CR Tuff Lucy, ridden by John Mitchell posted the top cumulative score of 442.5 after the first two rounds of the NCHA Classic Challenge concluded Monday at the NCHA Summer Cutting Spectacular, presented by Great American Insurance in Fort Worth, Texas.

They put together scores of 222 and 220.5 in the go-rounds.

Twenty-six contestants marked 436.5 or better to advance to Friday’s finals.

CR Tuff Lucy was bred by Center Ranch and is owned by Glade Knight’s Slate River Ranch of Weatherford, Texas. She is by Woody Be Tuff out of Lucindas Catolena. An earner of more than a quarter-million dollars, she won the Abilene Spectacular and was reserve champion of the NCHA Derby under Tarin Rice, and was reserve champion of  the Super Stakes Classic this spring with Mitchell.

Wesley Galyean on Button Down Supercat and Kobie Wood on Cool Cat Dual Rey both marked 442 for the second high score after round two.

Button Down Supercat (218 / 224), is a 5-year-old mare by Dual Rey out of NCHA Futurity champion Highbrow Supercat, owned by Steven Feiners SMF Cutting Horses of Aspen, Colorado.

Cool Cat Dual Rey (221 / 221) is a 6-year-old son of Dual Rey out of $315,000 earner Donas Cool Cat, owned by Cotton/Davis Cutting Horses of Kaufman, Texas.

Walt Erwin and Rosie Boon San, who won last year’s John Deere Division of the NCHA Derby, posted the top score of 435.5 among this year’s Classic Challenge John Deere Division qualifiers. The Boon San x Stylish Rosie mare is owned by Kelly Gates of Martinez, Georgia.