A total of 14 horses are slated to compete for a total purse of $36,300 in the $30,000 added 3-Year-Old Maiden Open Hunter Under Saddle slot class, being presented this afternoon as part of the Virginia Maiden at the March To Virginia AQHA Show March 27-30, in Lexington, Virginia. Action is expected to start at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) and will be broadcast live on the InStride Edition Facebook Page.

Today’s winner will receive $9,075. The highest placing Limited Rider in the class will receive a $1,500 bonus and $1,000 will go to the second highest placing Limited Rider.

Last year Kaitlin Hutchinson won the 3-Year-Old & Over Maiden Hunter Under Saddle slot class riding Southernaire, owned by Looney Quarter Horses and collecting a check for $10,016.   

Georgia trainer Jamie English will compete today aboard Gone Buh Bye, a 2022 bay gelding, sired by Gone Viral out of A Great Ride, bred by Greg Holstege. She said she just wants him to show like a broke show horse and make it look as easy as possible.

English has had Gone Buh Bye in training since last August and he has been great to train.

“I think his biggest strengths are his ability to trot and lope equally well,” she said. “He has a lot of self-carriage and it’s easy for him.”

This is English’s third time competing in the Virginia Maiden Hunter Under Saddle slot class and she’s been coming to Virginia to show since she was a kid. She and her husband, Jason, brought 13 horses to this year’s show. Ironically, Jason showed Gone Buh Bye’s sire, Gone Viral to a Congress Championship and numerous futurity wins.

Jamie said she is especially excited to be showing Gone Buh Bye for owners Dan & Allison Rock, Hoschton, Georgia, since they have not shown horses for 25 years.

“It’s pretty exciting to have a cool maiden horse to show for them,” she explained. “They are as excited as I am.”

To be eligible for the class, horses must be at least 3 years old and not have shown under saddle. Entry fee is $750.

Competing today will be:

• Shez Good N Natural, 2022 bay mare, sired by Good Better Best out of Hot N Passionate, bred and owned by Jackie Ruccolo, Wheatley, Ontario, Canada, shown by Suzanne Duquette.

• Imma Soul Man, 2022 bay stallion, sired by Hubba Hubba Huntin out of Only Blue Soul, bred by Iron W Ranch, owned by Anthony Bladen, Sunderland, Maryland, shown by Raina Parsons.

• Chromanticize, 2022 bay mare, sired by When In Chrome out of Irish Lace, bred by Quarterman/Rosenfeldt, owned by Rebecca Johnson, Groveport, Ohio, shown by Melissa Thyfault.

• Speakeasyy, 2022 brown gelding, sired by One Hot Krymsun out of She Gets The Blues, bred by Penn State University, owned by Amanda Smith, Syracuse, New York, shown by Farley McLendon.

• Gone Buh Bye, 2022 bay gelding, sired by Gone Viral out of A Great Ride, bred by Greg Holstege, owned by Dan & Allison Rock, Hoschton, Georgia, shown by Jamie English.

• More Than Better, 2021 bay gelding, sired by Good Better Best out of WhenOnlyTheBestWild, bred by Nancy Sue Ryan, owned by Ashley Sheffield, Conyers, Georgia, shown by Rande Pittman.

• Mox With Won Sox, 2020 brown mare, sired by Won Last Sand out of Moneys Moxie, bred and owned by Dena Jackson, Brookhaven, Mississippi, shown by Matthew Shane Poche.

• Always At The Club, 2022 bay gelding, sired by The Mile High Club out of Al Always Be Good, bred by Sandra Morgan, owned by Alisha J. Casamona, Eustis, Florida, shown by Marion E. Troyer.

• A Peace Of Cake, 2021 sorrel mare, sired by Peace Out Man out of Galans Gold 13, bred by Lisa Shockley, owned by Bright Futurity Horses LLC, Hartville, Ohio, shown by Nicole Giumenti.

• A Warriors Ride, 2022 black stallion, sired by CBS Whitecollar Ride out of Warriors Shadow 15, bred by Annie Lord, owned by Mikayla Spell, Apex, North Carolina, shown by Tyler Stevens.

• All Assets In Blue, 2021 gray gelding, sired by Only Blue Sky out of Im Al Cowgirl, bred and owned by George Harocopos, Jetersville, Virginia, shown by Tami Thurston.

• The Best Addiction, 2022 bay gelding, sired by Good Better Best out of Moneys Moxie Girl, bred by Ashley Nietzer, owned by Moria Murty, West Milton, Ohio, shown by Pasley Mathis.

• Good Alchemy, 2022 bay mare, sired by Good Better Best out of Ally Baba, bred by Nancy-Sue Ryan, owned by Showstring One LLC, Ann Arbor, Michigan, shown by Scott Jones.

• Sky Walkin, 2022 gray stallion, sired by Sky Blue Walker out of Persistence 07, bred by Rhonda Repogle, owned by Nicole Marie Robosson, Pinnacle, North Carolina, shown by Maryah Cugno.

Earlier today Shannon Curl Holbin of Vero Beach, Florida, rode Beecuz I Said So, sired by VS Flatline out of Zippo Atta Rodder, to a win in the 3-Year-Old & Over Limited Horse Open Western Pleasure with nine entries, collecting $2,688 for owner Ruth Rowe. Reserve in the class of 9 was Bottle Service, sired by An Absolute Martini out of Secret Dreams, owned by Jason & Samantha Stine, and shown by Taft Dickerson, earning $2,112.

On Friday, Becca Britton showed One Hot Casanova, sired by Extremely Hot Chips out of Autum Coosanova, to a win in the 3 &n Over Limited Horse Hunter Under Saddle, earning $3,360 for owner Clarissa Edgerton.

Jus Be Good, sired by Good Better Best out of Jus Sayin, won the Maturity Open Hunter Under Saddle with Farley McLendon inn the irons for Amanda Smith. The win in the four entry class was worth $2,336.

Judges for this year’s event include: Mike Hawkins, Clint Fullerton, Lisa Ligon, and Mike Rapley.