Taft Dickerson Wins Hylton Maiden For Second Year in a Row, This Time With Extremely Hot Diva
Taft Dickerson and Extremely Hot Diva. Image courtesy of Tim Kimura.
By: Brittany Bevis
For the second year in a row, Taft Dickerson was named the Hylton Maiden Champion in 3-Year-Old Western Pleasure at the 2016 Virginia Quarter Horse Classic. Dickerson piloted Extremely Hot Diva to a big payday of $30,200 this evening in Lexington, Virginia!
Judges Brad Kearns, Rick Christy, Steve Meadows, Jeff Allen, and Casey Devitt determined Dickerson to be the winner out of a field of 16 entries. Last year, Dickerson was named the champion aboard Made By J.
The Reserve Champion in this evening’s class was Maggie Grandquist aboard the bay stallion, The Born Legacy, for owner Alexandra Chavez. The pair received a check for $10,556.
Image courtesy of Eric Hardesty.
1- Extremely Hot Diva/Taft Dickerson for owner Stephanie Redus- $30,200
2- The Born Legacy/Maggie Grandquist for owner Alexandra Chavez- $10,556
3- Is It My Turn Yet/Kristy Starnes for owner Cathy Starnes- $7,714
4- My Chips Are Hot/Erin Lieurance for owner Richard and Debra Donnelly- $5,278 (Highest Intermediate Rider- $6,000)
5- Vital Signs R Stable/Shane Pope for owner Cathy Corrigan Frank- $4,060
6- Lois Figered It Out/Katy Jo Zuidema for owner Len Robare- $3,654
7- It’s Certain I’m Good/Will Burris for owner Russ Tremblay- $3,248 (Highest Limited Rider- $4,000)
8- Nites In White/Steven Reams for owner Susan Ostrander- $2,436
9- Hes Lazy No Doubt/Theresa Willis for owner Tanna Petersak- $2,030
10- Opportunity Knocks/EH Pait for owner Mary Iris Webre- $1,624
Reserve Champion The Born Legacy/Maggie Grandquist. Image courtesy of Eric Hardesty.
