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2010 Augusta Futurity Wrap-Up
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Brad
Mitchell Futurity Open Champion riding
Cat A Rey |
31st
ANNUAL AUGUSTA FUTURITY
ATTRACTS
418 ENTRIES
FROM
20 STATES
AND
ITALY, VENEZUELA
AUGUSTA,
Ga. — The
31st annual Augusta Futurity ended Saturday, Jan. 30,
in James Brown Arena with BRAD MITCHELL of Thompson’s
Station, Tenn., winning the top Futurity Open title
riding CAT A REY to
a score of 223.0 and earning $18,748.
The
stallion is owned by Painted Springs Farm LLC also of Thompson’s
Station, Tenn.
In
the same night, CHAD BUSHAW of
Weatherford, Texas, captured the Futurity Non-Pro title
riding TWISTING PLAYDOUGH to
a score of 219.0 and earning $14,110. The mare is
owned by Bushaw.
The
largest cutting horse event east of the Mississippi offered
a total purse of $482,077 with contestants coming from
20 states as well as Italy and Venezuela. The largest
number of the 418 entries from a single state was 126
from Texas.
“I
thought this probably was the best show we’ve ever
had,” said Show Manager Pete May. “We
started an hour later at 9 a.m. each day, and that made
the show more comfortable for the competitors, the vendors
and our staff. I think we did a much better job
of putting on this show because we weren’t under
as much stress. This definitely was a friendlier
show since we didn’t have so much demand on us for
time. Everything went very smooth.”
During
the nine-day show (Jan. 22-30), Augusta Futurity champions
were crowned in seven main categories plus two other events: the
Area 18 Youth Scholarships competition featuring contestants
from Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina and Virginia,
and also the Champions Challenge featuring past Open and
Non-Pro Augusta Futurity champions.
Especially
notable was Brad Mitchell winning both the champion and
reserve champion titles in the prestigious Futurity Open
category.
Also
the show recorded its first champion from South America
with Luis De Armas of Caracas, Venezuela, winning the
$100,000 Amateur 5-6 Year Old category. He also
placed third in the $100,000 Amateur 4-Year-Old category.
Detailed
coverage can be found at augustafuturity.com and HorseCity.com.
HERE
IS A SUMMARY OF THE WINNERS:
4-YEAR-OLD
FUTURITY OPEN
CHAMPION:
BRAD MITCHELL, 223.0,
riding CAT A REY, owned by Painted Springs Farm LLC,
Thompson’s Station, Tenn.
RESERVE
CHAMPION: BRAD MITCHELL, 222.5,
riding HOLLY IS SMOOTH,
owned by Robert G. Norton, Columbia, Tenn.
4-YEAR-OLD
FUTURITY NON-PRO
CHAMPION:
CHAD BUSHAW, 219.0,
riding TWISTING PLAYDOUGH, owned
by Chad Bushaw, Weatherford, Texas.
RESERVE
CHAMPION: JARRETT CALLAHAN, 216.0,
riding CATMAN BINGO, owned
by Jarrett and Shannon Callahan, York, S.C.
5/6-YEAR-OLD
CLASSIC OPEN
CHAMPION: AUSTIN
SHEPARD,
222.5, riding PLAYIN AT THE MALL, owned
by Gene Quirk, Denham Springs, La.
RESERVE
CHAMPION: PHIL RAPP, 222.0,
riding DONT LOOK TWICE, owned
by Waco Bend Ranch, Fort Worth, Texas.
5/6-YEAR-OLD
CLASSIC NON-PRO
CHAMPION:
SETH HOLCOMBE, 224.0,
riding SUGAR WIDOWS, owned
by Van E. Holcombe, Birmingham, Ala.
RESERVE
CHAMPION: GLADE KNIGHT, 219.0,
riding PLAYIN N FANCY SMART, owned
by Slate River Ranch, Weatherford, Texas.
$100,000
AMATEUR 4-YEAR-OLD
CHAMPION:
SETH HOLCOMBE, 217.0,
riding SONITAS KIT,
owned by Van E. Holcombe, Birmingham, Ala.
RESERVE
CHAMPION: SHANNON BARKER, 214.5,
riding DUALLY DUALLY,
owned by Gary and Shannon Barker, Madill, Okla.
$100,000
AMATEUR 5/6-YEAR-OLD
CHAMPION: LUIS
DE ARMAS,
219.0, riding CHIEF RED PUFF,
owned by Luis De Armas, Caracas, Venezuela.
RESERVE
CHAMPION: CLINT HIXSON, 216.0,
riding PEPPERS STYLIST CAT owned
by Clint
Hixson, Monroe, La.
$50,000
NON-PRO ANY AGE
CHAMPION: BECKY
CLARK, 222.0
(Work-Off), riding LIL PEPTO SCOOTER, owned
by Jason and Becky Clark, Millsap, Texas.
RESERVE
CHAMPION: GRAY SEGARS, 000.00
(Work-Off), riding TRONAS ELAINALENA, owned
by Gray Segars, Hartsville, S.C.
THE
CHAMPIONS CHALLENGE
OPEN
CHAMPION (TIE): MATT GAINES, 223.0,
riding THAT CATOMINE,
owned by Jack Waggoner, Bridgeport, Texas.
OPEN
CHAMPION (TIE): PHIL RAPP, 223.0,
riding DON’T LOOK TWICE, owned
by Waco Bend Ranch, Fort Worth, Texas.
OPEN
RESERVE CHAMPION: SEAN FLYNN, 218.5
riding LYNX OF SYLE, owned
by Slate River Ranch,
Weatherford, Texas.
NON-PRO
CHAMPION: ELIZABETH QUEEN, 226.0,
riding SISTER CD, owned
by Skip and Elizabeth Queen, Lipan, Texas.
NON-PRO
RESERVE CHAMPION: GLADE KNIGHT, 222.0,
riding LYNX OF STYLE, owned
by Glade Knight, Richmond,
Va.
AREA
18 YOUTH SCHOLARSHIPS
CHAMPION: NICOLE
SUTTON,
Cleveland, Ga., 221.0, riding TENINOS
LITTLE REBEL.
RESERVE
CHAMPION: CHISOLM CLARK, Fountain
Inn, S.C., 216.0, riding SWINGING TIL FIVE.
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