The 2025 leaderboard is live, and every dollar earned at the Spring Showdown counts toward the fall awards. See who’s in the running for top honors when the Gold Buckle Futurities World Finals head to Abilene, TX on November 12-16, 2025.
Rider Earnings
The rider standings are set after the Spring Showdown, with earnings from Ardmore laying the groundwork for the run to Abilene. With just one event on the books, the top five have separated early and will carry that momentum into the fall.
These totals reflect only the rider’s share of Stallion and Breeder Incentive earnings.
- Trevor Brazile
Trevor Brazile leads the 2025 standings off a stacked performance from both sides of the team roping. He picked up futurity money in the Heading on A Relentless Buzz and Cardi BRelentless, finishing second in the average, and came back strong in the Maturity Heading with RR Buckles Clubhouse, RR Gunners Affair, and Vintage New York. In the Maturity Heeling, Brazile pulled checks on four different horses: Not White At All, Pride And Joyy, Time To Glo and Gunna Wanna, clinching the average win to cap off a dominant weekend.
- Rhen Richard
Rhen Richard sits close behind after posting money across three roping events. He took the average win in the Futurity Heading on Sammis Big Gal, Nestle Time, and Merry A Nickidman, then kept the pace in the Maturity Heading aboard Acrimetawearnickers and BR Call An Uber, placing second in the average on the latter. He also added earnings in the Maturity Heeling on SJR Diamond Ombre, picking up additional cash through the Breeders Incentive.
- Joseph Harrison
Joseph Harrison’s earnings came from a solid spread of futurity and maturity rounds. He picked up Maturity Heading money on Air Force 1 and was second in the Futurity Heeling average with Hes Got Sann, alongside runs on Cattys Top Gun. In the Maturity Heeling, Harrison pulled checks on Nu One Time Blues and Copperton, keeping his position steady across multiple classes.
- Beau Peterson
Beau Peterson earned every dollar in the breakaway pen. She showed Hez Talkin Smack in the futurity and added multiple checks in the maturity with Aldo The Apache, Rollin On The River, Hez Talkin Smack again, and A Tru MVP. With runs across both divisions, Peterson’s consistency put her firmly in the top five.
- Haven Meged
Haven Meged’s spot on the leaderboard comes from deep runs in both the Futurity and Maturity Tiedown. He banked maturity checks on Bad Boon Baby RB, Imgunnatrashtalk, XIT Burton and Pawhuska, and finished second in the futurity average aboard Wares The Hottie. Additional rounds on See Ya At Noon, Stylin Royalty and Chics Trashy Doll kept his earnings rolling throughout the weekend.
Horse Earnings
The horse standings follow the same trajectory, shaped entirely by what played out in Ardmore. With one event in the books, the top five each put up meaningful checks and now hold a clear position heading into the run to Abilene. It’s early, but the leaderboard already reflects the kind of consistency it takes to stay in it.
- Metallic Hot Rose
Metallics MVP – Lil Hot Rosita, by Hottish
Ridden by Loni Yates, this 2021 mare stacked up wins across both age divisions in the breakaway. She finished second in the Futurity Breakaway average and first in the Intermediate Futurity Breakaway, earning payouts in both stallion incentive programs. She followed it up with another win in the Intermediate Maturity Breakaway, putting her out front on the overall leaderboard.
- Wares The Hottie
Hottish – Holidayware, by WR This Cats Smart
Owned by Haven Meged and shown by both halves of the Meged team, this 2019 mare picked up big checks in two events. Shelby Meged rode her to a first-place finish in the Maturity Breakaway average, also claiming the stallion incentive win. Haven followed that up with a second-place finish in the Maturity Tiedown average. The crossover success from a single horse put Wares The Hottie firmly in the leaderboard.
- Sammis Big Gal
CC Brooks Big Boy – Sammi James Smith, by Jesse James Jr
This 2021 mare was shown in the Futurity Heading by Rhen Richard, where they took home the average win and swept both the stallion and breeder incentive payouts. Solid in every round, Sammis Big Gal put up one of the biggest checks of the weekend and made her mark as a true rope horse futurity contender.
- Hez Talkin Smack
Smooth Talkin Style – Lanas Little Dual, by Dual Banditos Gold
Beau Peterson rode this 2021 stallion to the top in the Futurity Breakaway, winning the average and earning second and third in the go-rounds. They also took home the stallion incentive payout in that class, and added maturity money to round out the weekend. With earnings across two age divisions, he’s one to keep an eye on going into the fall.
- Metallic Sage
Metallic Cat – Dark And Sultry, by Spots Hot
Clay Cerny and this 2021 stallion made the most of their runs in Ardmore. They finished second in the Futurity Tiedown average and picked up the stallion incentive win there, then came back to take first in the Intermediate Futurity Tiedown and secure another stallion incentive payout. A strong start in just one event pushed Metallic Sage into the top five.
Leading Sires
Strong offspring performances in Ardmore put early weight behind a select group of stallions. These five lead the pack based on stallion incentive earnings, showing up across multiple divisions and classes. The season is just getting started, but the influence behind the bloodlines is already showing.
- Metallics MVP
Metallics MVP sits at the top of the sire leaderboard after the Spring Showdown, with three incentive payouts credited to Metallic Hot Rose. Her finishes in the Futurity Breakaway, Intermediate Futurity Breakaway and Intermediate Maturity Breakaway brought in the highest total stallion incentive payouts of the event.
