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SOUTHERN CUTTING FUTURITY

Jackson, MS – Oct. 18-26, 2019 738 Entries – $225,000 Added – $600,016.64 Total Purse Horse / Rider / Owner / Score / Finals $ / Total $ FUTURITY OPEN – 44 E. – $44,745.80 Add. – $123,132.12 TP 1) CANDY MAN (16G) / Salvador Cabral / Billy W Powell, 224, $15,050.60, $25,078.40 (Kit Kat […]

Cutting

2018 Cutting Lifetime Statistics

The review contains information compiled, researched and tabulated through the end of 2018. The charts rank cutting’s all-time leaders according to money won at aged and any-age events. The horses and individuals included in this statistical review are among the cutting industry’s star performers. Many of them have been at the top of their game for […]

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Thomas Bray and Im Highly Decorated Clinch NCHA Summer Spectacular Title

A spell of bad luck didn’t deter Thomas Bray and Im Highly Decorated from cutting their way to victory in the National Cutting Horse Association (NCHA) Metallic Cat Summer Spectacular Classic/Challenge Limited Open. The duo scored a 221.5 to bring home the title, winning $11,954. “I hadn’t made the finals in here [Will Rogers Coliseum] […]

Annual Statistics

2019 Annual Cutting Statistics

The 34th Quarter Horse News Equi-Stat Annual Cutting Statistical Review contains information that was compiled, researched and tabulated by Equi-Stat, a divi- sion of Cowboy Publishing Group. Money attributed to a horse is the amount of money that particular horse won and is in no way related to who actually received the money. In the sire, dam and […]

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2019 Top 5 Cutting Sires

What does it take for a stallion to build a name for himself? With the quantity of top-level sires available in the Western performance horse industry today, it’s not an easy feat. Still, the cream always seems to rise and quality genetics endure. The Equi-Stat Five-Year Stallion Statistics were created to give credit where it is due […]

Breeders

2019 Cutting Breeder Statistics

Earnings for this statistical section were compiled by Equi-Stat, a division of Cowboy Publishing Group. All of the main cutting, reining and reined cow horse breed- er charts include major limited-age money through Dec. 31, 2018, as well as earnings from weekend, ancillary or horse show events that were recorded in the database through Aug. 31, 2018. […]

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2019 Cutting Owner Statistics

The Equi-Stat Owner Statistics were first published by Quarter Horse News in 2012. This statistical section was established to recognize cutting, reining and reined cow horse owners for their horses’ accomplishments in the show pen. The owners range from veterans — who have been in the industry for decades — to new- comers, all of whom are […]

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Tears From Heaven Carries Cooper to Brazos Bash Championship

The Brazos Bash Futurity Open Championship was led by a 217 marked from the first draw, which held strong throughout nearly the entirety of the class. That is, until the Dual Pep mare Tears From Heaven and Michael Cooper earned a 222 from the last draw with a performance that wowed the crowd and sent […]

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Desires A Gun Doubles Up at Cotton Stakes

Desires A Gun may be little, but she is fierce in the show pen. She proved her worth yet again at the Cotton Stakes, where she and Nadine Payne won the 3-Year-Old Non-Pro and 3-Year-Old Intermediate Non-Pro championships! “Toad,” who is by Boon Too Suen, scored a 215 in the first go-round and a 215 […]

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Event Recap: 2018 Breeder’s Invitational

The 2018 edition of the Breeder’s Invitational (BI) was held May 12-26 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The show has paid out nearly $20 million in the last 12 years and is ranked as one of the major limited-age events in the industry. Read on and click the links to learn more about all the champions! Derby […]