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Stallion Incentive Programs
Every Solo Select stallion is enrolled in the industry's premier incentive programs, so their foals are born eligible for the added-money events those programs pay — and keeping the foal eligible is the owner's step, on each program's own rules.
How It Works
Solo Select enrolls the stallion
The annual stallion-side subscription is on us.
You follow the program's rules
Some take a foal nomination, some don't — follow each incentive's own rules to stay eligible.
The foal competes
For that program's added money, at that program's events.
Every Program, Decoded
These programs are run by their own organizations, not by Solo Select. We enroll the stallions; keeping the foal eligible is the owner's step, on each program's own rules, fees, and deadlines — some take a nomination, some don't. Here's what each one is and who of ours is in it.
A reference, not a rulebook — confirm everything on each program's official site.
NRCHA Cow Horse Incentive
Reined Cow Horse
The enrollment side of NRCHA's incentive: the stallion subscribes annually and the foal takes a one-time, age-based nomination with NRCHA. Nominated offspring are paid at the Stallion Stakes limited-age events.
Riata Stallion Incentive
Team Roping · Breakaway
Horses by current or former Riata stallions compete for the Riata Buckle — within three years of its 2022 launch it grew into one of the richest ropings in the world. The foal's owner nominates directly with the program.
Royal Crown Roping
Roping
The roping side of the Royal Crown — team roping and breakaway at multiple events each year, run separately from its barrel racing program. Rare among incentives: no foal nomination at all — a horse by a current Royal Crown stallion is eligible for life just by entering.
Gold Buckle Futurities
Roping
A fast-growing roping futurity series for tie-down, breakaway, and team roping horses, headlined by the GBF World Finals. Foals of enrolled stallions can enter its stallion-incentive side-pots on top of the open classes.
NCHA Stallion Foal Program
Cutting
NCHA's own program: the sire is subscribed for the breeding year and the foal takes a one-time nomination with NCHA. Nominated horses compete for the program's money at the NCHA Super Stakes.
Chrome Cash
APHA · Multi-Discipline
APHA's added-money side-pots at select cutting, reined cow horse, reining, and roping events. No stallion subscription or foal nomination — the horse's Paint registration and a current APHA membership are the eligibility.
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PCCHA Cutting Stakes
Cutting
The Pacific Coast Cutting Horse Association's subscribed-stallion program — offspring of subscribed stallions compete for the Cutting Stakes purse at the PCCHA Futurity.
Breeder's Invitational
Cutting
A breeders' showcase and one of cutting's marquee limited-age events, held each spring. Offspring of subscribed stallions are eligible for its classes.
Abilene Spectacular Stallion Incentive
Cutting
The Abilene Spectacular's stallion incentive, funded through an annual digital auction of subscribed-stallion breedings. Offspring compete at the Abilene Spectacular in Abilene, Texas.
Southern Cutting Futurity
Cutting
Held each fall in Jackson, Mississippi, and funded by its stallion service auction — buying an auctioned breeding is what makes the resulting three-year-old eligible for the stallion auction classes.
Colorado Classic
Barrel Racing
A stallion-auction-funded barrel racing incentive paying at the Colorado Classic futurity, derby, and open classes each June in Montrose, Colorado.
Legendary Stakes
Multi-Discipline
A one-time-enrollment sire incentive spanning more than a dozen western disciplines, from barrel racing and roping to cow horse and reining. Purses build from entry fees across its partner events and pay on a year-end leaderboard.
Ropers Classic
Roping
Brings barrel-racing-style stallion side-pots to team roping, breakaway, and tie-down futurities and jackpots across the country. The foal's owner nominates directly with the program.
Ruby Buckle
Barrel Racing
Pink Buckle's regional program — offspring of enrolled stallions run at three Ruby Buckle regional races each year. Foal nominations are annual, made directly with the program.
All Star Reining Stakes
Reining
A closed futurity and derby run alongside the All American Quarter Horse Congress in Columbus, Ohio — the largest horse show in the world. Foals of enrolled stallions enter as prospects, with a bonus for horses enrolled as weanlings.
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North American Reining Stakes
Reining
A foal-enrollment program paying at closed futurities and derbies at two events each year — Central, hosted at the 100X Reining Classic, and East Coast — with its stallion auction proceeds paid straight into the year's purses.
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NRCHA Stallion Stakes
Reined Cow Horse
The event side of NRCHA's incentive — subscribed stallions' four- and five-year-olds compete each spring at the Stallion Stakes in Las Vegas, reined cow horse's marquee limited-age stage.
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NRHA 100X
Reining
Offspring of enrolled stallions compete for added money at 100X Shows' reining events, headlined by the 100X Reining Classic in Tulsa — among the highest-paying reining competitions in the sport.
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The Invitational
Reining
An exclusive three-year-old reining futurity held at the 100X Reining Classic in Tulsa, open only to offspring of its enrolled stallions — billed as one of the highest-paying futurities in reining.
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The Solo Select Incentive Stacks on Top
The Solo Select Incentive is our own money — over $1,000,000 across cutting, reined cow horse, roping, and recipient mares, with no nomination fee ever. It's separate from every program on this page, and a horse can be eligible for both at once.
The Solo Select IncentiveProgram FAQ
Who nominates the foal for these programs?
Where a program takes a foal nomination, the foal's owner makes it directly with that program, on its own fees and deadlines — and some programs don't require one at all. Solo Select's part is keeping the stallion enrolled.
Are these programs run by Solo Select?
No — each is run by its own organization. Solo Select enrolls its stallions; rules, fees, deadlines, and payouts belong to the program, so its website is the source of truth.
How is this different from the Solo Select Incentive?
The Solo Select Incentive is our own program — over $1,000,000 paid on the 60/40 sire-and-contract split, with no nomination fees. The programs on this page are third-party industry programs the stallions are enrolled in on top of it.
How do I know which programs a stallion is enrolled in?
Every stallion's page shows its current enrollments, and this directory lists every enrolled stallion under each program. Enrollment is per the program's own terms and can change year to year — confirm with the stallion office at (903) 436-6615 or stallions@soloselect.com before nominating.
What is the Riata Buckle?
A team roping and breakaway stallion incentive whose event grew into one of the richest ropings in the world within three years of its 2022 launch. Horses by current or former Riata stallions are eligible — the enrolled Solo Select stallions are listed under Riata in the directory above.
What does it cost to nominate a foal?
Each program sets its own nomination fees and deadlines, and they change year to year — the program's own website is always the source of truth. Solo Select pays the stallion side; the foal nomination and its fee are the owner's, made directly with the program.
Do foals need to be nominated every year?
It varies by program. Some take a one-time nomination, like NCHA's foal program and NRCHA's Cow Horse Incentive; some renew annually, like Ruby Buckle; and Royal Crown requires no foal nomination at all. Confirm on the program's own site before you plan a foal crop around it.
Can a horse earn in these programs and the Solo Select Incentive at once?
Yes. The industry programs and the Solo Select Incentive are separate pots. A foal by an enrolled Solo Select stallion can be nominated to these programs by its owner and still compete for the Solo Select Incentive's Sire Payout, which needs no nomination at all.
Bred In, Paid Out
Breed to an enrolled stallion and the eligibilities come with the foal.
Questions about enrollment? Call the stallion office at (903) 436-6615 or email stallions@soloselect.com.