East Bound and Down: Ruby Buckle East Futurity and Derby Champions

Ruby Buckle East was held at the AgriCenter Showplace Arena in Memphis, Tennessee, October 22-26

Teal Stoll | Oct 28, 2024

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The Ruby Buckle is a sister event to the Pink Buckle, but rather than one annual event, there are three regional events each year. This year, each event paid out $1.1 million.

The Open 4D paid out $150,000 in each division, for a total payout of $600,000. The $280,000 futurity was a 2D, with a .75 second split. Also a .75 second split, there was a $125,000 derby.

As Buckle events always do, there was a $100,000 4D Owner/Rider sidepot, a $100,000 4D Sale Grad sidepot, and $15,000 Youth. Also new in 2024 was the Rookie Ruby, for first time contestants of the Ruby Buckle.

Full results for the event can be found here.

Derby

Each D paid 10 places and there were 182 entries in the derby.

Round 1

2024 NFR qualifiers, Blingolena (Blazin Jetolena x Dash of Bling x Dash Ta Fame) and Carlee Otero took the $6,376 victory in the 1D with one of only three sub-15 second runs in the round, a 14.825.

In the 2D, Gotta Be Heavenly (JL Dash Ta Heaven x Gotta Be A Red Nick x Dr Nick Bar) and Caleb Cline ran a 15.576 for the win and $3,000.

Round 2

The million dollar mare and one of the best trainers and jockeys of all time, MJ Segers Fast Lane (The Goodbye Lane x SKS Running Faucet x Diamond Faucet) and Brandon Cullins returned with a vengeance after a tipped barrel in the first round. Their 14.715 was good for the win.

In the 2D, Cathys Kandy (The Kandyman x Frenchmans Perkette x Frenchmans Guy) and Amber Moore clocked a 15.467 for the round win.

Average

Blingolena and Carlee Otero also snatched up the 1D win, with their first and second place finishes in rounds one and two. They won $12,750 for their average championship.

VF Coup De Grace (Eddie Stinson x VF Coup De Ville x Burrs First Down) and Rylee Elliott Howell earned the 2D win for $6,000.

Futurity

With 198 entries, the 1D paid 20 places and the 2D paid ten.

Round 1

Goodbye Sophie (The Goodbye Lane x Famous Sophie x Dash Ta Fame) and the unstoppable Kassie Mowry took the 1D win with an 14.846. Goodbye Sophie has earning of $294,424 according to QStallions, so the $10,000 win would have pushed the mare over $300,000 in earnings in her futurity year.

The $6,000 win in the 2D went to LM Pull The Trigger (Sun Frosted Rocket x The Power Of Perks x Dash For Perks) and Nicole Monroe with a 15.596.

Round 2

Goodbye Sophie and Kassie Mowry went two for two, winning the round again with a 14.720.

The 2D win went to Manors Sweet Sting (Feel The Sting x Manors Lady Jet x Manors Nick Bar) and Patti Hovland with a 15.475.

Average

Goodbye Sophie added another $21,000 to her earnings with Mowry, winning the 1D average.

GQH Eddies Firewater (Eddie Stinson x EasySippin Firewater x Firewater Flit) and Natalie Stephens earned the 2D average win and $12,600.

Published Oct 28, 2024

TEAL STOLL

Teal Stoll is a lifelong Wyomingite from a working ranch family of several generations. Both sides of her family have deep roots in rodeo, as contestants and stock contractors. Teal grew up horseback and actively competes in rodeos and barrel races. She has degrees in both business and accounting, which she uses operating her own bookkeeping service. Teal enjoys spending time with her horses, training colts, and maintaining her string of athletes. When she isn’t at the barn, she can be found reading, doing yoga, or on her paddle board at the lake. Teal lives with her fiancee and a plethora of animals, because she can’t say no to a displaced critter with a sad story. When she isn’t on the road running barrels, she spends her time helping with day to day operations on the family ranch.