The American Quarter Horse Journal, March 17, 2010 – Don Hill’s homebred Traffic Wagon brings fast-qualifier status into a deep field, including eight trial winners, racing 300 yards in the $350,000 Oklahoma Futurity (G2) on Saturday night at Remington Park.
On the same card, the finals of the $125,000 Oklahoma Derby will also be run at the Oklahoma City track.
The Stacy Charette-Hill trained Traffic Wagon (PYC Paint Your Wagon-Traffic Ten Too by Dash Thru Traffic) impressed in her career debut by pulling out to a 1 1/2-length trial win with the fastest qualifying mark of :15.527.
Second-fastest qualifier Absolut Treasure (Desirio-Absolut Fortune by Stoli) also showed potential in his trial when he handily won by a length with a :15.565 time. The Reed Land and Cattle Co.-owned homebred is trained by J. Heath Reed.
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Photo Credit: Todd Bergen won the 2008 High Roller Reining Classic Open Futurity aboard Electrical Flash and will compete again at this year’s competition. Photo By: John O’Hara.
Las Vegas, NV – August 27, 2009 – The High Roller Reining Classic is pleased to announce that the 2008 High Roller Reining Classic Open Futurity winner, Todd Bergen, will be showing at this year’s competition. The horse show will be held at the South Point Hotel and Casino, September 4 -12, 2009. Bergen is a $1 Million Elite Rider who claimed the Open Futurity victory during last year aboard Electrical Flash. The High Roller Reining Classic is the international “crown jewel” of western riding competition, and features over $200,000 in added money and prizes.
This year Bergen will compete again with Electrical Flash in the $50,000 4-Year-Old Derby event. “Last year’s win during the Open Futurity was really good,” noted Bergen. “I had high expectations for her and she performed well for me. I was more concerned about how she showed and looking towards the future, but it’s always nice to win. I’ll be showing her in the 4-Year-Old Derby this year and she’s been feeling very good.”
Bergen will also be showing three new horses for the first time in the $130,000 3-Year-Old Futurity. “I’m just trying to feel them out and see where I am at on them,” he explained. “I’ve been training on them and riding them as often as possible. Right now I’m just looking to get them as consistent as possible.” Read more>
Tags: futurity, Reining, Western
