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Deja Vu, Tonozzi Takes Futurity Champion and Reserve Champion

Brittany Tonozzi tops leaderboard at the BFA four year old futurity on two Tres Sies fillies, a repeat of the 2023 Pink Buckle futurity.
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Deja Vu, Tonozzi Takes Futurity Champion and Reserve Champion
Deja Vu, Tonozzi Takes Futurity Champion and Reserve Champion

GUTHRIE, Okla. - The Barrel Futurities of America 2023 World Show wrapped up  Nov. 18 at the Lazy E Arena.

There were 383 total four-year-old horses that ran down the alley gunning for first with the $70,000 added to the futurity.

After two go-rounds on Wednesday where Craig Brooks kicked things off, Friday the top fifty were taken back to the short go on Saturday.

After a record breaking season in the WPRA Brittany Tonozzi topped the leaderboard at the BFA, making a repeat of the 2023 Pink Buckle futurity.

Tonozzi won BFA Futurity Champion on Tres Chasin Babe PZ sired by Tres Sies, out of one of her great mares Babe on The Chase with 30.267 seconds.

Coming in close behind with 30.437 seconds was once again Tonozzi on her filly ChitiChiti BangBang, sired by Tres Sies out of one of her talented mares, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang.

Tonozzi won BFA Futurity Champion and Reserve Champion and earning $64,621 in just the short-go.

In a few short weeks Tonozzi heads to the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas. 

2023 BFA $70,000 Added World Championship Futurity

  1. Brittany Tonozzi, 30.267 seconds, $38,126
  2. Brittany Tonozzi, 30.437 seconds, $26,495
  3. Craig Brooks, 30.534 seconds, $14,494
  4. Tricia Aldridge, 30.575 seconds, $11,213
  5. Alyssa Gabrielson, 30.578 seconds, $8,298
  6. John Ressler, 30.656 seconds, $7,401
  7. Kassie Mowry, 30.681 seconds, $6,952
  8. Leslie Willis, 30.740 seconds, $6,531
  9. Heidi Gunderson, 30.819 seconds, $6,028
  10. Whitney Godinez, 30.833 seconds, $5,831

*For full futurity top 50 results go to BFA's website.

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Madi Roelofsen
MADI ROELOFSEN

Madi Roelofsen is a writer for Sports Illustrated's feature, Rodeo Daily. Madi not only writes about the western lifestyle and rodeo world but lives it daily. She attended Tarleton State University in Stephenville, Texas, and competed in the barrel racing as part of their rodeo team. Roelofsen graduated in 2019 with a bachelor’s degree in psychology and a minor in animal science. Madi enjoyed not only competing in rodeo events but also spectating the greatest sport on dirt. In 2017, while on vacation attending the National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas, she met her husband Tim Roelofsen. They got married a few years later in 2020. Tim had already established TVR Working Horses but together they grew their program and enjoy raising foals, training colts, barrel racing, team roping and standing their stallions (TVR Eye Needa Corona and CR Baron Bee Joy "Big Sexy") in both Texas and Iowa. They stay busy with the horses, farming alfalfa and raising their baby girl, Texi. Madi has always been passionate about horses, from learning about different bloodlines, breeding the foals themselves to training and competing. She expresses that passion within the articles she writes to open up the world of horses and rodeo to everyone.  Twitter-@Madi_Roelofsen  Facebook- @TVR Working Horses

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