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Co-Champions rule Ford NCHA Super Stakes: NCHA Futurity champion High Brow CD and Futurity finalist Playin N Fancy Smart each marked 227 to split first place in the 2008 Ford NCHA Super Stakes which concluded in Fort Worth on April 20. High Brow CD (right) is a son of High Brow Cat ridden by Austin Shepard for Grace Ranch. Playin N Fancy Smart is a daughter of Smart Little Lena ridden by Kory Pounds for Slate River Ranch. Each of the winners will cash a check estimated at more than $100,000.

In the Non-Pro finals, Chad Bushaw (right) riding his High Brow Cat mare Cats Ruby split first place with Paula Wood riding Cash My Boon, by Duals Blue Boon. Both of them marked 222, and will receive an estimated $32,000 share of the Non-Pro purse. The record-breaking show drew nearly 2,000 entries. You can read each day's news, stats and features in the Daily Chatter newsletter, and listen to archived daily updates on Cutting Edge News.

Order your NCHA Super Stakes photos online now.

Can't wait for the mail? You can read the entire May issue of Cutting Horse Chatter online right now, long before the pony express arrives. You may be prompted to download a free, safe Java applet to view the magazine.

NCHA Convention (June 20-22): Make your plans to attend. Registration form and Schedule are now available on the Internet for your convenience. Look forward to seeing you there.

Non-Pro/Amateur Proposal: NCHA President-Elect Bronc Willoughby offers a proposal for combining Non-Pro and Amateur classes to be discussed at the 2008 NCHA Convention June 20-22 at the Hilton DFW Inn.

GET RESULTS! Keep up with all the finalists, payouts and breeding at major limited age events at sallyharrison.com. The new, user-friendly format even links horses and riders to their other performances from this season.

Introducing the Sire's Get, All Foals Report
Order this report for an in-depth look at a breeding stallion. This report includes the following information:

• 3-generation pedigree of the subject
• The stallion's detailed NCHA show record, including all major limited age event placings
• Summary of the stallion's foals, performers, and their all-time and current-year earnings
• AQHA Alliance earnings for the subject horse
• List of all of the stallion's AQHA-registered foals, with their dam's and dam's sires, plus their NCHA earnings.

You can order all these reports right now from the official (NCHA/AQHA) web site by selecting the Purchase Reports option at the top of the page

Get a thrill: More than 55,000 cutting fans have watched the Thrill of Cutting video online. It's just one of dozens of NCHA videos now available on youtube.