Mike Wood clinched the World Title in the 2015 NCHA $15,000 Novice Division at Fort Worth.
The leader coming into the World Finals series, Mike rode El Gato Bonito and put in a strong performance to stay ahead of the pack and claim the championship.
He spoke with CHTO’s Simone Cobb about his massive Finals week, where he 16 horses of his own and his clients make it to the top 15!
Andrew Coates – 2015 NCHA $15,000 Novice World Finals Show Champion
Andrew Coates wowed the crowd when he scored a 227 in the final Go Round to take out the Show Champion title of the $15,000 Novice division during the 2015 NCHA World Finals.
Andrew, a trainer from California, rode This Kittys Smart, marking a strong 222 in the first go round. He
spoke with CHTO’s Simone Cobb about his awesome finals in the Watt Arena, Fort Worth.
A spectacular score, a standing ovation, tears of joy….
Matt Gaines capped off a phenomenal year taking out the 2015 NCHA Open World Championship as fans cheered, hollered and applauded them in the Watt Arena at Fort Worth!
Matt and Special Nu Baby gave the crowd a run to remember, scoring a massive 231 to finish the year on a high, both figuratively and literally!
Despite being the undisputed leader for months, Matt and his wife Tara were both emotional and elated after sealing the victory.
It’s been an outstanding year of accomplishments for Matt and Special Nu Baby, winning five of eight Mercuria events this year, four of them consecutively. The formidable duo also made history when they scored an amazing 234 at the El Rancho Futurity, equaling the all-time record set by Phil Rapp and Don’t Look Twice.
Special Nu baby is a mare by Dual Rey and out of Nu I Wood and is owned by Gary & Shannon Barker from Oklahoma.
Matt spoke to CHTO’s Simone Cobb and says he had a special bond with Special Nu Baby.
Dustin Gonnet realized his dream of winning big at the Will Rogers Coliseum last night as he took out the 2015 NCHA Western Bloodstock Showdown Open Finals.
His run aboard This Cats Got Style dominated from the first cow, scoring a mighty 229, some 7 points in front of second place getter Wes Galyean. Wes was first out with a high score of 222 on Lil Rattler, until Dustin blew everyone else out of the water from the ninth hole.
Dustin, who hails from Alberta, Canada and is one CHTO’s featured trainers, surpassed the million dollar mark with tonight’s cash prize of $75,000.
This Cats Got Style is a High Brow Cat out of Moms Stylish Pepto and owned by Ronald Patton, also from Canada. The mare beat out a host of legendary horses including Don’t Look Twice in the go round to Third Cutting and Junie Wood in the final.
It’s the second ever Slot Cutting event held in the Fort Worth Arena, hosted by Western Bloodstock and the NCHA, where in this particular event, horses of any age can compete for a total prize purse of $330,000 in the Open final alone.
CHTO would like to congratulate Dustin and his wife Marla on a great win! Dustin spoke with CHTO’s Simone Cobb about what the win means to him.
Kody Porterfield put in a career-topping performance to take out the John Deere division of the Open Final at the 2015 NCHA Futurity in Fort Worth.
A crowd favorite, Kody marked a 222 on This Isa Third, to win by 3 points. He more than doubled his earnings with his first win in the Will Rogers Coliseum by taking home just under $17,000.
This is the biggest win yet for Kody, who trains for Carl and Shawnea Smith at Jacksboro, Tx. Their horse, This Isa Third was sired by Third Cutting and is out of Cat Fancy This.
You could call it the end of an era when Alice Walton’s ranch Rocking W, and her barn of 91 horses goes under the hammer on September 22nd.
Alice has bred a number of cutting horse champions including Boon San Kitty, Horse of the Year 2004 and 05/06 Classic Challenge winner ($498,188.29 in earnings), and Rockin W, 2009 Futurity champ ($329,722 in earnings) to name just two.
CHTO’s Simone Cobb spoke to Alice at length about her life and times in the industry at her Millsap ranch. This is just a small part of what she had to say about her breeding program where she gives away key insights into the development of her bloodlines.
