Page 176 - 2021 Barrel Stallion Register

BARREL SALE RESULTS
The stage was set back in the fall of 1987 when the ‘The Legend’ Frenchmans Guy joined the Myers Ranch as a weanling. A leading all-around performance horse sire since 2001 and with progeny arena earnings now exceeding $14 million, he continues to headline their ranch operation today. Sired by the Cowan Ranch stallion Sun Frost,
his dam was a Loiseau broodmare named Frenchman Lady – a daughter of Laughing Boy AA by Lightning Bar AAA. Still an integral part of their breeding operation
in 2020 at age 33, ‘Guy’ and several of his sons continue to sire high quality, sale top- ping offspring as was evident at the Myers Performance Horse Prospect Sale held on Aug. 22 in Spearfish, South Dakota.
Story & Photography by Larry Larson
Along with Frenchmans Guy and the late A Smooth Guy, 2020 brought the introduc- tion of the ‘next generation’ of ranch sires into their market - Ima Special Kindaguy, Mr Sassy Frenchman and This Guyz A Keeper are all sons of Frenchmans Guy and attained impres- sive averages at the sale. Their young outcross stallion, Lucky Wonder Horse, is a buckskin son of multiple World Champion First Down Dash si 105 out of the mare Rosas Cantina CC by Corona Cartel si 97 - an NFR Round Winner with over $300,000 in earnings with Lisa Lockhart and currently ranked #11 in the 2020 WPRA World Standings (unofficially as of 8/24/20).
With the Myers since their first produc- tion sale in 2000, Auctioneer Lynn Weishaar
and Announcer John E. Johnson rolled at
a fast pace through the 59 cataloged horses offered in 2020. Phone bidding was strong along with a large crowd from across the nation in attendance at Seven Down Arenas east of Spearfish.
Topping the 2020 sale at $80,000 was Hez Famous Guyz, a 2017 gray gelding sired by Frenchmans Guy and out of Disarray si 89 by Dash Ta Fame si 113. It’s a golden cross that has already produced barrel racing standouts Famous Mic Guy Ver, Guyz R
A Mystery, Guys Keepin The Fame, Letz Makea Deal Guyz and Guys Famous Girl, the 2011 Nation’s #1 Futurity Horse with LTE of $120,000+. Repeat buyers, Joey, Wendy & Rylea Platts from Scottsdale,
August 22, 2020 • Seven Down Arenas, Spearfish, South Dakota
$80,000 high-seller Hez Famous Guyz, a 2017 gray gelding, was consigned by Deb & Bill Myers, Billy Myers, representing the Platts Family, and Trisha Price Myers Performance Horses and purchased by Joey, Wendy & Rylea Platts. presenting the high-selling gelding saddle pad and sheet from Classic Equine
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