Here’s a look at the top 25 sires by progeny earnings at the 2007 National Cutting Horse Association Summer Cutting Spectacular, which concluded July 29. The figures are based on unofficial payouts for finalists and semi-finalists at the show. The “# of Checks” field indicates number of paychecks for that sire’s offspring. Competitors that earned multiple checks are counted accordingly.

Eighty-seven sires had money-earners at the show, which paid out more than $2.2 million in purses.

Sire Earnings # of Checks
High Brow Cat $439,534 60
Dual Rey $166,387 21
CD Olena $121,022 15
Smart Little Lena $105,325 16
Dual Pep $95,766 15
Zack T Wood $93,987 4
Peptoboonsmal $84,966 19
Docs Stylish Oak $72,675 9
Smart Little Jerry $71,668 8
Hes A Peptospoonful $65,489 9
Mecom Blue $54,158 3
Playgun $52,197 4
Little Trona $47,023 8
Playdox $37,476 3
Peptos Stylish Oak $35,450 4
Smart Aristocrat $32,033 7
Chula Dual $30,949 4
A Chic In Time $30,815 2
Bobs Freckle $29,599 5
Smart Lil Scoot $29,054 2
Kit Dual $22,882 5
Cattin $22,390 3
Smart Mate $21,894 6
Smart Lil Ricochet $20,628 3
San Tule Freckles $20,310 7