Execute claims 2025 Breeders’ Futurity Leading Halter Sire award
By Kinley Humphries
At the conclusion of the 2025 Halter Million, Execute was named the APHA Breeders’ Futurity Leading Halter Sire, based on money earned by his foals in both the Gold and Platinum divisions. APHA’s Breeders’ Futurity program gives horse owners, nominators, and stallion owners the chance to earn cold, hard cash with Breeders’ Trust-nominated foals. These classes take place exclusively at the APHA World Show and APHA/WCHA Halter Million events annually.
The 2025 Platinum Breeders’ Futurity division saw a payout increase of almost $5,000 over last year, bringing the total 2025 payout to $326,150 in Non-Pro weanling and yearling halter classes.
2025 Breeders’ Futurity Leading Halter Sire: Execute
Execute, a 2004 sorrel overo stallion, earned a clean sweep of the Platinum and Gold Division leading sire awards. The stallion is no stranger to the honors. This was Execute’s fourth time to earn the Gold Division Leading Halter Sire title and his fifth time to win the Platinum Division award. Execute is by Mr Touchdown Kid (QH) and out of Forever Coolest (QH). He is owned by Carolyn C. Stewart of Ramona, Oklahoma.
Execute had seven foals competing across both divisions, earning a combined payout of $35,331 in the Platinum classes and $12,325 in Gold classes.
His highest-earning foal in the Platinum Division was La Exclamation, a 2025 sorrel overo gelding out of Shangri La (QH). Robin Robinett of Brazil, Indiana, owns the gelding, who was bred by Karry Voss of Pocahontas, Illinois. La Exclamation won the Platinum Non-Pro Weanling Geldings futurity, taking home$7,881.
The highest-earning foal by Execute in the Gold Division was Excuses N Lace. The 2025 sorrel overo mare out of Lovely Intentions won $3,029 as reserve champion of the Gold Senior Weanling Mares Breeders’ Futurity. Alecia Baxley of Cleveland, Texas, owns and bred the mare.
Learn more about the Breeders’ Futurity online at apha.com/breedersfuturity.
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