July 25 - National Cutting Horse Association

NCHA SUMMER CUTTING SPECTACULAR
MONDAY, JULY 25, 2005
AN OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE NATIONAL CUTTING HORSE ASSOCIATION
TODAY’S ACTION
TODAY’S SCHEDULE
Beginning at 8:00 a.m.
Derby Open 2nd go-round
121 entries - 8 sets
TOMORROW’S SCHEDULE
Beginning at 8:00 a.m.
Derby Non-Pro 1st go-round
98 entries - 7 sets
WEDNESDAY’S SCHEDULE
Beginning at 8:00 a.m.
Derby Non-Pro 1st go-round
98 entries - 7 sets
THURSDAY’S SCHEDULE
Beginning at 8:00 a.m.
Derby Non-Pro 2nd go-round
The Return of
Rancharrah
Radio
Rancharrah Radio returns to the
NCHA Summer Spectacular July 31
for the fi nals of the Open and Non-
Pro Derby.
Pickup your Rancharrah Radio
at the show and listen to expert,
insightful commentary on the action
as it unfolds, right in Will Rogers
Coliseum.
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Boonbay Smash 221
Lizzys Player 220.5
213 advances to Round Two
Todd Adolph was Sunday’s high-scoring rider with 220.5 points on Lizzys Player, by Lizzys Gotta Player,
owned by Buffalo Ranch, Farmington, Utah.
The first bunch has proven
the right spot for good
cattle and top scores in the
Derby Open first go-round. On
Saturday, Brad Mitchell and Boonbay
Smash, owned by Painted
Springs Farm, cracked the first
bunch with 221 points — the
highest score of the round.
Yesterday, Todd Adolph and
Lizzys Player, owned by Buffalo
Ranch, Farmington, Utah,
marked 220.5 points four deep in
the first bunch.
“We knew we had a good
draw,” said Adolph. “And we
were picking good cows because
everybody else was cutting
them.”
Adolph’s first cut was a cow
that he liked and she proved to be
a player. The cow that he wanted
on his second cut broke out of the
herd, so he opted for another one
in a better position.
“She started off really good,
but towards the end, she wouldn’t
let us off, Adolph recalled. “It
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Open Derby first go-round leaders, left to right: Brad Mitchell rode Boonbay Smash, owned by Painted Springs Farm, Brentwood, Tennessee to win the go-round with 221 points;
Darren Simpkins marked 220 on Pastels Pretty Peppy, owned by Julie Wrigley, Weatherford, Texas; Wes Galyean and Futurity champion Spots Hot marked 219.5
got a little scary. Every time my mare
would stop her, she’d turn right back
into her.
“Luckily the mare stayed where she
was supposed to be and we got through
it. At one point, when (Lizzys Player)
stopped and made a hard turn, she just
about went all the way down to the
ground. But she hopped right back up
and never missed a beat. She’s got a big
heart.”
Buffalo Ranch acquired Lizzys
Player, by Lizzys Gotta Player, from
Robert Rust this past spring. Rust had
Cecil Bowen ......................... Wilmar, AR
Lucien Branch Jr .............. Alexandria, LA
Don Christmann ................... Millsap, TX
Lloyd Dennis Cox ..........Fort Morgan, CO
You say it’s
your birthday!
These NCHA members
are celebrating their birthday today.
Lisa Lightfoot .................... Descanso, CA
Darlene Mandelke ................. Dalton, MN
Roger Meline ................ Madisonville, TX
Linda Metcalf ............ Oklahoma City, OK
Surveying to
grow our purses
The NCHA, assisted by Grotta Marketing
Research Company, will survey cutting
horse contestants and fans during this
year’s Summer Spectacular.
The interview takes about fi ve minutes,
and contains questions about the
number of days you are in town for
NCHA events, and the things you
purchase while you are here.
The data collected from these surveys
will assist us in utilizing new Texas
legislation to grow our purses for the
NCHA “Triple Crown” events.
If you are asked to be interviewed, we
appreciate your willingness to help! ★
David Howell ...................... Madison, MS
W Thomas Elliott ...................Tucson, AZ
Wallace Emerson .................. Haskell, TX
Miriam Farrell ......................Lafayette, IN
Debra Fox ................................Serena, IL
Kay Garner ....................... Idaho Falls, ID
Kathy Grimes ....................... Nipomo, CA
Jim Hall Sr ....................... Evensville, TN
Chip Hanly .......................... Minden, NV
Hollie Henderson II ............Altheimer, AR
Darren Holsten ................... Sunbury, OH
Bobby Hunt .........................Fulshear, TX
Punky Jackson .................. Sutherlin, OR
Charlotte Jarvis ............. Homeworth, OH
Edwin Johnson ...................Carthage, MS
Jim Lamb ..........................Lewisville, TX
Mary Lattimore ...................Santa Fe, NM
Billy Bob Moore .....................Buffalo, TX
Marsha Nelson ........................Burley, ID
Frank Newell ......................Gresham, OR
Samantha Norris ...............Frisco City, AL
Pat Norsworthy .................... England, AR
David Oncale ......................... Willits, CA
Marie Dupont Parish ..... Georgetown, MD
Shane Prescott ................... Twin Falls, ID
Grant Quigley ..........................Aledo, TX
Bill Ragland ........................Brenham, TX
Dale Rasco ................. Corpus Christi, TX
Shane Roach ....................... Eldridge, MO
Steve Ruder ........................ Edwards, CO
Randall Unger ........................ Lincoln, IL
Patty Walker ..................... Livermore, CA
Dana Weatherford .................... Hugo, OK
Patricia Webb .......................... Anza, CA

