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Ruby Buckle Crowns 2023 Futurity Champion at East Race

The barrels are set and the times turned in for a new Futurity Champion at the Ruby Buckle East Race in Memphis.

Madi Roelofsen

Ruby Buckle Crowns 2023 Futurity Champion at East Race
Ruby Buckle Crowns 2023 Futurity Champion at East Race /

One of the three prestigious Ruby Buckle barrel races is being held Oct 25 through 28 at the Agricenter Showplace Arena in Memphis, Tennessee.

The event started Wednesday in round one of the Futurity with incredibly skilled competitors turning in fast times to come back in round two with hopes to be in the average. 

Winning round two as well as the average was rider Jamey Hunt on Ever Eddie, sired by Eddie Stinson. The 2018 red gelding was bred by Victory Farms and is owned by two-time National Finals Rodeo qualifier, Tiany Schuster. Hunt and Ever Eddie ran two smoking times for a combined time of 30.123 seconds banking $21,000 and the title of futurity champion.

The title of reserve futurity champion went to RP Tres Hombres , sired by Tres Fortunes and ridden by million dollar futurity trainer Pete Oen. The four year old bay gelding, bred and owned by Roger Primm, had a time of 30.139 seconds after two rounds and winning $14,700.

1D- Futurity Average Top 10

*Money won is total between rider, breeder and stallion owner

  1. Jamey Hunt riding Ever Eddie, 30.123, $21,000
  2. Pete Oen riding RP Tres Hombres, 30.139, $14,700
  3. Kassie Mowry riding Picassos Private Jet, 30.142, $11,550
  4. Emma Charleston riding TFour Slicks On Fire, 30.345, $9,975
  5. Ceri Ward on Slick Swingin Gypsy, 30.386, $7,350
  6. Tyler Rivette riding Slingin Firewater, 30.427, $5,775
  7. Ceri Ward riding Boons Lady French, 30.429, $4,725
  8. Amy Grey riding Pantz On Fire, 30.473, $4,200
  9. Mitzi Duke riding MD Fancy Red Flit, 30.508, $3,675
  10. Kelsey Treharne riding Sweet Annee, 30.528, $3,150

Full Ruby Buckle Results available here.

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Madi Roelofsen
MADI ROELOFSEN

Madi Roelofsen is a writer for Sports Illustrated's feature, Rodeo Daily. Madi not only writes about the western lifestyle and rodeo world but lives it daily. She attended Tarleton State University in Stephenville, Texas, and competed in the barrel racing as part of their rodeo team. Roelofsen graduated in 2019 with a bachelor’s degree in psychology and a minor in animal science. Madi enjoyed not only competing in rodeo events but also spectating the greatest sport on dirt. In 2017, while on vacation attending the National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas, she met her husband Tim Roelofsen. They got married a few years later in 2020. Tim had already established TVR Working Horses but together they grew their program and enjoy raising foals, training colts, barrel racing, team roping and standing their stallions (TVR Eye Needa Corona and CR Baron Bee Joy "Big Sexy") in both Texas and Iowa. They stay busy with the horses, farming alfalfa and raising their baby girl, Texi. Madi has always been passionate about horses, from learning about different bloodlines, breeding the foals themselves to training and competing. She expresses that passion within the articles she writes to open up the world of horses and rodeo to everyone.  Twitter-@Madi_Roelofsen  Facebook- @TVR Working Horses

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