The Winner of the 2023
National Retriever Derby Club Championship is...
#37. High Mileage Hone A Fancy Saber
“Edge”
Owned by Paul and Susan Young
Handled by Paul Young
Breeder Dave and Martha Kress
Congratulations Paul and Edge!!
Friday, October 13, 2023
The 2023 NRDC Finalists Are ...
Congratulations to the 2023 NRDC Finalists!
#2 Oldsquaw Blue Chip Recruit, “Rookie”
Owned by Rick Aro
Handled by Rick Aro
#4 Rough Country’s River Guardian, “Groot”
Owned by Harry Holloway
Handled by Bill Bailey
#6 Mind The Gap, “Kew”
Owned by Joey Smith
Handled by Joey Smith
#13 Trulines Harder Than A Sixteen Penny, “Nails”
Owned by Andrew Jackson
Handled by Andrew Jackson
#14 Twister’s Lollie Dollie, “Lollie”
Owned by Glenn Bydwell
Handled by Paul Sletten
#18 Our Daily Interest, “Vig”
Owned by John Russell
Handled by John Russell
#23 Beytco’s Freight Line, “Ziggy”
Owned by Brent Beatty
Handled by Scott Bollman
#27 Eileen’s Viking Warrior, “Brida”
Owned by Edward Krueger
Handled by Edward Krueger
#30 Holland Cliffs On My Way, “Del”
Owned by Alvin Hatcher
Handled by Alvin Hatcher
#32 Hyflyer’s Outlaw Express, “Billy”
Owned Jory Liddiard
Handled by Marc Patton
#34 Heartbeat’s Nutella, “Hazel”
Owned by Cary Hunkel
Handled by Cary Hunkel
#35 Dealers Choice VIII, “Rip”
Owned by L. William and Sara Goldstein MD
Handled by Bill Goldstein
#37 High Mileage Hone A Fancy Saber, “Edge”
Owned by Paul and Susan Young
Handled by Paul Young
#40 C & N’s Another Brees On The Bayou, “Teche”
Owned by Cameron Johnson and Nina Duflo
Handled by Paul Sletten
#43 Watermark’s Chevalier, “Chev”
Owned by Steve & Vicki Weyel, and Michael & Leslie Wills
Handled by Michael Wills
#45 Whitewater’s Southbranch Rogue, “Roger”
Owned by Jeff Overkamp
Handled by Jeff Overkamp
#46 Loon Lakes Early Flyer, “Emmy”
Owned by Joe Moody
Handled by Joe Moody
#49 Ridgecrest’s Fin And Tonic, “Fin”
Owned by Tim Mueller
Handled by Marcy Wright
#50 Heartbeat’s Heaven Scent Tommy Girl, “Tommy”
Owned by Julie Kobach
Handled by Julie Kobach
#51 Beaver Creek Shadows Hunter, “Jaeger”
Owned by Robert Wright
Handled by Bill Bailey
10th Series Recap
Friday, October 13, 2023
10th Series – Water Double with a Flyer
20 Dog Teams were called back to run this Series
After the this test was set up and ready to go this afternoon, Test Dogs began the Series at 2:31 pm, beginning with "Stinker," then next up was "Pup Pup." After a slight modification to the test was made by the Judges, we had a 3rd test dog, "Chipper," run as well. This gave the dog teams a nice preview of this beautiful 10th Series test!The first running dog kicked off the 10th Series test at 3:17 pm with #51 Beaver Creek Shadows Hunter, “Jaeger,” BLM, handled by Bill Bailey.
The weather this afternoon was 68 degrees, and sunny, as the skies had cleared up from this morning but there was still a decent breeze coming in at 17 mph SW.
This was a smooth Series with not much to report on here!
This is how things turned out for the 10th Series…
No-Bird / Re-Run (1): 18
Handles (0):
Handles (0):
Double Handles (0):
Pick-Ups (0):
Scratches (0):
Our last running dog for this series was dog #50 Heartbeat’s Heaven Scent Tommy Girl, “Tommy,” BLF, with handler Julie Kobach. The test was completed this afternoon at 5:30 pm.
Our last running dog for this series was dog #50 Heartbeat’s Heaven Scent Tommy Girl, “Tommy,” BLF, with handler Julie Kobach. The test was completed this afternoon at 5:30 pm.
There were 20 dogs sent from the line in this series, taking exactly 1 hour and 13 minutes, which averages out to be just over 6.5 minutes per dog running time.
The 10th Series is officially completed and in the books!
This also concludes the 2023 National Retriever Derby Championship!
Next we will find out who the Finalists are and who the Winner is!
