As one of the longest-standing barrel racing aged events, the Old Fort Days Futurity and Super Derby in Fort Smith, Arkansas, is rich with history. Barrel Horse News and EquiStat, together with Cindy Arnold of Old Fort Days, announcer Alan Moorhead, barrel racing journalist Tanya Randall, and barrel racing photographer and historian Kenneth Springer, present a complete look at past Old Fort Days Futurity & Derby winners, from the first year in 1978 through 2022.

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Old Fort Days Futurity History, 1978-2022

Notes: Entries are horses paid in full, not the actual number of horses that competed. EquiStat has results from 1978 onward, however, only 1988 to the present are currently accessible through the database.

1978

$5,000-added Futurity
Entries: 127
Total Purse: $30,929
First Place: $11,227, time of 17.920
Champion Owner/Rider: Dale Youree
Champion Horse: Moon Sales
www.allbreedpedigree.com/moon+sales

Dale Youree at 1978 Old Fort Days Futurity
The iconic Dale Youree, who passed in 2022, claimed the inaugural Old Fort Days Championship in 1978 aboard Moon Sales. BHN file photo

1979

$5,000-added Futurity
Entries: 251
Total Purse: $56,929
First Place: $12,537, time of 17.252
Champion Owner: Kent Youngblood
Champion Rider: Sharon Youngblood 
Champion Horse: Lucky Battle Jet
www.allbreedpedigree.com/lucky+battle+jet

Derby
Total Purse: $11,954
First Place: $2,869, time of 17.288
Champion Owner/Rider: Vickie Adams
Champion Horse: Smak Jak
www.allbreedpedigree.com/smak+jak

1980

$7,000-added Futurity
Entries: 272
Total Purse: $67,176
First Place: $15,000, time of 17.521
Champion Owner/Breeder/Rider: Marion Gramith
Champion Horse: Beata Redsage
www.allbreedpedigree.com/beata+redsage
 
Derby
Total Purse: $20,624
First Place: $5,000, time of 17.551
Champion Owner: Ed & Martha Wright
Champion Rider: Martha Wright
Champion Horse: Billy Bars Bug
www.allbreedpedigree.com/billy+bars+bug

1981

$7,500-added Futurity
Entries: 254
Total Purse: $96,936
First Place: $21,500, time of 17.207
Champion Owner: Ellis Owens
Champion Rider: Alicia Montgomery
Champion Horse: Flight Eleven
www.allbreedpedigree.com/flight+eleven
 
Derby
Total Purse: $19,824
First Place: $5,000, time of 17.246
Champion Owner/Rider: Marion Gramith
Champion Horse: Beata Redsage
See 1980 Futurity for pedigree.

1982

$10,000-added Futurity
Entries: 363
Total Purse: $115,814
First Place: $25,500, time of 17.255
Champion Owner: Jimmy & Betty Roper
Champion Rider: Betty Roper
Champion Horse: Poco Jae Eckel
www.allbreedpedigree.com/poco+jae+eckel
 
Derby
Total Purse: $20,210
First Place: $5,000, time of 17.220
Champion Owner: Joe/Jennifer McIntosh
Champion Rider: James Ward
Champion Horse: Guerro Bars
www.allbreedpedigree.com/guerro+bars

1983

$12,500-added Futurity
Entries: 312
Total Purse: $125,122
First Place: $27,527, time of 17.335
Champion Owner/Rider: Cheryl Laws
Champion Horse: Deep Wanda
www.allbreedpedigree.com/deep+wanda
 
Derby
Total Purse: $36,230
First Place: $8,695, time of 17.215
Champion Owner: Jimmy & Betty Roper
Champion Rider: Betty Roper
Champion Horse: Poco Jae Eckel
See 1982 Futurity for pedigree.

