The main event at the 2010 Southern Belle Invitation, the $200,000 added Novice Horse class, was held Saturday night. Shirley Roth and her 3 year old red roan mare, Kiss Onthe Openrange,
bested a field of 28 horses to win $58,500 at The
Southern Belle in the Breeders 3 Yr Old $2,500 Novice Horse WP.
GoHorseShow.com’s Kyle Brenner spoke with Roth immediately following the
win, “I can’t even believe it, it’s just overwhelming. It’s going to
take a day or so to sink in.”
Roth is the breeder and owner of the mare who is by Open Range (deceased) and out of one of Roth’s broodmares, Zipped N Kissed. As for preparing her horse for the big class, Roth said “I left a bunch of horses at home so I could focus and get her
ready. She was ready. She was really really good.” Roth added, “My ride was perfect. She
was perfect. I didn’t even have to touch her. She just went around.”
Results from the Breeders 3 Yr Old $2,500 Novice Horse WP – Shown: 28
- $58,500-1- Kiss Onthe Openrange, Shirley Roth, Shirley Roth Show Horses
- $29,250-2-Blazinmytroublesaway, Rusty Green, Rusty & Katie Green
- $22,050-3-Notmyonlyinvitaiton, Bret Parrish, Ryan Ruckman
- $22,050-3-All
The Sudden, Candy Parrish, Robert & Lisa Thomaier - $12,375-5-Youneverlookedsogood,
Troy Compton, Greg & Kathie Engelbert - $12,375-5-Make Mine A
Good Bar, Ashley Lakins, Chester Prince - $9,000-7-Machine Made, Carl
Yamber, Rosciti Quarter Horses LLC - $5,625-8-Chips On The Range, Jeff
Cochran, James Plumb - $5,625-8-Suddenly Moonlight, Jon Barry, Dana
Smith Oak - $3,150-10-Spice Of Hour Life, Karen Hornick, Angie Scott
Roth wins an additional $5,000 from Harris Leather and Silverworks for showing in a Harris Leather saddle. The Harris family was on hand to present the check to Roth.
Eligibility for the class: a 3 YO horse that MUST be an
offspring of a participating Southern Belle Breeder’s Stallion, and the
horse may not have earned more than $2,500 in its two year old year in
an under saddle western pleasure event and earned no more than 10 points
in an under saddle western pleasure event. Points from all divisions
cumulative – youth, amateur, open and green – will count. Novice
points will not count. The horse is to be named no later than June 15,
2010. Rider is to be named at the show. This class is NSBA sanctioned.
Judges for the event were: Robin Griggs, Rick Christy, Brent Tincher, Doug Huls,
