2017 A C C H A JANUARY 1521, 2017 J B A, A, G. P W.S. “B” M III E D R T C G S L C A D D M P D K M M D D H T S T T-B P M A P J B P S N P S S R S E L TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION ......................................................... CLASSIC NON-PRO G-R...................................................................... FUTURITY OPEN F............................................................................... G-R...................................................................... F.......................................................................... F............................................................................... F W O............................................. F ............................................................................ F, S E.................................. F W O............................................. S ........................................................................... F, S E.................................. S ........................................................................... 4-YEAR-OLD UNLIMITED AMATEUR FUTURITY NON-PRO G-R...................................................................... G-R...................................................................... F............................................................................... F............................................................................... F.......................................................................... F.......................................................................... F W O............................................. F W O............................................. F, S E.................................. F, S E.................................. S ........................................................................... S ........................................................................... 5/6-YEAR-OLD CLASSIC OPEN UNLIMITED AMATEUR G-R...................................................................... G-R...................................................................... F............................................................................... F............................................................................... F.......................................................................... F.......................................................................... F W O............................................. F W O............................................. F, S E.................................. F, S E.................................. S ........................................................................... S ........................................................................... AUGUSTA FUTURITY 2017 3 TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE AUGUSTA FUTURITY AUGUSTA $50,000 AMATEUR ANY AGE FAMILY FUN TRUCK PARADE.......................... G-R...................................................................... F............................................................................... HISTORIES F.......................................................................... F W O............................................. F ......................................................................... F, S E.................................. C ............................................................................. S......................................................................... A/N-P...................................................... $35,000 NON-PRO ANY AGE HORSE SALE .................................................................. G-R...................................................................... F............................................................................... F.......................................................................... JUDGES ............................................................................. F W O............................................. F, S E.................................. OFFICERS, DIRECTORS S......................................................................... AND COMMITTEES ................................................ NCHA OPEN AND NON-PRO M T F R......................... OTHER PARTICIPANTS ......................................... AREA 18 YOUTH SIRE ANALYSIS ............................................................ SCHOLARSHIP CUTTING.................................... CORPORATE SPONSORS..................................... STALLION STAKES ................................................... CHAMPIONS CLUB.................................................. VENDORS........................................................................ AUGUSTA FUTURITY 2017 FUTURITY OPEN REYZURBETONTHISCAT & CHAMPION C T AUGUSTA FUTURITY 2017 JARRETT CALLAHAN & FUTURITY NON-PRO C S CHAMPION AUGUSTA FUTURITY 2017 38TH ANNUAL 7 AUGUSTA FUTURITUY AUGUSTA 2017 AUGUSTA FUTURITY SHOW FINDS ANNUAL 38TH 598 ENTRANTS COMING FROM 20 STATES PLUS CANADA AND ITALY HE 38TH EDITION OF THE AUGUSTA FU TURITY RECEIVED A MAJOR ADRENA TLINE BOOST WITH THE ADDITION OF ONE OF THE TOP EVENTS ON THE NATIONAL CUTTING HORSE ASSOCIATION CIRCUIT. WITH THE MERCURIA WORLD SERIES OF CUT TING MAKING AUGUSTA ITS FIRST STOP ON ITS YEARLONG SCHEDULE, THE AUGUSTA SHOW SAW AN UPTICK IN ENTRIES. THE LARGEST CUT TING HORSE SHOW EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER PROVED IT WASN’T GOING ANYWHERE. Jarrett Callahan of McConnells, S.C., left, gets congratulated after scoring 222 riding Calico Spots in the finals of the Augusta Futurity Non-Pro competition. It was strong enough to win Callahan his second major Augusta event since being champion of the $20,000 Amateur competition in 1996. hile the Augusta Futurity fea- ey try to really put on a great show. It’s ous year - came from 22 states, as well as tured additional riders and lon- really a special win.” Canada and Italy. Wger hours, some things remained is edition of the Augusta Futu- Georgia had the most entries with 111, the same. rity will be remembered as one the best while Texas was just behind with 106. Veteran cowboy Craig omp- in recent years. e show featured a South Carolina had the third-most with 75. son claimed his third Augusta Fu- purse of $491,758 - an almost 30 per- e Augusta Futurity kicked off with turity Open championship when cent increase over the 2016 event. one of the city’s premier annual events. he and Reyzurbetsonthiscat marked Also, the Stallion Stakes Incentive Program e USC Aiken Extra Inning Bull Riding 223 to win the finals by 4.5 points. paid out another $43,700 - a 15 percent in- Championship, a companion event to the “Augusta is very special,” said ompson, crease over 2016. official show, featured thousands of patrons who’s been competing here since the late During the eight-day event, 598 en- inside the arena. 1990s. “I’ve been coming here a long time. trants - an uptick of 238 from the previ- On Sunday, the second annual Augusta Wes Nichols stirs up the crowd as auctioneer of the 2017 Horse Sale that saw 24 of the 32 consigned horses going for a total of $140,600. Futurity Truck Parade began in North Au- gusta and made its way to downtown Au- gusta. On the final day of the futurity, the Wrangler Family Fun Fest, a free event fea- turing live music, a petting zoo and more in front of the arena, was held. Another popular non-official portion of the show was the Area 18 Youth Scholar- ship finals. Katherine Queen, a 12-year-old com- petitor from Allendale, S.C., won the title and the $3,000 scholarship. at wasn’t her biggest win of the show. Later in the evening, the preteen com- petitor recorded one of the top runs in Augusta Futurity history. Aboard Metallic Manziel, Queen rung up a score of 227 to best the competition in the Classic Non- Pro finals. Also, the pair marked the top score of the week. Lee Benson, left, Augusta Futurity judges committee “is is crazy,” Katherine said. “is is everything I could ever imagine.” volunteer, got a chance to talk with Mel Blount, Futurity Queen tied for the highest winning board member and former Super Bowl champion, and his score in the 33-year history of this event. Her father, Skip, also marked 227 aboard son, Akil Blount, during a break in the action. Sister CD when he won this event exactly 10 years earlier. Also, Katherine became the third mem- claimed the Classic Open title. Mary Ann the $43,700 in prize money. Reysyourbet- ber of her family to win a Classic Non-Pro claimed her third Augusta title, winning sonthiscat and Craig ompson earned title in Augusta. Skip won in 2002 and the Mercuria Non-Pro championship. $4,739 for the top run in the Futurity 2007, while Elizabeth won in 2009. “We always enjoy coming to Augusta,” Open. Seven other participants earned in- “It’s just surreal to watch her,” Elizabeth Phil said. “It’s just a fun place to come. We centive checks in the Futurity Open divi- said. “at horse is just incredible.” love the town, we love the people. ey’re sion. ompson had an incredible horse as so friendly and accommodating. So it’s spe- Jarrett Callahan was the top winner well. en again, he recorded another fan- cial to do well when you get here.” in the Futurity Non-Pro. He took home tastic week after winning Augusta Futurity’s Jarrett Callahan posted his second Au- an incentive check for $3,980. Jason Britt crown jewel, the Futurity Open, in 2012 gusta Futurity win, claiming the Futurity claimed the top incentive prize in the and 2013. Non-Pro finals . His previous