May 10, 2010 (Colorado Springs, Colo.) -- The action was fast and furious at Spin3 Productions 13th Annual Rocky Mountain Super Race held May 7-9 at Norris Penrose Events Center in Colorado Springs, Colo. Great ground, tough competition and a spot on crew all combined for an enjoyable Mother’s Day weekend. The May Rocky Mountain Super Race alone awarded $50,416 in cash, plus several thousand dollars worth of prizes! If you couldn’t make it to the May race, we’d love to see you in September! Spin3 Productions will host another top-level competition featuring some of the best barrel racing action you will see anytime, anywhere.
              Barrel racers traveled from as far away as South Dakota, Texas, New Mexico and Nebraska to enjoy the stunning Colorado landscape and great camaraderie shared by all the contestants. It was Colorado’s own Courtney Ford who swept the Open 1D average with times of 17.416, 17.268 and 17.205 to take home a Bob Berg trophy buckle, Formula 707 and Wrangler gift certificates as well as a Classic Equine trophy saddle blanket, not to mention $2,051 in cash for her weekend efforts. Equally as impressive is that Ford was not the only big winner. The top four in the average in each “D” were awarded top notch, first class prizes courtesy of sponsors such as Formula 707 and Wrangler.

Taking high money winner honors and finishing second in the 1D average was Elbert, Colo. cowgirl Kim Schulze, who jockeyed two Frenchmans Guy-bred geldings, French Dream and Vegaspeed, to $2,959 in earnings. New Mexico’s Koell Rios rode JJ Cross Dawg to third while Karen Turek and Major Bully rounded out the top four in the 1D average. Taking top 2D average honors was Jeff Varner and VQ In The Blink Of An Eye; the 3D went to Dammy Johnson and MFR Power Of Ernie and the 4D title went to Kegan Huckle and Senor Rima.

Shali Lord of Lamar, Colo. earned an impressive $2,762 over the course of the weekend when she raced to victory on Saturday evening during the thrilling first annual Spin3 Super Slot Race. Lord posted a 17.144 aboard Cashin Ease to edge Laura Lambert and The Money Chaser by almost 2/10s of a second. The Slot Race, which was limited to 40 slot owners, featured the top horse and rider teams in the region with the likes of Lord, NFR qualifier Kelly Yates, and reigning Mountain States Circuit Champion Lambert all running their way to big bucks. To add to the fun, Yampa Valley Beef donated plenty of their delicious product for a Contestant/VIP BBQ and Calcutta on Friday evening. Sylvia McComber expertly prepared the food with help from other barrel racers who brought plenty of great side dishes.

Run on a 2D format, the Slot Race awarded Bob Berg trophy buckles, Classic saddle pads and totes, as well as Formula 707 gift certificates to the top four places in each “D.” Nicole Schmidt and her gelding Skipa Printz, who ran for slot owner Danny Beck Quarter Horses, topped the 2D portion of the slot race in 17.645 seconds to earn $1,841. Rosemary Egolf guided Get A Holt to second in the 2D posting a time of 17.680 worth $1,381. Jeff Varner finished third in the 2D while Ranette Taylor rounded out the placings.

Average winners in the $2,500 Novice Rider and $1,000 Novice Horse were awarded Bob Berg trophy buckles courtesy of Emerald Ranch and Spin3 Productions, respectively. Kegan Huckle and Senor Rima emerged as the $2,500 Novice Rider champions, while Jeff Varner and Larkin To The Moon topped the Novice Horse division. Youth and Senior average titles went to Cassidy Wahlert aboard Miss Cooper Reed and Cheryl Robson and King Bug Jetta, respectively.

            For additional information please contact Bonnie Wheatley at 719.338.5263 or bonnie.wheatley@mac.com. Complete results and information on upcoming races is posted at www.spin3productions.com.