AQHA May-June YB 2024 AQHA Magazine May / June 2024 Year Book | Page 42

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FEATURE ~ CUTTING
• THE RIDDLER Q-94744 , was the 5k and 15k Novice Horse of the Year - Area 10 .
• DUAL SMART CHICK Q-83344 became an Open Classic Champion at Toowoomba .
• REYSOLUTION Q-73462 , was sold to Perth and kept as a stud .
• SUEN LIL DARLIN Q-92100 Open Futurity Finalist and COUNTERPART Q-95456 have each had success .
Scott Campbell and Hellofa Sort Q-91285
Kirk & Tracey have more of Roosters Lil Darlin ’ s progeny being readied for their particular Futurities — colts , Kit Kat Sugar for 2024 , and Rollz Royce for 2025 with Tyler Hodgman , while gelding , Smooth Talkin Style , is being prepared for the NCHA Premier Sale .
‘ I bought a One Hellofa Spin Q-42160 egg from Raelene Higgins ,’ Kirk explains . ‘ It was a birthday present for Tracey , and we bred her to One Time Pepto Q-65433 . The resulting filly , foaled in October 2010 , was One Hellofa Time Q-70519 . This mare was later shown successfully in Open NCHA events by Heath Sinclair , and she ’ s now been drafting with Dave Thorn for a few years . She and Sorta Smooth are both heading to Willinga , and will be competing at Nutrien , where they ’ ve competed every year since they started drafting .’
One Hellofa Time , a valuable broodmare , is the dam of the following horses .
• Smooth N Then Some Q-81045
• Pete ’ s Pet Squirrel Q-965577 , a mare ridden by Mark Buttsworth
• Time To Reys Hell Q-84241 , a mare , currently Campdrafting with Dave Thorn .
• Hellofa Sort Q-91285 , a mare by Sorta Smooth , was sold by the Nicholsons at Nutrien for $ 170,000 .
• Countin Every Minute Q-91286 , Amateur Non Pro Futurity and Non Pro Limited Futurity Finalist .
~ SMOOTH N THEN SOME ~
One Hellofa Time ’ s first foal , Smooth N Then Some , by Smooth As A Cat Q-78992 , was foaled in 2014 . A lovely dark brown mare , Katie was trained by Scott Campbell , showing successfully throughout her aged event years . In her first year at Toowoomba , she and Kirk ended up Reserve Champions in the Non Pro Classic . Due to Covid , the talented and cowy mare unfortunately missed most of her Classic years .
Hellofa Sort Q-91285
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