January 25, 2018

Dear Barrel Racers!

I hope you are all doing well, JJK barrel racing is right around the corner, with the first jackpot on Feb 25 (weather permitting!) Please rememberto check Facebook (JJK Barrel Racing) or my website ( for updates before you haul, if the weather is nasty. If the temp is 25 degrees or below, the race will be cancelled.

If you have not heard, the 2018JJK Barrel Series champions will be receiving saddles again this year! A huge thanks to Horslic Products (Scott Aberg) of Great Falls, they are the saddle sponsor, and I am so excited to have them onboard! Try out a Horslic tub and your horse will love you!

Requirements to qualify for year- end awards (saddles) are:

**Current MT NBHA membership

**Run in 8 of the 11 JJK Series races (they begin on June 24)

**Only 1 saddle may be won per person, in the event a runner wins 2 saddles, it will go to the 2nd placer in that D

An NBHA membership is NOT required to run in any of my races, however, if you are interested in year-end saddles/awards, you will need to have one. NBHA forms are available at all of my races, you can sign up through me, or you can download a membership form off my website and send it in yourself. There is an option of signing up online, but I know there have been problems with their site in the past. Points will start accumulating from June 24thuntil Sept 16th of the finals.

There is a Pee Wee (6 under), Youth (18 under) and Open Division. The Open is a 4D, the Youth as a 3D, and the PeeWee is just for fun. Pee Wees pay $5 entry fee and make their run at the end of the time onlies (approx. 11:00).

The saddles/awards will be based on a point system. You will receive points if you place in a D (top 5 down will receive 25 for 1st,20 for 2nd, 15 for 3rd……etc.) Each runner will also receive 10 points for every JJK Series race you run in. For example, if you placed 3rd in a D, you would get 15 points for placing and 10 additional points for entering, so you would receive 25 total points on that day. In the event you run more than 1 horse, you will receive the placing points (as long as they are in different D’s), but you will only receive 10 points for entering. If both horses place in the same D, you will receive the higher number of points of the 2 runs. All year-end ties will be decided on money earned during the series. Points are awarded to the rider (not the horse). In order to receive the 10 points, you must make a competitive run, late scratches do not qualify for points.

Also, on my added $$ races, I would appreciate if you would know your horse’s registered name at entry time. It’s simply to better the industry for all breeders and buyers. I send the names of those horses who are money earners to Equi-stat for records. Please do not take it out on my office help, they are only doing what I’ve asked.

On a race day, the arena is open to ride from 9:00 a.m. until time onlies start. The arena closes 1 hour after the race is over, King’s Arena open riding rates then apply.

All cancellations, results, point standings, flyers, announcements etc. will be posted on and on Facebook page JJK Barrel Racing LLC, so please take a look!

Please check out the list of 2018 sponsors (up to this date), as none of the added $ races/awards would be possible without them! Please support them (and say thank you) if you get a chance.

I’m looking forward to another great season, if you have any questions, please let me know! Feel free to forward this on to others who may not receive it. Hope to see you next month!

Juli Jo Kelly

JJK Barrel Racing, LLC

406-866-2309 (home)

406-231-0787 (cell)

2018 Sponsors:

Trophy Sponsorship:

Copper Spring Ranch--Bozeman

Ehlke Herefords—Mark and Della Ehlke—Townsend

**Horslic Products** (saddle sponsor!!)
Jim and Jo Burrington—Helena

Montana Cowboys Association
Mountain View Chiropractic—Dr. Jerald Wiley—Great Falls

Prairie Breeze Quarter Horses--Fairfield

Arena Sponsorship:

CHS (Cenex/Harvest States)—Great Falls

Classic Equine

Dutton Bits

Kyler Ranch —Cascade

Professional Choice

She’s Wild Vodka

Point S Tire and Auto—Dean Whitmore—Great Falls

She’s Wild Vodka

The Goldstone—Great Falls

Welker Chiropractic--Butte
Western Ranch Supply—Great Falls/Billings

Business Card Sponsorship:

Bidlack Farriery

Dave and Donna Johnson Ranch--Belt

Jill Lane Quarter Horses

Montana Hearing/Audiology—Dr. Tina Berg—Lewistown

Norman’s Work & Western Wear—Cut Bank ()

Northern Hydraulics—Great Falls

Signalness Farms—Bryan/Joella Signalness—Fairfield

The Tack Store—Dan/Jamie Marreel—Great Falls

Basic Sponsorship:

Fuddruckers—Great Falls
Grey Stone Group

**PLEASE SUPPORT THESE GENEROUS SPONSORS!!**