More Open Derby leaders, left to right: Don Crumpler, Gary Gonsalves and Ronnie Rice all scored 219 points - the fourth highest score. Crumpler rode Woody Be Tuff, owned by
Jill Peacock, Wichita Falls, Texas; Gary Gonsalves was aboard Spookys Catmando for Jeff and Kay Barnes, Wilton, California; and Rice rode Dualin Boon, owned by Jim and Laura
Bilbrey, Conyers, Georgia. Scott Amos also marked 219, riding Little Shorty Pep for Walt and Louanna Burdette, Myton, Utah.
shown her at the Futurity and the Super
Stakes, but her first success came when
Adolph showed her as reserve limited
champion at the Colorado CHA Spring
Aged Event.
“Robert did a great job with her,”
said Adolph. “She’s really well trained,
but she’s just had some tough luck’
“She’s a powerful mare and has a
lot of stop. She’s big, but she can turn
inside out and that’s what makes her
so neat. She’s got a lot of draw, but she
can get there when she needs to.”
Adolph and his wife, Lorraine,
and year-old daughter, Mikala, live in
Farmington, where Adolph and Greg
Smith train for David Plummer, owner
of Buffalo Ranch. Adolph, who grew up
on a ranch in Colorado, got his start in
cutting after he earned an associates
degree in animal reproduction and went
to work in Texas for trainer Sam Wilson.
Wilson was hauling Bob Acre Doc for
the NCHA World Championship that
year and Adolph managed the stallion’s
breeding program and began riding
colts for Wilson.
Over the years, Adolph has also
worked for Lindy Burch, Tim Smith,
Greg Ward, Tom McTaggart, and Gail
and Linda Holmes.
“I’ve been lucky to have been
exposed to some really good trainers,”
said Adolph. “When I worked for Gail
and Linda Holmes, I got to ride with
Lloyd Cox a lot. And I rode TR Dual Rey
for about three months before he went
to Lloyd’s.”
In 2004, David Plummer purchased
TR Dual Rey, who had been burning up
the show circuit under Cox.
“That horse is unbelievable,” said
Adolph. “I was pretty excited when
David bought him. Now we’ve got
The National Cutting Horse Association cordially invites you
to attend the unveiling and dedication of
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his babies on the ground and they’re
gorgeous. I can’t wait to start riding
them.”
Plummer, who had previously
owned outstanding racehorses, became
hooked on cutting several years ago and
recently built a state-of-the-art facility
in Utah. In addition to TR Dual Rey, the
Buffalo Ranch stallion roster includes
Laredo Blue, Meradas Blue Sue, Pastels
Smart Lena, Lenas Telesis, Lots Of Acres
and Amando Pistolero, as well as an
impressive broodmare band.
“We’ve got a really good staff and
it’s a beautiful facility,” said Adolph.
“They didn’t hold anything back when
they built it. It makes it easier for us.
The better you can take care of the
horses, the better they can take care of
you.”
The first go-round of Derby Open
competition saw new leaders emerge
and some former stars in the dust.
Super Stakes champion One Time
Pepto lost a cow at the buzzer yesterday;
Quintan Blue, NCHA Futurity
reserve champion, fell victim to a cow,
as well.
But NCHA Futurity champion Spots
Hot scored 219.5 points under owner
Wesley Galyean, deep in yesterday’s last
bunch. And Rockin By Choice, NCHA
Super Stakes reserve champion, ridden
by Paul Hansma for Elizabeth Queen,
comes back to the second round on a
218-point ticket.

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Submit your answer to Carolyn Crist in the Show Office.
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Finalist in 21 major events
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Pacific Coast Cutting Horse Association Sales
November 4 & 5, 2005 • Reno Livestock Events Center • Reno, Nevada
PCCHA GELDING STAKES SALE • Friday
, November 4
Featuring 2-Y
ear-Old Geldings, In-T
raining and
all sired by PCCHA Stallion Stakes subscribed sires.
AT LAST YEAR’S SALE THE …
Top 5 offered averaged $25,500
Top 10 offered averaged $19,300
Total 43 offered averaged $9,410
PCCHA FUTURITY SALE
Saturday, November 5
Selling yearlings,
2-year-olds, broodmares,
stallions & seasoned
cutting horses.
CONSIGNMENTS OPEN
TO THE INDUSTRY
AT LAST YEAR’S SALE THE …
Top 5 sold averaged $28,700
Top 10 sold averaged $23,450
Top 20 sold averaged $16,450
Ill Be Invincible, by Ill Be Smart
$28,000
Langtrees CD, by CD Olena
$16,500
High Brow Babe, by High Brow Cat
$16,500
Hicapoos CD, by CD Olena
$37,000
Miss Hickory Wheel, by Doc’s Hickor
y
$40,000
Waterloo Boon, by Hes A Peptospoonful
$17,5
00
Classy Little Pepto, by Peptoboonsmal
$31,000
ALL FEES DEDUCTIBLE
FROM SALE PROCEEDS
For additional information, contact:
Chexy Catwoman, by High Brow Cat
$20,000
Dual Bonanza, by Dual Pep
$28,500
P.O. Box 1389 • Weatherford, TX 76086
(817) 594-9210 • Fax (817) 596-0430
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