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12/13/2025

Raising The Next Futurity Champions–Owen Deary (EP 114) This week on The Show, we’re joined by Owen Deary, fresh off a massive first NRHA Futurity—and what a debut it was.Owen is coming off a career-defining week ...

12/07/2025

Winner of $50,804.... WUDYA WANNA WALLA & Jacob Zimmerman.... Jacob is a third generation horseman from Springtown, MO and did an outstanding job piloting his Walla Walla Whiz x Trashysara to a score of 217, earning 7th in L4 and a 3rd in L3 and L2 divisions!
Jacob's 3YO gelding was bred by Alan & Allison Chappell.
Congratulations

12/07/2025

𝐎𝐰𝐞𝐧 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐒𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐩𝐬 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐍𝐨𝐧 𝐏𝐫𝐨 𝐓𝐢𝐭𝐥𝐞𝐬, 𝐄𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐎𝐯𝐞𝐫 $𝟏𝟎𝟎,𝟎𝟎𝟎 𝐚𝐭 𝐅𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲

Owen Deary was on cloud nine after he scored a 217.5 on Smoking Bubblegun and tied for the win in the Levels 3 – 1 Futurity and tied for all three Futurity Challenge Purses with his friend, Maria Fagundes, who rode Nyourwildestdreams to the same titles. Deary also won the Youth Futurity and the Youth Challenge Purse bringing his total earnings for the evening to $102,367.60.

The seventeen-year-old son of NRHA Five Million Dollar Rider Casey Deary began showing in the short stirrup, then fell in love with baseball and didn’t ride again for a few years. His friend, Logan Flaherty, was key in getting him back in the showpen.

As the big event approached, Deary was bummed that he didn’t have a horse to show in it; however, one man’s bad luck turned into his fortune. NRHA Professional Joe Schmidt was injured by a horse not long before the Futurity and needed to place the horses he was to show in other hands. Just before rider designations were due, Owen was busy with school so his girlfriend, Emma Vanlandingham, tried the mare for him, and the decision was made for Owen to buy Smoking Bubblegun, by A Vintage Smoke out of Bubblegun.

“We had about two weeks or less to prepare him for the show, but he has been so easy,” Owen said. “Joe did a phenomenal job preparing him. I just rode him and got confident doing the parts.”

He admitted that he was very nervous because the horse was so new to him, meaning that he didn’t know how to prepare him, so he didn’t have the highest expectations for the show. “We were just hoping that I could get him through the preliminary round with no penalties and make the finals,” he said. “He was just a great, great horse in there.”

Deary described him as a really calm horse everywhere, with great stops. He felt like the horse was dialed into him during the entire run. “I hope I can continue showing him because he is the best show horse I’ve ever had,” he gushed.

The success of the day was extra special for Deary because he’s gone through some tough luck in the show pen over the past few years. “I’ve gone and tried to show, but always seemed to mess it up. I’ve always wanted to be like my dad, but I’ve never been smooth like him or good like him, but I’m trying. He’s my hero, and he’s been helping me so much,” he said. “This is the first show I’ve ever felt like I really won something and lived up to his name. I’m proud to be Casey’s son, but I would like for people to believe that I’m a good trainer and a good showman.”

He said that although he has made a lot of mistakes, he has learned something new every time he has shown.

He thanked Joe and Mandy McCutcheon for thinking of him to show the horse, and Emma for trying him and giving him the go-ahead. He also thanked his dad for putting a ride on him and coaching him. He thanked his mom for trusting him to do it. He thanked Logan for getting him back in the show pen and his friend Rocco Arcese for letting him show a great horse that helped him regain his confidence. He concluded by thanking God for making it all come together for him. He quoted Proverbs 21:31 from the Bible, which reads, “The horse is made ready for the day of battle, but the victory belongs to the Lord.”