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NEWSLETTERS
Time to saddle up for the season
OBRA July 2010 News
Member's Show will feature close to $4,000 in added money
Well it certainly has been a terrific start to the Ontario Barrel
Racing Association's season. Our membership is at a high that is
hasn't seen in years and our new initiatives such as the Rookie
Class and the VIP membership program are being received better than
we could have possibly imagined.
In June, after Via Trailers Barrel Blast and Open House, can chasers
headed to the OBRA Barrel Blast Off, which featured a return to
Fletcher's Horse World for the first time for our association in two
years.
The Fletcher's are always wonderful hosts and the facility is just
perfect for our big barrel racing shows. They have made some
improvements of late and will continue to do so throughout the year.
The ground was replaced over the winter and turns out the new
footing in the indoor arena was just outstanding for the weekend of
hundreds upon hundreds of barrel runs and held up for every one of
them with no slips or concerns.
As a result of the success of the show and the outstanding facility
the OBRA has decided, in partnership with Eastern Canadian Barrel
Futurities, to hold our Championship Finals at Fletcher's this
coming Oct. 15 to 17. You will absolutely not want to miss out on
what promises to be THE event of the 2010 barrel racing season in
Ontario. There are going to be some spectacular prizes awarded as
well as big bucks and special events.
Back to the Blast Off, Blake Vonda made a stunning return to the
barrel race scene this season at the event by winning the first 4D
run of the day Saturday with a 14.553. But times would get quicker
as the day went on. Leslie Richards on Jodies Little Amos posted a
14.501 to win the Ontario Speed Horse Challenge Open 4D run later in
the day and win herself a Gist Championship belt buckle and $407.
Actually Leslie pocketed a bundle of cash at the show with many
great runs in both barrels and poles. Great job, Leslie. Keep it up!
Blake Vonda was the 2D champion belt buckle winner with Justa Wee
Dash, while Amanda Peterson on Easy Char Jet won the 3D Champion
buckle and
Heather Daigrepont on Blaze by Blaze took the 4D title and buckle.
Our Rookie Barrels fastest time buckle champion was Jenna McNiven on
LQH Oh Say Pepsi who won the buckle with a Sunday run time of 14.783
that earned her $94.80 to boot.
Mother Nature unfortunately didn't co-operate with us for the
Blackstock Ford Barrel Bonanza June 25 and 25 at the Erin
Fairgrounds. Friday night's warm-up run was great with more than 60
entries. Just ask Caitlyn Johnston. She rode School's Dun to the win
with a 16.389 1st 16.389 to earn $157.81... in a warm-up run!
Saturday morning started out okay, but then the weather took a turn
with heavy and persistent rain. Blake Vonda was on fire once again,
this time aboard Justa Wee Dash to take the win in the one 4D that
was squeezed in before the show had to be called. He posted a 16.277
to edge out young Josiah Clingen on Sure Dash by just five-one
thousandths of a second! Almost a dead heat! Now that's exciting.
The Rookie Run was able to go ahead before canceling the remainder
of the events. Ben Seibert
and Carols Chick Dancer won the 1D with a 17.479. And first-time
competitor Jeff Smart and Drive On Tass picked up a cheque and a
Kubota barrel racing cap from sponsor, Ed Stewart's Equipment for
winning the 2D in the Rookie in only his second official run
ever!Congratulations Jeff. Judging by the smile on his face, we
think he's hooked.
The good news out of the Blackstock Ford show is that our sponsors
have agreed to roll over the added money to our Members' Show which
is tentatively set for Aug. 7 and 8 back at the Erin Fairgrounds.
OBRA Director Kurt Kneidinger has been collecting money from members
for this show and already has over $2,000 in hand. Combined with the
leftover sponsor money from the Blackstock Ford Barrel Bonanza
already there is more than $3,200 in added money to this show, and
it's growing. Mark the date on your calendar.
Other upcoming shows include:
July 17&18 Black Gold Barrel Bonanza, Oil Springs, ON BlackGold Form
July 25 Zurich Fair
July 30-Aug. 1 Maidstone, SOTC/Royal Run Ranch
Aug. 7&8 Members Show, Erin Fairgrounds / BlackStock Ford show**
Aug. 15 Aylmer Fair - CANCELLED
Aug. 21&22 Fergus (21st OBRA/NBHA cosanctioned)(22nd youth team
games) **
Sept. 4 Orangeville Fair**
Sept. 5&6 Paris Fall Fair (NBHA/OBRA sanctioned)
Sept . 11 Petrolia Fall Fair
Sept. 24 Milton Fair
Sept. 26 Forest Fall Fair
Oct. 9 Dorchester Fair**
Oct. 10 Erin Fall Fair
Oct. 11 Brigden Fair (NBHA/OBRA sanctioned)
Oct. 15-17 Grand Slam Championship Finals, Fletchers Horse World,
Waterford.
