At the halfway mark of 2025, Woody Be Tuff is the standout leader in total offspring earnings listed in AQHA’s QData for the year so far, with $242,463 won by his offspring in the team roping arena.
Based on earnings data from early 2025 pulled from rope horse futurities, the Riata and horses enrolled in the Top-Tier Reporting to have earnings tracked from the ProRodeos and jackpots, here are the top 10 rope horse sires with progeny winning checks, from 4-year-old futurity stars to open horses cashing in on both ends of the rope.
The American Rodeo money put sires Dunit With Sparks and Pepto Bluelena on the map, because TRJ printed the list of the event’s horsepower, with Driggers’ and Nogueira’s mounts each earning $100,000 in Arlington. Of note, one of the top-earning horses on the year is Woodie, who earned most of his money in the numbered ropings during BFI Week. Stallion Nu One Time Blues is currently the top earning rope horse of 2025 with a massive $121,236 just six months in. The stallion has been pulling double duty with Joseph Harrison between wins at the horse shows and the major jackpots, having been named the horse of the BFI.
1. Woody Be Tuff
2025 Total Progeny Earnings: $242,463
- 🥇 WOODIE – $109,237
- 🥈 CR STYLISH REY – $68,000
Foaled: 2001
Sire: Nitas Wood
Dam: Tuffs Junie (by Tuff Lena)
2. Hickory Holly Time
2025 Total Progeny Earnings: $168,846.20
- 🥇 TIME TO GLO – $30,046
- 🥈 DT HICKORYS ANGUS – $21,458
Foaled: 2010
Sire: One Time Pepto
Dam: Hickorys Holly Cee (by Docs Hickory)
3. One Time Pepto
2025 Total Progeny Earnings: $144,483.50
- 🥇 NU ONE TIME BLUES – $121,236
- 🥈 LENA SCATTIN PEPTO – $11,083
Foaled: 2001
Sire: Peptoboonsmal
Dam: One Time Soon (by Smart Little Lena)
4. One Time Honor
2025 Total Progeny Earnings: $135,582.11
- 🥇 FURY OF HONOR – $32,873
- 🥈 NESTLE TIME – $27,655
Foaled: 2007
Sire: One Time Pepto
Dam: Honor Ease (by Holland Ease)
5. Bet Hesa Cat
2025 Total Progeny Earnings: $133,058
- 🥇 BET HESA GINNIN – $57,961
- 🥈 SMARTLOOKNCAT – $27,838
Foaled: 2006
Sire: High Brow Cat
Dam: Bet Yer Blue Boons (by Freckles Playboy)
6. Stevie Rey Von
2025 Total Progeny Earnings: $128,412.50
- 🥇 PRIDE AND JOYY – $35,595
- 🥈 STEVIE REY TRAIN – $19,879
Foaled: 2012
Sire: Metallic Cat
Dam: Miss Ella Rey (by Dual Rey)
7. Seven S Big Valley
2025 Total Progeny Earnings: $123,967.50
- 🥇 SEVEN BIGGIE – $38,667.50
- 🥈 SEVEN HOLLY VALLEY – $31,200
Foaled: 2006
Sire: CJ Sugar Lena
Dam: Seven S Valentina (by Playgun)
8. High Brow Cat
2025 Total Progeny Earnings: $110,880
- 🥇 CATS PLAY MORE – $88,520
- 🥈 SHINEY LOOKIN CAT – $7,792
Foaled: 1988
Sire: High Brow Hickory
Dam: Smart Little Kitty (by Smart Little Lena)
9. Metallic Cat
2025 Total Progeny Earnings: $106,598.27
- 🥇 HALLLLE BERRY – $33,686
- 🥈 PLAYINMETALLICFUEL – $24,633
Foaled: 2005
Sire: High Brow Cat
Dam: Chers Shadow (by Peptoboonsmal)
10 (tie). Dunit With Sparks
2025 Total Progeny Earnings: $100,000
- 🥇 SPARKS R FLYIN – $100,000
- No second money earner reported
Foaled: 2005
Sire: Hollywood Dun It
Dam: Sparkles Rosezana (by Shining Spark)
10 (tie). Pepto Bluelena
2025 Total Progeny Earnings: $100,000
- 🥇 KIEHNES FROSTY PEPTO – $100,000
- No second money earner reported
Foaled: 2004
Sire: Peptoboonsmal
Dam: Charcolena (by Smart Little Lena)
