Augusta Futurity action began on Thursday, January 23 with with 70 entries in the 5/6-Year-Old Amateur go-round. Andrew Sligh, Altoona, Ala., the second rider in the first of five sets, laid down the pace with 219 points on the Kit Kat Sugar gelding Carmylantalized LTE $45,030, who had been an Augusta Open finalist in 2018 and 2019 with Todd Gann.
Jessie Pritchard and Who Ya Callin Shorty, by High Brow CD, scored 222 points on Tuesday to win the Augusta Futurity 4-Year-Old Intermediate Finals. Walt Erwin and Sweet Metallic CD 16, by Metallic Cat, marked 218 to place second in the nine-horse finals, while Gabe Reynolds and Reyz Your Chelada, by Reydioactive placed third with 215 points.
Austin Shepard, the NCHA Hall of Fame earner of over $8.1 million, holds the record for Augusta Open championship wins, with five in the Futurity and three in the 5/6 Classic. He claimed last year’s Futurity with 225 points on Bama Jelly LTE $149,005, by Bamacat, and on Sunday, January 19, he showed Bama Jelly to top the 2020 Augusta Futurity 5/6 Classic qualifying go round, with 222.5 points.
The National Reining Horse Association (NRHA) is proud to officially congratulate NRHA Professional Cade McCutcheon for becoming an NRHA Million Dollar Rider.
Recording his eighth consecutive premier series ride, 2018 PBR World Champion Kaique Pacheco ties for fifth to extend lead atop world rankings.
In front of a record-setting, sold-out crowd Saturday night inside SNHU Arena, Jose VItor Leme (Ribas do Rio Pardo, Brazil) earned his first round win of the 2020 season, victorious in Round 1 of the PBR (Professional Bull Riders) Unleash The Beast’s Manchester Invitational in Manchester, New Hampshire.
Boudreaux Campbell’s 2-for-3 performance takes second-place.
Wrapping the last of three nights of action from the PBR (Professional Bull Riders) Pendleton Whisky Velocity Tour (PWVT) Denver Chute Out at the National Western Stock Show, Taylor Toves (Stephenville, Texas) shined ahead of all 91 competitors who entered the event.
Bull Power on Display as Only 11 Rides Come Out of 48 Outs.
Night one of the 2020 PBR (Professional Bull Riders) Pendleton Whisky Velocity Tour (PWVT) Denver Chute Out at National Western Stock Show was owned by the bulls, as 46 riders were able to muster only 11 qualified rides. Cole Melancon (Paris, Texas) led the way with the only 90-point ride of the night.
The National Reining Horse Association (NRHA) is proud to recognize Snip O Gun as an NRHA Million Dollar Dam. Owned by Hilldale Farm, Snip O Gun is one of only three dams to produce offspring that reached the million-dollar earnings mark to date. She crossed the million-dollar milestone during the 2019 NRHA Futurity where her offspring earned more than $50,000.
Pacheco Finishes Second, Earning 68 Points to Become New World No. 1
One of PBR’s (Professional Bull Riders) brightest young stars, Daylon Swearingen (Piffard, New York), the No. 3 finisher in the 2019 Rookie of the Year race, demonstrated perfection on the dirt with a 3-for-3 performance and his career-first Unleash The Beast (UTB) event win at the Chicago Invitational.
The 2020 Abilene Spectacular concluded on Saturday, January 11 with the 5/6-Year-Old Non-Pro Finals, won by Paula Wood, Stephenville, Tex., with 222.5 points, on Cool N Hot. Kylie Rice, Weatherford, Tex., scored 221 points as reserve champion on Miss Kitty Russel, while Nadine Payne, Overbrook, Okla., placed third with 218.5 riding Blu Velvet.
Defending World Champion Earns 20 World Points with 89-Point Ride, Remains World No. 3
In front of a roaring crowd inside Allstate Arena, defending World Champion and current world No. 3 Jess Lockwood (Volborg, Montana) used a re-ride option in Round 1 of the PBR (Professional Bull Riders) 2020 Chicago Invitational to make his second-straight trip to the Can-Am Cage for a round win.
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