Following the cancellation of the 2020 4CYTE NCHA Futurity – the southern hemisphere’s largest and richest indoor sporting horse event – Australia’s National Cutting Horse Association has confirmed that they will be staging an Aged event alternative in the first half of 2021. The NCHA Autumn Spectacular Aged Event will be held at White Park in Scone NSW from the 14-24th of April 2021.
The 2020 4Cyte Equine Futurity Show was scheduled to take place at the Australian Equine and Livestocks Events Centre (AELEC) in Tamworth from the 26th October – November 8th, however it was cancelled due to Coronavirus.
The 2021 NCHA 4CYTE Futurity will be held later in the year at AELEC, Tamworth NSW from 27 July – 8 August 2021. Held over 12 days, the competition is one the biggest drawcards in the region, bringing an estimated $2.3 million to the local economy each year. humble beginnings, the first Futurity was held in 1974 at Moonbi Showground, just north of Tamworth, with a total prize purse of $10,000 and 25 keen competitors. Today the event attracts more than 500 competitors, paying out over $700,000 in cash and prizes.
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