2022 ADDED MONEY EVENTS, FUTURITIES AND 2D JACKPOTS

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$2,500 added Rogers Heaven Sent Ranch Jr. Spectacular

Class #9000 also enter 1751, 1813

Jackpot  Fee $100-(100% jackpotted).You must enter at show office 

Horse must exhibit in Jr. Cutting Saturday  March 5 – AQHA Jr. Cow Horse  Monday March 7.  Horse will be given a Reined Cow Horse score and placing in Reined Cow Horse Cutting separate from any placing obtained in AQHA Cutting class. Horse’s placings from the Reined Cow Horse Cutting and Jr. Cow Horse will be tabulated on a 9 point sliding scale to determine final placings.

$2,500 added  Rogers Heaven Sent Ranch Sr. Bridle Spectacular

Class #9001, also enter 1750, 1814

Jackpot Fee $100 (100% jackpotted). You must enter at show office.

Horse must exhibit in Sr. Cutting  Saturday March 5 and AQHA Sr. Cow Horse  Sunday 3/6.  Horse will be given a Reined Cow Horse score and placing in Reined Cow Horse Cutting separate from any placing obtained in AQHA Cutting class. Horse’s placings from the Reined Cow Horse Cutting and Sr. Cow Horse will be tabulated on a 9 point sliding scale to determine final placings.

$1,000 Added  Parkinson Performance Horses Amateur Spectacular*

Class #9002 also enter 1752 ,1815

Jackpot Fee $100 (100% jackpotted).
You must enter at show office

Horse must exhibit in Amateur Cutting Saturday March 5 and AQHA Amateur Cow Horse  Wednesday March 5. Horse will be given a Reined Cow Horse score and placing in Reined Cow Horse Cutting separate from any placing obtained in AQHA Cutting class. Horse’s placings from the Reined Cow Horse Cutting and Amateur Cow Horse will be tabulated on a 9 point sliding scale to determine final placings.

$1,000 Added  Anchor Cross Ranch Amateur Boxing Spectacular*

Class #903 also enter 1752, 1817

Champion:Buckle

Reserve Sun Circuit Spurs

Jackpot  Fee $100 (100% jackpotted). You must enter at show office 

Horse must exhibit in Amateur Cutting Saturday March 5  and AQHA Amateur Boxing  Wednesday March 9. Horse will be given a Reined Cow Horse score and placing in Reined Cow Horse Cutting separate from any placing obtained in AQHA Cutting class. Horse’s placings from the Reined Cow Horse Cutting and Amateur Boxing  will be tabulated on a 9 point sliding scale to determine final placings.

*Sun Circuit  Spectaculars- Rules and Guidelines – AQHA  Cutting/Reined Cow Horse  Cutting: 

Horses showing in not AQHA Legal head gear will receive a score of O in AQHA cutting. 

Guidelines for Reined Cow Horse Cutting are as follows: 

Horses six years of age and over  may   show in:  *Split reins, Two Rein or  Romals.  Legal head gear for either AQHA or NRCHA is allowed but all head gear must be legal for one of the associations. 

Horses 5 years of age or under  may show in:  Snaffle bit, Hackamore, *Split reins, Two Rein or Romals. Legal head gear for either AQHA or NRCHA is allowed but all head gear must be legal for one of the associations.

Horse must enter the Spectaculars in the Sun Circuit show office or online  to be eligible. Horse must enter  the AQHA Cutting and will receive  a  Reined Cow Horse Cutting score and placing from their run in the AQHA cutting class. Horse must enter the respective AQHA Cow Horse or Boxing  class and their placing in the AQHA class will earn points based on a 9 point sliding scale. 

*Horses shown in split reins during the cutting  who are entered in the Spectaculars will receive their AQHA Cutting score as their Reined Cow Horse Cutting score. 

$5,000 Added Arizona Golden Cowboy

Sponsored by Cushing Performance Horses

Class number 9004, must also enter class #2813 or 2814

**$250 entry fee, (100% jackpotted).

Horse must enter, compete and pay entry fee for each of the respective classes below to be eligible.

