{"id":16913,"date":"2019-11-20T22:49:42","date_gmt":"2019-11-21T03:49:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sallyharrison.com\/?p=16913"},"modified":"2019-11-20T22:49:42","modified_gmt":"2019-11-21T03:49:42","slug":"storied-past-and-secure-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sallyharrison.com\/?p=16913","title":{"rendered":"Storied past and secure future"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sallyharrison.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/ncha-futurity-935x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16915\" width=\"204\" height=\"223\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sallyharrison.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/ncha-futurity-935x1024.jpg 935w, https:\/\/www.sallyharrison.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/ncha-futurity-274x300.jpg 274w, https:\/\/www.sallyharrison.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/ncha-futurity-768x841.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 204px) 100vw, 204px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>It is the beginning and the end of the cutting season. Thursday,\nNovember 21 marks the first day of the 2019 NCHA Futurity, as 3-year-olds, making\ntheir show debuts, launch the first day of Open go-round competition in Fort\nWorth\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s historic Will Rogers Coliseum. Non-Pro Futurity go-rounds begin on Friday,\nNovember 29 and are followed, on Thursday, December 5 by Amateur go-rounds. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile, on Friday evening November 28, in Watt Arena, the\n2019 NCHA World Championship Finals begins its seven-day schedule, which concludes\non Saturday, December 7.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On Monday, December 9 at 9:00 a.m., the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.westernbloodstock.net\/ncha-futurity-sales\/\">2019 NCHA Futurity Sales<\/a> begin with the NCHA Futurity 2-Year-Old Sale, Session I, in Watt Arena. The 2-Year-Old Sale continues on Tuesday, December 10 at 9:00 a.m., followed by The Evening Session at 5:00 p.m., in John Justin Sale Arena. The 2019 Futurity Sales continue with the Preferred Breeders Sale Sessions in John Justin Arena on December 11, 12, and 13, and conclude with the NCHA Futurity Cutting Horse Sale on Saturday, December 14, followed by the not-to-be-missed Select Cow Dog Demonstration and Sale in Watt Arena.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Finally, on Sunday, December 15, following 25 days of world-class\ncompetition, the 2019 NCHA Futurity will conclude with the NCHA Hall of Fame\nPresentations and the Open Finals. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Who\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s on first?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 516-horse 2019 NCHA Futurity Open first go-round field represents\na storied past and a secure promise for the future. Here is a very small example,\nwhich represents the depth of breeding on display, from the first two days of\nthe first go-round competition:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Thursday, Nov. 21<\/strong><br>\n<em>Set &nbsp;#3<\/em><br>\n<strong>Metallic Mystified<\/strong>, full brother to 2017\nNCHA Open Horse of the Year <strong>Metallic\nRebel<\/strong> <strong>LTE $411,837<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Set #4<\/em><br>\n<strong>Good Lord Lorrie<\/strong>, three-quarter\nsibling to 2015 NCHA Futurity champion <strong>Stevie\nRey Vaughn LTE $418,947<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Friday, Nov. 22<\/strong><br>\n<em>Set &nbsp;#2<br>\n<\/em><strong>EE Wombat<\/strong>, full sibling to <strong>Ichis My Choice LTE $418,693<\/strong>, 2016 NCHA\nOpen Horse of the Year<br>\n<strong>CY Dualin Kitty<\/strong>, full sibling <strong>to Rockin W LTE $329,722<\/strong>, 2009 NCHA\nFuturity Open champion out of 2004 NCHA Open Horse of the Year <strong>Boon San Kitty LTE $498,188<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Set #4<br>\n<\/em><strong>Sweet Metallic CD 16<\/strong>, three-quarter\nbrother to <strong>High Brow CD LTE $502,202<\/strong>,\n2007 NCHA Futurity Open champion and 2008 NCHA Open Horse of the Year.<br>\n<strong>Rather Smooth<\/strong>, full sibling to <strong>Smooth Asa Zee LTE $616,978<\/strong> and\nthree-quarter to <strong>Eazee E LTE $211,145<\/strong>,\ndam of 2018 NCHA Futurity Open champion <strong>Crey\nZee LTE $300,8<\/strong>01<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It is the beginning and the end of the cutting season. 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