AUGUSTA, Ga. - The 28th annual Augusta Futurity ended Saturday, Jan. 27, in the James Brown Arena with PHIL RAPP of Weatherford, Texas, winning the 4-Year-Old Futurity Open championship and his eighth Augusta title riding MY GUY REY to a score of 220 and earning $24,901.

In the same night, WESLEY GALYEAN of Ardmore, Okla., captured the 4-Year-Old Futurity Non-Pro championship riding MISSING ADDITION to a score of 220 and earning $19,127.

The largest cutting horse event east of the Mississippi offered a total purse of $926,241 with contestants coming from 27 states and Canada. The largest number of the 665 entries from a single state was 218 coming from Texas.

"The show ran flawlessly," said Show Manager Pete May. "We couldn't have had a better show. We had good weather and good cattle. We're also now having champions who are the children of the original cutters we had when we started this show 28 years ago. We have a whole new group of cutters coming, and that's healthy for the game."

May added, "Our numbers were somewhat down this year, which I think was because we changed our schedule to appeal to all trainers. It actually hurt the mid-range trainers, causing them to stay a day or two longer. So we're going back to our original schedule next year.

"We've got a team who puts on this show who knows what they're doing," May concluded, "and the team that knows what they're doing gets the job done, and our job is to entertain our customers."

During the 10-day show (Jan. 18-27), Augusta Futurity champions were crowned in nine main categories plus two events held in the same venue: the Area 18 Youth Scholarships competition featuring contestants from Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina, and also the coveted Western Horseman Cup championships sponsored by Cowboy Publishing Group's Western Horseman magazine and UBS in conjunction with NCHA-approved aged events.

Detailed coverage can be found at augustafuturity.com and HorseCity.com. Downloadable, high resolution photos of the champions can be found by going to augustafuturity.com, clicking on the Media Room link at top left and then clicking on the link to the high resolution winners' photos.

HERE IS A SUMMARY OF THE WINNERS:

4-YEAR-OLD FUTURITY OPEN
CHAMPION: PHIL RAPP, 220, riding MY GUY REY owned by Charles Burger of Chatsworth, Ga., $24,901.
RESERVE CHAMPION: SAM SHEPARD, 218.5, riding PLAYFUL RICOCHET owned by Marvine Ranch LLC of Meeker, Colo., $16,600.

4-YEAR-OLD FUTURITY NON-PRO
CHAMPION: WESLEY GALYEAN, 220, riding MISSING ADDITION owned by Galyean of Ardmore, Okla., $19,127.
RESERVE CHAMPION: CHAD BUSHAW, 216, riding FRAPPUCCINO N PASTA, owned by Bushaw of Weatherford, Texas, $13,399.

5/6-YEAR-OLD CLASSIC OPEN
CHAMPION: AUSTIN SHEPARD, 226, riding WOODY BE TUFF, owned by Lana Jill Peacock of Wichita Falls, Texas, $23,411.
RESERVE CHAMPION: PHIL RAPP, 222.5, riding DUAL SMART REY, owned by Strawn Valley Ranch of Strawn, Texas, $15,306.

5/6-YEAR-OLD CLASSIC NON-PRO
CHAMPION: SKIP QUEEN, 227, riding SISTER CD, owned by Skip and Elizabeth Queen of Lipan, Texas, $22,044.
RESERVE CHAMPION: MARY ANN RAPP, 222, riding Reytilda, owned by Phil and Mary Ann Rapp of Weatherford, Texas, $15,516.

$100,000 NON-PRO ANY AGE
CHAMPION: MANDY CHISUM, 222, riding DUAL MUD FLAPS, owned by Chisum of Salinas, Calif., $5,530.
RESERVE CHAMPION: REAGAN LANCASTER, 219, riding TALAMASCA CAT, owned by Lancaster of Pilot Point, Texas, $4,147.

$100,000 AMATEUR 4-YEAR-OLD
CHAMPION: KAITLYN LARSEN, 218, riding HONEY BEE TIME, owned by Billy Martin of Millsap, Texas, $5,359.
RESERVE CHAMPION: LLOYD BAXLEY JR., 216.5, riding LENAS LITTLE SMARTY, owned by Baxley of Georgetown, S.C., $4,385.

$100,000 AMATEUR 5/6-YEAR-OLD
CHAMPION: NICOLE ALDRIDGE, 217.5, riding OUTLAW CAT AKA JACK, owned by Aldridge Farm LLC of Killen, Ala., $5,487.
RESERVE CHAMPIONS (TIE):
SETH E. HOLCOMBE, 215, riding LIKE IT THAT WAY, owned by Van E. Holcombe of Birmingham, Ala., $4,048.
JASON McCLURE, 215, riding CATS GOTTA MERADA, owned by McClure of Hayesville, N.C., $4,048.

$50,000 AMATEUR ANY AGE
CHAMPION: ADAM KOONTZ, 222, riding CLOUD NINE, owned by Koontz of Weatherford, Texas, $6,296.
RESERVE CHAMPION: MANDY CHISUM, 217, riding DUAL MUD FLAPS, owned by Chisum of Salinas, Calif., $5,003.

$20,000 NON-PRO ANY AGE CHAMPION: VAN E. HOLCOMBE, 217, riding DAINTYS TOM CAT, owned by Holcombe of Birmingham, Ala., $5,107.
RESERVE CHAMPION: JORDAN VAUGHN, 215, riding PEPPYS PLAYBOY CHAMP owned by Vaughan of Forsyth, Ga., $4,256.

WESTERN HORSEMAN CUP OPEN CHAMPION: PAUL HANSMA, 226, riding SISTER CD owned by Skip and Elizabeth Queen of Lipan, Texas, $20,000.
OPEN RESERVE CHAMPION: TOMMY MARVIN, 224.5, riding HIGHBROW SUPERCAT owned by Paul Dean of Claremore, Okla., $12,500.

NON-PRO CHAMPION: COLE ROTHWELL, 221.5, riding PEPPYS STYLISH LENA, owned by Rick and Priscilla Rothwell of Abilene, Texas, $15,000.
NON-PRO RESERVE CHAMPION: JULIE HANSMA, 219.5, riding BOB DUALIN, owned by Paul and Julie Hansma of Weatherford, Texas, $10,000.

AREA 18 YOUTH SCHOLARSHIPS
CHAMPION: PRISCILLA CRAWLEY, Unadilla, Ga., 223, riding SMART LITTLE ROOSTER, $3,000.
RESERVE CHAMPION: KAY PARKER, Cleveland, Ga., 215.5, riding INSTANT CLAYTON, $2,000.