2023 National Derby Championship

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2023 NRDC - Sedalia, mo

2023 NRDC Event Info
DATES: October 9 - 13, 2023 (see below)

2023 NRDC Qualifiers (see below)

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Hannah Wren Photography
(Official Photographer of the 2023 National Derby)

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2023 National Derby Championship
Sedalia, Missouri

2023 Sedalia, Missouri

2023 National derby Event information

DATE: Monday, October 9 – Friday, October 13, 2023

LOCATION: Sedalia, Missouri, Hayden Property, grounds in and around Sedalia

ENTRY FEE: $250

ENTRIES:
Enter online at: www.EntryExpress.net or mail entries and make checks payable to Entry Express, LLC
Mailing address for entries:
Entry Express, LLC, P.O. Box 743, Charleston, AR 72933
UPS and FedEx shipping:
Entry Express, LLC, 16121 Hwy 217, Charleston, AR 72933

Mailed entries MUST include the $4.85 Administrative Fee per entry. Administrative Fee of $4.85 for ONLINE entries also.

View Premium on Entryexpress.net for up-to-date info.

JUDGES:
Northern Region – David Furin
Southern Region – Randy Whittaker
Western Region – Wayne Jensen Series 7-10 (Alan Madsen Series 1-6)

Officers:
PRESIDENT:   Rita Jones
1st VICE-PRESIDENT: Bob West
2nd VICE-PRESIDENT: Russ Hardy
PRTA DIRECTOR:    Paul Sletten
SEC’Y/TREASURER:   Steve Roegiers

PRESIDENT:
Rita Jones
850-819-3959
[email protected]

1st VICE PRESIDENT:
Bob West
314-409-8147
[email protected]

2nd VICE PRESIDENT:
Russ Hardy
907-378-9745
[email protected]

SECRETARY/TREASURER:
Steve Roegiers
772-285-7004
[email protected]

PRTA DIRECTOR:
Paul Sletten
608-444-7578
[email protected]

Committee Members:

Chairman:
Dave Kress, 314-520-6713

Chief Marshal:
Wayne Curtis, Chief Marshal - 715-495-0159
Terri Curtis, Co-Chief Marshal - 715-495-5455

Event Ambassadors:
Leight Windham, Co-Chair - 229-894-5177
Julie Koback, Co-Chair - 414-378-3687

Game Stewards:
Paul Sletten, Chair - 608-444-7578

Bird Throwers:
William Forbes, Chair

Grounds:
Jeff Sanders, Chair - 423-429-8585

Traffic:
Al Veezy, Chair - 907-388-5248
Sue George, Co-Chair - 913-963-4775

Guns:
Jim Darnell, Captain - 573-276-7159

Official Announcer:
Alex Washburn - 561-346-1624
Cathy McGinn - 772-349-8797

Headquarters Hotel:
Best Western, Sedalia MO
3120 S Limit Ave, Sedalia, MO 65301
Phone: 660-826-6100 (dogs allowed in “pet friendly” rooms)

Official Reporter:
Retriever News

Qualifications:
Retriever News

Photographer:
Hannah Wren Milhorn - 903-908-3334

Official Veterinarian:
Clark Fabian DVM
Thompson Hills Animal Clinic
1201 Thompson Blvd, Sedalia, MO
660-827-5310

Training Birds:
Rohrer’s Game Farm
Fred Rohrer 785-741-4621

Courses/Birds:
Pheasant and/or Ducks

Directions:
Grounds in and around Sedalia, MO
Wood Dale Farm
20261 Highway EE, Sedalia, MO 65301

Emergency Response Coordinator:
Dave Kress - 314-520-6713

Emergency:  911

Food: There will be food available on the grounds each day.

