There was a lot of promise seen in Show Biz Kitty as a 2-year-old. She was pointed toward the 2006 National Cutting Horse Association (NCHA) Futurity. But she suffered from a serious hock injury in 2005 that would keep her out of the show pen for good.

Many would have written her off entirely, but a few people had faith in the mare’s intelligence and bloodlines and thought she would make a good broodmare. They took a risk investing in her, and that has proven to pay off in a big way. Starkey Smith bred her in 2005, and in 2006, SS Blacks Lil Kitty (by Blue Bayou Boon) hit the ground.

Show Biz Kitty (High Brow Cat x Show Biz Sandy x Son Ofa Doc) was also bred to Blue Bayou Boon in 2007 and 2008. While those second and third foals didn’t go on to make money in cutting, SS Blacks Lil Kitty, owned by Julie Jarma, got better every year.

In 2013 when SS Blacks Lil Kitty had accumulated roughly $50,000 in the show pen, Royce Stallcup took a chance on purchasing Show Biz Kitty after seeing she had potential to produce money-earners. He also saw great promise in her daughter Show Biz Kit Kat (by Mr Peppy Freckles), a 2-year-old at the time who sold to Stallcup with Show Biz Kitty.

Stallcup knew the investment was a gamble since Show Biz Kitty had only one performing foal, but he had a strong feeling the purchase would pay off. The success of the dam has compounded and blown his initial expectations out of the water. SS Blacks Lil Kitty went on to earn $185,839 in the cutting pen, and Show Biz Kit Kat, who is now owned by Susan Hanselman, has collected nearly $50,000.