Perennial NCHA leader High Brow Cat continued to dominate the show ring in 2009 as his progeny earned $5.8 million during the calendar year.
Here’s a look at the leading sires of the 2009 calendar year, ranked by earnings in NCHA-approved competition. Total NCHA earnings for each sire are noted in the second column. Sires marked with an asterisk (*) were freshman sires, with their first crop competing in 2009, led by Cat Ichi. There will be a closer look at the top sires of 2009 in the February issue of Cutting Horse Chatter.
In all, 1,270 stallions were represented by NCHA money earners in 2009.
| SIRE | LTE | 2009 $ |
| HIGH BROW CAT | $36,531,717 | $5,838,569 |
| DUAL REY | $13,259,838 | $3,275,100 |
| PEPTOBOONSMAL | $13,841,821 | $1,872,400 |
| SMOOTH AS A CAT | $1,503,207 | $1,125,085 |
| DUAL PEP | $21,358,735 | $1,053,301 |
| SMART LITTLE LENA | $33,659,127 | $866,437 |
| SMART LIL SCOOT | $2,258,440 | $700,812 |
| SMART MATE | $5,474,902 | $655,078 |
| PLAYGUN | $5,642,246 | $646,506 |
| CD OLENA | $12,489,034 | $627,953 |
| SWEET LIL PEPTO | $1,072,480 | $504,414 |
| SAN TULE FRECKLES | $2,467,983 | $503,633 |
| HES A PEPTOSPOONFUL | $2,099,985 | $498,905 |
| TR DUAL REY | $644,531 | $443,208 |
| DOCS STYLISH OAK | $7,628,914 | $375,335 |
| BOONLIGHT DANCER | $901,407 | $374,812 |
| BODEE BOONSMAL | $3,670,498 | $363,021 |
| CATS MERADA | $375,950 | $347,861 |
| PEPTOS STYLISH OAK | $1,010,262 | $332,431 |
| PLAYIN STYLISH | $2,128,229 | $321,161 |
| SMART SUGAR BADGER | $1,272,004 | $320,537 |
| WR THIS CATS SMART | $384,119 | $320,329 |
| MECOM BLUE | $1,787,813 | $320,238 |
| ABRAKADABRACRE | $640,503 | $319,385 |
| SR INSTANT CHOICE | $4,805,390 | $314,386 |
| ZACK T WOOD | $4,500,010 | $308,266 |
| NITAS WOOD | $2,059,684 | $306,602 |
| CD ROYAL | $1,265,004 | $291,388 |
| PEPTO TAZ | $957,489 | $290,522 |
| CATS RED FEATHER | $626,768 | $284,780 |
| THAT SLY CAT | $431,404 | $281,886 |
| SMART LIL RICOCHET | $3,103,748 | $270,187 |
| BET ON ME 498 | $840,085 | $237,366 |
| FRECKLES PLAYBOY | $24,772,339 | $226,739 |
| DUALS BLUE BOON | $1,344,779 | $225,227 |
| ROYAL FLETCH | $667,928 | $211,398 |
| SMART LITTLE JERRY | $2,899,866 | $210,091 |
| BOB ACRE DOC | $9,194,792 | $204,722 |
| BOBS FRECKLE | $699,547 | $203,150 |
| SHORTY LENA | $8,875,987 | $202,828 |
| FRECKLES FANCY TWIST | $1,842,204 | $193,681 |
| CAT ICHI* | $191,839 | $191,839 |
| CD LIGHTS | $298,092 | $190,519 |
| LIZZYS GOTTA PLAYER | $529,596 | $186,987 |
| ATHENA PUDDY CAT | $269,432 | $185,748 |
| KIT DUAL | $2,244,063 | $183,113 |
| GRAYS STARLIGHT | $8,777,963 | $175,691 |
| SMART ARISTOCRAT | $2,835,448 | $168,862 |
| CHULA DUAL | $1,002,166 | $157,928 |
| DOC’S HICKORY | $18,231,560 | $153,656 |
| PLAYDOX | $1,712,652 | $153,299 |
| SOULA JULE STAR | $425,043 | $152,905 |
| DULCES SMART LENA | $391,160 | $148,844 |
| PEPTOTIME | $432,967 | $148,676 |
| SOMEBODY SMART | $1,654,529 | $141,997 |