Fire Dept:
600 South Hancock Ave., Sedalia, MO
660-826-8044

Police Dept:
201 West 2nd St., Sedalia, MO
660-827-7823

Hospital:
Bothwell Regional, 601 East 14th St., Sedalia, MO
660-826-8833

Ambulance:
American Paramedics, 301 1/2 West St., Sedalia, MO 660-826-3832

Additional Accommodations:
Best Western, Sedalia MO
3120 S Limit Ave, Sedalia, MO 65301
Phone: 660-826-6100

Comfort Inn, Sedalia MO
3600 W Broadway Blvd, Sedalia, MO 65301
Phone: 660-829-5050

Hampton Inn
3909 West 9th Street, Sedalia, Mo. 65301
660-951-1163

Holiday Inn Express
4001 West Broadway, Sedalia, Mo. 65301
660-826-400

Motel 6, Sedalia MO
3402 W Broadway Blvd, Sedalia, MO 65301
Phone: 660-827-5890

Meetings and Parties:

Cocktail Party:
Sunday, October 8, 2023
Best Western in Sedalia
Social hour starts at 5:30 pm, dinner at 6:30 pm
Informal Attire

Workers’ Party:
Tuesday, October 10, 2023
Wood Dale Farm
Party starts at 5:30 pm

MEETINGS:
Sunday, October 8th, 2023
at the Best Western in Sedalia, MO

   8:00 am – NRDC Board of Directors and Field Trial Committee Chairs
   12:00 am – Field Trial Committee and Judges
   3:00 pm – Annual Meeting
   4:00 pm – Event Committee Meetings
Bitch Check immediately following the Annual Meeting at the Best Western parking area
5:30 pm – Cocktail Party

Event Information:

Health Certification Requirement: All dogs are required be able to provide evidence that all vaccinations are current for all dogs in your possession at the event, including local pre-National training.

Bitch Check: Immediately following the Annual Meeting.

Qualification:
Qualification for the NRDC Championship will be 3 or more Derby points earned at member club events, as recorded by Entry Express and verified by Retriever News. (5 points for 1st place, 3 points for 2nd place, 2 points for 3rd place and 1 point for 4th place.) The qualification period is recorded as all Derby points earned while under age two, which qualify for the Retriever News National Derby List. Any dog under age two on the start date of the first series of the event with the requisite 3 points verified may enter the event.

Scratch Policy:
After the official close bitches in season, deceased or injured dogs will receive a full refund, provided a veterinary certificate is received within ten days of the notice of scratch to the event secretary. Other requests
may be made to the Field Trial Secretary.

Running Order:
The NRDC will select the starting dog at the general meeting the day prior to the event beginning. The NRDC Championship will utilize a system of rotation as described in the events official catalog which will contain the running order as established by the NRDC Event Secretary.

Announcements:
The event policies currently provide for ten series and five days of competition. No paper premiums will be mailed to the qualifiers for the 2023 NDRC. The Premium and Event Information can be viewed online and printed out from Entry Express. No handler may enter or run more than five dogs.

2023 national Derby championship Qualifiers

2023 Sedalia, Missouri

To qualify for the 2023 NRDC Championship, 3 or more Derby points are required, as tracked by Retriever News for the National Derby List. (5 points for 1st place, 3 points for 2nd place, 2 points for 3rd place and 1 point for 4th place.) The qualification period is recorded as all Derby points earned while under age two, which qualify for the Retriever News National Derby List. Any dog under age two on the start date of the first series of the event with the requisite three points is therefore Qualified and may enter the event. Event entries verified by Retriever News will be managed by Entry Express.

If you see any errors on this list, please contact us 262-278-4201 or [email protected]

Updated Through Week 40 (Oct. 6-8, 2023)

