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Fappani and Lil Joe Cash Add to Their Bank Account with the Level 4 Open Championship

Andrea Fappani and Lil Joe Cash. Photo: NRHA and Waltenberry

Oklahoma City, OK – The 2011 National Reining Horse Association (NRHA) $540,000-added Open Futurity finals was held at the NRHA Futurity & Adequan North American Affiliate Championship (NAAC) Show at the Oklahoma State Fair Park in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. This year’s riders were mounted on world-class reining horses all aiming for the $150,000 championship purse and their share of NRHA Corporate Partner and Futurity Sponsor awards.

Nomination Program Impact
The NRHA Futurity saw a massive increase in added money due to the NRHA Nomination Program. According to NRHA Chief Financial Officer John Foy, with the addition of the North American Nomination Program’s added monies, there was an increase of more than $600,000 in added money with over $420,000 in the NRHA Open Futurity and $180,000 in the Cinch NRHA Non Pro Futurity. The total purse for just the Futurity is projected to be more than $1.9 million (a 25%+ increase). Nominators are projected to collect almost $100,000 – even if they don’t own the horse!

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