Around the Rings- 2017 Breeders Halter Futurity

September 15, 2017 | Filed under: Featured,Show Results & Gallery | Posted by:

By: Brittany Bevis

Thanks to the hard work of Breeders’ Halter Futurity staff and official show photographer, Jennifer Horton of bar H Photography, EquineChronicle.com has been providing our readers with LIVE results and photos from the 2017 event that’s currently underway in Des Moines, Iowa. Judges, Jon Barry, John Boxell, Steve Ferguson, Clint Fullerton, John Lawrence, and Carl Yamber, have had a tough task of determining the winners in such a competitive field of world-class horses and competitors.

Complete class results can be viewed below, but a few noteworthy highlights are as follows. To kick off the show, Monte Horn led Fortunette to win a 17-head Junior Weanling Colts and Geldings class. He was followed in Reserve by Kimberly Anding with On EZ Street. Rounding out the top three was Mark Neibrugge with Citacion. In the Senior Weanling Colts and Geldings, a monster-sized class of 39 entries, Kaleena Weakly took the top prize with Bad An Boujee. The Reserve Champion was Tom Robertson with Elite. Third was Jeffrey Pait with Scorz, the highest placing gelding in the class. When all was said and done, it was Elizabeth Beauchamp with Amazingunz who claimed the title of Grand Champion Gelding. The Reserve Grand Champion title went to Tim Finkenbinder with GLS Floozies Cool. The Grand Champion Stallion was Romeiro, led by Ross Roark. The Reserve Grand Champion Stallion was Kasino Kash, led by Tom Robertson.

During the Junior Weanling Fillies class, with 23 entries, Dick Donnelly led Intentional Red to a win. The Reserve Champion was Tom Robertson with Caught Ya Lookn. Rounding out the top three was Ross Roark with Exquisite Rumerz. In Yearling Mares, with 32 entries, Ross Roark led Perfecion to the win. The Reserve Champion was Jason Smith with Cool E. Third was Luke Castle with Existingsecretfinale. At the end of the day, Tim Finkenbinder led 2-year-old mare, Trump This Mr, to win the Grand Champion title. The Reserve Grand Champion was Chris Arentsen with Dimplez, the Senior Weanling Fillies Champion from earlier in the day.

Stay tuned for more results coming soon and a full show recap on Monday.

Click here to view complete results and photos from the show thus far.

Click here to view around the ring photos from G-Man.

Scroll below to view around the ring photos, courtesy of bar H Photography.