 We're getting down to the business end of the 2018 Lucas All Superstakes today is the final day We have a few interviews to get through and the non-pro derby final was just decided It was a tie and I hope the winners here, Mella and Chad, new show congratulations to you guys What a great effort, I'll start with Chad, you came out in the first set You laid down that 222, how did you feel after that run? You know I was pretty pleased with my mirror Just thankful to get through it, thankful we got some good cows and just real happy with our effort I'd imagine you'd be very happy because you've just backed it up, you've really gone 2 for 2 You won the Ferturity, how does this win feel? Comparison? It feels good, there's absolutely nothing like the Ferturity Nothing even comes close to it but this is being able to tie with someone like Megan There's one of my favorite people and her husband's one of my favorite friends and trainers And to tie with the great mirror that she has, I feel very happy to be here Can you take us through your run tonight, how tough was it? Cut all three cows that we talked about, Casey Green and Matt Gaines They've been in my heart help for a long, long time Cut all three cows that we intended, the first couple cows were a little bit on the average side But the third cow was really, really good and felt like we finished real strong I was pleased with my mirror the whole time Woulda coulda shoulda, wish I had cut them a little cleaner and a little this and a little that But just real pleased with my mirror Always got something to work on huh? Oh yeah, you bet Now what does it mean to win back to back? You've got obviously the summer in your sights, the triple crown Is that what you really like to win? You know I really haven't thought about it too much My mirror was off for a good bit after the Ferturity and I'm just thankful to have her back Was she injured? Yeah, just slightly, nothing, nothing real major but just kind of preventative caution We left her off until this show and flushed a few embryos and So how did that play into your strategy coming out John when you had some time off? It wasn't really any strategy, it was kind of a forced strategy But I was real happy with my mirror and she came back very well and very strong, very sound And just very pleased with her So when you had a bit of success on a horse as a non-pro Do you feel like you can cover your expenses, say for that one horse? Yeah, I try not to really think about all that a whole lot anymore But I think when you have a special horse you're just so thrilled and happy and blessed To have a special horse in your life that the rest of it just sort of falls by the wayside And you just kind of focus on having those special animals It's just hard to get ones like that So when you do get them I'm sure awful thankful to have her And tell us about the work, the life balance You've worked full time, you've got your family, you've got cutting How do you make it all balanced? You know it's all self-inflicted so I can't complain about it at all But really I wouldn't change a thing, wouldn't change a single decision I've ever made, wouldn't said it before But I've got the greatest wife ever And I've got three healthy beautiful boys that I'm extremely proud of And I've got a great great assistant at my office that helps me keep my professional life You know going at a very high level along with Chalmers And she's as important as my horse or my turn back help or anybody else She's a big part of any success I have And just great people at the ranch from Crystal Hensley that gets my horse ready To Austin Keyes that starts our colts to the guys that turn back and help me pick cows And I'm just very very fortunate It takes a take? Absolutely Thank you very much, it was great to speak to you Congratulations, will you be interested to see how you go It would be great to see you in the virtual ground No thank you Thanks Chai And we shared that with Megan Miller Congratulations to you Megan Thank you Now the 222 was laid down in the first set What was your strategy tonight? I really just wanted to go down there and show my mare I knew she was capable of marking a big score If I got my cows cut clean and the cows helped us and she was great I couldn't have been more happy Can you describe your run, can you take us for you three cows? Yes I ended up cutting two cows I went in to cut my first cow and we had a white cow and a grey cow I was going to start with the grey and the way the cows were just shifting The white cow just seemed in a better spot I just kept walking forward and I decided with that first And then the grey cow we came back and cut And I ended up saying, I remember Matt said 15 seconds Stay here and felt like forever but we worked it till the buzzer It's amazing how long 15 seconds can take Yes it really is, for sure Okay, what did it mean when you looked up and saw that score? Just, you know, it's a great feeling in this arena To be able to mark anything like that is such a huge feat It's so hard to do this And just thankful that I have a horse like that And just every time I get to go down there Especially in a final in Fort Worth it's just nothing like it And what do you like about your horse? She's been special since the day she was born We raised her and she's out of our Pepto mare Carolina Moon Who's meant the world to me She was my first really big time cutting horse And put me basically where I wanted to do this She showed me that there's a whole other level to this game And this mare just kind of showed those signs early on Guesty worker was working for us at the time And I just remember watching her worker on the machine the first time And she just locked in there and I just thought, wow I've never seen anything like that And I told Matt, she's the one I want to keep, you know And anyway, we've just been really fortunate to do that And I hope to keep her forever and raise lots of babies And she's going to hopefully be the replacement for Carolina Moon for us What a great story to have been throughout your cutting career Tell us how you got into cutting My parents have been doing this as long as I can remember When we grew up on a breeding farm My parents have been in several different disciplines But they always enjoyed cutting And I did a lot of the all-around events growing up And then my later teen years, I kind of... I guess I was 18 or 19 when I got Carolina Moon At the Superstakes as a three-year-old And that just kind of shifted my interest into this Full throttle, I guess Now, you're married to Matt Miller, trainer Who you obviously work and train with Adds an extra challenge to a marriage How do you guys make it work? I honestly, I mean, we have our days, I'm sure, like everybody But I really feel blessed every day To get to go to the barn and help And I have a great team of people I mean, we work well together I mean, most of the time it's pretty awesome We get along good And we have a great crew Cameron Thompson, Carly Shirelli Jake Flannery, Jocelyn Marzela As it runs our spa And I just have a lot of awesome people And then not to mention my mom and dad and Matt's parents So we just, with so much help with the kids It's the only way I'd be able to do this And I am super blessed in that Again, it comes to the same thing we're talking about With Chad, that it takes a village It really does That's what makes coming special It really does And we're very fortunate Well, thank you Congratulations on winning Thank you so much