Oklahoma City, OK – November 30, 2009 – The NRHA Open Futurity second go, first section, got underway Monday at Oklahoma State Fair Park in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Kaystein and Andrea Fappani had a strong showing in the second go with the high score of 224.5. San Marcos, California’s 23 Partnership owns the stallion who now leads the Level 4 Open Futurity division 2nd go, as well as the composite with a 448. Arcese Quarter Horses USA’s Gunnatrashya and Shawn Flarida are right behind with a composite score of 446.5.
In the Level 3 Intermediate Open, Matt Mills rode Brian Westbrook’s Dunit For Sugar to a 217.5 to lead the division thus far. The duo also leads with a composite score of 435.5. Westbrook is commonly known to football fans as a Philadelphia Eagles running back. Hes A Dream and Todd Sommers sit second in the composite with a 433.
Im Soda Surprised, owned by Sharon Miller, and Talmage Smedley took the high score of the day in the Level 2 Limited Open division. The duo is in the hunt in a tie for fourth in the composite. First go leading contenders Whatta Royal Prince and Carol Metcalf, plus Nic Tuck and Yoav Sugar are tied for the composite lead with a 432 on two runs. Koby Kempel’s Nic Tuck also leads the Level 1 Open division.
NRHA offers a $20,000 added Open Gelding Incentive for the top ten geldings not qualifying for the Level 4 Open finals that entered and paid-up in the Gelding Incentive. Busta Move Bubbagun and Dany Tremblay marked the high score of the day out of eligible entries with a 211.5. Thus far, Pistol Packn Rooster and Brian Bell lead the composite in the incentive with a 430.5.
Adequan® North American Affiliate Championship Show exhibitors hit the Adequan® Championship Arena to battle for bragging rights in the Intermediate Open. Cracker Jack Whiz and Todd Arvidson marked a solid 215.5 to nose out the reserve champion by just half of a point. The pair represented the South Central Region who leads the Top Region Award standings with 41.5 points as of the end of the day Monday.
The go-round’s second section of the Cinch / NRHA Non Pro Futurity was held this afternoon in the Oklahoma State Fair Coliseum. A Gal With A Gun and Jana Simons dominated yesterday’s competition, but Nuff Gun and Gloria Bradley made their presence known. They now lead the Level 4 Non Pro, Level 3 Intermediate Non Pro, Level 2 Limited Non Pro and Level 1 Non Pro. Bill Bradley of Mt. Sterling, Kentucky owns the stallion.
In the Youth Non Pro division, Hermosa Hollywood and Gerardo Leal, Jr. stayed on top with a 206.5. Today’s high-scoring youth was Aubrey, Texas’ Jordan Donnelly and Crystal Lena.
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The 2009 NRHA Futurity & Adequan® North American Affiliate Championship Show runs until December 5 at Oklahoma State Fair Park in Oklahoma City.
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Level 4 Open – 2nd Go, 1st Section
Place / Back # / Rider / Horse / Score / Owner / Hometown
1 / 136 / Fappani, A / Kaystein / 224.5 / 23 Partnership / San Marcos CA
2 / 180 / Flarida, S / Gunnatrashya / 221.5 / Arcese Quarter Horses USA / Weatherford TX
3 / 145 / Schmersal, C / Bonitas Latin Chic / 220 / Hadrych, C / Brenham TX
Level 3 Intermediate Open – 2nd Go, 1st Section
Place / Back # / Rider / Horse / Score / Owner / Hometown
1 / 106 / Mills, M / Dunit For Sugar / 217.5 / Westbrook, B / Upper Marlboro MD
2 / 158 / St-Onge, P / West Side Rambler / 216.5 / Bouchard, D / Oka QC Canada
3 / 116 / Hendrickson, C / Nu Chex Star / 216 / Sparrow Hawk Farms LTD / Barrington Hills IL
Level 2 Limited Open – 2nd Go, 1st Section
Place / Back # / Rider / Horse / Score / Owner / Hometown
1 /155 / Smedley, T / Im Soda Surprised / 215.5 / Miller, S / Corpus Christi TX
2 / 691 / Pokluda, R / A Smokin Enterprise / 214 / Kotzur, J / Millican TX
3 / 198 / Metcalf, C / Whatta Royal Prince / 213 / Curran Farm / Whitesboro TX
3 / 218 / Williams, B / Colonels Smokin Oak / 213 / Peterson, E / Murrieta CA
