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“She’s a very happy horse. I just tried to stay out of her way. She’s so determined, and she’s so confident. Sometimes I’ve just got to be there to pet her and tell her, ‘Hey, you did good.’ Very seldom do I ever have to tell her to work harder. We do a lot of petting and a lot of walking.” determined, and she’s so confident. Sometimes I’ve just got to be there to pet her and tell her, ‘Hey, you did good.’ Very seldom do I ever have to tell her to work harder. We do a lot of petting and a lot of walking.” Flarida said the list of those to thank would be too long for the page, but those at the top included his family, friends, wife, Sam, and his owners. “And my horse. She is absolutely amazing,” he said. Finishing as the Level 4 Open Reserve Champions were Customize My Dream (NRHA Eight Million Dollar Sire Magnum Chic Dream x Gunna Be Custom) and NRHA Three Million Dollar Rider Casey Deary. The pair put together a solid 228.5 run, earning $150,000 for owner Devin Warren and $7,500 for nominator Garth Hystad.
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more impressive, Flarida earned an NRHA Open Futurity Championship on Andiamoe’s father, as well, NRHA Eight Million Dollar Sire Gunnatrashya. All owned by NRHA Hall of Famer and Two Million Dollar Owner Eleuterio Arcese’s Arcese QH USA. “She’s a very happy horse. I just tried to stay out of her way,” Flarida said about the mare bred, nominated, and owned by NRHA Two Million Dollar Owner Arcese Quarter Horses. “She’s so
Casey Deary & Customize My Dream
The Numbers Entries Open Non Pro Total
Horses 1,214 700 1,914
Open Non Pro Total
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Payout 410 206 616
Open Non Pro Total
$2,010,040 $ 728,954 $2,738,994
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