Many photos have been used on this page for which we cannot the acknowledge the original photographer.
We apologise for not being able to do so and thank you all for taking any photos from 1979 to present.
From 2012 to present the majority of photos have been supplied by Holmes Cutting Horse Photography
We apologise for not being able to do so and thank you all for taking any photos from 1979 to present.
From 2012 to present the majority of photos have been supplied by Holmes Cutting Horse Photography
Futurity show history from 1981 TO PRESENT
NZCHA 1st Futurity Champion in 1981 - DOCS DOOLITTLE - owned by Bruce and Heather Coleman and shown by Bruce.
2025 futurity show
2025 NZCHA Futurity Champion - GB Sonita's Durack
Owned & ridden by James Hazeldine
2025 NZCHA Classic Challenge Champion - Sanshella
Owned & ridden by Harold Morrissey
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2025 NZCHA Derby Champion - GB Spoonfula Durack
Owned & ridden by Gemma Williams
2025 NZCHA Snaffle Bit Futurty Champion - Sanns N Oak
Owned & ridden by Steve Gregory
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2024 FUTURITY SHOW
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2023 FUTURITY SHOW
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AGED EVENT SHOW- 14/4/2023. Judge: Phil Webb, Australia
OPEN FUTURITY 1st go round 2nd go round 1 Alittlesophisticated 71 1 Alittlesophisticated 73 2 Reys A Sannman 70 2 Reys A Sannman 70 3= Dublin Dalton 60 3 Dublin Dalton 64 3= PDR Saffyre 60 4 PDR Saffyre 60 Aggregate 1 Alittlesophisticated 144 $1200 2 Reys A Sannman 140 $900 3 Dublin Dalton 124 $600 4 PDR Saffyre 120 $300 DERBY 1st go round 2nd go round 1 Reckless Driver 71 1 Reckless Driver 72 Aggregate 1 Reckless Driver 143 $400 CLASSIC CHALLENGE !st go round 2nd go round 1 PDR She’s on Fyre 70 1 That’s a Cat 71 2 That’s a Cat 69 2 Awesome SmartnSweet 70 3 Awesome SmartnSweet 68 3 PDR She’s on Fyre 65 Aggregate 1 That’s a Cat 140 $400 2 Awesome SmartnSweet 138 $300 3 PDR She’s on Fyre 135 $200 SNAFFLE BIT FUTURITY 1st go round 2nd go round 1 Isa Roc 72 1 Isa Roc 71 Aggregate 1 Isa Roc 143 $200 |
2022 FUTURITY SHOW
Open Futurity Champion COAL CHISUM - Gemma Williams
Classic-Challenge Champion LACE - Steve Gregory
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Derby Champion PDR SHE'S ON FYRE - Colin Holmes
Snaffle Bit Open Futurity - Reyz To Rock - Karen Matchitt
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Open Futurity Champion COAL CHISUM - Gemma Williams
Derby Champion PDR SHE'S ON FYRE - Colin Holmes
Classic-Challenge Champion LACE - Steve Gregory
First Time Incentive Buckle Gemma Williams
Snaffle Bit Open Futurity Reyz To Rock - Karen Matchitt
Derby Champion PDR SHE'S ON FYRE - Colin Holmes
Classic-Challenge Champion LACE - Steve Gregory
First Time Incentive Buckle Gemma Williams
Snaffle Bit Open Futurity Reyz To Rock - Karen Matchitt
2021 NZCHA Futurity
3 Year Old Open Futurity Champion- Reckless Driver & Barry Ladd
4 Year Old Open Futurity Champion- Awesome SmartnSweet & Grant Mackie
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Classic Challenge Champion- Rory & Wayne Poingdestre
Derby Champion- Thats A Cat & Melissa Poingdestre
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TSB Indoor Arena - Egmont A&P Showgrounds, Hawera
