Columbus, OH — The third annual Standardbred Roadster 100 will be contested Wednesday (Nov. 13) at the American Royal Complex in Kansas City, Mo. The event goes for a $100,000 purse and is part of the UPHA National Championship Horse Show which is running all week (Nov. 11-16).
The Wednesday evening show starts at 6:30 p.m., with the Roadster 100 listed as the 14th class.
The horses entered are:
B HopeThree (Show Name: Mr. B): B Strike Three–Hope Seelster–Mr Lavec
Bubbles N Suds: Guccio–Lady Lois– Conway Hall
Dr Gump: Mr Glory B–Super Struck Sandy–Armbro Jaws
Garonne (Show Name: Get To It): Amigo Hall–Garonne Hanover–Sierra Kosmos
Seeyaahgottago: Muscle Massive–Abettajetta–Lear Jetta
B HopeThree is coming into the show off a win in the inaugural USTA Off-Track Roaster Series Final at the beginning of October; Bubbles N Suds was also a competitor in the series.
The Standardbred Roadster 100 is for Roadster show horses that are registered Standardbreds and must have been shown at least four times in at least two prior shows to be eligible to the event. The class is sponsored by The Standardbred Journal, with trophies sponsored by the USTA. The Standardbred Journal is a quarterly publication published to promote the Standardbred as a Roadster show and breeding horse. Profits for the Journal are reinvested in the industry due to their mission statement “To promote and enhance the Standardbred Roadster Industry across North America.”
The live webcast (purchase required) can be viewed at Richfield Video.
For more information about The Standardbred Roadster 100, visit www.standardbredjournal.org/standardbred-roadster-100/ or visit their Facebook page for show coverage.
For more information about Roadsters and the American Road Horse & Pony Association, visit www.roadster.show/home.
Since 1996, the Standardbred Equine Program has worked with owners of off-the-track Standardbreds to educate the general public about the many disciplines Standardbreds excel at once they are retired from racing. For more information about the SEP at the USTA, visit LifeAfterRacing.ustrotting.com.