Playing With Effort at BFA World Championships.
 Jason and Leslie Willis have been striving for success from the first day they met. Breeding, buying and building horses has been their dedicated business. Leslie and Jason are not new to the winners circle, having won NBHA, IFR, IBRA and many other barrel races across the nation. In December of 2005, they saw the culmination of years of hard work come true when Leslie and their horse Playing With Effort was named the Barrel Futurities of America (BFA) World Champions.
Playing With Effort is a son of Special Effort and his dam is Playing With Cash by Takin On the Cash. Before becoming a barrel horse he ran on the track in AQHA races and earned a Speed Index of 91. He had one win, once 2nd at 2 and 3 and earnings of $7,497. Little did Jason and Leslie know that one day he would be the BFA World Champion.

Playing With Effort grazing
   

Playing With Effort's sire, Special Effort
Playing With Effort's sire, Special Effort had a Speed Index (SI) of 104. He was the only horse to win the AQHA Triple Crown. Won Kansas Futurity, Rainbow Futurity, & All American Futurity at two. Also, qualifying the fastest in the trials for each. Became richest QH ever and first 2-year-old of any breed to win $1,000,000. Won Kansas Derby at three. 15-13-0-1 Earned $1,219,950. World Champion. Syndicated for $15 million. Continues to be champion sire. Offspring earnings of over $17 million. Sired such greats as Special Leader, Bully Bullion, Special Shake, The Informant, Strawfly Special. Outstanding broodmare sire.

Playing with Efforts Dam Playing With Cash coliced and died last year while Playing With Effort was running in the futurities.

A true blue American dam.
Each year, starting in the previous December, top trainers from across the nation compete at BFA sanctioned events across the nation to accumulate points to win this title. Horses that compete in these futurity competitions, are not allowed to compete in any barrel race for any reason before December 1st of their 3 year old year. This can be very confusing for most people. For example. Your horse is aged for as of Jan 1, 2005. They can not compete in a barrel race before December 1, 2005. If they do they are NOT "futurity eligible". This means they can not compete at a BFA event. So, once Dec 1, 2005 passes you can compete. In this example, your horse would turn 4 on Jan 1, 2006. Only horses aged 4 and younger can compete in BFA sanctioned events. Thus, it takes the best of the best to train and compete with these young horses.

Playing with Effort, Reserve Champion at Delta Downs Futurity.

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