Judges: Craig Laird AAA,
Gemma Williams-Gray AA, Janine Taylor A
Open Horse Champion- Starzacre
Open Non Pro Co-Champions- Jacob Ladd & Wayne Poingdestre
U1500 Non Pro Champion- Tim Strange
Restricted Champion- Nathan Wright
Combined Snaffle Bit Champion- Sarah Chevalier
3Yr Old Open Futurity Champion- Reckless Driver
4Yr Old Open Futurity Champion- Awesome SmartnSweet
Derby Champion- Thats A Cat
Classic Challenge Champion- Rory
Judges: Craig Laird AAA,
Gemma Williams-Gray AA, Janine Taylor A
Open Horse Champion- Starzacre
Open Non Pro Co-Champions- Jacob Ladd & Wayne Poingdestre
U1500 Non Pro Champion- Tim Strange
Restricted Champion- Nathan Wright
Combined Snaffle Bit Champion- Sarah Chevalier
3Yr Old Open Futurity Champion- Reckless Driver
4Yr Old Open Futurity Champion- Awesome SmartnSweet
Derby Champion- Thats A Cat
Classic Challenge Champion- Rory
2020 - no futurity SHOW because of covid
2019 NZCHA ARIAT FUTURITY SHOW
2019 NZCHA ARIAT Futurity Champion.
Roc n Play owned by Steve and Julie Gregory and ridden by Steve.
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2019 NZCHA KW Tiling Derby Champion - Spin a Melody owned by Jacob and Olivia Ladd and ridden by Jacob.
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2019 NZCHA Taurimu Classic Champion - Instant Whizz owned by Barry & Linley Ladd and ridden by Catherine Ladd
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NZCHA Futurity Show,
Hawera on 11 May 2019 Judge: Lauren Gray Ariat Open Futurity 1st Go Round Entries 2 1st Roc N Play Steve Gregory 71 2nd That’s A Cat W. Poingdestre 60 KW Tiling Open Derby 1st Go Round Entries 4 1st Spin A Melody Jacob Ladd 72 2nd Lace Steve Gregory 71 3rd Jolly Durack Jacob Ladd 68 4th Dual Reign Craig Laird 60 Ariat Open Futurity 2nd Go Round Entries 2 1st Roc N Play Steve Gregory 70 2nd That’s A Cat W. Poingdestre 60 KW Tiling Open Derby 2nd Go Round Entries 4 1st Jolly Durack Jacob Ladd 72 2nd= Lace Steve Gregory 71 2nd= Spin A Melody Jacob Ladd 71 4th Dual Reign Craig Laird 68 Ariat Open Futurity Entries 2 1st Roc N Play S Gregory 141 $1520.00 2nd That’s A Cat W Poingdestre 120 $1140.00 KW Tiling Open Derby Entries 4 1st Spin A Melody J Ladd 143 $200.00 2nd Lace SGregory 142 $150.00 3rd Jolly Durack J Ladd 140 $100.00 4th Dual Reign C Laird 128 $50.00 |
Taurimu Classic Entries 2
1st Instant Whiz Catherine Ladd 73 $200.00 2nd Spin N Lethal Colin Holmes 69 $150.00 Snafflebit Horse/Rider Entries 2 1st Isle B Playin Mindy Pates 68 $74.40 2nd A Sting Like A Pepto Tim Strange 63 $55.80 Restricted Rider Entries 4 1st Merrill Kinney Belles Destiny 70 $88.80 2nd Tim Strange A Sting Like A Pepto 69 $66.60 3rd Kristin Dickson Smarty Cotton 62 $44.40 U$1500 Non Pro Entries 2 1st Mindy Pates BarBees Playboy 70 $99.20 2nd Dayna Holmes Durabar 60 $74.40 Open Non Pro Entries 6 1st Steve Gregory Starzacre 73 $213.60 2nd Richard Cowdrey Acres Of Fletch 72 $160.20 3rd Catherine Ladd Instant Whiz 71.5 $106.80 4th Catherine Ladd Whizbud 71 NP (2nd Horse) Open Horse Entries 7 1st All Fyred Up Colin Holmes 68.5 $368.00 2nd Starzacre Steve Gregory 68 $276.00 3rd Whizbud Catherine Ladd 67 $184.00 4th Acres Of Fletch Richard Cowdrey 64 $92.00 |
