{"id":15699,"date":"2018-12-02T23:00:04","date_gmt":"2018-12-03T04:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sallyharrison.com\/?p=15699"},"modified":"2018-12-03T12:02:26","modified_gmt":"2018-12-03T17:02:26","slug":"amateur-amateur-unlimited-go-round-wrap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sallyharrison.com\/?p=15699","title":{"rendered":"Amateur\/Amateur Unlimited go-round wrap"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sunday, December 2, Fort Worth, Tex.
\n2018 North Texas Chevy Dealers NCHA Futurity, presented by Great American Insurance<\/em><\/p>\n

NCHA Futurity Amateur\/Amateur Unlimited go-round competition concluded on Sunday. Amateur entrants with scores of 207 or higher are eligible to advance to the Amateur Semi-Finals on Tuesday, December 4; Amateur Unlimited entrants with scores of 209 or higher are eligible to advance to the Amateur Unlimited Semi-Finals on Wednesday, December 5.<\/p>\n

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Ken Schultz on Rockin Those Tricks. Hart Photography.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Ken Schultz<\/strong>, Sacramento, Calif., won the go-round as an Amateur entrant, with 217 points riding Rockin Those Tricks, by Rockin W. Schultz also qualified for the Amateur Unlimited Semi-Finals on Rockin Those Tricks (215), as well as on Calvin Baloo, by Lil Catbaloo (215.5).<\/p>\n

Bella Anderson<\/strong>, Weatherford, Tex., and Mike Schraeder<\/strong>, Cypress, Tex., each previously scored 216 points to top all Amateur Unlimited contenders. Anderson is riding The Kwack Shack, by Spots Hot, who also qualified for the NCHA Futurity Open Semi-Finals, on Saturday, December 8, under Pedro Ornelas. Schraeder rides Aristocraticaly Cat, by High Brow Cat.<\/p>\n

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Langston Pattillo on Smart Tallic; Gary Barker on Nu Kat;
and Joel Colgrove on Catolena Express. Hart Photography.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Three riders scored 214.5 points on Sunday, the day\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s high mark: Gary Barker<\/strong>, Madill, Okla.; Langston Pattillo<\/strong>, St. Elmo, Ill.; and Joel Colgrove<\/strong>, Boligee, Ala. Barker, an Unlimited Amateur entrant on Nu Kat, by Kit Kat Sugar, won the 2018 NCHA Super Stakes Classic Unlimited Amateur on Smooth Nu Cat<\/a> ($193,816), a three-quarter brother to Nu Kat.<\/p>\n

Pattillo, showing Smart Tallic, by Metallic Cat, as an Unlimited Amateur rider, won the 2018 NCHA Super Stakes Classic Amateur on Dualin Smooth Legacy<\/a>, by Smooth As A Cat, as well as the NCHA Classic Challenge Unlimited Amateur with High Stylin CD<\/a>, by High Brow CD.<\/p>\n

Pattillo also qualified for Thursday\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Non-Pro Semi-Finals riding Kit Kat Kisses, by Kit Kat Sugar.<\/p>\n

Joel Colgrove, who showed Catolena Express to score 214.5 on Sunday, as an Amateur rider, also qualified the Woody Be Tuff son for the Non-Pro Semi-Finals.<\/p>\n

Tom Williams<\/strong>, Haleyville, Ala., and Robert Thigpen<\/strong>, Chilton, Tex., tied with 215.5 points, the second-highest score among Amateur entrants in the go-round. Williams rides Sofies Choice Cat, by High Brow Cat, as an Amateur. Sofies Choice Cat is a full sister to Sofies Cat, who Williams showed to place ninth in last year\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s NCHA Futurity Amateur Finals.<\/p>\n

Thigpen, qualified aboard Metallic Rita for both the Amateur (215.5) and the Unlimited Amateur (212) Semi-Finals. Metallic Rita, by Metallic Cat, is out of Pats Little Senorita, who Thigpen showed as a 2006 NCHA Super Stakes Amateur finalist.<\/p>\n

The 2018 NCHA Futurity Amateur\/Amateur Unlimited continues daily through Sunday, December 9; the NCHA Futurity Sales, held at Will Rogers Equestrian Center in conjunction with the NCHA Futurity, begin Monday, December 3 and continue daily through December 8.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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