The NCHA World Championship Futurity (NCHA Futurity), originally established in 1962, is an annual cutting horse event, or limited age event, that is hosted by the National Cutting Horse Association (NCHA). It is the debut event for 3-year-old cutting horses, and the first jewel in the NCHA Triple Crown , which also includes the annual NCHA Super Stakes held in April, and the NCHA Derby held during the NCHA Summer Cutting Spectacular. Initially, the two main divisions of the NCHA Futurity were the Open and Non Pro, but over time an Amateur division was added.
6-595: As of 2022, owners are allowed to enter an unlimited number of eligible horses in the Open division. However, once the horses are named, a limit is placed on the number of horses a single rider can show. Both the Non Pro and Amateur are based on the rider, with limits on the number of horses they can show. The NCHA Futurity is traditionally held each year at Will Rogers Memorial Coliseum in Fort Worth, Texas , which has been
12-547: Is a 120-acre (0.49 km ) American public entertainment, sports and livestock complex located in Fort Worth, Texas . It is named for American humorist and writer Will Rogers . It is a popular location for the hosting of specialized equestrian and livestock shows, including the annual Fort Worth Stock Show , the annual National Reined Cow Horse Association Snaffle Bit Futurity, the World Championship Paint Horse Show, and three major events of
18-630: The Moderne (Art Deco) style. Also in 1936, Amon G. Carter commissioned Electra Waggoner Biggs to create the statue Riding into the Sunset , a tribute to Will Rogers and his horse Soapsuds. Over a decade later, in 1947, the work was unveiled at the Center. On March 22, 2016, the complex was placed on the National Register of Historic Places . Will Rogers Memorial Coliseum was the home of
24-660: The National Cutting Horse Association each year. It is also the former home of the Fort Worth Texans ice hockey team, and it hosted a PBR Bud Light Cup Series (later Built Ford Tough Series ) event annually from 1995 through 2004. Events at the WRMC attract over two million visitors annually. The complex contains the following facilities: The Memorial Center was built in 1936 and designed by architect Wyatt C. Hedrick , who employed
30-546: The venue for the Futurity since its inaugural event in 1962. The total Futurity purse in 2014 was $ 3.8 Million. Phil Hanson of Weatherford, Texas riding Classy CD Cat won the Open Championship and $ 200,000 in prize money plus other prizes that included a custom western saddle , a Jim Reno bronze trophy, boots, a leather recliner, and a gold buckle. In contrast, the total purse for the 2021 NCHA Futurity which
36-464: Was held November 17, 2021–December 11, 2021 was $ 4,160,381.80, with 2,379 Entries, and $ 600,000 in added money. John Mitchell riding "Janie Wood" won the Open, earning $ 241,340.31, and Christina Galyean Cox riding "Playful Metallic won the Non Pro, earning $ 63,186.87. This article about equestrian sports or equestrianism is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Will Rogers Coliseum The Will Rogers Memorial Center (WRMC)
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