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The NRHA Futurity Platinum Performance Open Draw Party will be held on Wednesday, Dec. 2, at 6 p.m. Thanksgiving Day in Oklahoma City – that’s where many of the world’s best reiners will be sharing their holiday meal, as the first go-round of the National Reining Horse Association (NRHA) Futurity and Adequan North American Affiliate Championship (NAAC) Show kicks off. The Futurity will conclude with the Level 4 Open finals on Saturday, Dec. 5.

Ronnie Rice, of Centerville, Texas, who has won the Futurity Open three times, is the leading NCHA Futurity Open rider with total earnings of $1,785,875. He is pictured aboard CR Tuff Hearted Cat at the 2012 NCHA Futurity. • Hart Photos

The countdown is on for the annual National Cutting Horse Association (NCHA) Futurity, to be held Nov. 19-Dec. 12 at the Will Rogers Memorial Center in Fort Worth, Texas. The event draws some of the best 3-year-old cutting horses in the world, competing for the coveted Futurity Open Championship title and a $200,000 paycheck.

2007 Futurity Open Champions Very Smart Flo Jo and Annie Reynolds • Photo by Scootemnshootem

The annual Idaho Reined Cow Horse Association (IRCHA) Futurity, Derby and Show will kick off this Wednesday, Oct. 21, and run through Sunday, Oct. 25. The show is held at the Idaho Horse Park in Nampa, Idaho.

Leading SWRHA Futurity Horse Electric Code, with rider Jared Leclair • Photo by Waltenberry

The Southwest Reining Horse Association (SWRHA) Futurity’s popularity continues to grow as its show entries, added money and purse increase. This year’s $131,125-added Futurity begins Tuesday, Oct. 20, and concludes Sunday, Oct. 25.

Boon San Kitty and Ed Flynn • Photo by Don Shugart

The annual Pacific Coast Cutting Horse Association (PCCHA) Futurity, Cutting Stakes, Gelding Stakes and Classic/Challenge kicks off Tuesday, Oct. 20, at the California Mid-State Fairgrounds in Paso Robles, California.