The Super Slide delivers exactly what its name promises: the biggest stops in reining, stripped down to a single high-stakes run. On July 24 in Waco, Texas, that formula produced a nail-biter. Mirko Midili and Luk Skywalker (Maytheforcebewhizyou x RS Athena Jac), a 2020 stallion owned by Janice Laney and Thiago Boechat, laid down a 38½ that stood until Mirjam Stillo and Hot Chics Love Me (Yellow Jersey x Hot Chic With A Gun) matched it, forcing a runoff for the title.
Sent back in for a second slide, Midili and his stallion came out firing, sealing the win and the $16,000 top prize. Stillo, a past Super Slide champion herself, banked $6,000 for the runner-up finish.
The format is simple by design. Each horse gets one trip into the arena and one sliding stop, no back-up included. Four judges score every run independently on a 0 to 10 scale, in half-point increments, weighing approach, form and style, degree of difficulty, finesse and willingness, and physicality. All four scores count toward the total, out of a possible 40.
The victory pushed Luk Skywalker’s lifetime earnings north of $47,000.
It capped a big week for Midili, who recently became an NRHA $1 Million Rider in June. He also brought three entries to the 100X Open Futurity, placing sixth with Always Shiny (Shine N Spook x Always Shine), owned by Thiago Boechat, for $5,459.48.
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Super Slide Results
| Rank | Horse | Rider | Owner | Sire / Dam | Money Earned |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luk Skywalker | Mirko Midili | Janice Laney & Thiago Boechat | Sire: Maytheforcebewhizyou Dam: RS Athena Jac | $16,000.00 |
| 2 | Hot Chics Love Me | Mirjam Stillo | 100X Ranch LLC | Sire: Yellow Jersey Dam: Hot Chic With A Gun | $6,000.00 |
| 3 | Walla Be A Balla | Dany Tremblay | Pastorino Hay & Ranch Supply | Sire: Walla Walla Whiz Dam: Smokin Lady Gunner | $6,000.00 |
| 4 | Sparkling Face | Nicole Renick Johnson | The Denim And Debt Partners | Sire: A Sparkling Vintage Dam: Face The Attitude | $6,000.00 |
| 5 | High And Mightey | Dany Tremblay | Stone Mountain Stables | Sire: Gunnatrashya Dam: Electrinicki | $4,000.00 |
| 5 | Out Of The Furnace | Alex Gerard Case | Patty Henry | Sire: Inferno Sixty Six Dam: Shinaka | $4,000.00 |
| 7 | Magnums Ferrari | Josh Tishman | NTS Equine LLC | Sire: Ruf Lil Magnum Dam: Xtra Lace And Sugar | $2,000.00 |
| 8 | Peaky Top Dollar | Cade McCutcheon | DFS Group | Sire: Americasnexttopgun Dam: Little Lectric Spark | $2,000.00 |
| 8 | All Bets In | Casey L. Deary | Stuart Russell | Sire: High Roller Whiz Dam: Spooks Chic Mya | $2,000.00 |
| 10 | Shiners Dreamer | Tommaso Beltramini | XInvestpath LLC | Sire: Shiners Voodoo Dr Dam: Jessies Lil Dreamer | $2,000.00 |