JANUARY 2011 THE RIDER /9


Larson and Spooks Gotta Whiz Win the NRHA Futurity


Oklahoma City, OK – December 5, 2010 – The 2010 National Reining Horse Association $170,000 added National Reining Horse Association (NRHA) Open Futurity Finals brought an excit- ing end to the NRHA Futurity & Adequan® North American Affiliate Championship (NAAC) Show at the Oklahoma State Fair Park in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. This year’s riders were mount- ed on world-class reining horses all aiming for the $125,000 championship purse and their share of NRHA Corporate Partner and Futurity Sponsor awards.


Jordan Larson and Spooks Gotta Whiz were crowned the 2010 Level 4 Open Futurity champions. The duo scored a 227 in the finals and a $125,000 check for the win. The stallion by Spooks Gotta Gun and out of Prettywhizprettydoes is owned by Michell Anne Kimball of Encinita, California.


Level 4 Open Futurity Reserve Champion, Mike McEntire of Selma, North Carolina rode Red Stripe Spook (Smart Spook x Ms Red Capri) to a 226.5 and $120,764 in earnings. The stallion is co- owned by McEntire and David Evans.


Arno Honstetter, San Marcos, California topped the Level 3 Open Futurity division with a 222 aboard Rancho Oso Rio’s stal- lion Chicsdundreamin (Magnum Chic Dream x Goody Goody Dun Drop). The trainer from San Marcos, California earned over $71,000 for his win and a fourth place finish in the Level 4 Open division.


In the Level 2 Open Futurity, a co-championship was award- ed to Thiago Boechat and Jonathan Gauthier, each scoring a 218.5. Boechat, Purcell, Oklahoma rode Prudencio Flores’ stallion Wimpyneedsacocktail (Wimpys Little Step x Seven S Mimosa) while Gauthier, Lucama, North Carolina, marked an equally impressive 218.5 aboard Russell Flint’s stallion Hollys Electric- spark (Jacs Electric Spark x Dunit N Continental). Gauthier also championed the Level 1 Open Futurity division.


Tim McQuay of Tioga, Texas was named the Prime Time Open Futurity champion earlier this week. This division winner is determined by the composite score of the first and second go round. The NRHA Million Dollar Rider and Owner marked a 455 composite (222.5 – 1st Go, 222.5 – 2nd Go) aboard McQuay Sta- bles’ Always Gotyer Gunsup, a mare by his NRHA Two Million Dollar Sire Gunner. In the Adequan® Championship Arena, 76 rookie reiners competing for the NRHA Rookie of the Year title. Nick Kingston Schmersal, a 15-year-old from Overbrook, Oklahoma, champi- oned the event with a score of 217.5 aboard Blazing In Black. The


eight-year-old mare is owned by his father Craig Schmersal. The South Central Region won the 2010 Adequan NAAC Team Championship award presented by SmartPak. Representa- tive were presented with a $2,500 check for their region. All mem- bers of the team will receive customized trophy jackets courtesy of SmartPak.


The Sale Arena also saw a lot of action during Saturday’s NRHA/Markel Futurity Prospect Sale. The high-seller, Splashin In The Wave, was sold to Augustine and Gaynia Revenberg of Ontario, Canada, to the tune of $200,000. The two-year-old colt by Tidal Wave Jack and out of Star CD (by CD Olena) was consigned by Hickory Creek Ranch and Craig Schmersal of Overbrook, Oklahoma.


Relive the excitement at nrhafuturity.com where you can find the top three runs from each day, blogs, news, and results.


The NRHA would like to thank the fol- lowing corporate partners for their support of the 2010 NRHA Futurity & Adequan® North American Affiliate Championship Show: Ade- quan®; Arenus, Bob’s Custom Saddles, Cimar- ron Trailers; Cinder Lakes Ranch and Repro- duction Center; Classic Equine; Horse&Rider; John Deere; Kiser Arena Specialists; Markel Insurance Company; MD Barns; Montana Sil- versmiths; Oklahoma City Convention & Visi- tors Bureau; Pard’s Western Shop; Platinum Performance; Purina Mills; Quarter Horse News; Rios of Mercedes / Anderson Bean Boot Company; Rocky Mountain Clothing Co.; SmartPak, and Wimpys Little Step. Incorporated in 1966, the National Rein- ing Horse Association is the standard setting body of the sport of Reining. NRHA, with their International Headquarters in Oklahoma City, is responsible for promoting the sport of Rein- ing and working to ensure the highest standards of competition.


For more information on the NRHA, or the sport of Reining, please visit nrha.com or call (405) 946-7400.


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