3/19 - Barrel Racing Report

Jatzlau and Catch The Rain clinch D&D derby title
By Julie Mankin
While most 6-year-old derby horses have a good two years of
competition runs under their belt, Catch The Rain hasn’t even been
entered for a solid year. Still, she swept the more seasoned horses
at the Diamonds & Dirt Derby in Bryan, Texas – as well as placing
sixth in the Sweepstakes and 12th in the Open 5D to earn $6,488.
“I raised her,” said Jatzlau. “Her mother Takin On The Bug, was
the very first futurity horse I ever trained, who won like $74,000.”
Takin On The Bug, now deceased, was by Takin On The Cash
(Dash For Cash crossed on an Easy Jet mare) and out of a Shawne
Bug daughter. Catch The Rain, or “Puddin,” is by Blazin Jetolena.
“I placed in the Superstakes at Oklahoma City on her when she
was 4, and then I got pregnant,” said Jatzlau, whose son, Jagger,
with husband Lane was born 18 months ago. “I quit riding because
I was so sick while I was pregnant, and placed at the Oklahoma City
in the futurity after only running her in November. Then she placed
third in the Fort Smith derby.”
After that, she was out again for six months with a tendon sheath
puncture. Still, Puddin runs like an old, seasoned rodeo horse.
“She’s a really consistent mare,” said Jatzlau. “Especially for not
having run very much. She’s my ‘good, old faithful’ because she
D&D Futurity Continued From Page 13
34 Famous Falcon, Angie Meadors, Angie Meadors, 16.929
35 Sheza Dashing Otoole, Kristi Johnson, Inc. D&D Machine Tool
Parts, 16.943
36 Streakinflingindisco, Monica McClung, Monica McClung, 17.026
37 Mels Yellowchick, Stevi Hillman, Christy Davidson, 17.109
38 JJ Famous Gambler, Clint Sherlin, Jerry Tathan, 17.119
39 My Guy Can Fly, Kassie Mowry, Dave & Lori Zabel, 17.160
40 Pirate Ben, Jim Warner, Jim & Stacey Warner, 17.482
41 TB Fame, Jolene Montgomery, Tammy Willis, 17.600
makes the same run every time, is so super honest and never hits a
barrel or makes mistakes. All I do is pony her during the week. At
Bryan I ran her three times and she ran a 16.1 and two 16.0s.”
Jatzlau has an entire stable full of horses to train this season, and
has already earned nearly $100,000 with her futurity horse, Good To
Be The King. She stays in the house with Jagger every day until 1
p.m., when her babysitter watches him until 5 p.m. while she rides.
Jatzlau stays close to home training and rodeoing at the amateur rodeos
in Texas. Last year she won the CPRA and placed third in the
year-end standings of the UPRA, having earned roughly $18,000
just within a couple hours of the house. Puddin will likely see a lot
of time at amateur rodeos this summer.
She’s one mare that Jatzlau won’t sell, since she lost the dam
last year. Already, she’s pulling embryos out of Puddin. In fact,
Good To Be The King is actually an embryo baby out of Princess,
Jatzlau’s last good rodeo mare. Princess was sold to help pay for
the extensive and expensive medical treatments Jatzlau had to go
through to get pregnant.
As for the event itself in Bryan, Jatzlau called it “fantastic,” saying
it was run really well, offered great prizes in addition to the large
D&D Derby Continued on Page 16
42 CP Konea, Vauna Walker, Sheila Hill, 18.211
43 A Dash of Champagne, Hallie Melvin, Summer Run Inc., 21.210
44 Confederate Bullet, Ryann Pedone, Ryann Pedone, 21.266
45 Toast Ta Hollywood B, Ryann Pedone, Shoppa Ranch, 21.498
46 Small Memories, Pete Oen, Pete Oen, 21.835
47 Dash Ta Traffic, Marne Loosenort, Kristen Meyer, 21.939
48 Eddies Hotmoon Bug, Kebo Almond, Ray Brown, 26.987
49 Sixes Perks, Jamie Hodges, Shelley Sullivan, NT
50 Wood B A Hotty, Cindy Smith, Cindy Smith, NT
Barrel Racing Report March 19, 2013 Page 14