Full Sibling to the 2025 NCHA Open Futurity Champion Sells New Year’s Eve
- Maleah Walker
- 4 hours ago
- 2 min read
A 2026 embryo by Metallic Rey Mink out of Blackish sells WEDNESDAY, on New Year’s Eve. Selling exclusively online in the Solo Select New Year’s Eve Sale on December 31, 2025, Lot 121 offers buyers a rare chance to invest in a cross that has already proven it can win at the very highest level of the cutting horse industry.
This embryo is a FULL SIBLING to the 2025 NCHA Open Futurity Champion, Minkish, who Beau Galyean says was special from the very beginning. Just weeks ago, Galyean and Minkish captured the 2025 NCHA Open Futurity Championship in Fort Worth by a margin of five and a half points. Minkish marked a 226 that held to secure the championship and push his lifetime earnings to $694,049.
This embryo’s sire, Metallic Rey Mink, needs little introduction. In his 2019 NCHA Open Futurity Championship–he too marked a chilling 226 that left the crowd roaring in the finals. He earned over $205,000 during his show career and has already become a $1 MILLION sire, with his first foal crop just three years old this year. His first crop has made an immediate and powerful impact, led by none other than Minkish.
Bred with all the indicators of a future 226-caliber performance, this embryo has the makings of a legitimate NCHA Open Futurity contender.
On the bottom side, this embryo is out of Blackish, the stunning black daughter of Hottish and one of the most accomplished mares of her generation. Shown by Lloyd Cox, Blackish has earned over $400,000 in her career, including multiple Open Derby championships, the 2023 Run For A Million Open Cutting Challenge Championship, and the 2023 American Performance Horseman Cutting Horse Reserve Championship.
“She has an abundance of talent, and she’s really a good stopper,” Cox said. “And she has a pretty way of doing it.”
Blackish comes from one of the strongest female lines in the cutting horse world. Her dam, SS Blacks Lil Kitty, earned $188,241 and has gone on to produce more than $670,000. The third dam, legendary Show Biz Kitty, is the #1 all-time leading producer with over $3.29 million in offspring earnings, including Kittenish, NCHA Horse of the Year, Open Futurity Reserve Champion, and earner of $1 MILLION.
From an eligibility standpoint, this foal checks every box. The resulting foal will be eligible for NCHA Super Stakes, NCHA Breeders Invitational with no nomination required, PCCHA, NRCHA Cow Horse Incentive, Abilene Spectacular, Royal Crown Roping, Valley Equine Stallion Incentive, and APHA dual registration.
Simply put, this is a serious investment opportunity. This cross isn’t a gamble—you’re buying into a proven, current, and dominant cross with a full sibling already standing on top of the sport. For anyone looking to compete at the highest level or invest in elite genetics with long-term value, Lot 121 is as real as it gets.
Lot 121 sells online only from 8am-5pm CST on December 31, 2025, in the Solo Select New Year’s Eve Sale, alongside more than 100 offerings.