Career Highlights
Multiple Major Futurity Championships
Across the industry's top futurity events
First Rider to Win Both Ruby Buckle Futurity Championships in the Same Season
2025 — West & East
Three Ruby Buckle Futurity Championships
Across two consecutive seasons
Back-to-Back Ruby Buckle West Futurity Champion
2025 & 2026
Multiple Futurity Round Championships
Top rounds at premier futurities
Multiple Futurity Average Championships
Consistent average titles
Elite Futurity Horses Developed
Famous Lemon Drop · TNR WannaSeeMyCanCan · Seis Martinis · CT Delight
Historic Records
The championships and milestones that define DaCota Ray Monk's futurity career.
Ruby Buckle History
2025 Ruby Buckle West Futurity Champion
Horse: Seis Martinis
2025 Ruby Buckle East Futurity Champion
Horse: Seis Martinis
2026 Ruby Buckle West Futurity Champion
Horse: CT Delight
2026 Ruby Buckle West Open Average Champion
Horse: CT Delight
Historic Milestones
First rider in Ruby Buckle history to win both the West and East Futurity Championships in the same season (2025).
Three Ruby Buckle Futurity Championships in two consecutive seasons.
Back-to-back Ruby Buckle West Futurity Champion (2025 & 2026).
One of the few riders to win both the Ruby Buckle Futurity Championship and Open Average Championship during the same event.
Championship Gallery
Each championship, each horse — a record built one run at a time.
Famous Lemon Drop
- Texas Ultimate Futurity Champion
- Texas Ultimate Slot Race Champion
- LGI Futurity Champion
- J. Martin Memorial Slot Race Champion
- Better Barrel Races World Finals Futurity Champion
- BBR World Finals First Go Champion
- BBR World Finals Second Go Champion
- Swept the First Go, Second Go and Average at the BBR World Finals
This mare launched DaCota onto the national futurity stage and established him as one of the sport's rising young trainers.
TNR WannaSeeMyCanCan
- Kinder Cup Champion
- Breeders Challenge Futurity Champion
- Central Regional Barrel Redemption Champion
- Multiple major futurity finals and championship placings throughout the 2023 season
One of the most successful futurity mares of DaCota's career.
Seis Martinis
- Ruby Buckle West Futurity Champion
- Ruby Buckle East Futurity Champion
- Ruby Buckle West Round Champion
- Ruby Buckle West Futurity Average Champion
- Ruby Buckle West Open Average Champion
First horse to help DaCota win both Ruby Buckle Futurity Championships in the same season.
CT Delight
- Ruby Buckle West Futurity Champion
- Ruby Buckle West Round 2 Champion
- Ruby Buckle West Open Round Champion
- Ruby Buckle West Open Average Champion
One of the defining futurity horses of DaCota's career and a back-to-back Ruby Buckle West Championship mount.
Hall of Horses
The elite futurity horses developed and competed by DaCota Ray Monk. Tap a horse to open its full profile.
This mare launched DaCota onto the national futurity stage and established him as one of the sport's rising young trainers.
Career Highlights
- ▸Texas Ultimate Futurity Champion
- ▸Texas Ultimate Slot Race Champion
- ▸LGI Futurity Champion
- ▸J. Martin Memorial Slot Race Champion
- ▸Better Barrel Races World Finals Futurity Champion
- ▸BBR World Finals First Go Champion
- ▸BBR World Finals Second Go Champion
- ▸Swept the First Go
- ▸Second Go and Average at the BBR World Finals
Interactive Career Timeline
The seasons that shaped a futurity career.
- ▸Texas Ultimate Futurity Champion
- ▸Texas Ultimate Slot Race Champion
- ▸LGI Futurity Champion
- ▸J. Martin Memorial Slot Race Champion
- ▸Better Barrel Races World Finals Futurity Champion
A breakthrough season that introduced DaCota to the national futurity spotlight.
Horses That Defined a Career
Hover a horse to reveal its greatest accomplishment. Tap to open the full profile.