1984

$12,500-added Futurity
Entries: 418
Total Purse: $176,846
First Place: $39,000, time of 17.568
Champion Owner/Rider: Patti Prather
Champion Horse: Motorcycle Mamma
www.allbreedpedigree.com/motorcycle+mamma
 
Derby
Total Purse: $31,212
First Place: $7,500, time of 17.216
Champion Owner: Ed & Martha Wright
Champion Rider: Martha Wright
Champion Horse: Rambling Rally
www.allbreedpedigree.com/rambling+rally

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A successful futurity, derby, and professional rodeo barrel horse, Rambling Rally, a gelded maternal grandson of The Ole Man, carried Martha Wright of Stephenville, Texas, to many victories in the early 1980s. Martha and Rambling Rally topped the 1984 Old Fort Days Derby.

1985

$12,500-added Futurity
Entries: 533
Total Purse: $217,854
First Place: $48,000, time of 18.440
Champion Owner/Rider: Mark McKuin
Champion Horse: Flashy Wina Dude
www.allbreedpedigree.com/flashy+wina+dude
 
Derby
Total Purse: $35,500
First Place: $8,520, time of 18.307
Champion Owner: Kerry & Mary Burger
Champion Rider: Mary Burger
Champion Horse: Showum The Gold
www.allbreedpedigree.com/showum+the+gold

1986

$20,000-added Futurity
Entries: 510
Total Purse: $204,619
First Place: $45,000, time of 17.777                                                      
Champion Owner: Willard & Donna Moody
Champion Rider: Donna Moody
Champion Horse: Pesky Roan Buddy
www.allbreedpedigree.com/peskys+roan+buddy
 
Derby
Total Purse: $32,278
First Place: $8,000, time of 17.632
Champion Owner: Sissy Novak
Champion Rider: Larry Stevens
Champion Horse: Scoti Flit Bar
www.allbreedpedigree.com/scoti+flit+bar

1987

$20,000-added Futurity
Entries: 548
Total Purse: $213,028
First Place: $47,000, time of 17.641
Champion Owner: Betty Wells
Champion Rider: Betty Roper
Champion Horse: Cool Approach
www.allbreedpedigree.com/cool+approach
 
Derby
Total Purse: $32,278
First Place: $8,550, time of 17.533
Champion Owner: Ruth Swain
Champion Rider: Larry Stevens
Champion Horse: Hesa Classy Osage
www.allbreedpedigree.com/hesa+classy+osage

1988                      

$20,000-added Futurity
Entries: 558
Total Purse: $220,453
First Place: $48,500, time of 17.718
Champion Owner: Charlotte Ray
Champion Rider: Celie Whitcomb-Ray
Champion Horse: The Prairie Racer
www.allbreedpedigree.com/the+prairie+racer
 
Derby
Total Purse: $41,665
First Place: $10,000, time of 17.565
Champion Owner: Patti Wellmon
Champion Rider: Jim Warner
Champion Horse: Country Holme
www.allbreedpedigree.com/country+holme

1989

$20,000-added Futurity
Entries: 606
Total Purse: $236,494
First Place: $52,039, time of 17.392
Champion Owner/Rider: Kelly (Maass) Bruner
Champion Horse: Bugs Fiddle
www.allbreedpedigree.com/bugs+fiddle
 
Derby
Total Purse: $44,257
First Place: $10,622, time of 17.520
Champion Owner: Dale & Florence Youree
Champion Rider: Dale Youree
Champion Horse: Easy Sprinter
www.allbreedpedigree.com/easy+sprinter

1990

$25,000-added Futurity
Entries: 549
Total Purse: $271,452
First Place: $54,282, time of 17.093
Champion Owner: Harold Burdine
Champion Rider: Betty Roper
Champion Horse: Easy Gay Tim
www.allbreedpedigree.com/easy+gay+tim
 
Derby
Total Purse: $77,107
First Place: $20,356, time of 17.669
Champion Owner: Danny & Sharon Grigsby
Champion Rider: Celie Whitcomb-Ray
Champion Horse: Justanuther Wonder
www.allbreedpedigree.com/justanuther+wonder

1991

$25,000-added Futurity                           
Entries: 614
Total Purse: $309,374
First Place: $61,875, time of 16.912
Champion Owner/Rider: Mary Beth Ogle
Champion Horse: Salanos Echo
www.allbreedpedigree.com/salanos+echo
 
