Breeders’ Futurity

Eligibility

• Stallion must be subscribed to the Breeders’ Trust program.
• Stallion owner/lessee must pay the Platinum Division enrollment fee. The enrollment is to be paid in two payments. Review fees and deadlines in the program brochure.
• Mare owner/lessee must pay the Platinum mare nomination fee by February 15^th of the foaling year to receive the best nomination rate.  To compete as a yearling, a Platinum yearling nomination fee must be paid by February 15^th of the yearling year to receive the best nomination rate. Check the program brochure for the late fee schedule.
• Foal must be enrolled in the Breeders’ Trust program.
• After the above conditions are met, the foal is eligible for Platinum Breeders’ Futurity classes for that show year. Individual class entry fees apply.
• Platinum Breeders’ Futurity class fees apply for each class/year in which the horse will show.

Classes

• Non-Pro Weanling Stallions
• Non-Pro Weanling Mares
• Non-Pro Weanling Geldings
• Non-Pro Solid Paint-Bred Weanling Mares
• Non-Pro Solid Paint-Bred Weanling Stallions & Geldings
• Non-Pro Yearling Stallions
• Non-Pro Yearling Mares
• Non-Pro Yearling Geldings
• Non-Pro Solid Paint-Bred Yearling Mares
• Non-Pro Solid Paint-Bred Yearling Stallions & Geldings

Non-Pro is defined as a card-carrying Amateur or Youth. Exhibitors must meet the ownership requirements outlined in the current APHA Rule Book.

Owner Information

Stallion Owners

• Stallions must be subscribed to the Breeders’ Trust program and enroll in the Platinum Division of the Breeders’ Futurity.
• The Platinum Division fee must be paid; it’s structured in two payments. The stallion owner/lessee has first right of refusal to enroll the stallion. Before anyone else can enroll the stallion, a notarized statement from the stallion owner/lessee is required; the statement waiver is available upon request.
• Platinum Division enrollment is done per show year and makes a stallion’s weanlings and yearlings eligible for Platinum Division nomination/showing for that year.
• No refunds will be issued for Platinum stallion nomination.
• Platinum-enrolled stallions are listed on the Breeders’ Futurity website.
• A Platinum Leading Sire of Money-Earning Foals Award will be presented annually to the stallion with the highest number of money-earning foals (minimum of three foals).
  • Tie-breaker: Highest average money earned of the top three highest money-earning foals.

Mare Owners

• Mares must be bred to a Breeders’ Trust Platinum-nominated stallion.
• Mare owner/lessee has first right of refusal to nominate the mare for Platinum weanling enrollment. Before anyone else can nominate the mare, a notarized statement from the mare owner/lessee is required; the mare nomination waiver statement is available upon request.
• Mares nominated to the Platinum Division will be listed on the Breeders’ Futurity website.
• If a mare dies prior to foaling, is open or otherwise does not produce a live foal (stands and nurses without assistance for 48 hours after birth), the nomination fee can be refunded if notification is sent to the APHA office by June 15 of the original foaling year, along with a veterinarian’s written statement.

Foal Owners

• Foals must be nominated to the Breeders’ Trust program; they are automatically eligible for the Breeders’ Futurity Platinum Division if all stallion and mare nomination requirements are met for this division.
• The Platinum Division is limited to weanlings and yearlings, with non-pro exhibitors.
• Yearling horses pay a separate Platinum nomination fee, which takes the place of the mare nomination that was required for weanling participants. The yearling owner/lessee has first right of refusal to nominate the yearling. Before anyone else can nominate the yearling, a notarized statement from the yearling’s owner/lessee is required; the yearling nomination waiver statement is available upon request.
• Platinum Breeders’ Futurity class fees apply for each class/year in which the horse will show.
• Foal registration must be completed prior to the final class payment.
• No portion of the entry fee is refundable or transferable.
  • Exception: If the horse dies, the entry fee(s) will be refunded upon receipt of written vet statement and return of the horse’s original registration certificate, less a $200 office processing fee.
• Platinum foals are also eligible for the Gold Breeders’ Futurity program, provided all requirements of that division is met (separate Breeders’ Futurity mare nomination fee, entry fees, etc., apply).

Updated 12/14/2024

Please note this list includes stallions currently paid into the Platinum. The list will add stallions once they are paid in.

The below stallions have paid early to make their 2026 foals Platinum eligible.