Futurity Semifinals

Just had to share this great shot of Buster Welch on Bet Hesa Cat from the other night! 83 years old and still out-cutting most!

It took a combined 431 to advance from the goarounds to the Futurity Senifinals next Friday. 76 horses made it and you feel for the ones missin out by half a point or so...
The semis are shaping up to be most competitive, as allways. From what I can tell, atleast 3 of the remaining horses were started on cattle by Gerald Alexander among them the overall leader Jea Bar One Time. Another impressive threesome is Tommy Marvins former Futurity Champ, and the horse who got him in the Hall of Fame, Highbrow Supercat. She's got 3 babies in the semis! Cinca De Maya (Dual Rey), Principessa (Peptoboonsmal) and Peptos Supercat(Peptoboonsmal). A 4th, Highbrow Superpep (Peptoboonsmal) ridden by Tommy almost made it with a 425.

Another one missing out was Doug Jordan, riding Shewearsaredfeather (Cats Red Feather). It's allways fun to watch Doug riding in his snafflebits. Starting and finishing his horses in a Ray Hunt inspired fashion, Doug is no stranger to Futurity success. In 1988 just about everyone was rooting for Cols Lil Pepper and an up-and-comer cowboy named Doug Jordan, who had won the first three rounds in dramatic fashion. In the finals, Cols Lil Pepper and Smart Little Senor, ridden by Bill Freeman, tied. The two horses went head-to-head in the first work-off to determine the champion. Cols Lil Pepper lost a cow and Smart Lil Senor made a clean run, which gave Freeman his third Futurity victory, second behind Buster Welch's five.

Shewearsaredfeather sure had her own style, walking with her nose in the dirt and when she stops her butt hits the deck also leaving Doug sitting on a mountain top. She had a ton of wait also, a refreshing change from most horses today exploding with 5 moves when only one is needed.