Mandy & Rex amos

Maximum Gold

Maximum Gold is our pride and joy!  He is a big part of the family!  With 2023 Max is 23 years young and running and placing at PRCA Rodeos and winning/placing at EBA Rodeos.  We are PATIENTLY waiting for Rory Amos to take over the reins.  

Maximum Gold running a top 5 times at the Arcaida PRCA in 2023

Max placing at Davie & Wachula PRCA

Maximum Gold winning the S & S Bull Bash Average & having the fastest time of the weekend
Running 3rd at the GTBRA Barrel Race in Unadilla out of 450+  and shown running a 17.10 on a Standard pattern

Maximum Gold and Mollie Akes are striking GOLD!!!
They have been together just 2 months and have won nearly $5,000 a 2D State Title, a saddle and so much more.  I am so excited and proud for this dear team.  This is just the beginning for them!!
Keep up the great work Mollie!!  Best of luck to you & Max as well as Madeline at Youth World on him!!

Update as of June 2020 - Mollie & Max have won over $27,000 
That brings his LTE to over $47,000 
Maximum Gold shown winning 3rd at the Kissimmee Pro Rodeo!!
Maximum Gold winning 4th at Savannah, TN Pro Rodeo - in the rain and mud!
Mandy & Max winning the Black Rodeo in Southhaven, Mississippi by 2/10s!!

Maximum Gold shown above winning 3rd out of 930 entries at the NBHA State Show in the 1st Go Round.



Max also shown to the right winning the Fl 08 NBHA Show on May 24th at Live Oak with 100+ entries. 


Mandy & Maximum Gold shown below placing in the 1D money
Friday & Sunday at the PAC WEST BARREL RACE!!
2014 Earnings (January 17th - November 29th) $10,889.33 
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Splitting 8th/9th place check at Williston Pro Rodeo
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A 18.19 got paid & we were a 18.31 - so close!
Placing at the Lakeland Pro Classic PRCA Rodeo

