Mandy McCutcheon Wins NRHA Non Pro Derby Championship
Equestrian News Release
Mandy McCutcheon, the National Reining Horse Association’s (NRHA) first Non Pro and first woman to earn one million dollars in NRHA Lifetime Earnings, is adding another $23,739.20 to her account following the 2007 NRHA Non Pro Derby Finals. McCutcheon, of Aubrey, TX, was presented with a check for $12,224.85 after winning the Non Pro Derby Championship with a score of 224.5 on I Spin For Chics (Tangys Classy Peppy x Chics Koko Angel) owned by her father, NRHA’s Leading Lifetime Money Earner, Tim McQuay, from Tioga, TX.
2006 NRHA Non Pro Futurity Champion Kelle Smith, from Belle Center, OH, was awarded the Reserve Champion title and $9,722.15. Smith scored at 222.5 on her JD Conquista Anna (Conquistador Whiz x Hollywood Anna), the mare that carried her to the 2006 NRHA Non Pro Futurity championship.
McCutcheon talked about how Smith edged her out for the 2006 NRHA Non Pro Futurity Championship. In the Non Pro Derby Finals, Smith was the last draw and McCutcheon says she was very nervous right down to the last second. "When I was standing at the top of the chute watching her go last, my heart was beating pretty fast."
McCutcheon placed two other horses in the top ten. Dun It Found A Star (Hollywood Dun It x Dont Miss This), tied for third with a score of 220 earning a paycheck of $6,951.32. McCutcheon scored a 217.5 on Dun Its Deja Vu (Hollywood Dun It x Miss Okie Too) to tie for sixth place and a check for $4,563.03. Both Dun It Found A Star and Dun Its Deja Vu are owned by McQuay.
The winner of the Intermediate Non Pro Derby Championship and fifth place in the Non Pro Derby is just a teenager, but Carlie McKinzie, from East Wenatchee, WA, is taking home $12,413.38 for her placings on RU Missin Diamonds (Like A Diamond x Missy Olena) owned by her parents, George and Cindy McKinzie, also from East Wenatchee, WA. The 18-year-old scored a 219. McKinzie earned $6,624.03 for the Intermediate Non Pro Derby Championship and $5,789.35 for placing fifth in the Non Pro Derby. This isn’t the first time RU Missin Diamonds has performed beautifully for McKinzie. The pair won the 2005 NRHA Limited Non Pro Derby Championship.
The teen says she switched from barrel racing to reining six years ago and there was one main reason. "The crowd - I liked the crowd. We had a horse in the NRHA Futurity finals in 2000 and I had no idea what Reining was. I was into barrels and we came to the finals and I saw the intensity and the excitement of the crowd and I fell in love with it," says McKinzie.
Kathleen Armenta, from Whitesboro, TX, won the Intermediate Non Pro Reserve Championship and the Limited Non Pro Championship scoring 218.5 on her Custom Twister (Custom Crome x Ms Pines Forty Nine). Armenta received a check for $5,267.95 for the Intermediate Non Pro division win and $5,369.20 for her Limited Non Pro Derby Championship. In reserve was Sarah Willeman, Gloucester, MA, riding her Gimme Major Bucks.
The Prime Time Non Pro Champion is James T. Morgan, DVM, of Pilot Point, TX. Dr. Morgan scored a 220 on his Hesa Friendly (Hesa Smart Chic x Seduction) to earn $2,215.60. Robert Thompson, Savannah, TX, was second riding his Angels Mark.
Courtesy: The HorseTV Channel News, http://www.horsetv.com
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