ELK GROVE – The thrill of the Derby and the excitement of the derbies collide this time of year at Brookside Equestrian Park, home of the Rein For The Roses. For five days, included Saturday’s Kentucky Derby interlude that features mint juleps, a hat contest and a pause for all to watch the race, the Rein For The Roses lived up to its formidable reputation.

This year’s fifth edition of the show, held April 29-May 3, marked the 25th anniversary of the venue under owner Bill Madden, and both the weather and attendance could not have been better. Four days of West Coast Reining Horse Association Affiliate ancillary classes were featured, as well as the Derby on the Derby, the Maturity and NRHA Green Reiner classes.

Thursday night’s Draw Party for the Open / Non Pro Derby and Open / Non Pro Maturity included a dinner of Alfredo Ala Brookside, garlic bread and salad, and this year’s draw gifts were sponsored by Mrs. Conn’s Equine bath sponges and Tack Warehouse in Woodland.

It was all business in the show pen, and competition once again proved stiff. Tied atop the Open Division were Mike Boyle on Jill Ramleth’s Spooks Eclipse and Ollie Galligan aboard Margaret Daly’s Skeets Tricked Out, both with 72s. Galligan and Skeets Tricked Out’s 72 also finished in a tie for the Intermediate Open title with Ricky Nicolazzi on Julie Ridgeway’s Designed With Shine.

For Connie Glavis and her horse Skippys Gotta Gun, it was “hats off” watching her sister Bonnie show.

John O’Hara photo

Hailey Robison of Petaluma was a non-pro star, winning the Non Pro and Limited Non Pro titles with a 72 on her Our Happy Hour, just a half-point ahead of Elana Ranhoff of Alamo on her Taylor Made Magnum. Robison and Our Happy Hour also tied for the Intermediate Non Pro crown with Cady Shaw of Fresno aboard her Bulletproof.

Shaw’s 72 on Bulletproof won the Prime Time Non Pro Championship, too, edging Terry Holland of Lodi by a half-point aboard Holly Rowdy Whiz. The Masters Non Pro (60-over) went to Bonnie Garcia of Plymouth, who took her Gatalata Nicker to a 69 that outpointed a pair of reserve champions tied at 68, Ted Jacobson of Santa Rosa on Sir Don Q and Sandra Crippen of Watsonville riding Dun It At Dawn.

Youth champions included Lauren Hanson of Clements, co-champion of the 13-under on Tuff Sliding Peppy along with Campbell McLeod aboard Reeboks Rerun, both with a 70.50. Kaela Ranhoff of Petaluma won the Youth 14-18 title outright, marking a 71.00 on West Coast Hick that outdueled Savana Henderson on Kioti Boon, who had a 70.50.

In the aged events, Janiene Borror of Springville rode her Hick A Shine to a 144.50 that captured her the NRHA Maturity Non Pro Level 4 victory ahead of Shawna Smith on Cash N Too.

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2015 REIN FOR THE ROSES
April 29-MAY 3, 2015 * Brookside Equestrian Park, Elk Grove, Calif.
Show Champions
Place Horse Rider Score Owner, Hometown

