Whitesboro, TX – October 25, 2024 — Solo Select is excited to announce that AQHA World Champion and earner of over $170,000, The Darkk Side, has officially joined the Solo Select Stallion Incentive Program following a decisive vote by his syndicate members on October 18. Darkk Side will continue to show with trainers Miles Baker and Trevor Brazile during his 6-year-old year.
The Darkk Side
The Solo Select Stallion Incentive Program offers exclusive entry to a high-stakes futurity with $330,000 in added money for eligible competitors. Phase 1 of the program, launching in 2025, **invites with an AQHA-registered owner or rider who has purchased a breeding to any Solo Select stallion to compete in the futurity. **Starting in 2030, Phase 2 will limit eligibility to horses sired exclusively by Solo Select stallions, ensuring breeders’ offspring have a place in this premier event.
“Since Darkk Side is syndicated, all major decisions require a vote from our syndicate members," said Melanie Smith. "We’re fortunate to have an incredible group of members committed to his success both now and as a future sire. Given Darkk Side’s potential, it was an easy decision for them to support adding him to the incentive and to continue showing him as he builds his legacy.”
Incentive Estimated Payout
With Darkk Side now part of the Solo Select Incentive lineup, breeders have an unmatched opportunity to invest in these elite genetics.
"Our aim is to keep this incentive straightforward yet rewarding," Smith continued. "With each breeding to a Solo Select stallion, you’re eligible to enter a 4-year-old in next year’s futurity. By 2030, only the offspring of Solo Select stallions will compete for an exclusive payout, ensuring significant opportunities for breeders to showcase their horses on a competitive stage.”
The first event, scheduled for October 2025, at the Clay Logan Open to the World, will feature a range of roping disciplines, including heading, heeling, breakaway, and calf roping, with an estimated $330,000 payout exclusively for Solo Select incentive horses. This incentive program is designed to be accessible to a wide array of breeders with a carefully curated stallion lineup spanning multiple disciplines.
Solo Select invites breeders and riders to join this exciting opportunity by purchasing a breeding to any Solo stallion and securing a chance to enter the futurity for 2025.
