Who will judge the $250,000 Equine Sports Medicine 2 Year Old Western Pleasure Challenge at the Reichert Celebration this year? We never know until they get out of the limo, but GoHorseShow.com has calculated who has the highest chance based on percentages of those who have been nominated.
63 judges were nominated for a total of 135 votes. Leading the list with seven votes is John Tuckey, followed by Jeff Allen and Greg Hale with six votes, and Murray Griggs, David Dellin, Mike Hawkins, Robin Frid and Gretchen Mathes with five votes. Bob Kail and Brent Tincher follow with four votes and six more judges had three votes.
Each slot owner is asked to nominate three names of judges and those names are submitted and then will be drawn in a public bingo-style drawing. The results of the drawing will determine the call order of judges which is done by independent legal counsel.
Why all the secrecy? With $100,000 on the line to the winner, and a total of $250,000 in prize money awarded, it is important to maintain the confidentiality of who will be judging. Plus, it wouldn’t be a JR Reichert production without a little added drama!
Click here to see the list of names of people who were nominated by the slot owners.