No place beats Fort Worth, when it comes to buying and selling cutting horses, especially during the NCHA Futurity. This year’s Western Bloodstock’s Futurity Sales catalog offers 1022 horses. The sales begin on December 7 and continues through December 12, the last day of the Futurity – a time frame that allows buyers to consider the pedigrees of horses who have qualified for the Open and Non-Pro Semi-Finals.

Here is a breakdown of leading sires, broodmare sires, breeders and owners of the 2015 NCHA Futurity Open Semi-Finals qualifiers:

Sires with 5 or more qualifiers –
Metallic Cat – 12
Smooth As A Cat – 12
Dual Rey – 11
High Brow Cat – 5
Third Cutting – 5

Broodmare sires with 5 or more qualifiers –
High Brow Cat – 11
Peptoboonsmal – 10
Dual Pep – 9
Dual Rey – 6

Breeders with 2 or more qualifiers –
Dottie St. Clair Hill – 3
Slate River Ranch – 3
Drummond Ranch/Tim Drummond – 2
Alvin and Becky Fults – 2
Jackson Land & Cattle – 2
Kathleen Moore – 2
Oxbow Ranch – 2

Owners with 2 or more qualifiers –
Slate River Ranch – 3
Beechfork Ranch – 2
Terri Brown – 2
Center Ranch – 2
David and Stacie McDavid – 2
Kathleen Moore – 2
Oxbow Ranch – 2
Peter and Beth Spadoni – 2
Robert Tregemba – 2
Waco Bend Ranch – 2