Team Poppie

Team Poppie “Team Poppie” is a pack-burro racing team from Bailey, Colorado. Check out their 2025 burro racing schedule to find a race near you!

Team Poppie was formed in late 2024, and began racing together just a few shorts months later in 2025.

24 HOURS TIL’ “THE GUN”! 🔫🎉🫏🏃🏻🏁🔥And it’s moments like these, where I stop and remember how lucky I am and just how grate...
08/08/2026

24 HOURS TIL’ “THE GUN”! 🔫🎉🫏🏃🏻🏁🔥

And it’s moments like these, where I stop and remember how lucky I am and just how grateful I am to be traveling the country with my best friend and co-pilot Anabelle Greffard, our awesome friends and our fant@$$tic donkeys! ✨🤓💕

It’s been an amazing 2026 Triple Crown Series; here how the first two races played out:

FairPlay 30 Mile Long Course - 🥈
Buena Vista 13 Mile Long Course - 🥇
Leadville 19 Mile Long Course - HERE WE GO!

In just about 24 hours the gun will sound and Poppie and I will be leaving it all on the course at Leadville Boom Days. None of this would be possible without the help my amazing local business sponsors (sorry I can’t tag everyone, Facebook doesn’t like that many tags) - a special shoutout to our brand new 2026 season sponsors as well, thank you so much and welcome to the team! I am honored to be able to represent not only the city of Bailey, but the great state of Colorado and ALL of these amazing companies! 🤠🫏🎉🏨🥩📋💙

Team Poppie 2026 Sponsors:
2Dads Eatery and Taproom
Two B***os Trading Co.
Aspen Peak Cellars
Accent Taxes and Accounting
Badass B***o Beanies
Blue Crow Boutique
Bailey Graphic Worx
Blossoming Boutique
Chimney Doctors Of Colorado
Craft Mountain Brewing
Cornerstone Auto Glass
Deer Creek Secure Self Storage
Deer Creek Realty
Emily's Homestead
Fun and Funky Art Galleries & Gifts
Ginger Landry Williams
Glen-Isle Resort - Bailey, CO
Granite Fitness, Pine CO
MN Designs & Photography
Mountain Mama Goods
Red Rocks Toffee Company
Rocky Top Toys and Gifts
Satchel & Rose Bookkeeping
SuperGanix CBD
Tiffany & Christy Team at REMAX Alliance
Mama Mac & Mark “Boomer” Stark
Deb Harrison Evans

The work has been put in, the road-trip is underway, and the team is ready… WISH US LUCK FOLKS!!! HERE COMES POPPIE!! 💪🏻🫏

Photo: Pack B***o Racing 📸: Ellen Ritt

48 HOURS TIL’ “THE GUN”! 🔫🎉🫏🏃🏻🏁🔥And it’s moments like these, where I stop and remember how lucky I am and just how grate...
07/31/2026

48 HOURS TIL’ “THE GUN”! 🔫🎉🫏🏃🏻🏁🔥

And it’s moments like these, where I stop and remember how lucky I am and just how grateful I am to be traveling the country with my best friend and co-pilot Anabelle, our awesome friends and our fant@$$tic donkeys! ✨🤓💕

In just about 48 hours the gun will sound and Poppie and I will be gunnin’ for that top spot at the 2026 Buena Vista Pack B***o Race. None of this would be possible without the help my amazing local business sponsors (sorry I can’t tag everyone, Facebook doesn’t like that many tags) - a special shoutout to our brand new 2026 season sponsors as well, thank you so much and welcome to the team! I am honored to be able to represent not only the city of Bailey, but the great state of Colorado and ALL of these amazing companies! 🤠🫏🎉🏨🥩📋

Team Poppie 2026 Sponsors:
2Dads Eatery and Taproom
Two B***os Trading Co.
Aspen Peak Cellars
Accent Taxes and Accounting
Badass B***o Beanies
Blue Crow Boutique
Bailey Graphic Worx
Blossoming Boutique
Chimney Doctors Of Colorado
Craft Mountain Brewing
Cornerstone Auto Glass
Deer Creek Secure Self Storage
Deer Creek Realty
Emily's Homestead
Fun and Funky Art Galleries & Gifts
Ginger Landry Williams
Glen-Isle Resort - Bailey, CO
Granite Fitness, Pine CO
MN Designs & Photography
Mountain Mama Goods
Red Rocks Toffee Company
Rocky Top Toys and Gifts
Satchel & Rose Bookkeeping
SuperGanix CBD
Tiffany & Christy Team at REMAX Alliance
Mama Mac & Mark “Boomer” Stark
And a warm welcome and big thanks goes to:
Deb Harrison Evans, our newest sponsor! 🙏🏻🫏

The work has been put in, the road-trip is underway, and the team is ready… WISH US LUCK FOLKS!!! HERE COMES POPPIE!!