50. Heartbeat’s Heaven Scent Tommy Girl, “Tommy,” BLF, Julie Kobach
Tommy and Julie came to the line at 5:23 pm
F – Past the 1st point, past the 2nd point and out under the arc, a couple of deep loops and she had her bird!
L – Took a line right of the trees and right of the cedar, dug in hard to angle across the pond back to the left, out just right of the guns, a couple of tight loops behind the guns and then straight down the dyke to the bird!
49. Ridgecrest’s Fin And Tonic, “Fin,” BLM, Marcy Wright
Fin and Marcy came to the line at 5:16 pm
F – Over the 1st point, past the 2nd point and out of the water and pushed left. 3 loops just deep and then moved left to the bird.
L – Headed out left of the cedar, a big water entry and began moving right, close to the dyke, pushed further right to exit right at the bird! Great Job!
46. Loon Lakes Early Flyer, “Emmy,” BLF, Joe Moody
Emmy and Joe came to the line at 5:09 pm
F – In wide left and then over the 2nd point, up and out and a couple of deep loops and she was on her bird!
L – In right of the cedar on line to the bird across the pond and smoked it!
45. Whitewater’s Southbranch Rogue, “Roger,” BLM, Jeff Overkamp
Roger and Jeff came to the line
F – Great line into the water and grazed the 1st point, past the 2nd point, exited the water and came in under the arc, swung left directly to the bird.
L – Right of the cedar, took an excellent line into the water, pushed right and landed on the dyke wide, turned straight and got the bird!
43. Watermark’s Chevalier, “Chev,” BLM, Michael Wills
Chev and Michael came to the line at 4:56 pm
F – Over the tip of the 1st point, then the tip of the 2nd point and then BAM! Pinned his bird!
L – Right of the cedar for 2 back-to-back 10-point water entries! Across the dyke where a couple of tight loops got him to his bird
40. C & N’s Another Brees On The Bayou, “Teche,” BLM, Paul Sletten
Teche and Paul came to the line at 4:53 pm
F – Grazed both points, out and straight to the bird. Nice!
L – Out left of the cedar tree, corrected right as she moved through the pond, out of the dyke, a tight loop left and then on to the bird.
37. High Mileage Hone A Fancy Saber, “Edge,” BLF, Paul Young
Edge and Paul came to the line at 4:46 pm
F – Past the 1st point, up and out on the 2nd point, a quick right turn to the bird.
L – In right of the cedar through the early water, across the pond and out just right of the bird. A quick turn to the left and he had his bird!
35. Dealers Choice VIII, “Rip,” BLM, L. William Goldstein Md
Rip and Bill came to the line ...
F – Over the 1st point and grazed the 2nd point, out and landed just under the arc, then 2 tight loops, then moved left to the bird.
L – Right of the cedar tree, and into the pond, landed on the dyke under the arc, a couple loops left and then pushed right to the bird.
Rerun 18. Our Daily Interest, “Vig,” BLM, John Russell
Vig and John came back to the line at 4:32 pm
F – Across the 1st point, past the 2nd point and out under the arc, a quick left turn and right to his bird!
L – Left of the cedar and across the pond to exit under the arc, a quick loop left and then over to his bird.
34. Heartbeat’s Nutella, “Hazel,” BLF, Cary Hunkel
Hazel and Cary came to the line at 4:27 pm
F – Swam past the 1st point, onto the second point, exited the water and just right of the bird, a quick turn and she got it!
L – Initial line was very right, and as soon as she hit the water she corrected to the left – she exited the water right at the bird!
32. Hyflyer’s Outlaw Express, “Billy,” BLF, Marc Patton
Billy and Marc came to the line at 4:20 pm
F – Past the 1st point and out on the 2nd point where she made a couple of loops and then worked her way out to her bird.
L – In right of the cedars catching the early water to the dyke and then up straight to her bird - Drilled it!
30. Holland Cliffs On My Way, “Del,” BLM, Alvin Hatcher
Del and Alvin came to the line at 4:13 pm
F – Del received a long flyer, he grazed the 1st point and was high on the 2nd point and straight to the bird. Nice!
L – Right of the cedar, into the second pond wide right, exited wide and turned left and was on to his bird.
27. Eileen’s Viking Warrior, “Brida,” BLF, Edward Krueger
Brida and Edward came to the line at 4:05 pm
F – Across the 1st point, skimmed the 2nd point, up under the arc. One quick loop and she went out to her very long flyer!
L – Went right of the cedar catching some early water, across the pond to the dyke and one loop on top then over to grab her bird.
23. Beytco’s Freight Line, “Ziggy,” BLM, Scott Bollman
Ziggy and Scott came to the line at 4:00 pm
F – Around the 1st point on land and baled in to the big water – excellent line from the bank to the bird
L – Left of the cedar into the pond and adjusted his line to the right towards the bird and went straight to it!
