited
Play Like Bama & Courteney Holland
15M (Bamacat x Taz N Playboy x Pepito Taz)
Owner: Courteney Holland, Notasulga, AL
Breeder: Sam Shepard, Verbena, AL
210 | $2,743
Derby Mid Open
Im Not Blu & Ryan Moore
15M (Once In A Blu Boon x CW Charles Angel x SM Blazin Dually)
Owner: Shadow B Ranch, Harrison, AR
Breeder: Carole Wyatt, Marietta, OK
222 | $4,000
Derby Mid Non Pro
Southern Styles & William M. Nix III
15M (Highbrow CD x Stylish Lizzie x Lizzys Gotta Player)
Owner: William & Madelin Nix, Blackville, SC
Breeder: Linda Holsey, Crockett, TX
213 | $2,858
Derby Amateur & Mid Amateur
CR Dualin Out Tuff & Julie Beasley
15M (Woody Be Tuff x ARC Catty Dual x Dual Pep)
Owner: Julie Beasley, Montgomery, AL
Breeder: Center Ranch, Centerville, TX
215 | $3,578 219.5 | $3,054
Derby Limited Amateur
Something In Red & Cindy Maubach
15M (Metallic Cat x Diva In Denin x Smart Little Lena)
Owner: Bill Maubach
216.5 | $2,267
Classic Open
Second Spot & Lloyd Cox
13M (Spots Hot x Reycy Moon x Cats Moonshine)
Owner: Gary & Shannon Barker, Madill, OK
Breeder: Gary & Shannon Barker, Madill, OK
224.5 | $7,500
Classic Non-Pro
Sweet Baby Marie & Madalyn Colgrove
13M (High Brow CD x Hangem High Pep x Hickorys Indian Pep)
Owner: Joel M. Colgrove Sr., Boligee, AL
Breeder: Grace Ranch Inc., Jennings, LA
219 | $6,062
Classic/Challenge Mid Non Pro
Highbrow Nadine & Colt Moore
13M (High Brow CD x Ladys Pagan x Haidas Little Pep)
Owner: Kolby Don Moore, Crawfordville, FL
Breeder: Lee Uselton, Gainesville, FL
218 | $2,600
Classic Limited Open
Sumkinda Sweet Thang & Christian Miller
14M (Dual Smart Rey x Some Kinda Sweety x Sweet Lil Pepto)
Owner: Joe & Cathy Thiebaud, Bridgeport, TX
Breeder: Larry Crowell, Monticello, MS
219.5 | $1,886.65
Classic/Challenge Limited Amateur
MK Tim & Tee Worley
13G (Smooth As A Cat x MK Little Miss Trona x Little Trona)
Owner: Rick Worley, Newkirk, OK
Breeder: The Gene McKown Living Trust, Norman, OK
218 | $1,250
Classic/Challenge Mid Open
Somethingtobelievein & Brett McGlothlin
13M (Hydrive Cat x Playin T Etta x TR Dual Rey)
Owner: Brett & Jody McGlothlin, Perrin, TX
Breeder: SDP Buffalo Ranch, Fort Worth, TX
224.5 | $4,000
Classic/Challenge Amateur & Mid Amateur
Metallic Alex & Stephanie Sheen
13G (Metallic Cat x TM Smart Alexis x Smart Little Lena)
Owner: Dave & Stephanie Sheen
Breeder: Alex Franz, Overland Park, KS
222 | $4,621 221 | $2,798