Photo: Pack B***o Racing Photographers
📸 Buena Vista Pack B***o Race 2025
🥉last year.. lets go for 🥈or 🥇this year! 📈

07/28/2026

2026 FairPlay World Championship 30 Mile Pack B***o Race Results 🌎🏔️🫏🥈🎊💪🏻

Poppie & Kev - 30 Mile Long Course
🥉2025 - 8 hours & 4 minutes (of sheer pain)
🥈2026 - 6 hours & 25 minutes ⚡️⚡️🫏⚡️⚡️

When I set a goal to beat my previous years time of over an hour (Goal: knock off 1 hour 15 min), I knew it was going to be tough. But this is what we had been preparing for. The cold, snowy runs in January and February, the trips to FairPlay in March, the roadtrips to Arizona in Aril, and the countless early mornings and late nights leading up to July.. “the hay was in the barn”, and it was time to let the donkeys out the cage.

And we went out there… and WE CRUSHEDDD THAT GOAL FOLKS!!!! 🔥🔥💪🏻🫏💪🏻🔥🔥

I cannot be more proud, more ecstatic, more energized about CRUSHING our goal, and taking home second place in the 2026 world championship race this year. We absolutely murdered “section 1” of the course, had a pretty slow & lonely go up the 5 mile section of the pass, we absolutely FLEW down from the top, and I persevered through 10 miles of cramps on the last section to bring it home feeling great. Without my krew, and especially my krew chief Anabelle Greffard, I simply wouldn’t have gotten it done. I am eternally grateful for my team ❤️

Huge congrats to this years winner, Team Buttercup! It was a true honor to be running behind the legendary Marvin Sandoval & Buttercup, and I cannot thank them enough for all the guidance they have provided this year - those two will go down in this history books as one of the toughest teams to ever compete!

To all the “Team Poppie Mini Festival” sponsors booths… was that epic or what?!?!? I cannot thank all of you enough for coming out to the event and sharing in the magic and joy that was b***o days!!! Let’s do it again in 2027?!?!? 🤷🏻‍♂️💚
Chimney Doctors Of Colorado Blossoming Boutique Emily's Homestead Beso de B***o Ranch Crates Colorado Ginger Landry Williams Kiley Howard Two B***os Trading Co. Mountain Mama Goods

To rest of the 2025-26 Team Poppie sponsors - WE LOVE YOU!!!! Thank you so much for all you’ve done for us, this year and last!!!! Let’s keep this party rolling, shall we?! 🎊🎊🎊

And to every person who has had a hand in this magical, gooey pot of awesomeness.. whether you’ve rented a donkey, gone on a hike, been at a wedding, seen us running down the street, or found yourself at one of these goofy b***o races shouting “POPPIE, POPPIE!”… WE LOVE YA’LL!

See you in Buena Vista in 5 days!

Love, Poppie & Coach 💚👑🫏🧡🤠

📸: Pack B***o Racing Photographers

07/20/2026

2026 Victor Pack B***o Race Results

1st Place Overall - "Poppie the Queen" & Coach Kev
Time: 1:10:50 - Pace: 9:42 per mile

"Winner by a nose!", as they say! Taking this one home by a literal fraction of a second was a bit too close for comfort. If Poppie and I never have to finish a race this close again, that's totally ok with us! LOL! The mad dash to the finish line in this race was one of the fastest sprints Poppie and I have ever run in an actual race, let alone training on the hills in the neighborhood. Massive kudos go out to Aidan, Yukon, Tracy, Mary Margaret and ALL of the other human/ b***o teams that came out to crush this tough, yet rewarding course. Huge thanks to Pack B***o Racing Photographers, B***o Buddies, Redonkulous Ranch Sanctuary & Rescue, Inc., Beso de B***o Ranch, all the first-responders and town officials, and of course, all the spectators that came out to cheer on the b***os! We will post more pictures and videos about the rest of the team and their stellar performances as they continue to be uploaded. This is a race we will be replaying for years to come!