Champion: Buckle

Reserve: Saddle Pad

3rd: Bronc Halter


Paid on Scores totaled from the following classes and judges: 

Golden Cowboy Herd work  Tuesday 3/8  – Judge Russel

Muley Steer Stopping Tuesday March 2- Judge Russel

Jr. or Sr. Cow Horse Wednesday March 3-Judge Russel

$5,000 ADDED FARNAM L1 OPEN RANCH HORSE STAKES

must be L1 eligible in AQHA Ranch Riding to compete in L1 Ranch on the Rail and L1 Ranch Trail

Award: Champion:  $2,500 and Buckle

              Reserve:     $1500  and Saddle Pad

                         3rd:    $1000 and Bronc Halter

Classes that will  be counted towards the award include: L1 Ranch Trail, L1 Ranch Riding, *L1 Ranch on Rail, 3 yr. old Stallions, Aged Stallions, Open Performance Halter Stallions, 3 yr. old Geldings, Aged Gelding, Open Performance Halter Geldings, 3 yr. old Mares, Aged Mares, Open Performance Halter Mares

ARHFA Sun Circuit Rope Horse Futurity

$15,000 – Open Futurity ($7500/side)

$5000 – Intermediate ($2500/side)

$5000 – Limited ($2500/side)

$5000 – Non Pro ($2500/side)

March 5th

8 AM – Open Heading Futurity – 2 full go-rounds & progressive to the 3rd, then the short round.

Non Pro Heading & Heeling – 2 full go rounds & a short round

March 6th

8 AM – Open Heeling Futurity – 2 full go-rounds & progressive to the 3rd  then the short round.

ENTRY DEADLINE: FEBRUARY 18TH

Enter on line at

WWW.AMERICANROPEHORSE.COM

$7,500 Added Nothin But Nett

5 and Under Maiden Stakes Western Riding

Entry Fee $150 (100% Jackpotted)

Will run concurrent with L1 Jr Western Riding each time it occurs. Horse must enter L1 Jr. Western Riding as well as Nothin But Nett Maiden Stakes to be eligible. Horse MAY NOT have shown in Western Riding  prior to the 2022 Sun Circuit. Placings will utilize the 9 point sliding scale on all  9 judges placings  to determine final placings.

NSBA FUTURITY CLASS OFFERINGS

  • $2500 Novice Horse- 3 yr old Western Pleasure – $1000 Added – Entry fee $200 Sponsored by Gil Galyean Quarter Horses
  • 3 and 4 Year Old Non Pro Western Pleasure – $500 Added- Entry Fee $100
  • 3 and 4 Year Old Int. Non Pro Western Pleasure – $500 Added -Entry fee $100 Sponsored by Gil Galyean Quarter Horses
  • 3 Year Old Western Pleasure – $1000 Added – Entry fee $200 Sponsored by Gil Galyean Quarter Horses

  • 3 and 4 Year Old Open Hunter under Saddle -$1000 Added -Entry fee $100 Sponsored by Good Better Best-Nancy-Sue Ryan/Show Stop Farm

  • 3 and 4 year Old Non Pro Hunter under Saddle -$750 Added -Entry fee $100 Sponsored by Good Better Best-Nancy-Sue Ryan/Show Stop Farm

4 and 5 Year Old MACHINE MADE Open Trail Futurity -$2,000 Added

Entry fee $150 Sponsored by Machine Made – Cory Seebach and Candice Hall

Champion to Receive a logo’ d Golf Cart

Awards through 10th place

All Super Sires Stakes classes must be entered  through Super Sires

Horse must be by an eligible Super Sires Stallion and nominated to the Super Sires program. View More about the classes and eligible foals

4 and 5 Year Old Open Trail

*$5000 Added SUPER SIRES STAKES – Entry Fee $250

Tuesday March 8 following Halter

Horse must be entered in the Sun Circuit NSBA  4 and 5 year Old Trail Futurity to enter the Super Sires event.

