NCHA Triple Crown explained

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 and 1 NCHA NonPro Division Triple Crown winner since the inception of the NCHA in 1946:

• Smart Little Lena ridden by Bill Freeman (1982-1983) Open Division^{[3] [4]}
• Docs Okie Quixote ridden by Joe Heim (1983-1984) Open Division
• Chiquita Pistol ridden by Tag Rice (2002-2003) Open Division
• Watch Me Whip ridden by Armando Costa Neto (2015-2016) NonPro Division^[5]

External links

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

Notes and References

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