Dema Paul Wins NRCHA Snaffle Bit Futurity Non Pro Championship

Reno, NV - October 1, 2004 - Dema Paul stole the show at the NRCHA Snaffle Bit Futurity Non Pro Finals. She won the $40,000 Championship on Shiners Dulena (Shining Spark X Docs Sulena) with a composite of 650.5 (212, 219, 219.5). She won the Reserve Championship with a 650 (217, 214, 219) on Maggie Hickory (Doc’s Hickory X Doc O Sugs), earning another $19,500. And to top it off, she marked 636.5 (214.5, 206, 216) for eighth on Asmartday (Smart Zanolena X Departure Day) to earn another $6,094.

Shiners Dulena is a flashy, stout palomino gelding that Paul purchased from Carol Rose as a two-year-old. “He’s so strong and such a stopper,” noted Dema. “He tries to do everything right!”

Even so, according to Dema, she didn’t know which of her horses would do the best in the futurity. Riding three horses in the finals was a challenge. “They were all three so good I couldn’t choose between them,” she said. “That’s how I ended up entering that many!”

Paul, who won the Non Pro Futurity in 2000, also qualified for the Open Finals – slated for Sunday – on Maggie Hickory. The bay mare earned her owner another lucrative payday, by her advancement in the open preliminaries. Her score of 649 (213.5,218,217.5) in the Open competition made her the highest advancing preliminary horse that sold in the Snaffle Bit Select Sale in 2003.That accomplishment earned Dema the Futurity Sale Incentive in the form of a check for $19,782.50.

Finishing third in the Non Pro and earning the $50K Non Pro Championship was Nelle Murphy of Valley View, Texas. Nelle rode Stylish Rey Gay (Playin Stylish X Tari Rey Gay) to a score of 649.5 (215, 220, 214.5) to collect $15,844 for the Non Pro placing and $3,300 for the $50K title.

Murphy is a former Snaffle Bit Futurity Non Pro Reserve Champion, $50K Non Pro Futurity Champion and Amateur Champion who has also won the prestigious National Reining Horse Association Non Pro Futurity and owns multiple AQHA world titles.

The Reserve $50K Championship went to Tish Wilhite on Classy Luna, a daughter of Tangys Classy Peppy X Baroak Again. Wilhite scored 645 (214, 213, 218) to win the Reserve and $2,640.

The Snaffle Bit Futurity continues on Friday at 7 am in the Reno Livestock Events Center with Intermediate/Limited Open Finals.

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