2022 NRHA Futurity The Recap

When Shawn Flarida and Andiamoe hit the entrance in the Jim Norick Coliseum, the crowd was already cheering. They’d watched the absolutely masterful go-rounds, where Flarida and the royally bred mare had marked 228.5 and 224.5. They knew what they were in store for.

In the first stop, the crowd was so loud Flarida wasn’t sure Andiamoe heard him. Regardless, Andiamoe knew the drill, sliding to a stop and scooting her way back to the center. From there, she riled the crowd up even further. On his final stop, Flarida’s smile was visible from the back gate.

As the score of 230 rang out over the audience, Flarida earned his seventh NRHA Open Futurity Championship and a payday of $350,000. With Andiamoe’s mother, NRHA Million Dollar Dam Wimpys Little Chic, Flarida earned his fourth Futurity Championship in 2007 – he also won the Futurity on her sire, Wimpys Little Step, in 2002. To make the feat

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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.” 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 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.