Congratulations to Tim Smith and Flo Like A Cat (Cats Merada x Flo N Ethyl x Mr Peponita Flo), owned by Bill Smith. Tim and Flo Like A Cat were first to go in the first of two sets. They scored an impressive 222 which shot them to the top where they stayed after 20 more finalists tried to unseat them. Tim Smith has NCHA earnings in excess of four million dollars.
Tim
2009 PCCHA Cutting Stakes finalist and Horse of the Year, Metallic Cat (High Brow Cat x Shers Shadow), ridden by Beau Galyean, went head-to-head all year against Dont Look Twice (High Brow Cat x Tapt Twice x Dual Pep) ridden by Phil Rapp. Metallic Cat secured the Horse of the Year position after the South Point show in Las Vegas earlier in October.
However, the PCCHA Futurity & Stakes show in Paso Robles offered an even greater opportunity for Metallic Cat. This show was to be Metallic Cat’s chance to surpass the record of ‘most money won in one year–a record currently held by the great Smart Little Lena. He would have had to have placed 3rd or better to attain that goal. After the disappointing ‘hot quit’ shown below, those hopes were dashed.
In 2009, Metallic Cat showed 12 times, making the finals all 12 times while Don’t Look Twice missed only one futurity finals. Metallic Cat is to be retired for full-time breeding from this point forth. He bred 80 mares in 2009.
Below are two videos–one of which shows the ‘hot quit’ that dashed Metallic Cat’s chances to surpass Smart Little Lena’s record one-year winnings. Still, it was an impressive showing.
Phil Rapp and Dont Look Twice (High Brow Cat x Tapt Twice x Dual Pep) captured the Open 2009 PCCHA Stakes Championship. Their winning run can be seen here: Click image to view
Congratulations!
Chuy & PCCHA Show Sponsor Golden Hills Auto Center
The PCCHA Futurity and Stakes, hosted by Golden Hills Auto Center, was held in Paso Robles, CA October 22nd – November 1st. This show is considered by those in the cutting horse industry as a ‘must attend’ event drawing cutters from all over the United States. The two-week long show culminated on Halloween night, Saturday, Ocober 31st with the finals of the Open Stakes, the $200K Limited Non Pro Stakes, and the Open Futurity. Below to view results and payouts.
2009 PCCHA Open Stakes Results
Matt Sargood - NCHA Million Dollar Earner
Australian born cutting horse trainer, Matt Sargood (seen here with Chuy), has been training cutting horses since 1992. This year, he reached one-million dollars in NCHA earnings and has been recognized as one the top two fastest-rising trainers in the NCHA. At one point, he was Equistat’s the second-highest money-earning riders in California–behind Tim Smith. In 2004, he was a two-time NCHA World Champion on Too Short To Play, a stallion owned by he and his wife, Patty Sargood.
In the 2009 PCCHA Futurity, Matt was a semi-finalist on Wood She Be Trouble by Nitas Wood and a finalist on Lovely Magnificat by High Brow Cat, in the Stakes class. The 2009 PCCHA Golden Hills Auto Center Stakes class paid out over $136,000 to the 17 finalists. Below is Matt Sargood on Wood She Be Trouble.
In 2008, Matt recently moved with his wife Patti and three children from Lodi, California to a beautiful ranch in Millsap, Texas, shown here.
Sargood Ranch, Millsap, TX
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