Headers Only: Royal Crown Heading Champions Lovell, Kirchenschlager and Richard

The Royal Crown Futurity in Rock Springs, Wyoming, is a flagship event of the futurity season, and this year Colby Lovell, Tate Kirchenschlager and Rhen Richard came out as the champs of the Open divisions. After each man’s win, The Score Host Chelsea Shaffer sat down to talk about the talents of their mounts and their training programs that produced the Royal Crown champs.

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