Crafty With Cows, shown by Darren Simpkins, and Reysin Kittens, with Jaime Snyder, tied with 223 points to share the championship of the 2017 PCCHA Core Balance Derby Open, on Saturday, June 17, in Las Vegas. Dmac Piccolo Pete, under Clint Allen, placed third with 220.5 points.

Owned and bred by Carol Ward, Rancho Murieta, Calif., Crafty With Cows, a gelded son of High Brow CD and half-brother to Lil Dulce Lu LTE $224,621, placed third in the 2016 NCHA Futurity Open with R.L. Chartier. Including the $16,500 won for his performance in the PCCHA Derby, Crafty With Cows has career earnings of $188,920.

Reysin Kittens, owned and bred by Frank and Bonnie Martin, Las Vegas, Nev., is by Dual Rey and out of the High Brow Cat daughter Kittens LTE $372,502, who was shown to 18 limited age championships under Bonnie Martin and NCHA Open Hall of Fame Rider Russ Miller. Reysin Kittens LTE $63,399 placed fourth in the 2017 NCHA Abilene Spectacular Open with Snider and won the Breeders Invitational Non-Pro Senior with Bonnie Martin.

DMAC Piccolo Pete LTE $85,598, sired by WR This Cats Smart and owned by David and Stacie McDavid, Fort Worth, Tex., made her debut as reserve champion of the 2016 West Texas Futurity. Stacie McDavid also showed her as reserve champion of the 2017 Ike Hamilton Futurity Non-Pro.

DMAC Piccolo Pete is out of Cherry Chex Dually LTE $230,488, by Hes A Peptospoonful, a leading sire of earners of more than $7 million. Hes A Peptospoonful, who died in 2012, was owned by David and Stacie McDavid.