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2023 Purina High Point DOGS
Top Open, Amateur & DERBY Summaries

PURINA AWARD PROGRAM (See the Rules at the bottom of this page)

The 2022 Award period is from November 20, 2022 – November 18, 2023

​Points below include all field trials as reported to Retriever News as of the date noted above the summary.
Listed by points order, then alphabetically.
(NOTES: If you believe any information is incorrect, please contact use at 262-278-4201 or via email at info@theretrievernews.com. This list may appear differently on a mobile device rather than on a desktop/laptop.)

PURINA OPEN STANDINGS

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(Updated July 28, 2023)

Rank
​#     Pts.           Dogs Name                                           Owner(s)

1      23      FC-AFC Bayou Teche Paint The Black  –  Jamie & Bill Woodson

2     18       FC Outback’s Rising Star  –  Robert Zylla, Steve Yozamp

3     16       FC-AFC Silver Star’s Watch’em Like A Hawk  –  S & C Leonescu, J & B Woodson

4     15.5    FC-AFC Flawless Execution – FLEX  –  Johnny & Kathy Armstrong

5    ​ 15       FC-AFC Buck N Fire Fly  –  L. Gary & Mary Ahlgren
       15       FC H Ford 11  –  Jackie Gonia
       15       FC-AFC Hockley Creek’s Switch Hitter  –  Robby Bickley

6     14.5    FC Meadow Woods Whispering Willow  –  John Larkin, Millie Kahla

7     14       FC Beaver Creek’s Magic White Lightning  –  Sol & Mary Jo Semmler
       14       FC Black Lager Eleven  –  Jodi & Rich Charrier
       14       FC Pleasant River King Eider  –  Anne Marshall

8     13       FC Sweetie’s Little Dash-A-Rue  –  Justin Legere

9     12.5    FC TYG’s Yours Truly Huck Finn  –  Titus Goare

10   12       FC Candlewood’s Tom Tom  –  Brad LaFave, Fred & Susan Kampo

PURINA AMATeur Standings

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(Updated July 28, 2023)

Rank
​#     Pts.           Dogs Name                                          Owner(s)

1      23        FC-AFC Flawless Execution – FLEX  –  Johnny & Kathy Armstrong

2      18.5     FC-AFC Bayou Teche Paint The Black  –  Jamie and Bill Woodson
   ​     18.5     FC-AFC Yours Truly Indigo  –  Mark Medford

3      17        FC-AFC Hockley Creek’s Switch Hitter  –  Robby Bickley

4      15.5     FC-AFC Boo’s Straight Line Is Good Idea  –  Joel Earls
        15.5     AFC Laguna Creek’s First Mate  –  Sonya Harrigfeld-Jackson

5      15        NAFC-FC Beaver Runs Raymond For Sheriff  –  Bert & Leigh Windham
        15        AFC Citori’s Agent Sloane  –  Michael & Lynn Moore

6      14        FC-AFC Rimfires Once Inna Blue Moon  –  Mike Crow

7      13        AFC-CFC-CAFC Duckwaters Waltz Across Texas  –  Chris Brandl

8      12.5     FC-AFC Kirkwood’s Ace Of A Higher Grade  –  Mark Medford
        12.5     Labrador Springs Black Tie Affair  –  J Gwaltney III, J Gwaltney, Jr., J Williams

9      12        CNFC-CAFC Baypoint Thanksgiving Dream  –  Bernard Landry
        12        Big Sky’s Living The Dream  –  Karen Young
        12        AFC Sally Be Good  –  Terry Foltz

10    11.5     FC-AFC Louisiana Black Magic Spell  –  Brian Rolling

PURINA DERBY STANDINGS

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 (Updated July 28, 2023)

Rank
​#      Pts.    Dogs Name                        Owner(s)

1        80    JJ’s Won N Done – Linda and Mitch Patterson

2        58    Flex’s Carbon Copy – Ditto – Randy Whittaker

​3        51    B&B’s Gossip Girl – Marc Patton
          51    Mouth From The South – Bertha – Randy Whittaker

4        45    Watermarks Rainbow – Mary Tatum and William Hillmann

5        43    Citori’s Secret Order – Michael and Lynn Moore

6        34    3 Rivers Picnic On A Sandbar – Lynn and Richard Ellis

7        33    General Patton’s Shadow – Roy Hall

8        31    B&B’s Back In Black – Robert Rogers

9        30    Midway’s Minion – Nik Koumoundouros, Woody Woodson

10      29    Watermark’s Chevalier – Steve & Vicki Weyel, Michael & Leslie Wills

PURINA AWARD PROGRAM

ENTRIES: Open All-Age: All dogs entered in all AKC licensed Open All-Age, Open Limited All-Age, Open Special All-Age, Restricted All-Age, and the National Open shall be eligible for points applicable to the Purina Award.
Amateur All-Age: All dogs entered in all AKC licensed Amateur All-Age, Amateur Owner Handled, and the National Amateur shall be eligible for points applicable to the Purina Award.
Derby: All dogs entered in all AKC licensed Derby and the Derby National shall be eligible for points applicable to the Purina Award.

AWARD YEAR: From conclusion of National Open until the end of qualification of National Open each year for the Open, Amateur and Derby Awards.
 
SCORING: Points will be earned on the placing in each of the field trials entered:
    First Place (Win)    5 Points
    Second Place    3 Points
    Third Place    1 Point
    Fourth Place    1/2 Point

Derby Points: will be earned on the placing in each of the field trials entered: (1) During the award year or (2) During its lifetime if it became two years of age during the award year, except that if a dog wins it under (1) above, it shall not be eligible to win it the next year under (2) if it is not yet two years old at the end of the award year in which it was the winner.
    First Place (Win)    5 Points
    Second Place    3 Points
    Third Place    2 Points
    Fourth Place    1 Point

Five bonus points will be awarded to all dogs that are Finalists of the National Open and/or the National Amateur and the Derby National. The winner will receive the five AKC Championship Points plus the five Finalist bonus points (total of 10 points).

A tie for a win in the award program (Open All-Age, Amateur All-Age and Derby) will be decided based on the total number of points per start credited to each dog.

TABULATION: Tabulation will be made from the official record of wins, places and points per start as published in the Retriever News.
At the close of the award year, the Award Committee will audit the tabulated scores received from Retriever News. The committee will issue a statement announcing the ultimate winners of the Purina Award for the Outstanding Field Trial Retrievers.

PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT of the winners of the Purina Awards will be made in Retriever News and will be considered official and final. Publicity released on the winners will be distributed nationally. This year’s ceremonies honoring the 2022 winners of the Purina Award for the Outstanding Open, Amateur and Derby Field Trial Retrievers will be held in the spring of 2023 with further details to come.