NCHA Triple Crown

NCHA Triple Crown

The NCHA Triple Crown comprises three major cutting horse aged events beginning with the NCHA Futurity for 3-year-olds, followed by the NCHA Derby for 4-year-olds, and NCHA Super Stakes for 5-year-olds.[1] All three events are held at the Will Rogers Coliseum in Ft. Worth, Texas.[2] The culmination of prize money for all three events in 2008 was in excess of $10 Million, surpassing that of the Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing.

There have been only 3 NCHA Open Division Triple Crown winners since the inception of the NCHA in 1946:

In August 2016, Armando Costa Neto riding Watch Me Whip became the first Non-Pro Triple Crown winner.[5]

References
  1. "Cutting Horses Have Own Version of Triple Crown". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. August 7, 2008. Retrieved August 30, 2016.
  2. "Rodeo Insider: Cutting horses' Triple Crown starts this week at Will Rogers". Ft. Worth Star Telegram. November 17, 2014. Retrieved August 30, 2016.
  3. Hoffman, Brett (September 6, 2010). "Rodeo: Cutting Horse Champ Smart Little Lena Dies". Amarillo Globe News. Retrieved August 30, 2016.
  4. "Smart Little Lena Euthanized". Quarter Horse News. 2010. Retrieved August 30, 2016.
  5. Hoffman, Brett (August 9, 2016). "Hoffman: Neto Pulls Off Triple Crown of Cutting Horse Victories". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Retrieved August 30, 2016.

Armando Costa Neto Makes Historic Win in Non Pro Derby Final of 2016 NCHA Summer Spectacular, Video West, August 7, 2016

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