NCHA News

July 18, Fort Worth, Tex.

Mandy Chisum, San Luis Obispo, Calif., and Carly Chiarelli, Poolville, Tex., tied with 219 points, the high score on the first day of the NCHA/Metallic Cat Summer Spectacular Non-Pro Classic Challenge go-rounds. E.J. Huntley, Houston, Tex., and Stacie McDavid, Forth Worth, Tex., tied with 218.5 points, the day’s second-highest score. Carly Chiarelli also topped the Limited Non-Pro entrants.

Mandy Chisum on Magic Metalman. Hart Photography.

Mandy Chisum, the NCHA earner of $403,772, and Magic Metalman LTE $122,043, most recently placed fourth in the PCCHA Derby NCHA/Mercuria World Series and the 2018 Breeders Invitational 5/6 Non-Pro finals; in 2017 the pair were reserve champions of the PCCHA Futurity 5/6 Non-Pro Classic.

Chisum’s championship wins include the 2017 Ike Hamilton Futurity 5/6 Non-Pro Classic on Cats Double Down, as well as the 2013 Tunica 5/6 Non-Pro Classic, Breeders Invitational 5/6 Amateur Unlimited, and Breeders Invitational 5/6 Non-Pro Limited on Woodys Wildest Cat.

Magic Metalman, a 6-year-old gelding sired by Metallic Cat, is a brother to 2017 NCHA Hall of Fame Open Horse Metallic Rebel LTE $411,837, as well as to Magistic Moon LTE $187,608, Magic Metallic LTE $149,428, and Sweet Metallic LTE $130,962, all also by Metallic Cat. Their dam, Sweet Abra LTE $117,725, is the dam of 12 NCHA earners of $1,077,468.

Carly Chiarelli on Olive Martini. Hart Photography.

Carly Chirarelli, the NCHA earner of $276,700, and Olive Martini LTE $86,042, won the 2018 Cattlemen’s 5/6 Non-Pro Classic Non-Pro Limited championship and the reserve championship of the 2018 Breeders Invitational 5/6 Non-Pro Limited Classic. They also placed fourth in the 2018 Cattlemen’s 5/6 Non-Pro Classic; ninth in Breeders Invitational 5/6 Non-Pro Classic; fourth in the NCHA Super Stakes Classic Non-Pro Limited; and ninth in the NCHA Super Stakes Classic Non-Pro.

Chirarelli also won the 2009 NCHA Classic Challenge Challenge Amateur championship on Lil Peppys Advantage LTE $130,973.

Olive Martini, a 5-year-old daughter of Metallic Cat, is out of Martinis Miss Peppy LTE $246,925, half-sister to Miss Martini Play LTE $89,418, dam of earners of $1,102,410, including two NCHA Hall of Fame horses – Copaspepto LTE $416,882 and Stylish Martini LTE $361,920.

E.J. Huntley, the NCHA earner of $373,573, won the 2017 Cattlemen’s Derby Non-Pro championship and, most recently, the 2018 Cattlemen’s 5/6 Classic Non-Pro Gelding division on HR Cats Starlight LTE $171,504.

Ripping Ichi LTE $138,610, a 6-year-old gelding sired by Cat Ichi, has won or placed in over 24 open and non-pro limited event working finals. His biggest paycheck came as reserve champion of the 2016 Southern Futurity Open with James Payne.

Stacie McDavid, the NCHA Hall of Fame Non-Pro earner of $962,116, showed DMAC Piccolo Pete as Non-Pro reserve champion of the 2017 Ike Hamilton Futurity, as well as champion of the 2018 Bonanza 5/6 Amateur Unlimited and reserve champion of the 2018 Breeders Inviational Amateur Unlimited.

Five-year-old DMAC Piccolo Pete LTE $122,295, a daughter of WR This Cats Smart, is out of Cherry Chex Dually LTE $230,488, the dam of three NCHA earners of $235,796.

The 2018 NCHA/Metallic Cat Summer Cutting Spectacular continues daily through Aug. 5. For live webcast and live scoring go to NCHAcutting.com.