Nomination, Sire & Dam, and NRHA Markel Sales are three parts of one breeder journey: breed, nominate, market, sell, compete, and earn at the Foals R Us NRHA Futurity and the 6666 NRHA Derby presented by Markel. A horse entered once should be recognized everywhere and carry its benefits for life.

Nomination Program

Nomination makes a horse eligible to enter the North American and European Futurity and Derby. It does not enter the horse; it makes it eligible. Registration papers are not required at the time of nomination.

The nominator receives 5% of Futurity and Derby winnings, even after the horse is sold. The nominator cannot be changed or transferred.

Deadline: January 10, 2027

NRHA Markel Sales

Four sessions in one day: Performance Horse, Elite Yearling, Preferred Breeders, and Premier. A $600 consignment fee plus 8% commission, with live and online bidding.

Weanlings, yearlings, and show horses of Futurity or Derby age that sell in the ring receive a 50% discount on NRHA Futurity and Derby entry fees.

Consignment deadline: September 8, 2026. Sale begins December 3, 2026.

Sire & Dam Program

Stallion owners donate breedings and become eligible for NRHA Futurity and Derby cash awards. Mare owners buy those breedings at reduced rates.

Offspring are automatically eligible for the NRHA Futurity and Derby, with no nomination required. They also get up to 50% off entry fees and a later Futurity entry deadline.

Enrollments open. Stallion auction begins November 24, 2026.

What each program gives your horse

BenefitNominationNRHA Markel SalesSire & Dam
Futurity & Derby eligibilityRequired. Nomination makes a horse eligible to enter.—Automatic for offspring, with no nomination required.
Entry fee discount—50% off Futurity and Derby entry fees, for qualifying horses sold in the ring.Up to 50% off Futurity and Derby entry fees, for foals from a Sire & Dam breeding.
Later entry deadline——Later entry deadline for the NRHA Futurity.
Ongoing earningsNominator receives 5% of Futurity and Derby winnings.—Stallion owners eligible for Futurity and Derby cash awards.
Promotion—Sale catalog, plus live and online bidding.Promotion through program advertisement.

Nomination Program

Nomination makes a horse eligible to enter the North American and European Futurity and Derby. It does not enter the horse; it makes it eligible. Registration papers are not required at the time of nomination.

The nominator receives 5% of Futurity and Derby winnings, even after the horse is sold. The nominator cannot be changed or transferred.

Deadline: January 10, 2027. Nominations must be received in the office by January 10 to avoid late fees. They can be mailed to NRHA or completed online through ReinerSuite. Faxed or emailed nominations will not be accepted.

What is the nomination program?

To be eligible to enter and show in the NRHA North American and European Futurity and Derby, a horse must be nominated and/or optioned into the applicable NRHA Program.

There is the North American Nomination Program, designed for horses intending to enter the North American Futurity and/or Derby, and the European Nomination Program designed for horses intending to enter the European Futurity and/or Derby.

There is an “option” fee available for horses when nominating so that horses can be entered into both the North American and European Programs.

The nomination DOES NOT enter them into the Futurity and/or Derby; it makes them eligible to enter.

When entering and competing at the Futurity and Derby if the horse wins money in those Futurity or Derby classes, the nominator will receive 5% of the winnings, even if they no longer own the horse.

Only one member ID can be used as the nominator, and that number can belong to anyone. It does not necessarily have to be the owner. The nominator cannot be changed or transferred.

What you need to nominate

A current NRHA General, Non-Pro, Professional, or Youth membership

Foal information – foaling date, sex, and pedigree (registration papers are not required at the time of nomination)

If you are mailing in your nomination, the form MUST be fully completed for each horse being nominated

Nomination and competition license fees (Valid credit card, check, cash, or wire transfer with a certificate of success)

A $10 handling fee will be applied to any nomination not completed online. This fee will be applied to each nomination.

Faxed or emailed nominations will NOT be accepted. Forms can be mailed to NRHA or completed online through ReinerSuite.

Any nomination received from January 11th through January 31st will be charged a late fee of $300 for weanlings or $2,250 for yearlings (older-age horses do not have a late fee). Ex. a 2024 weanling received on January 11, 2025, will cost $875 ($500 nom fee, $300 late fee, $65 license fee, $10 processing fee).

Competition Licensing: The competition license must be paid along with the nomination and will provide proof of nomination. A horse can still be nominated without the registration papers; they will just appear as pending in the system until a copy is received.

