EUROPEAN CUTTING BREEDING PROGRAM

Welcome to the website of European Cutting Breeding Program (EUCBP).

The European Cutting Breeding Program is established to support and promote the breeding and showing of cutting horses across Europe. This initiative focuses on the European Super Stakes for 4-year-old horses in Open and Non Pro classes. The program aims to create a sustainable financial structure that rewards breeders, owners and riders while fostering the growth of the cutting industry in Europe.

In the EUCBP breeders can nominate their foals by paying a fee, to make them eligible to compete in the European Super Stakes held by NCHA of Italy. To participate, the foal must be nominated by a specific deadline, usually during it´s weanling year. Late nomination is possible under specific conditions mentioned below. This program is funded by foal nomination fees, with the collected money going into the prize money for eligible horses.

Any four-year-old horse that is not properly paid will not be allowed to participate in the European Super Stakes.

How the program works
• Foal nomination: foal owners nominate their foal(s) for a one-time fee, which must be paid by a deadline, usually December 31st of the foal's weanling year.
• Prize money: the fees collected from foal nominations create a prize money that are paid out to eligible horses that perform at the European Super Stakes four-year-old Open and Non Pro classes according to NCHA rules. These prize money will be NCHA approved.
• Why Super Stakes? For Europe to be a align with NCHA of USA where the Super Stakes is the only event of the Tripple Crown events to be sponsored by the money from the breeding program.

Foal nominations fees
• €200 for weanlings, €350 for yearlings, and €700 for two-year-olds.
• A special fee of €1,000 is charged for 3-year-olds and €1,200 for 4-year-olds that have not been in the program.

Starting year nomination fees
Till the end of 2026 all horses not older than three years are eligible to participate at the 2027 Super Stakes for the special nomination fees.
• €200 for weanlings and yearlings - due latest by 31st of December 2026,
• €300 for 2yr olds - due latest by 31st of December 2026,
• €300 for 3yr olds - due latest by 31st of October 2026!

Payback for breeders
10 % from the prize money, which the particullar horse win, will go back to the breeder of this horse.

Stallions program
This European program also offers the possibility to pay out stallions in two different ways and increase the potential of winnings for their offspring. All information about pay out the stallions can be found under the link Stallions program.

Why participate
• Increased payouts: breeding program participants have the chance to win significant added prize money in the aged event every year.
• Support for breeders: these programs are designed to reward those who invest in cutting horses by believing in the stallions and competing in the associated events.

Please notice that no money will be charged as the office fee. All collected amounts will go to the prize money. However, some little amount will need to be held for administrative purposes as bank fees etc.

European cutting breeding program

EUROPEAN CUTTING BREEDING PROGRAM