No-Bird 18. Our Daily Interest, “Vig,” BLM, John Russell
Vig and John came to the line at 3:57 pm and had a No-Bird on the flyer. They will be back in 5.
14. Twister’s Lollie Dollie, “Lollie,” BLF, Paul Sletten
Lollie and Paul came to the line at 3:51 pm
F – Swam to the 1st point - over the 2nd point, just catching the tip - Excellent Work!
L – Smack! Chalk line directly to the bird!
13. Trulines Harder Than A Sixteen Penny, “Nails,” YLM, Andrew Jackson
Nails and Andrew came to the line at 3:46 pm
F – Over the 1st point and out on the 2nd point, a couple of heady turns under the arc and he had his bird!
L – Went in right of the cedars catching some early water, straight across the pond to come out just left of the bird – he turned right and scooped it up!
4. Rough Country’s River Guardian, “Groot,” BLM, Bill Bailey
Groot and Bill came to the line at 3:38 pm
F – Across the first point and then straight to his bird!
L – Took a line wide right of the cedars, swam along the dyke and back to the left before beaching & finding his bird!
6. Mind The Gap, “Kew,” BLF, Joey Smith
Kew and Joey came to the line at 3:31 pm
F – Swam between the points out under the arc of her looooonng flyer, a couple smart loops to work her way out and she got her bird!
L – Out in the left of cedars, pushed out right of the guns to the dyke. A few turns down the top and out to her type.
2. Oldsquaw Blue Chip Recruit, “Rookie,” BLM, Rick Aro
Rookie and Rick came to the line at 3:24 pm
F – Rookie runs a nice angle across the pond taking both points. He exits the pond and drives the hill to his bird.
L – Rookie takes an excellent line to the water running right of the little cedar, a quick burst through an arm of pond and bee-lines it to the far shore and on his bird.
51. Beaver Creek Shadows Hunter, “Jaeger,” BLM, Bill Bailey
Jaeger and Bill came to the line at 3:17 pm
F – Jaeger heads out for a nice flyer, crossing both point, climbing out of the water and directly to his bird.
L – Heeling him on his right, Bill works with Jaeger to identify the fall. He is sent and takes a nice line across the pond, check left briefly and turns right to locate his bird.
Test Dogs – 10th Series
Oak Point's Miss Behavin, “Stinker” LF
Owner: Claudia Rosasco, Felt, ID
Handler: Claudia Rosasco
First test dog to the line for the start of the 10th Series this afternoon was Stinker with handler Claudia Rosasco ... Stinker came to the line at 2:31 pm.
**A short break while the Judges confer ... **
Owner: Claudia Rosasco, Felt, ID
Handler: Claudia Rosasco
First test dog to the line for the start of the 10th Series this afternoon was Stinker with handler Claudia Rosasco ... Stinker came to the line at 2:31 pm.
Flyer: Past the 1st point, ran down to the 2nd point to her bird.
Left: Out left of the cedars into the pond, across the land bridge, landing under the arc on the far shore, hunted the shore line and then back in channel to the point and the bird.
Jacked Up, “Pup Pup” LM
Owners: Phil and Mary Heye, LaGrange, KY
Handler: Phil Heye
Handler: Phil Heye
The next Test Dog up this afternoon for the 10th Series was Pup Pup with handler Phil Heye .... Pup Pup came to the line at 2:50 pm
Flyer: Across to the first point, past the 2nd point and right to the bird.
Left: Out to the left of the cedars through the 1st pond hitting the land bridge left of the guns, then a hard push right to the land on the far shore under the arc. A few loops on that back shore and then back across the channel to the bird.
**Update**
Change of the Left Bird was made, and a 3rd Test Dog was run.
Chipper and Derek Smith came to the line at 3:07 pm
Flyer – Across the first point, out under the arc and to the bird.
LB – Came in left of the cedars, across the pond to the bird on the dyke.
Test Description - 10th Series
We've made it to the 10th series of the National Derby Championship! Soon we will know the next NDC!
We have returned to Swede's field. The rain has cleared, it is sunny and 68 degrees. It is still quite breezy with a 17 mph SW wind.
The 10th Series test is a Water Double with a Flyer
The mat faces north, overlooking several pieces of water.
Bird #1 is a dead Hen Mallard. The gunners sit on a dike, throwing their bird from Left to Right at 151 yds. We will call this bird L for Left.
Bird #2 is a Drake Mallard Flyer. It is shot from Right to Left, 149 yds from the line. The line to this bird has the dog clip a small piece of water, angle over the first point and (depending on the flyer length) slide right past the second point. We’ll call this bird F for Flyer.
This test takes approximately 7 minutes per dog.
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