Derby
Total Purse: $74,117
First Place: $22,236, time of 17.120
Champion Owner: Elton Scott
Champion Rider: Kay Blandford
Champion Horse: Double Sugar Cat
www.allbreedpedigree.com/double+sugar+cat
 
 
Maturity
Total Purse: $18,583
First Place: $4,460, time of 17.240
Champion Owner: Johnny Peril / Barbara Gabriel
Champion Rider: Barbara Gabriel
Champion Horse: Jettin Jay
www.allbreedpedigree.com/jettin+jay

Kristie Peterson
Kristi Peterson’s great NFR horse French Flash Hawk (“Bozo”) was also a past Fort Smith winner, topping the Derby in 1992. Photo by Kenneth Springer

1992

$25,000-added Futurity                           
Entries: 547
Total Purse: $317,532
First Place: $63,321, time of 17.090
Champion Owner: Ray Brown / Kevin Rooks
Champion Rider: Kevin Rooks
Champion Horse: Wise Word
www.allbreedpedigree.com/wise+word
 
Derby
Total Purse: $79,547
First Place: $24,106, time of 17.274
Champion Owner/Rider: Kristie Peterson
Champion Horse: French Flash Hawk
www.allbreedpedigree.com/french+flash+hawk
 
Maturity
Total Purse: $23,823
First Place: $5,718, time of 17.203
Champion Owner: Frank McWilliams
Champion Rider: Sherry Hooser
Champion Horse: Easys Tap Toe
www.allbreedpedigree.com/easys+tap+toe

Barrel Horse News magazine cover
The late great Kim Landry is EquiStat’s No. 4 all-time highest-earning rider of the Old Fort Days Futurity and Super Derby with $400,994.42 earned in Fort Smith in her career.

1993

$25,000-added Futurity                           
Entries: 536
Total Purse: $305,225
First Place: $61,045, time of 17.127
Champion Owner/Rider: Kim Landry
Champion Horse: Reds Gogo Too
www.allbreedpedigree.com/reds+gogo+too
 
Derby
Total Purse: $75,211
First Place: $22,563, time of 16.934
Champion Owner: Flo Wallace
Champion Rider: Betty Roper
Champion Horse: See Me Later Yall
www.allbreedpedigree.com/see+me+later+yall
 
Maturity
Total Purse: $22,622
First Place: $5,429, time of 16.800
Champion Owner: Brandan Graham
Champion Rider: Talmadge Green
Champion Horse: Red Beads
www.allbreedpedigree.com/red+beads2

Kay Blandford's Old Fort Days Futurity win photo in 1994
Kay Blandford’s The Key Grip (“Llave”) is EquiStat’s Old Fort Days Futurity and Super Derby’s highest-earning horse. Blandford and Llave won the Triple Crown at Fort Smith, winning the Futurity in 1994 and the Super Derby in 1995 and 1996. Photo by Kenneth Springer

1994

$25,000-added Futurity                           
Entries: 514
Total Purse: $296,424
First Place: $59,285, time of 16.781
Champion Owner: Robert & Kay Blandford
Champion Rider: Kay Blandford
Champion Horse: The Key Grip
www.allbreedpedigree.com/the+key+grip
 
Derby
Total Purse: $78,099
First Place: $22,830, time of 16.948
Champion Owner: Jesse McMillan
Champion Rider: Brett Monroe
Champion Horse: Jet Bye Bye
www.allbreedpedigree.com/jet+bye+bye
 
Maturity
Total Purse: $19,982
First Place: $4,795, time of 16.971
Champion Owner: Flo Wallace
Champion Rider: Betty Roper
Champion Horse: See Me Later Yall
See 1993 Derby Champion for pedigree.