| COLOR ME SMART | $2,903,082 | $133,582 |
| LITTLE TRONA | $1,673,531 | $133,092 |
| BLUE BAYOU BOON | $353,474 | $126,105 |
| PRETTY BOY CAT | $628,322 | $126,075 |
| HICKORYS INDIAN PEP | $711,983 | $125,666 |
| WISE PLAY | $223,659 | $119,855 |
| LENAS TELESIS | $2,913,964 | $119,394 |
| PEEKA PEP | $163,242 | $118,103 |
| LAKER DOC | $911,873 | $118,041 |
| ITS JUST ABOUT ME | $110,361 | $110,361 |
| I CD COW | $279,553 | $106,135 |
| MR PEPPYS FRECKLES | $376,293 | $100,811 |
| SMART LITTLE PISTOL | $1,986,966 | $99,928 |
| LENAS JEWEL BARS | $4,434,465 | $99,131 |
| MISTER DUAL PEP | $984,437 | $97,826 |
| JUSTA SWINGING PEPPY | $2,586,336 | $92,508 |
| TRAVALENA | $3,896,787 | $91,647 |
| MR SKYLINE PEPPY | $522,837 | $89,867 |
| SMART LIL HIGHBROW | $671,020 | $89,661 |
| OH CAY QUIXOTE | $1,674,448 | $85,484 |
| MERADAS MONEY TALKS | $1,472,826 | $84,554 |
| SMART PEPPY DATE | $613,429 | $80,176 |
| MISS N CASH | $3,698,092 | $79,824 |
| HAIDAS LITTLE PEP | $8,543,175 | $79,477 |
| REYS DUAL BADGER* | $79,290 | $79,290 |
| BETS CD | $165,066 | $79,066 |
| PEPONITAS ACRE | $643,030 | $78,312 |
| DUAL JAZZ | $953,337 | $77,048 |
| MR PEPONITA FLO | $2,669,585 | $77,042 |
| SMART CHIC OLENA | $2,646,742 | $75,952 |
| CATTIN | $959,358 | $74,868 |
| DOC O WENA | $626,671 | $73,276 |
| SMOKIN TRONA | $87,836 | $72,275 |
| HIGH BROW HICKORY | $4,570,119 | $70,097 |
| GENUINE JEEP | $907,978 | $65,895 |
| WILD THING DNA | $293,363 | $65,883 |
| LIGHT N LENA | $67,149 | $65,674 |
| DUALIN JEWELS | $798,654 | $65,391 |
| SMART LENA BOON | $110,373 | $63,008 |
| RUM SQUALL | $1,447,834 | $62,651 |
| A HOCUS POCUS CAT | $272,527 | $62,607 |
| MYLANTA LENA | $190,690 | $61,339 |
| ILL BE SMART | $1,161,501 | $60,616 |
| BOON A LITTLE | $70,386 | $60,557 |
| PLAYBOYS BADGE | $1,183,374 | $60,006 |
| SMART LITTLE JAEBAR | $227,316 | $59,353 |
| POWER PROOF | $123,123 | $59,257 |
| KODO | $127,833 | $58,908 |
| MR JAY BAR CAT | $266,269 | $58,543 |
| MY OWN LEAGUE | $129,109 | $56,583 |
| HIGH BROW COUGAR | $65,761 | $53,347 |
| DJ TRACKER | $399,383 | $52,917 |
| YOUNG GUN | $2,831,218 | $52,168 |
| NITRO DUAL DOC | $193,777 | $52,076 |
| BOBS HICKORY RIO | $188,082 | $51,281 |
| SNORTY LENA | $219,192 | $50,452 |
| SMART LITTLE ABNER | $209,022 | $50,331 |
| WIDOWS FRECKLES | $576,755 | $49,381 |
| STARLIGHTS GYPSY | $324,879 | $48,677 |
| HICKORYS ADVANTAGE | $155,370 | $47,318 |
| BOONSMAL CEE LENA | $71,209 | $47,053 |
| TENINAS FIRST | $211,896 | $46,765 |
| CASH QUIXOTE RIO | $1,801,366 | $46,528 |
| LECTRIC PLAYBOY | $1,107,990 | $45,810 |
| SHORT OF SANTANA | $694,617 | $45,253 |
| CAUGHT ME LOOKIN | $275,587 | $44,333 |
| SMART LITTLE UNO | $1,710,542 | $44,250 |
| DOWNTOWN CAT | $95,551 | $43,701 |
| YELLOW ROAN OF TEXAS | $187,382 | $43,606 |
| MERADAS BLUE SUE | $92,611 | $43,455 |
| QUEJANAISALENA | $83,128 | $42,840 |
| FRECKLES FLOYD | $589,776 | $42,000 |
