JANSSEN PERFORMANCE HORSES

Bob Janssen rode Chic By Whiz to a Ltd. Open Reserve Championship at the NCRCHA Futurity/Derby, and a strong third place finish overall in the reining portion of the competition with a 144.5.  This athletic gelding by Topsail Whiz and out of a daughter of Smart Chic Olena is for sale and is now a NRCHA money winner after his first show.

For the second weekend this month, team JPH is at the gorgeous Red Horse Ranch Arena near Fergus Falls, MN. This time Bob Janssen is showing a derby horse in the North Central Reined Cow Horse Futurity/Derby show for owners Dave & Chris Olmanson of St. Peter, MN, as well as some cutters and reiners in AQHA classes that are a part of the 3-day event.

Today’s AQHA cutting competition resulted in Team JPH sweeping all three ( Open, Amateur and Youth) divisions. Bob Janssen placed first (on Smart Chicaway, owned by Mark & Patti Blackwell’s Fresh Horses Farm of Delano, MN) and second (on JPH-owned Sunny Rey Solano) in the 16-horse AQHA Open class.  Sunny & I also teamed up to win the 10-horse Amateur class, with Catherine Hazelroth coming in second on Shortys Last Stretch. Ryan Lind took Sunny in the pen one more time to win the youth class.  

Bob will show in the NCRCHA Derby tomorrow, as well as show KR Smoken Tee and To Smart Lil Juice in the AQHA Open reining. Ryan will also team up with Smoken in the AQHA Youth Reining division.

Oct. 13    Catherine Hazelroth rode her gelding by Smart Chicaway, Red Hot Chicaway, to the Minnesota Incentive Program Futurity Reserve Championship at the MCHA Fall Festival of Cutting this past weekend in Fergus Falls, MN. The JPH-sold and -trained gelding was also ridden to a third place finish in the Open Futurity by Bob Janssen, cumulatively earning more than $2500 in NCHA money for their showpen success.

The show was huge, and didn’t end until nearly 11 p.m. on Sunday evening. The Janssen Performance Horses Team had a great show, and at the year-end MCHA banquet Saturday night also celebrated a very successful year. Congratulations to the following Team JPH Horses & Non-Pros for their success during the 2008 MCHA season: Ryan Lind, 2008 Junior Youth Champion; Brittany Staeck, 2008 Senior Youth Champion; Sunny Rey Solano ridden by Bob Janssen/owned by Bob & Anita Janssen, $10,000 Novice Horse Champion; Jon Dorau, $2,000 Limited Rider Reserve Champion & $10,000 Amatuer 3rd Place; Jim Spalla, $2,000 Limited Rider 3rd Place. This year the MCHA also awarded circuit awards based upon points for the 4 MCHA produced shows: Brittany Staeck received the trophy buckle in the Senior Youth and Sunny Rey Solano/Bob Janssen won the $10,000 Novice Horse.

Congratulations also to Jim Spalla, who won the Sylvan Nelson Memorial Trophy, at the Fall Festival of Cutting.

In the Area 6 Championship races, Team JPH continues to be in the hunt in a couple of classes: Bob Janssen moved into the lead with Sunny Rey Solano in the $10,000 Novice Horse Class, and Team JPH members Jon Dorau and Jim Spalla are nearly tied for the $2,000 Limited Rider class. Good luck to all!