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NRHA Derby Purse Up $34,000
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Quelle: Quarter Horse Today - vom 26.06.2008
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Oklahoma City, OK – June 25, 2008 – With three day of entries left to include, the 2008 NRHA Derby has already exceeded last year’s purse by $34,000 and entries have increased 27%. The second section of the $30,000 added Non Pro Derby ended Tuesday afternoon with a leader board change. Jessicah Keller, from Fayetteville, TN, and Helluva Chex scored a 218.5 moving Monday’s leader, Samantha Griffin and Kachina Oak Olena to second place with a 218. Griffin is from De Winton, Alberta.
Lindy Longfellow and SLJ Sweet N Juicy (Smart Like Juice x Jacks My Sugar Daddy) scored a 217.5 to tie for first place in the $15,000 add Intermediate Non Pro and $7,500 added Limited Non Pro divisions. Longfellow, from Handford, CA owns the five-year-old mare. George Lawrence, of Fort Worth, TX, and This Chicsdundreamin held the top score on Monday with a 217.5 to tie for first at the end of the first section. In addition, Longfellow took the top score in the Prime Time Non Pro with an impressive 220.5 aboard SLJ Sweet N Juicy.
In the $2,000 added Intermediate Open, Tove Lewenhaudt-Schmidt and Dream Olena Chic scored a 216 to be the highest score. Lewenhaudt-Schmidt is from Pauls Valley, OK. Dream Olena Chic is by Magnum Chic Dream and out of Bob Acre Baderlena.
Roy Van Der Hoeven rode Ruf N Refined (Lil Ruf Peppy x Queen O Thumb) to a 216 in the $500 added Limited Open. Van Der Hoeven, who outscored second-place finisher Nathan Morton and The Electrician by two points, hails from The Netherlands. Their 216 was good enough to also win the $500 added Rookie Professional.
Katie Jo Jones, from Burlington, NC, and the Gallo Del Cielo gelding High Roller Rooster to a winning score of 213 in the Rookie class. The pair won the class by a whopping 6 points. Kristy Morgan and Hesa Friendly placed second in the class with a 207.
With nearly one-half million dollars to be awarded, 2008 NRHA Derby runs June 23-28 in Oklahoma City. 20 corporate partners and derby sponsors make this major international reining event possible. Those sponsors include: Adequan, Century Investment Group, Rocky Mountain Clothing Company, Cimarron Trailers, Classic Equine, C.R. Morrison, Kiser Arena Specialists, Jerry Kimmel, Land O' Lakes/Purina Mills LLC, La Quinta Inn & Suites, Markel Insurance Company, MD Barns, Oklahoma City Convention and Visitors Bureau, Pard’s, Performance Horse, Platinum Performance, Quarter Horse News, Rios of Mercedes/Anderson Bean Boot Company and SmartPak.
Incorporated in 1966, the National Reining Horse Association is the governing body of the sport of reining. NRHA, with their International Headquarters in Oklahoma City, is responsible for promoting the sport of Reining and working to ensure the highest standards of competition. To learn more about the NRHA, its programs and family of corporate partners, visit www.NRHA.com.
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