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Other champions Alice has produce include:
BR Instant Replay – 2000 Classic Challenge winner, earner of $158,806.28
Stylish Baby Doll – 2006 Derby winner, earner of $349,527
Boon San – 2014 Classic Challenge Reserve winner, earner of $50,383.31
Boon San Spoon – 2015 Classic Challenge winner, earner of $168,890
The first day of the sale on Sept 21 will see the ranch equipment go under the hammer and buyers can view the horses, while the ranch itself and the horses will be sold the following day.
The 91 dispersal includes: five broodmares, two stallions, 26 foals in utero, 23 weanlings, 18 yearlings, 10 two-year-olds, eight three-year-olds, eight show horses, three ranch horses and one donkey.
All show horses and three-year-olds have been trained by Jesse Lennox, Alice’s trainer for the past seven years. Jesse rode Boon San Spoon to victory at the 2015 Summer Spectacular Classic Challenge.
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It wasn’t just a major title that Reyzin The Cash won in the 2015 NCHA Open Derby Final, it was redemption.
That was the belief of the champion horse’s owner Tom Bailey, after trainer Gary Gonsalves rode to victory with a 227 during the Summer Spectacular in Fort Worth.
The horse first made its presence felt at the 2014 NCHA Futurity, where its exciting style and cow smarts had it pegged as a favorite to take out the title. But it was not to be. Despite the disappointment, Gary, Tom and the horse put it behind them, to come back and claim the Derby buckle by a convincing 4 points!
Gary has been Tom’s head trainer for 12 years at Iron Rose Ranch in Weatherford. Tom, who lives in Carbondale, Co, says a great personal bond has been the secret to their long-lasting relationship in sport that has many ups and downs. He told CHTO’s Simone Cobb, while he’s excited for Reyzin The Cash’s future, you can’t expect to win everything in a sport with so many variables.
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Gary Gonsalves realized his dream last night when he claimed victory in the Open Derby Final of the 2015 National Cutting Horse Association Summer Spectacular in Fort Worth.
There was a frenzy of whooping and cheering as Gary showed Reyzin The Cash to mark a 227, winning the championship with a 4 point lead!
It’s the first win in the Will Rogers Coliseum for Gary, a long-time trainer who’s won over $3.4-million. He told CHTO’s Simone Cobb how much this win means to him.
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Reyzin The Cash is owned by Tom Bailey from Carbondale, Co who Gary trains for at Iron Rose Ranch near Weatherford, TX
Another horse trained by Gary, High Cash Gal, and ridden by Paul Hansma came in fourth in the final with a 220.
Second place in the Derby Final went to Tarin Rice who rode CR Tuff Lucy and scored 223, while third was claimed by Wes Galyean on Button Down Supercat with a 222.
Congratulations to all riders!
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If cutting is about anything, it’s about family. Young Cade Shepard brought this point home when he won the Non-Pro Derby Final in the 2015 NCHA Summer Spectacular at Fort Worth.
Scoring a solid 222, Cade rode Twistful Thinking, a horse trained by his Grandfather Sam Shepard that he and his Dad Austin Shepard purchased. Both his Sam and Austin were turning back for Cade while he competed.
At just 13 years of age, this dedicated young cutter has won almost $180,000 to date, including the $15,000 in earnings from his Non-Pro title. Cade also came second in the 5/6 Yr Old Classic Final at the Summer Spectacular which saw him earn another $15,000 pay check.
Cade spoke to CHTO’s Simone Cobb about his win and his plans to start his own cow herd.
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The was an enthusiastic crowd cheering on the youth competitors of the 2015 NCHA Summer Spectacular scholarship finals! Riders could borrow any horse to compete, which saw many proven horses enter into the fray and make for some great cutting action!
Cutting horse Training Online spoke with both he junior and senior winners below.
If cutting was judged on charisma, Ryan Rapp would be unbeatable!
But the young jokester won on pure skill yesterday when he took out the Junior Youth Scholarship Final at the National Cutting Horse Association Summer Spectacular.
He rode SpookysTimeToShine, and notched up the top score of the whole show so far, an impressive 229!
Fourteen year old Ryan spoke to CHTO’s Simone Cobb about his ride and future plans for his growing scholarship fund.
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The crowd went wild when Cade Hansma hit some big stops to take out the Senior Youth Scholarship Final at the National Cutting Horse Association Summer Spectacular last night!
