The Texas-bred Champions Point Standings determine the year-end winners in six categories. Following are year-to-date standings as of December 13, 2024:
2YO Fillies
22 Tapiture’s Actor (Tapiture – Upstage)
17.5 Glee (Honor A. P. – Red Tabby)
10.5 Tequila Kiss (Competitive Edge – Sheila Tequila)
10 Stilettos (Upstart – Unspoken Word)
4 Ticket to Broadway (Sky Flight – Broadway Baby)
2.5 Citycityblingbling (Too Much Bling – Silver in the City)
2YO Colts/Geldings
21.5 Ring Seeker (Too Much Bling – My Italian Rabbi)
14.5 Jolly Samurai (First Samurai – Jolly Good)
5 Midnight Humor (Spun to Run – Final Humor)
4 Rockets Red Flair (Early Flyer – Benny’s Bombshell)
3 Texas Creed (Jimmy Creed – Lori’s Attitude)
2.5 Competitive Shock (Competitive Edge – Gold Shock)
3YO Fillies
30 Too Much Kiki (Too Much Bling – Soft Music)
16 Closing Act (Munnings – Evening Show)
10 Charlene’s Dream (Qurbaan – Clara Kelly)
5.5 Successfulpath (Too Much Bling – Signal Path)
4 Divertida (Too Much Bling – Get Tied On)
4 High Tone Woman (Bradester – Flight Queen)
3 Everleigh’s Queen (Eddington – Riverboat Queen)
2.5 Indy La Primera (Sky Flight – I’m Indy Havin Fun)
2 Speak Softly (Mr Speaker – Phyllis Sassy Girl)
3YO Colts/Geldings
17 Victory for Vets (Tapiture – Diamondinthestream)
11.5 Hezakoolkat (Early Flyer – Kat’s Infatuation)
7.5 Bandera Bling (Too Much Bling – Precious Play)
5 Sharp Lorenzo (Sharp Azteca – Funtasia)
5 Tiz Considered (Jiimy Creed – It Was Considered)
4 Silent Bling (My Golden Song – Show Me the Bling)
2.5 Foo Flighter (Sky Flight – Foolish Mandate)
2.5 Son of a Bling (Too Much Bling – Um Melakeh)
2 Mister Monte Carlo (Texas Chrome – Conquest Tapgirl)
Older Fillies/Mares
15 Reclusive (Flat Out – Rockintotherhythm)
13 No Mas Tequila (Northern Afleet – Foxy Boss)
10 Imaluckycharm (My Golden Song – Foxy Boss)
7 Peek Factor (Too Much Bling – Slim’s Secret)
5 Izatiz (My Golden Song – Tiz Tiz)
5 Missingyoucrazy (Bradester – Won Peso)
5 Tudela (Holiday Promise – Lil Precious)
5 Uptownblingithome (Too Much Bling – Island Artist)
3 Tahitian Breeze (Too Much Bling – Dynachick)
2 Blood Orange (Paynter – Citrus Pad)
Older Horses
15 Singapore Flash (Shanghai Bobby – Dare to Dance)
11 Too Much Action (Too Much Bling – Quatre Rose)
8 Bobby Brinkley (Shanghai Bobby – Brinkley)
5 Axel Steel (Mohaymen – Air Guitar)
5 Dust Em (Too Much Bling – Dixie Dust)
5 Iberian Runner (El Kingdom – Lil Precious)
5 Josh’s Dream (Race Day – Philogyny)
5 Mor Victory (Mor Spirit – Deputy Sarah)
5 Mr Money Bags (Silver City – Miss Photogenic)
5 Sunlit Song (My Golden Song – Fly So True)
5 Zavala (Hamazing Destiny – Blushing Sis)
3 Gold Pilot (My Golden Song – Formal Flyer)
2 Chief Brady (Bradester – Indian Minnie)
2 Play Rule (Intimidator – Cats Rule)
2 Quarterback Dak (Alternation – My Girl Bess)
2 Stans Home Run (Run Away and Hide – Mazzy)
2 Supersecretweapon (Spellbinder – Artie’s Girl)
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