{"id":12454,"date":"2016-04-30T21:05:47","date_gmt":"2016-05-01T02:05:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sallyharrison.com\/?p=12454"},"modified":"2016-04-30T22:16:06","modified_gmt":"2016-05-01T03:16:06","slug":"wood-knocks-out-rivals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sallyharrison.com\/?p=12454","title":{"rendered":"Wood knocks out rivals"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Scootin
Scootin Solano and Mike Wood won the $5,000 Novice at the Western Nationals. Ted Petit photos.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Mike Wood finished first and second, while Guy Woods placed third, in Saturday’s $5,000 Novice finals at the 6666 Ranch NCHA Western National Championships in Denver.<\/p>\n

Wood won the championship with 219 points on Scootin Solano, owned by Dan and Janice Eaton of Peachland, British Columbia.<\/p>\n

He took the reserve championship with a 218.5 on This Cats Phat, owned by Butlin Ranches of Calgary, Alberta. Guy Woods placed third with a 216.5 on Miz Savanah Ichi, owned by EE Ranches of Whitesboro, Texas.<\/p>\n

Scootin Solano is a 9-year-old gelding bred by Gentry & Running by Smart Lil Scoot out of Boon Glo Solano. In his limited age career, he was shown by Matt Miller as a finalist at the NCHA Futurity, Breeders Invitational, Brazos Bash and other shows. Janie Eaton picked up Non-Pro and Limited Non-Pro checks with him at the Waco Texas Futurity.<\/p>\n

He’ll go over $160,000 in career earnings with his Western Nationals earnings.<\/p>\n

Wood was reserve champion in both Novice classes at Denver on This Cats Phat, an 8-year-old gelding by WR This Cats Smart out of CC Topsy.<\/p>\n

\"Garrett
Garrett Hampton and Ima Little Ichi won the Senior Youth.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Youth finals were also held Saturday. Garrett Hampton,16, of Rogersville, Missouri, marked 221.5 to win the Senior finals, riding Alexis Stephas’ Ima Little Ichi.<\/p>\n

Ima Little Ichi was bred by Double Dove Ranch by Cat Ichi out of Pacific Coast Futurity champion Ms Bag Of Hope. Stephas has won Non-Pro and Limited Non-Pro titles on the 10-year-old gelding at The Non-Pro & The Open Cutting, and at the Congress Futurity Non-Pro Classic. Ima Little Ichi has earned more than $222,000.<\/p>\n

Hampton won the $35,000 Non-Pro at last year’s The Non-Pro & The Open Cutting, and was Senior Youth champion at the 2014 NCHA Scholarship Cutting, riding C Spot Cut.<\/p>\n

He was also third in the Senior Youth at this year’s 6666 Ranch NCHA Eastern National Championships.<\/p>\n

Stephanie Croft, 16, of Cherokee, Oklahoma, won the reserve championship with a 221 on Metallic Moon Cat. Rick Croft was reserve champion at last year’s Western States Fall Derby on the 2011 gelding by Metallic Cat out of Little Moonpie.<\/p>\n

Stephanie, who won last year’s West Texas Amateur Classic on Monopolie, was the Junior Youth reserve champion at the Western Nationals two years ago on Frosted Feathers.<\/p>\n

\"Ryann
Ryann Packard and MK Lollie Pop won the Junior Youth at the NCHA Western Nationals.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Ryann Packard, 11, of Medicine Lodge, Kansas, marked 220 on MK Lollie Pop to win the Junior Youth championship at the Western Nationals.<\/p>\n

MK Lollie Pop is a 6-year-old mare bred by the Gene McKown Living Trust by High Brow Cat out of NCHA Derby Open finalist MK Little Miss Trona.<\/p>\n

Ryann, was a finalist at last summer’s NCHA Scholarship Cutting on MK Lollie Pop, and was a Western Nationals finalist two years ago on CDs Instant Alibi.<\/p>\n

Gentry Gonsalves, 14, marked 219 on Dr Metallica for the reserve championship. The 6-year-old Metallic Cat x Nurse Gray gelding was bred by Sunrise Ranch and is owned by Larry and Alice Irvin.<\/p>\n

Gentry placed fourth in this year’s NCHA Eastern Nationals on Rey Of Smarty, and is a two-time finalist in the NCHA Scholarship Cutting at the NCHA Summer Spectacular.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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