Pilot Point, Texas—Following the National Reined Cow Horse Association (NRCHA) Kimes Ranch Derby, Woody Be Tuff crossed yet another threshold, becoming an NRCHA Three Million Dollar Sire. Woody Be Tuff (Nitas Wood x Tuffs Junie x Tuff Lena) is owned by Solo Select Horses and Kaleb Terlip and stands at Solo Select Horses in Gainesville, TX. The 2001 Quarter Horse stallion became an NRCHA Million Dollar Sire just four years ago, in 2021.
Woody Be Tuff holds more than $351,000 in earnings of his own in National Cutting Horse Association competition. But his real mark has been—and continues to be—his prowess as a sire across all Western performance events, from reined cow horse to cutting, roping to ranch horse events. His leading earners are some of the biggest names in reined cow horse (earning as of June 23, 2025).
- Zak 34 (2018 stallion; out of Cat Digs Lucinda): $278,605.12; 2021 NRCHA Snaffle Bit Futurity® Open Champion 2022 NRCHA Derby Open Reserve Champion.
- CR Hes A Tuff One (2018 stallion; out of Cat Digs Lucinda): $172,819.26; 2022 NRCHA Derby Open and Intermediate Open Champion.
- Cr Tuffles N Lace (2015 mare; out of Callie Del Rey); $134,583.39; 2018 NRCHA Snaffle Bit Futurity® Open finalist;2019 NRCHA Stallion Stakes Open Reserve Champion.
“It’s gratifying to see a stallion like Woody Be Tuff find success not only as a sire in NRCHA, but across the Western performance space,” said NRCHA Executive Director Emily Konkel. “It truly demonstrates the versatility and athleticism of our reined cow horse athletes and the influence they have on Western performance sports.”
Woody Be Tuff is part of an elite group of NRCHA Million Dollar Sires. Learn about all these influential stallions at nrcha.com/nrcha-million-dollar-sires/.