  • If registered: A copy of the registration papers is required to obtain the license. Ownership is determined by the owner listed on the registration papers. If you are currently not listed additional transfer documents showing that a transfer is in progress must be submitted to receive the license.
  • If grade: Four-color photos (one of each side of the horse) plus a completed competition license application must accompany the nomination form or be sent in to obtain the license.

It is important that each nominator reviews the nomination conditions before signing the form.

Nomination forms and guides

NOTE: $10 Handling Fee PER NOMINATION if form is submitted, NO FEE WITH ONLINE PORTAL

Lists of nominated horses

Click on the links below to view nominated foals. The lists are organized by the year the horse was foaled, not by the year the horse was nominated. If your horse still shows to have a pending name, please submit a copy of the breed papers with the correct owner listed to nominations@nrha.com or mailed to 3021 W Reno Ave, Oklahoma City, OK 73107.

Note: If horse is optioned then it will appear in the original programs list with a “yes” in the option section. It will not appear on both lists.

NRHA Markel Futurity Sales

For decades, the NRHA Markel Futurity sale has showcased many of the industry’s most elite prospects, proven performers, distinguished broodmares, stallions, weanlings, yearlings, and embryos. When the best in the industry come together, the result is more than an event — it’s The Gold Standard.

Sale: December 3, 2026, 9:00 a.m.  ·  Where: Sale Arena (Barn 3) and online  ·  Consign: $600 + 8% commission

Recent high sellers

Dun Gotta Shine

2025 Performance Horse Sale

$42,000

Dun Gotta Shine

Shine N Spook x Dun Got It Made, 2023 Gelding

Consigned by Chappell Horse Sales, purchased by Boyd Rice

The Love Affair

2025 Elite Yearling Sale

$150,000

The Love Affair

Spooks Gotta Whiz x Love Em N Lena, 2024 Filly

Consigned by Camela Essick, purchased by Shawn Parry

Hermosa Star Dream

2025 Preferred Breeders Sale

$75,000

Hermosa Star Dream

Magnum Chic Dream x Hermosa Dun It, 2014 Mare, sold with a Gunnabebigtime embryo

Consigned by Chappell Horse Sales, purchased by Tami Nelson

Whizicle 66

2025 Overall and Premier Sale

$375,000

Whizicle 66

Inferno Sixty Six x Whizicle, 2024 Filly

Consigned by Smith Ranch, purchased by AT Reining Dream

Starting in 2024, all weanlings, yearlings, and show horses of NRHA Futurity and Derby age sold during the sales will be eligible for a 50% discount on their entry fees for the NRHA Futurity and/or 6666 NRHA Derby presented by Markel!

For more information on the NRHA Markel Futurity Sales contact us at sales@nrha.com or (405) 946-7400, ext. 123.

About the sale

For decades, the NRHA Markel Futurity sale has showcased many of the industry’s most elite prospects, proven performers, distinguished broodmares, stallions, weanlings, yearlings, and embryos from leading breeders and programs across the country. Held during the Foals R Us NRHA Futurity & Adequan® North American Affiliate Championships, the sale attracts serious buyers and consignors from around the globe looking for quality, integrity, and results. More than just a sale, the NRHA Markel Futurity Sale is a tradition built on reputation, trust, and generations of success. From industry-leading bloodlines to future champions, the horses offered here continue to shape the future of reining. When the best in the industry come together, the result is more than an event — it’s The Gold Standard.

Sale sessions
  • Performance Horse Sale ($600 Consignment Fee + 8% Commission) – Open to all riding/show horses of any age from two year olds to older show horses
  • Elite Yearling Sale ($600 Consignment Fee + 8% Commission) – Dam must have $25,000 or more in LTE + PE NRHA, NCHA, NRCHA earnings
  • Preferred Breeders Sale ($600 Consignment Fee + 8% Commission) – Open to all stallions, broodmares, weanlings and embryos
  • Premier Sale ($600 Consignment Fee + 8% Commission) – Open to any horse
2026 sale schedule

Join us live in the NRHA Futurity sale arena — or bid from anywhere in the world through CCI.Live.

December 2, 2026
Performance Horse Sale Preview
Performance Arena (Barn 6)
3:00 P.M.

December 2, 2026
Sale Welcome Party
Barn 4
4:00 P.M.

December 3, 2026
Sale Arena (Barn 3) & Online
9:00 A.M. – Sale Begins

  • NRHYA Stallion Auction
  • Performance Horse Sale
  • Elite Yearling Sale
  • Preferred Breeders Sale
  • Premier Sale
2026 sale info

Consignors

Consignment Deadline: September 8, 2026

Buyers

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Radiograph repository

Submission link for Community for NRHA

Viewing URL For veterinarians who already have a User ID

Asteris User Guide

For questions regarding the repository, radiograph submissions and viewing please contact Rexann Morrison at (737) 299-2045.

