Ross Roark/PF Supreme Surprise and Luke Castle/Miss Kittee Win Aged and Three-Year-Old Mares at 2015 Congress

By: Brittany Bevis

Two more big champions were crowned over in the Coliseum in Halter classes this afternoon at the Congress. First, Luke Castle led Miss Kittee to a win in 3-Year-Old Mares for owner Vern Habighorst. The Reserve Champion in the class was Gene Parker with Best Dawn Yet. Third place was Joe Engle with Guns and Lace. Fourth place was Ted Turner with Dream Big Dreams. Fifth place was Andy Staton with Enstyle.

Three-Year-Old Mares:

1- Miss Kittee/Luke Castle

2- Best Dawn Yet/Gene Parker

3- Joe Engle/Guns and Lace

4- Dream Big Dreams/Ted Turner

5-Enstyle/Andy Staton

6-Running In Heels/Dewey Smith

7- Gee Annie/Kyle Hughs

8- Exclamations/Anna Horn

9-Winkin At The Boys/Ronald Stratton

10- Yacool/Greg Holden

In the Aged Mares class, Ross Roark was at the lead of the newly-crowned Congress Champion, PF Supreme Surprise, for owner Josh Weakly. The Reserve Champion was Ted Turner with Lookin For Romance. Third place was Luke Castle with Cool Smokin Lady. Fourth place was Monte Horn with Candys Mirror Image. Fifth place was Rolyn Casper with Get Your Flirt On.

We caught up with the Weakly family as they headed back to the stalls to prepare “Diva” for the upcoming Grand and Reserve class.

“She’s a relatively new horse for us,” Josh Weakly says. “She came from Jason Smith. His daughter Shyanne and his mother showed her last year and won the Youth and Select World with her. We bought her and bred her in the spring, and Ross got her in May. We just took her to the Red Bud to qualify, and she’s been there ever since.”

Josh plans to show the five-year-old mare, by the late MH Supremo, in Amateur 3-Year-Old Mares next week.

“I like to have an older horse to show,” he says. “She’s very balanced and she’s feminine looking, but she’s got a lot of mass and body to her. She fits what we like in a Halter horse.”

In addition to Diva, the Weakly family brought a three-year-old Halter gelding and Kaleena’s all-around mount to compete here at the Congress. Also joining the crew is the couple’s toddler “Jax,” who’s thoroughly enjoying the Congress experience. “He’s too excited to take any naps,” Kaleena says. “It’s go, go, go.”  As it turns out, Jax takes after both mom and dad. “He likes the horses and his tractors,” Josh says. “She bought him these little horse statues, and he takes them out to the field with him.” “And he takes his tractors to the horse show,” Kaleena adds.

When Jax is back home on the farm, he prepares for his competition debut by practicing aboard his pony “Popcorn.” We may be looking at a future Leadline competitor in the not-so-distant-future… “He doesn’t sit still very long though,” Kaleena says. “After the first lap, he’ll be ready to get off,” Josh adds.

Stay tuned to find out who will take the title of Grand Champion Mare this afternoon.

Aged Mares:

1- PF Supreme Surprise/Ross Roark

2-Lookin For Romance/Ted Turner

3-Cool Smokin Lady/Luke Castle

4- Candys Mirror Image/Monte Horn

5- Get Your Flirt On/Rolyn Casper

6- Approved/Jarrell Jackson

7- Allure of An Angel/Dave Williamson

8-Supergold Centerfold/Matthew Claypool

9- A Dream So Hot/Nicole Robosson