The Equinety Platinum Medal Rope Horse Futurity’s heeling short rounds boast eight mares—fully one third of the competition—in the finals that kick off at 6 p.m. CT in the Lazy E Arena Sept. 2, 2023, and as well as live on Roping.com.
There are also seven stallions in the three short rounds, headlined by Joseph Harrison’s Copperton—high back in the Platinum Medal Short Round.
Hickory Holly Time has four offspring in the short round rounds, with Billie Jack Saebens and Helluva Time at fifth call in the Platinum Medal Short Round, Joseph Harrison and Time To Glo third callback in the Gold Medal Short Round, Dakota Kirchenschlager and his Riata Buckle champion DT Hickorys Mistycat highback in the Silver Medal Short Round and Kirchenschlager and DT Hickorys Playtime fifth back in the Silver.
Woody Be Tuff has two colts in the short rounds, while High Brow Cat tops maternal grandsires with three in the short go. Shiners Lena Chex is the maternal grandsire to two, as is Metallic Cat.
Breeders Dixon Flowers has three horses in the short rounds—with one in each under Saebens—while DT Horses has two.
Pedigrees of Head Horses at the Equinety Platinum Medal Futurity Short Round
Platinum Medal Short Round
Copperton
Rider: Joseph Harrison
Owner: Cox and Moore Partnership
Little Ruf Gunner
Rider: Trevor Brazile
Owner: Relentless Remuda LLC
Nu One Time Blues
Rider: Joseph Harrison
Owner: Premier Rope Horses LLC
CR Pepto Tuff Lena
Rider: Dakota Kirchenschlager
Owner: Kaleb Driggers
Pride And Joyy
Rider: Trevor Brazile
Owner: Solo Select/Relentless Remuda
A Lil Stylish
Rider: Cole Davison
Owner: Michelle Cannon
Helluva Time
Rider: Billie Jack Saebens
Owner: Southern Ranches
The Notorious BIG
Rider: Billie Jack Saebens
Owner: Southern Ranches
Gold Medal Short Round
Probably Smart N Nu
Rider: Daniel Reed
Owner: Chris or Michelle Sutton
Para Mi Boon
Rider: Cole Davison
Owner: JB6 LLC
Time To Glo
Rider: Joseph Harrison
Owner: Bobby E Lewis
DF Bet Hesa Legend
Rider: Billie Jack Saebens
Owner: Patrick Giedon
Midnight Cat
Rider: Jace Nielsen
Owner: Jace Nielsen
Gunners Nite Train
Rider: Miles Baker
Owner: Relentless Remuda LLC
Eyes On A Diva
Rider: Jace Nielsen
Owner: Shawn Whitten
The Lone Star
Rider: Cole Davison
Owner: Steve & Monica Zimarik
Silver Medal Short Round
DT Hickorys Mistycat
Rider: Dakota Kirchenschlager
Owner: Exclusive Equine
Tuff Desires
Rider: Billie Jack Saebens
Owner: Slick Robinson
Bama Montana
Rider: Slick Robinson
Owner: Slick Robinson
Shiney Nu Resort
Rider: Nick Pullara
Owner: Wendy S and Carl C Christian
Twentyfourcaratguns
Rider: Zane Bruce
Owner: Lloyd Burgess
JP Blu Metallic
Rider: Nick Pullara
Owner: Kevin & Wanda McIntosh
DT Hickorys Playtime
Rider: Dakota Kirchenschlager
Owner: DT Horses
DF American Starlight
Rider: Billie Jack Saebens
Owner: Sean Lehane
