{"id":12944,"date":"2016-11-30T20:33:43","date_gmt":"2016-12-01T01:33:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sallyharrison.com\/?p=12944"},"modified":"2016-12-01T11:06:11","modified_gmt":"2016-12-01T16:06:11","slug":"mercedes-smoothe-tops-first-round","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sallyharrison.com\/?p=12944","title":{"rendered":"Mercedes Smoothe tops first round"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Gavin
Gavin Jordan on Mercedes Smoothe. Hart Photography.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Reata Cutting Horses’ Mercedes Smoothe and Gavin Jordan marked 222.5 to lead the first round of the $25,000 Novice Wednesday at the Mercuria NCHA World Finals in Fort Worth’s Watt Arena.<\/p>\n

Phil Rapp was second on Lane & Sons Cattle Company’s Rattle Tap with a 219.5.<\/p>\n

Mercedes Smoothe, who brought a $15,000 lead into the World Finals and will emerge as the World Champion, is a 7-year-old mare bred by former Texas Lt. Governor David Dewhurst.<\/p>\n

She is by Smooth As A Cat out of CDs Masterpiece, a Northwest Ranch Festival Futurity champion that has produced earners of $350,000.<\/p>\n

Mercedes Smooth was an NCHA Derby and Super Stakes Classic finalist with Matt Gaines, and has earned more than $145,000 in her career.<\/p>\n

\"Shannon
Shannon Lamb on Hes A Rubypepto. Hart Photography.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Shannon Lamb of Boerne, Texas, led the first round of the $35,000 Non-Pro with a 221 on Hes A Rubypepto. Linda Davies was second with a 219.5 on Cetas Ahoy Mate.<\/p>\n

Hes A Rubypepto was bred by Ruby Tuesday Partners by Hes A Peptospoonful out of Ruby Tuesday DNA. The 8-year-old gelding has earned more than $86,000.<\/p>\n

Linda Davies’ second-place finish in the go-round gave her an unbeatable lead in the 2016 standings. Davies was champion of the NCHA Western Nationals last year in the $15,000 Amateur, and was a Mercuria NCHA World Finalist in that class.<\/p>\n

\"Erin
Erin Bimat on CT Desireable. Hart Photography.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Erin Bimat of Peaster, Texas, and CT Desireable marked 222 to win the first round of the $5,000 Novice Non-Pro. Ed Wold of Murrieta, California, placed second with a 219 on Simply Bird.<\/p>\n

Bimat and Wold came into the World Finals placed first and second in the standings, and Bimat’s first-round win sealed her position as the World Champion.<\/p>\n

Bred by Cox Trinity Equine, CT Desireable is a 6-year-old gelding by Cat Ichi out of Desires Smart Lena with earnings of $32,000. Hes a half-brother to Abilene Spectacular champion and $189,000 earner Desires Blue Trinity.<\/p>\n

\"Dalton
Dalton Vicar on Cat In White Nikes. Hart Photography.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In the $2,000 Limit Rider, Dalton Vicar of Scottsdale, Arizona marked the high score of the day, 223, to win the first round over Logan Warren with a 217.<\/p>\n

Vicar, who finished fourth in this class at the NCHA Western Nationals last spring, rode Dr. Gerald Dorros’ Cat In White Nikes.<\/p>\n

Cat In White Nikes is an 11-year-old mare bred by Robert Ballard by High Brow Cat out of Smart Little Nike, by Smart Little Lena. Smart Little Nike was a Super Stakes Open finalist and earned over $95,000.<\/p>\n

Cat In White Nikes has earned over $46,000.<\/p>\n

Vicar brought an unbeatable lead into the World Finals and will be the World Champion in the $2,000 Limit Rider class.<\/p>\n

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