Congratulations to Rusty Green and Snap Krackle Pop, winner of the Equine Sports Medicine Two Year Old Western Pleasure Challenge at the Reichert Celebration. This talented two year-old gray mare is by RL Best Of Sudden out of Brandys Silver Shiek. The mare who was bred by Masterson Farms, LLC and owned by Ray Arnona of Gretna, Louisiana had three firsts and a third in placings to come out on top.
Green brought home a check for $50,000 and this gray mare is the ninth horse to have won this prestigious event. This year is the 14th Anniversary of the Reichert Celebration. The Reserve Championship went to three-time Reichert Two Year-Old Challenge winner, Jay Starnes and VS Flatline.
CLICK HERE to see a slideshow of candids from the class shot by Emajes Design also thanks to Kevin Smith for providing some information regarding the class.
This event is being held in Fort Worth, Texas for the second time this year and this class is a premiere showcase for two year-olds that have not been showed under saddle prior to this event. Only slot owners are permitted to nominate horses for this event. Twenty-two horses were registered to compete with a total of 18 actually showing in the class. There were 12 horses that came back to the finals—six from each cut. The judges for the class were Brett Clark (tie-breaker judge) of South Dakota, John Boxell of Illinois, and Debbie and Bob Kail of Arizona. If one of the Reichert Stakes sale horses wins, there is also a $225,000 bonus to that horse and owner. There was also a $5,000 bonus to the highest placing new slot owner. Twenty-six people also qualified for the Kiefer three horse aluminum trailer give-away where Erin Heckaman turned the key and won!
Placings From Judges
Final Placings
1) Snap Krackle Pop with Rusty Green ($50,000) (by RL Best Of Sudden)–Owner, Ray Arnona
Brett Clark
1) 201
2) 134
3) 122
4) 140
5) 138
6) 132
7) 139
8) 305
9) 205
10) 303
Bob Kail
1) 122
2) 134
3) 140
4) 132
5) 138
6) 139
7) 201
8) 303
9) 302
10) 205
Debbie Kail
1) 122
2) 140
3) 134
4) 302
5) 201
6) 138
7) 303
8) 139
9) 205
10) 132
John Boxell
1) 122
2) 134
3) 140
4) 205
5) 138
6) 132
7) 139
8) 201
9) 303
10) 116
Finalists–1st Cut–Back# 122 Snap Krackle Pop with Rusty Green, Back# 139 Fifty Shades of Grey with Shane Dowdy, Back# 116 Hez Plum Poison with Kenny Lakins, Jr, 134–Back# 134 VS Flatline with Jay Starnes, Back# 132 Forever My Lady with Amanda Jackson, Back# 138 KM Best To Be Smooth with Angie Cannizzaro.
Finalists–2nd Cut-Back# 201 Suddenly Im Cool with Brian Baker, Back# 303 Mechanic with Shane Pope, Back# 302 Certainly A Vision with Tate Oakley, Back# 140 A Good Touch with Carl Yamber, Back# 305 The Best Martini with Mitch Leckey, Back# 205 Rocking The Boat with Erin Lieurance.
Horses in First Cut—
Back# 104 Good Luck Only with Gil Galyean, Back# 110 UF Lethal Investment with Katy Jo Davis, Back# 116 Hez Plum Poison with Kenny Lakins, Jr, Back# 122 Snap Krackle Pop with Rusty Green, Back# 131 Mister Prezident with Scott Suggs, Back# 132 Forever My Lady with Amanda Jackson, Back# 134 VS Flatline with Jay Starnes, Back# 138 KM Best To Be Smooth with Angie Cannizzaro, Back# 139 Fifty Shades of Grey with Shane Dowdy.
Horses in Second Cut–Back# 140 A Good Touch with Carl Yamber, Back# 201 Suddenly Im Cool with Brian Baker, Back# 203 Shes A Godaddy Girl with Patrick Heeley, Back# 205 Rocking The Boat with Erin Lieurance, Back# 302 Certainly A Vision with Tate Oakley, Back# 303 Mechanic with Shane Pope, Back# 304 Miz Lady Antebellum with Shannon Vroegh, Back# 305 The Best Martini with Mitch Leckey, Back# 306 Rock N Radical with Karen Hornick
List of Horses Showed
Back# 104 Good Luck Only with Gil Galyean
Back# 110 UF Lethal Investment with Katy Jo Davis
Back# 116 Hez Plum Poison with Kenny Lakins, Jr
Back# 122 Snap Krackle Pop with Rusty Green
Back# 131 Mister Prezident with Scott Suggs
Back# 132 Forever My Lady with Amanda Jackson
Back# 134 VS Flatline with Jay Starnes
Back# 138 KM Best To Be Smooth with Angie Cannizzaro
Back# 139 Fifty Shades of Grey with Shane Dowdy
Back# 140 A Good Touch with Carl Yamber
Back# 201 Suddenly Im Cool with Brian Baker
Back# 203 Shes A Godaddy Girl with Patrick Heeley
Back# 205 Rocking The Boat with Erin Lieurance
Back# 302 Certainly A Vision with Tate Oakley
Back# 303 Mechanic with Shane Pope
Back# 304 Miz Lady Antebellum with Shannon Vroegh
Back# 305 The Best Martini with Mitch Leckey
Back# 306 Rock N Radical with Karen Hornick
