$7 Million Race, Barrel, and Roping Sire, Winners Version Passes Away

An industry great in multiple disciplines, Winners Version left his mark and we extend our sincere condolences to all connections

Teal Stoll | Sep 25, 2024

Highpoint Performance Horses made a heartbreaking announcement on Tuesday, September 24, 2024. The exceptional stallion, Winners Version, passed away due to complications from a colic surgery.

"WINNERS VERSION 2006-2024 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Pilot Point, Texas--- It is with very heavy hearts that we announce the passing of our legendary Winners Version. Winners Version passed away last night due to complications from a colic surgery. His loss is felt deeply here at Highpoint and through out the entire Quarter Horse industry. Winners Version was an incredible athlete and stallion with progeny earning in excess of $7 million dollars in the racing, barrel racing, and team roping pens. We were honored to have owned him. His lineage will live on through his incredible sons and daughters. We will be offering frozen semen with a limited book."

The 2006 son of Holland Ease out of The Jubilee Diamond by Runaway Winner was first known as a racetrack sire, with a speed index of 103 and earnings of nearly $400,000. Winner of five races, he won the Hobbs America Derby (G3), Finalist Golden State Million Futurity (G1), Los Alamitos Two Million Futurity (G1), All American Futurity (G1), Rainbow Derby (G1), Ruidoso Futurity (G1).

Winners Version was the sire of 63 money earners and 24 stakes winners. According to Q-Stallions to date, he sired nearly $6 million in race earnings, $1.2 million in barrel earnings, and $112,000 in roping earnings.

Some of his notable barrel offspring are Upstream Jack, Speed Version, Winners Game Version, The Right Version, and Saaul Good.

A favorite amongst barrel racers for their unmatched speed, the ropers found Winners Version offspring to be a great fit for their needs as well. In 2018, Trevor Brazile rode Jubilant Version, a full brother to the stallion. Clint Summers later rode the same horse to his first NFR in the heading in 2021.

The Richard family once owned the stallion and thought so highly of his offspring, they retained breedings each year to keep their string stocked. Rhen Richard won over $50,000 on Hankies Version at the rope horse futurities and Kaden Richard and Shes Mischievous also made a splash in 2023.

Paid into nearly all major incentives, there will be several Winners Version offspring available in the upcoming Pink Buckle Sale and Highpoint has announced they will offer a limited book with frozen semen in 2025.

Blackkout, a Winners Version son out of the exceptional mare RC Back in Black, sold for $875,000 at the Pink Buckle sale in 2023. The colt was consigned by Solo Select and Relentless Remuda, where he had been in training with Miles Baker and Trevor Brazile. Victory Farms purchased the stallion, who was raised by BryAnna Haluptzok.

Our sincere condolences to all connections on the lost of this incredible stallion.

Published Sep 25, 2024

TEAL STOLL

Teal Stoll is a lifelong Wyomingite from a working ranch family of several generations. Both sides of her family have deep roots in rodeo, as contestants and stock contractors. Teal grew up horseback and actively competes in rodeos and barrel races. She has degrees in both business and accounting, which she uses operating her own bookkeeping service. Teal enjoys spending time with her horses, training colts, and maintaining her string of athletes. When she isn’t at the barn, she can be found reading, doing yoga, or on her paddle board at the lake. Teal lives with her fiancee and a plethora of animals, because she can’t say no to a displaced critter with a sad story. When she isn’t on the road running barrels, she spends her time helping with day to day operations on the family ranch.