More than 1,250 sires were represented by National Cutting Horse Association money earners during the 2008 calendar year. High Brow Cat broke his own single-season earnings record with more than $6 million, and six other sires topped a million dollars.
Here’s a look at the leading sires of 2008, based on progeny earnings in NCHA competition.
| SIRE | 2008 EARNINGS |
| HIGH BROW CAT | $6,034,116 |
| DUAL REY | $2,801,351 |
| PEPTOBOONSMAL | $2,046,988 |
| DUAL PEP | $1,515,679 |
| CD OLENA | $1,245,738 |
| SMART LITTLE LENA | $1,212,676 |
| SAN TULE FRECKLES | $1,007,500 |
| SMART SUGAR BADGER | $832,599 |
| SMART MATE | $677,323 |
| HES A PEPTOSPOONFUL | $594,667 |
| SMART LIL SCOOT | $589,503 |
| PLAYGUN | $526,229 |
| DOCS STYLISH OAK | $455,192 |
| BODEE BOONSMAL | $444,368 |
| PLAYDOX | $437,940 |
| PEPTO TAZ | $429,494 |
| MECOM BLUE | $427,393 |
| SMART LIL RICOCHET | $425,090 |
| CD ROYAL | $419,166 |
| SWEET LIL PEPTO | $415,291 |
| ZACK T WOOD | $403,837 |
| NITAS WOOD | $371,516 |
| PEPTOS STYLISH OAK | $329,393 |
| SMART LITTLE JERRY | $313,783 |
| KIT DUAL | $313,022 |
| BOONLIGHT DANCER | $312,822 |
| SMOOTH AS A CAT | $295,413 |
| GRAYS STARLIGHT | $294,588 |
| FRECKLES FANCY TWIST | $290,965 |
| FRECKLES PLAYBOY | $289,489 |
| PLAYIN STYLISH | $269,491 |
| BOB ACRE DOC | $266,696 |
| SR INSTANT CHOICE | $256,968 |
| BET ON ME 498 | $255,527 |
| MR PEPPYS FRECKLES | $255,305 |
| PRETTY BOY CAT | $237,048 |
| SOMEBODY SMART | $220,100 |
| DOC’S HICKORY | $217,108 |
| COLOR ME SMART | $214,767 |
| SHORTY LENA | $208,268 |
| MR JAY BAR CAT | $207,725 |
| HICKORYS INDIAN PEP | $204,771 |
| TR DUAL REY | $201,323 |
| ABRAKADABRACRE | $198,035 |
| MR SKYLINE PEPPY | $193,756 |
| MR PEPONITA FLO | $186,164 |
| BOBS FRECKLE | $185,702 |
| LENAS TELESIS | $179,552 |
| SMART ARISTOCRAT | $179,520 |
| CATS RED FEATHER | $170,804 |
| OH CAY QUIXOTE | $169,889 |
| DUALS BLUE BOON | $163,150 |
| SMART LITTLE PISTOL | $156,859 |
| LITTLE DYNO | $155,566 |
| DULCES SMART LENA | $154,301 |
| THAT SLY CAT | $149,518 |
| TRAVALENA | $146,027 |
| CATTIN | $145,320 |
| SMART CHIC OLENA | $141,491 |
| HIGH BROW HICKORY | $140,733 |
| HAIDAS LITTLE PEP | $137,651 |
| ROYAL FLETCH | $135,915 |
| WILD THING DNA | $127,423 |
| LENAS JEWEL BARS | $126,317 |
| ILL BE SMART | $124,949 |
| PEPTOTIME | $119,443 |
| MERADAS MONEY TALKS | $118,115 |
| JUSTA SWINGING PEPPY | $115,150 |
| SMART PEPPY DATE | $114,816 |
| DUALIN JEWELS | $109,045 |
| LITTLE TRONA | $108,457 |
| CD LIGHTS | $107,572 |
| YOUNG GUN | $104,143 |
| STARLIGHTS GYPSY | $99,886 |
| CHULA DUAL | $98,339 |
| MISS N CASH | $92,065 |
| DJ TRACKER | $90,253 |
| LECTRIC PLAYBOY | $89,263 |
| SAN JO LENA | $87,970 |
| TENINAS FIRST | $86,117 |
| A CHIC IN TIME | $84,675 |
| ATHENA PUDDY CAT | $83,684 |
| LIZZYS GOTTA PLAYER | $83,467 |
| PEPONITAS ACRE | $82,380 |
| NITRO DUAL DOC | $81,479 |
| DUAL JAZZ | $81,390 |
| MISTER DUAL PEP | $81,143 |
| PLAYBOYS BADGE | $79,583 |
| PEPPYS LIL WIL | $78,724 |
| BLUE BAYOU BOON | $76,852 |
| DOC O WENA | $76,463 |
| SMART LITTLE JAEBAR | $72,509 |
| WIDOWS FRECKLES | $70,793 |
| SMART LITTLE UNO | $68,841 |
| SMART LIL HIGHBROW | $68,498 |
| CHIC PLEASE | $66,611 |
| KITS LITTLE GARFIELD | $66,320 |
| PEPPYS BOY 895 | $66,227 |
| SMART AND TROUBLE | $64,761 |
| TACHITAS JEWELS | $64,403 |