101 Dogs Qualified

WATERMARK’S RAINBOW, LF, Bill Hillman and Mary Tatum - Week 4 South Louisiana RC
KICKIN’BRASS SPANISH OPERA, GF, Deborah Tandoc - Week 6 Lassen RC
LONGBRANCH MADAM, LF, Steve Shaver - Week 6 Southern California RC
DUCKEDUP RUNTHERISK, LM, Tom Stasierowski - Week 10 Tarheel RC
MY ROCK’S WORTHY TO BE CHOSEN, LM, Pam Wilson - Week 10 Northwest Missouri RC
CRICKET PLAY IT AGAIN SCOOTER, LF, Larry Soles - Week 11 Cape Fear RC
BAYOU-STAR UP SCHITT’S CREEK, LF, John & Suzan Caire - Week 12 Colorado Women’s RC
LOCKED AND LOADED LEAN STRAY BULLET, LM, Dillon Schmidt and Luke Miller - Week 13 Four States RC
OUR DAILY INTEREST, LM, John Russell – Week 14 Lone Star RC
CITORI’S DOCTRINE, LF, Michael & Lynn Moore – Week 14 Samish Retriever Field Trial Club
WATERMARK'S CHEVALIER, LM, Michael & Leslie Wills, Steve & Vicki Weyel – Week 15 Tejas Hunting RC
OLDSQUAW BLUE CHIP RECRUIT, LM, Rick Aro, Rockford, MI – Week 18 Flat River RC of Michigan
HARDWOODS LARGE AND IN CHARGE, LM, Sherrie Johnston, Riverton, UT – Week 18 Shasta Cascade RC
PRO STOCK FORD 1, LM, Jackie Gonia, McKenna, WA – Week 18 Idaho RC
GB’S YOU DON’T KNOW JACK, LM, Grayson Boudreaux, St. Francisville, LA – Week 19 River King RC
QTK LIGHTING THE FIELDS ON FIRE, LF, Brent Jones, Kelly Petricka, Pine City, MN – Week 19 River King RC
COOLWATERS SEASIDE SWAMP FOXX, LF, Frank & Rita Jones, Vernon, FL – Week 19 Northern Utah RC
BEAVER CREEK RETRIEVER’S DANGER ZONE, LM, Lance Flowers, Derby, KS – Week 19 West Nebraska RC
NORTHBAY'S ALL IN ONE, LF, Robert Franey, W. Barnstable, MA – Week 19 Black Duck FTRC
TRUMARC'S EMERALD, LF, Kevin & Mimi Savio, Conroe, TX – Week 20 Minnesota Field Trail Association
TRULINES HARDER THAN A SIXTEEN PENNY, LM, Andrew Jackson, Victor, ID – Week 20 Great Salt Lake RC
TALL OAK’S RANGER DANGER, LM, William Heiligbrodt, Houston, TX – Week 21 Midwest Field Trial Club
WHITEWATER THOUSAND SUMMITS, LF, Robert Cassell, Wasilla, AK - Week 22 RC of Alaska
HYFLYER'S OUTLAW EXPRESS, LF, Jory Liddiard, Mapleton, UT - Week 22 Wood River RC
MIND THE GAP, LF, Marcy Wright, Wellington, CO - Week 22 Cheyenne RC
WEST BAY’S CANVASBACK, LM, Tony Flowers, Richfield, NC - Week 22 First State RC
NOIX CREEK SAUK TRIBE CHIEF, LM, Charles Green, Lake St. Louis, MO – Week 23 Swan Lake RC
J.C.’S GOD OF MISCHIEF, LM, Carol & John Huddleston, Hungerford, TX – Week 23 Swan Lake RC
STEADFAST’S GOING SEA SIDE, LF, Michael Hytrek and Shawn Ward, Filley, NE – Week 24 Sioux Valley RC
TALAN'S CC RYDER, LM, Timothy Kennedy, Colman, SD – Week 24 Sioux Valley RC
WILD AS THE WEST TEXAS WIND, LM, Bill Corbett, Mint Hill, NC – Week 25 Back Bay Knotts Island RC
CAUGHT ME JUST AS THE SUN SET, LF, Todd Bergeron, Thibodaux, LA – Week 25 Shoreline RC
RANKIN BROOK’S SEASIDE ESTUARY, LF, Michael Marro, Madison, CT – Week 25 Shoreline RC
JP’S STORM, LM, John Martino, Johnston, RI – Week 25 Colonial Retriever FTC
HIGH MILEAGE HONE A FANCY SABER, LF, Paul & Susan Young, Polk CIty, FL – Week 25 Colonial Retriever FTC
