Durant edges Rapp for Classic Non-Pro win
It was hard to tell what Jerry Durant enjoyed more Friday night: his Classic Non-Pro victory or that it came over his good friend and cutting icon Phil Rapp.

Weather could push finals to 2 p.m. Sunday

The Augusta Futurity has drawn up a contingency plan if severe winter weather causes postponement of tonight's show-closing Futurity Open and Futurity Non-Pro finals at the Augusta-Richmond County Civic Center.

Talent-rich field rides into finals
Shady Little Cat moved to the head of the class in the second go-round, passing first go-round leader Autumn Boon DNA, as did Shake N Bake.

Rapp survives tough draw
From the depths of a bad draw, Phil Rapp of Weatherford, Texas, stayed on top.

Shepard captures Open semis
When he left the Augusta-Richmond County Civic Center more than an hour before the completion of the semis, he knew his score was high enough to advance to Saturday night's finals and that's all that mattered.

Blanco will give exhibition

The 15-year-old Blanco will show off his skills at 8:30, during the cattle change between the finals of the Classic Non-Pro and Classic Open divisions.

Alabama cutter sweeps events
H.B. Bartlett was stuck on 216 Wednesday night at the Augusta Futurity. It was a good place to be.

Rapp in tune again in Classic Non-Pro
The 30-year-old Rapp, already the winningest cutter in Augusta Futurity show history with five titles, continues to excel, positioning himself for a run at more crowns later this week.

Woods leads Open class after Round 2

DJ Tracker, One Smartcat and Smokin Duehickey stood out among the 69 horses in the second round of this class, which is for 4-year-old horses.

Former NFL star battles top cutters
One of the top defensive backs in NFL history is putting pressure on the Augusta Futurity's winningest rider.

Merrill, Bartlett share first-go lead

Merrill and Bartlett had 219s in the round, which started Monday night and concluded Tuesday morning.

Futurity surprisingly quiet
The fourth day of the Augusta Futurity was surprisingly on the quiet side.

Futurity schedule

Completion of first go-round of 5-6 Year $50,000 Non-Pro, followed by Futurity Non-Pro first go-round and by first go-round of $50,000 Amateur 4-year-old.

Mare's stamina enables victory
Desire Some Freckles, owned by the Rockin 5 Ranch of Fairhope, Ala., marked a 224.5 in the finals to make John Mitchell the runner-up for the second straight year.

Trio of riders shares lead in Classic Non-Pro event
Folksy H.B. Bartlett is back spinning tales, marking high scores and knocking on the door in search of another title in the Augusta Futurity.

Hickorys Farmer earns pair of titles for Wooten

Wooten, who has been in cutting just two years, won his first-ever titles, sweeping the $20,000 Amateur Any Age and the $5,000 Non-Pro Any Age titles in impressive fashion.

Good match anticipated

Ronnie Rice is out of the pic-ture, but John Mitchell still has plenty to worry about if he expects to win the America's Greatest Cowboy contest tonight at the Augusta Futurity.

Horse earns sweep
No one was going to beat Hickorys Farmer on the first day of the Augusta Futurity, though Wayne Yates and Janet Canter thought their horses had pulled off that trick.

Hickorys Farmer carries rider to $5,000 Non-Pro lead
Different class, different rider, same result for Hickorys Farmer.

Gibson rides to Area 18 Youth title
After battling a case of the nerves all day, Elizabeth Gibson coolly captured the Area 18 Youth Scholarship Cutting event at the Augusta Futurity on Friday night.

Futurity schedule

All events start at 8 a.m.

Augusta Futurity keeps growing As the Augusta Futurity enters its 21st year, it has never been more popular among participants.

High entry fees part of sport
The entry fee is $1,675. Add in another $100 for stall fee at the Hippodrome in North Augusta.

Changes made to speed action
It couldn't happen at a better time since a record number of entries -- more than 730 -- are expected for the nine-day show.

Champions Club helps event grow
There are 19 new members in the group, bringing the total to 88.

Rapp leads victory parade
Phil Rapp can only hope he does as well in the Augusta Futurity after reaching age 30 as he did before he hit the big three-oh.

Branch's record score challenged
For the first time since Pete Branch set the Augusta Futurity arena record with a 227 on Little Badger Dulce in 1995, a cutter made a run at that mark in 1999.

Futurity schedule
All events start at 8 a.m. at Augusta-Richmond County Civic Center.

Augusta Futurity continues to evolve

The Augusta Futurity has undergone many changes during its 20-year run at the Augusta-Richmond County Civic Center.

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