DARK LADIE
Sire: MR SHERLOCK HOLMES X Dam: I CAUGHT YOU LOOKIN (by RL BEST OF SUDDEN)
2020 Mare - Earner of $87,904 as of 12/25/2024
The $50,000 NSBA Junior Trail & $5,000 Limited Rider Junior Trail Bonuses and L2/L3 AQHA was the highly anticipated featured class on day four of The Championship Show 2024. Twenty-six horse-and-rider pairs tackled an intricate course designed by Tim Kimura, but it was Blake Weis aboard Dark Ladie, owned by Mary Alice Nielson, who came out on top, claiming the lion’s share of the prize money and the coveted NSBA trophy.
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TOTAL EARNINGS: 87,904
AQHA POINTS (135 total): 1 halter, 134 performance and 55.5 level 1 amateur/youth points in trail, western pleasure, horsemanship, halter.
AQHA ACHIEVEMENTS: Amateur Performance ROM, Open Performance ROM.
DARK LADIE, 2020 Mare (MR SHERLOCK HOLMES – I CAUGHT YOU LOOKIN, by RL BEST OF SUDDEN) – AQHA POINTS: (135 total): 1 halter, 134 performance and 55.5 level 1 amateur/youth points in trail, western pleasure, horsemanship, halter. Earnings $87,904 as of 12/2024.
In 2024 she was 1ST at THE CHAMPIONSHIP SHOW in the NSBA JR OPEN TRAIL taking home $15,000 for owner MARY ALICE NIELSON and rider BLAKE K WEIS; 1ST at THE CHAMPIONSHIP SHOW in the NSBA 4/5 YO OPEN TRAIL; 2ND THE CHAMPIONSHIP SHOW NSBA 4YO OPEN Western Pleasure SUPER SIRES; 2ND THE CHAMPIONSHIP SHOW NSBA 3/4YO OPEN Western Pleasure; 3RD NSBA Breeders Championship FUTURITY 4/6YO NONPRO Western Pleasure; 1ST NSBA WORLD FIRST YR Green Open Trail; 1ST NSBA WORLD 4/5YO Open Trail; 4TH THE PREMIER 4/5YO Open Trail Stakes; 2ND THE PREMIER Breeders 4YO FUTURITY Open Western Pleasure; 3RD THE CHAMPIONSHIP SHOW NSBA 4YO Open Western Pleasure; 6TH NSBA Breeders Championship FUTURITY 4/6YO Open Trail; just to highlight a few wins.
In 2023 she was 1ST NSBA High Point 3YO Western Pleasure Limited Open; 1ST BACK TO BERRIEN NSBA 3YO Western Pleasure Limited Open; 1ST BACK TO BERRIEN NSBA 3YO Western Pleasure Open; 1ST BACK TO BERRIEN NSBA SUPER SIRES 3YO Western Pleasure; 1ST GA ON MY MIND PRO AM NSBA 3YO Western Pleasure Open; 1ST FUN IN THE SUN NSBA 3YO Western Pleasure Limited Open; 1ST FUN IN THE SUN NSBA 3YO Western Pleasure Open; 1ST NSBA WORLD 3YO Western Pleasure Limited Open; 1ST NSBA Breeders Championship Futurity 3YO Western Pleasure Limited Open; 1ST THE MADNESS NSBA 3YO Western Pleasure Limited Open.
Click HERE to see The Championship Show report on Blake Weis and Dark Ladie as they take top honors
Click HERE to see Equine Chronicle TV Video as Shannon Curl Holbin and Dark Ladie win BCF 3 YO Limited Open Western Pleasure