Sale graduate incentive

This incentive does not include PO’s, embryos, breeding stock, or show horses older than derby age. The horses must sell in the ring.

NRHA Markel Futurity Sale Graduates Eligible for Incentive

“This exciting new incentive is designed to further elevate the value proposition for both consignors and buyers participating in the NRHA Markel Futurity Sales,” said Angie Honeywell, NRHA Director of ReinerSuite and Sale. “Buyers will gain access to top-quality prospects with a significant financial advantage towards their NRHA competition goals, while consignors will be presented with an even more attractive platform to showcase their exceptional horses.”

Read more here.

Previous sale results

Sire & Dam Program

Since 1966, the NRHA Sire & Dam Program has provided benefits to stallion and mare owners while helping support NRHA.

2027 Stallion Auction

Buy a Breeding

The online auction runs November 23, 2026, through January 6, 2027. Bids start at 60% of each stallion’s advertised fee.

Enroll Your Stallion

Stallion enrollment for 2027 is open. Log in or register to access the auction enrollment and buyback forms.

Sire & Dam Stallions

Here are a few of the stallions in this year’s program. You’ll find all of them, with breeding fees and contact information, in the Stallion Directory.

Ima Dirty White Boy

2004 APHA Red Roan Tobiano

Sire: Peptoboonsmal

Dam: LC Trinity Miss

2026 fee: $1,200

Smart Cowboy Whiz

2013 AQHA Buckskin

Sire: Who Wiz It

Dam: Little Smart Jac

2026 fee: $1,600

Snappy Trickster

2022 AQHA/APHA Buckskin Splash

Sire: Tricked Out Spook

Dam: Snapster

2026 fee: $1,750

Stopping In Jersey

2017 AQHA Sorrel

Sire: Yellow Jersey

Dam: Stop Little Sister

2026 fee: $1,500

Belissimo

2022 AQHA / APHA Sorrel

Sire: Magnum Chic Dream

Dam: Americasnextgunmodel

2026 fee: $2,000

Spooks Gotta Whiz

2007 AQHA/APHA Bay

Sire: Spooks Gotta Gun

Dam: Prettywhizprettydoes

2026 fee: $8,000

Down Right Amazing

2017 AQHA/APHA Sorrel

Sire: Colonels Smoking Gun

Dam: Shesouttayourleague

2026 fee: $3,000

The Firemen

2021 AQHA/APHA Sorrel

Sire: Inferno Sixty Six

Dam: Redhot Walla

2026 fee: $3,000

No Smoking Required

2013 AQHA/APHA Sorrel

Sire: Colonels Smoking Gun

Dam: Icing Required

2026 fee: $2,500

Turn Down For What

2012 AQHA Red Dun

Sire: Einsteins Revolution

Dam: My Way Marla

2026 fee: $1,600

Wimpys Frozen Ikeman

2020 AQHA Palomino

Sire: SG Frozen Enterprize

Dam: Wimpys Little Reina

2026 fee: $550

Boggies Wrangler

2015 AQHA Buckskin

Sire: Boggies Flashy Dell

Dam: Solands Bay Bee

2026 fee: $800

Varsity Blu

2018 AQHA Bay

Sire: Wimpy Chic

Dam: Flo N Blu Boon

2026 fee: $2,500

Merica Made

2018 AQHA Sorrel

Sire: Wimpys Little Step

Dam: Americasnextgunmodel

2026 fee: $800

What A Wave

2008 AQHA Chestnut

Sire: Tidal Wave Jack

Dam: What A Sunrise

2026 fee: $1,250

Spooks Grand Slam

2014 AQHA/APHA Buckskin Overo

Sire: Spooks Gotta Whiz

Dam: Shiney Diamond Lady

2026 fee: $1,575

Americas Gunslinger

2015 AQHA/APHA Sorrel

Sire: Walla Walla Whiz

Dam: Americasnextgunmodel

2026 fee: $1,500

Dynamite Dunn It

2021 AQHA Buckskin

Sire: Hollyshinin

Dam: Flirting Like Lena

2026 fee: $1,500

Headlinner

2020 AQHA/APHA Palomino

Sire: Shine Chic Shine

Dam: Docs Peppy Oak RB

2026 fee: $650

Whizkey N Diamonds

2006 AQHA Buckskin

Sire: Topsail Whiz

Dam: Princess In Diamonds

2026 fee: $3,000

Walla Walla Starbuck

2012 AQHA Red Dun

Sire: Walla Walla Whiz

Dam: Silvernbluestarbuck

2026 fee: $1,500

Gunnatrashya

2006 AQHA/APHA Sorrel

Sire: Colonels Smoking Gun

Dam: Natrasha

2026 fee: $7,000

Shine Iceman Shine

2018 AQHA Sorrel

Sire: SG Frozen Enterprize

Dam: Shine Leona Shine

2026 fee: $550

Good Friday For Guns

2016 AQHA/APHA Chestnut