1995

$20,000-added Futurity                           
Entries: 636
Total Purse: $359,747
First Place: $72,000, time of 17.001
Champion Owner: Wells & Howell
Champion Rider: Mary Burger
Champion Horse: Miss Mergie
www.allbreedpedigree.com/miss+mergie
 
Derby
Total Purse: $81,189
First Place: $24,357, time of 16.604
Champion Owner: Robert & Kay Blandford
Champion Rider: Kay Blandford
Champion Horse: The Key Grip
See 1994 Futurity Champion for pedigree.
 
Maturity
Total Purse: $21,995
First Place: $5,279, time of 17.288
Champion Owner: Wallace & Judy Carey
Champion Rider: Larry Stevens
Champion Horse: Doo Be Dash
www.allbreedpedigree.com/doo+be+dash

1996

$30,000-added Futurity                           
Entries: 679
Total Purse: $436,938
First Place: $87,388, time of 17.075
Champion Owner: Pete & Goldie Coley
Champion Rider: Kim Landry
Champion Horse: See My Money
www.allbreedpedigree.com/see+my+money
 
Derby*
Total Purse: $152,496
First Place: $45,748, time of 16.796
Champion Owner: Robert & Kay Blandford
Champion Rider: Kay
Champion Horse: The Key Grip
*Derby and Maturity were combined to form the “Super Derby” for 5- and 6-year-olds.
See 1994 Futurity Champion for pedigree.

Kim Landry winning 1997 Old Fort Days Futurity on On The Money Luv
Kim Landry and On The Money Luv captured the Old Fort Days Futurity title in 1997. Photo by Kenneth Springer.

1997

$30,000-added Futurity                           
Entries: 717
Total Purse: $439,701
First Place: $87,940, time of 16.951
Champion Owner: Sarah Lloyd
Champion Rider: Kim Landry
Champion Horse: On The Money Luv
www.allbreedpedigree.com/on+the+money+luv
 
Derby
Total Purse: $173,485
First Place: $38,167, time of 17.115
Champion Owner: Darrel & Nancy Powell
Champion Rider: Nancy Powell
Champion Horse: Dial A Red Rooster
www.allbreedpedigree.com/dial+a+red+rooster

1998

$35,000-added Futurity                           
Entries: 654
Total Purse: $468,282
First Place: $93,700, time of 16.526
Champion Owner: Harlequin Farms
Champion Rider: Cody Bauserman
Champion Horse: Likely Fuel
www.allbreedpedigree.com/likely+fuel
 
Derby
Total Purse: $189,988
First Place: $40,500, time of 16.437
Champion Owner: J&B Breeding
Champion Rider: Sue Bologna
Champion Horse: Joe B Jammin
www.allbreedpedigree.com/joe+b+jammin

Sue Bologna turns a barrel on Joe B Jammin
Sue Bologna rode Joe B Jammin to the 1998 Old Fort Days Super Derby championship. Photo by Kenneth Springer

1999

$35,000-added Futurity                           
Entries: 766
Total Purse: $526,931
First Place: $105,500, time of 16.486
Champion Owner: Michael Boone
Champion Rider: Jamey Hunt
Champion Horse: Marthas Smoothover
www.allbreedpedigree.com/marthas+smoothover
 
Derby
Total Purse: $176,754
First Place: $39,000, time of 16.437
Champion Owner/Rider: Sheri Stanley
Champion Horse: Christians Cupid
www.allbreedpedigree.com/christians+cupid

2000

$35,000-added Futurity                           
Entries: 499
Total Purse: $360,922
First Place: $72,184, time of 16.895
Champion Owner: Southern Rose Ranch
Champion Rider: Troy Crumrine
Champion Horse: Sissys Little Coin
www.allbreedpedigree.com/sissys+little+coin
 
Derby
Total Purse: $177,825
First Place: $39,122, time of 16.822
Champion Breeder/Owner/Rider: Kelly Yates
Champion Horse: Firewater Fiesta
www.allbreedpedigree.com/firewater+fiesta

Troy Crumrine turns barrel on Sissys Little Coin at Fort Smith
Troy Crumrine and Sissys Little Coin captured the 2000 Old Fort Days Futurity championship. Photo by Kenneth Springer

