{"id":7739,"date":"2011-07-14T07:12:48","date_gmt":"2011-07-14T12:12:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sallyharrison.com\/?p=7739"},"modified":"2011-07-15T10:45:12","modified_gmt":"2011-07-15T15:45:12","slug":"little-pepto-cat-ties-for-1st-go-round-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sallyharrison.com\/?p=7739","title":{"rendered":"Little Pepto Cat ties for 1st go-round win"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Matt Gaines with Bob Kingsley's Little Pepto Cat.<\/figcaption><\/figure>Bob Kingsley’s homegrown Little Pepto Cat scored 222 points on Wednesday with Matt Gaines, to tie for the first go-round win of the Classic Challenge, with Louis and Corliss Baldwin’s champion Dont Look Twice, ridden by Phil Rapp.<\/p>\n

“He’s a fun horse and he’s starting to mature and turn into a horse that would have a shot of winning some of these events,” said Gaines, who showed Little Pepto Cat’s dam, Little Pepto Gal, also owned by Kingsley, to earn nearly $500,000 and claim the title of 2002 Horse of the Year.<\/p>\n

“He has developed a lot of the intensity that (Little Pepto Gal) had on a cow,” said Gaines. “He’s not quite as quick as she was, but he’s stronger in the stops.”<\/p>\n

Sired by High Brow Cat, 5-year-old gelding Little Pepto Cat, with career earnings of $63,289, has been an open finalist in 10 major events. His single biggest payout was for third place in the 2010 Music City Futurity.<\/p>\n

“He’s always been talented and done pretty things,” said Gaines. “But it took him a little while to feel confident and comfortable about knowing his job. Now, he feels confident and relaxed and smooth, and he gets a lot lower to the ground, where everything he does is prettier and softer.”<\/p>\n

Gaines, the sport’s all-time leading open money earner, with more than $6 million, won the 2001 NCHA Derby on Nu I Wood, owned by Crystal Creek Ranch.<\/p>\n

Sofie Rey<\/h2>\n

Five-year-old Sofie Rey and Lee Francois posted 220 points yesterday to tie Intention Del Rey and Lloyd Cox; Spookys Smarty Rey and Gary Gonsalves; and Whiskeynadirtyglass and Brett McGlothlin with the first go-round’s second highest score.<\/p>\n

Francois also qualified for today’s second go-round, where scores of 213 advanced, with 215.5 points on both Reys Desire, owned by Woody Bartlett, and RPL Pepto Max, owned by Freeman and Fife.<\/p>\n

“The first part of the bunches had been pretty good, so I felt comfortable.” said Francois, who shows Sofie Rey for Isidro Sigala. Sigala showed the Dual Rey daughter as reserve champion of the 2011 NCHA Super Stakes Classic Amateur division.<\/p>\n

“I was a little worried with Reys Desires going a little deeper with just a few cows to cut and she was off a tick, maybe. I’ve got a lot of ground to make up, but she and (RPL Pepto Max) are capable, I think.”<\/p>\n

Francois showed Reys Desires as champion of the 2010 NCHA Super Stakes and the 2011 NCHA Super Stakes Classic. The Dual Rey daughter has NCHA earnings of nearly $300,000.<\/p>\n

Lean On Rey<\/h2>\n

Tag Rice and Lean On Rey parlayed the unenviable number one draw of the day into a premium second go-round ticket, yesterday, with 219 points.<\/p>\n

“It was just a nice clean, stress-free run,” said Rice, who won the 2003 NCHA Derby on Chiquita Pistol. “It’s nice to have a decent score like that in the first go.”<\/p>\n

Rice trained the 6-year-old gelded son of Dual Rey and rides him for non-pro competitor Sam Good. Both Rice and Good were finalists aboard Lean On Rey, NCHA earner of over $125,000, in the 2011 NCHA Super Stakes Classic.<\/p>\n

My Stylish Lizzy<\/h2>\n

For the past year, Steve Oehlhof has been working My Stylish Lizzy toward a moment in Will Rogers Coliseum like yesterday’s 219-point performance.<\/p>\n

“She was in a lot of different programs and never really had any consistency,” said Oehlhof, who shows the 6-year-old daughter of Lizzys Gotta Player for Ken Sitton. “I’ve had her almost a year and have been the only one riding her, and she’s comfortable with me.<\/p>\n

“She’s tried to be good for me pretty much all year. She can get in any position and get turned around. I love her and I’m really pleased that I’ve finally gotten her shown.”<\/p>\n

In 2011, Oehlhof has shown My Stylish Lizzy as a finalist in three limited age events.<\/p>\n

He also qualified for today’s second go-round with 217 points aboard Dualin Puddy Tap, a 5-year-old Dual Pep son, who he showed to win the 2011 open division championship of The Non-Pro.<\/p>\n

“He’s very intent on a cow and will just gut up and go hold one,” said Oehlhof, who shows Dualin Puddy Tap for Gordon Sevig.<\/p>\n

Today will be a busy one for Oehlohf, whose daughter, Lauren, 12, and stepdaughter, Millie Jo, 8,\u00c2\u00a0 are competing in the Junior Youth go-round in Watt Arena. Millie Jo showed her first cutting horse just two months ago, <\/p>\n

“I hope,” said Oehlhof, “that we draw where it works out and I can help the kids.<\/p>\n

Read the complete Daily Chatter<\/em><\/a> for July 14 here.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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