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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. All three events are held at the Will Rogers Coliseum in Ft. Worth, Texas. 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:

  • Smart Little Lena ridden by Bill Freeman (1982-1983)
  • Docs Okie Quixote ridden by Joe Heim (1983-1984)
  • Chiquita Pistol and Tag Rice (2002-2003)
  • In August 2016, Armando Costa Neto riding Watch Me Whip became the first Non-Pro Triple Crown winner.

    References

    NCHA Triple Crown Wikipedia