Kay Floyd (cutter)

Kay Floyd
OccupationHorse breeder
DisciplineNCHA Non-Pro cutting
Born1948[1]
Fort Wayne, Indiana, U.S.
DiedAugust 17, 2015(2015-08-17) (aged 66–67)[2]
Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Resting placeStephenville, Texas
Major wins/Championships1976 and 1987 NCHA Non-Pro Futurity Champion
1988 NCHA Non-Pro World Champion
Lifetime achievementsNCHA Non-Pro Hall of Fame
Significant horses
Freckles Playboy, Mia Freckles, Playfulena, Playboys Madera
Kay Floyd and Freckles Madera at the Harris Ranch cutting in 1988.

Kay Floyd (1948 – August 17, 2015) was an American horse breeder who was the first woman ever to win two NCHA Futurity championships, albeit in the Non-Pro division (1976 and 1987).[a] She also earned the title of 1988 NCHA Non-Pro World Champion, and in 1991 was inducted into the NCHA Rider Hall of Fame - Non-Pro Division. Floyd owned the stallion, Freckles Playboy (1973-2003), sired by Jewel's Leo Bars by Sugar Bars out of Gay Jay by Rey Jay, and bred by Marion Flynt. As of 2013, Freckles Playboy ranked 3rd on NCHA's list of all-time leading sires and maternal grandsire sires of champion cutting and performance Quarter Horses with offspring that have earned $24.56 million in NCHA competition.[3] Among his champion offspring were Playfulena, the mare Floyd rode to win the 1987 NCHA Non-Pro Futurity, and Playboys Madera, the mare she rode to earn the title of 1988 NCHA Non-Pro World Champion.

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