Nugget placed in the Warm-up Race Friday Night at the Salinas Rodeo Grounds during the Triple 7 Finals. Nugget ran 18.575 Tom 18.532. Tom Won the 3D $471 Nugget 4th 3D $264.
Nugget was very calm in the warm-up, and behind the wings. Ran in lace roping reins.
10AM Start ended 6:45PM, then the banquet dinner and awards. 
The year end awards assembly Tom won the Custom Scott Thomas Saddle with almost 9,000 points and a 777 black jacket. Buzz won a saddle pad by Best Ever.
The Salinas Rodeo Grounds had beautiful cool weather with 329 contestants each day.
Sat. run Nugget was out #24 and ran
too strong in the first came back hard knocked over first barrel.
Then had a nice third but tipped that over also. Cheyenne Hattison won with a 17.1. Had a long visit with Cathy Valerga.