Select Genes Offspring Account for $87,505 and Highest Earning Dam at Gold Buckle Futurities Spring Event
- Maleah Walker
- May 13
- 2 min read
It paid to have a Select Genes mare on the bottom side at the 2026 Gold Buckle Futurities Spring Showdown.
$87,505 worth.
Highly Unlimited Leads the Way with $64,660 Weekend
No mare made a louder statement at the Gold Buckle Futurities Spring Event than Highly Unlimited. With just two offspring entered, the Select Genes mare racked up an incredible $64,660 in earnings, making her the highest money-producing dam of the entire event and pushing her progeny earnings past the $210,000 mark.
Colton McCarley and Fly Mister | Photo by Gold Buckle Futurities
Colton McCarley and Fly Mister topped the weekend for Select Genes offspring with a huge $45,290 on Friday, May 8. The son of SJR Diamond Mist out of Highly Unlimited cleaned house in the 4-&-Under Heeling, winning every pot and incentive available. He won the main average for $12,380, the Intermediate average for $5,640, the Elite Stallion Incentive for $11,640, the Intermediate Elite Stallion Incentive for $9,630, and added another $6,000 with a win in the Elite Breeders Incentive.
Queen Of Sparkles, also out of Highly Unlimited and shown by Marissa Boisjoli, added another $19,370 to the total earnings. The daughter of CD Diamond finished second in the Intermediate Average worth $6,120, won the Intermediate Elite Stallion Incentive for $9,250, and finished second in the Elite Breeders Incentive behind fellow Select Genes offspring Kitty Corona.
Kitty Corona, Watch The Lane, and Hickory Glo Time Cash In
Dressin Up, Earlette, and J Lows Glo offspring accounted for another $21,745 at the Gold Buckle Futurities Spring Event.
Kitty Corona, by High Brow Cat out of Dressin Up and shown by Beau Peterson, led the group with $12,313 earned in the Maturity Breakaway after cashing checks in the average, Elite Stallion Incentive, and Elite Breeders Incentive. Watch The Lane, by The Goodbye Lane out of Earlette and shown by Laura Mote, won round three and added $8,912 across the Limited Heading, Non Pro, and Elite Stallion Incentive. Hickory Glo Time, by Hickory Holly Time out of J Lows Glo and shown by Cody Marx, rounded it out with a third-place finish in the Non Pro average worth $1,620.
The $87,505 earned by Select Genes offspring at the Gold Buckle Futurities Spring Event was another big statement on the value of maternal genetics in today’s competitive rope horse industry—and that kind of mare power is accessible to every breeder.
Select Genes gives breeders access to some of the best mares in the industry without the expense of owning one outright. Through advanced ICSI embryo technology, breeders can create their own custom crosses out of proven, money-earning mares with sought after pedigrees and producer records.