28 HOURS TIL’ “THE GUN”! 🔫🎉🫏🏃🏻🏁🔥And it’s moments like these, where I stop and remember how lucky I am and just how grate...
07/18/2026

28 HOURS TIL’ “THE GUN”! 🔫🎉🫏🏃🏻🏁🔥

And it’s moments like these, where I stop and remember how lucky I am and just how grateful I am to be traveling the country with my best friend and co-pilot, our awesome friends and our fant@$$tic donkeys! ✨🤓💕

In just about 28 hours the gun will sound and Poppie and I will be gunnin’ for gold at the 2026 Victor Pack B***o Race. None of this would be possible without the help my amazing local business sponsors (sorry I can’t tag everyone, Facebook doesn’t like that many tags) - a special shoutout to our brand new 2026 season sponsors as well, thank you so much and welcome to the team! I am honored to be able to represent not only the city of Bailey, but the great state of Colorado and ALL of these amazing companies!
🤠🫏🎉🏨🥩📋

Team Poppie 2026 Sponsors:
2Dads Eatery and Taproom
Two B***os Trading Co.
Aspen Peak Cellars
Accent Taxes and Accounting
Badass B***o Beanies
Blue Crow Boutique
Bailey Graphic Worx
Blossoming Boutique
Chimney Doctors Of Colorado
Craft Mountain Brewing
Cornerstone Auto Glass
Deer Creek Secure Self Storage
Deer Creek Realty
Emily's Homestead
Fun and Funky Art Galleries & Gifts
Ginger Landry Williams
Glen-Isle Resort - Bailey, CO
Granite Fitness, Pine CO
MN Designs & Photography
Mountain Mama Goods
Red Rocks Toffee Company
Rocky Top Toys and Gifts
Satchel & Rose Bookkeeping
SuperGanix CBD
Tiffany & Christy Team at REMAX Alliance
Mama Mac & Mark “Boomer” Stark

The work has been put in, the road-trip is underway, and the team is ready… WISH US LUCK FOLKS!!! HERE COMES POPPIE!!

Photo: Pack B***o Racing Photographers

16 day until Victor… ☀️🏔️🫏🏁🔥 But who’s counting?! 😈😈😈
07/03/2026

16 day until Victor… ☀️🏔️🫏🏁🔥

But who’s counting?! 😈😈😈

06/29/2026

Cripple Creek Donkey Derby Days 2026 Professional Pack B***o Race Results 🥇🫏🏔️👑🔥

1st Place Overall (with 7:58 seconds to spare)
Poppie the Queen and Coach Kev 🏆🥇🏆
10k time = 55:10 - Pace = 9:11

WOW! What a day! Huge congratulations to all of 69 teams who dug deep and participated in the first Cripple Creek Donkey Derby Days professional pack b***o race in over 20 years! Poppie and I have been studying & training hills like a full time job lately, and man oh man did that pay off! Our goal was simple - “ get out front, and stay out front,” and as you can see from this start line video, I was in a “LETS GOOOOOO” state of mind from start to finish. 📈🫏

How did the rest of the squad do?! CRUSHED!💥

Geodude - 1:37:09 🪨🎸🔥
Jazzy & Denver - 1:41:07 🩷💜🫏🫏💙🧡
Applejack - 2:02:00 🍏🫏🎊

What’s next on the docket for Team Poppie?! The fun keeps rolling! We are leading three “Guided Donkey Hikes”, and rolling right into the 4th of July weekend with the B***o Buster 5k happening this 4th of July Saturday in FairPlay! I have three donkeys available for rent that day, let me know if you’d like to get involved and come run a 5K with us! After that, two weeks off of racing… before the big stretch begins. Victor, FairPlay, Leadville, Buena Vista and Ruidoso, NM. all back to back to back to BACK TO BACK!!! 😅💯🫏🏔️🎊

As always, huge shout out to all the folks doing so much behind the scenes, Redonkulous Ranch Sanctuary & Rescue, Inc. B***o Buddies Beso de B***o Ranch Alex Laddbush Pack B***o Racing Photographers

📸: Scott Lutz

Only 5 days til Cripple Creek Donkey Derby Days 10k Professional Pack B***o Race, hosted by Redonkulous Ranch Sanctuary…...
06/23/2026

Only 5 days til Cripple Creek Donkey Derby Days 10k Professional Pack B***o Race, hosted by Redonkulous Ranch Sanctuary…

But who’s counting?!?! 🤷🏻‍♂️🔥🫏😈🔥🏔️

I can’t believe that 2026 is just about halfway over already - what an AMAZING year it has been! Not only for our family, but it seems like for the whole sport of pack b***o racing - the strides of success and forward momentum for the sport seem to be happening all around us, and you gotta love it for everyone involved! Here is what the season has looked like so far, specifically for Poppie and I, as well as a quick preview of the next big chunk of upcoming donkey races!

