USA & Canada

Barrel Racing Futurity Schedule

See upcoming futurities, nomination deadlines, and entry fee due dates in one public calendar.

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Upcoming Futurities

Pink Buckle
USA
Futurity
Guthrie, Oklahoma, USA

Race dates

Oct 3, 2026 – Oct 11, 2026

Nominations due

Not listed

Entry fees due

Not listed

Pink Buckle.

The Texan Futurity
USA
Futurity
Texas, USA

Race dates

Oct 12, 2026 – Oct 18, 2026

Nominations due

Not listed

Entry fees due

Not listed

The Texan.

Kim Landry Memorial Race
USA
Futurity
Southern U.S., USA

Race dates

Oct 15, 2026 – Oct 17, 2026

Nominations due

Not listed

Entry fees due

Not listed

Memorial futurity / incentive race.

Top Shelf Breeders Futurity
USA
Futurity
Regional U.S. event, USA

Race dates

Oct 22, 2026 – Oct 24, 2026

Nominations due

Not listed

Entry fees due

Not listed

Top Shelf Breeders.

WPRA World Finals Futurity/Derby
USA
Futurity
Waco, Texas, USA

Race dates

Nov 12, 2026 – Nov 15, 2026

Nominations due

Not listed

Entry fees due

Not listed

WPRA Futurity/Derby Division.

BFA World Championship
USA
Futurity
Guthrie, Oklahoma, USA

Race dates

Nov 16, 2026 – Nov 21, 2026

Nominations due

Not listed

Entry fees due

Not listed

Barrel Futurities of America.

Bust’Em Out Futurity
USA
Futurity
Regional U.S. event, USA

Race dates

Nov 19, 2026 – Nov 22, 2026

Nominations due

Not listed

Entry fees due

Not listed

Independent futurity.

All In Futurity
USA
Futurity
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Race dates

Dec 3, 2026 – Dec 13, 2026

Nominations due

Not listed

Entry fees due

Not listed

All In Barrel Race.

Candy Cane Classic
USA
Futurity
Regional U.S. event, USA

Race dates

Dec 4, 2026 – Dec 6, 2026

Nominations due

Not listed

Entry fees due

Not listed

Independent futurity.

Texas Classic Futurity
USA
Futurity
Texas, USA

Race dates

Dec 5, 2026 – Dec 6, 2026

Nominations due

Not listed

Entry fees due

Not listed

Texas Classic.

OKC Futurity
USA
Futurity
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA

Race dates

Dec 8, 2026 – Dec 13, 2026

Nominations due

Not listed

Entry fees due

Not listed

OKC Futurity.

Jingle Bell Classic
USA
Futurity
Regional U.S. event, USA

Race dates

Dec 16, 2026 – Dec 20, 2026

Nominations due

Not listed

Entry fees due

Not listed

Independent futurity.

"KISS"mas Futurity
USA
Futurity
Texas region, USA

Race dates

Dec 18, 2026 – Dec 19, 2026

Nominations due

Not listed

Entry fees due

Not listed

KISS Stallions.

Foal & Incentive Enrollment Programs

Nomination deadlines, fees, and late options for major incentive programs.

Elite members can sign up for email reminders before each deadline.

This may not be a complete listing. Incentive associations can change their rules, deadlines, and fees at any time. If any information is incorrect or missing, please contact us.

American Breeders Elite

Normal deadline

Annual enrollment. No fixed closing date publicly listed on the main 2026 information page.

Normal fee

Annual breeder slot and stallion nomination. Breeder slot fee: $1,500 annually. Stallion nomination fee: $1,500 per stallion. No individual foal fee ($0). Program limited to 200 breeder slots.

Payment type

Annual breeder slot and stallion nomination

Late / aged-horse options

Not specified — no fixed closing date publicly listed.

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Blue Collar Breeders

Normal deadline

No foal nomination deadline. Eligibility is through an enrolled Blue Collar Breeders stallion and applicable conception year.

Normal fee

No individual foal fee ($0) and no annual horse fee ($0). Horses qualify through an enrolled Blue Collar Breeders stallion and the applicable conception year.

Payment type

No individual fees — eligibility through enrolled stallion

Late / aged-horse options

Not applicable — no individual nomination required.

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Breeders Challenge
Next deadline: Dec 1, 2026

Normal deadline

December 1 of the foal’s birth year (weanling). Yearling and older: December 1 of the nomination year.

Normal fee

$250 online (weanling). Yearling $1,250; 2yo $2,500; 3yo $3,500; 4yo+ $5,000. Mailed/emailed form adds $10 processing fee. Credit card payments add 4% office fee.

