Little Jackson Cat, shown by Les Bates for Dawn Chapman of Chandler, Arizona marked 228 Thursday to win the second round and the show championship in the $25,000 Novice at the Mercuria NCHA World Finals in Fort Worth. The 7-year-old mare strung together scores of 219.5 / 228 / 447.5 and earned $4,287 for the show title.
Juan Catty Chica, ridden by Monty Buntin for Michelle Van Amburg marked 226 for second in the second round, while Yall Count Me In, ridden by Todd Gann for Jerry Gann, placed second overall with 445.
Louis The Cat, shown by Casey Crouch for Delange & Dubay, took the World Championship.
Little Jackson Cat was bred by Kenneth Jackson by High Brow Cat out of Rey To Play, an NCHA Futurity finalist that earned over $165,000. Little Jackson Cat was reserve champion of the Limited Open NCHA Futurity in 2013 with Grant Simon. She has gone on to earn more than $135,000.
In the $35,000 Non-Pro division, won the second round with a 219. Along with her first round score of 222, that gave her a 441 to top the non-working finals, and her $2,632 earned her the show championship. She moved up from 11th to fourth in the World Standings through the course of the show to claim her first major victory.
Brian Pearse, riding Reyd, earned the World Championship with $10,662.
Emily Meyer rode Rubys CD Legacy throughout the year and at the World Finals. The 9-year-old mare was bred by Phil Hanson by CD Lights out of Smart Little Ruby. She’s a three-quarter sister to Rubys Royal CD, an earner of $248,000.
Michelle Barnes and Stylish Swagger put together scores of 220 / 218.5 /438.5 to tie for the first round win and take the non-working finals outright. Their $3,828 earned at the World Finals made them the show champions.
Von Sutten and One Stylish Pepto won the second round with a 221. The World Championship went to Ron Davis and Kits Little Headlinr with $45,481.
Stylish Swagger was bred by Matt and Megan Miller by Stylish Rey out of Carolena Moon. The 7-year-old gelding now has career earnings of more than $115,000. It’s been a banner year for Barnes, who won Unlimited Amateur championships at both the Pacific Coast Futurity and Derby, and won the Mercuria NCHA World Series at the Pacific Coast Derby, with each of those wins coming on different horses.
In the $2,000 Limit Rider, first-round winner Jameson Grimes and Cyndi Cat marked 220 / 216 / 436 to win the pencil finals and earn $2,632 for the show championship. Grimes also claimed the World Championship with $14,626 in total earnings.
Jack Bell and Spin To You marked 219 to win the second round of the World Finals.
Cyndi Cat was bred by Jerry and Melinda Black and is owned by George Dorros. The 10-year-old mare is by WR This Cats Smart out of Dox Little Cindy, and she has career earnings of more than $172,000. Grimes teamed up with the mare at the NCHA Scottsdale Nationals to win the $2,000 Limit Rider finals this year.