Roger Booth, Acton, Calif., riding Quaintrelle, by Dual Rey, scored 217 points on Tuesday, Dec. 10 to win the 2019 NCHA Futurity Amateur Finals. Grace Ornelas, on Mother Kwacker, by Dual Rey, and Carson Pearson, aboard LHR One Smooth Pepto, by One Time Pepto, tied for the reserve championship with 215.5 points.

Roger Booth, the NCHA earner of $299,939, has competed successfully in limited age events on the West Coast and in the Mountain States, including in 2018 and 2019, showing Supermetallicman LTE $73,474, by Metallic Cat. Booth also placed first in the 2009 NCHA $50,000 Amateur World Championship standings riding Magnalight LTE $198,279, by Grays Starlight, and CD Cowtown Hickory LTE $50,047, by CD Olena.

Booth purchased Quaintrelle from Center Ranch at the 2018 NCHA Futurity Sales. Bred by Fulton Quien Sabe Ranches, Quaintrelle is the first money earner out of Autumn Kitty LTE $78,270, whose dam, Autumn Boon LTE $244,470, by Dual Pep, is a leading producer of earners of nearly $2 million and, in turn, is the daughter of all-time leading producer Royal Blue Boon LTE $224,685, the dam of earners of nearly $2.5 million.

Junior Youth rider Grace Ornelas, the NCHA earner of $6,501, made her entry into major events when she won the $2,000 Limited Rider class at the 2013 Non-Pro Cutting, riding Reynshine LTE $119,762, by Dual Rey. Reynshine also carried Grace to place third in the 2013 NCHA Summer Spectacular Junior Youth Cutting and as a finalist in the 2014 NCHA Eastern Nationals.

Mother Kwacker, Grace’s 2019 NCHA Futurity mount, is a half-sister to The Kwack Shack LTE $55,593, out of Kwackin Cat, who Pedro Ornelas showed as a $2,000 Limited rider in 2012. Kwackin Cat is a full sister, by High Brow Cat, to Catting LTE $225,025, and to High Brow Kwackin LTE $154,134, as well as half-sister to Smart Crackin Chic LTE $191,375, by Smart Chic Olena.

Grace Ornelas and Mother Kwacker also qualified for Wednesday’s NCHA Futurity Unlimited Amateur Semi-Finals.

Carson Pearson, the NCHA earner of $52,129, placed sixth in the 2015 NCHA Futurity Amateur Finals and was an Unlimited Amateur, as well, on Boon N Ichi LTE $17,681, by Cat Ichi. Last year, Pearson won the NCHA Western Nationals $5,000 Non-Pro Novice riding the Dual Smart Rey daughter White Leg LTE $40,991, who he also showed this year as an Amateur finalist in the Breeders Invitational Classic.

LHR One Smooth Pepto, Pearson’s 2019 Futurity horse, is a half-brother, out of 2010 NCHA Derby Open champion LHR Smooth Jamie May LTE $251,430, to LHR Smooth James Rey LTE $178,675, by Dual Rey.