It was a winning combination of Cade’s youthful confidence and her horse Little Pepto Cat’s experience that saw them score a 225 for victory. Little Pepto Cat has won in excess of $300,000.
The $2,500 scholarship win is perfect timing for 18-year-old Cade, who will attend Weatherford College this fall. Cade and her Dad, Paul Hansma spoke to CHTO’s Simone Cobb.
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It was like de ja vu when McCall Hansma took out the took out the Ltd. Non Pro Classic Challenge at the NCHA Great American Insurance Group Summer Spectacular in Fort Worth.
McCall rode Chex My Cat scoring 222 to clinch the very title her twin sister Cade also won last year. McCall and her proud father, well known trainer Paul Hansma gave an emotional interview to CHTO’s Simone Cobb after the win.
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Young Canadian trainer takes home the title! The very likeable Jesse Lennox riding Boon San Spoon owned by Walton’s Rocking W Ranch scored a 225 last night winning $30,584.
Jesse had two horses’s in last nights final of the National Cutting Horse Association Great American Insurance Company Classic Challenge and managed the win even though he was next to last in the first of two sets of tough cattle.
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Congratulations to Nate Miller from Colorado who took out the Classic Challenge John Deere Division Final at the National Cutting Horse Association Summer Spectacular in Fort Worth.
Nate marked a 219 on Lil Jackson Cat, easily claiming the title with a 4.5 margin. He spoke with CHTO’s Simone Cobb shortly after his win.
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It was a busy week at the 2015 NCHA Summer Spectacular when the Amateur competitors hit the arena to vie for the Classic and Derby titles at Fort Worth.
But what really stood out was not just the number of youth competing in the aged events, but the proportion of them taking home the trophies!
Three out of the four Amateur titles were won by 13 and 15 year old competitors!
Cutting Horse Training Online spoke all the winners after their runs.
Fifteen year old John Brengard out-showed his competition to confidently win the Classic Challenge Amateur Final at the 2015 National Cutting Horse Association Summer Spectacular!
Marking a 219, John won on SDP Hydriven Hicapoo, which saw him earn more than $6,000.
John said he also won the Classic UnLtd. Amateur last year.
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It was a breeder’s dream come true when Lica Pinkston won the Amateur Derby Final on a home-raised horse at the 2015 National Cutting Horse Association Summer Spectacular in Fort Worth.
Lica rode Stylish Metallic Cat, the pair scoring 219 and a half to beat second place getter Greg Abshire by one point. First place earned Lica almost $6,000 in winnings.
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There was certainly no paradox surrounding Blakley Colgrove’s convincing win in the Unlimited Amateur Derby Final at the National Cutting Horse Association Summer Spectacular in Fort Worth.
Thirteen year old Blakely rode Paradox Cat to mark a 220, a solid five points in the lead. It was a big lineup, with 35 competitors making it to the final. The win earned her more than $6,000 in prize money.
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Girl on Fire is an apt description for 13-year-old Blakley Colgrove who not only competed three times at the National Cutting Horse Association Summer Spectacular yesterday but who took home two titles!
Blakley riding Vespaa was third last out in the 5/6 Yr Old UnLtd. Amateur Final when she stole the lead from Barney Mac Smith and marked a 220.5.
With nerves of steel, Blakley has now won in excess of $308,000!
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It was a great night of cutting action at the Classic Non-Pro final where Ray Baldwin clinched first place on Don’t Look Now with a 219 in the National Cutting Horse Association Summer Spectacular!
While there were many exciting runs that looked like sure victory, a few glitches here and there by others saw Ray’s strong showing set him up for his biggest win yet! First place paid out just under $16,000.
The horse is owned by Waco Bend ranch and trained by Phil Rapp.
CHTO’s Simone Cobb spoke to Ray after the final.
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Congratulations to Nate Miller from Colorado who took out the Classic Challenge John Deere Div. final at the National Cutting Horse Association Summer Spectacular in Fort Worth.
There were 10 horses in the final, with Nate first out in the bunch.
Nate marked a 219 on Lil Jackson Cat, easily claiming the title with a 4.5 margin. He spoke with CHTO’s Simone Cobb shortly after his win.
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