Below is a thank you letter from Legendary Stakes CEO, Shane Plummer, expressing gratitude to all participants and those who enrolled in the annual competition:
Dear Legendary Stakes Stake Holder,
We are thrilled to share the official results of the 2024 Legendary Stakes Leaderboard Showdown and express our heartfelt gratitude for your participation in this groundbreaking season. Your involvement as a sire owner, competitor, breeder, dam owner, or horse owner has been instrumental in bringing Legendary Stakes to life.
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐛𝐨𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐰𝐝𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐈𝐬 𝐎𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥!
Payouts are happening this month, and we couldn’t be more excited and grateful for all early participants. A special thank you goes out to our platform users, competitors, and especially the sire owners who have embraced the Legendary Stakes vision by enrolling and unlocking disciplines. With one-time fees and lifetime benefits, your sires and their offspring are positioned for lasting success.
𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬
- 𝐓𝐨𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐚𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐭: $275,175
- 𝐀𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐇𝐨𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠: 42
- 𝐏𝐚𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬: Owners, Riders, Breeders, Dam Owners, and Sire Owners
This is unprecedented. Legendary Stakes is revolutionizing the way we compete and win in Western Performance.
𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐚 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬
We’re proud to announce that these results have been submitted to Robin Glenn and Equi-Stat. Legendary Stakes is creating innovative ways to participate, compete, and win. For example:
- 𝐁𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐝𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐄𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬: Your broodmare can now enter events through her foals. Have you ever won money with a broodmare? You can now!
- 𝐁𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐄𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬: Breeders can compete with horses they’ve produced. Imagine the excitement of earning money from horses you’ve bred in the past.
𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒 𝐀𝐥𝐥 𝐋𝐞𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐄𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐏𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐢𝐫𝐞
The attached results include exciting data, such as the 2024 All Legendary Earnings Per Sire. Here’s a snapshot:
Active Offspring / Out of X AQHA Registered Foals / Making Participation Rate X% / Total Earnings Per Sire
1 – Sannman – 5 / 781 / 0.6% = $72,831
2 – CATS ROYAL BOON – 2 / 36 / 5.6% = $48,538
3 – TR Illumniator Cash – 3 / 95 / 3.2% = $43,579
7 – SLICK BY DESIGN – 1 / 2,010 / 0.05% = $14,700
10 – Stevie Rey Von – 5 / 1,740 / 0.3% = $3,749
11 – Once in a Blu Boon – 2 / 1,557 / 0.1% = $3,406
14 – Dual Reyish – 1 / 756 / 0.1% = $2,035
𝐈𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥
Let’s forecast:
- If these sires had 𝟐𝟎% 𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐬𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, averaging 4 events each, the 𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞 would be $𝟓,𝟑𝟔𝟔,𝟑𝟒𝟖.
- If 20% of the 𝟒𝟔𝟕 𝐞𝐧𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐬𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐬 achieved the same, with offspring attending an average of 5 events each, the purse would grow to $𝟐𝟕,𝟓𝟎𝟎,𝟎𝟎𝟎.
This isn’t just a possibility—it’s achievable. It’s a self-renewing system that generates increasing opportunities and payouts every year.
𝐒𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐎𝐰𝐧𝐞𝐫 𝐑𝐞𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐧 𝐨𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭
In 2024, 18 sires contributed to the $275,178 payout—an average of $15,288 in earnings per sire. These sires averaged 1.7 unlocked disciplines, costing $5,000 per discipline. The numbers speak for themselves: a one-time $5,000 investment per discipline yielded lifetime benefits and significantly boosted annual earnings. Was it worth it? Absolutely!
𝐀 𝐟𝐞𝐰 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐬
- Tad Sheets went to two events, took home $13,140.
- Kourtney Judge went to one event, entered 4 categories as: Owner, Rider, Breeder and Dam Owner – she won $6,257.
- Harry Thomas as an Owner $11,551, Dam Owner $4,193, Breeder $4,362, Sire Owner Royalties and Bonuses $625 for a TOTAL OF $20,731. His Sire Total Earnings for the year, $43,579!
- Atlee Snyder’s horse went to 3 events and won in 3 categories, $17,615.
- Robert Thigpen will be happy when he learns that in his two events, he’s got $5,801.
I could go on and on. This is proof.
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐈𝐬 𝐍𝐨𝐰
Whether you enter at the start or the end of the Annual Competition, Legendary Stakes is a game-changer. This is your chance to revolutionize your approach to competition and winning.
New features will soon be available in the platform such as profiles for each horse, owner, breeder and sire. Sire Entry capabilities, you too will be able to play the game! Live leaderboards which will be dynamic. User dashboards which will summarize your standings, purses claimed, royalties and so much more.
This is only the beginning.
𝐄𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫. 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐭𝐞. 𝐖𝐢𝐧. 𝐁𝐞 𝐋𝐞𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐲!
Shane Plummer
Legendary Stakes, Co-Founder