Charles Russell Bushaw, Weatherford, Tex., scored 219 points, the top score from the fourth day of 2020 NCHA Futurity Amateur & Unlimited Amateur go-round competition. Bushaw, an Unlimited Amateur entry, was showing the Hottish colt Hawk Falcon, who he also rode to qualify for the Non-Pro Limited Semi-Finals, to be held on Sunday, December 6.
Kim Ezell, Perrin, Tex., and Lew Hall, Lakeland, Fla., tied with 218 points, the day’s second-highest score. Ezell, an Amateur entry, showed Let It Flo, a filly by Metallic Cat, while Hall, an Unlimited Amateur entry, rode Lews Chrome, a colt by High Brow Cat.
Charles Russell Bushaw, the NCHA earner of $128,219, won the 2018 NCHA Futurity Non-Pro Limited championship on Wood You See LTE $45,168, by Woody Be Tuff. He was also a finalist in this year’s NCHA Senior Youth Finals riding Peptotoodie LTE $169,823, by Peptotime.
Hawk Falcon, owned and bred by Crown Ranch LP, Weatherford, Tex., is out of the Choice Acres daughter La Femme Nikita LTE $122,141, who won the 2007 NCHA Non-Pro World Finals with Traci Burgess. La Femme Nikita is the dam of five NCHA earners of $106,177, including La Deja Vu LTE $55,131, by Cat Ichi.
Kim Ezell, the NCHA earner of $109,326, placed fourth in the 2013 NCHA $5,000 Non-Pro Novice standings, as well as tenth in the 2005 NCHA $10,000 Amateur World standings. Her biggest check in limited age event competition came as a finalist in the 2007 NCHA Classic Challnge 5/6 Amateur riding Kaboomsmall LTE $54,190, by Peptoboonsmal.
Let It Flo is out of Oh Flo LTE $33,419, the dam of two earners of $10,574, whose dam, Flo Little Lena LTE $80,954, by Smart Little Lena, won the 2000 NCHA Amateur Futurity with Mark Pearson. Flo Little Lena is the dam of eight NCHA earners of $314,330, including Clifford Rey LTE $129,407, by Dual Rey.
Lew Hall, the NCHA earner of $41,600, won the 2020 Augusta Futurity $50,000 Amateur Any Age Finals on Sir Long Legs LTE $391,427, reserve champion of the 2016 NCHA Open Futurity and champion of the 2017 NCHA Open Derby under Austin Shepard.
Lews Chrome, bred by Steven Marcello, is the one of five 2017 foals, and first foals out of Sensacious LTE $81,076, by Halreycious. Sensacious is out of unshown Tracys Alittle Rey, a half-sister to Twice As Reycy LTE $194,141, among earners of $591,981 out of Rey Lena Girl LTE $21,715, by Smart Little Lena.