Payment type

One-time lifetime offspring nomination. Sire must be enrolled before the foal can be enrolled. Once fully enrolled, the offspring remains eligible even if the stallion later leaves the program.

Late / aged-horse options

Aged-horse nominations: Yearling $1,250; 2-year-old $2,500; 3-year-old $3,500; 4-year-old and older $5,000. All due December 1 of the nomination year. Downloadable form amounts are $10 higher ($260, $1,260, $2,510, $3,510, $5,010) due to processing fee.

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Canadian Barrel Horse Incentive (CBHI)
Next deadline: Mar 15, 2027

Normal deadline

CBHI Super Stakes Farm Pick due March 15, 2026. Horse identification generally due by December 1 of yearling year. CBHI Mare Program first payment due January 31 of yearling year.

Normal fee

CBHI Super Stakes Farm Pick: CAD $225 per participating stallion for the 2026 farm pick. CBHI Mare Program: CAD $110 first payment, with additional staged payments. No universal individual foal fee; horse must meet CBHI stallion and event rules.

Payment type

Staged payments (Super Stakes Farm Pick and Mare Program)

Late / aged-horse options

Aged-horse enrollment not specified; horse must meet CBHI stallion and event eligibility rules.

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Colorado Classic
Next deadline: Feb 28, 2027

Normal deadline

Reference sire deadline January 31, 2026 (late fee $225). Final stallion enrollment deadline February 28, 2026. No individual foal fee ($0) and no annual horse fee ($0).

Normal fee

No foal fee ($0) and no annual horse fee ($0). Returning reference sire: $375. New reference sire: $500. Late fee: $225. Grandfather older progeny: $500. Stallion reinstatement: $750 per missed year.

Payment type

Annual stallion nomination; lifetime foal eligibility through enrolled stallion

Late / aged-horse options

Late fee $225 after January 31. Grandfather older progeny: $500. Stallion reinstatement: $750 per missed year. Final deadline February 28, 2026.

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Cornhusker Breeders
Next deadline: Jan 1, 2027

Normal deadline

Early enrollment before January 1; next increase after June 1

Normal fee

$350 after Jan. 1, 2026

Payment type

Program enrollment

Late / aged-horse options

$500 after June 1, 2026

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Cowboy State Stallion Incentive

Normal deadline

Annual offspring enrollment with age-based fees. Newly enrolled stallion special: $250 for offspring of any age.

Normal fee

One-time offspring enrollment. Weanling: $150. Yearling: $250. Two-Year-Old: $500. Three-Year-Old: $750. Four-Year-Old and older: $1,000. Newly enrolled stallion special: $250 for offspring of any age.

Payment type

One-time offspring enrollment

Late / aged-horse options

Aged horse enrollment available at $500 (2yo), $750 (3yo), $1,000 (4yo+). Newly enrolled stallion special: $250 for offspring of any age.

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Dark Horse Barrel Incentive
Next deadline: Jan 31, 2027

Normal deadline

January 31 of the nomination year

Normal fee

Fee not clearly displayed in the searchable rules

Payment type

Annual or nomination-year enrollment

Late / aged-horse options

$50 late charge after Jan. 31

Future Fortunes
Next deadline: Nov 1, 2026

Normal deadline

November 1 of weanling year for best rate

Normal fee

$175 one time

Payment type

Lifetime enrollment

Late / aged-horse options

$275 by Dec. 31 of weanling year; $375 as yearling; $1,000 at age 2; $1,500 at age 3; $2,000 at age 4+

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Gold Rush Incentive
Next deadline: Sep 1, 2027

Normal deadline

September 1, 2026 introductory deadline (extension to Oct. 1 advertised)

Normal fee

$250 one time in 2026

Payment type

Lifetime nomination

Late / aged-horse options

Published terms list a possible $1,500 lifetime enrollment category for horses outside normal eligibility

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Pink Buckle
Next deadline: Aug 1, 2027

Normal deadline

August 1 annually

Normal fee

$220 yearly

Payment type

Annual payment beginning in birth year

Late / aged-horse options

$350 by Dec. 1; missed-payment options: $2,000 by Nov. 1 of 3-year-old year or $3,000 by Nov. 1 of 4-year-old year

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Riata Buckle
Next deadline: Dec 31, 2026

Normal deadline

Early deadline July 15 ($205). Regular deadline December 31 ($305). After missed nomination: $505, plus $305 catch-up fee for each missed year.

Normal fee

Annual horse nomination. Early fee $205 (by July 15). Regular fee $305 (by December 31). Late/current fee after missed nomination: $505. Catch-up fee: $305 for each missed year.

Payment type

Annual horse nomination

Late / aged-horse options

Current fee after missed nomination: $505. Catch-up fee: $305 for each missed year.

