Riding A One Time Stray, by One Time Pepto, McKenzie Merrill topped the third day of Non-Pro competition with 218 points Wednesday at the 2010 Borden Milk NCHA Futurity. Senior Youth World Champion Caleb Anderson held his first-round lead with 221 points on Leave N Las Vegas, a son of Smart Mate that is a full brother to CA Las Vegas Lights, the horse he is showing in the Mercuria Energy NCHA World Finals. 

The second round of the Non-Pro begins Thursday in Will Rogers Coliseum. The third round of the Mercuria Energy NCHA World Finals begins at 8 p.m. Thursday in the Watt Arena. The Futurity will conclude with the Open finals on December 11. You can keep up with the action on the live webcast, presented by Big Sky Internet Design, every day and read about it in the Daily Chatter, presented by the McDavid Family.