Austin Shepard was a man with a purpose when he came out last in the final to lay down the most exciting run of the Open Derby at the 2017 Summer Spectacular.
Austin had the crowd on the edge of their seats as he and Sir Long Legs shut down one cow after another to mark a 229! Reserve Champion, Matt Miller had been holding the lead at 224 on Metallic Smart Cat until Austin crossed the timeline.
He told CHTO’s Simone Cobb his first Derby Championship in the Will Rogers felt very special.
Kenny Platt Claims His Second Open Derby Title at 2016 NCHA Summer Spectacular!
August 10th, 2016 by Simone CobbIt was an ecstatic Kenny Platt who brought the house down when he took out the Open Derby Championship at the 2016 NCHA Summer Spectacular.
Kenny stole the show on Moms Stylish Player by marking a 228, some 5 points ahead of the field.
However, he had a nerve wracking wait before results became official after scoring a 226 with a review.
Moms Stylish Player is by Lizzys Gotta Player out of Moms Stylish Babe and owned by Robert Tregemba of Castle Rock, Co.
Kenny, who also won the Open Super Stakes Derby on the same horse, told Simone Cobb it was the greatest ride of his life!
Kenny won a massive $61,000 check for the win, taking his earnings to $1.12 million. Meanwhile Moms Stylish Player has won upwards of $200,000.
John Mitchell won his second Reserve Championship of the event scoring a 223 on MK Catts Kitty and Tag Rice took out third aboard Cutting Commander.