The Non Pro preliminary round of the 2023 6666 National Reining Horse Association Derby presented by Markel continued today, with 104 exhibitors competing for their spot in the finals.
The top 30 in the Non Pro Levels 4-1, the top 20 in the Prime Time Non Pro and Youth Non Pro, and the top 15 in the Masters Non Pro will advance to the clean-slate finals on Friday, June 23, in the Jim Norick Arena.
The draw for the finals will take place during the Platinum Performance Non Pro Draw and Welcome Party on Wednesday, June 21, at 6:30 p.m. in the Centennial Building. This welcome party also features Reiners Rope, a fundraiser that benefits the Reining Horse Foundation Dale Wilkinson Memorial Crisis Fund.
The preliminary round determines who will compete in the clean-slate finals on Friday, June 23, and decides the champions of the $15,000-added Story Book Stables Amateur, the $10,000-added Clark’s Pump-N-Shop Non Pro Novice Horse Derby, the $50,000-added Colston Paving, Inc. Non Pro Stakes, and the American Paint Horse Association Non Pro Chrome Cash.
Beginning in 2023, the added money in already-lucrative Colston Paving Inc. Non Pro Stakes is added to by NRHA, increasing from $20,000 to an incredible $50,000!
The current high scores across the many divisions of the Non Pro preliminaries are:
Level 4 – Gina-Maria Schumacher & CS Sailing Gun – 221
Gunners Enterprise x La Bigia Sailor
Nominated by CS Ranch Management, owned by XCS Ranch LLC
Level 3 – Samantha Kapu & Chics Get The Chex – 218
Magnum Chic Dream x Big Gold Chex
Bred and Nominated by Casey Hinton, Owned by Samantha Kapu
Level 3, Level 2, & Youth – Rita Clausen & Xtra Kiss Me Again – 218
Boom Shernic x SS Kiss Me Kate
Bred and Nominated by Silver Spurs Equine, Owned by Clay Clausen
Level 1 – Lindsay Baar & Light Me Up Joe – 216
Lil Joe Cash x Light Attack
Bred and Nominated by Devin Warren, Owned by Lorri Petersen
Level 1 – Allana Vernon & Moonshiine – 216
Shine Chic Shine x Lena Dun It
Bred and Nominated by Stacey Huska, Owned by White River Ag Products Inc
Level 1 & Prime Time – Dana Pastorino & Hesa Rockin Whiz – 216 (219 with handicap)
Topsail Whiz x A Bueno Poco Dunit
Bred & Nominated by Roxanne Koepsell, Owned by Pastorino Hay & Ranch Supply, Inc
Masters – Jose Vazquez & Snow Guns Last Dream – 218.5
Magnum Chic Dream x Snow Gun
Bred by Andre De Bellefeuille, Nominated by Equine Plus, Owned by Smart Like Juice Inc.
Currently leading the Story Book Stables Amateur, the Colston Paving, Inc. Non Pro Stakes, and the Clark’s Pump-N-Shop Novice Horse Non Pro Derby, which will be awarded following the second section of the preliminary round on Wednesday, are:
Story Book Stables Amateur – Samantha Kapu & Chics Get The Chex – 218
Magnum Chic Dream x Big Gold Chex
Bred and Nominated by Casey Hinton, Owned by Samantha Kapu
Clark’s Pump-N-Shop Novice Horse Non Pro Derby – Gina Schumacher & CS Nifty Sailor – 217.5
Gotta Nifty Gun x La Bigia Sailor
Nominated by CS Ranch Management, Owned by XCS Ranch LLC
Colston Paving, Inc. Non Pro Stakes – Molly Morgenstern & Aphrodites Gotvoodoo
Shiners Voodoo Dr x One Mighty Aphtodite
Bred and Nominated by Double Run Farm, Owned by Molly Morgenstern
Colston Paving, Inc. Non Pro Stakes & APHA Chrome Cash – Jose Vazquez & Snow Guns Last Dream
Magnum Chic Dream x Snow Gun
Bred by Andre De Bellefeuille, Nominated by Equine Plus, Owned by Smart Like Juice Inc.
The Non Pro preliminary competition continues Tuesday. For complete results and other information, visit NRHADerby.com.
Photo courtesy of Chelsea Schneider Media.