Harrison Perrin was too busy to hang around after she won her second Augusta Futurity title.
After claiming the $100,000 Amateur for 5/6-Year-Olds finals with a score of 217.5 aboard Win A Kitty, Perrin headed back across the river to the Hippodrome to work another horse. She prepared Can N At Noon for trainer Mark Lavender before the Futurity Open finals, the last event of the evening.
"Harrison always insists on getting our horses ready," said her father, Harry Perrin. "She's very selfish about that."
The 16-year-old Perrin also has been greedy snatching up titles this week. On Friday, the Houston rider won the $35,000 Non-Pro Any Age on Genuine Bet.
With her mount, Win A Kitty, Perrin collected the $100,000 Amateur for 5/6-Year-Olds finals first place check for $2,511. Doug Irvin of Hollidaysburg, Pa., and Travalin TR placed second at 216 for $1,694. Gwen Gibson Eckerson of Lumberton, N.C., finished in a tie for third at 213 with Jerry Roper of Gillsville, Ga., and Peppy La One. Eckerson and Roper each won $1,443.
"This has been awesome," said Perrin's mother, Martha. "She has been very committed and so dedicated. She's done an awesome job."
Harry Perrin purchased Win A Kitty, a 5-year-old mare by High Brow Cat out of Win A Lena, for his daughter in March 2010. The horse remained healthy until June, when she underwent stem cell surgery after injuring her flexor tendon. The horse spent the next six months recovering.
This is the first week Harrison has competed with the horse. So far, so good. The pair marked 215 in the go-round earlier in the day to easily advance to the finals.
Buster Quirk of Denham Springs, La., and Spooked By A Cat won the go-round with a score of 222.
"She's a great horse," Quirk said. "We just picked great cows that set up well. It just happened to be one of those rounds where everything came together."
Quirk later lost a cow in his finals run and finished tied for sixth in the 11-horse championship round.
With her victory, Harrison has collected more than $5,600 in winnings. Not bad for a 16-year-old high school junior who takes online classes through the University of Texas.
"We've had the best time" Harry Perrin said. "Everyone's been wonderful."
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