Horses: A Two-Horse Race Decided Sunday Morning
Thiccthirty held the lead from Wednesday forward, sweeping the futurity breakaway average and incentive checks under Cheyanne McCartney, then taking the futurity tie-down average under Cody McCartney. The Solo Select Horses LLC-bred gelding owned by Blake A. Cavataio entered Sunday at $58,002 with no remaining events.
Kryptoniite, owned by the Earnhardt/Relentless/Solo partnership and bred by Ty M Smith, came into Sunday at $27,247 from a third-place futurity tie-down finish. Sunday’s futurity heading produced two round wins, the average title and both incentive checks for $30,940—pushing the Metallic Cattack gelding past Thiccthirty by $185.
Brazile rode Kryptoniite in both disciplines.
Sires: Metallic Cattack Lapps the Field, Dont Stopp Believin Charges to Third Metallic Cattack finished at $148,593 across three horses—the top two earners overall and Tom Cats R Popular at fifth. That total more than doubles second-place Gunners Special Nite, who placed three horses in the top 13: RR Gunners Affair, Rr Gold Starr and This Star Is Special. Metallic Cattack finished at $148,593 across three horses—the top two earners overall and Tom Cats R Popular at fifth. That total more than doubles second-place Gunners Special Nite, who placed three horses in the top 13: RR Gunners Affair, Rr Gold Starr and This Star Is Special. Dont Stopp Believin finished third at $67,137—within $1,775 of Gunners Special Nite—on the strength of just two horses, Sjr Stylish Believer and Dont Stopp Trackin. Both placed in the maturity heeling.
Breeders: San Juan Ranch on Top, Ty M Smith Vaults to Second
San Juan Ranch finished at $122,487 across five horses, more than doubling any other operation. Ty M Smith landed second on the strength of Kryptoniite’s $58,187 alone. Solo Select Horses LLC came in third on Thiccthirty.
Chad Richard’s three-horse program—Marias Version, Sammis Version and Smokin Feature—placed him fourth at $46,230.
Owners: Wittwer Family on Top With Three Horses
The Wittwer family finished as top owners at $64,855 across three horses—RR Gunners Affair, This Star Is Special and Catty Gamble.
X Performance Horses placed second at $61,530, anchored by Fly Mister’s futurity heeling sweep. The Earnhardt/Relentless/Solo partnership debuted at third on Kryptoniite, edging Blake A. Cavataio by $185.
Journey Partnership, owner of Sjr Stylish Believer, came in seventh at $41,495.
Riders: Brazile Takes It on Three Horses
Trevor Brazile won the rider title on the strength of three different horses—Kryptoniite, RR Gunners Affair and This Star Is Special—finishing at $75,501. He won three round wins across the week, took the futurity heading average and earned the rider’s share of seven Elite Stallions and Elite Breeders Incentive checks.
Cody McCartney finished second at $54,959.50. Cheyanne McCartney was third at $52,330. Rhen Richard cracked the top 10 on Sunday with second-place futurity heading earnings on Smokin Feature.
Rider earnings reflect round wins, average and intermediate payouts in full plus the rider’s share of Elite Stallions and Elite Breeders Incentive checks. The other half of each incentive check goes to the stallion owner or breeder.
The 2026 GBF World Finals are scheduled for Nov. 18-22, 2026.
READ: San Juan Ranch Remains Top Breeder, Metallic Cattack Top Sire, Entering Final Day of Gold Buckle Futurities Spring Showdown
