Sister CD, who Skip Queen rode on Thursday as Augusta Classic non-pro champion, won the Western Horseman Open Cup, presented by UBS, last night with 226 points under Paul Hansma (pictured right). It was the second time the 5-year-old gelding has claimed double titles at the same event. Last year, he won the NCHA Non-Pro Super Stakes for Queen and was NCHA Super Stakes Open Gelding with Hansma.

“He’s a good individual,” said Hansma of Sister CD, who has earned over $350,000 in the past 12 months, including $52,500 at Augusta. “What’s fun is that he is Bar H bred and raised.”

Sister CD is by CD Olena out of Little Baby Sister, by Dual Pep. CD Olena and Dual Pep, both ranked high on the list of cutting’s all-time leading sires, are owned by Bar H Ranche, Weatherford, TX, managed by Paul Hansma.

Queen had qualified with Sister CD for the Western Horseman Non-Pro Cup, but opted to ride Rockin N Playing, after his 227-point win Thursday on Sister CD. “He’s a real physical little horse and doubling up takes a toll on them,” he explained.

Queen was non-pro reserve champion at last year’s Augusta Futurity on Sister CD, following Hansma’s win on the horse in the Abilene Spectacular. Two weeks ago, Queen and Sister CD took the non-pro reserve title in the Abilene Spectacular Classic.

Hansma’s wife Julie was reserve champion of the Western Horseman Non-Pro Cup with 219.5 points on Bob Dualin, by Dual Pep; high school senior Cole Rothwell, Abilene, TX, claimed the championship with 221.5 on Peppys Stylish Lena, by Docs Stylish Oak. Queen’s wife Elizabeth was also a non-pro finalist on CD Hombre, by CD Olena.

Highbrow Supercat, the 2005 NCHA Futurity winner, was Open Cup reserve champion with 224.5 points under Tommy Marvin for Paul Dean.