Gaylon Wells and Jay Moss Cougar marked 223 for a four-point win in the Mercuria NCHA World Series of Cutting at the Augusta Futurity January 21.
Curry Diehl and Cats Lena scored a 219 for second place.
Jay Moss Cougar earned $9,104 for the win, owned by Shannon Lamb of Boerne, Texas. The 9-year-old gelding, bred by Bill and Catherine Lacy, is by High Brow Cougar out of Ariel Rey. The earner of $130,000 previously won a Mercuria finals at El Rancho Futurity, with Bill Lacy in the Non-Pro division in 2014.
Wells, a Zane Schulte Memorial Award recipient, finished third in the 2016 NCHA World Standings riding Rue Du Ichi.
| Mercuria NCHA World Series at Augusta Futurity Open | ||||
| 223.0 | Jay Moss Cougar | Gaylon Wells | Shannon Lamb | $9,104 |
| 219.0 | Cats Lena | Curry Diehl | Frank & Ora Diehl | $7,623 |
| 218.0 | Deluxe Checks | Austin Shepard | Rhein & Amanda Standish | $6,142 |
| 215.0 | Button Down Supercat | Wesley Galyean | SMF Cutting Horses | $4,662 |
| 212.0 | Reyvelation | Lloyd Cox | Lloyd & Christina Cox | $3,181 |
| 195.0 | Gini One Time | Austin Shepard | Gary & Gin Dellinger | $1,700 |
| 0.0 | SDP Lil Ichi Maddie | Sam Shepard | Maben & Julie Thompson | $1,700 |
| 0.0 | Tommie Canduit | Bubba Matlock | Missy Jean Rosenberg | $1,700 |
| 0.0 | Reyzurbetsonthiscat | Craig Thompson | Barnwell Ramsey | $1,700 |