Beau Peterson and 4-year-old gelding Hez Talkin Smack ran away with the Gold Buckle Futurities Breakaway Futurity title in route to a massive $45,657 in earnings at the Spring Showdown in Ardmore, Oklahoma, besting the field by nearly 11 points.

Hez Talkin Smack, by enrolled Elite Stallion Smooth Talkin Style and out of Lanas Little Dual by Dual Banditos Gold, claimed Rounds 2 and 3 with a 927.11 on four head, securing the aggregate title and $6,258 for owner Shane Hanchey. Peterson and Hez Talkin Smack picked up $13,675 for the Elite Stallion Incentive win, with 50% of that money going to Smooth Talkin Style.

“The first time I’d ever shown him was at the RFA, and we did really good,” Peterson said. “We won a lot of money over there. He’s such an easy 4-year-old. You get on him and you think you’re on a veteran. The judges loved him and for good reason. He doesn’t make any mistakes really… he showed off and drug his butt. He can stop really good.”

Peterson also placed on three horses in the average in the Maturity Breakaway, headlined by her second-place finish on Hanchey’s Rollin On The River.

“He was lights out all day,” Peterson said. “He just does his job every single time, makes it easy on me and makes me look good.”

Aldo The Apache, Peterson’s 2020 gelding by Kit Kat Sugar out of DMac Easter Bunny by Young Gun, took the Maturity Tie-Down Roping title with Beau Cooper for $6,750. He followed it up with a win in the Gold Buckle Stallion Incentive, adding $14,375 to the total payout, with $7,187.50 of that going to enrolled Elite Stallion Kit Kat Sugar.

From standout performances by both Peterson and Cooper to a stacked roster of talent across all divisions, the rest of the leaderboard reflected the depth of competition in Ardmore.

Tom Cats R Popular and Chance Thiessen won the Futurity Tie-Down Roping to the tune of $6,062, plus another $13,500 for winning the Elite Stallion Incentive. Tom Cats R Popular is by the Elite Stallion Metallic Cattack and out of the Popular Resort Figure mare, Lotta Popular Grace.

Shelby Boisjoli Meged won the Gold Buckle’s Maturity Breakaway on Wares The Hottie, by Hottish out of Holidayware by WR This Cats Smart. She also won $12,480 on the 2019 mare, with half of it going to Hottish as the Elite Stallion.

Across the tie-down and breakaway divisions, Gold Buckle Futurities paid out a combined $462,778 at the Spring Showdown.

In the breakaway, Shelby Boisjoli Meged followed Peterson on the earnings list with $43,521, highlighted by her win in the Maturity Breakaway. Loni Yates was close behind with $43,028, adding another solid performance to her growing list of futurity successes.

In tie-down, Haven Meged led all earners with $38,736, finishing out a consistent week that kept him at the top of the leaderboard.

With deep payouts and high-caliber performances across the board, the Spring Showdown once again proved its place as a premier stop for futurity roping. The results spoke for themselves and set the tone for the rest of the season.

Full Results

The full event results can be found at https://goldbucklefuturities.com/2025-gbf-spring-roping/#results