R.L. Chartier and Pretty Katz Top BI Open Derby Wild Card
 After marking a 213 in the first go of the Open Derby event on Pretty Katz, RL Chartier soon discovered that he’d have to post a 217 in the second round in order to ride the bubble to finals. But, when he drew up fifth in the sixth set of some testy cattle, he missed his mark by just a point. As his luck of late would have it, however, Pretty Katz and Chartier edged into a slot in the wildcard round, earning one last shot at a spot in the final’s lineup. And, the team ran with the opportunity when they laid down a 220 run that secured their inclusion in this year’s Open Derby finals. R.L. credits a lucky 4th draw in the ten-horse Wildcard round with having a good deal to do with the performance. “We tried to cut cows that had a little more challenge to them,” he said of his “going for broke” attitude on Wednesday. “We got lucky enough to cut decent cows. Our second cow was really tough and made the horse go stop both ways. It posed a challenge to my horse and it just kind of worked out.” Pretty Katz, a gelding by Pretty Boy Cat, made his debut at the NCHA Futurity with Chartier as a catch ride for Clint Allen. R.L. guided the horse to a 216.5 for a 5th place finish, which fell just below the 217 he posted on Hay Maker, owned by Scott Cusick, which took 4th. When Chartier pulled out of the Will Rogers Coliseum
OPEN DERBY FINALISTS 1 Purely Rey Bubba Matlock Jerry & Vickie Durant 436 2 Auspicious Cat Ed Dufurrena Dos Cats Partners 435.5 3 Dual R Smokin Grant Setnicka Black Rock Ranch 435 4 Chex Out My Hiney David Stewart Anne Ashmun 433 5 Metallic Cat Beau Galyean Alvin Fults 433 6 Desires Katrina Darren Simpkins Don & Carol Dewrell 432.5 7 Boot Scootin TR Cara Barry Randal&Pam Olson 432 8 Flo Rider Sandy Bonelli Same 432 9 Hangem Cat Wesley Galyean Steven Feiner 432 10 Hay Maker Clint Allen Scott Cusick 432 11 Dont Look Twice Phil Rapp Waco Bend Ranch 431.5 12 Royals Magnififi cat Clint Allen Dave & Georgia Husby 431.5 13 Asscher Cat Roger Wagner James Vangilder 431 14 Curly Rey Phil Hanson Lazy H Ranch 431 15 Nurse Connie Paul Hansma Dub &Christy Leeth 431 16 Candy Cat Sean Flynn Slate River Ranch 430.5 17 Catty Hawk Sean Flynn Cowan Ranch Inc 430.5 18 Laredo Montana Sean Flynn Billy Martin 430.5 19 Lean On Rey Tag Rice Banawien Ranch, LLC 430.5 20 Wendy Red Feather Jason Clark Jack & Susan Waggoner 430 21. Pretty Katz R.L. Chartier Wrigley Ranches WC 22. Smooth Aza Zee John Mitchell Slate River Ranch WC at the conclusion of the 2008 NCHA Futurity, he had earned more than $300,000, an amount greater than the Open Champion received that raised his lifetime earnings to more than $442,000 and made the industry take notice of the 25-year-old’s rising talent. To...Click Here To Read More at www.sheriforrest.com |
