2011 NRHA Futurity results of First section of Open GO-rounds

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march 27 - april 02, 2011

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$187,000 ADDED OPEN

$64,000 ADDED NON PRO

The 2011 NRHA European Futurity & NRHA Show started in Kreuth today with the first section of the Open Futurity Go Round. 81 fine four-year-old reining horses from all over Europe were shown in pattern 6. Total 20 riders will go directly to the finals. Riders placing 21 to 40 will go to the consolation run and top 5 will also get a place to the finals on Saturday evening.


Austrian Rudi Kronsteiner who already earned the Level 4 Champion Open title in 2010, had the best run today riding Finest Copyshot to a score of 222.5. The sorrel American Quarter Horse mare is by I Am Shotgunner out of Its Another Footwork y Footworks Finest. Finest Copyshot which was bred and is owned by Anja Deutzmann, was very successful last year with Bernard Fonck in the saddle. The Belgian who won the European Futurity in 2009, was Western Event Snaffle Bit Level 4 Open Futurity Champion, Oakland Reining Classic Level 4 Open Futurity Champion and Italian Level 4 Open Futurity finalist with this mare.
Bernard Fonck and Ruf Footwork are second at the moment after scoring a 220. Bernard rode the stallion by Footworks Finest out of Jasmines Ruf Blonde (owner and breeders Dr. Paul Van Hooft) to the ARHA Austrian Futurity Champion (3-year-old horses) title last year.
Bernard also managed to tie for third place today riding Big Sky Whizard (Topsail Whiz x Isle Bea Dun It owned by Color Invest A & S Deredowscy) with Broadmoor Cassie ridden by Pietro Artinghelli (ITA) – both scoring a 219.5. The mare by Broadmoor out of Classy Parette (owner Impresa Agricola Cuoghi) is leading in Level 1 to 3 now.
The second section of the Open go round is scheduled for tomorrow morning, the Non Pros following in the afternoon. The NRHA European Futurity will run until April 2, the finals being on April 1 and 2. The Non Pro Finale Level 1 and 2 final on Friday will begin at 2.30 p.m., the Open Level 1 and 2 at 6 p.m. The Level 3 and 4 Non Pro final on Saturday is scheduled for 2 p.m., with the Open finalists following at 6 p.m.
Source: http://www.nrha-european-futurity.com/