🟢3x First place overall races 🥇🥇🥇- but only by a nose, in two of those races! The overall level of competition in this sport continues to rise, and I’m excited to be a part of the people up front pushing the speed, but also one of the guys cheering for the folks at the back of the pack as well!

🟢3x 2nd place overall races 🥈🥈🥈 - and man oh man, have those been close races! I have built fun, healthy competition with many of the b***o teams that I see regularly, and it only makes us better and adds to the fun of the day! I have great admiration for so many of the racers that came before me, racers that I run with, ALL of the racers who are b***o brave enough to line up, and the future of this sport, and it makes it even more fun to lineup with such a melting pot of old, young, inexperienced AND experienced racers at every single race! It’s anyone’s race, any given day out there!

🔴 1x Disqualified - and owning it, as I should! It was a tough pill to swallow, but it happens to the best of us. Accidentally went off course, which is a big no-no in this sport of ours! I already learned my lesson and I am making a concentrated effort to study all of the course maps more carefully. I’ll get that one in 2027!

Up next?! MILES & VOLUME LEVEL UP! 📈

🔵 - Cripple Creek 10k - Sunday, June 28th - Race starts at high noon 🏔️🫏🏁
🔵 - Victor Gold Rush Days7 mile - Sunday, July 19th -Race starts at noon as well - 💰🫏🏔️
🔵 - Fairplay 30 Mile World Championship Race Sunday, July 26th - Gun at 10AM 🏆🫏🌎
🔵 - Buena Vista Pack B***o Race - Sunday, August 2nd- Race starts at 10AM - 💥🫏💥
🔵 - Leadville Boom Days 22 Mile Long Course- Sunday, August 9th 🪨🫏🪨
🔵 - New Mexico Pack B***os Series race #3! Ruidoso, NMZ Sat., August 22nd 🏔️🫏🌵🏁

And that’s not even going into September! 🤯

Here are some of my favorite pictures from the 2026 season - not just the races, but the hikes we’ve been lucky enough to lead through our partnership with Crates Colorado, the weddings we have already had a blast working with Rocky Mountain Beverage B***o, and some other fun life shenanigans that have been taking place along the way. Anabelle, the donks, dogs, chickens and I send YOU all of our love, and if we haven’t seen you this year yet, we hope to see you in the fun-filled, CRAZYYY next few months! Nothing but love from Team Poppie! ❤️

HAPPENING TOMORROW! Donkeys at Bailey Public Library!
06/11/2026

HAPPENING TOMORROW! Donkeys at Bailey Public Library!

Re-writing the history books!!! 💪🏻🫏🏃🏼‍♀️🫏🏃🏻‍♀️Being a part of a sport with such rich history is such an honor, but being...
06/10/2026

Re-writing the history books!!! 💪🏻🫏🏃🏼‍♀️🫏🏃🏻‍♀️

Being a part of a sport with such rich history is such an honor, but being able to actually rewrite and contribute to the history of this sport… That’s a feeling that I can’t put into words. Over the past two seasons, I have been able to help play “Coach” to not one, but TWO of this sports future leaders, future ambassadors, future world champions… and if these two youngsters don’t inspire you, I don’t know what’s going to!!! 💞

2026 Youngest Racer(s) Award 🏆🏔️🏆
Team(s) Ayla & Jazzy, AND Sunny & Denver
3 Mile Course Time: 57:00
Pace: SUB our goal of 20:00 min/ mile 🔥🔥🔥

Meet “Ayla and Sunny”, the youngest racers from the 2026 Creede Donkey Dash! These two gifted young athletes, both destroyed the 3 mile trail course, coming in well under their one hour goal. Ayla, who ran with “Princess Jazzy”, and Sunny, who ran with “Denver the Donk”, truly showed all the spectators, all the other racers, and even themselves just how brave, resilient, and tough they truly are out on the course this past Saturday, and will be continuing to check courses off their list for years to come. This is not even their first race… it’s their SECOND! Back in 2025, these gals crushed a 10k together in Frederick, CO. as well. These two have developed such a fun relationship, not only with their donkeys, but with each other, and we cannot wait to see the bright future in store for these two amazing gals! LETS MAKE SOME NOISE FOR THESE TWO!!! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

PS: a GIANT shoutout to everyone who helped shine a special spotlight on these special young ladies! To “Coach Scott” and “CoachAnabelle Greffarde”, STRONGGGG coaching out there! So proud of you both! To the city of Creede and the race directors who went out of their way to honor BOTH of these hard working athletes, we can’t thank you all enough. The future of this sport looks insanely bright, and I will always be proud of helping mold that future. 🤠💯🖤♾️@

📸: Pack B***o Racing Photographers

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