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from staff reports B AKERSFIELD—Doug Williamson rode three different horses to the top three scores at the Valley Cow Horse Association Open Futurity held July 27-28 at the Sundance Feed Yard. e VCHA Futurity was part of a three-day show that also included National Reined Cow Horse Association and VCHA show classes on Sunday, and it gave owners and trainers a chance to gauge the progress of 3-year olds heading into the futurity season. e National Stock Horse Association Snaffle Bit Futurity takes place Aug. 13-19 in Paso Robles, followed by the NRCHA Snaffle Bit Futurity Sept. 17-29. Williamson had to like the results. VC No Cat, owned by Rocking J Ranch, rolled up a 218 total after marking a 72 in the herd and 73s in both reining and cow work under the judges to claim the title worth $1,493. He also rode Andy Edwards’s Boons Smart AE, owned by Andy Edwards, to a 217 to finish tied in reserve with Phillip Ralls on VC No Cat, owned by Jack Mitchell and Virgil Cotter. Both entries earned $1,040. Williamson, who had a total of five horses in the top nine finishers in the Open Futurity, had two of four entries tied at 215 in a fourth- to-seventh-place split, including High Brow Shiner, owned by Belle Meade Ranch, and Miss Sierra Song, owned by Sandie Braden. Each earned $467, as did the other Open Futurity entries tied with 215, both ridden by Jon Roeser: Swinging Around, owned by Jim and Linda Schrack, and Wicked Kitty, owned by Julie Weinhardt and Frank Velaquez. Season heats up in the Valley Big Daddy photo Big Daddy photo Big Daddy photo Heading the champions-and-friends line-up after the 2012 VCHA Non Pro Futurity in Bakersfield, won by J.J. Fisher on Soulas Tenina, was reserve champion Cynthia Bias and Chics Dig Cash. Doug Williamson rides Rocking J Ranch’s Short And Smart (above) to a VCHA Open Futurity title worth $1,493. At left, Williamson picks up his trophy buckle and bridle from Mallory Holland and Monica DeBie. VCHA July event reveals prospects as fall futurity season approaches
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BAKERSFIELD—Doug Williamson rode three diff erent horses to the top three scores at the Valley Cow Horse Association Open Futurity held July 27-28 at the Sundance Feed Yard.
Th e VCHA Futurity was part of a three-day show that also included National Reined Cow Horse Association and VCHA show classes on Sunday, and it gave owners and trainers a chance to gauge the progress of 3-year olds heading into the futurity season. Th e National Stock Horse Association Snaffl e Bit Futurity takes place Aug. 13-19 in Paso Robles, followed by the NRCHA Snaffl e Bit Futurity Sept. 17-29.
Williamson had to like the results. VC No Cat, owned by Rocking J Ranch, rolled up a 218 total after marking a 72 in the herd and 73s in both reining and cow work under the judges to claim the title worth $1,493. He also rode Andy Edwards’s Boons Smart AE, owned by Andy Edwards, to a 217 to fi nish tied in reserve with Phillip Ralls on VC No Cat, owned by Jack Mitchell and Virgil Cotter. Both entries earned $1,040.
Williamson, who had a total of fi ve horses in the top nine fi nishers in the Open Futurity, had two of four entries tied at 215 in a fourth-to-seventh-place split, including High Brow Shiner, owned by Belle Meade Ranch, and Miss Sierra Song, owned by Sandie Braden. Each earned $467, as did the other Open Futurity entries tied with 215, both ridden by Jon Roeser: Swinging Around, owned by Jim and Linda Schrack, and Wicked Kitty, owned by Julie Weinhardt and Frank Velaquez.
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Heading the champions-and-friends line-up after the 2012 VCHA Non Pro Futurity in Bakersfield, won by J.J. Fisher on Soulas Tenina, was reserve
champion Cynthia Bias and Chics Dig Cash.
Doug Williamson
rides Rocking J
Ranch’s Short And
Smart (above)
to a VCHA Open
Futurity title
worth $1,493. At
left, Williamson
picks up his
trophy buckle
and bridle from
Mallory Holland
and Monica DeBie.
VCHA July event reveals prospects as fall futurity season approaches
Horse Owner Rider Herd Rein Cow Total Payout
Open Futurity Money-winnersShort And Smart Rocking J Ranch Doug Williamson 72.0 73.0 73.0 218.0 $1,493.24 VC No Cat Jack Mitchell & Virgil Cotter Phillip Ralls 73.0 71.5 72.5 217.0 $1,039.94Boons Smart AE Andy Edwards Doug Williamson 71.0 73.0 73.0 217.0 $1,039.94 High Brow Shiner Belle Meade Ranch Doug Williamson 71.0 72.0 72.0 215.0 $467.49 Swingin Around Jim & Linda Schrack Jon Roeser 71.0 72.0 72.0 215.0 $467.49 Miss Sierra Song Sandie Braden Doug Williamson 70.0 73.0 72.0 215.0 $467.49 Wicked Kitty F. Velaquez & J. Weinhardt Jon Roeser 70.0 73.0 72.0 215.0 $467.49
Non Pro Futurity Money-winnersSoulas Tenina J..J. & Teresa Fisher J..J. & Teresa Fisher 72.0 73.0 73.0 218.0 $766.50 Chics Dig Cash Cynthia Bias Cynthia Bias 71.0 72.0 71.5 214.5 $459.90 Chickaroos Chance Shannon McCarty Shannon McCarty 71.0 72.5 68.0 211.5 $375.00
Amateur Futurity ChampionSpinnin N Ginnin Mike & Debra Stamper Mike Stamper 71.5 66.5 70.0 208.0 $533.00
Valley Cow Horse Association FuturityJuly 27-28, 2012 • Sundance Feed Lot • Bakersfi eld, Calif.
In the Non Pro Futurity, J.J. Fisher took his Soulas Tenina to a winning 218 cumulative score to claim a championship worth $767. Cynthia Bias fi nished reserve on her Chics Dig Cash, marking a 214.5 score that paid $460.
Mike Stamper won the Amateur Futurity on his Spinnin N Ginnin, marking a 208 that paid $533.
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Marking a 73 in reining, J.J. Fisher takes his Soulas Tenina toward the
VCHA Non Pro Futurity championship, earning $767.
Phillip Ralls collects his trophy
blanket from Mallory Holland and
Monica DeBie after he took VC No
Cat, owned by Jack Mitchell & Virgil
Cotter, to the VCHA Open Futurity
third place award.
Jon Roeser (left) enjoys a bite
during the lunch sponsored by 4D
Ranch, Danny and Diane Shaffer.
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Diane (center) and Danny (right)
Shaffer receive a gift of appre-
ciation from John Ward, Monica
DeBie and Mallory Holland for their
generous sponsorship of the VCHA
Futurity lunch.
