Ed Robertson Wins 2009 NRCHA Stakes Open Championship on That CD Rocks
In just one day of competition at the 2009 National Reined Cow Horse Association Stakes, Ed Robertson piloted That CD Rocks to win $39,672. He accomplished that feat by topping both the Open and Intermediate Open divisions with a score of 651.
“We started out just flat in the herd work, and couldn’t cut a cow that would challenge us,” Robertson admitted about his score of 212 in the first phase of finals competition – but that low score combined with a 219 in the reining, and put him and the CD Lights stallion back into contention for the title. “It was cold and windy today, and he was pretty strong. I just rolled with him and he worked.”
It all came down to the cow work, with Robertson and That CD Rocks drawing up in the middle of the second set. The Paso Robles, California, trainer admitted that the cow work can sometimes work against him at big events – he and That CD Rocks missed the Open finals at the 2008 NRCHA Snaffle Bit Futurity because of a difficult bovine, but made the Intermediate finals and won that title.
“I was really happy with the cow. This horse is very talented in every dimension of this competition. He just has that presence that makes him special,” Robertson explained after the awards ceremony.
That CD Rocks, by CD Lights and out of Shiney Tari, is owned by Robbie Humphreys of Clovis, California.
NRHCA Stakes Open Finalist-4th place
Jay Mclaughlin - Rider Carol Rose - Owner
Winnings $15,894
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