Check for full results, updates and more at www.obra.ca. And don't
forget to "Friend" the Facebook page "Barrel Racing Ontario" for day
to day updates on barrel racing news in the province. Money winners
from the recent shows were as follows:
OBRA Barrel Blast Off Fletcher's Horse World June 4, 5 and 6 2010
Saturday Open 4D Run 1 Jackpot Total = $2,188 Rider count = 118 1D
Placings 1st 14.553 $229.74 Blake Vonda on Justa Down Homer 2nd
14.699 $191.45 Brooke McArthur on Wyle E Pine 3rd 14.715 $153.16
Caleb Clingen on White Alibi 4th 14.719 $114.87 Leslie Richards on
Zip 5th 14.859 $76.58 Jodi Pendry on Flame to Fame 2D Placings 1st
15.109 $196.92 Stephanie Boland on Delta Robin Angelo 2nd 15.119
$164.10 Bonita Longfield on Bet on the Bug 3rd 15.124 $131.28 Leslie
Richards on MRH Bullys Red Angle 4th 15.227 $98.46 Jodi Illman
Bernard on Im A Perfect Gentleman 5th 15.264 $65.64 Felicity
Daigrepont on My Hearts A Blaze 3D Placings 1st 15.554 $131.28 James
Wilson on Cuban Cartel 2nd 15.559 $109.40 Elaine Seibert on Chicklet
3rd 15.599 $87.52 Christine Bernauer on Perks Elated 4th 15.610
$65.64 James Wilson on Pete Za Rea 5th 15.622 $43.76 Lisa Scarlett
on RG Grande 4D Placings 1st 16.706 $98.46 Ashley Langford on
Santana 2nd 16.726 $82.05 Robin Welch on Viper 3rd 16.857 $65.64
Densie Stoddart on Miss Frenchmans JJ 4th 16.909 $49.23 Ashley
Taylor on Dunn Debt 5th 17.078 $32.82 Laurie McQueen on Azula PeeWee
Barrels Saturday Total = $62 Rider count = 3 1D Placings 1st Grace
Twiner on Dynamite 2nd Cowboy Cody Twiner on Dynamite 3rd Shayden
Dorey on Crook Rookie Barrels Saturday Jackpot Total = $340 Rider
count = 20 1D Placings 1st 15.763 $102 Ben Seibert on Carol Chicks
Dancer 2nd 16.050 $61.20 Ashley Langford on Santana 3rd 16.204
$40.80 Katie McAlpine on Magic Heels 2D Placings 1st 17.602 $68
Pamela Zurosky on Deseray 2nd 17.656 $40.80 Candy Wettlaufer on Fast
Man Joe 3rd 17.657 $27.20 Jacob Clingen on Booger 2D Youth Barrels
Saturday Total = $792 Rider count = 37 1D Placings 1st 14.749
$190.08 Josiah Clingen on Sure Dash 2nd 14.784 $142.56 Leslie
Richards on Zip 3rd 14.800 $95.04 Leslie Richards on Jodies Little
Amos 4th 14.958 $47.52 Jenna McNiven on LQH Oh Say Pepsi Youth 2D
Placings 1st 15.794 $126.72 Colton Robson on Issue Me Cash 2nd
15.934 $95.04 Chelsie Fotheringham on Runnin In The Jungle 3rd
16.136 $63.36 Jessie Robson on Arbons Miss Reba 4th 16.284 $31.68
Jessica Pridham on My Jetsa Twistin Ontario Speed Horse Challenge
4D, Saturday Feature Race Gist Buckles to Champions Iconoclast Boots
to Reserve Champions Jackpot Total = $3,884 Rider count = 103 1D
Placings 1st 14.501 $407.82 Leslie Richards on Jodies Little Amos
2nd 14.560 $339.85 Doug McCallum on A Rey of Luck 3rd 14.571 $271.88
Heather Kosmowski on My Girl Josie 4th 14.578 $203.91 Jodi Pendry on
Flames to Fame 5th 14.580 $135.94 Caleb Clingen on White Alibi 2D
Placings 1st 154 $349.56 Blake Vonda on Justa Wee Dash 2nd 15.074
$291.30 Sandra Enns on Dasher 3rd 15.085 $233.04 Stephanie Boland on
Delta Robin Angelo 4th 15.097 $174.78 Sue Collier on MS Fly Away
Baby 5th 15.127 $116.52 Shannen Edwards on Jet Deck Flame 3D
Placings 1st 15.536 $233.04 Amanda Peterson on Easy Char Jet 2nd
