Fast Times and Familiar Names Top the Royal Crown Leaderboard in Round 1

Round 1 of the Royal Crown Futurity and Derby was dominated by familiar names, including Kassie Mowry, who topped both events.

Kassie Mowry / Clinton Foster Photography

May 21 to May 30 is the Royal Crown Event in Gutherie, Okla. The first five days are packed full of adrenaline-fueled barrel racing action inside the Lazy E Arena. The first round of the futurity and derby events recently wrapped up, where none other than Kassie Mowry absolutely dominated.

Mowry is known as a powerhouse in the world of barrel racing. With an impressive resume, including three trips to the National Finals Rodeo (NFR) and a highly successful futurity horse trainer, she is no stranger to the winning circle; in fact, this is not her first Royal Crown win, but one of many all aboard different horses.

The Royal Crown Futurity and Derby are barrel racing competitions that are only open to horses sired by Royal Crown stallions. Futurity Events are for horses age 4 and under and Derby events for horses 6 and under. This year, Kassie Mowry won both the futurity and the derby. Both of the amazing equine athletes that Kassie has won at the Royal Crown so far are sired by The Goodbye Lane, a top ten leading barrel sire with over 5.8 million dollars in earners.

In the futurity, Mowry and her 2020 mare, Goodbye Sophie, ran a 16.117, winning the round. Raised, trained, owned, and ridden by Kassie, Goodbye Sophie has had many wins in her first year of competition runs, including the Ruby Buckle Futurity average, also held in the Lazy E. Goodbye Sophie and Kassie Mowry obviously enjoy the red Oklahoma dirt.

Mowry strikes again in the derby race, riding Force the Goodbye, owned by Mowry's fiance, Micheal Boone, and bred by Janell Yutzie Blubaugh. They stopped the clock with a 15.920, where second place was Jennifer Sharp aboard BW Tees Canyon with a 16.003. They call, Force the Goodbye by the barn name of Jarvis. Jarvis and Mowry have consistently won at all futurity and derby levels. The 2018 gelding has over $600,000 in career earnings thus far.

Royal Crown Round 1 Futurity Results

1D

Kassie Mowry	GOODBYE SOPHIE	16.117	$6,281.00
Leslie Willis	FURYOFPRINCESSPHOEBE	16.186	$5,025.00
Whitney Godinez	DLF CASH TWO ANNIE	16.215	$4,082.00
Austyn Tobey	RDC BACK IN NO SOCKS	16.225	$3,454.00
Brandon Cullins	GOOD THINGS COMIN	16.234	$3,140.00
Sarah Rose Waguespack	HANKSNTHEFASTLANE	16.316	$2,512.00
Janna Brown	MV STINSON ONTHEROX	16.319	$2,198.00
Kylie Weast	GOLIDES LAST DESIGN	16.331	$1,884.00
Bradee Addison	RR SHA NA NA	16.397	1,570.00
Dacota Monk	RDC FAMOUS DESIGN	16.409	$630.00
Jordan Kirkes	SUDDEN STING	16.409	$630.00

2D

Taylor Hildreth	PCR BLAZIN LANE	16.872	$2,512.00
Dustin Angelle	THIS GUYZ A LEO	16.890	$1,884.00
Lexi Grempel	TJR NEXT LEVEL EPIC	16.898	$1,570.00
Heidi Gunderson	LUCKY BLAZE	16.903	$1,256.00
Jolene Montgomery	MR GOODBYE WAGON	16.910	$1,047.00
Josianne St-Cyr	SPECIALS FLASHIN CASH	16.911	$837.00
Kelly Yates	FRECKLES FINAL FAME	16.917	$732.00
Tera Moody	DESIGNED BY ANGELS	16.922	$316.00
Landri Henderson	HOT LIPPS HOULIHAN	16.922	$316.00

Royal Crown Round 1 Derby Results

1D

Kassie Mowry	FORCE THE GOODBYE	15.920	$4,853.00
Jennifer Sharp	BW TEES CANYON	16.003	$3,882.00
Wenda Johnson	INSPIRED DRIFTER	16.067	$3,154.00
Elyse Busby	MILLIONDOLLASTREAKER	16.118	$2,670.00
Pete Oen	UX GOOGLE IT	16.129	$2,426.00
Kennedy Clark	YELLAFELLA FROG	16.135	$1,941.00
Allison Mullis	MISTYS BLAZIN SUCCESS	16.153	$1,700.00
Helen Nowosad	DOWN TA DRIFT	16.156	$1,456.00
Blaise Bercegeay	SBWFEELINTHEPRESSURE	16.158	$1,213.00
Blaise Bercegeay	PLEA BARRGAIN	16.163	$970.00

2D

Shyann Lucas	FRISKEY FRESCA	16.679	$1,941.00
Julie Erkanmaa	PACKIN TA FLY BYE YA	16.699	$1,456.00
Addy Odom	WY PORCHSE BY DESIGN	16.709	$1,213.00
Lindsey Muggli	IN THE NICK OF TIME	16.715	$971.00
Darla Hoover	MISTER DOC DYNASTY	16.720	$809.00
Dacota Monk	LIKEHEAVENONEARTH	16.724	$647.00
Ashely Harvey	SLICK SWINGIN	16.747	$566.00
Julie Erankmaa	VF BULL STINSON	16.766	$485.00