from horsetrader staff reports

ELK GROVE—Take 2013’s second NRHA Affi liate show, mix in some well-fi lled aged-events, and top it off with a tradi-

tion of fun, and the West Coast Reining Horse Association had another winning mix at the the Rein for the Roses, held Kentucky Derby weekend May 2-5 at Brookside Horse Park.

Leading the winners in the Rein for the Roses was Matt McDowell, who record-ed a 74 in riding Wimpys Lil Melody for Bret Christensen to the $500-added Open Division title. Tied for reserve were Mike Boyle on Careena Laney’s Revolutionic and Christian Rammerstorfer on his Maddox—both with 73.5.

Tied for the $300 Limited Open title were Nev Devine on Danny Pesusic’s Peptos Silver Holly and Susan Majauskas’s Smart Movin Maserati with 70.5 scores. Devine and Peptos Silver Holly also took the Prime Time Open crown.

In Saturday’s big Derby competition, Tracer Gilson scored a 146.5 on Lauren Crivelli’s Rebas Best Stop Yet to take the $3,000-added Level 4 Open, earning $1,824. Th eir win was a half-point ahead of reserve entry Load Your Gun, ridden by David Hanson for owner Giselle Turchet. Th e sec-ond-place winnings were $1,368.

Non Pro Cam Essick had a great run on her Who Loves You to score a decisive win in the

$2,000-added Level 4 Non Pro Derby, taking home $1,082. Stacy Hamilton was reserve on her Whiz I Was Smart, earning $859.

Sunday’s top Non Pros included Non Pro and Non Pro Prime Time winner Debbie Murnan on Chromer Simpson, Intermediate Non-Pro champion Sandy Bentien on Make It With A Twist, Limited Non Pro winner Tessa Lindberg on Chicadero, and Masters Non-Pro winner Larry Armer on Simply a Babe.

Other top performers on the weekend included Joanna Brewer on Karen Di Napoli’s Nu Chex Bueno Badger, winner of the Rookie Professional title; Ted Jacobson aboard his SDR Kid Rooster in the Brookside Masters Open Jackpot class, and Ricky Nicolazzi on Allyson Hicks’s Nikky And Th e Bud in the popular Snaffl e/Hackamore class.

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Reining

Derby, Maturity and WCRHA Affiliate #2Show draw talent to Rein for the Roses

Cam Essick takes her Who Loves You to the

$2,000-added Level 4 Non Pro Derby at the May

2-5 Derby On The Derby at Brookside Horse Park.

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Bianca Kmiec and her Cheri Starlight topped a

20-horse field for the WCRHA Green Reiner title.

Roses

ROSY SNAPSHOTS:In top spirit were Ted and

Britta Jacobson of Santa

Rosa (far left), who came

out dressed to the nines for

the Kentucky Derby party

with Macho.

Winner of the hat contest

was Lori Frugoli of Novato,

accompanied by Charlie

the poodle.

John O’Hara photos

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Rebas Best Step was a derby darling, winning both the $3,000-added Level

4 Open and $2,000-added Level 3 Intermediate Open with trainer Tracer

Gilson (above), as well as the respective Rookie Level 1 and Level 2 classes

with owner Lauren Crivelli.

Place Horse Rider Owner Score Earnings

BSP DERBY ON THE DERBY - LEVEL 4 OPEN, $3000 ADDED1 Rebas Best Step Yet Tracer Gilson Lauren Crivelli 146.5 $1,824.152 Load Your Gun David Hanson Giselle Turchet 146 $1,368.113 Nikky And The Bud Ricky Nicolazzi Allyson Hicks 145 $684.063 Revolutionic Mike Boyle Careena Laney 145 $684.06

BSP DERBY ON THE DERBY - LEVEL 4 NON PRO, $2000 ADDED1 Who Loves You Camela Essick Camela Essick 143.5 $1,081.332 Whiz I Was Smart Stacy Hamilton Stacy Hamilton 142 $858.703 Spooks Jac Teresa Holland J & T Enterprises 141.5 $636.084 Chromer Simpson Debi Murnan Debi Murnan 141 $318.045 Peppy Jac Cowgirl Amber McDowell Amber McDowell 140.5 $286.23

BSP DERBY ON THE DERBY - LEVEL 1 NON PRO, $1000 ADDED1 Intuishine Ashley Severson Ashley Severson 141 $628.002 Peppy Jac Cowgirl Amber McDowell Amber McDowell 140.5 $471.003 Tularosa Chex Maria Irish Maria Irish 140 $235.503 Boonlight Valentino Eileen Maxinoski Eileen Maxinoski 140 $235.50

2013 Rein For The RosesMay 2-5, 2013 • Brookside Equestrian Park, Elk Grove, Calif.

Top Derby Winners

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Lauren Crivelli takes her Rebas

Best Step to the Rein For The

Roses Rookie 1 and 2 wins,

respectively.

Tessa Lindberg and her Chicadero topped

39 entries for the Limited Non Pro crown

at the Rein For The Roses.