Taylor Hanson and Too Famous For You swept both rounds and the average of The Blitz Futurity.
The Blitz barrel race brought futurity action to Bowman, North Dakota, along with an Open race, Senior Slot Race, Derby sidepot, and the Women’s Professional Rodeo Association Badlands Circuit Divisional Finals.
In addition to great barrel racing action, the Blitz makes sure to be a family-friendly event. In addition to the annual spaghetti feed, this year’s event featured a stick horse race for the youth, with each participant receiving a free stick horse.
“At every big drag we had ‘Big Drags and Bigger Acknowledgements’ where contestants nominated their peers that have done acts of kindness throughout the weekend, and our sponsors Northern States Fishing Tools and Leanin’ Pole Arena gave out gorgeous awards to those people,” producer Lana Dacar shared. “The comradery and the environment is pretty neat. We packed the stands for the DC Finals, and it was loud in there. It was pretty cool to see. Bowman is a tiny little town and we packed it full.”
Futurity Average Champion Taylor Hanson and Too Famous For You
St. Onge, South Dakota cowgirl Taylor Hanson put together an impressive weekend at The Blitz. Hanson had four different mounts in the Open 1D on Saturday, and had earnings totaling $6,269 for the weekend. Her futurity mount 2019 gelding Too Famous For You (Magnum x KFZ Bully Bully Fame x Dash Ta Fame) picked up $780 for owner Kody Woodward with a 14.919 to win Round One. The pair picked up the pace in Round Two, clocking a 14.736 to top the futurity field again, as well as carrying over to fifth in the Open 1D, worth $893. The average-winning time of 29.655 earned an additional $1,040.
Hanson continued her winning ways on board her 2016 mare Harleys Little Cutie (Famous Charmer x Frenchies Cash Cutie x Frenchmans Guy), beginning with $240 for a seventh place finish in the Derby sidepot on Saturday with a time of 14.862. A slightly faster time of 14.810 on Sunday earned another $352 for fifth in the Derby side pot, and $230 for 11th in the Open.
She capped off her weekend with a successful run on her 2014 mare French Kiss To Vegas (French Streaktovegas x Hummers Last Lady x Humbolt Duster). The duo clocked a 14.627 in the Badlands Divisional Circuit Finals to place second, worth $534. The quick time carried over to win 3rd in the Open on Saturday, picking up another $1,420. Hanson also finished the year as the Badlands Circuit Divisional year-end champion.
Futurity Round One
1D: 1)Taylor Hanson/Too Famous For You/14.919/$780; 2)Cady Erb/This Smoke N Pistol/15.183/$614; 3)Amelia McCumber/Aint Seen My Design/15205/$500; 2D: 1)Andrea Lindberg/Mixing the Firewisky/15.969/$474; 2)Mazee Van Driel/Truly Kandy/15.982/$360; 3)Kalie Anderson/Hasta Be Fancy/16.020/$240
Futurity Round Two
1D: 1)Taylor Hanson/Too Famous For You/14.736/$780; 2)Amelia McCumber/Aint Seen My Design/15.040/$614; 3)Skye Harris/Mia Famous Flame/15.186/$500; 2D: 1)Haley Stevenson/Sweeterthnhoney/15.738/$474; 2)Breanne Bull/Nonstop Perkolating/15.799/$360; 3)Kristi Steffes/Nothinwillardwontdo/15.804/$240
Futurity Average:
1D: 1)Taylor Hanson/Too Famous For You/29.655/$1,040; 2)Amelia McCumber/Aint Seen My Design/30.245/$815; 3)Cady Erb/This Smoke N Pistol/30.405/$670; 2D: 1)Breanne Bull/Nonstop Perkolating/31.685/$635; 2)Mazee Van Driel/Truly Kandy/31.820/$477; 3)Wendy Greenough/Weavers Ima Smoothie/31.885/$320.
This article was originally published in the November 2024 issue of Barrel Horse News.
