The NCHA Triple Crown comprises three major cutting horse aged events beginning with the NCHA Futurity for 3-year-olds, followed by the NCHA Derby for 4-year-olds, and NCHA Super Stakes for 5-year-olds. All three events are held at the Will Rogers Coliseum in Ft. Worth, Texas. The culmination of prize money for all three events in 2008 was in excess of $10 Million, surpassing that of the Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing.
There have been only 3 NCHA Open Division Triple Crown winners and 1 NCHA NonPro Division Triple Crown winner since the inception of the NCHA in 1946: Smart Little Lena ridden by Bill Freeman (1982-1983) Open Division Docs Okie Quixote ridden by Joe Heim (1983-1984) Open Division Chiquita Pistol ridden by Tag Rice (2002-2003) Open Division Watch Me Whip ridden by Armando Costa Neto (2015-2016) NonPro Division
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External links Armando Costa Neto Makes Historic Win in Non Pro Derby Final of 2016 NCHA Summer Spectacular, Video West, August 7, 2016