2001

$40,000-added Futurity                           
Entries: 339
Total Purse: $259,118
First Place: $51,824, time of 16.358
Champion Breeder/Owner: Andrea Peterson
Champion Rider: Carissa Shearer
Champion Horse: SX Frenchmans Vanila
www.allbreedpedigree.com/sx+frenchmans+vanila
 
Derby
Total Purse: $137,049
First Place: $30,151, time of 16.283
Champion Owner: Ed & Martha Wright
Champion Rider: Martha Wright
Champion Horse: Fame Fox Kirk
www.allbreedpedigree.com/fame+fox+kirk

2002

$40,000-added Futurity                           
Entries: 316
Total Purse: $315,773
First Place: $47,470, time of 17.055
Champion Owner: Brandy Wilson-Mehl
Champion Rider: Brandy Wilson-Mehl
Champion Horse: Streakin Henry
www.allbreedpedigree.com/streakin+henry
 
Derby
Total Purse: $88,173
First Place: $19,398, time of 16.868
Champion Owner: Ed & Martha Wright
Champion Rider: Martha Wright
Champion Horse: Fame Fox Kirk
See 2001 Derby Champion pedigree.

Martha Wright with 2002 Old Fort Days Derby champion check
In 2002, Martha Wright claimed her fourth Old Fort Days Derby championship and her second consecutive aboard Fame Fox Kirk. Wright and the gelding set the arena record of 16.283 to win the 2001 title, and that record held until 2019 when Jolene Montgomery and Jets Heart N Soul clocked a 16.250, later followed in 2022 by Kristin Hanchey and Smooth Way Ta Heaven breaking it twice more. Photo by Kenneth Springer

2003

$40,000-added Futurity                           
Entries: 351
Total Purse: $219,839
First Place: $33,048, time of 16.897
Champion Owner/Rider: Brandy Wilson-Mehl
Champion Horse: Memes Streakin Dash
www.allbreedpedigree.com/memes+streakin+dash
 
Derby
Total Purse: $82,022
First Place: $18,045, time of 16.745
Champion Owner: Lowell & Debra Hadder
Champion Rider: Jamey Hunt
Champion Horse: Roll Sixes
www.allbreedpedigree.com/roll+sixes

2004

$40,000-added Futurity                           
Entries: 351
Total Purse: $179,290
First Place: $35,858, time of 16.738
Champion Breeder/Owner: Harry & Vivian Blackwell
Champion Rider: Chris Coffey
Champion Horse: Leo Nick Bar
www.allbreedpedigree.com/leo+nick+bar
 
Derby
Total Purse: $58,209
First Place: $12,806, time of 16.486
Champion Owner: Mike & Janet Dahlen
Champion Rider: Troy Crumrine
Champion Horse: Red Headed Jonsey
www.allbreedpedigree.com/red+headed+jonsey

2005

$40,000-added Futurity                           
Entries: 294
Total Purse: $192,159
First Place: $42,275, time of 16.631
Champion Breeder/Owner: David Eastwood
Champion Rider: Alona James
Champion Horse: Moon Light Martha
www.allbreedpedigree.com/moon+light+martha
 
Derby
Total Purse: $44,902
First Place: $9,878, time of 16.632
Champion Owner: Clayton Bryant
Champion Rider: Cody Bauserman
Champion Horse: Promises To Dash
www.allbreedpedigree.com/promises+to+dash

2006

$40,000-added Futurity                           
Entries: 406
Total Purse: $247,740
First Place: $54,503, time of 16.693
Champion Owner: Gerald Williams
Champion Rider: Talmadge Green
Champion Horse: VF A Sporty Design
www.allbreedpedigree.com/vf+a+sporty+design
 
Derby
Total Purse: $47,265
First Place: $14,180, time of 16.913
Champion Owner: Bux To Gamble
Champion Rider: Jamey Hunt
Champion Horse: Frank & Donna Nelson
www.allbreedpedigree.com/bux+to+gamble

Cody Bauserman 2007 BHN cover Old Fort Days
In 2007, Cody Bauserman became the first rider in Old Fort Days history to win both the Futurity and Super Derby. He topped the futurity on LA Fame and the derby on VF Red Bully. Since then, only Jodee Miller has repeated the feat, doing so in 2021.