15.545 $194.20 Felicity Daigrepont on My Hearts A Blaze 3rd 15.560
$155.36 Dayle Tengnagel on Zip 4th 15.578 $116.52 Christine Thorne
on Chase This Amigo 5th 15.589 $77.68 Jessica Pridham on LL Blueboy
Badger 4D Placings 1st 16.618 $174.78 Heather Daigrepont on Blaze by
Blaze 2nd 16.685 $145.65 Steve Storms on Smokem Tass 3rd 16.732
$116.52 Sharon Pridham on Makin Some Coin 4th 16.863 $87.39 Densie
Stoddart on Miss Frenchmans JJ 5th 17.028 $58.26 Aime Charrette on
Entwisle Saturday Futurity Barrels Jackpot Total = $536 Rider count
= 21 1D Placings 1st 15.118 $160.80 Leslie Richards on MRH Bullys
Red Angle 2nd 15.279 $96.48 Cliff Boyce on Kid Rebel Chick 3rd
15.335 $64.32 Gilbert Guillemette on Bully's On Rosie 2D Placings
1st 16.341 $107.20 Art Dubois on Healy Falls Ladysman 2nd 16.392
$64.32 Robyn Corriveau on RC Gandor 3rd 16.495 $42.88 Bridgette
Cheetham on Dream Chasin Frenchman Saturday OBRA 2D Poles Jackpot
Total = $610 Rider count = 30 1D Placings 1st 20.254 $183 Leslie
Richards on Zip 2nd 21.193 $109.80 Cliff Boyce on He Be Jamin 3rd
21.490 $73.20 Doug McCallum on A Rey of Luck 2D Placings 1st 22.484
$122 James Wilson on Pete Za Rea 2nd 22.669 $73.20 Kathy Richards on
Jodies Little Amos 3rd 22.794 $48.80 Murray Manson on Streakin Ruby
OBRA Barrel Blast Off Sunday Events Sunday 2D Poles Jackpot Total =
$634 Rider count = 32 1D Placings 1st 20.349 $190.20 Leslie Richards
on Zip 2nd 21.258 $114.12 Cliff Boyce on He Be Jamin 3rd 21.824
$76.08 Doug McCallum on A Rey of Luck 2D Placings 1st 22.415 $101.44
Maddi McNiven on Crackey Barrel 2nd 22.920 $76.08 Steve Storms on
Smokem Tass 3rd 22.974 $50.72 Justine Vyse on Im Dodging the Blues
4th 22.980 $25.36 Elaine Seibert on Chicklet Sunday 2D Rookie
Barrels Jackpot Total = $316 Rider count = 18 1D Placings 1st 14.783
$94.80 Jenna McNiven on LQH Oh Say Pepsi 2nd 14.787 $56.88 Ben
Seibert on Carol Chicks Dancer 3rd 15.265 $37.92 Rachel Clingen on
Zippy 2D Placings 1st 16.133 $63.20 Lance McLaren on Miss Doc Jammer
2nd 16.522 $37.92 Pamela Zurosky on Deseray 3rd 17.133 $25.28
Brittany Langford on Jetta Quick Star Sunday Open 4D Barrels Jackpot
Total = $1,964 Rider count = 104 1D Placings 1st 13.833 $274.96
Heather Kosmowski on My Girl Josie 2nd 14.138 $206.22 Leslie
Richards on Zip 3rd 14.185 $137.48 Blake Vonda on Justa Wee Dash 4th
14.328 $68.74 Blake Vonda on Justa Down Homer 2D Placings 1st 14.432
$176.76 Jenna McNiven on LQH Oh Say Pepsi 2nd 14.519 $147.30 Aimee
Leyzac on Dudes Tardy Conclusion 3rd 14.542 $117.84 Wynter
Fotheringham on Im Runnin For Gold 4th 14.564 $88.38 Elaine Seibert
on Chicklet 5th 14.604 $58.92 Heather Kosmowski on Tiffany's Dash 3D
Placings 1st 14.839 $117.84 Kathy Richards on Jodies Little Amos 2nd
14.843 $98.20 Jessica Pridham on LL Blueboy Badger 3rd 14.893 $78.56
Christine Thorne on Chase This Amigo 4th 14.904 $58.92 Tessa Wilson
on Watch Him Streak 5th 14.985 $39.28 Rebecca Thorne on Indian
Elegance 4D Placings 1st 15.935 $88.38 Chelsie Fotheringham on
Runnin In The Jungle 2nd 16.035 $73.65 Pamela Zurosky on Deseray 3rd
16.037 $58.92 Arron Alexander on BB Lastcall For Cash 4th 16.046
$44.19 Ashley Taylor on Dunn Debt 5th 16.306 $29.46 Laurie McQueen
on Azula Sunday Futurity Barrels Jackpot Total = $504 Rider count =