3 / 221 / Sugar, Y / Nic Tuck / 213 / Kempel, K / Boston MA
Level 1 Open – 2nd Go, 1st Section
Place / Back # / Rider / Horse / Score / Owner / Hometown
1 / 155 / Smedley, T / Im Soda Surprised / 215.5 / Miller, S / Corpus Christi TX
2 / 691 / Pokluda, R / A Smokin Enterprise / 214 / Kotzur, J / Millican TX
3 / 218 / Williams, B / Colonels Smokin Oak / 213 / Peterson, E / Murrieta CA
3 / 221 / Sugar, Y / Nic Tuck / 213 / Kempel, K / Boston MA
Open Gelding Incentive – 2nd Go, 1st Section
Place / Back # / Rider / Horse / Score / Owner / Hometown
1 / 503 / Tremblay, D / Busta Move Bubbagun / 212.5 / Day, S / Dowling ON Canada
2 / 183 / Bell, B / Pistol Packn Rooster / 211.5 / The Swell Syndicate / Marietta OK
3 / 199 / Weaver, M / Wimpy Per Se / 210.5 / Hassig, C / Loma CO
(Only the top ten geldings not qualifying for the Level 4 Open finals that entered and paid-up in the Gelding Incentive will be eligible for the Gelding Incentive Award)
Level 4 Non Pro – Through 1st Go, 2nd Section
Place / Back # / Rider / Horse / Score / Owner / Hometown
1 / 697 / Bradley, G / Nuff Gun / 218.5 / Bradley, B / Mt. Sterling KY
2 / 690 / Mc Cutcheon, M / West Coast Mizzen / 217.5 / Mc Cutcheon, T – Mc Cutcheon, M / Aubrey TX
3 / 653 / Vazquez, J / Slj Ruf Juice / 217 / Smart Like Juice Inc. / Markham IL
Level 3 Intermediate Non Pro – Through 1st Go, 2nd Section
Place / Back # / Rider / Horse / Score / Owner / Hometown
1 / 697 / Bradley, G / Nuff Gun / 218.5 / Bradley, B / Mt. Sterling KY
2 / 629 / Simons, J / A Gal With A Gun / 216.5 / Simons, Jana / Aubrey TX
3 / 639 / Thompson, R / Roo D Electrick / 215.5 / Thompson, R / Whitesboro TX
Level 2 Limited Non Pro – Through 1st Go, 2nd Section
Place / Back # / Rider / Horse / Score / Owner / Hometown
1 / 697 / Bradley, G / Nuff Gun / 218.5 / Bradley, B / Mt. Sterling KY
2 / 629 / Simons, J / A Gal With A Gun / 216.5 / Simons, Jana / Aubrey TX
3 / 702 / Hubbert, D / Power Spook / 215 / Hubbert, D / Gainesville TX
Level 1 Non Pro – Through 1st Go, 2nd Section
Place / Back # / Rider / Horse / Score / Owner / Hometown
1 / 697 / Bradley, G / Nuff Gun / 218.5 / Bradley, B / Mt. Sterling KY
2 / 629 / Simons, J / A Gal With A Gun / 216.5 / Simons, Jana / Aubrey TX
3 / 702 / Hubbert, D / Power Spook / 215 / Hubbert, D / Gainesville TX
Non Pro Gelding Incentive – Through 1st Go, 2nd Section
Place / Back # / Rider / Horse / Score / Owner / Hometown
1 / 697 / Bradley, G / Nuff Gun / 218.5 / Bradley, B / Mt. Sterling KY
2 / 653 / Vazquez, J / Slj Ruf Juice / 217 / Smart Like Juice Inc. / Markham IL
3 / 639 / Thompson, R / Roo D Electrick / 215.5 / Thompson, R / Whitesboro TX
(Only the top ten geldings not qualifying for the Level 4 Non Pro finals that entered and paid-up in the Gelding Incentive will be eligible for the Gelding Incentive Award)
Youth Non Pro – Through 1st Go, 2nd Section
1 / 609 / Leal, Jr., G / Hermosa Hollywood / 206.5 / Leal, G / Guadalupe (NL) Mexico
2 / 617 / Tyler, R / Custom Pistolprotege / 203.5 / Tyler, C / Pepperell MA
3 / 634 / Gunther, M / Gotta Step Up / 200.5 / Buckley, D / Houston TX
NAAC Intermediate Open
Place / Back # / Rider / Horse / Score / Owner / Hometown / Money
1 / 1119 / Arvidson, T / Cracker Jac Whiz / 215.5 / Bowling Arvidson Ventures / Purcell OK / $736.02
2 / 1030 / Harnden, M / Rawhides Banjo / 215 / Mc Clellan, R / San Francisco CA / $391.01
2 / 1142 / Ferguson, K / Miss Cuttin / 215 / Lilly, L / Texarkana TX / $391.01
2 / 1147 / Johnson, H / Doublenotyourreeboks / 215 / Johnson, H – Thew, L / Ringgold GA / $391.01
Intermediate Open Ancillary
Place / Back # / Rider / Horse / Score / Owner / Hometown / Money
1 / 1327 / Antifaev, A / Lokota Chic / 218.5 / Knutson, B / Dawson Creek BC Canada / $1,515.38
2 / 1119 / Arvidson, T / Cracker Jac Whiz / 215.5 / Bowling Arvidson Ventures / Purcell OK / $922.41
3 / 1030 / Harnden, M / Rawhides Banjo / 215 / Mc Clellan, R / San Francisco CA / $642.39
3 / 1147 / Johnson, H / Doublenotyourreeboks / 215 / Johnson, H – Thew, L / Ringgold GA / $642.39