2007

$40,000-added Futurity                           
Entries: 521
Total Purse: $258,803
First Place: $56,937, time of 16.506
Champion Owner: Victory Farms
Champion Rider: Cody Bauserman
Champion Horse: LA Fame
www.allbreedpedigree.com/la+fame2
 
Derby
Total Purse: $70,560
First Place: $21,168, time of 16.720
Champion Owner: Carolyn Uhler
Champion Rider: Cody Bauserman
Champion Horse: VF Red Bully
www.allbreedpedigree.com/vf+red+bully

2008

$40,000-added Futurity                           
Entries: 534
Total Purse: $279,782
First Place: $55,956, time of 16.769
Champion: Southern Rose Ranch
Champion Rider: Talmadge Green
Champion Horse: Nutin But A Houndog
www.allbreedpedigree.com/nutin+but+a+houndog
 
Derby
Total Purse: $80,720
First Place: $24,216, time of 16.921
Champion Owner: Denny Coffey
Champion Rider: Chris Coffey
Champion Horse: A Bit Of Gold Dust
www.allbreedpedigree.com/a+bit+of+gold+dust

2009

$40,000-added Futurity                           
Entries: 530
Total Purse: $275,946
First Place: $55,189, time of 16.637
Champion Owner: Mike & Janet Dahlen
Champion Rider: Troy Crumrine
Champion Horse: Hoosier Fame
www.allbreedpedigree.com/hoosier+fame
 
Derby
Total Purse: $85,800
First Place: $35,740, time of 16.692
Champion Owner: Brad & Joy Isbell
Champion Rider: Sheila Zant
Champion Horse: Zans Dash N Perks
www.allbreedpedigree.com/zans+dash+n+perks

Troy Crumrine turning the second barrel at Fort Smith
Troy Crumrine is the EquiStat highest-earning rider of the Old Fort Days Futurity and Super Derby with $513,089.72 in career Fort Smith winnings. He’s pictured on his highest-earning horse at Fort Smith, Hoosier Fame, on which he won the OFD Futurity in 2009 and the Super Derby in 2011. Photo by Buddy Berry

2010

$40,000-added Futurity                           
Entries: 411
Total Purse: $271,864
First Place: $54,373, time of 16.645
Champion Breeder/Owner: Dennis Beaty
Champion Rider: Chris Coffey
Champion Horse: Toast To Val
www.allbreedpedigree.com/toast+to+val
 
Derby
Total Purse: $86,015
First Place: $25,805, time of 16.747
Champion Breeder/Owner: Jud Little
Champion Rider: Jolene Montgomery
Champion Horse: JL Dash Ta Heaven
www.allbreedpedigree.com/jl+dash+ta+heaven

Jolene Montgomery and JL Dash Ta Heaven turn the second barrel at Fort Smith
Jolene Montgomery rode JL Dash Ta Heaven to the 2010 Old Fort Days Super Derby title. Photo by Buddy Berry

2011

$40,000-added Futurity                           
Entries: 439
Total Purse: $279,565
First Place: $55,909, time of 16.865
Champion Owner: Valerie Vansickle-Kiphart
Champion Rider: Lance Graves
Champion Horse: Seis So Sweet
www.allbreedpedigree.com/seis+so+sweet
 
Derby
Total Purse: $83,931
First Place: $25,179, time of 16.574
Champion Owner: Mike & Janet Dahlen
Champion Rider: Troy Crumrine
Champion Horse: Hoosier Fame
See 2009 Futurity Champion pedigree.