OPEN
Ch Spooks Eclipse Mike Boyle 72.00 Jill Ramleth, Menlo Park
Ch Skeets Tricked Out Ollie Galligan 72.00 Margaret Daly, San Rafael
INTERMEDIATE OPEN
Ch Designed With Shine Ricky Nicolazzi 72.00 Julie Ridgeway, Loomis
Ch Skeets Tricked Out Ollie Galligan 72.00 Margaret Daly, San Rafael
LIMITED OPEN
Ch Telenic Lianne Talbot 71.00 Lianne Talbot, Bishop
ROOKIE PROFESSIONAL
Ch Chics Time To Reign Chuy Chavez 70.00 Laetitia Loubser
PRIME TIME OPEN
Ch Bulletproof Cady Shaw 71.50 Cady Shaw, Fresno
SSP MASTERS OPEN JACKPOT (60+)
Ch Dillon Starlight Rachel Fingerle 69.00 Rachel Fingerle, Elk Grove
REINING ALL AGES
Ch Dun It Some Moore Marguerite Kroft 68.50 Marguerite Kroft, San Martin
NOVICE HORSE NON PRO
Ch Dunit Like An Okie Tamara Yates 71.00 Tamara Yates
Ch Wuera Chicgun Step Lindy Longfellow 71.00 Lindy Longfellow, Hanford
NOVICE HORSE NON PRO LEVEL 2
Ch Imasmarttiltlecheese Courtney Yohey 72.50 Courtney Yohey, Modesto
GREEN AS GRASS
Ch Smart Like Steady Ashley Jackson 70.50 Karl & Marjorie Eilers
NOVICE HORSE OPEN
Ch Quik Little Chromeo Mike Boyle 72.50 Vicki Dias, Kingsburg
NOVICE HORSE LEVEL 2
Ch Magnums Chic Dun It Ollie Galligan 72.50 Avalon Heinzig, Nicasio
SNFBITIHACK 5&U NP
Ch Dudes Custom Diva Kim Vardanega-Kent 69.50 Kim Vardanega-Kent, Livermore
ROOKIE LEVEL 1
Ch Spooks Jac Justine Mattes 71.50 Justine Mattes
Ch Home Runnin Whiz Tiffany Peterson 71.50 Tiffany Peterson, Sparks
ROOKIE LEVEL 2
Ch Spooks Jac Justine Mattes 71.50 Justine Mattes
Ch Home Runnin Whiz Tiffany Peterson 71.50 Tiffany Peterson, Sparks
PRIME TIME ROOKIE
Ch Spook Dunit Andrea Starr 70.00 Andrea Starr, Acampo
Ch Crome Starlight Mark Faley 70.00 Mark Faley, Shingle Springs
WCRHA GREEN REINER
Ch Skeets Tricked Out Margaret Daly 70.50 Margaret Daly, San Rafael
10&U SHORT STIRRUP
Ch Custom Cash Flow Zetta Reid 69.00 Bryce Contreras, Sanger
ROOKIE YOUTH
Ch Kioti Boon Savana Henderson 70.00 Cheryl Henderson
Ch Tinselena Nic Taylor Bradshaw 70.00 Susan Avila, Hanford
UNRESTRICTED YOUTH
Ch Flame N Easy Paley Capachi 70.50 Paley & John Capachi, Colfax
NON PRO
Ch Our Happy Hour Hailey Robison 72.00 Hailey Robison, Petaluma
INTERMEDIATE NON PRO
Ch Bulletproof Cady Shaw 72.00 Cady Shaw, Fresno
Ch Our Happy Hour Hailey Robison 72.00 Hailey Robison, Petaluma
LIMITED NON PRO
Ch Our Happy Hour Hailey Robison 72.00 Hailey Robison, Petaluma
AMATUER REINING ALL AGES
Ch Smart As A Bug Emily Heldermon 68.00 Emily Heldermon, Fallon
PRIME TIME NON PRO
Ch Bulletproof Cady Shaw 72.00 Cady Shaw, Fresno
MASTERS NP 60+
Ch Gatalata Nicker Bonnie Garcia 69.00 Bonnie Garcia, Plymouth
YOUTH 13&U
Ch Tuff Sliding Peppy Lauren Hanson 70.50 David Hanson, Clements
Ch Reeboks Rerun Campbell McLeod 70.50 Anne McLeod, Wilton
YOUTH 14-18
Ch West Coast Hick Kaela Ranhoff 71.00 Kaela Ranhoff, Petaluma
SSP GREEN AS GRASS HORSE 1ST YR
Ch Grays Mercedes Mike Boyle 69.50 Bonnie Garcia, Plymouth
GREEN REINER LEVEL 1
Ch Millionchic Hannah Warde 72.00 Hannah Warde
GREEN REINER LEVEL 2
Ch Millionchic Hannah Warde 72.00 Hannah Warde
LEVEL 4 NON PRO
Ch Who Loves You Camela Essick Camela Essick, Clements
LEVEL 1 NON PRO – AGED EVENT
Ch Shining Boon Chick Jim Grech Jim Grech, Grass Valley
LEVEL 4 OPEN – AGED EVENT
Ch Smart Chuka Ollie Galligan Kelly Corbett, San Anselmo
LEVEL 1 OPEN – AGED EVENT
Ch Smart Chuka Ollie Galligan Kelly Corbett, San Anselmo
NRHA $ADDED AGE MATURITY L4
Ch Spooks Eclipse Mike Boyle 144.50 Jill Ramleth, Menlo Park,
NRHA $ADD AGE MATURITY NON PRO LVL4 (ADDED MONEY: $1,000
Ch Hick A Shine Jennifer Gilliam 144.50 Janiene Borror, Springville