Shane Pope rode Vital Signs R Stable, a 2012 bay mare by Good I Will Be and out of Vital Signs Are Good, owned by Cathy Frank, to a victory tonight in the 3 & 4-Year-Old $1,000 Novice Horse Western Pleasure at A Little Futurity in Raleigh, North Carolina.

The win marked the first slot title for Pope in the $1,000 and under Novice Horse Slot, sponsored by Southern Oaks Farms/Peek and Virginia Owen. This year 21 horses competed for a total purse of $32,000.

The class actually ended in a tie between Pope aboardVital Signs R Stable and Casey Willis riding KM WeKnowShesHot, with Pope winning the tie-breaker.KM WeKnowShesHot is owned by Masterson Farms and also earned a $8,640 paycheck.

There was also an inside purse offered in the Novice Horse to horses that have not earned $1,000 by the start of the Little Futurity. A check for $4,800 was given to the winner, Cody Parrish riding Lexus Made Lady for Anchor Soul LLC. A trophy saddle donated by Phil Harris Leather and Silverworks was donated to the inside purse contestants and the winner was Kenny Lakins.

Other class placings include:

3rd ($6,080): Lexus Made Lady, owned by Anchored Soul LLC, shown by Cody Parrish

4th ($3,200): Ready Set Lope, owned by Debbie Brehm, shown by Shannon Curl

5th ($2,880): Inviting InThe Dark, owned by Randy Kimmel, shown by Angie Rigdon Cannizzaro

6th ($2,560): Extremely Good Stuff, owned by Nancy Wilkerson-Ditty, shown by Kenny Lakins

7th: Moonlightin, owned by Liz Long, shown by Jeff Long

8th: My Daddys Lazy, owned by William & Sandy Stevenson, shown by Brian Baker

9th: The Born Legacy, owned by Alexandra Chavez, shown by Maggie Grandquist

10th: Make It Rain, owned by April Wooster, shown by Dawn Baker