Stevie's Big Run
Nov 14, 2024
By Keri Whitney
It was a historical streak for Stevie Rey Von offspring starting
the last week of September through the National Reined Cow Horse Association
Futurity in early October. Stevie Rey team roping horses posted an impressive
$238,630 in earnings at the 2024 Riata Championships and moved right on to Ft
Worth collecting $350,330 at the NRCHA. Over a half million dollars in earnings
were added to his already large total progeny earnings of $13,715,131.
Back at the end of 2017 Becky and Alvin Fults, of Amarillo, TX,
made history when they sold Metallic Cat for the largest transaction in the
cutting industry. They had owned and promoted him since he was a 3-year-old.
"It was an emotional day for us", said Becky Fults. "That horse was our whole
life for nine years. It was the biggest and hardest decision of our lives." Everyone
pretty well conceded that Metallic was a once-in- lifetime horse, permanently
impacting the cutting industry, and getting close to duplicating that might not
ever happen. The Fults announced they would take a break from cutting.
It didn't take long for that
break to end. Metallic Cat sold in September but by February everything changed
when they realized they had a chance to purchase a proven son of Metallic Cat. They jumped up and bought Stevie Rey Von (out of Miss
Ella Rey x Dual Rey) when he became available. The 2012 red roan stallion
had already earned a special place in their hearts by becoming Metallic Cat's
first NCHA Futurity Open Champion. "We always had a connection to that horse
[Stevie Rey Von] because he was Metallic's first Futurity Champion, "Fults
said. "His dam was being shown the same time as Metallic. We got to watch the colt grow and followed
his career."
When the Riata Championships ended the word got back to
Amarillo quickly. Stevie Rey Von was the
top stallion with earnings of $238,630. "Some of the guys with his offspring
were really wanting me to get him in the Riata," said the ex-calf roper. "I him
hawed around. I didn't know if he (Stevie Rey Von) was established enough. What
a pleasant surprise I got after the Riata. Guys were calling me, saying, 'You
missed it!'. To see how great the horses did was exciting."
The biggest story of the 2024 event was Stevie Rey Von
moving from 40th to 10th in QData's Top Roping Sires for ALL-TIME
list. He still has ways to go to catch ole dad, Metallic Cat holding that top
spot with nearly 40 more money earners than any other stallion on the list
(108). On the other hand, Stevie Rey moved to the 10th all time with
the least number of money earners (16), nearly all from this years' Riata.
Stevie Rey Von has a long way to go to catch up to his sire, but it's pretty
clear the Fults are once again in the driver's seat.
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