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Royal Crown (USA)
Next deadline: Dec 1, 2026

Normal deadline

None - Royal Crown does not require owners to nominate their foals.

Normal fee

No foal nomination fee ($0). No annual horse payments required.

Payment type

Lifetime eligibility - if the horse meets Royal Crown eligibility rules. No annual payments.

Late / aged-horse options

N/A - no foal nomination required.

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Royal Crown Canada
Next deadline: Dec 1, 2026

Normal deadline

None - Royal Crown Canada does not require owners to make annual foal nominations.

Normal fee

No foal nomination fee (CAD $0). No annual offspring payments. Owner pays applicable event entry fees.

Payment type

Lifetime eligibility - if the horse is by a stallion enrolled in Royal Crown Canada for the applicable breeding year, subject to the stallion’s published eligibility. A Lifetime Royalty payment may be available if the stallion later leaves the program.

Late / aged-horse options

N/A - no foal nomination required.

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Ruby Buckle
Next deadline: Aug 1, 2027

Normal deadline

At entry or August 1 annually, whichever comes first

Normal fee

$220 yearly

Payment type

Annual payment beginning in birth year

Late / aged-horse options

$350 by Dec. 1; $2,000 at age 3 or $3,000 at age 4; special 9-and-older option of $4,000

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Select Stallion Stakes
Next deadline: Jan 1, 2027

Normal deadline

At least 7 days before competing

Normal fee

$200 one time for offspring of a currently enrolled stallion

Payment type

Lifetime enrollment, subject to sire eligibility rules

Late / aged-horse options

$350 for horses by stallions that have left the program

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The Breeders Elite (Canada)
Next deadline: Feb 1, 2027

Normal deadline

February 1 annually. No renewal forms or late stallion nominations accepted after February 1.

Normal fee

Annual breeder and stallion nomination. Renewing breeder fee: CAD $1,575 including GST. Additional stallion fee: CAD $525 including GST. New/nonconsecutive breeder fee: CAD $2,625 including GST. No individual foal fee ($0).

Payment type

Annual breeder and stallion nomination

Late / aged-horse options

No renewal forms or late stallion nominations accepted after February 1.

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Tomorrow’s Legends
Next deadline: Mar 1, 2027

Normal deadline

March 1 or March 15 of yearling year (verify current form)

Normal fee

$250 one time

Payment type

Lifetime nomination

Late / aged-horse options

Approximately $400 after the yearling deadline; $500 at age 2; $1,000 at age 3 under recently published schedules

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Top Shelf Breeders
Next deadline: Mar 1, 2027

Normal deadline

March 1 of the horse's applicable age year (yearling through 5+ years old)

Normal fee

One-time individual-horse enrollment: Yearling $250, 2-year-old $600, 3-year-old $2,000, 4-year-old $4,000, 5+ years old $6,000. Deadline is March 1 of the applicable year.

Payment type

One-time lifetime enrollment per horse

Late / aged-horse options

Aged-horse enrollment available at higher tiers (3yo $2,000; 4yo $4,000; 5+ yo $6,000). Special grandfather enrollment available for progeny of stallions and mares newly enrolled for 2026.

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Triple Crown 100
Next deadline: Dec 31, 2026

Normal deadline

Preferably during weanling year

Normal fee

$200 one time as a weanling

Payment type

Lifetime nomination

Late / aged-horse options

Yearling $350; age 2 $450; age 3 $550; ages 4–5 $650; age 6+ $500; grandfathered horse $350; dropped-stallion horse $750

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VGBRA Stallion Incentive
Next deadline: Mar 1, 2027

Normal deadline

March 1 of the competition year

Normal fee

$200 one time for futurity incentive

Payment type

Event-specific lifetime/side-pot enrollment

Late / aged-horse options

Maturity incentive listed at $100; participation also requires entry in the corresponding Barrel Daze class

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WPRA Pro Elite Sire Incentive (PESI)

Normal deadline

No single annual age deadline is stated. Offspring of any age may be enrolled.

Normal fee

US$150 one time for an offspring of any age when its sire is currently enrolled, or was enrolled when the dam was bred or during the offspring's birth year. US$250 one time when the sire is no longer enrolled and was not enrolled during the breeding or birth-year eligibility period.

Payment type

One-time lifetime enrollment fee per offspring

Late / aged-horse options

No late penalty — offspring of any age may be enrolled, but fee depends on sire enrollment status ($150 vs $250).

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Young Guns League
Next deadline: Aug 1, 2027

Normal deadline

August 1 annually

Normal fee

$220 yearly

Payment type

Annual payment beginning in birth year

Late / aged-horse options

$350 by Dec. 1; missed-payment provisions similar to Pink and Ruby

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