DH Jess Stellar, “Jules,” Shines in Flaharty’s “Duke” barrel racing bit.
Hailey Kinsel captured the 2022 Women’s Rodeo World Championship riding DH Jess Stellar, “Jules,” to first in the Semifinals, which they followed up with a 13.492 in the Show Down round. Gaining speed with each run, Kinsel and Jules laid down a record 13.384—just one hour after the Show Down—to capture the Triple Crown Championship and $60,000.
The Troy Flaharty Duke is Kinsel’s Bit of Choice for Jules.
“Jules runs in a Troy Flaharty “Duke” bit. The Duke is what Janna (Beam) Brown, who trained her, had figured out Jules liked. She likes this sliding tie-down and this bit. I’ve run her in a couple of other things, and she does pretty well, but it’s kind of like when it’s not broke, don’t fix it, so we like this, she likes the feel of it and now I’ve got the feel of it with my hands too. Troy was really nice to make this for me when he found out this is what it was for. This is our bit of choice.”
Quickly gaining notoriety, Jules is a 9-year-old palomino mare that was bred by Hodges Farms in Omaha, Texas. She is by the Mr Jess Perry son Mighty Jess, and out of the mare PC Frosted Stellar by Sun Frost.
DH Jess Stellar Career Highlights
- Futurity and derby earnings of more than $90,000 with Janna Brown
- 2022 The American qualifier with Kinsel
- 2021 Set the arena record in Cowtown Coliseum – 13.387 at The American Semifinals, ridden by Brown
- 2019 OKC Derby Top 5, ridden by Brown
- 2017 Barrel Futurities of America, 3rd Futurity Finals, $16,345, ridden by Brown
