The Texas-bred Champions Point Standings determine the year-end winners in six categories. Following are year-to-date standings as of October 27, 2023:
2YO Fillies
15 Closing Act (Munnings – Evening Show)
12.5 Charlene’s Dream (Qurbaan – Clara Kelly)
10.5 Too Much Kiki (Too Much Bling – Soft Music)
10 Divining Humor (Divining Rod – Final Humor)
4 Too Much Dreaming (Too Much Bling – Formal Flyer)
2.5 Flying First Class (Bradester – Real Strike)
2YO Colts/Geldings
7.5 Marfa Sky (Bradester – Perennial Song)
4 My Buddy Mel (Tonalist – Tilde)
3 Victory for Vets (Tapiture – Diamondinthestream)
2.5 Son of a Bling (Too Much Bling – Um Melakeh)
3YO Fillies
19 Izatiz (My Golden Song – Tiz Tiz)
10 Stelliot’s Legacy (Bradester – Sugarfoot Angel)
6.5 Waving Bye (The Hunk – Making Waves)
4 Blushing Belle (Connect – Blushing Beauty)
3 Itzel (Mo Town – Catch That Song)
2.5 Missingyoucrazy (Bradester – Won Peso)
3YO Colts/Geldings
18 Wild On Ice (Tapizar – Slamitagain)
11.5 Bling Bling Bling (Too Much Bling – Swifterthantaylor)
7.5 I’m a Cowboy (Bradester – Benny’s Bombshell)
7.5 Vietnam Victory (Klimt – Real Strike)
6.5 Just Whiskey (Bradester – Whiskey Eyes)
5 True and Ready (Tapiture – More That Lily)
4 Lil Sweet Thang (Caleb’s Posse – Lil Sweet Sea)
2.5 Mor Victory (Mor Spirit – Deputy Sarah)
2.5 My Favorite Song (My Golden Song – Legacy Flyer)
Older Fillies/Mares
22.5 Imaluckycharm (My Golden Song – Foxy Boss)
18.5 Ima Discreet Lady (Discreet Cat – Ima Three Blinger)
9 No Mas Tequila (Northern Afleet – Foxy Boss)
5 Texas Ascot Queen (Fast Anna – Balmaran)
4.5 Tudela (Holiday Promise – Lil Precious)
4 Lady Ave (Bind – Astoria Song)
3 Rosie Jane (Court Vision – I Am Jane Dough)
3 Uptownblingithome (Too Much Bling – Island Artist)
2.5 Heavenly Rhythm (Congaree – Rockintotherhythm)
2 Reclusive (Flat Out – Rockintotherhythm)
2 Run Witt Run (Drums Of Thunder – Suzy Three)
2 Unique Babe (Lookin At Lucky – Slamitagain)
Older Horses
28 Sunlit Song (My Golden Song – Fly So True)
12.5 Gold Pilot (My Golden Song – Formal Flyer)
12.5 Too Much Action (Too Much Bling – Quatre Rose)
12 Singapore Flash (Shanghai Bobby – Dare To Dance)
9 Algebra (Algorithms – Lithe)
9 Dust Em (Too Much Bling – Dixie Dust)
7.5 Bling’s Bellwether (Too Much Bling – Pata Fresca)
5.5 Truly Danzig (Etesaal – Fly So True)
4 Stans Hookin Bull (Lookin At Lucky – Menascott)
2.5 Mr Money Bags (Silver City – Miss Photogenic)
2 Quarterback Dak (Alternation – My Girl Bess)
Annual Texas-bred champions are determined using the Texas Champions Point System, a process that assigns numeric value to achievements in stakes races.
The system allots graduated points for stakes wins in graded, open and restricted company, with the number of points being dependent upon the size of the purse. The point scale is weighted to reward accomplishment in open company, but is also structured to provide horses who race strictly in Accredited Texas-bred stakes company with an equal opportunity to compete for year-end honors. Points will be based on the available value of the race, ex. if the purse for a stakes is $100,000 but only $97,000 is distributed because of only four runners, points will be calculated based on the $100,000 available purse. Points for graded stakes are limited to those races awarded grades by the American Graded Stakes Committee of the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association or the Jockey Club of Canada’s Graded Stakes Committee.
The horse with the most points in each age/gender division on December 31 is deemed champion of that division. The runner with the most points overall is named Texas Horse of the Year.
In the case of a year-end tie in points money earnings for the year are taken into consideration as the tie-breaker.
The Texas Broodmare of the Year award will go to the dam of the Texas Horse of the Year.
Points are assigned according the following schedule:
Grade 1 Stakes Race:
Win: 30 points
Place: 15 points
Show: 10 points
Grade 2 Stakes Race:
Win: 20 points
Place: 10 points
Show: 7 points
Grade 3 Stakes Race:
Win: 15 points
Place: 7.5 points
Show: 5 points
Open-Company Stakes ($100,000-Plus Purse):
Win: 10 points
Place: 5 points
Show: 3 points
Open-Company Stakes ($75,000 – $99,999 Purse):
Win: 7.5 points
Place: 4 points
Show: 2.5 points
Open-Company Stakes ($50,000 – $74,999 Purse):
Win: 5 points
Place: 3 points
Show: 2 points
Restricted or Accredited Texas-Bred Stakes ($100,000-Plus Purse):
Win: 7.5 points
Place: 4 points
Show: 2.5 points
Restricted or Accredited Texas-Bred Stakes ($75,000 – $99,999 Purse):
Win: 5 points
Place: 3 points
Show: 2 points
Restricted or Accredited Texas-Bred Stakes ($50,000 – $74,999 Purse):
Win: 3 points
Place: 2 points
Show: 1 point