World Show Awards & Payouts
June 20-July 6, 2025, Will Rogers Memorial Center, Fort Worth, Texas
Over $1.6 million is awarded annually in cash and prizes. All added money is guaranteed, with no entry minimums required.
New for 2025! Solid Paint Bred horses are eligible to enter all classes.
For questions regarding the APHA World Championship Show, please contact us at aphaevents@apha.com or 817-222-6402
All-Around Awards Packages – 17 All-Around Awards
Champions:
- Custom Martin Saddle, courtesy Martin Saddlery
- (Exception: English Performance receives a hunt-seat saddle, courtesy Schneiders)
- 8″ x 10″ photograph, courtesy Ruehle Photographix
- $500 scholarship (Youth divisions only), courtesy APHA
Reserve Champions:
- Harris gift certificate, courtesy Harris Leather & Silverworks
- (Exception: English Performance receives an English bridle, courtesy Schneiders)
- Rod Patrick boot certificate, courtesy Rod Patrick Boots
- 8″ x 10″ photograph, courtesy Ruehle Photographix
- $250 scholarship (Youth divisions only), courtesy APHA
Barrel Racing
Total Added Money: $53,000
Sponsored by APHA & Texas Paint Horse Breeders Association
- PBRIP Open & SPB Barrel Racing Sweepstakes: $42,000 added + $5,000 Texas-Bred Incentive*
- Plus, $5,000 PBRIP 4- & 5-Year-Old Futurity sidepot
- $1,000 PBRIP sidepot offered in Barrel Racing 18 & Under world championship class
*Texas-bred incentive paid to the top 10 fastest times of horses foaled in Texas.
Cutting
Total Added Money: $3,000
Sponsored by APHA
- Junior Cutting world championship + $1,000 added sidepot
- Senior Cutting world championship + $1,000 added sidepot
- Amateur Cutting world championship + $1,000 added sidepot
Gold Breeders’ Futurity
Total Added Money: $25,000*
Sponsored by APHA
- Hunter Yearling Longe Line
- Western Yearling Longe Line
- Yearling In-Hand Trail
- 2-Year-Old Longe Line
- 2-Year-Old In-Hand Trail
- 2-Year-Old Western Pleasure
- 2-Year-Old Hunter Under Saddle
- 3-Year-Old Western Pleasure
- 3-Year-Old Hunter Under Saddle
- 4- & 5-Year-Old Trail
- Non-Pro 5-Year-Old & Under Showmanship
- Non-Pro 5-Year-Old & Under Hunt Seat Equitation
- Non-Pro 5-Year-Old & Under Western Horsemanship
- Non-Pro 5-Year-Old & Under Trail
*Total added money will be divided by the total number of Breeders’ Futurity entries and distributed to each class based on the number of paid entries per class.
Mounted Shooting
Total Added Money: $6,000
Sponsored by APHA
Ranch
Total Added Money: $124,000
Sponsored by APHA and Texas Paint Horse Breeders Association
- 4 & 5-Year-Old Ranch Riding Sweepstakes: $3,000 added
- Non-Pro 4 & 5-Year-Old Ranch Riding Sweepstakes: $3,000 added
- 3-Year-Old Ranch Riding Sweepstakes: $3,000 added
- Ranch Riding Sweepstakes & World Championship: $3,000 added
- Amateur Ranch Riding Sweepstakes & World Championship: $3,000 added
- Ranch Trail Sweepstakes & World Championship: $3,000 added
- Amateur Ranch Trail Sweepstakes & World Championship: $3,000 added
- Jr. Ranch Rail Pleasure Sweepstakes & World Championship: $1,500 added
- Sr. Ranch Rail Pleasure Sweepstakes & World Championship: $1,500 added
- Amateur Ranch Rail Pleasure Sweepstakes & World Championship: $1,500 added
- Masters Amateur Ranch Rail Pleasure Sweepstakes & World Championship: $1,500 added
- Tobiano Loot: $500—awarded to the overall highest-scoring tobiano/tovero entry in select world championship ranch classes. Sponsored by Secret Hills Ranch/Peter & Missy Benker.
Ranch Horse Triple Crown Challenge—All-Breed (Open, Non-Pro & Youth Divisions)
Total Added Money: $40,000, split equally between all six Open/Non-Pro classes
- Plus, bonus payouts for Triple Crown Challenge Champions (Open, Non-Pro & Youth) who win all three classes in their respective division!