- Hickory Holly Time
Hickory Holly Time holds second on the sire leaderboard, with five eligible foals earning stallion incentive payouts across four different classes. Stallion incentive money was credited through the Limited Heading, Limited Tie-Down, Maturity Heeling and Maturity Breakaway, by Time To Glo, Hickory Glo Time, DT Corona Mist and DT Blackjack Time, combining for the second-highest total of the event.
- Hottish
Hottish holds third after incentive payouts earned by Wares The Hottie and Hott Lights. Wares The Hottie earned the Maturity Breakaway stallion incentive win and placed in the Maturity Tie-Down stallion incentive. Hott Lights added a third-place stallion incentive payout in the Intermediate Maturity Breakaway.
- Metallic Cat
Metallic Cat ranks fourth, with all stallion incentive earnings coming from the tie-down. Metallic Sage earned payouts in both the Futurity Tie-Down and Intermediate Futurity Tie-Down stallion incentive classes, including a win. Dual Ringer added a second-place stallion incentive payout in the Intermediate Maturity Tie-Down.
- One Time Honor
One Time Honor rounds out the top five with three stallion incentive payouts from the heading. Fury Of Honor earned the Intermediate Maturity Heading stallion incentive payout, while A Relentless Buzz and Nestle Time followed with second and third in the Futurity Heading stallion incentive.
Leading Breeders
Behind every standout run is a program that built it. The breeders leaderboard reflects those whose horses showed up and earned breeder’s incentive payouts across multiple rounds in Ardmore. The names at the top have already proven they’re producing contenders.
- L.A. Waters Quarter Horses
L.A. Waters Quarter Horses leads the breeder standings after the Spring Showdown with two breeder’s incentive payouts credited to Pretty Wild Card. The 2021 mare earned wins in both the Futurity Breakaway and Futurity Tie-Down breeder’s incentive classes, resulting in the highest total breeder earnings of the event.
- Flag Ranch
Flag Ranch sits second on the leaderboard with incentive earnings from three horses across the heading. Fury Of Honor earned the Maturity Heading breeder’s incentive win with Jake Cooper. Relentless PYC followed with a second-place finish in the same class with Miles Baker, and A Relentless Buzz added a second-place breeder’s incentive payout in the Futurity Heading with Trevor Brazile.
- San Juan Ranch
San Juan Ranch ranks third with three breeder’s incentive payouts earned in the heeling. SJR Mists Apache won the Futurity Heeling breeder’s incentive with Hunter Koch. SJR Diamond Ombre placed third in the Maturity Heeling with Rhen Richard, and Codi added a second-place breeder’s incentive payout in the same class with Dakota Kirchenschlager.
- Center Ranch
Center Ranch holds fourth with a sweep in the Maturity Tie-Down breeder’s incentive. CR Tuff King earned the win with Cody McCartney, and CR Tuff Pep followed up with a second-place finish under Nick Travaglia.
- Solo Select/Relentless Remuda
Solo Select/Relentless Remuda round out the top five with payouts earned in the heeling and tie-down. Pride And Joyy took the Maturity Heeling breeder’s incentive win with Trevor Brazile. Miss Metallic Twist earned second in the Futurity Tie-Down with Christian Dewbre, combining for a solid finish through the program.
Super Horse Standings
The Super Horse title goes to the highest money-earning horse that wins in two or more events across the Gold Buckle season. It’s a measure of versatility, grit and consistency at the highest level. After Ardmore, a few contenders have already checked both boxes with multiple wins and big checks. These five lead the race heading into the fall.
- Wares The Hottie
Wares The Hottie leads the Super Horse standings after placing in both the Maturity Breakaway and Maturity Tie-Down. She won the average and the stallion incentive in the breakaway with Shelby Meged, then added a round win, second in the average, and second in the stallion incentive in the tie-down with Haven Meged. Consistent, high-level results on both ends put her at the top.
- Pretty Wild Card
Pretty Wild Card ranks second with earnings in the Futurity Breakaway and Futurity Tie-Down. She placed sixth in the breakaway average with Hadley Johnson, added third in the Intermediate, won the breeder’s incentive, and finished second in the Intermediate stallion incentive. She followed up with a win in the breeder’s incentive in the tie-down with Beau Cooper.
- Aldo The Apache
Aldo The Apache holds third, earning checks with “the Beau Show.” He ran in the breakaway with Beau Peterson, winning the second go, then came back in the tie-down with Beau Cooper to win the average and take home the stallion incentive payout.
- Imgunnatrashtalk
Imgunnatrashtalk sits fourth after picking up checks in both the Futurity Breakaway and Tie-Down. He placed fifth in the breakaway average with Shelby Meged and finished third in both the average and the stallion incentive in the tie-down with Haven Meged. Two solid finishes put him well within Super Horse territory.
- Mcfly
Rounding out the list is Mcfly, who earned in both maturity roping events. With Haiden Thompson in the breakaway, he placed twelfth in the average and second in the Intermediate. In the tie-down with Myles Kenzy, he added a third-place finish in the Intermediate division.
The leaderboard is what will take us into the fall, but the race isn’t over. The World Finals in Abilene will bring the last payouts of the season, and every dollar earned there counts toward the year-end awards. From here on out, it’s about finishing strong.
Ardmore laid the foundation. Abilene will decide the rest. With one futurity behind them, every rider, horse and program in the running knows exactly what’s at stake. Year-end awards will be based on combined earnings from the Spring Showdown and the Finals. One more week. One last chance to finish on top.
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