Abbie Phillips and VF Expensive Taste (Eddie Stinson x Expensive Crystal x Southern Cartel) claim $11,293 in Nampa, Idaho. She holds the No. 42 position in the WPRA world standings with $22,077 in earnings.
Phillips qualified for her first National Finals Rodeo in 2024 thanks to “Andi Anderson” and VQ Im Buzzed. 2017 mare Andi Anderson fractured her hock in March following the NFR and is now making a comeback at the outdoor summer rodeos.
First round: 1. Tayla Moeykens, 15.77 seconds, $3,429; 2. Hayle Gibson-Stillwell, 15.79, $2,939; 3. Jana Bean, 15.80, $2,449; 4. Sonya Madsen, 15.83, $2,123; 5. Steely Steiner, 15.85, $1,633; 6. Julie Plourde, 15.90, $1,306; 7. (tie) McKenna Coronado and Abby Phillips, 15.94, $816 each; 9. Sharon Gow, 16.00, $490; 10. Halyn Lide, 16.03, $327.
Second round: 1. Abby Phillips, 15.58 seconds, $3,429; 2. Steely Steiner, 15.65, $2,939; 3. Andrea Busby, 15.67, $2,449; 4. Jordynn Knight, 15.74, $2,123; 5. KariAnn Cross, 15.79, $1,633; 6. Micaela Flores, 15.82, $1,306; 7. Carlee Otero, 15.83, $980; 8. Heidi Gunderson, 15.84, $653; 9. Sonya Madsen, 15.86, $490; 10. (tie) Krystal Dillman, Hayle Gibson-Stillwell and Katelyn Scott, 15.92, $109 each.
Finals: 1. Hayle Gibson-Stillwell, 15.58 seconds, $2,540; 2. Abby Phillips, 15.65, $1,905; 3. Carlee Otero, 15.71, $1,270; 4. Sonya Madsen, 15.72, $635.
Average: 1. Abby Phillips, 47.17 seconds on three head, $5,143; 2. Hayle Gibson-Stillwell, 47.29, $4,409; 3. Sonya Madsen, 47.41, $3,674; 4. Steely Steiner, 47.53, $3,184; 5. Carlee Otero, 47.58, $2,449; 6. Tayla Moeykens, 47.62, $1,959; 7. Julie Plourde, 47.94, $1,470; 8. (tie) Terri Wood Gates and Sharon Gow, 48.24, $857 each; 10. Morgan Bagnell, 48.58, $490.
