American Quarter Horses are the undisputed champions in all roping disciplines, including heading, heeling, and breakaway roping. The offspring of the top sires consistently demonstrate remarkable versatility and performance, excelling in both judged and timed events. This article presents the leading roping sires of 2024, ranked by their offspring’s official AQHA points and total earnings.
The data, provided by the QData Leaderboards, covers the period from January 1 to December 31, 2024. These statistics highlight the cumulative earnings of each sire’s progeny, showcasing their impact on the competitive roping scene. The QData Leaderboards offer further insights, including the number of money earners, average earnings per offspring, the highest-earning individual offspring for each sire, and the total number of performers categorized by age group.
This comprehensive ranking of the top roping sires is brought to you by QStallions, a premier resource for stallion information.
10. Shiners Black Cat
- Year of Birth: 1999
- Color: Black
- Pedigree: Shining Spark – Miss Hickory Tari by Taris Catalyst
- Offspring Earnings: $292,304
9. Gunnatrashya
- Year of Birth: 2006
- Color: Sorrel
- Pedigree: Colonels Smoking Gun – Natrasha by Trashadeous
- Offspring Earnings: $306,656
8. Once In A Blu Boon
- Year of Birth: 2008
- Color: Brown Roan
- Pedigree: Peptoboonsmal – Autumn Boon by Dual Pep
- Offspring Earnings: $364,904
7. Kit Kat Sugar
- Year of Birth: 2008
- Color: Sorrel
- Pedigree: High Brow Cat – Sugar N Dulce by Smart Lil Ricochet
- Offspring Earnings: $367,657
6. Stevie Rey Von
- Year of Birth: 2012
- Color: Red Roan
- Pedigree: Metallic Cat – Miss Ella Rey by Dual Rey
- Offspring Earnings: $458,318
5. Bet Hesa Cat
- Year of Birth: 2006
- Color: Red Roan
- Pedigree: High Brow Cat – Bet Yer Blue Boons by Freckles Playboy
- Breeder: Oxbow Ranch of Weatherford, Texas
- Owner: Bet Hesa Cat Syndicate of Guthrie, Texas
- Offspring Earnings: $483,038
- Money Earners: 29
- Average Earnings: $16,656
- No. 1 Money Earner: Smartlookncat, 2019 stallion out of Miss Plain Plain by Just Plain Colonel, $127,202
4. CD Diamond
- Year of Birth: 2009
- Color: Palomino
- Pedigree: CD Olena – Shiners Diamond Girl by Shining Spark
- Breeder: San Juan Ranch of Weatherford, Texas
- Owner: San Juan Ranch of Weatherford, Texas
- Offspring Earnings: $569,710
- Money Earners: 15
- Average Earnings: $37,981
- No. 1 Money Earner: SJR Diamond Billy, 2018 gelding out of Billies Smooth Cat by Smooth As A Cat, $200,191
3. Hickory Holly Time
- Year of Birth: 2010
- Color: Red Roan
- Pedigree: One Time Pepto – Hickorys Holly Cee by Docs Hickory
- Breeder: Arcese Quarter Horses USA of Weatherford, Texas
- Owner: DT Horses LLC of Scottsdale, Arizona
- Offspring Earnings: $602,998
- Money Earners: 43
- Average Earnings: $14,023
- No. 1 Money Earner: Time To Glo, 2019 stallion out of Look At Her Glo by CD O Cody, $94,850
2. Woody Be Tuff
- Year of Birth: 2001
- Color: Sorrel
- Pedigree: Nitas Wood – Tuffs Junie by Tuff Lena
- Breeder: Craig Crumpler of Wichita Falls, Texas
- Owner: Solo Select/Kaleb Terlip of Gainesville, Texas
- Offspring Earnings: $629,492
- Money Earners: 27
- Average Earnings: $23,315
- No. 1 Money Earner: Celtic Tuff, 2018 gelding out of Sucha Smartlookn Cat by High Brow Cat, $94,221
1. Metallic Cat
- Year of Birth: 2005
- Color: Red Roan
- Pedigree: High Brow Cat – Chers Shadow by Peptoboonsmal
- Breeder: The Roan Rangers of Weatherford, Texas
- Owner: Rocking P Ranch LLC of Fort Worth, Texas
- Offspring Earnings: $695,028
- Money Earners: 35
- Average Earnings: $19,858
- No. 1 Money Earner: Marked Up Cat, 2013 gelding out of HA Gay Freckles by Steady Tradition, $258,305
Sons of Metallic Cat on QStallions.com:
- Check Yer Metal, 2017 bay roan out of Checkers Live Oak by Im Countin Checks
- Dandy Cat, 2013 red roan out of DMAC Dandy Devine by Smart Little Abner
- Dirty Fling, 2019 red roan out of Streak Of Gin by A Streak Of Fling
- Fiddle And Steel, 2017 red roan out of Lil Bit Reckless by CD Royal
- Hazardouz Material, 2016 red roan out of Scooters Daisy Dukes by Dual Smart Rey
- HQ Helluva Cat, 2016 palomino out of Bound To White Chex by Helluva Chex
- KR Fantallicka, 2013 red roan out of Fancy Zack by Zack T Wood
- Maggic Mike, 2015 sorrel out of Sweet Abra by Abrakadabracre
- Metallic Cattack, 2015 red roan out of Quiolena by CD Olena
- Metallic Malice, 2013 bay roan out of High Boon by Mecom Blue
- Metallic Masterpiece, 2011 sorrel out of Kings Masterpiece by Peppy San Badger
- Metallic Royal Mate, 2014 red roan out of Royal Red Rinpoche by Smart Mate
- Metallic Spark, 2011 red roan out of Shiney Lil Miss by Shining Spark
- Metallics MVP, 2015 red roan out of My Lizzy Babe by Lizzys Gotta Player
- Meteles Cat, 2010 bay roan out of Teles Lies by Lenas Telesis
- One Shiney Metallic, 2015 palomino out of One Shiney Rey, by Dual Rey
- Pound Sign, 2016 bay out of Dual Rey Tag by Dual Rey
- Red Hot Metal, 2012 red roan out of Spots Hot Shot by Spots Hot
- Sannman, 2010 red roan out of The Smart Look by Smart Little Lena
- Stevie Rey Von, 2012 red roan out of Miss Ella Rey by Dual Rey
Stay Updated on 2025 Leaders
The QData Leaderboards, updated weekly from the QData Database, provide comprehensive rankings for the top 50 money-earners, sires, dams, grandsires, owners, and breeders across 16 different event groups, both all-time and yearly. Utilize the sortable columns to filter leaders by age and other criteria. Stallions subscribed to AQHA’s partner service, QStallions.com, are clearly marked on these lists and linked to their detailed QStallions profiles.
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