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2025 Annual Year-End Awards Banquet and Silent Auction - Photos Courtesy of Deb Sonnenberg
Banquet Organizer: Brooke Drassal-Creighton
Awards Presenter: Carly Zaharia-Christopher
Auctioneer: Scott Christopher
Bid Assistant: Vanette Grover
EVENT DATE & VENUE: March 8th, 2025, The Pirates Den, Verndale, Minnesota
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JUNIOR YOUTH CHAMPION - Everlee Conrad
$35,000 NON PRO CHAMPION - HIGH O SILVER, owned and shown by Jim Neshem
$5,000 NOVICE HORSE CHAMPION - DEMOLISH, owned by Leigh Gall, shown by J P Bell
SENIOR YOUTH CHAMPION - Jack Bell
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JUNIOR YOUTH (TIE) 3rd Place - Paige Ratkowski (Carly Zaharia-Christopher accepts award on behalf of Paige)
$5,000 NOVICE HORSE RESERVE CHAMPION - CASHAHOOCHIE, owned by Lisa Rixe, shown by Logan Daniel
NON PRO CHAMPION - CD SUGARBRITCHES, owned and shown by Travis Grover
$5,000 NOVICE HORSE 3rd Place - YES SIR WILL DO, owned by Deb Sonnenberg, shown by J P Bell
$5,000 NOVICE NON PRO RESERVE CHAMPION - CASHAHOOCHIE, owned and shown by Lisa Rixe
$25,000 NOVICE NON PRO RESERVE CHAMPION - SMOOTH DANDY CAT, owned and shown by Brooke Drassal-Creighton
$25,000 NOVICE NON PRO CHAMPION - FAYMISS, owned by Jack Bell, shown by Jenna Bell
$15,000 AMATEUR 3rd Place - METALLIC JONES, owned and shown by Carly Zaharia-Christopher
$15,000 AMATEUR RESERVE CHAMPION - REY REDDINGTON, owned and shown by Sara Neshem
$15,000 AMATEUR CHAMPION - FED EXX, owned and shown by Kurt Kostrzewski
$35,000 NON PRO 3rd Place - SMART SUGAR BRITCHES, owned by Darrell Parsons, shown by Shawna Parsons (award was accepted on their behalf)
UNLIMITED AMATEUR 3rd Place - DUAL X REYTED, owned and shown by Brian Cottrell
UNLIMITED AMATEUR RESERVE CHAMPION - C BISCUIT, owned by Jeff Pauly, shown by Allyson Pauly
UNLIMITED AMATEUR CHAMPION - CD SUGARBRITCHES, owned and shown by Travis Grover
$50,000 AMATEUR (TIE) 3rd Place - Pharrel, owned and shown by Shawna Parsons (award was accepted on behalf of Shawna)
$50,000 AMATEUR RESERVE CHAMPION - HIGH O SILVER, owned and shown by Jim Neshem
$50,000 AMATEUR CHAMPION - LOOKING AWESOME, owned by MacCayle Kobluk, shown by Cal Kobluk
JUNIOR YOUTH (TIE) 3rd Place - Minna Erickson (Brettyn Grover accepts award on behalf of Minna)
NON PRO RESERVE CHAMPION - PHARREL, owned by Shawna Parsons, shown by Darrell Parsons (award was accepted on their behalf)
$5,000 NOVICE NON PRO CHAMPION - HOLLYS COOL CAT, owned and shown by Travis Grover
OPEN CHAMPION - LOOKING AWESOME, owned by Cal Kobluk, shown by J P Bell
JUNIOR YOUTH RESERVE CHAMPION - Ella McDonald
SENIOR YOUTH RESERVE CHAMPION - Ella Armstrong
SENIOR YOUTH 3rd place - Jenna Bell
$2,000 LIMITED RIDER CHAMPION - Ella Armstrong
$2,000 LIMITED RIDER (TIE) RESERVE CHAMPION - Holly Gyllen
$2,000 LIMITED RIDER (TIE) RESERVE CHAMPION - John Moder
$2,000 LIMITED RIDER 3rd Place - Sara Neshem (award accepted on behalf of Sara)
$1,000 LIMITED RIDER CHAMPION - Everlee Conrad
$1,000 LIMITED RIDER RESERVE CHAMPION - Brenda Kaye Sowada
4 YO OPEN CHAMPION - DIRTY STEVE, owned by Leigh Gall, shown by J P Bell
4 YO OPEN RESERVE CHAMPION - SMOOTH BIZNIZ, owned and shown by Michael Schreck (Brettyn Grover accepts award on behalf of Michael)
5/6 OPEN CHAMPION - SHE IS SPOT ON, owned by Cal Kobluk, shown by J P Bell
5/6 OPEN RESERVE CHAMPION - STAR OF VALOR, owned by Deb Sonnenberg, shown by J P Bell
5/6 OPEN 3rd Place - HOTT RODZ, owned by Shawna Parsons, shown by J P Bell (J P accepts award on behalf of Shawna)
5/6 NON PRO CHAMPION - MANDALOREYAN, owned and shown by Jack Bell
5/6 NON PRO RESERVE CHAMPION - HOLLYS COOL CAT, owned and shown by Travis Grover
5/6 NON PRO 3rd Place - METALLIC SALLY CAT, owned and shown by Michael Schreck (Carly Zaharia-Christopher accepts award on behalf of Michael)
ROOKIE PLUS CHAMPION - Ben Jalove
ROOKIE PLUS RESERVE CHAMPION - Brettyn Grover
ROOKIE PLUS 3rd place - Alicia Radecki
