Each year, graduates of the Markel Insurance Breeders Championship Futurity Yearling Sale return to the show pen with a unique opportunity: the chance to earn additional money in BCF classes during their two- or three-year-old years. At the 2025 NSBA World Championship Show, those opportunities translated into major paydays for talented young horses.

Together, two-year-old and three-year-old sale graduates earned more than $200,000 in sale graduate money, which adds to the already lucrative Breeders Championship Futurity payouts, with standout wins across Western Pleasure, Hunter Under Saddle and Trail divisions.

Two-Year-Old Sale Graduate Earnings

Sale graduates in their two-year-old year brought in a total of $93,311.25, with several strong performances leading the way:

Kristal Klear

(Machine Made x Chip Skip N Repeat)

Consigned by Jessica Stemich

Owned by Starland Ranch, LLC and shown by Aaron Moses, this 2023 mare captured the BCF 2-Year-Old Open Western Pleasure championship.

Graduate Earnings: $13,996.69

Whoos The Boss

(RL Best Of Sudden x Lillies Last Love)

Consigned by Eddie Bell

Owned by Brittany D’Anna and shown by Jennifer Stein, this 2023 gelding earned $12,441.50 for sixth place the BCF 2-Year-Old Limited Open Western Pleasure.

Graduate Earnings: $12,441.50 

Candy Kool

(Cool Breeze x Shesa Candy Machine)

Consigned by Scott & Linda Berwick

Owned and shown by Ty Paris Dougherty, this 2023 gelding earned $12,441.50 to win the BCF 2-Year-Old Non-Pro Western Pleasure.

Graduate Earnings: $12,441.50

Best Be Lookin

(Hay Goodlookn x KM Best Dressed)

Consigned by Kathryn Devries

Owned by Kathryn Devries and shown by Jeffrey Gibbs, this 2023 stallion captured fifth place in the BCF 2-Year-Old Open Western Pleasure.

Graduate Earnings: $10,886.31

Louzana Saturdaynyte

(RL Best Of Sudden x SST Certainly Hot)

Consigned by Steve & Susan Thompson

Owned by Kevin Thompson and shown by Allison MacDonald, this 2023 gelding earned $10,367.02 for seventh place in the Color BCF 2-Year-Old Open Hunter Under Saddle

Graduate Earnings: $10,367.92

U Want It U Got It

(No Doubt Im Lazy x Hot Lopin Illusion)

Consigned by Cathy W Starnes

Owned by FUP, LLC and shown by Scott Suggs, this 2023 gelding captured seventh place in the Color BCF 2-Year-Old Limited Open Western Pleasure.

Graduate Earnings: $10,367.92

Blazing Down South

(Its A Southern Thing x Zizzles Hit Blaze)

Consigned by Paula Baily Nelson

Owned by Laura Spell and shown by Wade Spell, this 2023 stallion placed seventh in the BCF 2-Year-Old Limited Open Western Pleasure

Graduate Earnings: $8,294.33

Gucci Made 

(Machine Made x Cuz Shes Worth It)

Consigned by Brooke DeBuhr

Owned and shown by Brooke DeBuhr, this 2023 stallion earned $8,294.33 and the Reserve Champion title in the BCF 2-Year-Old Non Pro Western Pleasure

Graduate Earnings: $8,294.33

Going On Good Looks

(Hay Goodlookn x Good Going Danika)

Consigned by Karen J Boxell

Owned by Kevin Grant Johnson and shown by Amanda Ringer, this 2023 gelding captured sixth place in the BCF 2-Year-Old Open Western Pleasure

Graduate Earnings: $6,220.75

Three-Year-Old Sale Graduate Earnings

Three-year-old sale graduates delivered even bigger results, combining for $109,060.75 in added purse earnings:

Lopin My Heart Out

(No Doubt Im Lazy x AJ Mi Corazon)

Consigned by Julia E Pezold

Owned and shown by Craig Ziliak, this 2022 mare secured a payout of $11,897.54 with third place in the BCF 3-Year-Old Non Pro Trail.Te

Graduate Earnings: $11,897.54 

Ten Kinda Southern

(Its A Southern Thing x Km Perfect Ten)

Consigned by Gumz Farms Quarter Horses, LLC

Owned by Gumz Farms Quarter Horses, LLC and shown by Shannon Curl-Holbin, claimed the 3-Year-Old Open Western Pleasure title for $11,897.54.