2018 NZCHA FUTURITY
2018 ARIAT Futurity Champion - Lace owned by Steve and Julie Gregory and ridden by Steve.
Taurimu Classic Champion - Smart Little Fletch owned and ridden by Olivia Ladd
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Ballance Derby Champion - Smart Rock owned by Richard and Christine Cowdrey and ridden by Richard with Ballance rep Kristen Dickson
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Ariat Futurity Champion - Lace - Steve Gregory
Ballance Derby Champion - Smart Rock - Richard Cowdrey
Taurimu Classic Champion - Smart Little Fletch - Olivia Ladd
Firemist Prestigious Snaffle Bit - Isle B Playin - M Pates
Agrifert Open Non Pro - S Gregory -Starzacre
Crombie Lockwood Open _ Starze Acre - S Gregory
Westfields $1500 Non pro - M Pates - Bar Bees Playboy
Continuous Spouting Pink Cut - J Gregory - Starzacre
Ballance Derby Champion - Smart Rock - Richard Cowdrey
Taurimu Classic Champion - Smart Little Fletch - Olivia Ladd
Firemist Prestigious Snaffle Bit - Isle B Playin - M Pates
Agrifert Open Non Pro - S Gregory -Starzacre
Crombie Lockwood Open _ Starze Acre - S Gregory
Westfields $1500 Non pro - M Pates - Bar Bees Playboy
Continuous Spouting Pink Cut - J Gregory - Starzacre
2017 NZCHA FUTURITY
2017 NZCHA Futurity Results - Judge - NikKi Morgan (AU)
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ARIAT OPEN FUTURITY First Go Round Entries 4
1st Autumn Rose Gurden Clark 70 2nd Smart Rock Richard Cowdrey 63 3rd Quick Draw N Spin Melissa Poingdestre 62 4th Spin N Lethal Colin Holmes 60 ARIAT OPEN FUTURITY Second Go Round Entries 4 1st Smart Rock Richard Cowdrey 69 2nd Autumn Rose Gurden Clark 67 3rd Quick Draw N Spin Melissa Poingdestre 63 4th Spin N Lethal Colin Holmes 0 ARIAT OPEN FUTURITY AGGREGATE 1st Autumn Rose Gurden Clark 137 $1520.00 2nd Smart Rock Richard Cowdrey 132 $1140.00 3rd Quick Draw N Spin Melissa Poingdestre 125 $760.00 4th Spin N Lethal Colin Holmes 60 NP BALLANCE OPEN DERBY First Go Round Entries 3 1st Enzed Chisum Geoff Taylor 72 2nd Little Nugget Gemma Williams-Gray 71 3rd Instant Whiz Barry Ladd 70 BALLANCE OPEN DERBY Second Go Round Entries 3 1st Enzed Chisum Geoff Taylor 72 2nd Instant Whiz Barry Ladd 70 3rd Little Nugget Gemma Williams-Gray 65 BALLANCE OPEN DERBY First Go Round Entries 3 1st Enzed Chisum Geoff Taylor 144 $200.00 2nd Instant Whiz Barry Ladd 140 $150.00 3rd Little Nugget Gemma Williams-Gray 136 $100.00 |
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2016 NZCHA ARIAT FUTURITY
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NZCHA National Futurity, Hawera 7 May 2016 Judge: Xavier Harris (Aust)
First Go Round Ariat Open Futurity Entries 4 1st Instant Whiz Barry Ladd 70 2nd Little Nugget Colin Holmes 68 3rd Enzed Chisum Geoff Taylor 66 4th Hydrive A Little Cat Grant Mackie 65 Second Go Round Ariat Open Futurity Entries 4 1st Instant Whiz Barry Ladd 70 2nd Little Nugget Colin Holmes 69 3rd Enzed Chisum Geoff Taylor 67 4th Hydrive A Little Cat Grant Mackie 60 Aggregated Ariat Open Futurity Entries 4 1st Instant Whiz Barry Ladd 140 $1,52000 2nd Little Nugget Colin Holmes 137 $1,140.00 3rd Enzed Chisum Geoff Taylor 133 $760.00 4th Hydrive A