The mass of horses that came to Fort Worth for a shot at the 2020 NCHA Futurity Open is down to the 23 elite cutting horses that made it through all the go-rounds to earn a spot in finals.
The event, which takes place at 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 13, will feature two sets.
NCHA Open Finals Field
Here is the draw with horse name, pedigree, rider, owner
(NOTE: There is a cattle change between draw 11 and 12)
- Not An Average Cat, (Metallic Cat x Sweet Camille x Chicks Achy Braky), Justin White, Rocking W Ranch
- Spots Hottist, (Hottish x Reyann Hickory x Dual Rey), Jesse Lennox, Rocking P Ranch
- Sallyfromthevalleys, (High Brow CD x Rey Down Sally x Dual Rey), Morgan Cromer, Reagan Glenn
- Flawless, (One Time Pepto x MH San Tules Dually x San Tule Freckles), Austin Shepard, Austin Shepard
- Hottish In Havana, (Hottish x Spookys Smarty Pants x Smart Aristocrat), Beau Galyean, Wolf/Galyean Partnership
- The Mamba, (Metallic Cat x Magic With Moves x Abrakadabracre), Casey Green, XRC Ranch LLC
- Spookys Favorite Cat, (High Brow Cat x Perfect Hand Plum x Mecom Blue), Josh Sleeman, Jerry & Kathy Erwin
- Nitreyious, (Metallic Cat x Cherrey x Dual Rey), Dirk Blakesley, Regan & Reyly Plendl Partnership
- Sensationalcattribute, (High Brow Cat x Sensacious x Halreycious), Kory Pounds, Tera Veda LLC
- Timeless Lil Cat, (One Time Pepto x CR Little Cat x Dual Rey), Tarin Rice, Joel Colgrove
- Thats A Tuff Choice, (Woody Be Tuff x Ruby Tuesdays Jewel x High Brow Cat), Michael Cooper, Rose Valley Ranch
- Sueper Hot, (Hottish x Sueper Kitty x High Brow Cat), Beau Galyean, Dottie St. Clair Hill
- Bugattii, (Metallic Cat x Button Down Supercat x Dual Rey), Wesley Galyean, SMF Cutting Horses LLC
- Reyzin The Style, (Reyzin The Cash x Stylish Sharon x Docs Stylish Oak), Matt Gaines, James Vangilder
- Agent Scully, (High Brow Cat x CD To The Max x CD Olena), Paul Hansma, Gary & Michelle Reichart.
- Lizzys Chromed Kitty, (Metallic Cat x My Lizzy Babe x Lizzys Gotta Player), Tatum Rice, Coyote Rock Ranch LLC
- All Spice, (Once In A Blu Boon x Show Biz Kitty x High Brow Cat), Adan Banuelos, Holmes/Hill Partnership
- Badaboomsmall, (Metallic Cat x Reyboomsmall x Dual Rey), Clay Johnson, Curtis & Brenda Weeks
- Baby Talk, (Smooth Talkin Style x Special Nu Baby x Dual Rey), Lloyd Cox, Barker Ranch
- Flashy Talker, (Smooth Talkin Style x Flash About x Purdy Boy Flash), Craig Thompson, Mark Senn
- Catolena Cashin In, (Reyzin The Cash x Dual Catolena x High Brow Cat), Tarin Rice, Joel Colgrove
- Honey Im A Ten, (Smart Time Pepto 10 x Playdox Honey x Playdox), Jose Cruz, G&A Performance Horses
- She Be Metallic, (Metallic Cat x Peppy Petites Choice x SR Instant Choice), Russ Westfall, James & Gay Karhan
Sires
Ten stallions have offspring in the 2020 NCHA Futurity Open finals:
| Stallion | # of Entrants |
| Metallic Cat | 7 |
| Hottish | 3 |
| High Brow Cat | 3 |
| One Time Pepto | 2 |
| Reyzin The Cash | 2 |
| Smooth Talkin Style | 2 |
| High Brow CD | 1 |
| Woody Be Tuff | 1 |
| Once In A Blu Boon | 1 |
| Smart Time Pepto 10 | 1 |
Broodmare Sires
The list of maternal grandsires, or broodmare sires, of the 2020 NCHA Futurity Open entrants features some of the all-time leaders of the sport as well as names that don’t show up as often.
| Broodmare Sire | # of entrants |
| Dual Rey | 7 |
| High Brow Cat | 4 |
| Chicks Achy Braky | 1 |
| San Tule Freckles | 1 |
| Smart Aristocrat | 1 |
| Abrakadabracre | 1 |
| Mecom Blue | 1 |
| Halreycious | 1 |
| Docs Stylish Oak | 1 |
| CD Olena | 1 |
| Lizzys Gotta Player | 1 |
| Purdy Boy Flash | 1 |
| Playdox | 1 |
| SR Instant Choice | 1 |
