Dell Hendricks and Starlights Wrangler Win 2002 NRBC
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courtesy of Cheryl Magoteaux
Dell Hendricks won his second National Reining Breeders Classic Open Championship
on Saturday night when he piloted Starlights Wrangler to a score of 224.5
and a $50,000 paycheck.
Starlights Wrangler is by Grays Starlight out of Wranglers Connie. Owner
Sally Broten of River Falls, Wisconsin was on hand for the event, herself
qualified for the Non Pro finals to come on Sunday on two horses.
Hendricks drew up third in the finals but didn’t let the early draw bother
him. “There’s no bad draw in the finals. I wanted to go hard and make
them catch me.”
For Hendricks, the win was especially timely. “We’ve had so many changes
in the past year, “ he said, referring to his move from Arizona to Texas
last fall. He added that he and his wife, Terri, had just bought a new
facility in Tioga, Texas, right across the road from McQuay Stables.
“I
came to the NRBC this year knowing I was going to try my best to win.
I knew as soon as the run began tonight that he felt good.
We felt like
we were together. It’s a team effort and you and your horse have to be
on the same page for any of it to work. By the time he nailed that last
stop, I knew we’d had a great run.”
Dell was quick to share credit for the win with his wife. ““Terri is my
biggest support – that's the most important thing. I couldn’t do this
without her.”
The Reserve Championship and $37,500 went to Brent Wright on Custom Pistol,
owned by Steve Simon of Paxton, Massachusetts. It was a sort of déjà vu
for the pair that also won the reserve championship of the 2001 NRHA Futurity.
The Saltgrass Steak House National Reining Breeders Classic was held April
17-21 in Katy, Texas. The event is the largest added money reining in
the world, and this year's show paid over $700,000
Dell & Terri Hendricks
14974 E. FM 922 Tioga, TX 76271
940-437-5157 - Barn | 940-437-5167 - Fax | 940-372-0259 - Dell's cell
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