FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE-Solo Select puts six horses in 2026 NRCHA Snaffle Bit Futurity finals
Fitting-program graduates and Select Genes offspring claim five spots in the Open finals and one in the Intermediate Open
FORT WORTH, Texas—Six horses with Solo Select roots have qualified for the finals of the 2026 NRCHA Snaffle Bit Futurity, five in the Open and one in the Intermediate Open.
Four of the finalists came through the Solo Select Fitting Program and the Western Bloodstock NRCHA Snaffle Bit Futurity Sale. Three are out of Select Genes mares Luminnous and Shiners Tuff Chic, including fitting-program graduate Vudu Chic. Two are by Woody Be Tuff. Browse the 2026 Western Bloodstock Snaffle Bit Futurity Sales Catalog - Solo Consignments
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Reypublican leads the group. Shown by Boyd Rice, he sits third of 424 entries after the prelims with a 660 composite.
Making the Open finals at the Snaffle Bit Futurity is one of the toughest cuts in the cow horse industry. Six horses across the two finals reflect the combined output of Solo Select’s fitting, sales and breeding programs.
Meet the finalists
Open finals
Reypublican (Stevie Rey Von x One Time Silver Girl)—Consigned at the 2024 Western Bloodstock NRCHA Snaffle Bit Futurity Sale, Hip 2038. Shown by Boyd Rice for B-K Livestock LLC, he sits third of 424 after the prelims with a 660 composite.
Not Yo Cash (Reyzin The Cash x Not Yo Kitty)—Sold at the 2024 sale, Hip 2067. Shown by Jordan Williams for D&S Performance Horses.
Tuff Man (Woody Be Tuff x Peptos Opus Cat)—Sold for $100,000 at the 2025 Western Bloodstock NRCHA Snaffle Bit Futurity Sale. Shown by Jay McLaughlin for Johnny Trotter.
Vudu Chic (Stevie Rey Von x Shiners Tuff Chic)—Sold at the 2024 sale, Hip 1079. Out of Select Genes mare Shiners Tuff Chic.
Tuff Like A Lion (Woody Be Tuff x Luminnous)—Shown by Justin Wright. Out of Select Genes mare Luminnous.
Intermediate Open finals
My Chic Hood (Metallic Cat x Shiners Tuff Chic)—Shown by Tyson Benson. Out of Select Genes mare Shiners Tuff Chic.
Behind the Fitting Program
Maria Gutierrez has led the Solo Select Fitting Program for several years. Her crew added Evan Moffitt this year.
Every horse in the program receives:
• Individual nutrition plans. Through Solo Select’s partnership with Hubbard Feeds, each horse is fed on a program built for its growth, conditioning and bloom.
• Tailored conditioning. Facilities designed with safety as the first priority allow individual exercise programs that prepare young horses physically and mentally for the sale ring and the arena.
• Targeted marketing. Each prospect is marketed to put it in front of the right buyers.
The Select Genes broodmare band
Two Select Genes mares account for three of the six finalists. Luminnous produced Tuff Like A Lion. Shiners Tuff Chic produced two finalists by two different sires: Vudu Chic, by Stevie Rey Von, in the Open, and My Chic Hood, by Metallic Cat, in the Intermediate Open.
Solo Select is booking 2027 breedings. The team works with breeders aiming for the cow horse, cutting and roping pens to match mares and stallions from its roster to their performance goals.
Good luck in Fort Worth
Solo Select congratulates the owners, riders, grooms and breeders behind all six finalists and will be cheering on its graduates and offspring in the finals.
