Gladstone, N.J. Serious Reining competition continues at the USET Festival of Champions Presented by State Line Tack. In the Futures Division, Mandy McCutcheon, Aubrey, TX, positioned herself to win another Gold Medal when she scored a 219.5 riding ARC Sparkle Surprise, owned by Susan Hawley, Dallas, TX. In 2002, Mandy won both the Gold and Bronze medals in the Futures competition. NRHA's Leading Lifetime Non Pro Money Earner, with more than $629,000 in NRHA Lifetime Earnings, Mandy is a multiple NRHA Non Pro Futurity, Non Pro Derby, Non Pro Superstakes, and NRBC Non Pro Derby Champion. ARC Sparkle Surprise (Surprise Enterprise x Diamonds Ms Topsail) is the 2000 NRHA Open World Champion. Success runs in the McCutcheon family; Mandy's husband Tom sits at the top of the leader board after the first go in the Festival's Open Championship competition.

Sally Broten, River Falls, WI, rode her own Rio Dun Good (Hollywood Dun It x Miss Dutari Rio) to score a 216.5. Broten is number 10 on the Leading Lifetime Non Pro Money Earners list and is the 2002 Cinch Non Pro Futurity Reserve Champion and the 2001 NRHA Saddlesmith Non Pro Champion. Marcy Ver Meer and Kyle Johnson tied for third place. Ver Meer, Cave Creek, AZ, rode Carol Draeger's Onside Kick to a score of 212. Johnson, Portland, CT, rode his own Boomer Fritz to tie with Ver Meer. Debbie Arballo, Middletown, NY, rode Greatdiamondssparkle, owned by Sandra Gordon-Wylie, Mahwah, NJ, to a score a 210.5, earning fifth place in the go round.

The Finals of the Futures competition will take place on Sunday, June 22, 2003. The Championship Open Finals is also scheduled for Sunday.