Entry must enter Super Sires class on Sun Circuit.com/Super Sires

L1 Green Jr Western Riding

*$2500 Added SUPER SIRES STAKES – Entry Fee $250

Tuesday March 8 following Showmanship in Equine Chronicle Arena

L1 Green Sr Western Riding

*$2500 Added SUPER SIRES STAKES – Entry Fee $250

Tuesday March 8 following Showmanship in Equine Chronicle Arena

Senior Trail

*$2500 Added SUPER SIRES STAKES -Entry Fee $250

Class to run concurrent with AQHA L2/L3 Sr. Trail Monday 3/7/2022. Horse must enter the AQHA Sr. L2 or L3 class to be eligible to enter the Super Sires class.

***Allfuturity classes may be entered until 5 pm the day prior to the class through Super Sires

West Coast Breeders Futurities

$500 Added to each class. 

 Class Entry Fee $150. Awards through 3rd place. 

L2/L3 Junior Trail Saturday 3/12

L2/L3 Amateur Trail Saturday 3/12

L2 Jr. Western Pleasure Saturday 3/12

L2 Amateur Western Pleasure Saturday 3/12

L2 Junior Hunter under Saddle Sunday 3/13

 Amateur Hunter under Saddle Sunday 3/13

L2/L3 Amateur Showmanship Tuesday 3/8

Sun Circuit 2D Jackpot Classes: Two Payouts – One Class

A 2D jackpot class consist of a 1D and 2D division. If you enter the 2D Jackpot class you are eligible for the 1D payout or 2D payout. See examples below. 

Must pay the specified entry fee by 5 pm the day prior to the class. Class will run  concurrent with the respective AQHA Class. All added money and entry  fees  will be divided equally between the 1D and 2D Divisions. 100% of entry fees for the respective  jackpot class will be paid back. Each D pays three places to the highest composite scoring  horses entered in the respective jackpot class. 1D payout  is the highest scoring composite horses. 2D payout is  as  defined in examples:

Example 1: 6 total horses entered in 2D Jackpot class. The three high composite scores will receive the payout for the 1D portion of the class. The 2D payout will begin with 4th high composite score. 4th, 5th and 6th high composite scores will receive the payout of the 2d portion of the class. 

 

Example 2 : 16 horses entered the 2D jackpot class. The 1D payout is paid to the  three high composite scores Highest composite scores for the top  half of the scores in the class . The 1D will be scores of the top 8 horses  including all ties. The 2D payout begins at bottom half of the total number of entries in the 2D Jackpot class. The 2D  payout begins with the composite score of the 9th horse. 

Example 3: 17 horses entered  in 2D jackpot class.  The 1D payout is paid to the three high composite scores in the top half of the class of the scores in the class. The 1D will be scores of the top 8  horses  including all ties.  The 2D payout begins at bottom half of the total number of entries in the 2D Jackpot class rounded up. The 2D  payout begins with the composite score of the 9th horse. 

Ties: Total Payout wiil be split amongst tied horses. A minimum of three places paid. 

Example: If five horses score a 143 the total purse will be split among the five horses.

 If two horses score a 143 1st and 2nd money will be totaled then split evenly  between the two tied horses. If 3rd place had three tied horses. Third place money will be split evenly among the tied horses. 

Congratulations to the eligible exhibitors for the Arizona Incentive! These exhibitors, if they win the same circuit again at Sun Circuit, will win a $5000 bonus.

L3 Jr. Trail-  Michael Hoyt

L3 Sr. Trail- Nancy Renfro

L3 Amateur Trail -Taylor Brown

L3 Select Trail- Danette Merritt

Youth Trail 14-18-  Kaitlynn Bloom

L3 Youth Horsemanship -Kaitlyn Bloom

L3 Amateur Horsemanship -Dr Shelley Grissom

L3 Select Amateur Horsemanship- Kim Gutowski

L1 Ranch Riding Stakes- Kristin Brock