2023 TxOLAN Bluebonnet Stakes:

J.S. Bridwell Agricultural Center in Wichita Falls, TX

February 10-12, 2023

Judge:  Helen Testa

Judge's Choice, ESTATES PICASSO'S DUKE MALAGA - 2023 TxOLAN Bluebonnet Stakes: Halter, Judges Choice Huacaya Male (Class of 7) (Judge: Helen Testa)

Color Champion, ESTATES PICASSO'S DUKE MALAGA - 2023 TxOLAN Bluebonnet Stakes: Halter, Huacaya Light Male Championship (Class of 20) (Judge: Helen Testa) Judge's comments:  "Such a soft, uniform, fine, dense fleece and it is really consistent.  It's super uniform on my sleeve and everywhere.  It really corresponds to my hand.  He has a really pleasing style to the head here, length of level of fineness that is top line...Just really super impressed with the fineness and uniformity that I'm seeing there.  I'm a big fan of that.  I'm really pleased with both these two males, and I encourage you to take a look at them when they leave the ring."

1st Place, ESTATES PICASSO'S DUKE MALAGA - 2023 TxOLAN Bluebonnet Stakes: Halter, Huacaya Light Fawn Yearling Male (Class of 3) (Judge: Helen Testa) Judge's comments:  "This male really caught my eye when he walked in.  I really appreciate the style of his head.  He is very true to type.  When I look at him conformationally, he checks all the boxes for me.  When I look at the balance and proportion, he has good bone under him as well.  He has a fine fleece, has good uniformity in the sample I pulled, as well as to my hand.  I appreciate the length to the staple and the fact that he is carrying that length all the way down to his extremities."

1st Place, ESTATES SAKIMA'S KARLENE - 2023 TxOLAN Bluebonnet Stakes: Halter, Huacaya Black Juvenile Female (Class of 6) (Judge: Helen Testa) Judge's Comments:  "This female was the clear class winner when I put both the conformation and fleece together.  She has a beautiful soft handling fleece.  The fineness is there.  She's got density and beautiful character across the fleece.  Conformationally she is balanced.  Beautiful type to her head.  A nice little top line.  Congratulations to you."

1st Place, THOR FARMS MORRIGAN BY INNSBRUCK - 2023 TxOLAN Bluebonnet Stakes: Halter, Huacaya Brown Yearling Female (Class of 9) (Judge: Helen Testa) Judge's comments: "The first-place winner is edging out the group in terms of that fineness.  She's got a very fine fleece.  The density is great for the relative fineness and when I get into the fiber, I'm working it down into the extremities and seeing the same expression of architecture.  So just super, super softness to this fleece.  The highest degree of fineness in the class, so congratulations to you.  She's nice and level in her top length, squared off in her appearance, so congratulations on your first place."

2nd Place, AMBER AUTUMN CADENCE - 2023 TxOLAN Bluebonnet Stakes: Halter, Huacaya Brown Juvenile Male (Class of 4) (Judge: Helen Testa) Judge's comments: "This was a really competitive class between the top three males in the ring.  Coming right behind the 1st place male, this male certainly has a beautiful style to his head, and he's got great substance of bone.  He has a lovely structure throughout his fleece.  It's very soft as well...really love the overall handle...down into his extremities."

2nd Place, ESTATES CAMERON SEBASTIAN - 2023 TxOLAN Bluebonnet Stakes: Halter, Huacaya True Black Yearling Male (Class of 4) (Judge: Helen Testa) 

3rd Place, ANDINA CINNAMON TOAST - 2023 TxOLAN Bluebonnet Stakes: Halter, Huacaya Rose Gray Juvenile Male (Class of 4) (Judge: Helen Testa) Judge Helen Testa commented that Cinnamon Toast's fleece was very dense with great definition. *1st Place won Reserve Champion.

3rd Place, ANDINA EBONY ROSE - 2023 TxOLAN Bluebonnet Stakes: Halter, Huacaya Black Juvenile Female (Class of 6) (Judge: Helen Testa) *1st place was our Estates Sakima's Karlene.

3rd Place, ESTATES LOYAL JUSTICE XXX - 2023 TxOLAN Bluebonnet Stakes: Halter, Huacaya Fawn Juvenile Male (Class of 3) (Judge: Helen Testa) 

3rd Place, ESTATES MATEO THE MAGNIFICENT - 2023 TxOLAN Bluebonnet Stakes: Halter, Full Fleece Huacaya Black Male Juvenile (Class of 7) (Judge:  Helen Testa)

3rd Place,ESTATES PURE GOLDEN HONEY - 2023 TxOLAN Bluebonnet Stakes: Halter, Huacaya Fawn Juvenile Female (Class of 7) (Judge: Helen Testa) Judge's comments: "I really love the overall style of this female.  Good substance of bone.  Good capacity, balance and proportion.  Super soft handling fleece and good definition."
4th Place, ESTATES PICASSO'S FAMOUS PAINTING - 2023 TxOLAN Bluebonnet Stakes: Halter, Huacaya Brown Yearling Male (Class of 4) (Judge: Helen Testa) Judge's comments:  "This was a really competitive class.  If I was just judging fleece, very competitive.  Really pleasing to see this level of quality of density.  This male has a high degree of fineness, good definition and structure in his fleece, and good density as well."

5th Place, ESTATES PICASSO'S LEAH ROSE XXX - 2023 TxOLAN Bluebonnet Stakes: Halter, Huacaya Med. Fawn Yearling Female (Class of 10) (Judge: Helen Testa) Judge's comments: "She is a little smaller in stature, a little sleighter in frame than the female that stood above her, but she's carrying a lot of fiber on that frame.  It's fine.  It's got a good, even architecture, and good consistency across that fleece."