The Cha-Ching Factor: 2022 APHA World Championship Show
Photo credit: Paint Horse Journal
By Jessica Hein , PHJ
Reflecting on the 2022 APHA World Championship Show, a slew of stats prove the event was a resounding success—with a ton of substantial payouts that kept exhibitors talking. Here are a few noteworthy numbers about the competition, which took place June 24-July 10 in Fort Worth, Texas:
2022 APHA World Show Facts & Figures
- 1,094 horses
- 4,500+ entries
- $1.35 million awarded in cash & prizes
- 22 all-around saddle awards
New Classes, New Faces
- 36 new classes offered
- PBRIP Barrel Racing Sweepstakes was the largest class with 88 entries
- 354 total classes offered, of which 256 were world championship classes.
- 248 different horses were recognized as champions at the show
- 407 different horses were recognized as champions or reserve champions at the show
Impressive Gains
- 38% increase in added-money event entries
- 70% increase or more across Youth, Amateur and Open Solid Paint-Bred divisions
- 44% increase in reining challenge entries
- 50% increase in ranch class entries
Payout Palooza
- $102,400 total Youth scholarships awarded, with 127 Youth winning 299 scholarships
- 35% increase in PBRIP Sweepstakes payouts, totaling $52,620
- Breeders’ Trust Pleasure Stakes classes paid out $76,780
- $8,000 in Tobiano Incentive bonus payouts
- $246,971 paid in pleasure/all-around purses
- $176,975 paid in ranch event purses (including the Ranch Horse Triple Crown Challenge)
- $132,084 paid in reining event purses
The Gold Standard
- Gold Breeders’ Futurity performance class payouts totaled $88,011
- $8,000 increase in total payouts
- 4 new Non-Pro Gold Breeders’ Futurity classes were offered
- Gold Breeders’ Futurity Yearling Longe Line was split into two classes this year: Hunter and Western
- Gold Breeders’ Futurity Yearling Western Longe Line had the largest Gold class purse at $16,078
- Gold Breeders’ Futurity Yearling Hunter Longe Line was the second-largest Gold class purse at $11,001
The 2022 APHA World Championship Show figures don’t yet include numbers and payouts from most halter events—those take place at the APHA/WCHA Halter Million, September 24-October 2 in Fort Worth, Texas. Learn more about that event at apha.com/haltermillion.
