{"id":15634,"date":"2018-11-29T16:09:39","date_gmt":"2018-11-29T21:09:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sallyharrison.com\/?p=15634"},"modified":"2018-11-29T20:55:00","modified_gmt":"2018-11-30T01:55:00","slug":"four-winners-emerge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sallyharrison.com\/?p=15634","title":{"rendered":"Four winners emerge"},"content":{"rendered":"

Thursday, November 29<\/em>
\nFour contestants claimed Mercuria NCHA World Finals victories Thursday in Fort Worth’s Watt Arena. They were Little Jackson Cat, ridden by Mike Wood in the $25,000 Novice; Brian Pearse on Reys Hot Wheels in the $35,000 Non-Pro; Tulsa Beck on Jet in the $2,000 Limited Rider; and Michelle LeMaster on Mootalic Cat in the $5,000 Novice Non-Pro.<\/p>\n

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Little Jackson Cat, ridden by Mike Wood. Hart Photography.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In the $25,000 Novice, Little Jackson Cat<\/a> and Light Blue Smoothy<\/strong> tied for first with a 223. Light Blue Smoothy is a CD Lights mare shown by Justin White for Kristin Hahn.<\/p>\n

Along with his first-round score of 223, Little Jackson Cat<\/strong> took the non-working finals and the show championship, with World Finals earnings of $4,440. She also won the year-end World Championship with $54,438. Hall of Fame Rider Mike Wood shows Little Jackson Cat for Dawn Chapman of Chandler, Ariz.<\/p>\n

Little Jackson Cat is a 2010 mare bred by the Estate of Kenneth Jackson by High Brow Cat out of Rey To Play, by Dual Rey. She has earned more than $202,000, including a Limited Open reserve championship with Grant Simon at the 2013 NCHA Futurity. Last year she won the Mercuria World Finals in the $25,000 Novice, ridden by Les Bates.<\/p>\n

Mike Wood also showed the Reserve World Champion, Candy Girl (U)<\/strong> for Sandero Ranch. Bred by Glade Knight, Candy Girl (U) is an 8-year-old mare by That Sly Cat out of Cotton Candy (DNA), by Bob Acre Doc.<\/p>\n

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Brian Pearse on Reys Hot Wheels. Hart Photography.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In the $35,000 Non-Pro, Dannica Percevich of Belle Fourche, South Dakota won the second round with a 225 on her Wild Haired Cat mare Wild Haired Lilly<\/strong>. Brian Pearse<\/strong> and Colleen Pearse split 3rd\/4th with 218.5, giving Brian and Reys Hot Wheels a winning total of 440.5 and World Finals earnings of $2,387 for the show championship.<\/p>\n

Two years ago, Pearse was second in the World Finals and Reserve World Champion in the $2,000 Limited Rider division riding Reyd. He went on to win the $35,000 Non-Pro World Championship last year with Reyd. This year, he finished the regular point year in fourth place in the standings on Reyd and Reys Hot Wheels. He moved up a notch to third place in the standings with his World Finals win.<\/p>\n

Reys Hot Wheels is a 12-year-old gelding bred by Brinkman Ranch by Dual Rey out of Smart Little Beauty. He\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s earned more than $190,000 to date. Owner Colleen Pearse rode him to win the $50,000 Amateur championship at last year\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s NCHA Scottsdale Nationals.<\/p>\n

Melissa Corcoran<\/strong>, of Alamo, Calif., won the World Championship with total earnings of $15,387. In the World Finals, she rode Smart Freckled Cat, a son of Widows Freckles. She also rode Scoot Justa Lil during the regular point year.<\/p>\n

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Tulsa Beck on Jet. Hart Photography.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In the $2,000 Limited Rider division, Tulsa Beck<\/strong> of Scottsdale, Ariz. put together back-to-back 221s to sweep both working rounds and the non-working finals to win the show with $2,820.<\/p>\n

Beck, who brought NCHA earnings of $248 into the 2018 season, has been working for NCHA Hall of Fame Rider Tim Smith. She\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s in third place in the World Standings.<\/p>\n

Jet, owned by Cows & Horses, Etc. of Encintas, Calif., was bred by Billy Martin by the late\u00c2\u00a0Light N Lena<\/a>, out of Shania Pep. The 10-year-old gelding has earned more than $150,000.<\/p>\n

Beck, whose World Finals payoff moved her into the Reserve World Championship with $9,548 for the year, also showed Cyndi Cat, Mr Willy\u00c2\u00a0 Dual and Tachitas Brigalena during the regular season.<\/p>\n

The World Championship went to Mary Penner<\/strong> of Scottsdale, Ariz. who rode Cyndi Cat in the World Finals. She also showed Bless Chu Mate during the year. Her total earnings were $17,253.<\/p>\n

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Michelle LeMaster on Mootalic Cat. Hart Photography.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In the $5,000 Novice Non-Pro, Christine King<\/strong> of Scottsdale won the second round by half a point on her Metallic Cat gelding Metallicsfirstchoice with a 221.<\/p>\n

But Michelle LeMaster<\/strong> of Las Vegas, Nevada, marked 220.5 with Mootalic Cat for second in the go-round, and a winning 439 in the pencil finals. That gave her $3,675 at the show and $55,924 to win both the World Finals and the World Championship.<\/p>\n

This is\u00c2\u00a0LeMaster\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s fourth NCHA World Championship. She previously won the $15,000 Amateur and $35,000 Non-Pro in 2010 with Budha Cash, and the $15,000 Novice Non-Pro with El Gato Benito in 2012.<\/p>\n

Mootalic Cat is a 7-year-old mare bred by Gary and Jessica Gonsalves by Metallic Cat out of Etta Rey.<\/p>\n

The first round of the Mercuria NCHA World Finals for the $5,000 Novice, $50,000 Amateur, $25,000 Novice Non-Pro and $15,000 Amateur gets underway Friday in the Watt Arena.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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