Cremona, November 11—A day of intense competition unfolded in Cremona, Italy, where the IRHA/IRHBA/NRHA Futurity is being held. The second section of the second go-round of the Foals-R-Us $397,890-Added 3-Year-Old Open Futurity determined which horse-and-rider combinations would advance to Europe’s most coveted Finals. Closing the day, the Italian Equestrian Sports Federation (FISE) Non Pro Year-end Finals crowned their first champions
Level 4
The second go-round of the $270,563-Added L4 Open saw NRHA Million Dollar Rider Arnaud Girinon maintain his lead after scoring a 225 in the first go-round and a 219 in the second. He topped the composite leaderboard with a score of 444. The French professional, based in Belgium, piloted GP Sunrise At Six (NRHA $6 Million Sire Inferno Sixty Six x Lil Sunrise Surprise), a stallion owned by Lior Raz and bred by Golden Paint Ranch, to the top of the standings.
“Our friend Lior [Raz] was looking for a Futurity prospect, and we suggested he buy this one, who was raised in Belgium by Dries Verschueren [Golden Paint Ranch]. He saw him on FaceTime and decided to purchase him,” said Arnaud. “My wife Kim was supposed to show him, but in the beginning, he was pretty hyped, so I rode him and… he ended up staying with me. We won the Belgian Open Futurity, and here, I’m thrilled with these first results and look forward to the Finals.”
Nico Sicuro and Americasnextspook (Americasnexttopgun x Dance Wimpy Spook), a stallion owned and bred by NRHA Million Dollar Owner Quarter Dream, posted the highest score in the second go-round and the second-highest composite score (441.5) after two go-rounds. The Italian professional also qualified his other two mounts, Quarter Dream’s Worldwide Sugar and GH Holly Dunit, for Saturday’s Finals. “I’m really happy; and am also happy that today is over! We are more relaxed and I’m thrilled that all three horses made the finals, especially for Americasnextspook who is by Maverick and the dam is out of our special broodmare, Dance Little Spook.”
$73,125-Added L3: Polish NRHA Professional Lukasz Czechowicz posted the highest L3 score (219) in the second go-round and the highest composite score (438) aboard TR Here She Comes (NRHA $16 Million Sire Gunner x Taris Designer Genes). The mare was bred by Tamarack Ranch LLC and is owned by Cohen&Czechowicz. Their composite score was also the third-highest in the L4.
With his second mount, TR Loving Me Is Easy (NRHA $18 Million Sire Gunnatrashya x Whizzen For Chex), also bred by Tamarack Ranch LLC and owned by Cohen&Czechowicz, he posted a composite score of 436 making them advance to the finals.
Maintaining their lead from the first go-round after completing the second go-round:
$36,562-Added L2: Moreno Sacchi, aboard Witch Gotta Whiz (NRHA $16 Million Sire Spooks Gotta Whiz x Dun It In Jersey), a mare owned by Melissa Alberti and bred by Cecilia Frediani, maintained his lead in the L2 with a composite score of 433.
$17,550-Added L1: Give Me Shivers (AB Peppy Diamond x Stylish Guns), with Bruno Granzoto Da Silva in the saddle, maintained the lead in the L1 with a composite score of 426.5. The stallion is owned by Ylivie Jana Gassler and was bred by Jennifer Kronsteiner-Nixdorf.
Prime Time Open: NRHA Million Dollar Rider Rudi Kronsteiner finished at the top of the Prime Time Open division with a composite score of 431 aboard Good Dr (NRHA $6 Million Sire Shiners Voodoo Dr x Finest Copyshot), a mare owned by Schlager & Nestelberger Partnership and bred by Relex Reiners.
Tickets for Saturday night’s Level 4 Open Finals will be available for purchase at the box office at CremonaFiere on Friday and Saturday, starting at 9 a.m.
FISE Year-End-Championship
The Non Pros gave their all this afternoon in the FISE Year End Championships run class in class with the NRHA approved Non Pro classes and the World Reining Championship 2027 qualifier.
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Not to miss: The ACME Prospects, Show Horses and Stallion Presentation, organized in collaboration with 5 Star Equine Sales, will showcase an impressive lineup of equine prospects. Discover more in the official catalog.
Cutting competition is in full swing with the NCHA Of Italy European Futurity where the best of Europe show.
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