First superstar of Mistys Dash Of Fame, KN Fabs Mist Of Fame ridden by Jolene Montgomery
Mistys Dash Of Fame’s first superstar was KN Fabs Mist Of Fame, by Frenchmans Fabulous, with earnings of $150,083. KN Fabs Mist Of Fame is pictured winning the 2012 Old Fort Days Futurity with Jolene Montgomery. Photo by Buddy Berry

2012

$42,500-added Futurity                           
Entries: 439
Total Purse: $290,193
First Place: $58,039, time of 16.763
Champion Owner: Robin Weaver
Champion Rider: Jolene Montgomery
Champion Horse: KN Fabs Mist Of Fame
www.allbreedpedigree.com/kn+fabs+mist+of+fame
 
Derby
Total Purse: $86,968
First Place: $26,090, time of 16.952
Champion Owner: Joe & Dee Lynn Braman
Champion Rider: Kassie Mowry
Champion Horse: Missjbrunninwithfire
www.allbreedpedigree.com/missjbrunninwithfire

2013

$42,500-added Futurity                           
Entries: 486
Total Purse: $312,918
First Place: $62,584, time of 16.725
Champion Owner: Bridget Thomas
Champion Rider: Mark Bugni
Champion Horse: BT Buddy Stinson
www.allbreedpedigree.com/bt+buddy+stinson
 
Derby
Total Purse: $98,299
First Place: $29,490, time of 16.438
Champion Owner: Charlie Cole & Jason Martin
Champion Rider: Michele McLeod
Champion Horse: Slick By Design
www.allbreedpedigree.com/slick+by+design

Slick By Design turns a barrel at Fort Smith
Slick By Design, owned by Charlie Cole and Jason Martin, carried Michele McLeod to the top of the 2013 Old Fort Days Super Derby. Photo by Buddy Berry

2014

$42,500-added Futurity                           
Entries: 425
Total Purse: $271,697
First Place: $54,338, time of 16.475
Champion Owner: Mike & Janet Dahlen
Champion Rider: Mark Bugni
Champion Horse: Red Carpet Zoom
www.allbreedpedigree.com/red+carpet+zoom
 
Derby
Total Purse: $105,934
First Place: $32,986, time of 16.328
Champion Owner: Jack Kneece & Nicole Love
Champion Rider: Nicole Love
Champion Horse: Jet O Red
www.allbreedpedigree.com/jet+o+red

2015

$42,500-added Futurity                           
Entries: 400
Total Purse: $254,203
First Place: $50,841, time of 16.495
Champion Owner: Shelly Weaver
Champion Rider: Jackie Jatzlau
Champion Horse: Imanonstopfame
www.allbreedpedigree.com/imanonstop+fame
 
Derby
Total Purse: $104,434
First Place: $31,330, time of 16.510
Champion Owner: Kimi Nicols
Champion Rider: Kay Blandford
Champion Horse: KN My Mamas Famous 2
www.allbreedpedigree.com/kn+my+mamas+famous+2

2016

$42,500-added Futurity                           
Entries: 355
Total Purse: $233,146
First Place: $46,629, time of 16.645
Champion Owner: H3 Farms
Champion Rider: Jamie Hodges
Champion Horse: KN Panellapie
www.allbreedpedigree.com/kn+panellapie
 
Derby
Total Purse: $83,881
First Place: $24,414, time of 16.543
Champion Owner: Robin Weaver
Champion Rider: Brandon Cullins
Champion Horse: VQ Sucker Punch
www.allbreedpedigree.com/vq+sucker+punch

2017

$40,000-added Futurity                           
Entries: 351
Total Purse: $230,458
First Place: $46,092, time of 16.607
Champion Owner: Jason & Leslie Willis
Champion Rider: Leslie Willis
Champion Horse: Ryon Rocks
www.allbreedpedigree.com/ryon+rocks
 
Derby
Total Purse: $78,230
First Place: $23,469, time of 16.405
Champion Owner/Rider: Margo Crowther
Champion Horse: Shes Packin Fame
www.allbreedpedigree.com/shes+packin+fame

2018

$40,000-added Futurity                           
Entries: 385
Total Purse: $250,482
First Place: $50,096, time of 16.456
Champion Owner: Jennifer Fite
Champion Rider: Janet Staton
Champion Horse: JS Milo And Stitch
www.allbreedpedigree.com/js+milo+and+stitch
 
