NCHA News

$100,000 BONUS MONEY PAYOUT CONTINUES AT THE 2018 NCHA FUTURITY

FORT WORTH, TEXAS –The North Texas Chevrolet Dealersand the Great American Insurance Group, NCHA’s Official Equine and Ranch Insurance,are proud to continue the bonus money payout for the 2018 National Cutting Horse Association’s World Championship Futurity. This year, the amateur competitors will receive $40,000 to be divided between the Rios of Mercedes Boots AmateurClassand the McAlister Assets Unlimited Amateur Class. The Non-Pro division will receive $16,000, the Limited Non-Pro will receive $4,000, and the Open will receive $40,000. The bonus money will be distributed between the champions and reserve champions in each of the divisions. 

June McGee and Scott Chartier, representing Great American Insurance Groupand Justin Insurance, along with the North Texas Chevy Dealers jointly express a warm welcome to all exhibitors competing at the 2018 World Championship Futurity. Both sponsors recognize the hard work and discipline it takes to compete at this level, and wish all competitors the best of luck.

The NCHA Executive Director, Lewis Wray, said the NCHA World Championship Futurity attracts the world's best 3-year-old cutting horses, who will be making their competitive debut in Fort Worth. Wray said, in addition to the Open Class, the show offers a full slate of Non-Professional and Rios of Mercedes Boots Amateur classes to cater to riders of every level of ability.

"We’re are excited to hold this world-class event for the 51^styear here in Fort Worth at the Will Rogers Coliseum," Wray said. "The NCHA Futurity is the defining event for sport of cutting worldwide.”

The National Cutting Horse Association’s North Texas Chevrolet Dealers NCHA Futurity, presented by Great American Insurance, will officially kick off on November 15, 2018. The event will run every day at the Will Rogers Coliseum in Fort Worth, Texas, until it concludes on Sunday, December 9, 2018, with the Open Class finals, starting at 2:00 p.m. Tickets can be purchased at www.nchacutting.tix.com.

The Mercuria NCHA World Finals, held in conjunction with the NCHA Futurity at the Will Rogers complex, features the sport's top older horses in 10 divisions scheduled from November 23, 2018, through December 1, 2018.   World championship titles and bragging rights are on the line at the Mercuria NCHA World Finals.