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Steer roper Cody Lee bought Senior Sonita “Pokey” about 3 1/2 years ago figuring that he could be a useful practice horse. There was no way he could have known that Pokey, who had never been used in a rodeo arena, was a natural and would quickly became a rock-solid number one mount and the 2011 AQHA/PRCA Steer Roping Horse of the Year.
Lee has ridden Pokey to a fantastic season, setting a career-high in earnings before the Clem McSpadden National Finals Steer Roping ($61,627 so far) thanks in part to his horse’s talent and consistency.
“He’d had so many cattle roped on him and doctored outside, he just took to (steer roping),” said Lee, a five-time NFSR qualifier. “He pretty much made himself. He does his job every time. He gives 120 percent every time. It’s left up to me not to mess up.”
Pokey was one of five first-time winners of the prestigious award, along with team roping horses Classic (Keven Daniel) and Dugout (Brady Minor), and barrel racing horses Sting Ray (Sherry Cervi) and Duke (Brittany Pozzi).
Results are as follows:
Team Roping, Heading
1st. Classic (Sycamore Guld Finger), ridden by Keven Daniel, owned by Zac Small. 2nd/3rd. (split) Vegas (RaSonoita Silver), ridden and owned by Turtle Powell; and Rudy (Rappers Ruff Stuff, ridden and owned by Arky Rogers.
Team Roping, Heeling
1st. Dugout (CDS Quixote), ridden and owned by Brady Minor. 2nd. Amigo (Sunday Night Bingo), ridden by Patrick Smith, owned by Patrick and Christi Smith. 3rd. Cave Man (Fine Snip Of Doc), ridden and owned by Jade Corkill.
Tie Down Roping
1st: Sweetness (Eightys Sport), ridden by Houston Hutto, Timber Moore, Clint Cooper, Trent Creager, Blair Burk, owned by Spur Resources LTD. 2nd. Reata (Smokin Reata), ridden by Shane Hanchey, owned by O.L. Buck Daniel. 3rd. TC (Time to Catch Wa), ridden by Tyson Durfey, Ryan Watkins, Fred Werneck, owned by Frederico Werneck.
Steer Roping
1st. Pokey (Senior Sonita), ridden and owned by Cody Lee. 2nd. Boxer (Direct Peppy) ridden and owned by Shay Good.. 3rd. Pops (Skips Harlan Tyree), ridden by Rocky Patterson, Chet Herrin, owned by Rocky Patterson.
Steer Wrestling
1st. Wick (Dashes Dapper Star), ridden by Wade Sumpter, Billy Bugenig, Ken Lewis, Seth Brockman, owned by Wade Sumpter. 2nd. Maximus (MP Right Back Atya), ridden and owned by Todd Suhn. 3rd. Streak (Black Velvet Win), ridden by Dane Hanna, Travis Carnine, Cule Edge, Sean Mulligan, owned by Travis Carnine, Dane Hanna.
Barrel Racing
1st/2nd. (split) Sting Ray (MP Meter My Hay), ridden by Sherry Cervi, owned by Sherry Cervi and Mel Potter; and Duke (Yeah Hes Firen), ridden and owned by Brittany Pozzi. 3rd. Fire Bug (Flaming Firebug), ridden by Jeanne Anderson, owned by Jeanne and Rick Anderson.
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