- $5,000 bonus payout for Triple Crown Challenge Open Champion
- $5,000 bonus payout for Triple Crown Challenge Non-Pro Champion
- $2,500 bonus scholarship for Triple Crown Challenge Youth Champion
- $5,000 in Youth scholarships awarded, split equally between all three Youth classes
IRHA Ranch Horse Futurity—All-Breed (Open & Non-Pro Divisions)
Sponsored by Kimes Ranch
- Open 3-Year-Old Ranch Riding Futurity: $15,000 added
- Non-Pro 3-Year-Old Ranch Riding Futurity: $15,000 added
IRHA World Championships—All-Breed
- Open Ranch Riding: $1,000 added
- Open Ranch Rail: $1,000 added
- Open Ranch Trail: $1,000 added
- Non-Pro Ranch Riding: $1,000 added
- Non-Pro Ranch Rail: $1,000 added
- Non-Pro Ranch Trail: $1,000 added
- Youth Ranch Riding: $1,000 added
- Youth Ranch Rail: $1,000 added
- Youth Ranch Trail: $1,000 added
Reining
Total Added Money: $100,500
Presented by Tenda Horse Products & FarmPaint.com
- 4-, 5-, 6- & 7-Year-Old Reining Sweepstakes (NRHA Levels 1-4): $30,000 added
- Non-Pro 4-, 5-, 6- & 7-Year-Old Reining Sweepstakes (NRHA Levels 1-4): $30,000 added
- 3-Year-Old Reining Sweepstakes (NRHA Levels 1-4): $7,500 added
- Non-Pro 3-Year-Old Reining Sweepstakes (NRHA Levels 1-4): $7,500 added
- 8-Year-Old & Older Reining Sweepstakes (NRHA Levels 1-4): $5,000 added
- Non-Pro 8-Year-Old & Older Reining Sweepstakes (NRHA Levels 1-4): $5,000 added
- Tobiano Loot: $500—awarded to the overall highest-scoring tobiano/tovero entry in select world championship reining classes. Sponsored by Secret Hills Ranch/Peter & Missy Benker.
NRHA All- Breed Classes
- NRHA Open: $2,500 added
- NRHA Intermediate Open: $1,000 added
- NRHA Limited Open: $500 added
- NRHA Rookie Pro: $500 added
- NRHA Non-Pro: $2,500 added*
- NRHA Intermediate Non-Pro: $1,000 added
- NRHA Limited Non-Pro: $500 added
- NRHA Prime Time Non-Pro: $1,000 added
- NRHA Youth 13 & Under: Jackpot
- NRHA Youth 14-18: Jackpot
- NRHA Novice Horse Open Level 3: $1,250 added
- NRHA Novice Horse Open Level 2: $900 added
- NRHA Novice Horse Open Level 1: $500 added
- NRHA Novice Horse Non-Pro Level 3: $1,250 added
- NRHA Novice Horse Non-Pro Level 2: $900 added
- NRHA Novice Horse Non-Pro Level 1: $500 added
- NRHA Rookie 2: $200 added*
- NRHA Rookie 1: Jackpot*
*The Run For A Million Non-Pro and Rookie Qualifier
Roping
Total Added Money: $51,875
Sponsored by APHA & Texas Paint Horse Breeders Association
- Timed Team Roping Sweepstakes: $2,500 added
- Heading World Championship + $1,000 added Sidepot
- Amateur Heading World Championship + $1,000 added Sidepot
- Heeling World Championship + $1,000 added Sidepot
- Amateur Heeling World Championship + $1,000 added Sidepot
- Steer Stopping World Championship + $1,000 added Sidepot
- Amateur Steer Stopping World Championship + $1,000 added Sidepot
- Tie-Down Roping World Championship + $1,000 added Sidepot
- Amateur Tie-Down Roping World Championship + $1,000 added Sidepot
- Open Breakaway Roping Sweepstakes: $1,000 added
- Amateur Breakaway Roping World Championship + $1,000 added Sidepot
- Youth Breakaway Roping World Championship: $1,375 World Show Scholarships awarded
ARHFA Cowtown Classic Rope Horse Futurity—All-Breed, Open & Non-Pro Divisions
Total Added Money: $35,000
- Plus, $3,000-added Chrome Cash sidepots:
- $1,000-added Chrome Cash in Open Heading
- $1,000-added Chrome Cash in Open Heeling
- $500-added Chrome Cash in Non-Pro Heading
