Katelyn Scott and Streak N Liza won the Pendleton Round-Up, Krystal Grad rode KSJ RememberTheTitan to both Futurity average titles at Royal Crown Canada, and Edria Day won three of the four Open 1Ds at the Xtreme Million in Nampa, Idaho, all recapped on this week’s episode of The Rundown on The Money Barrel.
From Bobbi Olson and Yellowjacket winning two Opens at The BLITZ in Bowman, North Dakota, to Lanita Peirce and Famous Wahini taking the 1D at the Barrel Bash Seniors Only, 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.
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ProRodeo Recap: Pendleton Round-Up and Mandan
The last two Cinch Playoff Series rodeos of the season.
The full Sept. 14-20 money and world standings are here, and the Mandan results and the NFR bubble heading into Sioux Falls are here.
- Pendleton champs: Katelyn Scott and Streak N Liza, 58.03 on two, two hundredths ahead of Megan McLeod-Sprague
- Pendleton rounds: Lisa Lockhart won the long round (28.92), McLeod-Sprague the short round (28.33)
- Scott also won Abilene for $3,608, up to a projected No. 12 in the world
- Mandan: Tayla Moeykens won it in 17.00, up to a projected No. 7
- The bubble heading to Sioux Falls: LaTricia Duke at No. 15, Andrea Busby No. 19 and $21,917 back, with a projected Governor’s Cup seat
The BLITZ (Bowman, North Dakota)
Sept. 18-20. $10,000-plus Open 5D, $5,000-added 3D Futurity, Senior Slot Race and Homegrown incentive money.
- Bobbi Olson and DMO Dashin Dinero, “Yellowjacket,” won both Opens, 14.275 and 14.056
- That 14.056 also won the Derby Sidepot, and the pair won the Badlands Divisional Circuit Finals
- Futurity champs: Molly Otto and Movin On Bye, 28.787 on two
- Reserve: Becca Gilley and Epic Socks, two thousandths back
- Senior Slot 1D: Erin Williams and Nonstop Stinson, 14.133
Royal Crown Canada (Sherwood Park, Alberta)
Sept. 14-20 at The Pointe. $75,000-added Futurity, $50,000-added Derby.
- Futurity champs: Krystal Grad and KSJ RememberTheTitan, 34.080 on two
- Grad’s own ride, after Brandy McPhee won Royal Crown Canada on him in May
- Derby champs: Cordy Cox and Shez French N Famous, 33.642, won both rounds
- Cox’s 16.740 broke the arena record at The Pointe
- Reserves: Kelley Drake and Light Em On Fire (Futurity), Taylor Manning and Easy Ta Influence (Derby)
Xtreme Million (Nampa, Idaho)
Sept. 15-20 at the Ford Idaho Horse Park. Four Open 5Ds, with every other class carried over from those runs.
- Edria Day won three of the four Open 1Ds, on TS Pretty Famous Star and Squirt Of Fame
- Day’s 16.712 on Squirt Of Fame won the Xtreme Million 1D, $13,016
- Day also won the Derby average, Senior 1D and Bonus Bucks 1D, roughly $45,000 on the week
- Futurity champs: Ashtyn Creamer and Shock A Conn, 33.990, won both rounds
- Whitley Sharp: roughly $26,600 across three horses
- Xtreme Million 2D-5D: Amberley Snyder, Katelynn Meissner, Delilah Flashman, Stacy Penrod Fisher
Barrel Bash Seniors Only (Shawnee, Oklahoma)
Riders 50 and over, Sept. 18-20 at the Heart of Oklahoma Expo Center. Barrel Bash is Renea Bolling’s tour, and she was on The Money Barrel in September.
- 1D champs: Lanita Peirce and Famous Wahini, 14.948, the fastest run of the finals
- 2D champs: Karla Oller and KO Nifting Ta Fame, 15.478
- Mark Bugni and VQ Can Do Attitude: $2,340 across three rounds
- 3D-6D: Charlene Glover, Kathy Heck, Rona Goodeagle, Misty L. Brown