Two Paint stallions—Prominence and I Gotta Get Ripped—were recognized for their progeny’s excellence at the APHA/WCHA Halter Million, landing them 2026 Breeders’ Futurity Leading Halter Sire titles.
2026 Platinum Breeders’ Futurity Leading Halter Sire: Prominence
Prominence had seven foals earn $42,249 in Platinum Breeders’ Futurity halter classes at the 2026 APHA/WCHA Halter Million. Top performers included:
- Sheza Prom Star, champion Platinum Non-Pro Weanling Mares Breeders’ Futurity
- Be Prominent, reserve champion Platinum Non-Pro Weanling Mares Breeders’ Futurity
- Gaining Prominence, reserve champion Platinum Non-Pro Weanling Geldings Breeders’ Futurity
- FR Premonition, bronze champion Platinum Non-Pro Solid Paint-Bred Weanling Stallions & Geldings Breeders’ Futurity
A 2021 bay solid stallion, Prominence is by Solaris (QH) and out of Hair And Makeup. Bred by Terry Bradshaw, Prominence is owned by Dan Fox of Weatherford, Texas, who previously showed the stallion to a pair of APHA Amateur world championship titles.
“Being such a young stallion, it is really remarkable and extremely rewarding to accomplish this so early in his breeding career,” Dan said. “I greatly appreciate APHA and everything they do to help the stallion owners.”
2026 Gold Breeders’ Futurity Leading Halter Sire: I Gotta Get Ripped
I Gotta Get Ripped had nine foals earn $11,576 in Gold Breeders’ Futurity halter classes at the 2026 Halter Million, just edging out Secret Gunfighter (QH) and Prominence, who finished second and third in the race, respectively with foal earnings exceeding $11,000. Top performers included:
- Ripped Her Jeans, reserve champion Gold Yearling Mares Breeders’ Futurity
- JF Gunz N Lace, bronze champion Gold Yearling Mares Breeders’ Futurity
- Ms Riples, bronze champion Gold Junior Weanling Mares Breeders’ Futurity
I Gotta Get Ripped is a 2021 palomino overo stallion by LWR Classic Chrome (QH) and out of Elegancy. He is an APHA world champion himself and a former Breeders’ Trust Gold Futurity champion, too. Bred by Mark and Jared Huckabee, “Rip” is owned by Scott and Julie Nylen of Scottsdale, Arizona.
“We are very excited and honored that Rip is receiving this award, especially since he is such a young stallion and this year is his second foal crop. It is particularly meaningful coming from APHA because we became lifetime members over 45 years ago when our love for Paint Horses began,” Julie said. “Rip was a special stallion from the day he was born, and we look forward to the future promoting him and cheering on his APHA offspring.”
Learn more about the Breeders’ Futurity online at apha.com/breedersfuturity.
Photos by Ruehle Photographix
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