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Tremblay and Vanlandingham Tie for NRBC Open Championship

Cover Photos by Carolyn Simancik
Cover Photos by Carolyn Simancik

An intense week of competition at the Great Southwest Equestrian Center in Katy, Texas, culminated Saturday, April 25. That’s when the top horses and riders from across the country competed in the Open Finals of the 2021 National Reining Breeders Classic, which kicked off April 18.

Dany Tremblay and Jason Vanlandingham both piloted their horses to scores of 228.5, tying for the win of the Open Level 4. With several more major events on the books for 2021, the two professionals elected to stay as Co-Champions.

NRBC Level 4 Non Pro Classic Champion: Mandy McCutcheon & JLosa

Photo © IHP Media Partner Carolyn Simancik
Photo © IHP Media Partner Carolyn Simancik


When the curtain closed on the Level 4 Non Pro Classic Finals, it was NRHA $2 Million Rider Mandy McCutcheon and JLosa scoring a 224.5 to cinch the championship and $30,000. JLosa, by Arlosa Whiz and out Spook N Jessie, is owned by Mandy and her husband Tom McCutcheon. Unofficially, McCutcheon is nearing NRBC earnings of $700,000. This year marks her eighth NRBC Non Pro Classic championship, but Mandy said it’s especially meaningful considering her daughter Carlee’s success in the Finals. “That part was amazing. That put it right over the top for me,” she said of Carlee earning dual Non Pro championships.

Andrea Fappani and Gun Dun It Win National Reining Breeders Classic Open Preliminary Round

© Carolyn Simancik_IHP Media Partner
© Carolyn Simancik_IHP Media Partner

The field is set for the 2021 National Reining Breeders Classic Open Finals, which will be held Saturday, April 24 at the Great Southwest Equestrian Center in Katy, Texas.It was two intense days of competition, and in the end, it was four-time NRBC Open Champion and NRHA $6 Million Rider Andrea Fappani who topped the round. Fappani piloted Gun Dun It, owned by Tim Anderson, for a score of 226 to win $14,011. Gun Dun It, bred by NRHA Million Dollar Owner Dave Silva, is by NRHA $12 Million Sire Gunner and out of Dun It In Tinseltown.

2021 Days of ’47 Cowboy Games and Rodeo Payout and Format Announced

Photo courtesy of Days of ’47 Cowboy Games & Rodeo
Photo courtesy of Days of ’47 Cowboy Games & Rodeo

The WCRA (World Champions Rodeo Alliance) in partnership with Days of ’47 Cowboy Games and Rodeo (DO47) is excited to announce the format and payout for the 2021 event. The DO47 will play host to the second stop of the WCRA’s Triple Crown of Rodeo (TCR) during the 2021 series and will have a payout $562,500. Each champion will walk away with a minimum of $25,000 and a coveted DO47 Gold Medal.

The NRHA European Futurity and IRHA/IRHBA Futurity 2020 is Postponed to 15-22 MAY 2021

International Horse Press
International Horse Press

After monitoring the recent situation and with the intention of better safeguarding the health and safety of our horses by allowing members to be able to conclude a vaccination cycle and/or organize a test for themselves and/or their horses, the 2020 NRHA European Futurity dates will begin on May 15th and will go through May 22nd. Horses will be allowed to move in starting May 12th but the arena will be available only from May 13th onward. In no way will the show be further postponed.

NRBC 2021: Mandy McCutcheon and JLosa Top Non Pro Preliminary Round

© Carolyn Simancik_IHP Media Partner
© Carolyn Simancik_IHP Media Partner

Great Southwest Equestrian Center, Katy, 20 March—When the second section of the Non Pro Classic preliminary round wrapped up Tuesday evening from the elegant Great Southwest Equestrian Center in Katy, Texas, a competitive field of entries was whittled down to the top-scoring finals qualifiers. Levels 4, 3, 2, 1 and Prime Time Non Pro finalists will return to vie for championships on Friday, April 23 in the Coliseum Arena.

World Champions Rodeo Alliance (WCRA) Announces Marquee Partnership With Wrangler

The WCRA (World Champions Rodeo Alliance) has announced a partnership with Wrangler as the "Official Jeans and Shirts" of the organization.
 
“WCRA is honored to welcome Wrangler as our first national sponsorship partner,” said WCRA President Bobby Mote. “WCRA and Wrangler share a common interest in growing the sport of rodeo. Rodeo is steeped in tradition, this relationship unites the sport’s most legendary brand, with the most progressive rodeo property in the industry. This partnership will advance rodeo in ways we can't even articulate today.”

Kit Kat Sugar NCHA Super Stakes Open Finals

Photos by Suzanne Sylvester Photo - courtesy of NCHA
Photos by Suzanne Sylvester Photo - courtesy of NCHA

Super win for Catolena Cashin In
Catolena Cashin In, ridden by Tarin Rice for Joel Colgrove of Boligee, Ala., scored 230 to win the Kit Kat Sugar NCHA Super Stakes 4-Year-Old Open in Fort Worth on Saturday, April 17. It was the 40th edition of the second leg of the NCHA Triple Crown, which had been interrupted last year by Covid-19. The winning score was the second highest in Super Stakes history, with Rice tying his father, Boyd’s mark in 2009 on Third Cutting. Sunettes Dually established the record of 231 in 2001 with Matt Gaines.

Kit Kat Sugar NCHA Super Stakes Non Pro Finals

Photos by Suzanne Sylvester Photo - courtesy of NCHA
Photos by Suzanne Sylvester Photo - courtesy of NCHA

Quirk tops 6/7-Year-Old Non-Pro finals
Todd Quirk of Denham Springs, La., scored 223 on Reystylin Smooth to win the 6/7-Year-Old Non-Pro championship at the Kit Kat Sugar NCHA Super Stakes on Friday, April 16, earning $20,902. Chad Bushaw of Weatherford, Tex. took the reserve championship, worth $18,602, with a 222 on Bittersweet. Third place went to Kylie Rice of Weatherford, Tex. with a 220 on Crey Zee, earning $16,302.