History
of the Futurity Run-Off
The
Futurity Run-Off was started as an effort to improve the prestige of the
Sectional Futurities and promote them as quality events. The proposal was
presented to the Board of Directors by the Futurity Chairman, Carole Alf, in
1984 and at the 1985 Board of Directors meeting the proposal was accepted with
the running to commence at the 1986 Nationals. The format was simple and rules
few.
In
the field, the four money placements, plus a dog that ran in the sectional
futurity that had two derby firsts were eligible. In the show, the six money
winners plus the Dual Award winner, if any, and any dog that participated in a
sectional Futurity show that had received a 3 point major or better in an AKC
show were eligible.
The
original qualifications went unchanged, except for 1988, and the addition of an
adult placement in a stake with 13 or more starters, until 1995, when the
"adult stake" was changed to All Age Stake." When the
"standard for judging" was adopted for the sectional, a standard was
also approved for the Run-Off. There have been no changes in the show run-off
qualifications. The first two years, the field run-off was a 30 minute stake.
From 1988 through 1995 it was a 45 minute event. In 1996 extraordinary
conditions mandated a return to the 30 minutes (in lieu of cancellation) and
that was made the standard by the Board in 1997. In 1998, the Board of
Directors voted beginning in the year 2000 to limit the run off to the twelve
placed dogs and the stake will run hour heats.
The
field run off has produced some notable winners; their ancestry and their
progeny reflect some of the best of the current bloodlines. NFC's Markar's Jac's
A Dan D and Beans's Blaze show up in the field pedigrees as sire or grandsire of
several of the winners. There are Hall of Fame dogs and bitches that appear as
sire/grandsire and dam/granddam. The years so far have produced two future
National Champions (both were runner-up) and one Dual Champion and winners
producing winners.
Tracking
the show run-off is more difficult as there doesn't seem to be the recurring
common denominator that appears in the field. The first Best of Opposite Sex was
the dam of the first set of littermates to go Best in Futurity and Best of Opposite
Sex. There has been one other pair of littermates to accomplish that. One Best
of Opposite went on to multiple Best in Show placements and two or three have
finished dual titles.
May
2000 saw the inaugural running of the Futurity Gun Dog run-off being held
with the National Gun Dog Championship in Ionia, MI.
Field
Year |
Winner |
Runner
up |
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999 |
Timber's Goldtone Joke
Reimer's Bit O'Ban Dee
Bay Meadows Trucker
Jam Ba Joe's Willie
Bay Arbor Dee Dee
Husky's Rablin Roan Brook
Hi-Scor Jack De Ruffian
UIpland Acres Prarie Smoke
Sligo
The Wiz Kid
TBF's Hotroddin' Howie
Hanging Jaz Howlalewya
Ru-Jems Field of Feathers
Absolute Proof |
Mizlu's Timber Baron
Rimarda's Gambler
Rimarda's Rebel Jack
Brittmont Buddy Jac
Microdot
Sundowner's Humming Cody
Ed De Vert
Huskey's Almighty Sinbad
Shiloh's Blazez Country Boy
withheld
Lobo's Klickitat County Line
withheld
Buck's Amigo Red
Keystone's Four Play |
All Age
Year |
Winner |
Runner
up |
2000
2001
2002 |
Fort Lampart's Vindication
Shay-Dee Jake
DC/AFC Shady's Tia Maria |
Smarteyes-Joker
Windy Hill Sky Rocket
Simply Irresistible |
Gun Dog
Year |
Winner |
Runner
up |
2000
2001
2002
|
J & J Copper Doll
CH Dark Diva of Spring Hill
Clyde's Double Trouble
|
It's Me Again
Shiloh's Blazin Mad About You
Sigbrit's Jer & Ames Dakota
|
Show
Year |
Winner |
Runner
up |
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002 |
Karen's Triwynn EF Hutton
Auten's Flip
Starbuck Bantam Bucksport
Twin Oakds Wild Rose
Restless Wings Tiki Wise Guy
Roja's Malibu Jazz Matazz
not held (lack of entries due to split)
Roja's High Diver
Country Road Commander
Godabe Oak Cts Maggie Mayhem
Award's Rustic Ridge Jake
Triwyn's Unforgettable
Lone Oaks Inspiration Point
Rocklan Rowdy Mt Long Ranger
Wyngolds Tough To Touch
Sanbar's Curtain Call
Swift River's First In Line |
Bantam's Molly O'Linwood
Ralee's Wht Lace N Promises
KorUpt Flashdance of Bantam
Holiday Rolyard Crusader
Jordean's Night on the Town
Jordean All Kiddin Aside
Rodeo's Ride of a Lifetime
Country Roads Celebration
Sam's Hardy Spot RJ
J & R Tazmanian Devil
Rolyart's marque My Words
Hope's Cut To The Chase
Rainbow's Fancy Ladys Fortune
Ridona-Kobrae High Lilly
May-Jay's Jeanie In A Bottle
Roja-Exe-Brit On Rappahannock |
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