Official results are in from the 2018 Tom Powers Triple Challenge Futurity in Berrien Springs, Michigan June 27 to July 1 have been announced.

Although rain on the first day of competition forced some reshuffling of the schedule, Tom and Dominique Powers and their staff once again pulled off a nearly flawless event with 58 classes in Longe Line, Western Pleasure and Hunter Under Saddle for Open, Non-Pro and Youth competitors.

Started in 1980, the Tom Powers Futurity is the oldest continuously running pleasure futurity in the world. It began with two classes – 2-Year-Old Western Pleasure and 2-Year-Old Hunter Under saddle. The total payback the first year was $3,500. There were about 25 total entries that first year. Classes were held in the beginning years Tom Powers’ farm in Alto, Michigan, either outside in the mud or in the arena, 60-by-240- feet long and dusty. Despite the conditions, the futurity continued to grow each year. Now, entries are well over 1,000 and paybacks top $275,000 plus trophies and prizes.

The Super Sires Program also presented three classes – Longe Line, 3-Year-Old Limited Non-Pro Western Pleasure and 3-Year-Old Open Non-Pro Western Pleasure – at this year’s Tom Powers Futurity.

On Thursday, the Brad Borton Memorial Longe Line trophy was presented to Meghan Tierney, showing It’s a Kadence Thing, owned by Larry Newsome. Meghan was the highest placing Limited exhibitor in the Non-Pro Western Longe Line at the Powers Futurity and took home $1,200 from the Brad Borton Memorial Fund. Reserve was Jack Credit, showing Island Cowgirl. He earned $1,000 and a show Longe Line, donated by Harris Leather & Silverworks. A total of $5,000 was presented to Limited exhibitors placing in the Top 10 of the class.

On Friday, two Sale Stakes classes were presented to 3-Year-Old horses that went through the Tom Powers Sale in 2016. A total of five entries competed in the Sale Stakes 3-Year-Old Non-Pro Western Pleasure with Mallory Menard and Rite Off The Batt claiming the top spot. The Sale Stakes 3-Year-Old Open Western Pleasure featured seven entries and ended with co-champions. Mallory Menard and Rite Off The Batt tied with Chase Barnes, riding Touch Me Touch Me. They also tied to win the Limited Division of that same class.

On Friday evening, a Bridleless Western Pleasure class was held in memory of Ohio trainer Clint Collingsworth. Seven riders showed their horses in a Western Pleasure class with Angie and Charles Cannizzaro, Taft Dickerson and Jason Ducharme serving as judges. Prior to the start of the class a Calcutta was held and another was featured as the crowd gathered to watch the class awaited final results. A total of $19,000 was raised for Clint’s wife Alana Brown Collingsworth and Pat Heeley was declared the winner of the class.

Saturday’s schedule featured two Sale Stakes Western Pleasure classes for 2-year-old horses sold in the Tom Powers Stakes Sale last year. Lauren Louw piloted Batters Up to a win in the Limited Division of the class, earning $8,000 for owners Stanley and Susan Scott. In the open division, a total of eight competed for a total purse of $36,000. Chattanooga Lucy, owned by Alicia Ritsema and shown by Beckey Schooler took home the top prize of $25,000 for their win in the class. They earned another $3,000 bonus from Harris Leather & Silverworks because Beckey was riding in a Harris saddle.

Judy Davis was also honored on Saturday with a special presentation for her accomplishments at past Triple Challenge futurities aboard Just Like June. The 2011 bay mare by Just Like Detail and out of Zips Smooth Sally, is the only horse to have ever won the 2-Year-Old, 3-Year-Old and Maturity Hunter Under saddle back-to-back years at the Tom Powers Futurity. Davis was presented with a beautiful crystal trophy by Dominique Powers.

Once the classes were complete on Saturday, Game Time Sports Medicine presented a BBQ for exhibitors prior to the start of the 2018 Tom Powers Yearling Stakes Sale.

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