Offspring Nominations

NRCHA is excited to offer an opportunity to breeders and owners to nominate their offspring into the Cow Horse Incentive for a chance to win a portion of the new nominator purse money that will be paid out for the first time at the 2025 NRCHA Stallion Stakes. The nominator purse will be paid out in the Open, Non Pro, and Non Pro Boxing derbies in accordance with the NRCHA payout rules and schedule.  

Offspring sired by subscribed stallions can be nominated into the program by paying the one-time nomination fee of $275 for the 2024 inaugural year of the Cow Horse Incentive. Any offspring born between 2019 and 2024 may be nominated. Offspring foaled in 2019 would only be eligible for the Non Pro Boxing division at the 2025 Stallion Stakes. 

Nomination Grace Period:
To accommodate recent and continued interest, we’re adding a grace period from November 16 through December 31 for both stallion subscriptions and foal nominations.

During this period, the following rates will apply:

• Weanlings (2024 foals): $275
• Yearlings to 5-year-olds (2019-2023 foals): $275 + $20 Late Fee
  Note: 2019 foals are only eligible for Non Pro Boxing Stakes

After December 31, 2024, fees resume the standard nomination fee structure and go up $1,000 per year based on the age of the offspring (e.g., the fee for a 2-year-old would be $2,275 to nominate after December 31, 2024).  

Please have digital copies of your horse’s registration papers available when you complete the nomination form. For 2024 offspring, please have the sire and dam registration information available to submit if you have not yet received your breed registration papers. The offspring nominator must be a member in good standing with the NRCHA. 

All horses nominated by November 15, 2024, regardless of age will only pay $275

Stallion Subscriptions

A stallion must be subscribed to the new program for offspring to be nominated in 2024 and to be eligible for the subscribed stallion portion of the new incentive purse money at the 2025 NRCHA Stallion Stakes.

The program offers five-year or one-year terms. The annual stallion subscription fee is one-times (1X) the published stud fee with a $1,500 minimum per year.

Stallions subscribed to the NRCHA’s former stallion subscription program are recognized as Legacy Stallion Subscribers and will receive a credit to apply for each subscribed year between 2020 and 2025. The credit will be incrementally applied to the new incentive annually at the rate paid up to $1,000 per year.

The stallion subscription fee for a five-year term may be paid in full or a payment plan option is available. A 3% discount will be given on a 5-year subscription after all credits are applied for payments made in full.

The stallion subscriber must be a member in good standing with the NRCHA.

Terms & Conditions

Legacy Subscribed Stallions
A Legacy Subscribed Stallion was enrolled in the former stallion subscription program and will have the opportunity to advance into the new program. For more information on advancing a legacy stallion into the new program, please email incentive@nrcha.com.

Subscribed Stallion Purse

Stallion subscriber earns money with each payout
80% to the Purse
20% to the Stallion Subscriber

Offspring Nomination Purse

Offspring nominator earns money with each payout
80% to the Purse
20% to the Offspring Nominator

Offspring Entry Purse

*Projected Payouts of 1.3+ Million to all finalists.

Open Purse
Non Pro Purse