“I’m ecstatic,” she said. “I couldn’t believe it when they announced my time. You just never know what it’s going to be. He felt great, and I guess it must have been.”
Lockhart chose to ride the 7-year-old buckskin gelding owned by Tim and Kelly Bagnell or B Bar Heart Performance Horses after her main horse Fast An Gold, suffered a stifle injury earlier in the week during practice.
“In the warm-up pen, he was really nervous,” Lockhart said, “and he was scared to death of the stagecoach. My husband was going to go up and watch the calf roping, and I said, ‘You are staying here, I need help.’ He was pretty wired tonight. Coming down that alley, all I thought was, ‘You’ve got to go fast. You’ve got to go for it.’”
Five barrels racers tipped barrels, including Angie Meadors and Fantasia Fame (“Fanny”), who would have been reserve but for a tipped third barrel, and Lindsay Sears and Sugar Moon Express (“Martha”), who tipped the first barrel on a run that would have placed them third.
Sherry Cervi remains in the lead for the World Championship with $179,851.71 in 2010 earnings.
1st Go Results: (# of barrel that was tipped)
1) Lisa Lockhart and An Oakie With Cash – 13.84 – $17,512.02
2) Nellie Williams and Rebas Smokey Joe – 13.92 – $13,840.14
3) Sydni Blanchard and Firewater Five – 14.00 – $10,450.72
4) Jill Moody and TR Dashing Badger – 14.03 – $7,343.75
5) Tana Poppino and Perryman Star – 14.05 – $4,519.23
6) Brenda Mays and Judge Buy Cash – 14.09 – $2,824.52
7) Brittany Pozzi and Yeah Hes Firen – 14.21
8) Christina Richman and Xtrared – 14.23
9) Benette Barrington and Smooth My Credit – 14.25
10) Sherry Cervi and MP Meter My Hay – 14.30
11) Angie Meadors and Fantasia Fame – 18.86 (3rd)
12) Lindsay Sears and Sugar Moon Express – 18.89 (1st)
13) SherryLynn Johnson and Leading Tradition – 19.22 (2nd)
14) Kelli Tolbert and RF Firefly – 23.94 (1st/3rd)
15) Jeanne Anderson and Flaming Firebug – 24.19 (1st/2nd)
