{"id":10365,"date":"2013-07-19T16:42:39","date_gmt":"2013-07-19T21:42:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sallyharrison.com\/?p=10365"},"modified":"2013-07-19T22:50:24","modified_gmt":"2013-07-20T03:50:24","slug":"the-heats-on-in-the-ncha-summer-spectacular","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sallyharrison.com\/?p=10365","title":{"rendered":"The heat’s on in the NCHA Summer Spectacular"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Jason Clark qualified three horses for the NCHA Open Classic Challenge<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The $2.3 million NCHA Summer Spectacular has been in high gear at Will Rogers Equestrian Center in Fort Worth since July 12, but the high-dollar action begins tomorrow, Saturday, July 20, with the finals of the Open Classic Challenge.<\/p>\n

Six-year-old Stylish Martini, who won the NCHA Super Stakes Classic in April, and 5-year old Katz Flash, tied with the high cumulative go-round score of 439 points from 24 contenders for the $391,000 purse. Last year’s Classic Challenge champion, Sarenadual, under James Payne, earned $42,000 for the win.<\/p>\n

Docs Stylish Oak daughter Stylish Martini, shown by Roger Wagner for Dottie Hill, has official NCHA earnings of $326,159, while Purdy Boy Flash son Katz Flash, shown by Jason Clark for Darren Blanton, has $73,838, with the most recent earned as a finalist in the Abilene Spectacular.<\/p>\n

Katz Flash won the first go-round with 224 points, the high score from both go-rounds. Cat Mom Do, shown by Matt Gaines for Reata Cutting Horses, was second highest with 222 points from the first round and earned the second-highest cumulative with 438 points.<\/p>\n

Hottish, with Lloyd Cox for Dustin and Deena Adams, won the second go-round with 221 points and is one of two finalists for Cox, who also shows WR Jillaroo for Double G Cutting. Cox, Jason Clark and wildcard winner Grant Setnicka are the only riders to qualify more than one mount for the finals. Clark shows his own horse, Red N Boon Feather, as well as Short N Smooth, also owned by Blanton. Setnicka won the wildcard on Charles Burger’s Cat Belue, and also qualified on Charlie and Denise Seiz’s Cat Black I.<\/p>\n

Finalist Thundercat, shown by Wes Galyean and tied on the bubble with six other horses at 433.5, topped all contenders in the Classic Challenge Non-Pro division with a cumulative of 438.5 points under owner Steven Feiner. Light N Lily, who scored 220 points under R.L. Chartier in the first go-round of the Open, qualified for the Non-Pro finals with Kaitlyn Larsen, while Reycy Moon also is a double qualifier with Sean Flynn and owner Gary Barker.<\/p>\n

The Classic Challenge Non-Pro Finals will be held on Tuesday, July 23.<\/p>\n

For details on the Open Classic Challenge finalists and their go-round scores, click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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