Welcome to Gold Buckle Futurities, where elite rope horses, dedicated trainers, visionary breeders, and passionate stallion owners come together to celebrate and compete for greatness. Our mission is simple: to preserve the finest bloodlines and advance the rope horse industry, offering high-stakes opportunities for the champions of today and tomorrow.
HIGHEST MONEY-EARNING HORSE THAT WINS IN 2+ CLASSES
At Gold Buckle Futurities, we’re committed to growing alongside the industry we serve. Our mission goes beyond just hosting events. We’re here to build a program that evolves with every season, every rider, and every horse. We’re constantly refining what we do to better support the future of elite rope horses and the people who believe in them.
By showcasing rising talent in Tie Down, Breakaway, and Team Roping, we aim to strengthen training programs and uplift the entire rope horse industry. We invite our competitors, partners, and supporters to grow with us, learn with us, and continue shaping a stronger future for the sport—together.
Our objective is to establish an organization that exhibits the future elite prospects in Breakaway, Tie Down, and Team Roping. Ultimately, we aim to advance training programs and promote the breeding and training of rope horses.
The equine breeding industry supplies the next generation of athletes for our field. By showcasing our stallions and preserving their bloodlines, we lay the groundwork for success through breeding the next generation of elite roping prospects.
The Horses Leading the Gold Buckle Futurities Super Horse Race After Ardmore
The Stallions Setting the Pace at Gold Buckle Futurities
Who’s Behind The Scorecards: The Judges Set for the 2026 Gold Buckle Futurities Spring Showdown
Gold Buckle Futurities launched in 2023 with our inaugural event, establishing a bi-annual platform for horses and trainers to compete for significant purses with multiple opportunities. Our event formats feature a four-year-old futurity and a six-year-old and under maturity, creating a diverse range of aged events that open doors for elite rope horses and stallion owners. All horses compete in the GBF open roping, with the added opportunity to be nominated for the exclusive Elite Stallions Incentive or Elite Breeders Incentives Sidepots – additional prize funds that let foals of eligible stallions vie for an even larger purse!
GREAT BLOODLINES
Preserving exceptional bloodlines is at the core of our program, recognizing that equine breeding is the foundation of the performance horse industry. By safeguarding these invaluable genetics, we are committed to advancing the rope horse industry and ensuring that future generations inherit the strength, agility, and excellence that define these great lineages.
The future of the horse industry doesn’t live in just one arena.
This year, the @nchacutting partnered with Gold Buckle Futurities to showcase exactly that — putting up a total of $30,000 for the 2026 season, with $15,000 added at each event.
The incentive rewards the Top 3 highest-advancing horses sold through any Western Bloodstock NCHA Sale with an additional $5,000 per horse. ✔️
At the 2026 Spring Showdown, those horses were:
▪️ Fly Mister and Colton McCarley, owned by X Performance Horses
▪️ Mr Beast and Colton McCarley, owned by Brandon Glen Jennings
▪️ AR Bamaboy and Billie Jack Saebens, owned by Flag Ranch
A great reminder that the National Cutting Horse Association is helping support elite horses far beyond the cutting pen — investing in the future of performance horses across industries.
they know how to 𝙨𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙘𝙝. Horses earning money in two or more disciplines are in a tight race to the year-end 2026 Super Horse Award. Your top contenders are:
🟡 Kryptoniite - Tie Down and Heading
Ridden by Trevor Brazile
🟡 Thiccthirty - Tie Down and Breakaway
Ridden by Cheyanne and Cody McCartney
🟡 Aldo The Apache - Breakaway and Tie Down
Ridden by Beau Peterson and Trevor Hale
🟡 Dont Quote Me - Breakaway and Tie Down
Ridden by Cheyanne and Cody McCartney
🟡 Icingonthedeal - Breakaway and Tie Down
Ridden by Cheyanne and Cody McCartney
#GoldBuckleFuturities #TheFutureElite
𝙆𝙀𝙀𝙋 𝙏𝙃𝙀 𝙈𝘼𝙄𝙉 𝙏𝙃𝙄𝙉𝙂 𝙏𝙃𝙀 𝙈𝘼𝙄𝙉 𝙏𝙃𝙄𝙉𝙂. 🔊
#GoldBuckleFuturities #TheFutureElite
They’re bred by San Juan, 𝙬𝙚 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙩𝙚𝙡𝙡 ⭐️
Horses bred by San Juan Ranch earned $122,487 at the Gold Buckle Futurities Spring Showdown, pushing the program to the top of the Breeder of the Year standings once again.
#GoldBuckleFuturities #TheFutureElite
𝗥𝗘𝗪𝗔𝗥𝗗𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗧𝗢𝗣 𝗠𝗔𝗥𝗘. ✔
𝗗𝗼𝗻𝘁 𝗤𝘂𝗼𝘁𝗲 𝗠𝗲 has officially been crowned the 2026 𝙎𝙥𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙎𝙝𝙤𝙬𝙙𝙤𝙬𝙣 𝙏𝙤𝙥 𝙀𝙖𝙧𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙈𝙖𝙧𝙚 after earning $27,249.00 in Ardmore.
The 4-year-old mare by Taggline out of BCR Popular Scotti, owned by Bailey or Tia Moore, will receive a breeding to The Notorious B I G through the partnership between Southern Ranches and The Notorious B I G.
With her earnings at the 2026 Gold Buckle Futurities Spring Showdown, Dont Quote Me has now pushed past the $100,000 LTE mark with $102,848 earned and she’s only four.
What a mare to have booked it 𝗕𝗜𝗚.
𝙁𝙡𝙚𝙭 𝙤𝙣 𝙚𝙢, 𝙏𝘽 💪🏼
Kryptoniite (Metallic Cattack x Fun N Fancy Free, by Peptoboonsmal) and Trevor Brazile sweep the Average, Stallion Incentive and Breeder’s Incentive in the Cinch Jeans Futurity Heading.
🟡 Bred by Ty Smith, Breeder’s Incentive: $6,000
🟡 Sired by Metallic Cattack, Stallion Incentive: $10,940
🟡 Total for the Class: $30,940
#GoldBuckleFuturities #TheFutureElite
