In a difficult race, some well-known figures from the rodeo trail won checks in the Young Guns League Derby.
The Young Guns League (YGL), a recent addition to the Pink Buckle barrel race, was created especially to showcase junior stallions. Stallions age out of the program and their progeny lose their racing eligibility under a set of rules.
Some of the top and brightest up-and-coming talents in barrel racing were on display in this extremely difficult race. At the Lazy E Arena in Guthrie, Oklahoma, the $250,000 2D Derby and the $4.2 million Pink Buckle Derby got things started on October 5–6.
Derby for the Young Guns League
Fast Round
Jesse Harris and DLF Cash Two Annie (Repe Offender x TT Two Cash x Lesters Judgement) won Round 1 with a score of 16.862, earning them a $10,312 payout.
Carlee Otero and Cathys Kandy (The Kandyman x Frenchmans Perkette x Frenchmans Guy), a well-known pair from the rodeo route, came in second. Their 17.005 was worth $7,012.
In the first round, Mr. Sassy Frenchman had three children in the 1D money. HP Dash Ta Fiesta and Lucky Wonder Horse both had two offspring, as did Feel The Sting.
MP King George (MP Meter My Hay x PC Frenchman’s Hayday) and Duude (Dasher Dude x Texas High Dasher) are two 1D money winners who are YGL program stallions and are both descended from the unstoppable Dash Ta Fame.
Second Round
In Round 2, Otero and “Twix” returned with a vengeance, winning by a time of 16.815 seconds and earning more than $10,000.
Mr. Sassy Frenchman sired two of the 1D money earners in Round 2, while Feel The Sting sired five.
Program stallions In Round 2, MP King George, Black Powderr, Adios Pantalones, and ArmedNFamous all received 1D money.
On average
The race to win the Championship in the Average was close between the round winners. When it was all said and done, Jesse Harris and DLF Cash Two Annie won by a mere.038. The $20,626 prize was claimed by them with a combined time of 33.782.
Twix added just over $14,000 to his lifetime earnings, and Otero finished as the Reserve Champions with a 33.820.
In the 1D Average, three Feel The Sting progeny earned money. The only other stallion in the 1D Average to have multiple offspring was Mr. Sassy Frenchman, who sired two.
Program stallions for YGL Adios Pantalones, ArmedNFamous, and MP King George all received 1D Average checks.
The 2D Average victory went to Chelsea Moore and JD Jackson Kandyman (The Kandyman x Frenchmans Azalea x Frenchmans Guy). In addition, the pair received checks for finishing fourth and second in both rounds, totaling $16,194 in YGL profits.