| SHOW BIZ BILLY | $469,749 | $41,838 |
| PEPPYS LIL WIL | $551,218 | $40,261 |
| TACHITAS JEWELS | $239,197 | $39,182 |
| PASTELS SMART LENA | $374,036 | $38,632 |
| BLESSED TWICE | $127,606 | $37,345 |
| DUALIN BOON* | $37,319 | $37,319 |
| SMART LITTLE LEVI | $189,174 | $37,316 |
| SMART SMOKIN PEP | $282,260 | $37,075 |
| DUAL REWARD | $196,011 | $36,769 |
| WHITTLE MIKE O DUAL | $55,678 | $36,585 |
| SMART LITTLE RONDEE | $879,390 | $36,389 |
| LITTLE DISCO TUCKER | $180,129 | $36,332 |
| LITTLE DYNO | $1,562,416 | $34,933 |
| DOCS STYLISH SAM | $131,100 | $34,927 |
| BINGO HICKORY | $1,326,590 | $34,442 |
| SNEAKIN LENA | $431,268 | $33,726 |
| SHORT SAN BADGER | $121,733 | $33,579 |
| STYLIN A LITTLE* | $33,289 | $33,289 |
| SPOTS HOT* | $32,983 | $32,983 |
| MOVIN ON HICKORY | $893,999 | $32,701 |
| PEPPYS DELIVERANCE | $307,322 | $32,695 |
| PEPPYS BOY 895 | $1,286,720 | $31,937 |
| TANGYS CLASSY PEPPY | $1,214,624 | $31,636 |
| TO SHORT TO PLAY | $98,049 | $31,284 |
| BIG SWING | $65,957 | $31,192 |
| BLUE DUCK OKIE | $113,440 | $31,164 |
| THE SMART BET | $58,980 | $31,046 |
| SAN JO LENA | $2,904,935 | $30,926 |
| PLAYBOYS REMEDY | $519,952 | $30,108 |
| JOSE BOON | $119,641 | $30,068 |
| KITS LITTLE GARFIELD | $552,916 | $29,848 |
| A CHIC IN TIME | $336,372 | $28,829 |
| SHIVER SHAKE | $40,590 | $28,765 |
| CHEYENNE SHORTY | $103,080 | $28,469 |
| COLS LIL DYNAMITE | $129,959 | $26,589 |
| SMART AND TROUBLE | $1,303,588 | $26,352 |
| SMART PLAN | $336,167 | $25,878 |
| SQUEAK TOY | $1,502,351 | $24,606 |
| SMART LITTLE DULCE | $26,212 | $24,555 |
| PALE FACE JOSE* | $23,605 | $23,605 |
| MR CROSS PLAY | $34,671 | $23,296 |
| CATALANO | $114,033 | $22,911 |
| TO STYLISH HICKORY | $108,725 | $22,858 |
| LITTLE HAIDA PLAYBOY | $25,394 | $22,808 |
| WILSONS LIL FRECKLES | $264,271 | $22,744 |
| PEPTOGRADY | $28,439 | $22,640 |
| SMART LITTLE VAQUERO | $42,158 | $22,407 |
| DOC’S OAK | $8,535,446 | $22,158 |
| SLIP DOWN LENA | $304,179 | $22,131 |
| MASTER MERADA | $339,432 | $22,042 |
| BOWMANS SMART JEWEL | $37,127 | $21,997 |
| CJ SUGAR LENA | $166,176 | $21,836 |
| PRETTY BOY BOON | $41,040 | $21,012 |
| PLAY RED | $166,937 | $20,971 |
| CHIC PLEASE | $212,622 | $20,948 |
| CHENO PEP | $128,395 | $20,874 |
| PADDYS IRISH WHISKEY | $582,848 | $20,827 |
| CHROMESMAL | $20,501 | $20,501 |
| KITS FIRST CHANCE | $20,381 | $20,381 |
| TINA BARS PEPPY | $265,186 | $20,077 |
| LITTLE PAT UNO | $156,157 | $20,051 |
| PEPINICS MASTER | $318,268 | $20,024 |
| PLAY BALL | $21,787 | $19,996 |
| TAMALIGHT | $153,950 | $19,932 |
| SR HALLMARKED | $891,216 | $19,702 |
| SMARTEST LITTLE PEP | $346,272 | $19,655 |
| PLAY ME OUT | $194,081 | $19,578 |
| SMART EQUALIZER | $138,140 | $19,339 |
| KIT PLAYBOY | $83,472 | $19,196 |
| PLAYIN SAFARI | $594,263 | $19,069 |
| LAREDO BLUE | $19,066 | $18,795 |
| DULCES PEPPY | $158,347 | $18,721 |
| HESA SMART START | $68,491 | $18,718 |
