Manuel Cortesi, a professional of the National Rinining Horse Association (NRHA) from the preliminary procedure, Italy, officially took a place in the prestigious NRHA million dollar. This remarkable milestone underlines its commitment to the sport of Reining and its extraordinary success in the arena.
Cortesi's trip with NRHA began in 2003 when he joined as a youth member. Two years later, he received his first NRHA salary check at the Italian Reining Horse Association Futurity (IRHA) show and did not take the narrow to the narrow -up class on board the Slide surprise (ARC Sparkle Surprise X Linealita Pride X Pepper Pride). After Cortesi signed his NRHA professional card in 2015, he climbed through the ranks and became one of the best competitors of Reining.
His most recent achievements have been 527,235 US dollars in NRHA Lifetime Earnings (LTE) in the past two years. It also ended in the top 2024 Nrha ninth place in the top -20 professionals and qualified for the part of the American performance Horseman 2025 by taking sixth place in the overall ranking.
A significant part of Cortesi's success is attributed to his partnership with July Joe Snap. The horse bred by Giacomo Ronchi is conceived by NRHA millions -Dollar -Master Snapper and San July Jo Magnetic (by Chic Magnetic). Ownership of the NRHA Hall of Famer Eleuterio Arcese and Impresa Agricola Cuoghi, July Joe Snap and Cortesi together earned almost 250,000 US dollars. The couple crowned the 100 -fold European classic, where they achieved 231 to win the Level 4 Open Derby Championship.
In a poetic manner, Cortesi crossed the million dollar threshold with an impressive series of appearances in the same show, in which he received his first check almost 20 years ago-the Iria Futurity. He ran MC Millenium Falcon (Maytheforcebewhizyou X RS Shadown Olena X Spat Olena) and won the 3-year-old Level 4 Open Futurity and added almost $ 70,000 for his income. He also won the 4-year-old Title 4 Open Futurity title on board Frozen Sven (SG Frozen Enterprise X Ladymaster X Master Snapper) and secure the honor at Knockin on Ice (SG Frozen Enterprise X San July Jo Magnetic X Chic Magnetic), together Over 18,000 US dollars collected in NRHA LTE.
NRHA is proud to celebrate Cortesi's performance and is looking forward to his continued contributions to sport. His talent, his work morality and his partnership with extraordinary horses like July Joe Snap are proof of the spirit of Reining.
Cortesi's top openings include:
- 2024 100x European Classic Level 4 Open Derby Champion on board July Joe Snap and earns 75,000 US dollars
- 2024 Irha Level 4 Open 3-year Futurity Champion on board MC Millenium Falcon, who earns $ 69,304
- 2024 NRHA European Level 4 Open Futurity Reserve Champion on board Frozen Sven, who earns $ 59,061
- 2022 Irga Level 4 Open 3-year Futurity Champion on board July Joe Snap, who earns $ 44,741
- 2023 NRHA European Level 4 Open -Futurity Champion on board July Joe Snap, who earns $ 40,604