HIGH-TECH COMMANDER N CHIEF, LM, Edward & Linda Haskins, Bethlehem, PA – Week 25 Colonial Retriever FTC
TALL OAK’S STRAIGHT OUT OF COMPTON, LM, Nick Sutton, Flomaton, AL - Week 26 Northern Flight HRA
LOON LAKES EARLY FLYER, LF, Joe Moody, Brookings, SD - Week 27 Mississippi Headwaters HRC
FOUR STAR TALENT FIVE STAR HEART, LM, Ted Gardner, Des Moines, IA - Week 27 Southern Minnesota HRA
WHITEWATER’S SOUTHBRANCH ROGUE, LM, Jeff Overkamp, Altura, MN - Week 27 Southern MN HRA
RIDGECREST’S FIN AND TONIC, LM, Tim Mueller, Newbury, NH - Week 28 Centennial RC
GREEN RIVERS RED HOT CHILI, LF, Michael Tombari, Spokane, WA - Week 28 Ft Collins RC/Centennial RC
ELMWOODS BOOGIE NIGHTS, LM, Kip Kemp, Pontotoc, MS - Week 29 Minnesota Iron Range RC
HEARTBEAT’S HEAVEN SCENT TOMMY GIRL, LF, Julie Kobach, Mondovi, WI - Week 29 Chippewa Valley RC
BEYTCO’S FREIGHT LINE, LM, Brent Beatty, Sapulpa, OK – Week 31 Madison RC
SATIN BELLE’S KUNTA KINTE, LM, Jackie Thibodeaux, Morse, LA – Week 31 Central Minnesota RC
RIDGECREST’S GANGSTER OF LOVE, LM, Terry Regan, MIllbrook, NY – Week 31 Madison RC
GREEN RIVER ROBINSON BREAKING BARRIERS, LM, Kathleen Vignos, Thomasville, GA – Week 31 Madison RC
TROUBLESOME RUFF N TUFF, LM, David Goff, Sturgis, MI – Week 31 Great Salt Lake RC
HOLLAND CLIFFS KICK THE DUST UP, LM, Alvin Hatcher, Huntingtown, MD – Week 32 Manitowoc County Kennel Club
HOLLAND CLIFFS ON MY WAY, LM, Alvin Hatcher, Huntingtown, MD – Week 32 Manitowoc County Kennel Club
SECRET SNIPER, LM, Marion Carey, Lacey, WA – Week 32 Willamette Valley RC
TALL OAKS LITTLE MISCHIEF, LF, William Heiligbrodt, Houston, TX – Week 32 Minot Retriever Club
INTO THE WILD BLUE YONDER, LM Cade Crow, Mike Crow, Mathews, AL – Week 33 Maine RTC
PRAIRIE WIND'S CHIPPER JONES, LM, Derek Smith, Joey Smith, LaSalle, CO – Week 33 Fort Collins RC
BEAVER CREEK SHADOWS HUNTER, LM, Robert Wright, Etobicoke, ON – Week 33 Maine RTC
ANOTHER “PERFECT THURSDAY”, LF, Jill Finch, Cashiers, NC – Week 33 PRTA
UNION HILLS NICE AND EASY, LM, Justin Allen, Falkville, AL – Week 33 Sioux Valley RC
BLACK PEARLS DROP IT LIKE IT'S HOT "SNOOP", LM, Kim and Mark Neeley, Hooper, UT – Week 33 Eastern Idaho RC
GREEN RIVER'S GRAPPLER, LM, Steven Willis, Barnwell, SC – Week 33 Eastern Idaho RC
WESTWIND’S GREATEST ANTILLE, CF, Wendy Shepard Chisholm, Levant, ME – Week 34 Blackhawk RC
JAYBAR JEDI, LM, Barbara and Jerry Younglove, North Branch, MI – Week 34 Empire RC
GOING OVERBOARD RISING BLUE TIDE, LM, Cade Crow, Mike Crow, Mathews, AL – Week 34 Lake Champlain RC
STAR LAB'S KEEP THE FAITH, LM, Lori and Robert Rogers, Manton, MI – Week 34 Blackhawk RC
DEALERS CHOICE VIII, LM, Sara and L. William Goldstein, Florence, SC – Week 34 Lake Champlain RC
HEADS UP GREEN HORNET, GM, Christopher Van Eimeren, Caledonia, WI – Week 34 Blackhawk RC
GOOD OL' STEVE, LM, Jim Emanuel, East Helena, MT – Week 34 Treasure State RC
DAISY ME ROLLIN', LF, Carson Saville, Milton, GA - Week 35 Mission Valley RC
HYFLYER'S TAKE EM TO THE TRAIN STATION, LM, Mary & Randy Spangler, Mondovi, WI - Week 35 West Central Minnesota RC