- $500-added Chrome Cash in Non-Pro Heeling
Trail
Total Added Money: $9,000
Sponsored by APHA
- 3-Year-Old Trail Sweepstakes: $3,000 added
- Junior Trail Sweepstakes (held concurrently with Junior Trail world championship): $3,000 added
- Non-Pro Trail Sweepstakes (held concurrently with Amateur Trail world championship): $3,000 added
Western Pleasure/Hunter Under Saddle/Longe Line
Total Added Money: $65,000
Sponsored by APHA
- Breeders’ Trust 3-Year-Old Western Pleasure Stakes: $2,000 minimum added*
- Breeders’ Trust 3-Year-Old Hunter Under Saddle Stakes: $2,000 minimum added*
- Breeders’ Trust Non-Pro 3-Year-Old Western Pleasure Stakes: $7,000 added (combined total added)**
- Breeders’ Trust Non-Pro 3-Year-Old Hunter Under Saddle Stakes: $7,000 added (combined total added)**
- 3-Year-Old Western Pleasure Sweepstakes: $7,000 added
- 3-Year-Old Hunter Under Saddle Sweepstakes: $7,000 added
- 3-Year-Old Novice Horse Limited Rider Western Pleasure Sweepstakes: $3,000 added
- Non-Pro 2-Year-Old Hunter Under Saddle Sweepstakes: $3,000 added
- Non-Pro 3-Year-Old Western Pleasure Sweepstakes: $3,000 added
- Non-Pro 3-Year-Old Hunter Under Saddle Sweepstakes: $3,000 added
- 4-Year-Old & Older Western Pleasure Sweepstakes: $3,000 added
- Non-Pro 4-Year-Old & Older Western Pleasure Sweepstakes: $3,000 added
- 4-Year-Old & Older Hunter Under Saddle Sweepstakes: $3,000 added
- Non-Pro 4-Year-Old & Older Hunter Under Saddle Sweepstakes: $3,000 added
- Non-Pro Western Yearling Longe Line Sweepstakes: $3,000 added
- Non-Pro Hunter Yearling Longe Line Sweepstakes: $3,000 added
- Bridleless Western Pleasure Sweepstakes: $1,000 added
- Western Versatility Pattern Sweepstakes: $1,000 added
- Amateur Western Versatility Pattern Sweepstakes: $1,000 added
- Youth Western Versatility Pattern Sweepstakes: $1,000 added
- English Versatility Pattern Sweepstakes: $1,000 added
- Amateur English Versatility Pattern Sweepstakes: $1,000 added
- Youth English Versatility Pattern Sweepstakes: $1,000 added
*Estimated Combined Total Payout $50,000
**Combined Total Added Money
Southern Belle Breeders Classes
Sponsored by Ohio Quarter Horse Association
- 2-Year-Old Hunter Under Saddle: $500 added
- 3-Year-Old Hunter Under Saddle: $500 added
- 2-Year-Old Western Pleasure: $500 added
- 3-Year-Old Western Pleasure: $500 added
- Senior Western Pleasure: $500 added
- Western Yearling Longe Line: $500 added
- Hunter Yearling Longe Line: $500 added
Working Cow Horse
Total Added Money: $16,500
Sponsored by APHA and Texas Paint Horse Breeders Association
- 4- & 5-Year-Old Working Cow Horse Sweepstakes: $6,500 added
- 6-Year-Old & Older Working Cow Horse Sweepstakes: $6,500 added
- Non-Pro Working Cow Horse Sweepstakes: $1,500 added
- Non-Pro Boxing Sweepstakes: $1,500 added
- Tobiano Loot: $500—awarded to the overall highest-scoring tobiano/tovero entry in select world championship working cow horse classes. Sponsored by Heartbreak Ridge Performance Horses/Kelly Pinkston, D.V.M., & Skip Rulen
Youth World Championship Scholarships
Sponsored by American Paint Horse Foundation
- $100,000 in scholarships awarded in all Youth world championship classes
- $1,375/awarded to 1st–3rd place, plus one random exhibitor per class
- All-Around Youth Awards: champions receive $500 scholarships and reserve champions receive $250 scholarships
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