Baby Talk speaks with 223 points
Baby Talk, owned by Barker Ranch Cutting Horses and shown by Lloyd Cox, won the 86-horse first go-round of The 2021 Ike Open Derby with 223 points, on January 30, in West Monroe, La.
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Terry Riddle, 1947-2021
Terry Riddle, 74, Foster, Okla., passed away on Saturday, January 9, 2021. For over four decades, Riddle was a pillar in the cutting horse world as a Hall of Fame trainer and breeder and as an NCHA Members Hall of Fame inductee.
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Tom Hastings, 1939 – 2021
Tom Hastings, 81, Valley View, Tex., the NCHA Reserve Non-Pro World Champion in 1985 and 1986, and many time Non-Pro Top 10 rider, passed away on Monday, January 4.
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Charles Moncrief, 1949-2021
Longtime NCHA member, owner and breeder Charles Moncrief (71) of Fort Worth, Tex., died January 6.
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Smart Lookin Sannman claims Abilene Open
Smart Lookin Sannman, sired by Sannman and shown by Christian Miller for Ted and Nancy Turner, scored 223 points on January 7, to claim the 2021 Abilene Spectacular Open championship.
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Buonvino saves the day
In a field of 15 horses, 12 of which had scored 220 or higher in the qualifying go-round, it was Buonvino under Beau Galyean, last to work in the 2021 Abilene Spectacular 5/6 Classic Open finals, who won the championship
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Bernie Kirkland, 1949–2020
Bernie Kirkland, 71, Weatherford, Tex., a longtime NCHA member, as well as an Area Director and Amateur Committee member, passed away on Monday, December 21.
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2020 NCHA Futurity Champion All Spice
Owned by Holmes/Hill Partnership, Glen Rose, Tex., and shown by Adan Banuelos, All Spice delivered on her name with a 224-point performance on Sunday, December 13, to win the 2020 NCHA Futurity Open championship and $246,880.
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A NEW STANDARD
The 2020 NCHA Futurity Sales concluded on Saturday, December 12, as the new standard by which all other cutting horse sales will now be measured.
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The magic number: 217.5 points
For 23 owners and riders of Open 3-year-old cutting horses, the day of December 12, 2020, in Fort Worth’s Will Rogers Coliseum, meant the light at the end of a year-long tunnel of hard work and hope. And following three elimination go-rounds, it all came down to a score of 217.5 points for qualification to the NCHA Futurity Finals
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