FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

November 29, 2001

From the NATIONAL CUTTING HORSE ASSOCIATION

Contact:  Amy Vorhes

817.244.6188 ext. 113

 

 

 

(Fort Worth, TX) -- The entries have all been counted for the 2001 NCHA World Championship Futurity. While the American economy took a big hit from the September 11 attacks, and the stock market is recovering from near-disaster, the numbers for the 40th annual NCHA Futurity remain strong.

 

The Open Futurity class, which is traditionally the largest of the five during the Futurity, will see 568 entries. Nominations for the class were up to 1,344 horses. Of the $1,625,263 Open purse, $184,800 will be added money sponsored by the Fort Worth Convention and Visitors Bureau and the Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce in cooperation with the City of Fort Worth.

 

The Non-Professional division will host 355 entries with a $771,458 purse. Of that, $115,200 will be added money. The 266 entries in the Amateur division will ride for $222,809 with $25,000 added.

 

The Limited Open and Limited Non-Professional purses all include $10,000 added money. The Limited Non-Pro contenders will ride for a $76,082 purse while the Limited Open payout will be $72,122 .

 

In sum, the over 1,450 entries paid up for the 2001 NCHA World Championship Futurity speak to the important role the Western lifestyle plays in the lives of NCHA members. Cutting is more than a hobby -- it is a business and a way of life.

 

The 40th annual Futurity will pay out $2,767,734 through the course of 20 days, November 27 - December 16, 2001 at the Will Rogers Memorial Coliseum in Fort Worth, Texas. It will be the very first showing of these three-year-old cutting horses, and the stakes are high. With $2.76 million up for grabs, competition will be fierce and the action will be spectacular.

 

The show and its accompanying activities will run for 20 days, culminating on December 16 with the Open Futurity Finals. In addition to world-class cutting, the NCHA also hosts the Cowboy Christmas Extravaganza trade and gift show, nine cutting horse sales, a Cowboy Santa, and a celebrity cutting.

 

For more information about the National Cutting Horse Association, the 40th Annual NCHA World Championship Futurity, or the long list of activities that accompany the 20-day show, please call the NCHA at 817-244-6188 or visit www.nchacutting.com.