Gennaro Lendi and Showgirl Shining Gun hold the lead in the Open Futurity; Gina Schumacher and Shiney Dun Face top the Non Pro Futurity

Photos courtesy Bonaga Communication
Photos courtesy Bonaga Communication

The second day of competition in Cremona, Italy  where the eleventh edition of the National Reining Horse Association (NRHA) European Futurity is held saw the second section of the €162,223– added (subject to change in nominations) NRHA European Open Futurity qualifier.

Read MoreGennaro Lendi and Showgirl Shining Gun hold the lead in the Open Futurity; Gina Schumacher and Shiney Dun Face top the Non Pro Futurity

Bernard Fonck is the first European NRHA Two Million Dollar Rider

Photo by Dead or Alive
Photo by Dead or Alive

Belgian Professional Bernard Fonck became the first European-based trainer to achieve the status of National Reining Horse Association (NRHA) Two Million Dollar Rider.
Fonck unofficially surpassed the milestone at the  Italian Reining Horse Association (IRHA) Futurity in Cremona, Italy, where he took the Level 4 Open Championship aboard Spook Sunburst.

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