Derby
Total Purse: $98,294
First Place: $22,330, time of 16.337
Champion Owner: Sarah Griffin
Champion Rider: Brandon Cullins
Champion Horse: A Cornerstone
www.allbreedpedigree.com/a+cornerstone

2019

$40,000-added Futurity                           
Entries: 369
Total Purse: $239,563
First Place: $47,913, time of 16.335
Champion Owner/Rider: Alona James
Champion Horse: Mystery Of The Winds
www.allbreedpedigree.com/mystery+in+the+winds
 
Derby
Total Purse: $101,474
First Place: $22,742, time of 16.250 (former arena record)
Champion Owner: Busby Quarter Horses
Champion Rider: Jolene Montgomery
Champion Horse: Jets Heart And Soul
www.allbreedpedigree.com/jets+heart+n+soul

2020

$40,000-added Futurity                           
Entries: 287
Total Purse: $200,888
First Place: $39,178, time of 16.534
Champion Owner: Ademir Jose Rorato
Champion Rider: Kelsey Treharne
Champion Horse: VF Cream Rises
www.allbreedpedigree.com/vf+cream+rises
 
Derby
Total Purse: $91,157
First Place: $20,681, time of 16.437
Champion Owner: Nancy Adkins
Champion Rider: Will Lear
Champion Horse: Slick Lane Ta Fame
www.allbreedpedigree.com/slick+lane+ta+fame

Jodee Miller 2021 Old Fort Days Futurity Barrel Horse News cover
Jodee Miller made history at the 2021 Old Fort Days Futurity & Super Derby, becoming the first female rider to win the Fort Smith Futurity and Derby in the same year, and the second rider ever to do so—Cody Bauserman won both in 2007. Jodee is also the first owner/breeder/rider combination to sweep Fort Smith, doing so aboard two horses bred and raised by her family’s M R Performance Horses (operated by Jodee and her sister Jayme Robison) and both sired by their late stallion French Streaktovegas. Jodee’s futurity winner, 4-year-old M R Smashed N Vegas, is out of Jamaka Smash by Big Smash, and derby winner M R Repete Pete is a 5-year-old out of Danyelle Campbell’s National Finals Rodeo mare Repete Fame by Dash Ta Fame.

2021

$40,000-added Futurity                           
Entries: 383
Total Purse: $255,648
First Place: $50,130, time of 16.440
Champion Breeder/Owner: MR Performance Horses
Champion Rider: Jodee Miller
Champion Horse: M R Smashed In Vegas
www.allbreedpedigree.com/m+r+smashed+n+vegas
 
Derby
Total Purse: $77,014
First Place: $22,354, time of 16.371
Champion Breeder/Owner: MR Performance Horses
Champion Rider: Jodee Miller
Champion Horse: MR Repete Pete
www.allbreedpedigree.com/mr+repete+pete

Kristin Hanchey turning the first barrel at Old Fort Days Derby time trials 2022
Kristin Hanchey broke the Fort Smith arena record with a 16.148 to win the 2022 Old Fort Days Super Derby time trials on 2017 mare Smooth Way Ta Heaven (Blings Smooth Guy x Cash Ta Heaven x JL Dash Ta Heaven), owned by Tracey Williams. Photo by Jeff Homan Photography

2022

$40,000-added Futurity                           
Entries: 325
Total Purse: $222,300
First Place: $43,460, time of 16.330
Champion Owner: Tracy Lambert
Champion Rider: Molli Montgomery
Champion Horse: TRHeavensilluminated
www.allbreedpedigree.com/trheavensilluminated
 
Derby
Total Purse: $85,649
First Place: $24,945, time of 16.220 (former arena record)*
Champion Owner: Tracey Williams
Champion Rider: Kristin Hanchey
Champion Horse: Smooth Way Ta Heaven
www.allbreedpedigree.com/smooth+way+ta+heaven

*Kristin Hanchey and Smooth Way Ta Heaven hold the current arena record at Fort Smith with a 16.148, set in the 2022 Old Fort Days Super Derby time trials.
 

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