Hallie Hanssen and JS Night Moves won the inaugural Gold Rush Futurity in Rapid City, South Dakota, Ceri Ward earned $98,660 on five horses at the Gold Standard in Stephenville, Texas, and Andrea Busby won the Governor’s Cup in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, to move into the NFR field, all recapped on this week’s episode of The Rundown on The Money Barrel.
From Emily Beisel and Dashing Olie taking the Gold Rush Maturity average to Makenzie Mayes making the Governor’s Cup final to protect her NFR spot, this week’s episode of The Rundown, presented by Chewy, breaks down the biggest results and what they mean moving forward. Listen to the full episode below.
The sections below run in the order the episode covers them, so they read as a companion while it plays.
The Rundown is presented by Chewy.
Gold Rush Futurity and West Fest (Rapid City, South Dakota)
The inaugural Gold Rush, run alongside THM Productions’ West Fest. $165,000-added 2D Futurity, $100,000 Maturity. Money is combined rider and slot holder.
- Futurity champs: Hallie Hanssen and JS Night Moves, 29.989, won Round Two in 14.936
- JS Night Moves also won the slot holder sidepot and ran on the winning West Fest Fast Five team
- Reserve: Molly Otto and Movin On Bye, 30.506
- Taylor Miniat: Round One win on Nite Raider, third in the average on Poppin A Corona
- Maturity champs: Emily Beisel and Dashing Olie, 30.290
- Carlee Otero: Maturity Round Two win on Blingolena (14.965), reserve on AM Regina George
- Taya Skiles: four sidepot checks, plus the Maturity 3D average on MS French Angel
Gold Standard (Stephenville, Texas)
Sept. 24-27 at 377 Arena, produced by Bizzy Bee Productions. $40,000 Futurity, $5,000 Derby, plus the League of Legends.
- Ceri Ward: $98,660 on five horses
- Futurity champs: Ward and Flinging Goodbyes, 33.892, won both rounds
- Derby: Ward swept the top three, led by Slick Swingin Gypsy at 33.784
- Futurity reserve: Ward and HP Epic Fame, 34.317
- Kassie Mowry and Goodbye Sophie: 16.669, the fastest Derby Round Two run, also won Sunday’s Open 1D
- Dusky Lynn Hall: $30,308, second to Ward
- Amateur Futurity: Cassie Morton and SS I Am Misty, 17.215
Governor’s Cup (Sioux Falls, South Dakota)
The NFR bubble came down to Sioux Falls, Sept. 25-27.
Round-by-round Governor’s Cup results are here, the full Sept. 21-30 money and world standings are here, and the final weekend of the NFR bubble is here.
- Champs: Andrea Busby and Jets Top Gun, 14.02 in the final for $34,000
- Busby went from a projected No. 19 to No. 14, into the NFR
- Makenzie Mayes and Chicado Moon: third in the final, up to a projected No. 12
- Tricia Aldridge held No. 15, LaTricia Duke finished 16th
- Emily Beisel and Teasin Dat Guy: second for $26,000, up to a projected No. 2, $4,333 behind Hayle Gibson-Stillwell
- Lisa Lockhart’s Jupiter (WhenTheStarsAlign): last horse through the ring at the 2018 Myers Performance Horses sale, $6,500
- All 15 NFR qualifiers: Meet the Field