Little Cat G Mackie 125 $380.00 First Go Round Ballance Agri-Nutrient Derby Entries 2 1st Dual Razz Steve Gregory 68 2nd Acres Of Fletch James Hazeldine 60 Second Go Round Ballance Agri-Nutrient Derby Entries 2 1st Acres Of Fletch James Hazeldine 66 2nd Dual Razz Steve Gregory 60 Aggregated Ballance Agri-Nutrient Derby Entries 2 1st Dual Razz Steve Gregory 128 $200.00 2nd Acres Of Fletch J Hazeldine 126 $150.00 Taurimu Classic Entries 5 1st All Fyred Up Colin Holmes 73 $200.00 2nd Buster Graeme McInnes 72 $150.00 3rd Play A Melody Steve Gregory 71 $100.00 4th Smart Card Richard Cowdrey 68 $50.00 AutoWraps U$1500 Non Pro Entries 4 1st Olivia Ladd Jay Di 65 $64.00 2nd R. Haultain Spanner Man 62 $48.00 AgriFert Open Horse Entries 6 1st Smart Card Richard Cowdrey 72 $228.00 2nd All Fyred Up Colin Holmes 71 $171.00 3rd Buster Graeme McInnes 69 $114.00 4th BarBees Playboy M Matchitt 66 $57.00 |
2016 Ariat Futurity Champion - Instant Whizz owned by Barry & Linley Ladd and ridden by Barry Ladd.
Open Horse - Smart Card, R Cowdrey
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NZCHA Ballance Derby Champion - Dual Razz owned by Steve & Julie Gregory
Jay Di - O Ladd
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NZCHA Taurimu Classic Champion All Fyred Up owned by Colin & Helen Holmes (with Finlay & Eilidh Gilmour)
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2015 ARIAT Futurity Show
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Ariat Open Futurity – 1st Go Round
1st Acres of Fletch James Hazeldine 73 2nd Dual Razz Steve Gregory 71 3rd Whizbud Barry Ladd 70 4th Izza Playin In Acres Graeme McInnes 63 Ariat Open Futurity – 2nd Go Round 1st Dual Razz Steve Gregory 71 2nd Whizbud Barry Ladd 70 3rd Acres Of Fletch James Hazeldine 67 4th Izza Playin In Acres Graeme McInnes 64 Ariat OPEN FUTURITY AGGREGATE 1st Dual Razz Steve Gregory 142 $1520.00 2nd= Acres Of Fletch James Hazeldine 140 $950.00 2nd= Whizbud Barry Ladd 140 $950.00 4th Izza Playin In Acres Graeme McInnes 127 $380.00 |
2015 ARIAT FUTURITY CHAMPION - DUAL RAZZ OWNED BY STEVE AND JULIE GREGORY
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2015 ARIAT FUTURITY CHAMPION DUAL RAZZ
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2015 ARIAT FUTURITY CHAMPION DUAL RAZZ with the GREGORY EQUINE SHOW SHEET printed by Visual Effects
FARMLANDS 1500 NON PRO - OLIVIA WALDOCK & BELLES DESTINY
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2015 CPCHC DERBY CHAMPION - ALL FYRED UP owned by Colin & Helen Holmes
TUFFROCK ROOKIE - MINDY MATCHITT & BAR BEES PLAYBOY
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2015 TAURIMU CLASSIC CHAMPION - BUSTER & GRAEME MCINNES
JLT OPEN HORSE - ALL FYRED UP & COLIN HOLMES
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2014 NZCHA FUTURITY
3rd May 2014 Futurity Show Results - Judge Richard Prew(AU)
2014 NZCHA Futurity Champion, Kings Bar Bee and Harold Morrissey. — with Danielle Morrissey and Maria Morrissey
(Thank you to our sponsors Ariat and Tuff Rock)
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2014 CPCHC Derby Champion - Buster and Graeme McInnes with Judge Richard Prew and Sharlene McInnes.
