Tim Finkenbinder was on quite a roll this morning winning Yearling Geldings with the double-registered AQHA/APHA gelding, Grandioso, for Phil and Sue Drawdy. Then, he won 3-Year-Old Mares with Equities and was the Reserve Champion in 2-Year-Old Mares with Shangri La, both for Dave Williams.

“Today’s course was really all about patience and taking one thing at a time, as is Trail always, but today especially with the amount of transitions, walking, side passing, and backing. I went in there and tried to be as methodical as I could be and really take things one thing at a time, which seemed to work out well.”

“I was unanimous when I showed, and to have Dewey be unanimous again today was a great way to go out.”

“I figured it’s such a great pen of horses that I had to do something to stand out. The way that Rusty [Green] showed the horse in the Junior Western Pleasure was so forward and so beautiful. I thought, if I could get that done, then I would be really happy with the ride and the result.”

In Amateur Yearling Colts, Robert Eurez led Best Kept Secrete to win the class. Best Kept Secrete is a chestnut stallion by Heza Secret Agent and out of Hush Don’t Tell, by Fearles.

“I’ve loved this class my whole life, and I put an incredible amount of work into it. Some of it comes with being the type of person who loves this class, but you have to back that up by hours of running the sand and working with your horse. Nobody can do it for you.”