Flowmaster/National Cutting Horse
Association's
Super Stakes & Super Stakes Classic
New sponsor contributions move added purse money to $2 million
The National Cutting Horse Association's next Fort Worth
cutting event is April 4-21. Will Rogers Memorial Coliseum will host
the 2002 Flowmaster/NCHA Super Stakes & Super Stakes Classic.
The Super Stakes is the second leg of the National Cutting Horse Association's
"Triple Crown" of cutting, which began with the World Championship
Futurity and will conclude in July with the Summer Cutting Spectacular.
In addition to outstanding athleticism required of a standout cutting
horse, the equine athletes must also be able to read cows and outmaneuver
the herd-natured animals with lightning-quick movements from side
to side, hard stops, and split-second bursts of speed.
Animals that qualify for the Super Stakes show must be the offspring
of nominated stallions. With 123 of the industry's top sires on the
list of nominees, however, the show is far from "exclusive."
The Super Stakes is for 4-year-old cutting horses and the Super Stakes
Classic portion of the show is for horses aged 5 and 6-years-old.
Each stallion owner paid $3,000 to subscribe, 95 percent of which
goes into the event's purse. In addition, each Super Stakes entry
paid a fee of $1,500 or more depending on the event division and time
of payment, with a major part of that fee also adding to the purse.
A total of 1,134 Open, Non-Professional and Amateur entries showed
for $1,895,890 at the 2001 Super Stakes and Super Stakes Classic.
The 2002 edition of the show is anticipated to be the first Super
Stakes to break the $2 million mark in payouts, which is attributed
in part to a new title sponsor for the event.
Flowmaster, a household name in car racing circles, became an NCHA
sponsor this fall. Over the past 18 years, Flowmaster's patented technology
has also blazed new trails in the passenger car and tow vehicle markets.
The company estimates that their customers are saving about 100 million
gallons of fuel per year.
From the original 13 members who created the National Cutting Horse
Association in 1946 to the present membership of over 14,000 cutters,
the roots of the NCHA are buried deep in Western ranching traditions
where good horses were a necessity to everyday ranch work and cattle
handling. The sport of cutting has evolved into a thriving industry
with members from many backgrounds--from CEOs to cattle raisers to
former rodeo stars and professional athletes--National Cutting Horse
Association members find a common thread in one of the most challenging,
exhilarating and exciting sports in the world - ìriding good
cutting horses.
For more information about the Flowmaster/NCHA Super Stakes &
Super Stakes Classic, the history of the sport or how to become an
NCHA member, please call 817-244-6188 or visit www.nchacutting.com.
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