(Thank you to our sponsors CPCHC and Saddlery Wharehouse)
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2014 Taurimu Classic Champion Belles Destiny and Steve Gregory with Judge Richard Prew and Taurimu Farms representative Lizzie Gilmour
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NZCHA Open Futurity
1st Kings Bar Bee Harold Morrissey 140 $1429.56 2nd Smart Card Richard Cowdrey 139 1072.17 3rd All Fyred Up Colin Holmes 133 714.78 4th Oaks Jupiter Geoff Taylor 67 357.39 CPCHC Open Derby 1st Buster Graeme McInnes 143 $188.10 2nd Duranimo James Hazeldine 139 141.08 3rd Spanner Man Colin Holmes 133 94.05 4th Play A Melody Steve Gregory 131 47.03 Taurimu Classic 1st Belles Destiny Steve Gregory 71 188.10 2nd Peptos Do Rock Colin Holmes 70 141.08 3rd Spinnin On The Rocks Barry Ladd 69 94.05 4th Home On The Range Robert Thompson 60 NP |
TAURIMU OPEN CLASSIC Entries 4
1st All Fyred Up Colin Holmes 71 $200.00 2nd Oaks Jupiter Geoff Taylor 70 $150.00 3rd Whizbud Barry Ladd 69 $100.00 4th Smart Little Fletch Olivia Ladd 60 NP TOTAL TRUCK SPRAY OPEN HORSE Entries 6 1st Spinnin On The Rocks Jacob Ladd 73 $256.00 2nd Oaks Jupiter Geoff Taylor 72 $192.00 3rd Belles Destiny Steve Gregory 71.5 $128.00 4th Starzacre Steve Gregory 71 $64.00 AGRIFERT OPEN NON PRO Entries 3 1st Steve Gregory Starzacre 71 $168.00 2nd Jacob Ladd Spinnin On The Rocks 70.5 $126.00 3rd Wayne Poindestre Kings Playboy 61 $84.00 AUTOWRAPS UNDER $1500 NON PRO Entries 4 1st Catherine Ladd Royal Whiz 71 $112.00 2nd Olivia Ladd Smart Little Fletch 69 $84.00 3rd Rosemary Haultain Spanner Man 60 NP TUFFROCK RESTRICTED Entries 4 1st Julie Gregory Starzacre 71 $84.00 2nd Catherine Ladd Royal Whiz 70.5 $63.00 3rd Rosemary Haultain Spanner Man 70 $42.00 DALMAT SNAFFLEBIT RIDER Entries 2 1st Hollie Bruce Dually Whiz 64 $72.00 2nd Kathy Wenn Me A Little Fletch 60 NP |
JLT Open Horse
1st Belles Destiny Steve Gregory 75 $276.80 2nd=Peptos Do Rock Colin Holmes 72 173.00 2nd=Spinnin On The Rocks Barry Ladd 72 173.00 4th Sonitas Durack James Hazeldine 71.5 69.20 Tuff Rock Open Non Pro 1st Robert Thompson Pepto Style N Spin 72 $197.80 2nd James Hazeldine Duranimo 70 148.35 3rd Barry Ladd I Whiz First 69 98.90 4th Janine Taylor Little Peptos Chance 67 49.45 Under $1500 Non Pro 1st Olivia Waldock Bar Bees Playboy 72 $65.93 2nd Melissa PoingdestreOaks Little Hustler 70 49.45 3rd Jo Dodunski Paddys Irish Cream 69 32.97 4th Jacob Ladd Spinnin On The Rocks67 16.48 Rookie 1st Mindy Matchitt Bar Bees Playboy 71 $37.70 2nd Lindsey Osborne Paddys Irish Cream 66 28.28 |
Below are slideshows to show the digital presentation of the NZCHA Futurity show history from 1981 to 2014