EILEEN’S VIKING WARRIOR, LF, Edward Krueger, Elkton, SD - Week 35 West Central Minnesota RC
GOLDEN GLOVE OF TERROR, LM, James J Sullivan, Fenwick, MI – Week 36 Maumee Valley RC
CABOTIME, LM, Gail and Joe Harris, Elizabeth, CO – Week 36 Mid-Illinois RC
GREEN RIVERS WARHAWK, GM, Marc Patton, Big Piney, WY – Week 36 Idaho RC
O'S DELTA MARSH KINETIC KALIKA, LF, Dick and Kathy Ofstedal, South Haven, MN – Week 37 Hennepin County Amateur RC
HUNTER'S BLACK DOG NO.7, LM, Deborah Hunter, Kevin McLaren, Crimora, VA – Week 37 Back Bay Knotts Island RC
BLUEWATER'S MAKAIRA, LM, Tim Mueller, Newbury, NH – Week 37 Shoreline RC
QTK RED STORM ON THE HORIZON, LF, Brent Jones, E Shoemaker, Kelly Petricka, Corpus Christi, TX – Week 37 Mid-Iowa RC
ROOSTER TAIL TALLY HO, LF, Nick Feckley, Marengo, IA – Week 37 Mid-Iowa RC
TALL OAK’S PUT IT IN REVERSE, LM, Caleb Brown, Blakely, GA – Week 37 Green River RC of KY
DOC’S TEXAS OUTLAW **, GF, Josh Bedell, Yukon, OK – Week 37 Golden RC of America
CUR-SAN'S FULL HOUSE, CM, John Gammon, Chewelah, WA – Week 38 American Chesapeake Club, Inc.
ROUGH COUNTRY'S RIVER GUARDIAN, LM, Harry Holloway, Ruther Glen, VA – Week 38 Mobile Amateur RC
MARSHLAND’S BEAUX-TIE BARRY, LM, Patrick and Kaci Hebert, Bell City, LA – Week 38 Mobile Amateur RC
BK'S LUNCHBOX, LM, Buddy Klinkers, Duvall, WA – Week 38 Oregon RTC Inc.
ZEKE’S RAPPAHANNOCK BLAZE, LM, Chris Mayhugh and Constance Cleveland Nolan, Berryville, VA – Week 38 Del Bay RC
CAROLINA’S TOP SHELF, LM, Molly Neal, Pink Hill, NC – Week 38 Del Bay RC
HEARTBEAT’S NUTELLA, LF, Cary Hunkel, Madison, WI – Week 39 Chippewa Valley RC
CREEK BOTTOMS BLACK ICE, LF, Stevie Stewart, Lexington, NC – Week 39
KICKIN’BRASS RUSHING TO THE TOP ROXY, GF, April Myers, Dowling, MI – Week 39 Flat River Retriever Club of MI
HARDSCRABBLE’S LET’S DO THE TWIST, LM, Margaret and Mitchel Brown, Boston, GA – Week 39 Central Savannah River Area RC
HAPPY TIMES, LM, Drew Clendaniel, Greenwood, DE – Week 39 Swamp Dog Club
STAR LAB’S RUSH TO EXCELLENCE, LM, Chandler Fryar, Clinton, NC – Week 39 Swamp Dog Club
OUTBACK’S WON’T BACK DOWN, LM, Robert Zylla and Tracey Piepenburg, Alexandria, MN – Week 39 Vikingland RC
C & N’S ANOTHER BREES ON THE BAYOU, LM, Cameron Johnson and Nina Duflo, Greenville, MI – Week 39 Central Arkansas RC
C & N’S QUEEN OF THE TECHE, LF, Cameron Johnson and Nina Duflo, Fenwick, MI – Week 39 Central Arkansas RC
TWISTER’S LOLLIE DOLLIE, LF, Glenn Bydwell, Tadoussac, QC – Week 39 Central Arkansas RC
RILEY CREEK'S MUSIC CITY MAN, LM, Ritchie Grigsby, Harriman, TN – Week 40 Bluegrass RC
THE SORCERER'S APRENTICE, LM, Susan Carpenter, Mattituck, NY – Week 40 Long Island Retriever FTC
CASTILE CREEKS HUNTER RUNS RIP, LM, Lyle Steinman, Gower, MO – Week 40 Bluegrass RC
CHESARAB’S COME HELL-OR HIGH WATER JH, LM, Jay Pinto, Hammonton, NJ – Week 40 Long Island Retriever FTC
BACKWATER’S RIPTIDE, LM, Bob Keopel, Ken McKeever, Erie, KS – Week 40 Topeka RC

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