SMOOTH TALKER tops field in 41st VPBA 2023 Yearling Futurity
 SMOOTH TALKER tops field in 41st VPBA 2023 Yearling Futurity SHENANDOAH CORAL BRACELET 2023 Reserve ChampionMOOTH TALKER tops field in 41st VPBA Yearling Futurity SHENANDOAH CORAL BRACELET Wins Filly Section Damaris Abeles retires the Junior/Amateur-Owner Handler Trophy Family Ties, both Human and Equine, Abound Celebrating its 41st Anniversary, the Virginia Pony Breeders Association’s 2023 Yearling Futurity was held at the Upperville Colt & Horse Show on Sunday, June 11th. Of the twenty-three yearlings remaining eligible, 9 colts and 7 fillies, competed for prestige and prize money. A total of $4976, derived from Nomination payments and matching VPBA monies, will be paid to the top 8 Breeders and top 6 Owners (if available) in each section. SMOOTH TALKER, handled by Charlie Brown for his brother, owner/breeder Oliver Brown (Reva, VA) won his section over eight other colt/geldings and went on to be named Grand Champion by judge Dale Crittenberger (Aldie, VA.) The flashy chestnut gelding is sired by Land’s End Adagio (Welsh) x Final Say (Welsh crossbred) by *Menai Mister Mostyn. This is the second consecutive year that the mare Final Say has produced the Futurity Grand Champion. For his win, Smooth Talker received a monogrammed scrim sheet and will have his name engraved on the updated Dominion Saddlery Perpetual Trophy presented annually to the Grand Champion and donated by Robert R. and Alicia Z. Kline. The crossbred BONUS POINTS captured the second place ribbon in the colt/gelding section. Bred and owned by Alicia Z. Kline (Round Hill, VA), and handled by Drew Taylor (Somerset, VA), the bay gelding is by Wellen Gold Point (Connemara/Arab-Welsh cross) x Shenandoah Fantasia (Welsh) by Farnley Triton. This breeding has produced a Colt/Gelding Champion, and 2nd and 3rd place Filly winners in the previous three years. The top yearling in the Filly section was SHENANDOAH CORAL BRACELET, a Welsh cross daughter of Farnley Triton (Welsh) x Shenandoah Coral Spring (Arab-Welsh) by T.F. Count Bisbee. Holding the reins for owner/breeder Hetty M-S. Abeles (White Post, VA), was Herschel Schull , Stud Manager of Farnley Farm & Shenandoah Pony Stud. The lovely chestnut pony bested six other fillies, and went on to earn the Reserve Grand Champion title and win a monogrammed scrim sheet . Her dam, Shenandoah Coral Spring, herself was a winner of the Filly section of the Futurity in 2008. DAMARIS ABELES (White Post, VA), handling her mother’s Shenandoah Pirouette, was named top Junior/Amateur-Owner Handler. Winning the Ethan Maye Challenge Trophy for the 3rd time, she hasnow retired the trophy which was donated by Ethan in 2019. Taking the second place ribbon in the Filly section was FREE TO BE ME, handled by Billy Howland (Warrenton, VA) for breeder/owner Ethan Maye (Fairfield, VA). The chestnut filly is by Falling Moon Freedom x Land’s End Misty by *Carolinas Red Fox. The ponies entered were among 31 foals originally nominated in March of 2022 by 16 breeders. To date, a total of $306,246 has been awarded through the 41 years of VPBA’s Futurity program. Thanks go to committee members Barbara Chappell, Mary Lou Glover, Alicia Kline, Sandy Rose, and Gayle Presson for handling the many tasks involved in presenting this popular event, and a special thank you to Richard Isner, Bill Hair, and the Upperville Staff for their many years of assistance at the VPBA Yearling Futurity. 2023 VPBA YEARLING FUTURITY COMPLETE RESULTS COLTS/GELDINGS BREEDER / $ OWNER / $ 1. SMOOTH TALKER Oliver Brown $442.50 $442.50 Land’s End Adagio x Final Say by *Menai Mister Mostyn 2. BONUS POINTS Alicia Z. Kline $295.00 $295.00 Wellen Gold Point x Shenandoah Fantasia by Farnley Triton 3. TANTALLON MOSTLY MAGIC Margaret Bzdak $221.25 $221.25 Maple Side Mr. Magic x Penny Serenade by Blue Who 4. PICTURESQUE DANCING IN THE DARK Picturesque Farm LLC $147.50 Melissa Brower $147.50 Pixar x Stoneledge Confetti by *Rosedale Elinvar 5. PICTURESQUE WALKING ON SUNSHINE Picturesque Farm LLC $118.00 Maisie O’Neill $118.00 Picturesque Formal Attire x Honey Pot 6. FENDI Harmony Sport Horses $103.25 $103.25 Falling Moon Freedom x Paris by Empire’s Peter Pan 7. SHENANDOAH TARTAN Hetty M-S. Abeles $73.75 $73.75 Farnley Triton x Sweetie Pie 8. PICTURESQUE HEY MICKEY Picturesque Farm LLC $73.75 $73.75 Picturesque Formal Attire x Ophelia FILLIES BREEDER / $ OWNER / $ 1. SHENANDOAH CORAL BRACELET Hetty M-S. Abeles $352.50 $352.50 Farnley Triton x Shenandoah Coral Spring by T.F. Count Bisbee 2. FREE TO BE ME Ethan Maye $235.00 $235.00 Falling Moon Freedom x Land’s End Misty by *Carolinas Red Fox 3. PICTURESQUE TIME AFTER TIME Picturesque Farm LLC $176.25 Glen Eden LLC $176.25 Eclipse AC x Bellisima 4. BOSTON RUN ALLURE Paul Maye $117.50 $117.50 *Telynau Royal Anthem x *Hoekhorst Sweet Symphony by Hoekhorst Imperial 5. SHENANDOAH PIROUETTE Hetty M-S. Abeles $94.00 $94.00 Shenandoah Patriot x Shenandoah Fandance by Farnley Ganymede 6. PICTURESQUE RULE THE WORLD Picturesque Farm LLC $82.25 $82.25 Picturesque Formal Attire x Picturesque Pretty in Pink by Alra Amber Classic 7. RIDLEY’S HOOPLA Marion Soley Theros $58.75 ---- Ridley x Paint The Night by Evan’s Providence of the Night |