19 1D Placings 1st 14.644 $151.20 Cliff Boyce on Kid Rebel Chick 2nd
14.962 $90.72 Caleb Clingen on Wild Speculation 3rd 15.058 $60.48
Gilbert Guillemette on Bully's On Rosie 4th 15.293 Leslie Richards
on MRH Bullys Red Angel 2D Placings 1st 15.701 $100.80 Kurt
Kneidinger on Farrells Little Tina 2nd 15.731 $60.48 Glenn
Sutherland on Up For The Cash 3rd 15.788 $40.32 Megan Destardins on
Ace Blackstock Ford Barrel Bonanza Erin Fairgrounds June 25 & 26,
2010 OBRA Unpointed 4D Warm-up Barrels Friday Jackpot Total =
$1,127.20 Rider count = 61 1D Placings 1st 16.389 $157.81 Caitlin
Johnston on Schools Dun 2nd 16.470 $118.36 Leslie Richards on Zip
3rd 16.583 $78.90 Brittany Vandenburg on Healey Falls Amigo 4th
16.607 $39.45 Doug McCallum on A Rey of Luck 2D Placings 1st 16.903
$135.26 Trish Herriman on Caraway Native Storm 2nd 16.910 $101.45
Denise Stoddart on Budger Begone 3rd 17.011 $67.63 Murray Watson on
Pocos Rocket Runner 4th 17.049 $33.82 Lynn Baldovin on Brandy Bell
Plus 3D Placings 1st 17.465 $90.18 Sue Leyzac on Illegal Angel 2nd
17.503 $67.63 Shelby McEachern on Yellow 3rd 17.521 $45.09 Laura
Carle on Mr Scat Doolin 4th 17.561 $22.54 Jodi Illman Bernard on Im
A Perfect Gentleman 4D Placings 1st 18.467 $67.63 Morgan O'Brien on
First Down Bonita 2nd 18.826 $50.72 Darlene Jackson on Farrell Lee
Peppy 3rd 19.031 $33.82 Brittany Vanderburg on Healey Falls Ladys
Man 4th 19.271 $16.91 Denise Beland on Mr Midnight Sugar Saturday
Open 4D Barrels Run 1 Jackpot Total = $1952 Rider count = 97 1D
Placings 1st 16.277 $204.96 Blake Vonda on Justa Wee Dash 2nd 16.282
$170.80 Josiah Clingen on Sheza Hero 3rd 16.338 $136.64 Tessa Wilson
on Watch Him Streak 4th 16.463 $102.48 Caitlin Johnston on Schools
Dun 5th 16.486 $68.32 Caleb Clingen on White Alibi 2D Placings 1st
16.793 $175.68 Emily Dery on Rose Wood Robin 2nd 16.809 $146.40
Rebecca Thorne on Indian Elegance 3rd 16.818 $117.12 Sue Collier on
MS Fly Away Baby 4th 16.850 $87.84 Barb Lillie on The Kings Pet 5th
16.876 $58.56 Leslie Richards on Zip 3D Placings 1st 17.294 $117.12
Angela Clark on Playboy 2nd 17.321 $97.60 Jessica Pridham on LL
Blueboy Badger 3rd 17.327 $78.08 Warren Craig on Dusty 4th 17.397
$58.56 Lynn Baldovin on Brandy Bell Plus 5th 17.408 $39.04 Lynda
DiPietro on Tass's Can Jamer 4D Placings 1st 18.335 $87.84 Ashley
Taylor on Takin On Debt 2nd 18.374 $73.20 Dwayne Crane on Daybreak
Array 3rd 18.433 $58.56 Jordan Thomson on Holms Maple Fudge 4th
18.594 $43.92 Marg Ten Hove on Farrells Smart Cash 5th 18.623 $29.28
Ashleigh Benvenuti on Cammie Betazack Blackstock Ford Barrel Bonanza
Saturday Rookie Barrels Jackpot Total = $268 Rider count = 15 1D
Placings 1st 17.479 $96.48 Ben Seibert on Carol Chicks Dancer 2nd
18.243 $64.32 Laurie Wilson on Absolut Booty Licious 3rd 18.361
Vitki Brackett on Jetta Leaguer 2D Placings 1st 19.863 $64.32
Jeffery Smart on Drive On Tass 2nd 21.654 $42.88 Maddi McNiven on
Cracker Barrel 3rd 22.410 Candy Wettlaufer on Fast Man Joe 4th
23.030 Terri Devereaux on Ruckus 5th 23.695 Samantha Brewer on RL
Rebel Maverick 6th 24.034 Amanda Tourangeau on Jess Ta Blonde 7th
24.777 Jenna McNiven on LQH Oh Say Pepsi
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