Graduate Earnings: $11,897.54 

Its A Radical Night

(Its A Southern Thing x Radical Zippette)

Consigned by Rebecca Smiecinski

Owned and shown by Angela Fox, the 2022 gelding placed seventh in the 3-Year-OldNon-Pro Hunter Under Saddle, earning $9,914.61.

Graduate Earnings: $9,914.61 

Mr Heart Stopper

(Heart Stoppin/VQH Heart Stoppin x Ms Flashy Chip)

Consigned by Susan Brees

Owned and shown by Mallory Menard, this 2022 gelding earned sixth place in the Color BCF 3-Year-Old Non Pro Hunter Under Saddle.

Graduate Earnings: $9,914.61 

Bourbon Street

(Its A Southern Thing x Extremely Stylish)

Consigned by Gumz Farms Quarter Horses, LLC

Owned and shown by Johnna Letchworth, this 2022 gelding captured fifth place in the Color BCF 3-Year-Old Non Pro Trail.

Graduate Earnings: $9,914.61 

VS Leolita

(VS Code Blue x Ima Cadillc Kitten)

Consigned by James Weir

Owned by Amy Bratschi and shown by Jeffery Gibbs, this 2022 mare placed fifth in the BCF 3-Year-Old Open Trail.

Graduate Earnings: $9,914.61 

Maverickk

(Heart Stoppin/VQH Heart Stoppin x Whos Cheating Who)

Consigned by Scott and Linda Berwick

Owned by Laura R Hice and shown by Theodore Grose, this 2022 gelding captured seventh place in the Color BCF 3-Year-Old Open Trail.

Graduate Earnings: $9,914.61 

Certainly Best Bar

(RL Best Of Sudden x Certainly A Goodbar)

Consigned by Knapp Quarter Horse Farm, LLC

Owned by Renee McParlan and shown by Hannah Lind, this 2022 gelding placed seventh in the BCF 3-Year-Old Limited Open Hunter Under Saddle.

Graduate Earnings: $9,914.61 

Shesahotmoonrising

(Its A Southern Thing x Zizzles Hot Blaze)

Consigned by Paula Bailey Nelson

Owned and shown by Tammy Michele Conroy, earn eighth place 3-Year-Old Limited Non-Pro Western Pleasure, also earning $9,914.61.

Graduate Earnings: $9,914.61 

Freeze Out

(Cool Breeze x Look Whos Ready)

Consigned by Dylan Price

Owned by Wyatt R Humbert and shown by Wyatt R Humbert, this 2022 gelding placed seventh in the BCF 3-Year-Old Non Pro Trail.

Graduate Earnings: $7,931.70 

Frank The Tankk/Hes Frank The Tank

(Hay Goodlookn x All Kinds Of Trouble)

Consigned by Dorothy Ann Murdock Hornback

Owned by Karen G Wood and shown by Katy Jo Zuidema, this 2022 gelding captured tenth place in the BCF 3-Year-Old Open Western Pleasure.

Graduate Earnings: $7,931.70 

Highest Producing Sires and Dams

The results revealed standout producers whose offspring dominated the futurity earnings:

Celebrating the Legacy of the Sale

The Markel Insurance BCF Yearling Sale continues to prove its value, offering buyers not only the chance to purchase elite prospects but also the opportunity to compete for substantial additional purses in their futurity years. The 2025 results underscore the influence of leading sires and dams and highlight the quality of graduates making their mark in Tulsa.

About NSBA

Established in 1983, National Snaffle Bit Association has expanded from its roots in the Western Pleasure discipline to recognize various disciplines and eight breed associations in competition. NSBA’s mission is to grow the show horse community through various equine programs and events where every activity benefits horses, breeders, owners and exhibitors alike.

National Snaffle Bit Association has more than 20,000 active members and more than 44,000 registered horses across its eight alliance breed organizations. NSBA members earn more than $13.5 million in monetary awards at NSBA-sanctioned horse shows annually, and the association sanctions nearly 600 horse show events and close to 200,000 horse show entries each year.

To learn more about NSBA, please visit nsba.com.