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Though Dana Conrad’s name showed up as the owner in the
NRHA Futurity’s The Score and The Draw publications, on the
evening prior to the finals, Deary made a handshake deal on
Conrad’s behalf to sell part of the mare to Arcese Quarter Horses
USA. Therefore the Arcese family, NRHA Million Dollar Owners
and the all-time leading owner of NRHA Futurity winners
from 2007–2011, had an interest in both of the leading horses
going into the Saturday finale. Ultimately, the gambit
played out well for both Conrad and Arcese Quarter Horses USA
who share owner recognition for Americasnextgunmodel. The
mare was awarded $165,000 for the Level 4 Open win.
While the Dearys counted their blessings, runner-up Tim
McQuay felt mightily blessed too. Deary’s win further burnished
the reputation of the late Hollywood Dun It, a stallion forever
associated with the McQuay name, as well as the reputation
of Gunner, the McQuay’s NRHA Hall of Fame sire. That alone
would have been a great outcome for McQuay and his family—but
it was only the beginning.
The $143,373 check McQuay earned for the reserve championship
on Gunners Tinseltown officially pushed him past the
NRHA Three Million Dollar Rider mark, putting him in the rare
company of only two other riders: Shawn Flarida, Springfield,
Ohio, and Andrea Fappani of Scottsdale, Arizona. McQuay’s finish
also helped Silva, who has been with the McQuays for roughly
three decades, cross the NRHA Million Dollar Owner mark,
becoming the sixth NRHA member so honored.
McQuay also earned praise as the winner of the NRHA Futurity
Prime Time Open division where he rode three of the top
ten horses (all owned by Silva). McQuay bagged the prime time
open win for his ride aboard Gunners Tinseltown and also cashed
checks on Nuthin But Hollywood (Hollywoodstinseltown x
TRISTAN DARK
Gunner
2012 NRHA FUTURITY
SIRE & DAM
AWARDS
L E V E L 4 O P E N D I V I S I O N S I R E
SIRE OWNER AWARD
1. Gunner McQuay Stables Inc $15,292.43
2. Gunner McQuay Stables Inc $9,175.46
3. Jacs Electric Spark Troy Heikes $6,116.97
L E V E L 3 O P E N D I V I S I O N S I R E
SIRE OWNER
1. Wimpys Little Step Xtra Quarter Horses Lawson Trophy
S I R E & D A M O F F S P R I N G A W A R D S
HORSE
OPEN
RIDER OWNER
One Night Whiz
NON PRO
Todd Martin Todd Martin
Mighty Miss Gee Whiz Lindsey McCutcheon Scott & Kathy
McCutcheon
Nuthin Chic by Smart Chic Olena) and Chex From Tinseltown
(Hollywoodstinseltown x Lenas Ruby Chex by Smart Peppy Lena).
The day before the open finals, McQuay’s daughter NRHA
Million Dollar Rider Mandy McCutcheon Aubrey, Texas,
shared a co-championship in the Level 4 Non Pro division with
Jesse Asmussen, Andrew, Iowa. As if that weren’t enough to celebrate,
Cade McCutcheon, the 12-year-old son of Mandy and
her husband Tom (NRHA Futurity finalist and NRHA Million
Dollar Rider), placed in all four divisions of the Cinch NRHA
Non Pro Futurity.
Cade scored 213 points in the finals to claim the youth non
pro division title and the Level 2 and Level 1 Non Pro reserve
championships aboard Dually With A Star, owned by his dad.
Cade’s take during the competition exceeded $41,000. Remarkably,
Cade also became the youngest rider to qualify for the finals
of the Cinch NRHA Non Pro Futurity, an honor formerly
held by his mom who qualified for the 1989 NRHA Non Pro
Futurity at age 13.
“Well, the whole week has been unbelievable,” said McQuay
as he recounted all the gifts of a Christmas that seemingly came
24 days early. “These are dreams come true, the kind you lay
in bed imagining.”
OPEN FINALIST OWNERS
Several owners had multiple horses in the Levels 1–4 Open finals:
BOB LOOMIS (2)
HOT CHIC WHIZ: ridden by Mathieu Buton
WEST COAST RANEE: ridden by Mathieu Buton
DAY CREEK RANCH LLC (2)
CHEXAWALLA: ridden by Cody Clock
CHICS DREAM ABOUT ME: ridden by Cody Clock
VAUGHN ZIMMERMAN (2)
WIND HER UP PEPPY: ridden by Bobby Avila Jr
WIMPYS HIGH BID: ridden by Jason Vanlandingham
NRHA Million Dollar Rider
During 2012, NRHA Hall of Famer Rocky Dare achieved his
goal of reaching NRHA Million Dollar Rider status.
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