1D 3rd out of 325+ horses!!  Triple District NBHA Show            

Placing at the Williston PRCA Pro Rodeo





MAXIMUM GOLD - clocking 1D in the video to the left

January - Struttin Your Stuff Jackpot

Maximum Gold Accomplishments Oct 2013 - Nov 2014:
  • October 2nd - 2nd jackpot together Mandy wins the 2D at End of The Trail -Lara Dewees won the 1D on Wonders Fire Easy running a 15.6
  • October 11th - clock a half second off at Palatka Barrel
  • October 16th - Place in the 2D at End Of the Trail
  • October 18th - Brittany Dallaire, "catch rides" Max at the Guerney Rodeo on Friday and wins 3rd place out of nearly 40 horses!!
  • November 6th - clocked 1D 
  • November 23rd - was 1D 6th with over 100 riders at the $1,000 Added Jackpot
  • Had most of the month of December off ~ vacation!
  • December 28th - finished 1D 3rd behind Emily Jackson (NEW ARENA RECORD) & Sally Young (1D 2nd)
  • January 4th - Clocked 2D at Stopanio Memorial Barrel Race
  • January 5th - Clocked 1D at Stopanio Memorial Barrel Race - but tipped the 3rd leaving!
  • January 12th- Clocked 1D at the Strut Your Stuff $2,000 Added Barrel Race - 11th overall out of 193
  • Mandy buys her WPRA PERMIT to try the PRO RODEOS!!!
  • January 17th - Mandy & Max debut on the Pro Rodeo Circuit - running in slack at the Lakeland Rodeo Classic
  • January 18th - Mandy & Max place at the Lakeland Rodeo Classic - WINNING 7th PLACE & $328!!
  • January 24th - Barely tip the 1st leaving to place 1D 2nd at MC Arena - running a 15.73!!  
  • January 26th - have a very nice run at Homestead PRCA Rodeo - top 15 of 80+ horses
  • February 1st - Win 1D 3rd out of 325+ horses at the Triple District NBHA Show!! WPRA Approved  $354.00
  • February 7th - Run in slack at the PRCA Rodeo in Williston - Placing 8th/9th out of 80 horses!! $178.00
  • February 16th - 1D 4th out of 80 horses at Ryland Ranch Jackpot $195
  • Place at Arcadia PRCA - $480 filling their WPRA Permit  3/7/14 (LOTS OF ENTRIES!!!)
  • Place at Montgomery, Alabama PRCA Rodeo!!  Split 6th place earning $567!!!!  3/15/14 **Lots of tough horses!!
  • Place at Fort Myers PRCA Rodeo 3/23/14
  • April 4th - Finished 1D 3rd at Day 1 of the Pac West Barrel Race in Ocala
  • April 5th - Tipped a barrel to have placed in the 2D money in the Open and to have won the 2D in the SLOT RACE (Would have won $550 and placed in the 1D Average for the weekend - DARN Barrel)
  • April 6th - placed 1D 6th at the 3rd day of the Pac West Barrel Race!!
  • 2 weeks vacation!
  • May 24th - won the District 08 NBHA 1D 1st by 1/10 at Live Oak with 111 entries!!  Winning $274!!
  • May 26th - won 1D 4th out of 193 entries!!!  Winning $450 $5,000 Added Barrel Race
  • June 1st - tipped a barrel at the PRCA Rodeo in Clarksville TN to place!
  • June 6th - win 3rd at the PRCA Silver Spurs Rodeo in Kissimmee, FL winning $671
  • June 8th - win 2nd at the PRCA Rodeo in Fletcher, NC winning $349
  • Took a weekend off before heading to the NBHA State Show
  • June 19th - 3rd out of 930 entries at the 1st go round of the NBHA State Show - $1,319
  • Tipped a barrel in the finals to have won the 2D State Title & $2,600!
  • June 27th Placed at DAVIE PRO RODEO 
  • July 4th - Clocked 1D at Perry, GA NBHA Super Show 1D 19th out of 800 horses!!
  • July 12th - eased threw at End Of The Trail - clocking 1D
  • July 18th - Placed 4th at Savannah, TN PRCA Rodeo - $250
  • July 19th - won the Southhaven, Mississippi Open Rodeo by 2/10s - $858
  • July 25th- Philadelphia, Mississippi PRCA Rodeo - 3rd place winning $316
  • July 26th - 5th Annual Gulf Coast Black Rodeo - Max wins the long go, the short go and the average!!!  A clean sweep!!  $600+
  • July 31st - Springhill, Louisiana PRCA Rodeo - 7th place $127
  • August 1st - Winnsboro, LA - barely tipped the 2nd barrel leaving it to have placed top 5!!!
  • August 8th - Lauderdale, Mississippi PRCA Rodeo - 4th Place winning $276
  • August 9th - Crossett, Arkansas PRCA Rodeo - top 12!!  Only paid 10 places
  • August 12th - sitting 17th in the Southeastern WPRA RODEO Circuit - started the year in mid January by purchasing our permit and filled it in March. 
  • 2 weeks/weekends of vacation!!  Well deserved
  • Ocala Pro Rodeo - 1st run back in 3 weeks and he has a pretty run but doesnt clock.  He was6/10s off the winner with out firing (Still proud of him)
  • Williston Jackpot Runnin For The Ca$h - $1,000 Added jackpot - clocked 1D (.7 got money and we were an .8 out of nearly 200 horses)
  • Okeechobee PRCA Rodeo - Labor Day - win 6th place for $295!!  That was a TOUGH rodeo!!
  • I almost cried when i was on vacation in NY visiting the family - I missed the books for the NC $5,000 added Rodeo!
  • Davie PRCA Rodeo - September 6th - grabbed the last check!  8th place for $41
  • Sitting 15th in the Southeastern Circuit standings as of Sept 1st  
  • September 12th - 2nd place at Jonesboro, Arkansas PRCA Rodeo winning $576
  • September 13th - Hamilton, GA PRCA Rodeo - 5th place winning $150
  • October 1st sitting 13th in the circuit 

Finished the 2014 Rodeo Season in 13th place.  Missed making the Circuit Finals by $600

  • October 2nd - Bonifay PRCA Rodeo - Just out of placing
  • October 3rd - Guerney Rodeo (Open Rodeo) in Maclenny - 2nd place
  • October 10th - $500 Added End Of The Trail WPRA Jackpot 1D 3rd
  • October 17th - Indiantown PRCA - 6th Place $588
  • Weekend off
  • November 1st - Arcadia PRCA Rodeo 7th Place $304
  • November 2nd - Okeechobee FBRA 2D 1st Place $240
  • November 7th - End Of Trail $1,000 Added 1D 2nd Place $283
  • Weekend Off
  • November 22nd - Inverness PRCA Rodeo 10th place - 82 entries
  • Maximum Gold gets the whole month of December off to REST - well deserved