Sire: Tinker With Guns

Dam: Custom Bright Star

2026 fee: $550

Hey Joe

2013 AQHA Buckskin

Sire: Smart Spook

Dam: Best Stop

2026 fee: $1,000

Spooks N Jewels

2013 AQHA Sorrel

Sire: Smart Spook

Dam: Whiz Jewels

2026 fee: $2,000

Walla Walla Whiz

2003 AQHA Chestnut

Sire: Topsail Whiz

Dam: Shiney Walla Wanda

2026 fee: $2,750

Yankee Gun

2009 AQHA/APHA Bay

Sire: Rowdy Yankee

Dam: Snow Gun

2026 fee: $1,600

Gangsta Sixtysix

2017 AQHA Chestnut

Sire: Inferno Sixty Six

Dam: Rush N Cat

2026 fee: $2,175

Frozen Steps

2019 AQHA Dun

Sire: SG Frozen Enterprize

Dam: Wimpys Little Shez

2026 fee: $550

Lil Joe Cash

2008 AQHA Sorrel

Sire: Nu Chex To Cash

Dam: RS Lilly Starlight

2026 fee: $2,500

Col Little Iceman

2018 AQHA Red Dun

Sire: SG Frozen Enterprize

Dam: Wimpys Little Rondo

2026 fee: $550

Kreyzy Horse

2015 AQHA Chestnut

Sire: Dual Rey

Dam: Shes Twice As Smooth

2026 fee: $2,000

Americasnexttopgun

2016 AQHA/APHA Sorrel

Sire: Walla Walla Whiz

Dam: Americasnextgunmodel

2026 fee: $4,000

See all 38 stallions

Contact Haley Carmen at hcarmen@nrha.com for help buying a breeding, enrolling a stallion, or checking a foal’s Sire & Dam status.

Enrolling your stallion

Stallion owners take part by donating a breeding to the Sire & Dam auction. Enrollment for 2027 is open. Log in or register in the stallion enrollment portal to access the auction enrollment and buyback forms.

What you get:

  • Eligibility for NRHA Futurity and Derby sire awards. More than $55,000 was paid to Sire & Dam stallions at the 2025 Futurity.
  • Promotion through Sire & Dam program advertising.
  • A listing in the NRHA Stallion Directory once your breeding sells through the program.
  • Foals from your donated breeding are automatically eligible for the NRHA Futurity and Derby, with up to 50% off entry fees and a later Futurity entry deadline.
Buying a breeding

Once the auction results have been verified, winning bidders will be notified by email. Stallions not sold in the auction can be purchased on a first-come, first-served basis for 60% of their 2026 advertised breeding fee.

It is the mare owner’s responsibility to pay any other fees associated with the breeding. NRHA strongly suggests that mare owners contact participating stallion owners or agents about those fees before purchasing a breeding through the Sire & Dam Program.

Buyback / private sale: To enroll your stallion without donating to the auction, you may purchase buybacks or offer private sales at 60% of the advertised breeding fee (minimum $500).

Offspring eligibility

Only the foals that are a direct result of a donated breeding to the Sire & Dam Program are eligible for reduced entry fees to the NRHA Futurity and NRHA Derby and later entry deadlines into the NRHA Futurity.

Sire & Dam offspring eligibility remains with the foal even if sold by the mare owner. Please contact the office to verify Sire & Dam offspring status.

Sire & Dam Conditions (PDF)

Program awards

More than $55,000 was paid to Sire & Dam stallions at the 2025 Futurity.

If your donated breeding sells prior to the start of the donation year’s NRHA Futurity, your stallion will be eligible for Sire Awards at that year’s Futurity. Your stallion wins these awards if any of his three-year-olds finish in the top three of the L4 Open and/or L4 Non Pro Futurity among eligible sires. The following four years could earn him NRHA Derby Sire Awards. Stallions having four, five, six, and/or seven-year-olds that finish in the top three among eligible sires of the L4/L3 Open and/or L4 Non Pro Derby are eligible for Derby Sire Awards.

NRHA Breeders & Owners

Not sure where your horse fits?

NRHA staff can check a horse’s eligibility, explain which programs apply, and walk you through a first nomination.