INCENTIVES: Pink Buckle, Ruby Buckle, Royal Crown, Triple Crown 100, Future Fortunes, Select Stallion Stakes, Colorado Classic, The Diamond Classic

The Busbys weren’t looking for a new stud back in 2023 but found they couldn’t pass up the chance to add A Blazin Dude to their lineup. The black stallion is by Busby’s great sire Blazin Jetolena, whose progeny earnings have crossed $10 million; his dam, Dasher Dude, went to a pair of NFRs, winning go-rounds en route to lifetime earnings of $570,000, and has now produced progeny with earnings north of $118,000.

Part of a growing legacy of champions, A Blazin Dude also boasts a now NFR-bound full sister, Blazing With My Dude, who helped Andrea Busby earn her first NFR qualification in 2024.

“The stallion game is tough; it’s a long process, to say the least,” Andrea said. “I watched him and I just thought, ‘Man, what better horse to add to our program?’ He’s had success, and we’ve had so much success with his full sister.”

A Blazin Dude is proving versatile enough to produce both in the roping and barrel racing pens with enough cow and speed for any job. But his kind and willing demeanor truly completes the package, making A Blazin Dude the type of horse that can easily move from one event to another.