| THE DUALLER | $294,176 | $18,641 |
| LIL TENINO FAIR | $323,877 | $18,269 |
| PG GUNPOWDER | $18,362 | $18,083 |
| SMART LIL PLAYER | $184,378 | $17,776 |
| CHOICE ACRES | $157,747 | $17,714 |
| CATS RHETT | $73,329 | $17,696 |
| DOC FRECKLES LEO | $575,765 | $17,612 |
| PLAYBOYSALITTLESMART | $1,179,457 | $17,168 |
| ROSIE O LLAMA | $162,677 | $16,968 |
| TAMULENA | $923,106 | $16,892 |
| SMART ZANOLENA | $61,920 | $16,803 |
| GENUINE PEPPY | $370,537 | $16,489 |
| MACHO LITTLE LENA* | $16,313 | $16,313 |
| DOC’S SOLANO | $3,309,882 | $16,253 |
| HAIDABILLY | $139,992 | $16,024 |
| MISS N OKIE | $456,884 | $15,992 |
| INSTANT STARLIGHTS* | $15,991 | $15,991 |
| PEPPYS PREPPY | $37,793 | $15,944 |
| KING GLO SOLANO | $412,302 | $15,609 |
| SON OF OAK | $18,000 | $15,462 |
| ACRES OF RED | $526,792 | $15,379 |
| BOONS MILLIENNIUM | $23,197 | $15,309 |
| SMART TIPSTER | $98,636 | $15,120 |
| DUAL PEPPY | $127,067 | $15,078 |
| PEPPY SAN BADGER | $21,597,476 | $14,549 |
| SAN TARI PEPPY | $48,404 | $14,526 |
| PLAY MIA CD | $199,893 | $14,509 |
| SMART MERADA | $16,465 | $14,497 |
| RIPS SPORT MODEL | $27,516 | $14,399 |
| BOOT SCOOTIN DUALLY | $77,995 | $14,311 |
| DOC O’LENA | $14,479,103 | $14,284 |
| JR RED DIABLO | $63,082 | $14,217 |
| HAIDAS SUGAR DOC | $313,531 | $14,203 |
| SHORTY LENAS NOTICE | $160,496 | $14,165 |
| ELANS PLAYBOY | $78,162 | $14,157 |
| THE WHISPERER | $74,905 | $14,154 |
| SMART MOUTH | $126,436 | $14,146 |
| LUCKY BOTTOM KAK | $72,207 | $14,133 |
| DOCS DUAL PEP | $205,120 | $13,814 |
| MAGIC RIDE | $60,379 | $13,436 |
| QUIXOTE MAC | $661,609 | $13,390 |
| FRECKLES MERADA | $2,792,921 | $13,269 |
| GREAT INSPIRATION | $44,274 | $13,125 |
| LIKE A DIAMOND | $309,829 | $13,098 |
| LITTLE POLO JOE | $30,547 | $13,075 |
| MAXI LENA | $909,020 | $13,064 |
| SMOKIN MANZANA | $112,425 | $13,018 |
| CD WHIRL | $21,781 | $13,003 |
| HIGH N WICKED | $12,994 | $12,994 |
| TUMBLEWEED SMITH | $261,178 | $12,905 |
| JESSIE REY TARI | $222,071 | $12,882 |
| SMART LIL PARADIGN | $221,531 | $12,269 |
| STING N STARLIGHT | $36,029 | $12,236 |
| PLAYBOY AGAIN* | $12,163 | $12,163 |
| PLAYLENAS LAST DUAL | $26,001 | $11,910 |
| YUBASAN | $76,772 | $11,659 |
| BADGER SAFARI | $30,968 | $11,627 |
| GV CLASSY PEPPER | $75,999 | $11,614 |
| SENOR PABLO PICASO | $69,887 | $11,379 |
| PLAYBOYS SLIK LENA | $112,188 | $11,276 |
| LUCKY LENA BAR | $158,637 | $11,200 |
| DUAL MAKER | $55,293 | $11,107 |
| SMART CHINALENA | $82,204 | $11,046 |
| LIGHT OF REY | $10,995 | $10,995 |
| CD O CODY | $23,669 | $10,951 |
| HICKORY BINGO | $13,266 | $10,910 |
| DUALLYS ON SAFARI | $24,509 | $10,828 |
| SMART ASSURANCE | $24,274 | $10,776 |
| PF SON OFA WAR LEO | $58,772 | $10,680 |
| SMART HICKORY OAK | $63,094 | $10,626 |
| AS SMART AS THE FOX | $826,689 | $10,517 |
| DOS PALOMINO | $25,867 | $10,310 |
| SPORTIN HIGH BROW | $25,719 | $10,029 |
| MR BOONSMAL TO YOU* | $10,000 | $10,000 |