ANOTHER CINCH NRHA NON PRO TITLE FOR MCCUTCHEON
Oklahoma City, OK – December 5, 2008 – The 2008 Cinch® NRHA Non Pro Futurity Finals were the featured competition on Friday at the NRHA Futurity & Adequan® North American Affiliate Championship (NAAC) Show in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Nearly two dozen countries have been competing at the show over the past nine days with eight riders from five countries advancing to the Cinch Non Pro Futurity Finals. This year’s finals saw more first-time Non Pro Finalists making it the ride of a lifetime for many.
NRHA’s first Non Pro and woman Million Dollar Rider Mandy McCutcheon racked up another NRHA Non Pro Futurity Championship on James McCutcheon’s Smart Scat. This is her fifth Non Pro Futurity Championship. McCutcheon qualified two other horses for the finals, Dont Miss This Gun and Showtime Gotta Gun. DeWinton, Alberta’s Samantha Griffin and Scottsdale, Arizona’s Tricia Hamilton each qualified three horses for the finals, as well. Griffin, 2004 Cinch NRHA Non Pro Futurity Champion, rode Crome Kist Dun It and This Chex On Top to a Reserve Champion and fourth place finish respectively.
Look below to see how the finals concluded in the Cinch® NRHA Non Pro Futurity:
Non Pro Division – Final:
Place / Score / Earnings / Horse / Rider / Owner
1. 219.5 / $41,550 / Smart Scat (Smart Starbuck x Scats Frecklefoot) / Mandy McCutcheon – Aubrey, TX / James McCutcheon – Valley View, TX
2. 218 / $32,635 / Crome Plated Step (Wimpys Little Step x Crome Kist Dun It) / Tish Fappani – San Marcos, CA / Tish Fappani – San Marcos, CA
Intermediate Non Pro Division – Final:
Place / Score / Earnings / Horse / Rider / Owner
1. 218 / $16,648 / Crome Plated Step (Wimpys Little Step x Crome Kist Dun It) / Tish Fappani – San Marcos, CA / Tish Fappani – San Marcos, CA
2. 213.5 / $13,107 / Wright On Wimpy (Wimpys Little Step x Tribeca Tucker) / Lindsay Jaye Paul – Scottsdale, AZ / Randy Paul – Scottsdale, AZ
Limited Non Pro Division – Final:
Place / Score / Earnings / Horse / Rider / Owner
1. 208.5 / $10,141/ Roosters Jordan (Gallo Del Cielo x Okie Paul Hickory) / Sandy Eustace / Alvarado, TX / Sandy Eustace – Alvarado, TX
2. 205.5 / $6,123 / Tuf Payin Chex (Nu Chex To Cash x Tuf Little Tucker) / Emily Winegar – Aubrey, TX / Green Valley Ranch – Aubrey, TX
NRHA / Markel Insurance Marketplace Sale
High Selling Horse: Hip 2058 – Miss Frosty Lena / 2006 Filly / ARC Matt O Lena x Reminics Dual Frost
Consigned by: Schmersal Reining Horses
Purchased by: Julia Valerie
Purchase Price:$39,500.00
Total Sales: $887,600
