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Tulsa Reining Classic Elementa Derby Open Champions Reign

Earlier this year, Elementa joined the Tulsa Reining Classic as the sponsor of the Open Derby, which features $34,000 in added money. The Elementa Open Derby completes a busy week, and Casey Deary and Lonely At The Top won the class with a 225.5. That earned a check for $6,563, a Bob’s Custom Saddle, and […]

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Tulsa Reining Classic ARC Winners Rack Up Prizes

In addition to numerous opportunities for aged event horses, the Tulsa Reining Classic features a full slate of National Reining Horse Association classes, and also hosts the South Central Affiliate Regional Championships. The top ten finishers in each of the ARC classes earn a spot at the North American Affiliate Championships, which will be held […]

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Fappani Cruises to Tulsa Reining Classic Hollywoodstinseltown Futurity Open Victory

With more than $60,000 in added money, the Hollywoodstinseltown Futurity Open is a lucrative training ground, and on Saturday night, NRHA $5 Million Dollar Rider Andrea Fappani won the Level 4 Open on Itsallinthegenes, a horse he owns with his wife Tish. The pair marked a 224, besting the field of 89 by two points. […]

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Mandy McCutcheon Clinches XCS Ranch Futurity Non-Pro Championship

Mandy McCutcheon won the SmartPak Non-Pro Derby on Thursday, and returned to the Ford Truck Arena at the Tulsa Reining Classic to win the XCS Ranch Non Pro Futurity. McCutcheon won the day’s title on Special Nite Movz with a score of 216. It was the three-year-old reiner’s first event, although McCutcheon used the Toyon […]

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NRHA Executive Committee, Board Approve Eligibility Policy

In the aftermath of the highly successful The Run for a Million and the Million Dollar Invitational, the National Reining Horse Association (NRHA) Executive Committee and Board of Directors met in Las Vegas to discuss topics surrounding the goal of growing reining worldwide. One highlight was the unanimous approval of the 2020 NRHA Worldwide Eligibility […]

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Tulsa Reining Classic SmartPak Derby Non-Pro Winners Determined

The SmartPak Derby Non-Pro at the Tulsa Reining Classic featured $26,000 in added money, and the one-go format meant every entry was riding for a win. In the end, it was National Reining Horse Association $2 Million Rider Mandy McCutcheon who took home top honors with a score of 221.5, winning $5,244. “I thank SmartPak […]

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Tulsa Reining Classic Crowns Tamarack Ranch Developing Horse Futurity Champions

With a score of 221, Dany Tremblay and Lil Gun Affair claimed the Level 4 Open and Level 3 Open championship of the Tamarack Ranch Developing Horse Futurity. The talented mare, by Lil Joe Cash out of Gun Affair (by Colonels Smoking Gun [Gunner]), added $6,644 to her lifetime earnings. “She was super easy to […]

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Million Dollar Invitational: It’s A Draw

The Run For A Million (TRFAM) Million Dollar Invitational was billed as the biggest event in the history of reining. The Las Vegas event, held Aug. 17, didn’t disappoint. Twelve of the most successful trainers in the sport were invited to compete for a $1 million payout, and they rode a roster of some of […]

Dominik Reminder and BMS Walla Gotcha Gun

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German aces Austrian Reining Futurity Test

Dominik Reminder of Germany, aboard BMS Walla Getcha Gun, claimed the AustrianRHA Futurity Level 4 Open championship with a 223 in the finals at Wiener Neustadt, a city south of Vienna. BMS Walla Getcha Gun (Walla Whiz Crome x Ally Get Your Gun x I Am Shotgunner) is owned by Martin Bachmann. The stallion was bred by Barbara […]

Spookgotgunsintown, with Dean Brown aboard, shows at the Buckeye Reining Series in August 2019.

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The Buckeye Stops at Spookgotgunsintown

Spookgotgunsintown and Dean Brown slid in to the Champion Center in Springfield, Ohio, and slid out with three aged-event titles at the Buckeye Reining Series Aug. 15-18. The duo outperformed all comers in the Futurity Levels 4, 3 and Mares Open championships. Spookgotgunsintown, owned by Robert Santagata of Campbell Hall, New York, and Brown scored […]